In addition to Bai Qi, Ouyang Shuo appointed Shi Wansui, the commander of the city guards, and Zhou Yu, the admiral of the royal navy, as his deputies to assist Bai Qi in commanding the land and water armies.
Huo Qubing, the commander of the imperial guards, still served as the vanguard.
After the entire framework was settled, it was time to discuss which troops to deploy.
The five legions of the Dragon Stallion Army, four legions of the imperial guards, and two legions of the Flying Bear Army could all be deployed. Except for the fourth legion of the city guards to guard Beihai City, the other four legions could also be deployed.
All in all, there were 15 legions, a total of 1.05 million soldiers.
The remaining three full army groups — the Brave Tiger Army, the Leopard Army, and the Soaring Eagle Army — had to guard the long northern border of the dynasty or deal with internal wars, so it was not suitable to be deployed for the time being.
If they were to be deployed, it would be when the situation in the Annan region was unfavorable.
On the navy side, the royal navy and the Cliff Mountain Fleet were dispatched, while the Pacific Fleet only dispatched one formation to participate in the war because the Taiping warships had other important tasks.
In addition to capturing the Hawaiian Islands, the Taiping fleet also had to deter and guard against two enemies, one in the south and one in the north.
Needless to say, the one in the north was the Yanhuang Alliance.
Ouyang Shuo did not dare to guarantee that Di Chen and the others would not take advantage of the time when Great Xia was fighting in the Annan region to attack Great Xia.
Those aristocratic children put their interests above everything else and had done many evil things.
Therefore, during the war, the Pacific Fleet had to ensure that the waters around Great Xia were under their absolute control and not give the Yanhuang Alliance a chance to cause trouble.
The enemy in the south was the Luzon Kingdom. Ever since the Luzon Kingdom's fleet was beaten up by the Cliff Mountain Fleet, they had been quiet.
Even so, Ouyang Shuo did not dare to take it lightly.
Only a dog that did not bark would bite.
The Luzon Kingdom was the backbone of the pro-war faction in ASEAN. Without the deterrence of the sea, it was hard to say what they would do.
In addition to fighting at sea and landing operations, the three participating fleets also shouldered the important tasks of transporting the army and guarding the merchant ships transporting supplies.
In order to ensure that millions of troops and massive supplies could be transported to the front line smoothly, Great Xia had secretly deployed more than 800 large merchant ships to be on standby at any time to ensure the smooth sea supply line.
In addition, the Indian Ocean Fleet, commanded by Yan Huo, shouldered the heavy responsibility of deterring the other ASEAN countries, especially Java and Chenla.
In short, for the war in Annan, Great Xia had mobilized almost the entire army.
The next step was to discuss the specifics of tactics. On this point, Bai Qi, Jia Xu, and the other military strategists had the right to speak. Ouyang Shuo only listened and did not intervene.
The entire military conference lasted for five days.
After the dust settled, Great Xia's war machine began to operate quietly. Under the unified deployment of the Grand Council, all the participating troops began to assemble at the predetermined location.
Massive amounts of war materials were also being prepared at an accelerated pace.
In the blink of an eye, it was March of the fifth year of Gaia.
The midwinter that had plagued the city for several months was gradually melting from the south to the north. This was especially true for cities in the southwest like Shanhai City. Under the influence of the subtropical ocean monsoon, one could already faintly smell the scent of spring.
The ice and snow melted, and the earth recovered. The desolate wilderness was reborn, dotted with green.
After the Lantern Festival, it was the start of a new school.
Ever since Bing'er became the princess of the empire last year, her national studies had become heavier and heavier. As time went by, the national studies in the afternoon clashed with the virtual classes in the morning.
The best solution was to dispense with the virtual classes and change the modern lessons to be taught by professional teachers in the palace. With the status of Great Xia, it was a simple matter to find a few junior high school teachers.
Ouyang Shuo did not do so.
The reason was simple. In the virtual classes, Bing'er had classmates to study and play with. Once the lessons were moved to the palace, she would really be "alone".
Things finally turned for the better when the family members were accepted at the end of the year. According to preliminary statistics, there were 56 members of the imperial family who were still in school. From primary school to university, there were students of all levels.
Ouyang Shuo simply decided to choose a palace outside the Xia Palace and split it into a Directorate for the children of the imperial family to attend school.
All the expenses would be borne by the royal family.
The Directorate would combine the modern curriculum and national studies together. It would be rationally distributed and taught in accordance with the aptitude of the students. Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo would also, depending on the situation, equip each student with the most suitable internal energy secret manual to lay the foundation for their martial arts cultivation.
In the future, the imperial family of Great Xia would not only need civil officials but also military generals.
As the only Eldest Princess of Great Xia, Bing'er would also be studying in the Directorate.
During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Directorate was the highest educational institution and administrative organization set up by the imperial court. It was also known as the "Imperial College" or "National Studies". Because Great Xia already had institutions of higher learning like the Southwest University China Hall, the Directorate was not a permanent institution of the imperial court.
This time, Ouyang Shuo used the Directorate as a palace school, which was different from the historical position.
As soon as the news came out, the members of the imperial family had no reason to refuse. They were eager to take this opportunity to get closer to the royal family. Those who did not have children in school were even more envious.
Even if they did not try to curry favor with the royal family, the teachers invited by the Directorate would definitely be the best in the world. If their children could study in the Directorate, they would already be separated from the children of ordinary families.
Not to mention the coveted secret manuals.
Since the king had made such a promise, the secret manuals would at least be at the gold level or even the king level.
Since it was related to the Eldest Princess of Xue Yue's education, the Department of Science, Education, Culture and Public Security was extremely efficient. In less than a month, the Directorate was completely renovated and all the teachers were hired.
On the 1st of March, the Directorate officially opened.
This was a major event for the imperial family. Ouyang Shuo deliberately pushed away all the government affairs and specially came to the Directorate to preside over the opening ceremony and the opening ceremony.
The members of the imperial family who had children in school were also invited to attend the ceremony. The scene was extremely lively.
As the king, Ouyang Shuo was also the elder of the students in the Directorate. He gave a passionate speech, which was nothing more than encouraging the students to respect their teachers, study diligently, respect and love each other, and so on.
Although it was a cliché, it was the truth.
Today, Bing'er was wearing a blue robe that was provided by the Directorate. She looked very delicate and pretty. The little girl sat upright in front of her and listened to her brother's speech carefully.
Perhaps at this moment, the little girl suddenly understood what the royal family's responsibility was. As the Eldest Princess of the empire, although her status was extraordinary, she also needed to set an example in front of her cousins.
The Directorate was not a place for the children of the imperial family to play around. On the contrary, the rules here were stricter than in the virtual classroom, and the homework was also more arduous.
As the saying goes: a jade that is not cut is worthless.
Even if one was born into a noble family, without hard work, how could one become a true talent?
Every dynasty placed great importance on the princes' homework. Take the Qing Dynasty as an example. Every day, the princes would go to the study room at four in the morning to attend school, and they would only leave school at four in the afternoon. The schedule was even stricter than that of modern schools.
Every day, there would be two meals: breakfast at half past seven, and lunch at twelve. If any prince didn't finish his homework at this time, it would only delay everyone's meal time.
Only when the teacher thought that he had finished his task could he go eat.
The holidays of the princes were even more pitiful. From the age of six, they entered the study room. Every year, they only had one day of vacation, one day of the Dragon Boat Festival, one day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, one day of their own birthday, and two days of their father's birthday. Apart from New Year's Eve, they had no other holidays.
Modern students not only had holidays, but they also had winter and summer vacations and weekends. Needless to say, they were very happy.
Under such a strict teaching system, a considerable number of "top students" emerged among the princes.
When Emperor Kangxi was still a prince, he was very studious. He had studied astronomy, mathematics, geography, and Latin from missionaries like Nan Huairen. His achievements in mathematics were very profound.
In today's mathematical equations, the Chinese translations of the elements, subelements, and roots were said to have been created by Kangxi.
Perhaps because they had inherited Kangxi's high intelligence, almost all of the princes of Kangxi could be called the pillars of the country. Unfortunately, only one emperor could be the emperor, and those who failed in the competition would often become prisoners.
But even so, their talents couldn't be erased.
Not to mention the ancient royal family, even in modern society, the children of bureaucrats or rich families didn't have it easy compared to the children of ordinary families when it came to education. In fact, it was even more difficult.
Like Di Chen and the others, although they had been suppressed by Ouyang Shuo, who was a "commoner", to the point that they almost couldn't breathe, they were by no means foppish.
Otherwise, how could they be in charge of such a large territory at such a young age?
Therefore, if they wanted the Ouyang family to truly continue, or even develop into an aristocratic family, they had to start from the next generation, starting from education.
Regarding this point, the elders in the family were very supportive.
In the words of Ouyang Shuo's second grandfather, Uncle Ouyang, "Our generation suddenly became rich, but we are all good-for-nothings. If we want to continue the family's legacy, we have to rely on the next generation."
When the uncles heard this, they couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"That's too sarcastic."
Although the second grandfather's words were a little extreme, they could be considered to be to the point.
Of course, whether the Ouyang family could completely take root on Hope Planet and reproduce, apart from the pioneer Ouyang Shuo, mainly depended on Bing 'er and Ouyang Shuo's two unborn children.
The three of them were the real direct descendants, the children of the royal family.
Although he hadn't told anyone, in Ouyang Shuo's eyes, there was no difference between a man and a woman. He even thought that if Bing 'er was outstanding enough, it wouldn't be impossible to push her to the position of Empress in the future.
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After Ouyang Shuo finished his speech, Bing 'er, as the student representative, also went up to the podium to speak.
Looking at the graceful and elegant girl on the podium, who didn't have the slightest bit of stage fright and spoke confidently and elegantly, Ouyang Shuo's eyes were full of affection.
It was love, and also gratification.
The crowd of boys and girls below the podium revealed even more infatuated looks, completely subdued by Bing 'er.
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