Lifetime of War
Chapter 5: Krieg! Mein Krieg!
After a show trial and the death of Saran Arterius, our armadas began cutting swaths across human space. Within the opening weeks our troops were able to drive deep into human space. Our military only stopping to pacify resistance on newly acquired worlds.
Their ships and weapons still used mass accelerators- an old technology we used generations ago. One to one the one their warships were out matched. The only way they could destroy our ships was to outnumber us at least three to one.
We landed tens of millions of troops across entire systems in mere hours after sweeping aside their fleets. Our soldiers never came across the vaunted 'legionnaires' of the Republic. Our soldiers met with militia men firing mass accelerator and antique gas powered weapons. Their outdated weapons scratching the armor of our soldiers.
Through a soldier's helmet camera I observed how these Humans would fight. A shuttle land on a hidden explosive killing everyone inside. The instant it exploded; gun fire rained down on anyone going near the wreckage. The militia was quickly pushed out of the immediate area after our squads recovered from the explosion.
The beaches, landing grounds, fields, streets, and hills were all infested with human militia. Speakers blared out propaganda to the entrenched humans as they fought, so clearly audible over the sounds of blazing guns and screams of the wounded. When the bodies began to pile up on top each other they still fought like fanatics. Our troops could never be sure if an area was secure until every human militia was dead and civilian rounded up to be sent into temporary POW camps.
As the first news reels came in the news casters told tales of soldiers valiantly fending off hordes of human soldiers. If the news was to be believed, the war would be won in short order.