"While we could break the siege and storm their camps killing a great many of them, this would not end the war, the survivors would break camp scattering like roaches back to their homes, and in doing so embolden the defense of Athenia meaning we'd need to march on and in doing so deal with the fact that their men had infact managed to escape the grasp of Romanus, but if we hold them here, hold them long enough to break this armies morale first, before our reinforcements arrive where we'll have the numbers capable of encircling the enemy and with their utter destruction not only will the Greecians have lost a great armed force, their people back at home will also learn of the cost associated with standing against Romanus."
"So then your Majesty, we fight to the last here to ensure that we need not fight here anymore?"
Haddin seemed to be understanding Julius's reasoning.