The Warrior looked around the Battlefield. He saw there were places where the Host was not advancing. He noticed that in those places, many of the Soldiers were ill-equipped. Many had armor that was missing pieces. Some were missing shields. These Soldiers would take terrible wounds and would have to retreat. Some were missing offensive weapons. While these did not lose ground, they never gained any ground either.
Sometimes, the Quartermasters for entire units were at fault. They weren't properly equipping the Soldiers in their care. They had access to all of the equipment, but they would only had out partial sets.
Sometimes, individual Soldiers or groups of Soldiers were at fault. They had been given all that they needed, but had lost pieces. Others had everything with them, but hadn't equipped it properly.
In other places, the units were properly equipped, but poorly led. The squad leaders had received orders from the Commander, but they misunderstood what was to be done. Instead of attacking at the Enemy's weak points, some of these units would charge headlong into a point where the Enemy was particularly strong. While these units didn't take many casualties, they also didn't gain any ground.
A Lesser Son of the King
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