Early the next morning we gather in the command tent to listen to the reports of the scouts. As expected the enemy marched through the night and hit the edge of the forest just as the sun was rising. As soon as they entered the forest the traps and ambushes started.
Knowing the nature of the enemy the ambushers are all archers, they attack from range. They also make sure to have traps in front of them so when the controlled soldiers blindly charge them they fall into the traps. Then the ambushers fall back to the next set of traps and repeat the process.
This allows us to wear down the enemy numbers without taking any losses on our side. This is important since the enemy outnumbers us a little over two to one. If we don't wear them down enough before the main fight our side will be overwhelmed.
