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Do or Don't

Warfare

Yup, it's time again for episode 2.  This season will feature five episodes, just giving you a heads up.

Me:  Alright, you are in a similar situation as the soldiers were at The Charge of the Light Brigade.  For any of you who do not know what this particular battle was set up, it was  (basically) like this:

The Commanding General of the British forces stood upon a hill.  He wrote down a vague form of attack to the people not on the hill, that were down in the valley.  Now, the Russian (whom the British were fighting) had two positions.  One, was to the left, on a range hills, and the other was in the valley, facing the main British forces.

Now, the commanding general of the British forces sends a badly written message to Lord Nolan (some kind of relation to him I believe, so they didn't get along well).  Now, Lord Nolan rides down into the valley and gives the orders to the general down there.  The general ask "which guns" and Lord Nolan replies, waving his hand over the entire battle field (including the Russian troops up on the hill, that the soldiers in the valley could not see).  The General in the valley, thus thought he meant the guns right in front of him.

So, The General in the valley rides out at the Russians in the valley, with, The Light Brigade (cavalry).  The Heavy Brigade (also cavalry, this particular brigade was called the "Heavy" brigade because it has strong, but slower, horses than the Light Brigade) was backup for The Light Brigade.

Now, the Russians up on the hill (the hill to the left of the British perspective) began pounding the Light Brigade, and the Russians in the valley began firing.

Thus, as you can see, it was a disaster, but that's not all.  Lord Nolan, seeing the mistake, charged out with The Light Brigade to tell them they were attacking the wrong guns, but he never even made it.  For, in the thousands of bullets, the literal storm of lead, he was shot, dead.

The Light Brigade charged on, suffering immense casualties, but at last getting to the guns in the valley.  Surprisingly, they took the gun position!  Unfortunately, they could not hold it, for from up on the hill they were still being pounded, and the Russians who had fled the valley position, were coming back.  So, the Light Brigade turned back, going through the same massacre again.  Out the 660 some, only 100 and some survived.

But that wasn't all!  The Russians were now attacking, you only have a small force to fight off the massive Russian cavalry.  You could, A, run away, and possibly never see you home again.  B, make a valiant stand (which could easy be your end), or C.  Attack again with your infantry and Heavy Brigade.

Which would you choose?

Cluster:  *belches* Cluster pick C.

Andan:  B.

Me:  Okay, Cluster, why did you choose C?

Cluster:  Well, number one, it da first letter of me name.

Me:  And number two...?

Cluster:  You knows what day say, best offense is da worst defense... er, somethin'

Andan:  And that proves your point how?

Me:  Cluster, I think you mean the a good offense is a good defense.

Cluster:  Yah, da.  So's I go and crush the enemy up on da hill, widda' Heavy Brigade and Infantry, den I can crush da last Viking spot.

Me:  Russian, Cluster, Russian.  Alright, Andan, why did you choose B?

Andan:  If I stay and fight, then I probably beat off the enemy, and then, I will attack.

Cluster:  Yah, but yous get mashed befur you can 'tack again.

Andan:  How so?

Cluster:  Yous only got like, a few thousands men, while da Russ has got like, fifty thousands.

Me:  Cluster, it's Russians.  And no, the Russians do not have fifty thousand.  There infantry is about the same as yours.  But they do have more artillery.

Cluster:  'kay.  Well, me plan would way work.

Andan:  Not as good as mine.

Cluster:  Wellz dat's just becuz-

Me:  OKAY! The judges can decide from here on.

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Does that make sense?  If it doesn't you can either look it up or I'll explain it better. :D