Struendum vallum, petendus agger; amissa magna ex parte per quae egeritur humus aut exciditur caespes; non tentoria manipulis, non fomenta sauciis; infectos caeno aut cruore cibos dividentes, funestas tenebras et tot hominum milibus unum iam reliquum diem lamentabantur.
A rampart needed to be constructed and materials needed to be found for the earthwork. Unfortunately, most of the tools for excavating soil or cutting turf had been lost. The companies lacked tents and dressings for the wounded, and as they divided their rations, which were foul with dirt or blood, they mourned the deathlike gloom. It was lamented that for so many thousands of men, only a single day remained.