Seige Fragment

There was a moment's silence. Then the roar of guns erupted from the upper stories of the building, tens of spurts of stuttering flames lancing out from the darkened window spaces. The gunfire raked the streets and the plaza below, sending stone and plaster dust into the air from the impacts. For a moment, both sides were deadlocked in their respective positions. Then hurried calls for support brought in fire from the mortars of the 5th Company on top of the block, collapsing the roof on the defenders and buying time for the gap to be closed for the close-quarters room-clearing...