start of with game like novel but it base on realistic logic. it have some plot armour but IMO it's not big part of this novel. some people said it have too many characters. yep all those name are real general in history so yea. but they forget that you only need to remember the main character his friend and his rival. after read so many novel this is one of the top tier novel but maybe it start off slow or their country met an unfortunate end in the story so this novel didn't make it into anime. but recommended to read at least once.