'But probably also a god on their side as well?' 'So, Constable Visit, there's a god on our side, is there?' It is this: if the enemy has an impregnable stronghold, see he stays there.'' 'Ah, yes, he says, 'After the first battle of Sto Lat, I formulated a policy which has stood me in good stead in other battles. Whats your famous general got to say about it, eh?' And if you saw that, you'd want me to turn round right now. 's got room inside for thousands of armed men, war elephants, battle camels, everything. It's a town but there's a bloody great fort, walls thirty feet thick. And below it is what they call the Fist of Gebra.

'And it's just as well because otherwise you'd see Mount Gebra. If you want to sharpen your sword, just hold it up in the air.' Klatchian mist! It's a sandstorm! The sand blows about all the time. 'See all that stuff in the air?' he said.

'Sounds like a clever man,' said Jenkins. It is.' he turned the page, ''Don't Have a Battle.'' 'In fact, men, the general has this to say about ensuring against defeat when outnumbered, out–weaponed and outpositioned. Bits of paper and string indicated his many bookmarks. 'According to General Tacticus, it's because they favour themselves,' said Vimes. 'Oh, no–one's ever heard of Fortune favouring them, sir.' What is her position vis a vis heavily armed, well prepared and excessively manned armies?' Fortune favours the brave, sir,' said Carrot cheerfully.

Fortune favors the brave cro