The movement of Great Zhou's troops immediately drew the gaze of countless people from Jianghu. The Imperial Court had been a weight upon their heads for so long; now, at last, an internal strife was to begin. They wouldn't call it kicking someone when they're down, but at the very least, it was a development they were happy to see unfold.
At this moment, on the northwestern border, the several fortresses here had been completely evacuated. Ordinary people had already been relocated to the large fortresses deep within the Northwestern Province. The original fortresses like Flying Dragon City now served as the last line of defense against the approaching armies of Great Zhou in the Northwestern Territory.
Currently, the troops under Su Xin's command in the Northwestern Troops amounted to no more than three hundred thousand, and their level of elite training couldn't compare with those stationed at the borders of the Golden Khanate by Great Zhou.