Four days passed before the next operation began.
A small squad stood atop a wooden watchtower, watching the distant fields with their rifles held close.
"What's happening over there?" one of the guards pointed north.
"The operation has started," their squad leader spoke. "Keep an eye out. Don't be distracted by their parade."
"Yes!"
The squad leader squinted, watching the long formation of soldiers marching straight into the bridge.
Their steps carried far enough for several residents by the river to notice. Children waved at the formation while the adults returned to filling pails for the day's water.
Dmitri spared the residents a glance before returning to the road ahead, where abandoned cars clogged the first intersection.
His squad of scouts and Yunera took their first steps inside Grefort City.
"Echo Actual, moving into the first building."
