Bradleys. The rest will be Strykers, Hummers, and troop trucks. All track vehicles will be driven down on trucks along with the choppers,” Jake said and looked up.
“Walker, come up with that?” Bruce asked.
“Yeah, Dad,” Jake replied.
“Well, if they stay in that formation, we can take them apart easy enough,” Bruce said.
“How?” Mike asked.
Shrugging, he said, “Same thing I said before; hit them on the side with a small group, make them deploy to chase us, and when they leave their air umbrella, wipe them out with air.”
“Sometimes, you scare me,” Mike admitted.
Bruce blew him a kiss. “Okay, when we start prepping our battle area, I want the UAV from over our head gone,” Bruce said.
“Dad, we will lose our intel,” Jake reminded him.
“No, they will keep one close to the troops to watch them on the way down but won’t put any above us. I’m sending out the first platoon to warn the groups in Arkansas and Oklahoma. We found that the government will be coming soon and to stay put or join us. There are several thousand people, and I really want to warn them, especially the two large groups. I want at least one armed UAV over each one at all times until this is over. We gave our word to help them if we could,” Bruce said.
“How long do you think this will last?” Nancy asked.
“I’ll know tomorrow or at least enough to give an educated guess,” Bruce answered.
Nancy looked around the table. “Command meeting tomorrow night,” she said, and everyone nodded.
“Jake, let Walker know I want to talk to him tonight,” Bruce said.
“Bruce, will you please call him by his first name, Gene?” Nancy said.
“Sorry, babe, but I have known and called him Walker longer than you have called him Gene.”
“No problem, Dad,” Jake said, standing, and started passing out boxes. Danny and Mary both let out squeals, ripping them open. Jake slid one down for Bruce, and he opened it, finding a cellphone.
Letting out a long remorseful sigh, “Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later,” Bruce said, taking out the phone and looking at it. Hearing a phone ringing, he looked up and saw Danny and Mary texting. “Are you kidding me, Danny? Y’all are sitting right beside each other,” Bruce shouted.
“Back off, Daddy,” Danny popped off as she answered Mary’s text.
Bruce just shook his head as Jake finished passing out phones. “The clan will get theirs tomorrow,” Jake said.
Marcus looked at his phone then at Jake. “I never had one to begin with,” he said.
“Mr. Marcus, this is the fastest way to talk to someone. I can show you how to work it,” Jake said with confidence. Marcus looked at him, unconvinced.
“So I hafta have one too?” Carroll asked, looking at the phone like it was a snake.
“Yes ma’am. The command group has to be able to talk to each other, and now, we can do it without radios,” Jake said.
“Okay, Jake, I’ll dos it, but I ain’t liken it,” Carroll said, and Bruce smiled. At least he wasn’t the only one who hated the damn things.
The meeting continued for another hour and then adjourned with Bruce heading to the boys’ computer area beside the house.
Chapter 3
Colonel Walker was sitting in the command area at the table with General Givens, the President, and the other advisors as the meeting let out. The general leaned over the map and pointed at an area. “Colonel, don’t you think you are bunching us up real close?” Givens asked.
“Sir, the units will be ten miles apart. Any closer and we make a good air strike target, conventional or unconventional,” Walker answered.
“You think they will use nukes?” the President asked.
“No sir. They don’t like causing collateral damage. You saw they didn’t blow up any bridges over the river when they fought that mega horde. They want to keep the infrastructure intact,” Walker replied.
“Then why mention it?” he asked.
“Sir, when we start wiping out their army, I
“Walker, come up with that?” Bruce asked.
“Yeah, Dad,” Jake replied.
“Well, if they stay in that formation, we can take them apart easy enough,” Bruce said.
“How?” Mike asked.
Shrugging, he said, “Same thing I said before; hit them on the side with a small group, make them deploy to chase us, and when they leave their air umbrella, wipe them out with air.”
“Sometimes, you scare me,” Mike admitted.
Bruce blew him a kiss. “Okay, when we start prepping our battle area, I want the UAV from over our head gone,” Bruce said.
“Dad, we will lose our intel,” Jake reminded him.
“No, they will keep one close to the troops to watch them on the way down but won’t put any above us. I’m sending out the first platoon to warn the groups in Arkansas and Oklahoma. We found that the government will be coming soon and to stay put or join us. There are several thousand people, and I really want to warn them, especially the two large groups. I want at least one armed UAV over each one at all times until this is over. We gave our word to help them if we could,” Bruce said.
“How long do you think this will last?” Nancy asked.
“I’ll know tomorrow or at least enough to give an educated guess,” Bruce answered.
Nancy looked around the table. “Command meeting tomorrow night,” she said, and everyone nodded.
“Jake, let Walker know I want to talk to him tonight,” Bruce said.
“Bruce, will you please call him by his first name, Gene?” Nancy said.
“Sorry, babe, but I have known and called him Walker longer than you have called him Gene.”
“No problem, Dad,” Jake said, standing, and started passing out boxes. Danny and Mary both let out squeals, ripping them open. Jake slid one down for Bruce, and he opened it, finding a cellphone.
Letting out a long remorseful sigh, “Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later,” Bruce said, taking out the phone and looking at it. Hearing a phone ringing, he looked up and saw Danny and Mary texting. “Are you kidding me, Danny? Y’all are sitting right beside each other,” Bruce shouted.
“Back off, Daddy,” Danny popped off as she answered Mary’s text.
Bruce just shook his head as Jake finished passing out phones. “The clan will get theirs tomorrow,” Jake said.
Marcus looked at his phone then at Jake. “I never had one to begin with,” he said.
“Mr. Marcus, this is the fastest way to talk to someone. I can show you how to work it,” Jake said with confidence. Marcus looked at him, unconvinced.
“So I hafta have one too?” Carroll asked, looking at the phone like it was a snake.
“Yes ma’am. The command group has to be able to talk to each other, and now, we can do it without radios,” Jake said.
“Okay, Jake, I’ll dos it, but I ain’t liken it,” Carroll said, and Bruce smiled. At least he wasn’t the only one who hated the damn things.
The meeting continued for another hour and then adjourned with Bruce heading to the boys’ computer area beside the house.
Chapter 3
Colonel Walker was sitting in the command area at the table with General Givens, the President, and the other advisors as the meeting let out. The general leaned over the map and pointed at an area. “Colonel, don’t you think you are bunching us up real close?” Givens asked.
“Sir, the units will be ten miles apart. Any closer and we make a good air strike target, conventional or unconventional,” Walker answered.
“You think they will use nukes?” the President asked.
“No sir. They don’t like causing collateral damage. You saw they didn’t blow up any bridges over the river when they fought that mega horde. They want to keep the infrastructure intact,” Walker replied.
“Then why mention it?” he asked.
“Sir, when we start wiping out their army, I
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