The Lamanite spies or scouts were able to see that Antipus had received reinforcements, but probably assumed that they were older. Thus, they were not aware that the reinforcements might not have been that strong. Nevertheless, the simple fact that they were reinforced had Ammoron order his commanders not to come against Judea to battle. That bought them time to continue to build fortifications, and perhaps to have some time to rest and heal.
The twenty-sixth year ends on the western front with a number of important cities having been occupied by Lamanites. For a while, there is a break in the action.