Roman was distressed about the upcoming autumn harvest.
The construction progress of the stone arch bridge was incredibly fast. The piers and abutments were nearly complete, and the arches were being erected. It seemed that the bridge could be finished before the end of autumn.
This was a good thing.
The bad news was that the Black Iron Alliance Army had changed their strategy.
Makor no longer insisted on gathering a large army to demolish Fertile City in one swoop. Instead, he secretly dispatched cavalry and infantry units, initiating continuous harassment operations.
Roman was not afraid of a direct confrontation—as long as the vanguard was broken, the rest would scatter like a herd of pigs.
But he feared the day-and-night skirmishes and arson by small-scale units, which kept him constantly on the move.
