Rogue Legion (Legionnaire Series, #3) by Andreas Christensen

Author:Andreas Christensen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: space marines, space opera series, space exploration, military, alien invasion
Publisher: Andreas Christensen
Published: 2019-02-16T00:00:00+00:00

29.

"7-1 Alpha, this is 7-1-1," a familiar voice sounded in his ear. It was Centurion Lyons. "What’s your status?"

"Sir, we..." he began, before his voice broke. He took a deep breath. "The enemy vanguard, the Gold Legion in fact, is completely destroyed. But there is nothing we can do about the main force. They will be here soon sir."

"You took out an entire legion?" Lyons said. "By yourself? What about casualties? Are you still operational?"

"I guess we are, Sir. We lost half of third squad, and three legionnaires from first, including SD Schwartz. The rest is mainly minor injuries that can be fixed on the spot Sir. One of the drones was shot down and another is being repaired by our Tech."

"And the ammo situation?"

"We’re good, Sir. We’re redistributing what we have right now."

"All right then. Listen, there’s no time to rest up. You are to stay put and report enemy movements as the main force approaches. A combined force of cavalry and heavy infantry is coming. Their job is to stop the enemy advance and yours is to direct artillery support. There may be heavy losses, but there is nothing to do about it. You must stop the advance at all costs."

"Yes Sir."

Ethan let out a deep breath as the centurion left the channel. No retreat then, not until everybody else was safely gone. The centurion hadn’t specifically said to fight to the last man, but Ethan knew their chances of surviving this were slim. But he knew it had to be done, and his task force was a necessary component in order for the artillery to be effective. He turned to SD Sharon.

"Senior decurion, I’m putting you in charge of first squad," he said. The veteran acknowledged the command, and turned to gather his legionnaires. Ethan turned to Snow.

"Decurion Snow, your squad suffered the worst losses, so I’m reinforcing you with three legionnaires from second squad. Decurion Hamill, I’m giving you Optio Chambers and two more legionnaires from the staff to reinforce the close protection team. I’ll stay with the artillery observers."

"How long until our reinforcements arrive?" Sharon asked.

"They are on the way. Once they arrive, first and third squad will reinforce their flank. Second squad stays behind to provide intel and direct the artillery." The squad leaders went to organize their troops, while Ethan went back to observing the valley.

Less than ten minutes later he saw a large column of behemoth tanks coming toward them from the Legion. Alongside it were several exoskeleton-wearing heavy infantry and a number of armored fighting vehicles.

"That’s a sizable force," one of the artillery observers said. “The regulars may outnumber us, but we sure won’t make it easy for them.” Instead of replying, Ethan contacted his squad leaders.

"Link up with the infantry when they pass us," he said. Then he continued by giving coordinates to the artillery. Seconds later the bombardment began pounding on the incoming enemy forces.

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