The reorganization of the Great Xia army was mainly aimed at the 400,000 captives of the Jin War.
It should be noted that the Jin Kingdom claimed to have a million soldiers before the war, but it did not mean that 600,000 were killed. According to statistics, the number of Jin soldiers who died on the battlefield was no more than 150,000.
So where did the rest go?
Because the Jin Kingdom implemented the strategy of arming every citizen in the army, the soldiers were of varying quality. After the war, Yue Fei followed Ouyang Shuo's instructions and released all the captives, including the elderly, the young, and the only children of their families.
Excluding the wounded and unqualified soldiers, as well as the casualties of the Beijiang Army and the Imperial Guards, there were still 400,000 elite captives waiting to be reorganized.
Among them, the Jin Kingdom's standing army was the main force.
What Ouyang Shuo did first was to expand the newly upgraded West African Army to its full strength, replenishing three field corps, and consuming two hundred and ten thousand prisoners of war.
Given that the Jin captives were mainly cavalry and were all Jurchens, it was not suitable for them to exist in an organized army, let alone occupy the main force of the West Africa Army.
Therefore, before the army was transported to Morocco, there would be a rotation at home. The 400,000 Jin captives would be scattered and mixed into the army corps for easier control.
As the West Africa Army reached its full strength, a group of young generals were promoted, including Shi Bao and Ma Xiu from the Imperial Guards, Shao Bu from the Dragon Stallion Army, Dai Qin from the Stallion Tiger Army, and Pei Xingyan from the Flying Bear Army.
Before this, when the Beijiang Army and Hanoi Army expanded, Hu Yihuang and Ma Dai from the Dragon Stallion Army and Sun Chuanlin and Liao Kai from the Leopard Army were promoted.
Shi Bao, Shao Bu, Dai Qin, Sun Chuanlin, Liao Kai, and Guo Liang and Jiang Kai from the Yingzhou Army were the first batch of native NPCs to follow Ouyang Shuo. With the support of the territory, they had long been promoted to King-level generals.
The best among them, Lin Yi, was even promoted to an Emperor-level general.
They had also been tempered by years of military service and war, and were capable of leading an army.
Moreover, these generals were loyal to Ouyang Shuo and regarded him as their 'father'. It was most suitable to promote them to corps commanders and enter the border defense army.
After the West African Army was fully formed, Ouyang Shuo upgraded the Somali Army into the East African Army. The original Somali Army Commander, Di Qing, was promoted to the East African Army Commander, and was conferred the rank of Rank 2 Conquering West General.
The remaining 200,000 captives were all incorporated into the East African Army and integrated with the previous corps into four field corps. They were only one corps away from full strength.
Shan Xiong Xin, who came from the Somali Army, was naturally promoted to Army Commander. The remaining three positions were taken over by Sun Tengjiao, who came from the Brave Tiger Army, Ma Tie and Black Cavalry, who came from the Leopard Army.
At this point, the new round of army reorganization came to an end.
As the West African Army reached full strength and the East African Army was close to full strength, Great Xia's layout in North Africa was considered to have taken a big step. When this round of army reorganization was completed, it would be the time when the smoke of gunpowder would rise in North Africa.
It was already November. The true war would probably have to wait until the sixth year of Gaia.
Ouyang Shuo didn't take the opportunity to form the Second Guard Legion in this round of army reorganization because the First Guard Legion was still a distance away from being fully formed. It wasn't advisable to blindly expand.
Exploring the establishment of a firearms unit was a long-term plan, and there was no need to rush it.
…
During this period, there was a small interlude.
After the news of Great Xia establishing the Northern Border Protectorate and appointing the former Jiangchuan Governor, the Siege Lion, as the Northern Border Protectorate, spread, the Chinese players were extremely envious and said that the Siege Lion had a good life.
"What's the saying again? Although hard work is important, following a good boss is more important."
The original members of the [Alliance of Mountains and Seas] followed a good boss, which allowed them to soar to where they were today. With the status of the Siege Lion, purely in terms of overlord players, he was only below Ouyang Shuo, Di Chen, and Feng Qiuhuang.
Even Xiong Ba and the other former giants fell behind him. With such prestige, how could people not be envious?!
In a nameless courtyard in Quanzhou.
In such an atmosphere of public opinion, there was a person who seemed very lonely. He was Dragon Seeking Acupuncture. Originally, he could have "struggled for ten years less" and become the most dazzling existence in the Chinese region like the Siege Lion.
However, he fell behind midway and had disloyal thoughts, which resulted in his current plight.
The two of them, who were originally on the same starting line and were as close as brothers, were now worlds apart. The brother who once followed behind him had become an existence that he had to look up to.
"Fate makes fools of people!"
In the small courtyard, a sad sigh could be heard.
…
November 1st.
In response to the goodwill of Great Xia, P finally responded.
P's response was soft but firm. First, they praised Great Xia for taking the initiative to open the port and sea route, and also said that they would not force P's members to cut off trade with Great Xia.
Then, P changed the topic and said bluntly, "As a global trade organization, we have the confidence and ability to establish new global trade rules to promote the globalization of trade."
Obviously, P was far from lowering its status and was even more unwilling to join hands with Great Xia.
Then, it said, "P resolutely pursues freedom of navigation, and will never allow a country or a territory to monopolize marine resources, form a monopoly, and destroy the freedom of trade."
This sentence was full of gunpowder, and it once again challenged Great Xia's hegemony on the sea.
Whether it was Jack or the Silver Hands, they would never give up the pursuit of hegemony on the sea just because of a setback in a war and hand over the initiative to Great Xia.
"That's impossible!"
Although there was a proposal within the Silver Hands to accept Great Xia as a member, it did not mean that they could tolerate Great Xia dominating the sea for a long time.
They were clear about who was the leader and who was the subordinate.
Then, P issued a new announcement to adjust the rules of the organization.
Compared to before, the new rules not only made more detailed provisions on the trade rules between the member countries, but also the embryonic form of a military alliance.
Of course, at present, it was only aimed at the navies of the member countries.
According to the announcement, in order to maintain the safety of shipping at sea, the navies of the member countries would strengthen cooperation, explore the establishment of a communication mechanism, and jointly combat pirates and maintain peace at sea.
Anyone could see that P's fight against pirates was fake, and its real purpose was to fight against the navy of Great Xia.
Among the members of P, the four major dynasties, the Dawson Dynasty, the Gangdor Dynasty, the Gaul Dynasty, and the Romanov Dynasty, as well as territories such as Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, were all traditional maritime powers.
With such a strong alliance, it was likely that the Great Xia Dynasty would have a headache.
Not only that, P also publicly announced that it would strengthen naval military exchanges between the members and promote the overall level of the navies among the members.
This also meant that they would send instructors to train the navies of non-traditional maritime powers.
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