The rest of that armour might be difficult to penetrate, but the unspoken order is still understood. Relinquish the grenades, and stick to physical force. Several would work out better, if an escape were to be attempted.

Moving away from the boy, the Lombax manages to dodge a few retailiating blasts, wrestling down one guard by brute force alone, before he moves to the next, then two more. The last is held as a hostage, pulled up against the General's chest with one arm, while the other is used to point the blaster at the remaining forces. Perhaps they would catch onto this repeated charade, but it was merely to buy time for his charge.