This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.
Copyright (c) 2001 by Bill Fawcett & Associates; "Incursions" (c) 2001 by Mark Thies, "Rook's Gambit" (c) 2001 by John Mina, "The Sky is Falling" (c) 2001 by J. Steven York & Dean Wesley Smith, "Brothers" (c) 2001 by William H. Keith.
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Ad-akradai Khorris was pleased with his position. His concentrated dischargers had shrugged off the Humans' heaviest bombardment. His nuclear cannons were in position, to be moved up for firing when the human forces had moved into his trap.
But he would wait before deploying his armored vehicles. His infantry and nuclear cannons would be enough to finish off the Human armor that advanced on him. Only then would his armored vehicles sweep back over the bridge to drive into their rear and eliminate their precious artillery.
He was worried, however, that more reinforcements were arriving for the Humans. One of his few remaining surveillance probes had been launched at the first hint of daylight in the east. An image taken just before it died showed that the Human forces had moved all of their equipment off the eastbound roadway, as if making room for another unit to pass through. He continued to weigh the possibility of launching his last probe to hopefully catch a glimpse of what was arriving.
His quiet observations were rudely interrupted by his hatch opening with a loud clank. The panicked face of Inkezdai Kepliss looked in.
"Ad-akradai, massed artillery rises from the west—"
"Good! It begins!"
"But Ad-akradai," Kepliss pleaded, "the artillery rises from far behind the Human lines, and the launcher approaches swiftly as it fires! It travels along the roadway at a high rate of speed, sending its shells high into the atmosphere!"
Something new, Khorris thought. The approaching weapons platform had to be exceedingly large to have the stability to wield a sustained barrage accurately while moving.
Should he launch his last probe to view its approach? He decided against it. Nothing could stand up against his nuclear cannons. . . .
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