Easy answer to this now you have outlined your aims, if you go through the BC learning all it has to offer and stick to the whole structure religiosity it will sort itself out, there are very few good (if any) soloists who didn’t learn rhythm guitar first, learn a load of songs, enjoy the journey and don’t set yourself unrealistic goals, it all takes time to get to be good; above all have fun with the journey, don’t make it a chore!
Have a browse through some of the Road cases and posts of people playing for critique, following other people’s progress and the timescale will be helpful to understand it all.