The sounds grew quieter, gradually drowned out by the chaotic noises of artillery and explosions.
In the Combat Department, the officers of the 91st Division looked at each other, bewildered. What did the commander mean by his words? So these two fortresses weren't actually captured by our own forces? Apart from Fatty's men, what other friendly troops are there? Wasn't the platoon that charged up there completely wiped out? How many more men did Fatty send up?
Minutes later, the reappearing blue symbols on the SkyNet radar and the battlefield records from the front lines answered all these questions.
Amidst a hail of bullets and shells, dense formations of Gazalin Mechas surged forward, their combat identifiers flashing red and green like menacing eyes in the night. It was the First Battalion 2nd Company, launching a frontal assault and spearheading the main attack.
