Revolutionary (The Athena Lee Chronicles Book 4) by T S Paul

decided to infiltrate the space port. He instructed the Special operations team to deactivate the defensive turrets if possible. Their main mission was to cause havoc and keep the occupiers busy while he and his armored units attacked from the front. All Han could imagine was a statue dedicated to him in front of the space port. Victory would be his.
     
    “That idiot is going to get himself and us killed!” Sergeant Yannos liked working with Colonel Lee. Even his daughter was good people. The son however, he shook his head. Glory hounds, why can we never escape those idiots! He called his unit together and gave them their orders.
     
    “OK you apes,” he paused smiling, “and you ape’etts.” The female troops smiled and laughed at him. “Here is what we are going to do. Try and I mean try, to shut down those turrets. No suicide charges! Do what you can. If you are able to shut down all the power, do it. When our commanders attack begins, support it if you are able to. I want support from the rear, not the front! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!” He was yelling now. “ I want us all to survive this. Remember we still have a space station to take. Think of the trouble we can cause up there? OK, dismissed.” He bowed his head and said a short prayer to Ares, God of war to watch over his friends in the battle to come.
     
     
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    Hindsight is as they say, 20 -20. Putting a glory seeking officer in charge of a pivotal battle was an exercise in futility. His son Han lost 3 tanks and two of the APC’s. Did he really think that a frontal assault against fortified positions would work? I guess it does take a village. One bright light in all of this was Yannos. His special operations team managed to kill power to the entire complex. At least now Minerva can schedule some flyovers and not worry about getting shot down. Colonel Lee was now on his way to relieve his son of duty for cause. As punishment he was going to let him write the condolence letters to the widows and orphans he just created.
     
     
     
    Han did not go quietly or even without tears. So much for his big strong son. He was a whiny little bitch! In a move that would cost him later, Colonel Lee sent his son to the rear and took over the attack personally. He sent Yannos and his team to spot and snipe when opportunity arose. His mortar crews would soften up the dug in defenses. Ground units would initially attack supported by the armor. The Colonel gathered his commanders and laid out the plan. The looks upon their faces was one of relief and support. They were happy to support a professional. The attack went off without any problems. All that was left was the cleanup. With the power disabled the enemy forgot to destroy the communications center. Now the Militia could talk to the ships in orbit, but would they be listening?
     
     
     
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    Governor Norton was getting very angry. He had already thrown the desk set his wife had given him and the vid screen on the wall. Those damned rebels had taken over the space port and the manufacturing center. All of his links to the planet were now cut. If he could get control of the ships he could start some retaliatory kinetic strikes. He would show those rebels just who the boss really was.
     
    Hearing a knocking at the door the governor yelled for his aide. “Cole, get the door. COLE! GET THE DAMN DOOR!” The little man scurried out of his closet-like office and hurriedly opened the governor’s door.
     
    A stressed out looking minor official stood at the door. In his hands was a blue file. The blue files were Top Secret files created by Naval Intelligence. The man at the door thrust the file at Cole and hurried from the offices, his job done. Cole opened the file and read the summary on the top page. His eyes got really big and his jaw dropped open. This, this is what the Governor was looking for! This could save both his job and his life!
     
    “Sir, Sir, look what I have found. It’s the