If it was during the previous time, the Duke of York would think that the Victorians were crazy.
Victoria City had only a few thousand residents, and yet it was attacking the York Territory. Previously, the Duke of York dispatched 3,000 Knights to attack Victoria City, but they were annihilated. Only a few hundred Knights and the commander, George, escaped. George was released voluntarily by Victoria City.
George brought back a lot of useful information. For example, his nephew Guinevere betrayed him and defected to Victoria City!
Also, the ruler of Victoria City was a self-proclaimed Queen Victoria!
The Duke of York remembered that it was a handsome man who bought the land from him.
None of that was important. The important fact was that the Victorians were attacking him, yet there were no capable Knights available to the Duke of York.
Did he have to conduct conscription in his vassal states?