Frost's POV
It is dawn now. The sun is rising on the previous night's battlefield. For some it is a horrific sight. Dead bodies everywhere, severed arms, legs and heads, organs spilling out from gunshot wounds. But the worst part to the green soldiers was the stench. The air smelled of rotten flesh and gunpowder. I was unmoved by the sight. Hell, I was even proud of it! Our two regiments had stopped three divisions of griffons, the most feared warriors in the world, at a loss of thirty-one killed and one hundred twenty-one wounded. The griffon casualties were well above three-thousand. Shipments of ammo and medical supplies were being shipped in from Manehattan. We were not allowed to chase the griffon army because we were the only active division in Equestria at the moment. Other division were being trained, but at the rate they were going we would be on the defense for months.
CRACK! A shot rang out across the peace and quiet of the base and the tower sentry dropped to the floor, dead. Then more griffons charged through the forest. This time, as soon as the griffons were in sight, we heard the distinct noise of the newly arrived .50 M2s. These effectively doubled our frontline firepower while a second artillery battery was being set up in the gun yard.
The siren sounded and everypony started rushing to the wall. My whole team was together this time, and AJ was on a fifty. Twilight had an M16 on her now so she was shooting back at the griffons waiting for the first cry of 'Medic!'. Soon, the artillery started firing a blanket of airburst rounds over the killing field. Also new heavy mortars joined the fight, bombarding the griffons who managed to get past the heavy artillery. Then I started firing well placed shots on the griffons who managed to get close enough.
Within a half hour of the beginning of the engagement, the griffons retreated to the forest again.
About an hour after the battle I was in my room, when I heard a knock. I walked over to the door and opened it, revealing Spitfire. "Hey baby." she said. Did I forget to mention Spitfire is my marefriend? Well, she is. I planted a small kiss on her cheek. "Hey." We talked about last night's battle, and about what the supply situation was like. The usual military shit, right?
Jaze's POV
I was startled awake by the siren. I bolted to my locker and levitated my vest on. I ran outside to regroup with my battalion before heading to the wall. By the time we got there, the fight was already over. I was slightly disappointed by this, but we will see plenty of battles in the future, so I shrugged it of. The commander walked b y me and said, "Take watch on the wall while the on duty units get breakfast." he said. I saluted him and said "Yes Sir!". While on watch, I was figuring out the intricacies of the new fifty cals. After about an hour, Razor walked up to me and said he found something on one of the POWs. He pulled out a picture. The picture was of the griffon and, Rainbow Dash!? "Go show this to the commander right away!" I ordered him. He'd dashed of saying a quick yes sir as he left. I walked down to the POW cages and looked at the griffon in the picture. "I see you know Rainbow Dash." I said to her. "Yeah! She is a total loser! She has a bunch of loser friend too, just like you!" I tried my hardest not to hit her. "Well," I said, "Our commander is coming to interrogate you. Oh and Gilda, we have more on you than you think." I said as I walked away.
Frost's POV
Spitfire and I were eating breakfast when Razor Edge came up to our table. "Sir, Sergeant Jaze needs you at the POW cages now! We have a bargaining chip with one of them that could get us some intel." he said. "Tell Sergeant Jaze I will be there shortly." I told him. "Yes Sir!" he said as he sprinted toward the POW cages. 'Good kid' I thought. As my team headed toward the POW holding area, AJ asked, "Frost, are ya gonna ask Spitfire to marry ya sometime?" Wow. Personal question, but these three were my best friends. "Yes. I've got the engagement necklace. I'm just waiting for the right time." I replied. We the arrived at the holding area and saw Jaze working on a broken down griffon. "Gilda?" all three of my squad mates asked in unison. "Wait, you know her?" I asked, confused. "Yeah, she used to be my best friend." Dash told me. "Okay." I replied. I then walked into the interrogating room.
Jaze's POV
"Do you know anything about a future attack!?" I yelled at the broken down griffon. "Yes!" she whimpered, "There will be an infantry assault supported by Ursa minors!" She was crying. "when!?" I asked. "At 21:00!" she whimpered again. "Thank you." I said walking out of the room. Then I saw the commander. "Do you need me?" he asked. "No sir. I already handled the situation. There will be an assault on the compound made by infantry supported by Ursa minors at 21:00." I replied. "Thank you sergeant." he saluted me and I returned the salute. "Any day sir." I said to him. He walked off toward the wall. My men were going to breakfast. I joined them for a relatively easy day.
Two chapters in one day. I'll try to get the next battle up tonight.