Authors Notes: I know in the last chapter I had a lot of misspellings and I apologize. This chapter is longer and has more detail about the actions and what is going on.
Chapter 2: Reinforcements
"Sir! We need reinforcements at the knoll, the covies are starting to break our left flank. All armor is destroyed, we need reinforcements, now!"
"Sorry captain, the last reserves have already been committed to Polk's destroyed 234th and 12th battalions. The best we can do is send 2 pelicans for air cover, but that's all. You'll have to hold on until the 34th arrives."
"We'll give them hell sir!"
The situation was not looking favorable. The left flank of the 82nd was beginning to give way under the covenants renewed assault after their reinforcements arrived. All reserves had been committed. Casualties and all day fighting was beginning to take its toll. Almost thirty-three percent of the Corps men were dead, wounded or mia. The soldiers were exhausted. The were out of food and almost out of water. The only hope for the 82nd Corps was the 34th Marine division that was on its way. They had fought the covenant earlier and had won. But the covenant broke off contact with them and came to reinforce the covenant here, who, at the time, were losing the fight.
The marine front was no more then a mile wide, and the trenches over 2 miles apart, but already the battlefield was crowded with the dead and dying, both human and covenant alike. Red blood was mixed with the purple and light blue of the covenant. The battlefield wrecked of death and gunpowder. The earth was scorched with the plasma marks of the covenant weapons. All seemed lost for the marines.
"Left flank has been breached! Fall back to second defensive positions! I repeat, all units, fall back to second defensive positions!"
Those were the last words the Corps would here from Brigadeir General Simmons. Just as the General was about to leave his cp, a "plasma mortar" fell onto the cp, killing the general and most of the command staff.
All now was lost for the men of the 82nd.
"What's that noise?" one private yelled. "Are those pelican engines?"
They were. They were the pelicans of the 34th Marine division. A loud cheer could be heard from the front lines as the pelicans had come into view. Most of the pelicans had Warthogs attached to the bottom.
Even though this was only the first wave of Marine reinforcements, they had just turned a slaughter into a battle.
Authors Notes: Well what you guys think? I know the ended was probably predictable. Don't think the battle is over with yet, the next chapter will finish the battle and may have a few surprises, who knows, all depends what I think of, please r&r, I am open to suggestions!