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What Is Holding My Rival Up?
Hannibal wanted to fight near carthage where he had shelter and material reinforcements. Instead, he was compelled to pursue scipio, before carthage lost its richest territory. Scipio kept retreating, refusing battle until he lured hannibal to the town of zama. There he went on a rampage, destroying everything in sight. The enemy's centre of gravity is where an injury will hurt him most. Without it, armies cannot move and have no force or coherence. No power can stand without its legs.