A long run of defensive victories has left the campaign too focused on protecting existing possessions. The game's objective requires territorial control within a limited number of turns, so winning local battles without moving armies toward new objectives will not produce strategic success. The response is to shift attention from reactive defense to getting field armies moving. The moment separates tactical success from campaign progress and shows how a force can lose the initiative without suffering a battlefield defeat.
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Defensive success does not guarantee strategic progress
After a series of defensive victories, protecting existing territory has displaced the offensive action required by the campaign objective.