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Thus, the advantages of what might prove to be overwhelming numbers in the field are likely to be nullified at the wall. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 44, Sentence #15)

Let us suppose the besiegers have ten men on each of ten ladders. At the top of the ladder, one attacker, at a considerable disadvantage, given his position, might encounter, say, one defender. In this way, one attacker, at one time, would meet one defender, with the attacker, given his position, at a serious disadvantage. Thus, the advantages of what might prove to be overwhelming numbers in the field are likely to be nullified at the wall. Indeed, if one had two defenders to one attacker hoping to scale the wall, at one time, the defenders would at that point, the point of military interest, outnumber the attackers two to one. These simple facts were lost on no one, particularly mercenaries. It is no wonder that towns and cities are seldom overcome, save by treachery, subornation, or subterfuge. - (Avengers of Gor)