It had remained wet, gloomy and miserable all afternoon but that didn't stop Lieutenant Donata from forcing his platoon to finish their defenses. He had orders to resist any incursions from the Birdsville commandos until relieved.
Right now he was in two minds on whether to get his men into shelter or to complete their defences. The rain and condition of the road was such that any incursion from Sundown's Commando was highly unlikely.
He'd spoken to Captain Burgess only a half hour ago and learned that the ambush at Mungerannie had finally caught and eliminated the Bushmaster crew and the bikers. His sister platoon reported they'd left not a single enemy alive.
Lieutenant Donata expected a call from the major later that afternoon when Lance Corporal Jaina arrived with the code book and
