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In reality, if they had ridden horses the entire way, it wouldn’t have taken so long. However, as the team neared Stone Fort City and the number of rebels increased, they concealed their horses to avoid detection and chose to proceed on foot, which is why it took nearly two days.

“Relax, if anyone asks questions, I’ll handle it. You don’t need to worry!”

The small leader was quite clever. After being brainwashed by Richard, he was now full of energy, seemingly having turned over a new leaf, and was determined to achieve merit and atone for his crimes.

Along the way, whenever other rebels questioned them, this small leader would scold them sharply, smoothly passing through the inquiries.

Now, he was preparing to lead Richard’s people into the city.

Richard’s men were also quite astute. They acted convincingly as if they were part of the small leader’s entourage.

Many of them had deliberately dirtied themselves or inflicted minor injuries on themselves before setting out to make their appearance more authentic.

An important objective was to keep an eye on the small leader and ensure he didn’t play tricks. Although his brother was under Richard’s control and had been brainwashed as well, it was essential to be cautious.

The group quickly approached the city gates of Stone Fort City.

There was a steady flow of rebels entering and exiting the city.

“Stop! Who are you?”

At the city gates, several rebels were stationed and questioned everyone entering the city.

The small leader, upon hearing the question, snorted and arrogantly said, “You newcomers don’t even recognize me? Open your eyes and see what this is.”

He produced a wooden token with a “Star” symbol carved into it.

“What’s this?”

Some of the city guards were puzzled.

Another rebel slapped the puzzled one and said, “Are you trying to get us all killed? Only those loyal to General Rigg have this token. Let this gentleman through.”

Thus, the small leader successfully brought Richard’s men into the city.

Once inside, he quickly inquired about General Rigg’s location.

Currently, General Rigg was residing in a manor in the Stone Fort City that originally belonged to Count Zane.

The small leader and Richard’s men headed towards that manor.

The city was crowded with rebels, and they were constantly transporting plundered food and gold to the manor where General Rigg was staying.

The small leader and his group soon arrived outside the manor.

The manor was guarded by more rebels and had stricter inspections. However, as soon as the small leader arrived, he was recognized.

“Cole, you’re back? Hmm, why are you injured? Where are Carter and the others?”

A rebel leader guarding the manor asked.

The small leader Cole’s eyes reddened, “Quick, take us to see General Rigg. We have important news to report.”

“Come, drink up~!”

The manor was bustling with activity.

In one of the well-maintained palaces of the manor, General Rigg was enjoying a feast with several beautiful women, eating meat and drinking wine.

After capturing the Stone Fort City, General Rigg had seized many beautiful women from the city and enjoyed nightly entertainment with them.

These days, he felt like he was living like a king.

Even during the day, he might seize a woman for some indescribable activities when the mood struck.

“Haha, this is exhilarating! This is the kind of life I enjoy!”

General Rigg, feeling satisfied with his drinking, laughed heartily.

Below, several of his “advisors” were also present. These advisors, somewhat scholarly and from poor backgrounds, had seen an opportunity with the uprising and had followed General Rigg. Now, they were finally experiencing a life they could never have imagined before.

“General Rigg, General Rigg!”

At this moment, a subordinate’s voice called out from outside.

“What’s all the shouting about? Come in!”

General Rigg was displeased.

“General, Cole has returned and says he has significant news to report!”

The subordinate entered and said.

“Cole? Let him in!”

General Rigg remembered the small leader Cole, as he was one of his trusted men.

Soon, Cole entered with several people.

“Cole, you’ve been out for over ten days sweeping the area. Why are you only back now? Where are Carter and the others?”

General Rigg asked upon seeing him.

Cole’s eyes were red as he fell to the ground and cried, “General, we were ambushed, and our entire army was wiped out!”

“What? Wiped out?”

General Rigg’s drunkenness faded instantly.

His expression darkened, and his voice returned to its usual tone, “What happened?”

Cole looked up and said, “To the north, there’s a city where all the nobles who escaped from Westgar City and Stone Fort City went. They gathered several thousand soldiers among the refugees and ambushed our camp while we were asleep. Our people were all killed, including Carter and the others!”

Hearing Cole’s words, General Rigg’s face grew even darker, “Those nobles are seeking death!”

“Carter and the others are dead, how did you manage to come back alive?”

At this time, one of the advisors, who was holding a woman and quite drunk, asked rudely.

Cole replied, “That night, I happened to be on night patrol. When we patrolled to the other side, they arrived. But I had too few people with me. Seeing that Carter and the others couldn’t hold them off, I thought I should return and report to the General, not wanting their deaths to be in vain, so I escaped!”

“Just afraid of dying, weren’t you!”

Another slightly drunk advisor said bluntly.

Compared to these small leaders, these advisors were the ones General Rigg truly trusted. The idea to attack the northeastern region was theirs, and it was proving to be quite effective.

Without Richard, who could have stopped their advance in the northeastern region?

Cole continued, “I— I didn’t want to die, but General Rigg, I have another important piece of news. The count in Stone Fort City has also gone to that city, and I saw many nobles fleeing with large amounts of gold. There’s also a lot of food!”

Upon hearing about the gold and food, General Rigg perked up.

Even though he had captured the Stone Fort City, he quickly realized that the food supplies here were not endless. Under the locust plague, food shortages were common.

If his own supplies began to run low in a few months, the uprising army might become unstable. After all, his promise when attacking the northeastern region was to ensure everyone had food.

Now that the northeastern region had been captured, where would they turn if they ran out of food?

“Are you telling the truth?”

General Rigg asked.

Cole, still on the ground, nodded vigorously, “Absolutely true! I saw it with my own eyes! Moreover, we seized a person who said that city was secretly built to guard against demi-humans. It originally had two thousand troops and a large amount of food. After we moved into the northeastern region, many nobles who got the news also sent all their food and gold there!”

“No wonder the food in the Stone Fort City seemed scarce!”

Hearing Cole’s words, General Rigg snorted.

He didn’t suspect Cole. After all, Cole had been with him the whole time, and in General Rigg’s view, there were no opponents left in the northeastern region. What kind of conspiracy could there be?

As for the advisors, if they weren’t drunk, they might have asked more questions, but now, each one was drunk and fondling women, not thinking of anything else.

Times change.

These people, ultimately, were not of high standing. Before conquering the northeastern region, they still had some ambition and drive.

However, after capturing the northeastern region and feeling that their life goals were half-achieved, they mostly spent their days enjoying themselves, waiting for promotions and titles.

“Gather the men and prepare. Tomorrow morning, we’ll set out to capture that city. Angus, Dawn, you two take 20,000 men to defend the city. I’ll bring 90,000 men to attack, and it’ll also help us lose a few thousand men. Otherwise, there are too many of us, and we won’t have enough food!”

General Rigg said coldly.

“Don’t worry, General. We’ll handle things here!”

The two advisors responded.

“Report! General Rigg, our men are under attack!”

At this moment, a panicked subordinate rushed in.

“What happened?” General Rigg asked.

“It’s the demi-humans. The demi-humans attacked our supply convoy and are trying to assault our city!”

The subordinate said.

“Demi-humans? How many?”

General Rigg’s expression tensed at the mention of “demi-humans.”

“It looks like not many, only a few hundred. They are half-human, half-horse, and run very fast. Our men can’t catch them.”

“That’s centaurs!”

One of the advisors spoke up.

“These demi-humans are probably coming here because they are short on food. A few hundred centaurs aren’t a big concern, but General, there might be other demi-human tribes coming as well. To be safe, the number of men left here is still a bit low.”

An advisor assigned to guard the Stone Fort City said.

“General, actually, the defending forces in that city are not many, only about five or six thousand. They defeated our troops only by ambushing them. Even with the ambush, we managed to kill over a thousand of them. Now, there are probably fewer than five thousand remaining. You don’t need to bring so many men; taking thirty to sixty thousand should be sufficient!”

At this time, Cole seized the opportunity to speak up.

Cole was good at timing his comments, speaking after the advisor had spoken, making it seem natural.

Hearing the advisor and Cole, General Rigg pondered for a moment and said, “Alright, I’ll leave 40,000 men with you, and I’ll take 70,000.”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~”

Outside Stone Fort City, several hundred centaurs carried out another round of attacks.

After launching their spears, they inflicted significant damage on the uprising army.

“Relocate.”

After the attack, Charlotte issued the order.

This time, the centaurs’ role was to create pressure on the uprising army, making them keep more men to defend the city out of fear of the demi-humans.

Clearly, this strategy is working.

General Rigg and his advisors had no idea of Richard’s existence. They could never have guessed that Richard was sharpening his knives and waiting for them.

At this moment, Charlotte’s intercom crackled with a message.

“Notify the lord, the plan is in effect. The 70,000 rebels will depart tomorrow!”

“The plan succeeded!”

Charlotte’s face showed a hint of satisfaction.

“Quick, inform the lord!”

Several centaurs with a raven arrived at a high ground and released the raven.

The raven flapped its wings, soaring into the sky toward Richard’s territory.

Some of the rebels did see the ravens, but no one thought anything of it.

“We continue to apply pressure and leave tomorrow.”

Although the plan was successful, the centaurs would not leave until the main force of rebels was on the move.

The raven flew quickly.

Just a few hours later, the raven returned to Richard’s castle.

“Master, the plan worked. General Rigg will set out with 70,000 rebels early tomorrow morning. It should take about four days for them to reach us!”

Soon, Richard received the report from Gazia.

“Good!”

With this news, Richard smiled.

The fish was hooked!

The number of rebels was slightly more than Richard had anticipated. However, he thought it was not a big deal. Just an extra ten thousand men.

A day passed quickly.

In Florencia City, preparations were still in full swing.

Most of the preparations were already completed. Now, only some final arrangements within the city were left to be done.

Meanwhile, Stone Fort City was also bustling with activity. Large numbers of rebels were mobilizing, preparing food and water.

The rebels marched at a good pace and had a strong capacity to endure hunger.

Early the next morning, a dense mass of rebels poured out of the Stone Fort City.

“General, just head in this direction. The terrain here is relatively flat. We should reach our destination in three or four days at most.”

Cole, the small leader, led the way in front.

General Rigg had acquired a horse and rode at the head of the column.

For this war, he had, for the first time, refrained from engaging with women the previous night.

“Let’s go!” He gave the command.

Immediately, tens of thousands of rebels, led by General Rigg, moved towards Richard’s territory in a vast tide!