Free The Patriot by Dewey Goldsmith Page A

detonation cord, and some incendiary grenades. Maybe if we lay low until the weekend to give them a false sense of security we can catch them asleep. The governor always has his state police wherever he goes, he may think his people are all he needs for security. I sure hope he makes that mistake. Anyway we will give the place a good checkout and make sure we time it for the greatest effect. The captain said, we have all the supplies you need and more with us we can furnish you now. We have some field rations for you also. Let us know what day and time when you have it set up, we will time our operation in St Louis for the same time if possible. Richard said then it’s a go on both operations this weekend, Keep me advised as to the day and time or if anything changes.
    As they drove off Mac said Goldie it looks like things are picking up around the country, I wonder when they will bring the big artillery out. Well Mac I don’t know what to think. They made a miscalculation thinking the sheep would all fall in line when ordered to do so and it hasn’t happened. Others are operating just like us in small teams, which limits their ability to send a whole division out after every small group. They do remember some lessons from Viet Nam and the Russian mistakes in Afghanistan when small units were able to trap and wipe out large battalion sized mechanized units. And lets face it airplanes and bombs are only good if you have someone to drop them on. Choppers too are only good when you have the enemy in your sights and they also know we have the rockets to bring the choppers down if they just fly around looking for us. We play the same game Charlie did in viet nam and the rebels did in Afghanistan. The people will eventually join with us in larger numbers and when that happens and their losses grow, the military will tire of fighting their own people here at home and turn on their masters.
    Mac said yeah they may have the numbers and the big equipment but they’re all bunched up together in big base camps. Goldie said right but it didn’t work in Nam and won’t work now if we keep the pressure up and the people stand firm. Well let’s fix some chow then get a good nights rest then tomorrow we will take a trip to Columbus. The following morning after fixing breakfast Goldie, Mac and four of the men from his old squad loaded up and headed out for Columbus. Once there he took them around the city south and stopped at the east side of town. We will be coming back this way he said. Now depending on conditions we can either continue east on this route ten miles then turn south and take the back roads toward home, or go back the way we came. He showed them on the city map where they were and the routes to take. Then he drove on into town towards the governor’s mansion. Once there he showed them the layout from the front then pulled down the block turned onto a side street and drove slowly past the rear of the building.
    As you see he said the wheels like the trees and shrubs lining the drives and real lawns and flower gardens. It may look great but it sure will make things easier for us. He parked down the block then said Mac lets take a walk thru, you men sit tight we will be back in a little while. They walked towards the mansion then cut across the street and went into the wooded area behind the building. There was a three vehicle-parking garage with an open parking area for several vehicles. Staying in the trees they walked around the side looking the side and front over. Goldie said I don’t see any outside cameras except those over the doors, Mac said me either. The came back then walked the other side and saw no outside cameras there either. Mac said it looks like the door and window security alarms are all there is installed. Yeah Goldie said they used to have security personnel inside each set of doors, more to welcome visitors than anything else, but I’m sure they will have sentries posted outside once they all are