William W Johnstone - Ashes 13

Author:Fury in the Ashes
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-08-09T13:50:47+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The Rebels attempted no further advance against the street punks and the creepies. Dan led a team of Scouts into hostile country to grab some prisoners for interrogation. The Rebels assigned to Ben’s command post waited while Ben sat for hours, looking at the big wall map.

“Has to be,” he finally muttered. “There is just no other reasonable explanation. Corrie, call Dan and his people back in. Immediately. Tell Dan that is a direct order from me.”

“Yes, sir.”

Therm was waiting for his trucks to be loaded with fresh supplies and was in Ben’s office, drinking coffee and alternately chatting with Cooper and studying Ben comthe latter being one of his favorite pastimes.

Ben waited until Corrie had recalled Dan and his Scouts, and said, “Corrie, advise all units to be alert for a sneak attack —

possibly a suicide attack, from all sides.

That’s got to be their plan.

All other patrols that are out, tell them to dig in and stay low. If an attack is coming, it’s going to be soon. They can’t wait much longer.”

Therm joined Ben by the map. “If you’re correct, we’re going to be in trouble.”

Ben nodded. “Yeah. You are so right, Therm. Get on back to your command; your trucks should be ready by now. Draw plenty of drinking water. We’re going to be cut off from each other for no telling how long.”

“See you whenever, Ben.”

“Let’s hope.”

Buddy walked in the CP just as Therm was leaving.

Ben brought his son up to date on his hunch.

“I think you’re right, Father. They slipped around us and headed north while we were driving south.”

“And before West and Seven and Eight could loosely secure this area,” Ben said, running a finger from the north to the south, along the eastern edges of the combat zone, “they found a hole and slipped through, out into the zone. Corrie, advise all units we’re under a red alert. Get ready. Do it quickly, but not in a panic. Let’s don’t give ourselves away. Let the punks still think they’ve got us fooled. We’ve got to be under observation comall units. It’s my belief that if, or when, they hit us, we’re going to be hit hard from all sides. That’s why there has been no radio traffic of any significance.”

“You believe their plan was already worked out before we hit the outer edges of the territory?” Buddy asked.

“Or maybe while we were hitting it. They probably saw that fighting us alone, in separate gangs,

just wouldn’t work.”

“We’re going to be cut off from each other for sure.”

“Yes. Perhaps for several days. Okay, people, let’s get cracking. We’ve got a lot to do in a very short time.”

The Rebels began quietly and quickly bracing for an attack. Snipers slipped

into place, all of them equipped with night scopes.

“West and Seven and Eight will probably have a hard time of it,” Ben said. “Corrie, tell them to make like this is an Indian attack on a wagon train.

Is his CP still at the airport?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Pull them in tight.

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