Having ravaged LOCATION@1 without provoking PERSON@1 to battle , PERSON@2 decided to march through LOCATION@2 to LOCATION@3 , one of the richest and most fertile provinces of LOCATION@4 , hoping that the devastation would draw PERSON@1 into battle .

PERSON@2 decided to march through LOCATION@2 to LOCATION@3 . He hoped that the devastation would draw PERSON@1 into battle .
