In Dapes, the Moxi Duchy's senior officials panicked upon receiving reports from the front.
No matter how resilient someone was, they could not endure defeat after defeat on the battlefield. Although they still had contingency plans, no one wanted to activate them so soon.
"The enemy's offensive is too fierce. The Augsburg defensive line is in imminent danger, while the Duchy of Orton is on the verge of collapse. Fighting on two fronts is now unavoidable.
"How should we respond next? Does anyone have a strategy?"
George asked anxiously.
As king, he knew full well the predicament facing the Moxi Duchy. The front had collapsed so quickly for two main reasons.
Apart from the excessive number of routed soldiers they had taken in, which had affected morale, there was also a practical factor—the defensive line was not strong enough.
The Augsburg defensive line had originally been built to defend against enemies from the north. It had been damaged during the last Beastfolk invasion, while the current enemy was attacking from the west, so all the defenses had been hastily repaired.
Even the famed Augsburg was only a half-finished product, its defenses far inferior to what they had once been.
With those two disadvantages combined, it would have been a miracle if the frontline defenders could still hold back the Ancient Remnants coalition.
George had expected the defensive line to collapse, but he had not expected it to collapse this quickly. They should at least have held out for a month or two, buying the duchy some breathing room!
His own army's performance had already been disappointing enough, yet their ally had performed even worse.
Only a dozen or so days after the war began, the Duchy of Orton had lost city after city and territory after territory. Even its Royal