In addition to the newly formed Northern Frontier Army, Zhang Liang also included the Annan Corps, Yingzhou Corps, Morocco Corps, Somalia Corps, and the Okland Corps.
The positions of these corps were the same as the Northern Frontier Army.
Of the four corps formed from the Goryeo prisoners of war, three were allocated to the Northern Frontier Army, and the remaining one was left to the Annan Corps.
Currently, the Annan Corps had three corps, and Ouyang Shuo was preparing to expand it to its full strength.
In the battle between Nanzhang and Chenla, because the two sides were not on the same level, the Dragon Stallion Army and the Annan Corps suffered relatively few casualties.
However, the Royal Guards of the two game zones added up to only 180,000 people. After the battle, after deducting the casualties and filtering out the unqualified soldiers, there were only 100,000 qualified prisoners of war.
It was only enough to form a field corps.
After the Annan Corps was full, it was promoted to a corps like the Northern Frontier Army and renamed the Hanoi Army.
"Nanzhang and Chenla will be divided into prefectures, and together with the current Annan Province, they will form a new province — Hanoi Province. The provincial governor will still be Hu Zongxian, and the administrative center will still be in Hanoi, "Ouyang Shuo said.
After the merger, Hanoi Province would become a very important super province in the dynasty. Ouyang Shuo believed that with Hu Zongxian's ability and Lu Xiufu's assistance, they would be able to govern this place well.
This was where the name Hanoi Army came from.
"The former commander of the Annan Corps, Xue Rengui, will be promoted to the commander of the Hanoi Army with the rank of second-rank Southern General." Xue Rengui and Yue Fei, one guarding the south and the other guarding the north, complemented each other.
At this point, the arrangements after the war came to an end for the time being.
In the meantime, Ouyang Shuo specially met with the surrendered general of Goryeo, Lee Sun-sin. This old general was rather stubborn and was unwilling to hold a post in the Xia Navy. Helpless, Ouyang Shuo arranged for Lee Sun-sin to teach in the navy school.
"Consider it as making use of the remaining heat!"
During the reorganization of the Hanoi Army, the Dragon Stallion Army would replace the Leopard Army and station in Lavag City on Luzon Island. They would continue to fight against Luzon, and while defending the city, they would constantly whittle down Luzon's military strength.
At the right time, the Xia would launch a general attack on Luzon.
Following the destruction of Nanzhang, Chenla, Mali, and East Timor, Da Xia gained a firm foothold in the north of Luzon. The situation of the entire ASEAN changed again, and it was bound to undergo a new period of adjustment.
The first to make a move was Siam, which bordered the Great Xia Inner River Province.
On the 9th of July, the day after Ouyang Shuo returned to the capital, the envoy sent by the Lord of Siam, Tirade, arrived at Shanhai City. They brought the Siam's letter of credence, expressing their willingness to recognize Great Xia as their suzerain.
With the destruction of South Palm and Chenla, the non-aggression treaty signed by Siam and Xia could no longer give Siam a sense of security. Fearing that it would follow in the footsteps of the other two countries, it took the initiative to "surrender".
"It's better to recognize a sovereign state than to be destroyed." Tyraad was quite astute.
In this war, New Zealand was able to escape because Auckland recognized Great Xia as its suzerain. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult to defend against the Luzon Kingdom's attack.
From the looks of it, recognizing a suzerain was actually a very good deal.
There was more than one month of war. Even if they could avoid it, they couldn't avoid it forever. Moreover, Great Xia launched a war against the Luzon Kingdom right after the month of war ended. They didn't even need to wait for a year.
Based on this judgment, Tyraad sent out an envoy not long after the month of war ended.
Since Siam was so tactful, Ouyang Shuo naturally wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for them. As mentioned previously, if Great Xia wanted to establish a foothold on Planet Hope, they couldn't really go down the path of massacring the entire world.
One more friend was always better than one more enemy.
The setting of a suzerain was very much in line with Great Xia's requirements. While forming an alliance of interests, they didn't need to start a war and become enemies with the neighboring countries.
"Now, let's see how long Piao and Johor can last!" Once Piao and Johor submitted and conquered the Luzon Kingdom, the entire ASEAN region would be completely under Great Xia's control.
However, these two countries probably wouldn't admit defeat so easily unless they were in a desperate situation. Especially Johor, they had just conquered the Luzon Kingdom, which meant that they weren't without ambition. They probably wouldn't give in so easily.
This was also within Ouyang Shuo's expectations. After all, there was a price to pay for recognizing Great Xia as a suzerain.
Take Siam as an example. After recognizing Great Xia as a suzerain, although Siam still retained its name, it was actually a province of Great Xia. Lord Tyraad of Siam was appointed as the governor of Siam.
The structure of the governor's office would be modified according to Great Xia's model. Some of the agencies would even be directly stationed by Great Xia. The provincial administration would also be moved from the original main city of the territory to the royal city of Bangkok.
Of course, compared to other provinces, Siam still enjoyed a high degree of autonomy.
Since it was a province of Great Xia, trade tariffs would naturally be reduced to zero. A large number of Great Xia products would flow into Siam without any obstacles. At the same time, Siam's unique raw materials and agricultural products, such as tin ore, fluorite, rubber, and rice, would also be sold to the provinces of Great Xia.
This was greatly beneficial to the dynasty's economy.
Then, there was the large-scale disarmament. The 500,000 imperial guards in the royal city of Bangkok, as well as the 200,000 territorial troops, would be completely disbanded, except for the 20,000 royal troops. The remaining 680,000 troops would be completely disbanded.
They would either be converted to the Garrison Division, the city garrison, or to government laborers, or directly transferred to civilian work. As for the security of Siam, Hanoi's army would naturally be responsible for it.
Without disarmament, there would be no way to submit.
Although Tyraad was mentally prepared, he was still distressed by the sudden reduction of 600,000 to 700,000 troops. Of course, this was only for Tyraad. For the entire Siam, disarmament would only be beneficial.
The imperial guards in the royal city were allocated according to the ratio of 1 in 10, which was a huge burden for the royal city and the people. After disarmament, the royal city would be able to go into battle lightly, reduce taxes, and better invest in the construction of the people's livelihood.
The five years of Gaia could be seen as a watershed in the game world.
Before that, hegemony and war were the core themes of the wilderness. They were even the only themes. After that, the development of internal affairs and economic construction would gradually gain the upper hand, and then replace war as the new mainstream.
For a dynasty with a vast territory like Great Xia, for the people in the provinces far away from the border, war had gradually faded from their daily lives.
Take Shanhai City for example. Except for the period of hegemony in the Lianzhou Basin, there had been no war for several years. In the foreseeable future, war would no longer occur here.
Of course, staying away from war didn't mean that war had been forgotten.
As long as the dynasty needed it, with Great Xia's efficient administrative system and developed military industry, the millions of soldiers who had been demobilized and transferred to civilian work could soon be recruited into the army again, and they could immediately enter the battlefield.
This was the scary thing about Great Xia.
Usually, only a certain number of the most elite troops were kept. While saving military expenses, more soldiers were hidden among the people, promoting the county's construction and economic development. It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
Even territories like Handan City couldn't learn this model.
Because Handan City couldn't even gather enough soldiers to expand its army, how could it talk about disarmament?!
Only a dynasty like Great Xia, which was constantly expanding, could accumulate such a shocking amount of power. It didn't seem to be obvious, but in fact, it was already a super giant.
This was also one of the reasons why Siam didn't dare to start a war with Great Xia despite having 700,000 troops.
If this continued, Great Xia would snowball and become more and more terrifying, more and more feared. Sometimes, they didn't even need to send troops, and they could kill people without a trace, subduing the enemy without a fight.
This was the true aura of a king.
The submission of Siam undoubtedly provided a model for the neighboring countries of Great Xia. It was a very strong example. He believed that after Siam's development was on the right track, there would be people who would be tempted.
Once this news was out, the repercussions would definitely shake the entire game world for three days.
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On the 10th of July, when Han Xin led his troops back to the capital, Ouyang Shuo fulfilled his promise and immediately promoted Han Xin to the rank of General, putting him on the same level as Bai Qi and Li Jing, making him one of the three giants of the Great Xia military.
This time, Ouyang Shuo made it clear that the Grand Council would have a rotating Grand Council Minister who would be replaced every six months to preside over the daily operations of the Grand Council.
The rotating Grand Council Minister would only rotate among the three generals, Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Li Jing.
In this way, it was equivalent to using this system to officially establish the status of these three people in the Grand Council, or even in the entire Great Xia army.
The God of War Bai Qi, the Immortal Soldier Han Xin, and the God of War Li Jing.
These three names were destined to be engraved in the history of Great Xia.
Once this news was out, Sun Bin, Li Mu, and the others might be a little disappointed. This was something that couldn't be helped. The military had always judged heroes based on ability and merit. Although the few commanders were all ranked among the top ten generals in history, Bai, Han, and Li Jing were slightly stronger. Their abilities were more comprehensive, and they were favored by Ouyang Shuo. The others could only sigh helplessly.
At this moment, a system announcement suddenly sounded.
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