Wrath of Axia (The Arcadian Jihad)
“Their line of armor was formed up in a long line that appeared to stretch to the very edges of the horizon, north to south. With the naked eye it was possible to make out tens of thousands of men and hundreds of heavy guns, moving into position behind the armor. Blas was conscious of the young woman at his side, aware of the smirks from the men under his command. Well, he’d just have to get on with it. The enemy guns opened up suddenly, brilliant laser beams flicked out from the distant host ca...using the very air between the two armies to become confused, roiling with the intense energy that had been unleashed. The men ducked at the beams hit, smashing against the walls in the first salvos, but the construction of reinforced plasteel, several feet thick, held up. The enemy armor began to advance.
“Hold your fire,” Blas shouted. “Let’s get them to think we’re short of men and guns, bring them to us. When they’re inside a mile, we’ll give them everything we’ve got.”
The walls shuddered to the repeated battering, but they held as the defenders sheltered behind them.MoreLess
“Hold your fire,” Blas shouted. “Let’s get them to think we’re short of men and guns, bring them to us. When they’re inside a mile, we’ll give them everything we’ve got.”
The walls shuddered to the repeated battering, but they held as the defenders sheltered behind them.MoreLess
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