Halle peered out from around the corner of the building. The missile strike had driven the enemy forces back into the island. Those that hadn't been outright destroyed, of course. "Now seems as good a time as any. We're going to keep our momentum going and press on. Letting them get re-oriented would be a mistake." Halle piloted her wanzer out from behind the building and started to head down the path the enemy had retreated on when their high priority comm channel lit up again.<br/><br/>"Base to Assault Team. Come in, Grim."<br/><br/>"Grim. Go ahead."<br/><br/>"We're keeping a portion of our troops here to hold this beach. Take Albein and some of his troops with you. You will encounter another outpost before you hit the main base."<br/><br/>"Copy that. Grim out." Halle lifted her head and turned her wanzer slightly, waving Andrew over to them. "You heard Base. You're with us. Our group will take point, the grunts come along behind us. Let's not waste any more time. Move out!"<br/><br/>The group moved together up the jungle path. It was wide enough only for two wanzers to travel side-by-side together and the trees all around them were thick, making it hard to spot enemies that might be lying in wait. It appeared that Durai's forces didn't have time to set up any ambush along the road, though, as the journey up it was quiet. Surprisingly so. The addition of Albein and about a half dozen USN troops bolstered their numbers quite a bit. It didn't take long for the next outpost to come into sight. It seemed to be a kind of barracks and munitions depot, a centrally located place where Durai's men could arm and move out quickly to anywhere on the island. There was one road in and one road out, creating choke points. In the center of the cleared space were two barracks. To the right, a garage for wanzers, and far to the left, a munitions depot. Vehicles and wanzers were parked all over.<br/><br/>Apparently the enemy had enough time to set up for the attack after all, because the surviving wanzers had their weapons trained on the road the group had come up. It was a natural choke point and Halle's wanzer was quickly bombarded with gunfire. She used her shield to deflect most of it, but her Frost HW was starting to show signs of damage. She acted quickly, calling out orders over the comm, "Split up! Half of you break left, the other half break right! Hit them from both sides at once! Move!"