"John G. Hemry - Stark's War 3 - Stark's Crusade" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hemry John G)

StarkтАЩs latest words seemed to amuse the enemy general. тАЬI see. So you are just offering
friendly advice? Why should I pay more attention to you than to the representatives of the U.S.
government? They are paying us handsomely for the use of our facilities. What can you offer in
exchange for my turning down such an opportunity?тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm not offering you anything.тАЭ

тАЬNothing? You bargain poorly. Perhaps you are, what is the American expression, out of
your league?тАЭ

тАЬMy soldiers are the best combatants on the lunar surface. WeтАЩre a helluva lot better at
playing the game up here than your forces are, General, and weтАЩve proved that more than
once.тАЭ The smile vanished from his opponentтАЩs face. тАЬStirring up a hornetтАЩs nest isnтАЩt in your
best interests. YouтАЩd be wise to listen to what IтАЩm telling you.тАЭ

тАЬListen to you? Or you will doтАж what? You think I am interested in your тАШadviceтАЩ? Advice
from a mob with no offensive capability?тАЭ

тАЬI repeat; weтАЩre not a mob. Maybe weтАЩre not taking orders from authorities on Earth right
now, but weтАЩre still a fully functioning military organization, weтАЩre still dedicated to defending
the American citizens in the Colony here, and I assure you that we have the ability to launch
attacks anywhere, at any time, in support of that mission.тАЭ

тАЬOf course you can. Attack our defenses, your fighting spirit against our entrenched
weapons and soldiers. Just as your friends did. What was it called? The Third Division? Before
we ground them into the dust? Have you managed to recover all of their bodies yet?тАЭ

StarkтАЩs vision hazed red with anger as the enemy commander mocked the deaths of
thousands. Third Division had been effectively destroyed during the ill-planned and poorly led
offensive that had triggered the mutiny by Stark and the other noncommissioned officers on
the Moon. The disaster had been the final straw after decades of poor leadership on Earth and
years of seemingly endless war on the lunar surface, the final straw for soldiers who believed
they could no longer trust in anyone but themselves. I risked everything to try to save some of the
apes in Third Division, and IтАЩm not gonna listen to some smug, pompous ass make fun of their
sacrifice.

Stark raised one hand, as if pointing a weapon, then plunged it down to break the
communications circuit. The enemy GeneralтАЩs image vanished, leaving StarkтАЩs command
center momentarily silent.

Sergeant Vic Reynolds, StarkтАЩs friend and chief of staff, kept her eyes on the screen for a
moment after it went dark, then glanced over at Stark. тАЬLetтАЩs kick his teeth in.тАЭ

тАЬYeah. LetтАЩs do that.тАЭ
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Shapes moved against the endless night of space. Blunt objects carrying people and cargo,
the convoy of shuttles hung in a ragged formation while a pair of escorting warships herded
them toward the lunar landing field awaiting their arrival. There were wolves among the stars,