At that moment, all members of Night Raid had been gathered in the hall by Nacitanie, waiting for her to speak.
"This is an order issued by headquarters. Take a look."
Seated in the main seat, Nacitanie rubbed the space between her brows to ease her troubled mood. She did her best to calm herself before handing the order and intelligence list in her hand to everyone.
"An order from headquarters?"
Curious, the members of Night Raid hurriedly took the documents.
"The Revolutionary War has begun. The Revolutionary Army, the three major foreign tribes, and Anning Dao—the four major forces—have launched simultaneous uprisings from the Empire's west, north, and south. If all goes well, the Revolutionary Alliance may be able to encircle the Imperial Capital from those three directions in less than two months."
Although the Empire's borders had long since fallen, its territory was simply too vast. Even without fighting, marching continuously from the border to the Imperial Capital at the heart of the Empire would take nearly a month.
What was more, although the Empire was corrupt and most of its forces were utterly incompetent, that did not mean it lacked powerful Imperial generals. The minister could interfere with military matters, but with Bude around, his control was nowhere near as absolute as it was over internal affairs.
Bude was utterly loyal to the Imperial family. Though he had not actively cultivated them, some military commanders stationed outside the capital were quite close to him.
With those Imperial generals positioned outside blocking the way, it would be difficult for the Revolutionary Army to advance quickly.
Then there was the fact that, including logistics personnel, the Revolutionary Army Alliance had nearly two million troops. With such huge numbers, nothing about their march could be handled carelessly.
So although the