Possible Clues:

• Cannon previously protecting road not available
• Munitions identified by one no longer in command
• Alternative jig, say, to secure new mounted guns
• Soldiers taking steps to collect new military supplies
• Supplies name in the case of Oliver Twist, perhaps
• I must be out of order supplying mounted guns
• Soldiers step around new munitions
• Soldiers move fast to import new supplies
• Military hardware
• Military supplies