取守势 meaning in English

guard

When attacking an enemy who is on the defensive strategically , the red army usually dispeses its own forces
当着我们向战略上取守势的敌人进攻时，红军往往是分散的。
It is essential to rest and train our troops , and the best time for doing so is when the enemy is on the defensive
部队的休息和训练是必要的，敌取守势时是我最好的休息和训练的时机。
But hence it follows that the same new forces which have hitherto served particularly for production will not withhold their services from destruction , and will principally favour the side of defence , and especially the european continental nations , while they threaten the insular state with the loss of those advantages which have been gained by her insular position for her defence
但是同时也可以推想得到的是，原来专用于生产的新生力量同样也可以为破坏性的战争服务，这一点将主要有利于取守势的一方，特别是欧洲国家，而英国原来以岛国地位在防御上所占有的优势，或将由此丧失。