"The problem is that these prisoners are now severely hindering our marching speed," the staff officer lamented helplessly. "They aren't doing it on purpose, are they? This group surrendering is more of an impact than if they resisted with guns."
He wasn't exaggerating. In reality, placing twenty thousand troops to stubbornly defend a position, Strauss's vanguard might be able to eliminate them within an hour... but now that these twenty thousand have surrendered, managing their food and drink will probably waste seven to eight hours just to settle them.
