By noon, the new southern Battalion reached the five-way intercity junction.
The MLRSs sat silent across one of the wider cleared areas near the edge of the position after spending most of their ammunition during the morning fire mission.
Brandon remained inside his BACV as the first vehicles came down from the northern road.
"About time they're here."
The junction was already secure. Engineers were still working around the temporary position, and the containment line toward Horjus remained intact, but there was little reason for Brandon's entire battle group to stay once the replacement force arrived.
He wanted to keep moving toward Silverpeak before something else delayed them.
Hans's latest warning reached them as well. The Golden Eagle callsign was already causing confusion farther north.
Brandon wondered how the soldiers around Silverpeak would react when his people eventually introduced themselves.
