Those who, in a rush of blood to the head, rebelled out of impulse and hot-blooded bravado, risking their very heads, could only be called bandits and rebels.
What Dragon City wanted was not a band of rebels, but a grand rebellion with strategy, planning, and prospects.
The prospects Commander Bai had once promised him were indeed excellent: with the Divine Might Army of Hu Mountain in Liang Prefecture as the core, they could absorb displaced people into the ranks and raise another hundred thousand troops—or even more—in a short time. They might not be elite soldiers, but they would be more than enough to put on a fearsome display.
Their goal was not to stir up trouble in Liang Prefecture. Rather, they would join Pudu Cult in a pincer attack, coordinating from within and without to seize Lingwu City, known as the gateway to the three Northern Lands provinces, thereby gaining strategic initiative.
With Lingwu City—gateway to three provinces, blessed with abundant waterways, convenient transport, hardy folk customs, and immense prosperity—as their springboard, they could attack Ji Prefecture and Yanzhou separately, or choose one of the two.
Commander Bai had also made preparations in both Ji Prefecture and Yanzhou: the other four armies mentioned by the hawk-nosed man. Once they joined forces with the Divine Might Army, they might not sweep everything away like dead leaves, but they could greatly increase the efficiency of seizing cities and territory.
In the most ideal scenario, Commander Bai and his group hoped to bring the entire Northern Lands under their control.
If the three northern provinces fell into their hands, they could forge a kingly and hegemonic enterprise. After all, Ji Prefecture and Yanzhou were two of the ancient Nine Provinces, lands rich in natural treasures and flourishing in prosperity. Using them