Do you know what the most powerful force a Commander can wield according to the Art of War.
Spies.
Good spies are invaluable, and there are multiples kinds of spies. You can flip spies that are meant to be spying on your operation. You can secretly spy on the enemy with someone they don't know, or you can have a spy deeply embedded and trusted by the other side.
My guess is, patriots have trusted spies and/or moles that the cabal hasn't identified yet.