So what if the enemy troops hadn't been his idea?
That should put us some miles behind the enemy troops.
Almost certainly, there would be no enemy troops in them.
Far and wide, nothing was to be seen of enemy troops.
When all your soldiers have moved, enemy troops take their turn.
They were the weapons of choice for use against enemy troops.
Several of the enemy troops broke into a run toward the defense line, but they were quickly cut down.
"How certain is it that there are enemy troops around?"
No enemy troops or vehicles could be seen, of course.
"There were no armed enemy troops in or around the hospital?"