Chapter 22 – Skirmishes
Lieutenant Miles Foster never expected to have to lead a platoon of men into battle. After all, the Claim War was over, and it was way too soon for another war to be breaking out. Historically, nations needed time to rest, rebuild, and raise the next generation of warriors. That usually took a couple of decades. Foster should have at least made the rank of captain before seeing any action. Ideally, he would have been a colonel commanding an entire regiment by the time any new hostilities broke out.
But life had a way of surprising a man. He was now on his way to the bridge spanning the Chakros River, leading 3rd Regiment, Company D, Wolf Platoon, and expecting to encounter Reliant resistance. It was madness. The infantry were only supposed to be there to fly the f
