In this round of personnel reshuffling by the imperial court, although Du Sijing was only promoted, there were more than a hundred new governors and magistrates. It could be said to be a round of reshuffling.
The officials who were promoted included county magistrates and magistrates who stood out in the annual examinations, officials from the capital who came to fill the vacancies, and local officials from Piao, Johor, Java and Ethiopia.
For these local officials, as long as their background was clean, the imperial court would still put them in an important position.
The imperial court even specifically stipulated that in the newly established He Tao Province, He Luo Province, and Ethiopia Province, local officials must account for more than one-third of the officials in the county and prefectures.
If not, it would be impossible to win over the hearts of the people.
As for whether these local officials could be promoted in the future or be eliminated in the next round of assessment, it all depended on their personal ability and political achievements. Even if they were demoted, they could not blame the imperial court for being unfair.
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Gaia sixth year, 1st May, Shanhai City.
In the Martial Hall, Ouyang Shuo was discussing a new round of army reorganization plans. The Grand Council's rotating minister Han Xin, the Military Affairs Minister Du Ruhui, and the Privy Council's Training Officer Gao Shun were all present.
This round of the war had a fruitful result, with all four battlefields having their own gains.
In the battle of Johor, the 120,000 Johor imperial guards and 150,000 territorial soldiers, apart from the dead, the remaining 200,000 soldiers surrendered.
In the battle of Java, because the Badong territorial army did not resist actively, the three islands added together only captured 80,000 people.
Then there was the battlefield of Piao.
The Peacock Imperial Court's army did not participate in the entire battle, but the Piao army was very determined. Half of the 220,000 imperial guards and 250,000 territorial soldiers were killed, leaving only 230,000 prisoners of war.
The battlefield with the most prisoners of war was the Ethiopia battlefield.
The 500,000-strong imperial guards and the 500,000-strong territorial army were defeated by the Great Xia army. After this battle, the Grand Council came to a conclusion that the combat power of the African army was generally lower than the Asian army.
This was an indisputable fact.
Without the intervention of external forces, nearly 700,000 of the Ethiopian army were captured.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate and immediately ordered to release half of the Ethiopian prisoners of war on the spot and arrange for them to retire from active duty, be transferred to the government laborers, or be transferred to the reserves, or something else.
The strategy of Great Xia's elite troops had to be firmly carried out.
The remaining 860,000 prisoners of war, after deducting the wounded and unqualified soldiers, and making up for the losses of the West African Army, East African Army, Hanoi Army, and other armies that participated in the war, there were still nearly 600,000 people left.
Because of that, the Imperial Court decided to upgrade the Luzon Army to the Heluo Army, and replenish three armies. The former commander of the Luzon Army, Anbei General Zhang Han, was promoted to the Commander of the Heluo Army and given the rank of Second Rank Southern Lieutenant General.
The southwest war zone had three border defense armies. The Hanoi Army was responsible for guarding the Hanoi and Ho Tao provinces, the Heluo Army was responsible for guarding the Luzon and Heluo provinces, and the Nanjiang Army was responsible for guarding the vast Australian province.
The three commanders of the Heluo Army were all replaced by captive generals. One was from Johor, and the other two were from Piao. They were all top historical talents from their countries. It could be said that they had made the best use of their talents.
In addition to replenishing the three corps of the Heluo Army, the remaining captives could be reorganized into an army corps.
The Privy Council discussed with the Grand Council and suggested to form a border defense army inland. One reason was to share the pressure of the Stalwart Tiger Army and the Leopard Army at the borders. The second reason was to suppress the monsters' nests in the country.
Otherwise, with the monsters' nests and the borders holding them back, elite divisions like the Stalwart Tiger Army and the Leopard Army would be easily restrained and could not be mobilized easily.
They could only participate in the war this time because of the help of the War Exemption Card.
With the sixth system update, Gaia strived to connect the game world with the real world. The chances of a heaven-defying item like the War Exemption Card appearing would only decrease.
In this war, they searched through the treasuries of Johor and the other countries, but they did not find any eye-catching treasures.
Ouyang Shuo agreed with the Privy Council's suggestion, so the matter was decided.
The Imperial Court decided to form the Xiangjiang Army to assist the Leopard Army and the Stalwart Tiger Army. They would be responsible for the defense of Xiangnan Province, Jiangchuan Province, Minnan Province, and Lingnan Province.
Zhang Xutuo, the former commander of the Leopard Army's Fifth Legion and a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, was promoted to commander of the Xiangjiang Army and given the rank of second-grade lieutenant general.
The five commanders of the Xiang Jiang army were either promoted by the younger generation or the newly recruited historical generals of Da Xia. At this point in time, Da Xia did not lack generals who could take charge of an area.
After the formation of the Xiangjiang Army, the remaining forty thousand prisoners of war were placed in the North African Garrison Residence to be secretly trained as gunmen. At the same time, they had to undergo maritime training.
After the destruction of the Atlantic Fleet, Ouyang Shuo was extremely indignant. He had already instructed the naval command to start the reconstruction of the Atlantic Fleet.
The reconstruction would be done with the highest standards.
Ouyang Shuo hoped that the reborn Atlantic Fleet would one day return to the Atlantic Ocean battlefield to avenge the humiliation and show the might of Great Xia.
At this point, the reorganization of the army came to an end.
That was not all. Other than the establishment of the army, Ouyang Shuo used this opportunity to make a huge move.
Under Ouyang Shuo's suggestion, the Imperial Court decided to establish the Southeast War Zone. Its jurisdiction included the Xiangnan Province, Jiangchuan Province, Minnan Province, Lingnan Province, and Yizhou County.
Overall, the Southeast War Zone was the frontline against the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The purpose of establishing the war zone was to integrate the military forces in the area and form a joint force. It would strengthen the coordination between the armies and lay the foundation for the future attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty.
From this, it could be seen that Ouyang Shuo had officially put the destruction of the Great Zhou Dynasty on the agenda.
The Moroca Province incident made Ouyang Shuo realize the importance of 'to resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the internal situation'. If they did not eliminate the hidden danger in Huaxia, Great Xia's path of expansion would be bumpy.
The Blind Tiger Army, the Hidden Leopard Army, and the newly formed Xiangjiang Army under the Southeast War Zone included two elite divisions. Their overall combat power was not inferior to the previously established Southwest War Zone.
The commander of the war zone was Han Xin, the commander of the Hidden Leopard Army. According to the usual practice, Han Xin would also be the commander of the Hidden Leopard Army.
This was also in line with Han Xin's status as the rotating minister of the Grand Council.
Other than the establishment of the Southeast War Zone, Ouyang Shuo simply established the Northwest War Zone. Its jurisdiction included the Shu Province, Yunnan Province, and North Sichuan Province.
The remaining South Sichuan Province belonged to the Zhili District and was protected by the city guards.
With the establishment of the two war zones, the military cooperation between the provinces of the dynasty would definitely rise to a new height. It would be very beneficial regardless of whether it was to deal with the monsters that kept appearing or to fight against the outside world.
From then on, there would no longer be any defensive blind spots in Great Xia's territory.
The Blind Flying Bear Army and the Soaring Eagle Army were two elite divisions in the Northwest War Zone. The commander of the war zone was the rotating minister of the Grand Council, the commander of the Flying Bear Army, and General Li Jing.
Under Li Jing's unified command, the Flying Bear Army and the Soaring Eagle Army could work together. Regardless of whether it was to besiege the Shu Han Dynasty, clear the monsters' nests, or fight against Western Xia and Tufan, their efficiency would increase.
The three generals, Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Li Jing, were also the rotating ministers of the Grand Council. They were also the commanders of the three war zones. This had completely established their positions in the army, and they were unshakable.
Of course, it was impossible for the war zone to be in place in one go.
The greatest difference between a war zone and an army was that it had a relatively fixed headquarters. The overall structure combined the dual functions of the Grand Council and the Privy Council.
A large number of professional military talents were needed to establish a war zone's commander-in-chief. The logistics, training, intelligence, combat, staff officers, and other fields had to be provided with sufficient and strong personnel.
Some of the officers were transferred from the Privy Council or the Grand Council, while the rest could only be transferred from the army.
Aside from fighting, the army also bore the heavy responsibility of nurturing military talents.
After Bai Qi joined the territory, the Great Xia army began to specialize. Today, even the battalions and brigades had specialized logistics officers and staff officers.
There was still a very sufficient reserve of talents in the army.
It was precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo had the confidence to set up two war zones at once. It was not to the extent that the war zones were just decorations and empty shelves that could not be used properly.
Once the two war zones were on the right track, the workload of the Grand Council would also be greatly reduced.
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