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Each of the three armies had a Taiping general as the corps commander. Feng Yunshan, Xiao Chaogui, Hu Yihuang, Qin Rigang, and other corps commanders were also added.
The generals of the Taiping faction officially rose and became a force that could not be ignored in the army.
The only ones comparable to the generals of the Taiping faction were the generals of the three kingdoms. However, the generals of the three kingdoms did not come from the same faction, so it was still unknown whether they could be grouped together.
The combination of Zhang Xutuo, Luo Shixin, and Qin Qiong was also eye-catching.
Of course, with Bai Qi, Han Xin, Huo Qubing, and Sun Bin, the four divine generals, and the strict rules, Ouyang Shuo was not worried that these generals would cause trouble.
At the same time, when assigning positions, Ouyang Shuo intentionally or unintentionally separated the generals of the same faction.
As the three armies reached their full strength, Shanhai City's field army alone reached 20 corps, totaling 1.4 million soldiers, guarding the long border of Shanhai City.
The four provinces were connected from end to end, forming a long and narrow ribbon. Therefore, it lacked sufficient strategic depth. If it were not for the fact that nearly half of the province was the coastline and the national border, Shanhai City would face even more pressure on the border.
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo made up his mind to expand the three armies to their full strength.
On the morning of the 23rd, Ouyang Shuo, together with Du Ruhui and other generals, held a temporary military meeting in Longxun City. He announced the reorganization plan and the appointment of the relevant generals.
The specific reorganization work was still the responsibility of the General Administration of Military Affairs. Ouyang Shuo's only request was that the territorial armies be disorganized and reorganized, but there should be no prejudice in the appointment of the territorial generals.
Ouyang Shuo had also sent letters to the 16 feudal lords of Minnan Province, asking them to recommend their respective generals and make an objective evaluation of them for the General Directorate of Military Affairs' reference.
After the military meeting, Ouyang Shuo met with Qin Qiong alone.
[Name]: Qin Qiong (King Level)
[Dynasty]: Sui Tang
[Identity]: Commander of the Fourth Army of the Brave Tiger Army
[Occupation]: High-level General
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander]: 70 [Force]: 85 [Intelligence]: 55 [Politics]: 40
[Specialty]: Brave (Increase troops' attack power by 20, increase marching speed by 20)
[Skill]: Family Halberd Technique
[Equipment]: Tiger-Head Golden Halberd
[Evaluation]: Qin Qiong is brave and valiant. He is good at using a lance. He can be said to be brave. To know one's integrity and resolve one's country's crisis, to worship a falcon to assist the ruler, one can be said to be loyal.
After the truth was revealed, Qin Qiong shifted his hatred to Overlord City. "If it wasn't for Overlord City's interference, his master wouldn't have betrayed him." At least, that was what Qin Qiong thought.
For this reason, Qin Qiong strongly requested to guard the border of Fuyong County.
Ouyang Shuo agreed to Qin Qiong's request and even discussed it with the commander of the Stalwart Tiger Army, Sun Bin. Not long after, the headquarters of the Brave Tiger Army would be transferred from Shaozhou County of Lingnan Province to Fuyong County of Minnan Province.
Sun Bin would command the First Corps of the Brave Tiger Army. Together with Fan Lihua's Third Corps and Qin Qiong's Fourth Corps, he would personally guard the eastern border of the territory.
The battle between Sun Bin and Wu Qi, this pair of Warring States Heavenly Generals, is something to look forward to.
As for the defense of Shaozhou County, it would be jointly guarded by Di Qing's Second Legion and Li Xiucheng's Fifth Legion. At the same time, Di Qing was appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Brave Tiger Army and would be in charge of the defense of Lingnan Province.
In this way, the military deployment of Lingnan Province was not weakened, and the defense of Jiangnan Province was strengthened. The Brave Tiger Army also became the first field army whose jurisdiction spanned across two provinces.
The newly formed Fifth Legion of the Leopard Army would be stationed in Tianjing City. During normal times, it would be responsible for deterring the satellite cities. During times of war, it could go north to support the frontline at any time.
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On the 24th of the third month, after arranging the military affairs, Ouyang Shuo began a week-long inspection.
Since the establishment of the country was imminent and the matter of the satellite cities was still pending, Ouyang Shuo was already at his limit for a week. Fortunately, the four counties of the South Min Province were rather peaceful. Ouyang Shuo, the lord, only needed to show his face and declare his sovereignty, and that would be enough.
If he had time in the future, Ouyang Shuo would go to the Minnan Province to inspect again. Using the opportunity of the inspection, Ouyang Shuo had a general understanding of the four counties so that he wouldn't become a laughing stock.
First, Longyan County.
With the addition of the four counties of Minnan Province to Shanhai City's jurisdiction, the relationship between Shanhai City and Quanzhou Royal City suddenly became subtle. It was unknown whether the two could still maintain frequent trade.
Because of this, when Fang Xiaoru, the governor of Longyan County, took office, Ouyang Shuo made a clear request for Longyan County to speed up the construction of Xiamen Harbor and strive to make Xiamen Harbor comparable to Jiaozhou Harbor within a year.
In reality, Xiamen Harbor was a larger harbor than Quanzhou Harbor and had a superior geographical location. There was no reason to say that Shanhai City couldn't carry out maritime trade without Quanzhou Harbor.
On the contrary, without the export of goods from the territories of Minnan Province, Quanzhou's competitiveness would be greatly reduced. Moreover, the Yizhou Strait was not yet under Shanhai City's control, so it might not be able to compete with Xiamen Harbor in the future.
Ouyang Shuo called this a drastic measure.
The only regret was that Minnan Province's famous Anxi Tea Village was located in Quanzhou County, which made Ouyang Shuo salivate. Anxi was the hometown of Tieguanyin and Oolong Tea, famous both at home and abroad.
Apart from Xiamen Harbor, Longyan County also had some coal resources that could solve the urgent need.
There was no need to talk about Tingzhou County and Shaowu County. They did not have any special characteristics or shortcomings. They were counties that conformed to the rules. If they were managed well, they would be able to generate decent profits.
Moreover, these two counties were bordered by Jiangchuan Province, so they could guide the goods from Jiangchuan Province to be sold overseas through Xiamen Harbor. Just the tariff alone would be very impressive.
Among the four counties, Fuyong County was the most developed.
Dragon Seeking Acupuncture borrowed a lot from Shanhai City's development experience, and with the loan support from the Bank of the Four Seas, its overall economic strength was obviously stronger than the other three counties.
After taking down Fuyong County, the relevant loans were transferred to the Fuyong County yamen and continued to be fulfilled. Moreover, Fuyong County's system was copied from Shanhai City's system, so there were no problems with integration.
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While Ouyang Shuo was inspecting Minnan Province, the negotiations between the three guilds, Breeze Pavilion, Shadow Alliance, and Dream House, were also coming to an end.
During this period, Bright Moon Illuminates the River also specially informed Ouyang Shuo about the relevant terms of the negotiations. After Ouyang Shuo nodded in approval, the plan was officially implemented.
On the 25th of March, a piece of news blew up the entire guild circle.
[Breeze Pavilion], [Shadow Alliance], and [Dream Pavilion] announced that the three guilds would merge into one and form a new super guild — [Blood Shadow Alliance].
After the reorganization, Breeze Pavilion, Shadow Alliance, and Dream House's shares in the Bank of the Four Seas would also be transferred to Blood Shadow Alliance.
11% of the shares made Blood Shadow Alliance the second largest shareholder of the Bank of the Four Seas.
After taking down Dragon Seeking City, Ouyang Shuo didn't kill them all. The 1% of shares that Dragon Seeking Acupuncture held in the Bank of the Four Seas was still owned by Dragon Seeking Acupuncture, and it was enough to ensure a lifetime of wealth.
Blood Shadow Alliance's leader was Bright Moon Illuminates the River, while Shadow Fox and Dream Clouds Swallow Top were the deputy leaders.
From today onwards, the three famous guilds, [Breeze Pavilion], [Shadow Alliance], and [Dream Pavilion], had become history. On this basis, a super guild was born.
After the reorganization, Blood Shadow Alliance even surpassed the number one guild, Baleful Blood Mercenary Group, and became the guild with the most members in the China server.
Blood Shadow Alliance had more than one million members, and it was truly a giant.
After the failure in the battle for the satellite cities, the three guilds had lost some members. Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo's promise allowed the core and backbone members of the three guilds to stay.
Losing a certain amount of weight actually reduced the amount of unnecessary resistance during the reorganization, making it much smoother. Of course, the three guilds that had nothing to do with each other could successfully reorganize because of Shanhai City's satellite cities.
Without this, everything would be meaningless.
With Ouyang Shuo's authorization, Blood Shadow Alliance became the guardian guild of Shanhai City's satellite cities as soon as it was established, and the guild headquarters were moved to the satellite cities. As for Dali and the capital, only one branch was left.
Once the news came out, countless guilds were envious.
After Shanhai City's satellite cities appeared, many guilds in the Nine Great Royal Cities tried to establish a relationship with Shanhai City in an attempt to obtain the right to guard the satellite cities.
Who would have thought that the right had already been decided.
Of course, Blood Shadow Alliance also paid a price. After all, Ouyang Shuo was not a saint.
Blood Shadow Alliance would go through a shareholding reform, and according to tradition, they would invite Ouyang Shuo to be an independent director. Ouyang Shuo would invest in Blood Shadow Alliance as the guardian guild of the satellite cities, and he held 5% of Blood Shadow Alliance's shares.
Even though it was only 5%, it was valued at more than one million gold coins. Because it was a collective shareholding, even Bright Moon Illuminating River only held 4% of the shares.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo was still the largest shareholder of Blood Shadow Alliance. However, the shares he held were different from the shares and voting rights held by the higher-ups of Bright Moon Illuminating River and the other guilds.
As long as there was no internal conflict between the higher-ups of the guild, they would still be able to control the shares.
Shanhai City's satellite cities were huge, and it could accommodate more than one Blood Shadow Alliance. Threads and Falling Moon Society would also set up branches in the satellite cities, but of course, their headquarters would not be moved.
In the eyes of Love Thread and Sun Xiaoyue, Cliff Mountain City and Shanhai City were not inferior to the satellite cities.
Both guilds were guilds of pure life profession players, and they only needed to set up a branch in the satellite cities to purchase raw materials and a branch in charge of selling finished products.
Exploration of the Underworld would be left to the combat profession players!
At the same time, a small half of the small and medium-sized guilds that Shanhai City had introduced would move to the satellite cities. Even if they did not move their headquarters there, they would set up branches in the satellite cities like Threads and Falling Moon Society.
Even so, the satellite cities were still a little empty, and they were far from being full. Ouyang Shuo had no intention of bringing in too many guilds at once. It was fine if there were fewer people.
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