(Normal POV)

The defenses were tightening, more of the Albion Private Defense Forces (or APDF for short) load their guns and await for the enemy. At the time, Bunnie succeeded in planting mines all around, Antoine had snipers assisting him in the defenses, Tails, Nicole and Rotor finished setting up turrets in the city.

Meanwhile...

In a NMR position lying in all over outside Albion. The Soviet Army Group (or SAG or short) were preparing to attack Albion with weapons and and some supplies gathered by the People's Army Division (or PAD for short).

Gorbachev briefed the People's Army Division...

"Listen up. Since you are inspired and powered by Mao The Dragon, you will fight not only for your land but for freedom! You will take out the defenses all around the city and help the Soviet Army Group push back resistance. We will expect mines in the city, snipers in towers and turrets in the city and the defenses. Remove the mines with your Pilots using the Egg Saucer attached with a magnet and suppress the APDF. Then we destroy the turrets while the Soviet snipers take down the ones in the towers. Once it's finished, we will go to the city hall and take it but without destroying it. We need this city to be freed from capitalism comrades. Long live the Revolution!"

The People's Army Division replied without hesitation and raising their fists while repling to Gorbachev's orders...

"For the Freedom of the people!" They lowered their fists and moved with the Soviet Army Group.

5 minutes later...

The sounds of the NMR jets fly to the streets of Albion. The APDF anti-air forces were going to attack them, but the jets retreated before the AA batteries were going to attack. APDF anti-air crew told Sonic...

"Commander! It was a scouting maneuver. They were observing the city."

Sonic replied in relief "Good. Now get back to your position, they will strike us with DFA bombs."

The AA team nodded in response and moved back to positions. Sally notices Sonic walking back to position and asked...

"Well Sonic? Was it an air attack?"

"No. A observation. They were going to observe the city after all. Is Tails, Nicole and Boomer in position of the city evac?"

"Yes. And Bunnie is helping the children find their parents in the streets."

"Good. Get back to position, I'll follow."

"Yes sir."

Sonic and Sally moved back into defense positions. Sonic thought...

"I'm better off with Amy. At least Sal's got Monkey Khan with her. What am I thinking? I got to get back to this."

The sounds were silent but all the time, artillery started firing in 300 meters outside Albion. It began to break every building in the city with a few civillian deaths. But Sonic was not hesitating and something happened...

The PAD bomber crew had piloted one of Dr. Eggman's unreleased inventions, the Egg Saucer attached to a industrial magnet.

Sonic yelled "Magnet! Get down!"

The magnet lifted the mines that Bunnie planted from the ground, leaving only holes of the ground. The Egg Saucer flew off before it took damage from the AA positions.

NMR tanks roll in the front lines and in front of them was the Soviet Army Group members and People's Army Division armed heavily with assault rifles, LMGs and plasma launchers. Gorbachev stood in front of one of the tanks and spoke out...

"Citizens of Albion! We have known that you had been abused, beaten and raped by the hands of capitalism. We know that you have been arrested for crimes you did not commit and purged into prison for slavery. The times of your misery, your agony and your pain and suffering, all caused by capitalist hands. But now, with the New Mobius Revolution helping you, we will free this city from the evil ghost that is capitalism and we will be united! Long live the Revolution!". Then Gorbachev raised the logo of NMR which appears as a red circle in the inside which is an AK-47 with bayonet along with fists raised and other guns. Around the outside of the circle is stars surrounding it with NMR title in the top of the circle.

The Soviet Army Group yell their motto as they raised their fists "Long Live The Revolution!"

The People's Army Division yell their motto as they raised their fists "For The Freedom Of The People!"

After Gorbachev blews the whistle he had on his neck, the SAG and the PAD infantry charged at massive numbers, firing at the Albion defense position and got prone (getting down to crawling) while shooting at the defenses. Gorbachev led the tanks to break the defenses, while getting in to his T-34, the Black Lightning.

Sonic, Sally and Amy were at risk of retreating to the buildings. The APDF were suffering heavy casualties due to armed with poilce and security weaponry. But they were still giving a good but futile fight.

One of the People's Army Division fired at the defenses. exposing a entrance that the SAG and PAD to charge in, causing Sonic, Sally and Amy to retreat at the streets. The attack was very hard, but APDF APCs and Renault FT tanks pushed back any of the SAG and PAD infantry charging in the city hall. Gorbachev and his tank division charged in the city, engaging the APDF armor in a tank fight. One of the APDF Renault FT engaged Gorbachev's T-34, but missed when the tank dodged the blast quickly and blasted at the side of the FT, damaging the tank in the sides.

Sonic, Sally and Amy stopped in one of the APDF defense positions and Sonic asked the one of the officers...

"Who's in charge here?"

"Captain Julie-Su sir. She's over there."

Sonic ran towards Julie-Su while Sally and Amy defend the entire defense position, with Amy in the right and Sally in the left. He tells the Captain...

"How bad is it?"

"Very bad Commander. We're losing men very fast. There's too many commies taking the city. We've got to pull back." Julie-Su responded while shooting at the People's Army Division running at the defense position.

"Damn it. Antoine, respond."

"It's very bad. All of APDF snipers are dead. I'm the last one standing. You gotta go without me.". Then the walkie-talkie he carried turned static.

"Antoine. Antoine!" Sonic throws the walkie-talkie to the ground due to static.

"This position is lost Commander." Julie-Su said while shaking Sonic in 5 seconds.

"You're with us now. Sally, Amy, on me. We gotta leave!"

"We're not leaving sir. Communists are sure to encircle the city in 3 hours." Amy responded.

"Albion's lost. All we can do to stay alive. Push back to the City Hall."

Elsewhere...

Tails, Nicole and Boomer retreated to the docks with a few APDF officers. They meet up Bunnie at a defense position close to the docks.

At the sea coastline...

A Russian aircraft carrier is seen outside out of the coastline, providing assistance to the People's Army Division gunboats and frigates. The Soviet Army Group battleships are seen pounding the city coast with the biggest 24-inch shells, killing civilians and APDF in the way. The APDF Coast Guard are giving in a losing fight, losing their zodiac boats and gunboats one by one. The APDF Helicopters, armed with LMGs, destroy any enemy zodiac boats and gunboats approaching to the docks, although they may be somehow destroyed one by one as the People's Army Division gunboats are armed with AA guns.

At the Docks...

Tails asked Bunnie "How bad is it?"

"Very bad. The city is lost and the commies are taking over. Get to those boats. I'm gonna help the Coast Guard." Bunnie responded and flew off to the coastline to assist the Coast Guard.

"She's right. Nicole, Boomer, follow me to the boats. We got to leave the city." Tails ordered Nicole and Boomer which they nodded in response and moved to one of the boats.

At the City Hall...

Sonic, Sally, Amy, Julie-Su and a few APDF officers run to the City Hall where Knuckles is stationed alongside the Vanguard.

To be continued...

The People's Army Division is a Chinese styled army group. Their own ideology of communism is Maoism and their will of fighting doesn't make them cowards. They're more battle-hardened and better combat experience due to being trained in 6 months, effectively making them the most challenging and deadly army division before the Soviet Army Group.