"I had considered this as well. The Imperial Capital had already been completely taken. Although the Imperial Palace needed to be rebuilt, there were no other major matters left.
"I would send Imperial Arms users and the Blade of Immortality to work with the soldiers and take every city within the Empire. Esdeath also wanted something to do. With Esdeath joining in... it shouldn't be long before all the Empire's territory was swiftly brought under our control!"
With the strength of Esdeath and the Blade of Immortality, no one could stop them. The provincial governors were no exception.
The only problem was probably the small number of troops.
After expanding over these past years, Durandal's personal guard numbered around two hundred thousand. Rita had a little over one hundred thousand, and together with the generals they had won over, their total force was around five hundred thousand.
But five hundred thousand men were far too few when spread across the entire Empire, especially with over a million prisoners from the old Imperial forces and the rebel army. A large number of soldiers would be needed for that!
Of course... if they could turn those prisoners into their own strength, they would no longer be a burden. Instead, their army could instantly expand by over a million.
Guan Xing and Rita already had ideas about this, so it should not take long. Many people were not so unwaveringly loyal to the Revolutionary Army or the old Empire.
Especially after the New Empire promised policies, reforms, and new laws that would put the people first.
The only slightly troublesome groups were probably the foreign tribes and the Anning Cult. After all, the foreign tribes were not the same kind of people as those of the Empire.
Even if they could be subdued,