Moroni had been successful in the past with various strategies, in particular those that involved the use of the cover of night. In this case, Mormon lets us know that Moroni had no plans on this night. He has troops that are weary of marching and battle, and Moroni knows that time is on his side. Moroni does not come up with any stratagem. Teancum, however, is not so complacent. We may understand Teancum a little more if we remember that he has acted unilaterally and impulsively in the past. In addition, this man of action had been forced to play a waiting game on the eastern front for a couple of years. Under those conditions, it is perhaps not surprising that Teancum takes matters into his own hands.