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Line 18: After a successful raid on [[Demeter]] in April 3022, the [[Northstar Irregulars]] accept, with great confidence, a new mission from employer [[Ezra Durrant]]: raid a ballistics plant on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Bithinia]]. They are given two support lances to make a diversion and screen defenses, opening the city of Bithinia up to the Irregulars' attack. After a successful raid on [[Demeter]] in April 3022, the [[Northstar Irregulars]] accept, with great confidence, a new mission from employer [[Ezra Durrant]]: raid a ballistics plant on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Bithinia]]. They are given two support lances to make a diversion and screen defenses, opening the city of Bithinia up to the Irregulars' attack. − Bithinia is protected by [[Bithinia Militia|militia]] and [[Capellan Reserves|reserve]] forces. An unnamed young Colonel, hungry for glory, leads two battalions to chase the diversion, leaving the old Major [[Xao Zhiyi]] and his reserve forces to defend the city proper. He turns the city into a trap, armor and ''[[UrbanMech]]s'' arranged to pick apart the Irregulars lance. + Bithinia is protected by [[Bithinia Militia|miltia]] and [[Capellan Reserves|reserve]] forces. An unnamed young Colonel, hungry for glory, leads two battalions to chase the diversion, leaving the old Major [[Xao Zhiyi]] and his reserve forces to defend the city proper. He turns the city into a trap, armor and ''[[UrbanMech]]s'' arranged to pick apart the Irregulars lance. One by one, the Northstar Irregulars fall, until only one remains to flee: their commander, [[Saul Trenton]]. Zhiyi offers honors of war and arranges the immediate safe withdrawal of the remaining mercenaries, Trenton and the diversion lances alike. With the city saved and salvage taken, Zhiyi weathers complaints from the young Colonel, who lost his chance for glory against the now-escaping diversion lances. One by one, the Northstar Irregulars fall, until only one remains to flee: their commander, [[Saul Trenton]]. Zhiyi offers honors of war and arranges the immediate safe withdrawal of the remaining mercenaries, Trenton and the diversion lances alike. With the city saved and salvage taken, Zhiyi weathers complaints from the young Colonel, who lost his chance for glory against the now-escaping diversion lances. Line 74:
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After a successful raid on [[Demeter]] in April 3022, the [[Northstar Irregulars]] accept, with great confidence, a new mission from employer [[Ezra Durrant]]: raid a ballistics plant on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Bithinia]]. They are given two support lances to make a diversion and screen defenses, opening the city of Bithinia up to the Irregulars' attack. | After a successful raid on [[Demeter]] in April 3022, the [[Northstar Irregulars]] accept, with great confidence, a new mission from employer [[Ezra Durrant]]: raid a ballistics plant on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Bithinia]]. They are given two support lances to make a diversion and screen defenses, opening the city of Bithinia up to the Irregulars' attack. | ||
| − | Bithinia is protected by [[Bithinia Militia| | + | Bithinia is protected by [[Bithinia Militia|miltia]] and [[Capellan Reserves|reserve]] forces. An unnamed young Colonel, hungry for glory, leads two battalions to chase the diversion, leaving the old Major [[Xao Zhiyi]] and his reserve forces to defend the city proper. He turns the city into a trap, armor and ''[[UrbanMech]]s'' arranged to pick apart the Irregulars lance. |
One by one, the Northstar Irregulars fall, until only one remains to flee: their commander, [[Saul Trenton]]. Zhiyi offers honors of war and arranges the immediate safe withdrawal of the remaining mercenaries, Trenton and the diversion lances alike. With the city saved and salvage taken, Zhiyi weathers complaints from the young Colonel, who lost his chance for glory against the now-escaping diversion lances. | One by one, the Northstar Irregulars fall, until only one remains to flee: their commander, [[Saul Trenton]]. Zhiyi offers honors of war and arranges the immediate safe withdrawal of the remaining mercenaries, Trenton and the diversion lances alike. With the city saved and salvage taken, Zhiyi weathers complaints from the young Colonel, who lost his chance for glory against the now-escaping diversion lances. | ||
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[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Craig K. Erne]] | [[Category:Works by Craig K. Erne]] | ||