Under normal circumstances, when the "Seven Provinces' Nobility" applied pressure in unison, any commander would be affected.
The assault on the heart had failed, the supplementary tactic of luring the enemy had also failed, and when proposing luring the enemy again, Duke Daniel had little confidence left.
On what seemed to be a calm battlefield, both sides had already gambled numerous times. He had figured out Hudson's plan, and Hudson, in turn, had seen through his deployment.
In a situation where neither could fool the other, what the two sides contested was the comprehensive national power. Whoever ran out of patience and made the first move would find themselves at a strategic disadvantage.
This sensation fueled Daniel's fighting spirit, but equally shattered the confidence of the upper echelons of the Orc Empire in their victory.