Ouyang Shuo had only hurriedly met with the cabinet to decide on the general framework of the West Asian Protectorate. The rest of the complicated matters would naturally be handled by the cabinet, so he had no time to attend to them.
After the meeting with the cabinet, Ouyang Shuo was in the Privy Council again, presiding over the adjustment of the army.
This was not an easy task.
Just like the South Asian Theater of Operations, according to the early plan, the garrison of the West Asian Theater of Operations would be transferred from the abolished Western Border Protectorate District to the West Asian Protectorate District, responsible for the safety of West Asia.
The newly established West Asian Protectorate was bordered to the north by the Caesar Dynasty and to the northeast by the Romanov Dynasty. It was the frontline for Great Xia to attack or defend against the European continent.
In terms of strategic location, it was truly extraordinary.
Moreover, the internal situation in the West Asia Protectorate was complicated, and there were many unstable factors. The West Asia theater of operations would definitely be overwhelmed by just two corps.
In order to strengthen the deterrence of the West Asian Protectorate, Ouyang Shuo decided to form a regular army from the four armies of South Asia and name it the Central Asian Army. It would be responsible for guarding the Central Asian region.
The commander of the fifth city guard, Lin Yi, was promoted to the commander of the Central Asian army.
The defense of the three provinces of the Western Frontier was handed over to the Western Frontier Construction Corps and the Western Kang Construction Corps.
Ouyang Shuo also had a plan to deal with the one million Persian soldiers. First, he would disband four hundred thousand of them and demobilize them. They would be invested in local construction and provide young and strong labor force for various industries.
This was also to win the hearts of the people.
Not everyone wanted to join the army, especially in these chaotic times. No one could guarantee that they would be able to survive the hellish battlefield.
Apart from the elite troops, ordinary soldiers were still very willing to retire.
Ouyang Shuo's actions could be considered as conforming to the will of the people.
Furthermore, the combat strength of the Persian army was limited. If they were to really reorganize them into a regular army, it would weaken the standard of the Great Xia army.
To put it bluntly, he didn't like it.
The remaining 600,000 people would all be transferred to railway soldiers, and they would be responsible for the construction of the railway network within the Empire. One of the remaining three armies in South Asia would also be selected to be a railway soldier.
This newly established military branch of the Empire had reached a massive scale of 850,000 soldiers.
If the empire wanted to rule over the West Asia Protectorate and the Africa Protectorate on land, the key point was to build a railroad that traversed across the Asian and African continents as the lifeline of the empire's transportation.
One could imagine how arduous and grand this would be.
Once it was completed, it would surely leave its mark in history.
Ouyang Shuo even said in a military conference, "In the industrial age, the responsibility and honor of building a railway is no less than going to the battlefield. This is a battle without smoke, but there are also deaths. "
To build a railway, one had to shed blood, brave wind and rain, cut through thistles and thorns, pave a way through mountains and build bridges. One had to be prepared to shed blood and sacrifice at any time.
It was truly a magnificent sight.
This achievement was no less than winning an all-out war.
Such an arduous task was most suitable for the railway soldiers who were trained as soldiers.
In comparison, 850,000 railway soldiers were not a lot at all. If there was a chance in the future, Ouyang Shuo planned to continue expanding the size of the railway soldiers.
This was the only way to accomplish such a huge matter in the shortest amount of time.
Other than the Afro-Asian Railway, the railway network of the central hub of the Imperium and the various protectorates had to be expanded, too, until a complicated railway network covering all the major cities was formed.
Railway construction would set off a wave in the next few years.
For this reason, with Ouyang Shuo's approval, the Bureau of Military Affairs would establish a Railway Division in the capital. The first commander of the Railway Division would be Red Eagle, the commander of the Second Corps of the Stalwart Tiger Army.
Red Eagle's identity as a mutant made it easier for him to command this special type of troops.
It should be noted that although the railway soldiers had a scale of 850,000 people, which was comparable to a war zone, the Railway Division was only the size of the headquarters of a group army.
The commander of the Railway Division was naturally on the same level as the commander of a group army.
In the future, after the railway construction of the Imperium came to an end, these railway soldiers would be transferred to railway construction workers. In other words, the Railway Division was only a temporary product.
Of course, during the period when it was performing its mission, its status was still very important. If Red Eagle completed this task well, his position in the Great Xia army in the future would definitely not be lower than that of a commander.
Considering the professional requirements, the Railway Division would also recruit a group of technical personnel from the civilian population.
All in all, this was a major event with great significance.
...
April 28th.
Upon receiving orders from the imperial court, the South Asian First and Second Corps began to gather at the border of the Arab Empire, preparing to put pressure on the Arab Empire with practical actions.
When the Arab King received the news, he couldn't sleep at night and tossed and turned restlessly.
The forced surrender of the Persian Empire was undoubtedly bad news for the Arab Empire. Even the powerful Persian Empire could only hold on for one and a half months in the face of the Great Xia army.
If a war were to break out, how long could the Arab Empire last?
If Great Xia cooperated with the African Theater of Operations, they could even launch a pincer attack from the east and west. The Arab Empire's army would definitely not be able to hold on for more than two months, or even less.
If they couldn't win, they wouldn't be willing to surrender.
The Arab King was very conflicted and was almost counting the days to live.
The problem was that there was not much time left for him to be conflicted.
...
Some people were conflicted, while others weren't conflicted.
For example, King Manstein of the Germanic Dynasty was very decisive. After receiving the request from Great Xia to return the 120,000 Steel Bell soldiers, he didn't struggle and agreed to it.
Right now, it was a crucial period in the struggle between the Germanic Dynasty and the Romanov Dynasty. Manstein was really unwilling and didn't dare to become enemies with Great Xia at this time, so he could only obediently admit defeat.
The advantage was that after sending away the 120,000 Steel Bell soldiers, Manstein got a promise from Great Xia not to take the initiative to use force against the Germanic Dynasty.
Of course, this promise was only limited to Gaia for 10 years.
Even so, Manstein felt that it was worth it.
This was Ouyang Shuo's reward for Manstein's tactfulness. Anyway, Great Xia had no plans to attack Europe.
Ouyang Shuo knew that the European continent was like a hornet's nest that couldn't be easily poked.
The European continent, which had a deep foundation, couldn't be conquered by force alone. When faced with external threats, these dynasties would quickly unite together and fight against the external threat.
That wasn't the result that Ouyang Shuo wanted.
As for the Steel Bell Dynasty, it had always been outside the European system, which gave Great Xia an opportunity to take advantage of. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to get its way.
Ouyang Shuo had a clear understanding of this.
The 120,000 Steel Bell soldiers that were redeemed, along with the remaining soldiers of the previously reorganized Western European army, would be reorganized into the Northern European army.
As the name suggested, the future main battlefield of the Northern European army would be in Northern Europe.
The primary goal was to attack Iceland, Greenland, and other cold islands with the assistance of the Atlantic Fleet.
These islands would be the bridgehead for the empire to attack the Arctic Ocean in the future.
In addition, the formation of the Northern European army was also a realistic request to strengthen the military strength of the Steel Bell provincial governor's residence.
Even with the backing of Great Xia, Ouyang Shuo wasn't confident that a Western European army of 250,000 soldiers would be able to ensure that Gangdor Province would be safe and sound.
Who knew what the European dynasties would have in mind.
Han Qinhu, the former commander of the Second Legion of the Yulin Royal Guards, was promoted to commander of the Northern European army. Han Qinhu's vacant position as commander was taken over by the deputy commander, Sword Qi Leiyin.
At this point, among the five commanders of the Yulin Royal Guards, three were mutants.
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