The decision to march had been made, but the delay lasted for three days.
It was not Hudson intentionally dragging his feet, but the troops from the Moxi Duchy that were to accompany him were not ready.
It was evident from their efficiency, which bore no relation whatsoever to the military precept of swift action.
Fighting in a foreign land without the coordination of local troops was a difficult undertaking.
If the people of Moxi were not in a hurry, there was no reason for Hudson to worry on their behalf.
From this episode, he finally understood why the Augustusburg Defense Line had fallen so quickly.
It wasn't that the soldiers on the front line were unqualified; it was due to the sluggish bureaucratic system.
The reaction speed showed that the bureaucrats of Moxi Duchy were still stuck in the mindset of fighting civil wars within the Human Kingdoms.
