James saw the long tubes Parmenter had noticed, carried by taloi, two to a gun. ?We?ll retreat over the hill,? he said. ?We already know how these work.? They had received a nasty surprise two days before, when the weapons were first used. They jetted a viscous, burning substance for unlikely distances.He had lost thirty men in the last exchange. burberry rain jacket
Fortunately they were big, and took a few minutes for even the supernaturally strong automatons to get into place. Now that he knew what they were, it was a simple matter to hit fast and hard, then vanish back into the forest.The signal for retreat went back, but Oglethorpe himself kept watching. They still had a few minutes before the guns could threaten. He called the drummer over, a boy scarcely more than fourteen.?Beat the ?Grenadiers March,? ? he said, ?to taunt ?em. discount north face jackets women ?The boy nodded, and without a single worried glance down the hill, began beating the tune.His rangers caught the sound, and as they retreated, they whooped and shouted insults down the hill.Aside from insulting them, Oglethorpe?s fondest hope was that one of the redcoat commanders would lose his temper and lead a charge up the hill. He sure as the devil would, if he were in their situation.Instead, they sent up another useless volley as the taloi situated the guns. ?That?s enough, boy?go on over the hill. louis vuitton bags for cheap
??I?ll wait for you, sir.??Do not question my command. Go!?Still beating the march, the boy followed his orders.Oglethorpe unlimbered his flintlock, took careful sight on the fellow who seemed to be supervising the automatons, and squeezed the trigger.The redcoat took two steps, head turning this way and that, as if he thought one of his own men had struck him with a fist. Then he looked down at his coat.
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