“Need I remind you, Major, that there are several thousand of my soldiers within this colony and outside it,” Schulz responded, trying to add steel to his voice. “They would rather die than face the disgrace of an unconditional surrender. Many times that number of your own soldiers will join them in the process. The journey to this world must have taken you a year. Can you really hold out that long for reinforcements?”
Major Wellesley leaned forward in his chair. His eyes were unblinking. “Need I remind you, General, that we have full aerial superiority. We have obliterated your soldiers outside the colonies. Should we wish it, we could annihilate your colonies outright. We will reduce New Berlin to rubble if we must, General Schulz. Even if we fail in our mission, more soldiers will come
