Retreat....
It can be harder than any battle.
The rebellion was under supplied. Short in vehicles, fuel, food, water, medical supplies... just about everything. A lot of heavy equipment simply had to be left behind.
Darmoor Hill. The last city held but the rebellion on Hiigara. Thousands of soldiers with nowhere left to run. The city itself was a deathtrap with every street blocked or bobytrapped, snipers, tank traps, hidden anti aircraft positions. They could hold off the entire core for months in a siege, if only they had the food and medical supplies to make it that far.
All around the city the rebels waited, watched for the attack they knew would come.. though in the headquarters decisions were being made.
"If they attack we can hold them off longer that they can keep attacking..."
"We'll he dead on a month, we already have the men on half rations and frankly to don't have the ammunition to hold out... we're out of options."
"You can't be serious.."
"Surrender might be our only option, I am not using scorched earth on Hiigara... I know you planned for that.. Alexander.."
They all turned to the newest member of the headquarters staff, promoted after his destruction of the Ronset.
"But I have a better idea. He call the Core, arrange a truce. With the Ronset out of the picture they need to bring a new ship from home before they have the firepower to hit us from orbit and a ground attack will cost them almost everything they have even if they win. They don't want to attack nor can they sit back and wait for us to starve. We arrange a truce.. They let us leave and we do so. No shots fired no one gets killed. Good for them they don't lose die attackign us and good for us we don't starve to death."
The three looked at eachother.
"I'm not happy with it, he have what he need to bomb them before they even reach us the core on Hiigara will be destroyed..."
"I'm with Jido... We cannot use nuclear weapons on Hiigara or any other planet.... Ill make the call.. Jido, Alexander, prepare your men for evacuation."