Chapter 215 - 215: Protecting His Own

Calling in the artillery had worked. The 81st's soldiers went quiet the moment Kian gave the fire order — because everyone present understood that incendiary chemical rounds on those haulers meant ten loads of food becoming ten loads of ash, and nobody wanted that outcome.

But the 81st wasn't going to simply hand anything over either. Both sides locked into a standoff and started sending vox messages up their respective chains of command.

Rudolphson arrived with Third Battalion shortly after, assessed the situation in about four seconds, and deployed his people into the line without asking for a detailed briefing. He moved to the rear of Kian's position and kept his voice low on the handset.

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