The conscription has been issued for quite some time, but the mobilization of each province still hasn't been completed. I'm afraid the orcs will come to kill us before the army can be gathered.
Even if we were able to assemble a large army, we wouldn't be able to block the orcs' way.
As an isolated force, they were initially responsible for causing disorder, and would not really come into battle with us.
With just a single tear in our line, the enemy would charge from south to north. Their forces mostly consist of cavalry, our regular troops simply can't catch up with them.
A purely cavalry confrontation doesn't give a clear advantage to the military strength of the kingdom.
Trying anxiously to concentrate our forces and wage a decisive battle against the enemy would only lead to quicker defeat. It would be better for the local nobles to keep harassing the orc army from their castle fortresses.
