CHAPTER 231

ALLIANCE GROUND COLUMN

OLD ROUTE 62

"…Lost thirty-one additional tanks and APCs Commander," The Colonel spoke. "It appears the Eden City ambush teams were only delaying us long enough for this STRIKER aircraft to lay down the minefield, and my lead elements blundered directly into it!"

"Can't you go around it?" Moran's face was on the monitor in his command Hopper and he appeared to be holding back quite a deal of anger.

"It stretches across the entire width of the interstate Commander." The Colonel replied. "The timber in this area is too dense to get our armor through. I have scouts out now checking for an alternate route."

"While they're doing that deploy your launchers and have them target what is left of the minefield!" Moran ordered. "Use the proximity charges to burst in the air."