章 39: Chapter 39: Pinned Down

Marco yelled urgently for his men to find cover. Nearly ten of his men were already lying dead in growing pools of blood on the exposed street. Several others had been injured and were crawling or limping towards any kind of nearby cover. The militia forces had far better coverage than they did and were picking the gangsters off easily.

Marco was constantly yelling out orders to his men. "Get down! Shoot at the windows. That's where they are!"

In dire straits, the gangsters finally returned fire, shooting from behind rusted cars and trees growing in the yards of the nearby homes. The two sides exchanged rounds for several minutes, but neither side made any further progress. Marco looked desperately around trying to think of a solution to get the fight back in their favor.

"You five!" Marco shouted towards a group of guys hunkered down behind a car in front of Marco's position. "Get around to the back of that house on the left and flank them!"