In northern Taiwan, the villages were more spread out, making organization difficult. For this reason, there were many more Sung Chiang brigades in the south than the north.
「台灣南部多集村，富聚合力；北部多散村，組織不易，這使得南台灣的宋江陣比北台灣多上好幾倍」，阮昌銳接著補充。