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// Bi-weekly report to the Crown #2 
// Story: Equestria: The Afterlife 
// by Timzocker201 
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The General gave us one week of rearward assignment, before sending us back to Hoovesville despite my advice to let my soldiers rest another week.

In Hoovesville, we were immediately given order to prepare an attack on a nearby encampment, the garrison of which heavily outnumbered our company.  Here be noted that I pointed this out towards General Pillbox, but he chose to dismiss it.

Thus, using the maps we had available, I formulated a plan to make a fake-attack from the open fields to the south, while a small fighting force would use the nearby forest to position themselves behind the enemy and attack them from the rear. To increase our chances of success, I sent a team of scouts led by Lt. Overdrive, who volunteered for the mission. 

According to the information they brought back, I made adaptations to my plan and launched it the following night. However, the information had proven incorrect, likely because the enemy had spotted our scouts.

By the time our flanking force arrived, the enemy was already lying in wait inside the forest and forced them into close combat. Meanwhile, the diversion force had been led into a trap, where the enemy forces tried to encircle us, which we barely managed to evade. Seeing that my plan had failed and not wanting to risk unnecessary losses, I ordered a retreat as soon as possible.

The total casualties on our side were: 20 lightly wounded, 12 heavily wounded, 4 MIA, 0 KIA.

The enemy casualties could not be determined.

We withdrew back towards Hoovesville and dug in, as the Gryphons will likely use our weakened state and attack us within the next few days.