Scorched Earth: (The Human Chronicles Saga book #16)
“Adam pointed at the graphic display on the video screen he’d set up in the supply bay of the Vengeance, the largest open space on the ship—if it wasn’t for the small shuttlecraft packed inside.
“Over the past three weeks we’ve hit enemy concentrations at Hannon VI, Westolia, Burnis and Cap’o’licon Three, if I pronounced that right. The only major base left in the Frontier is Woken. After that we enter the main part of the Expansion with another nine major centers before we reach Juir, and each one of them bigger than any in the Frontier. We’ll hit Woken on our way out of Kidis.”
“Sir, won’t they be expecting that?” Travis asked.
“Hopefully. The purpose of a scorched earth campaign is not only to destroy enemy assets along a line of advance, but to also provide a path for trailing forces to follow. Woken is at the entrance to the Frontier. If the mane-heads pull enough resources from the rest of Kidis—which we’ve noticed them doing at all our other attack locations—our guys can pour in... and have our backs.MoreLess
“Over the past three weeks we’ve hit enemy concentrations at Hannon VI, Westolia, Burnis and Cap’o’licon Three, if I pronounced that right. The only major base left in the Frontier is Woken. After that we enter the main part of the Expansion with another nine major centers before we reach Juir, and each one of them bigger than any in the Frontier. We’ll hit Woken on our way out of Kidis.”
“Sir, won’t they be expecting that?” Travis asked.
“Hopefully. The purpose of a scorched earth campaign is not only to destroy enemy assets along a line of advance, but to also provide a path for trailing forces to follow. Woken is at the entrance to the Frontier. If the mane-heads pull enough resources from the rest of Kidis—which we’ve noticed them doing at all our other attack locations—our guys can pour in... and have our backs.MoreLess
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