Chapter 924 The World Is Changing (4/18)

The moment Somalia was destroyed, the whole world was stunned.

On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in the United States, Jack stood at the top of the city wall of Liberty City, looked up into the distance, and was speechless for a long time. How he wished that Liberty City was the territory that could have such deterrent and dominant power in the world.

"Soon!"

Jack muttered to himself, with ambition shining in his eyes.

Liberty City has been successfully promoted to the capital city, and soon, the world's second dynasty will be born here. The day of the founding of the country is the beginning of Liberty City's development of global hegemony.

The national war will no longer be a one-man show of the Great Xia Dynasty.

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In addition to Jack, William, Pushkin, Dilawa, Keisuke Honda, Park Seung Gi, Henry...

All over the world, ambitious lords were stimulated by the Great Xia Dynasty, and they all accelerated their pace of being promoted to Duke. They were unwilling to let Ouyang Shuo sing a one-man show alone.

They deserve a place on the global stage.

As the five years of Gaia approach, a more turbulent era is quietly approaching. Lords who miss this opportunity will miss the opportunity to compete on the global stage and gradually become supporting roles.

Similarly, in front of the Great Xia Dynasty, there will be more difficult opponents.

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Gaia four years on August 5th, Somalia.

Ouyang Shuo led three thousand martial arts guards to Mugudushu.

Yesterday, the finishing work of the Somalia battle went so smoothly that the Rock Army was not even used. The six lords were teleported away, leaving the territorial army without a master and surrendering one by one.

And as the King of Somalia was dragged out by the dragon blood warrior in the basement, the hesitant Somali Guards also surrendered, and the Somali coalition officially disintegrated.

The war ended, the turmoil subsided, and the restless mood of the people in the royal city gradually calmed down. They returned to the city one by one, returned to their original homes, and prepared to welcome the new master.

Di Qing ordered the granary to be opened, and all the grain that had been collected was distributed to the people. Looking at the piles of flour in the granary, the last thought of the king disappeared in the hearts of the people.

"It's so vicious! So much food, let us starve, it's heartbreaking."

The crowd filled with righteous indignation clamored to hang the King of Somalia. Naturally, Di Qing would not fulfill their wish, how to deal with the Somali king, that can only be decided by the king.

The King of Somalia made a fuss, but Da Xia had a lot of time left to appease the Somali people.

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Along with Ouyang Shuo this time, Gao Shun, Director of Training of the Privy Council, and Pei Ju, the former Governor of Xingzhou. The reason why it was called Qian was because before leaving, Pei Ju had already received a new appointment.

The imperial court ordered the establishment of the Somali province, with its administrative office, Mugudushu, and four counties under it. Pei Ju, governor of Xingzhou, was moved to the right to be the governor of Somalia, and Gu Xiuwen, governor of Youyi City, was transferred to governor of Xingzhou.

During the one year and three months when Pei Ju was in charge of Xingzhou County, he firmly guarded the Strait of Malacca for Daxia, which greatly promoted the prosperity of Xingzhou County's business and trade, and also well balanced the relationship with neighboring ASEAN countries.

The strategic positioning and surrounding environment of Somalia Province and Xingzhou County are almost the same. The only difference is that the province of Somalia has a wider territory, faces more enemies, and the situation is more complicated.

Therefore, Pei Ju's transfer to the Governor of the Somalia Province this time is a matter of course.

The same is true for Gu Xiuwen. From the earliest Beihai Village, to Beihai City, and then to Friendship City, Gu Xiuwen has been in charge of Binhai City, and I believe he will be able to do well in Xingzhou County.

Ouyang Shuo has always been very optimistic about this young former minister.

As for Gao Shun coming to Mugudushu, he was responsible for the reorganization of the army. Gao Shun has trained his troops well, and since he took office, he has almost reshaped the imperial reserve and garrison divisions.

Unfortunately, because Friendship City is isolated overseas, Gao Shun has not had time to reshape the city's garrison division.

This is the reason why the Friendship City Security Division performed poorly when it was attacked by pirates last time, and Ouyang Shuo was so disappointed that he even dismissed the division commander.

Gao Shun was also one of Du Ruhui's main assistants during the previous army reorganizations of the imperial court.

This reorganization of the Somali prisoners of war is Gao Shun's first time taking on a heavy responsibility, which shows that Gao Shun, a special general, has won the trust of King Xia Ouyang Shuo.

There are three reasons for Ouyang Shuo's move.

First, the number of Somali prisoners of war is relatively small.

According to Di Qing's preliminary statistics, a total of about 120,000 prisoners of war were captured in the First World War in Somalia. Among them, there were 15,000 local prisoners of war, 65,000 imperial guards, and 35,000 imperial troops.

Compared with the nearly 300,000 soldiers who fell in World War I in Morocco, the number is indeed much smaller. It is mainly related to Somalia's vast land and sparse population, not a tactical issue.

If you really want to count, except for the final two-wing raid in the First World War in Somalia, there were almost no fierce battles, so the losses on both sides were relatively small and within the controllable range.

Among the 120,000 prisoners of war, excluding the seriously injured and unqualified soldiers, and taking into account the damage supplements of the Somali Corps, the Atlantic Fleet, and the Dragon Blood Cavalry, only about 80,000 can really accept the reorganization.

If you choose carefully, it will be enough to form a field army.

If the four counties established by the Somali province were to set up a garrison division according to the imperial court practice, there would be no one left, and it would be a waste of battle.

This is the second reason why Ouyang Shuo chose Gao Shun to be in charge of this round of army reorganization.

After thinking about it, Ouyang Shuo came up with a bold idea, that is, in addition to the Somali Corps, the Somali provincial garrison would no longer have a local guard division, and the province's defense would be entirely in charge of the Corps.

The benefits of doing this are obvious.

The biggest advantage is that the number of troops has been reduced by nearly half, which greatly reduces the financial burden on the court and the local government, so that the finances will not be dragged down by military expenditures.

The Somali province has a population of less than 2 million. If four garrison divisions are established and the Somali Corps is included, it will be equivalent to supporting 154,000 troops.

For an already underdeveloped province, the burden is too heavy.

The only question to be resolved is, can the Somali Corps replace the role of the garrison division? After thinking about it, Ouyang Shuo gave the answer: "Yes!"

Since the day the Somali Corps was established, it has been separated from the Dragon Army and other group armies in terms of name. It belongs to a special group and is destined to be deeply rooted in the Somali province.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, the imperial court will not easily mobilize the Somali Corps to fight abroad.

This also means that the Somali Corps will be stationed in the province all year round, instead of going on an expedition at any time like the Dragon Army. That being the case, the role of the garrison division has been greatly weakened, and there is no need for it to exist.

There is a standing corps stationed, and there is a need for a guard division. The redundancy of personnel is too large, and the counties in Somalia's provinces only need to prepare reserves.

Regarding Ouyang Shuo's proposal, Du Ruhui and the others immediately nodded in agreement.

That's how things settled down.

As for the province of Morocco, which is similar to the province of Somalia, the four garrison divisions that have been established in the province will not be dismantled, and will remain the same for the time being.

A province of Morocco has a large population, and the pressure to support the garrison division is not as great as that of the Somali province. The second is that neighboring Algeria supports Morocco in forming a kingdom in exile, which is also a scourge.

On the day when the Great Xia Dynasty and Arjili met in battle, the four garrison divisions in the Moroccan province could be quickly integrated to form a field army to fight side by side with the Moroccan army.

Besides, Ouyang Shuo also planned to reform the garrison divisions in other provinces.

It's not that Ouyang Shuo wants to cancel the garrison divisions of each county at once, that's too quick for quick success.

It is best to start with the inland counties and counties. These counties have few hidden dangers of war and relatively light defense responsibilities. The garrison divisions can be abolished into garrison brigades to reduce military expenditures.

The border areas still retain the garrison division, ready to reinforce the front line at any time.

How to implement it, Ouyang Shuo handed it over to Gao Shun to ask the Training Department to come up with a detailed plan.

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The third reason why Ouyang Shuo named Gao Shun to be in charge of this round of army reorganization independently was that he hoped that the training department led by Gao Shun would play a more prominent role in the army reorganization in the future.

It is even said that the Military Training Agency will become the responsible organization for future military reorganization.

The reorganized field army will be replaced by the three major groups of Longxiang Army, Huben Army, and Baotao Army, and the elite "Soldier King" will be replaced to form the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guard.

The First World War in Somalia exposed another flaw of the Praetorian Guards.

Previously, the Imperial Guard had only one infantry regiment, which trapped the Panshi Army in the royal city, and there was no rotation of troops. This time, the arrangement of the Dragonblood Warrior Cavalry to assist the Somali Corps in attacking Somalia revealed that the pure cavalry corps lacked flexibility in the expedition and were very limited in tactical arrangements.

Therefore, the Fourth Legion of the Praetorian Guard will be a mixed infantry and cavalry regiment. It will also be equipped with musketeers and flying squads, becoming the first highly integrated mixed regiment in the entire army.

As for the candidate for the army leader, Ouyang Shuo hadn't made up his mind yet.

At present, in the Great Xia Army, there are only a few famous generals who have not yet served as the commander of the army, including Cao Chun, Ma Teng, Xia Houyuan, Cao GUI, Wei Zhang, and Zhang Yun.

Among them, because Cao GUI and Wei Zhang were the deputy commanders of the First Corps of the group army they belonged to, if they were the commanders of the regiment, they could not be counted in the list of candidates.

Looking at it this way, there are only four generals of the Three Kingdoms left.

There are many lieutenant generals in the Great Xia Army, but the size of the army is also far greater than that of other territories, more than ten times, even twenty or thirty times that of other territories.

After these rounds of army expansion, the reserve of generals in the army is almost exhausted. In addition, nothing was gained in the battle of Feishui, and no other generals joined after the war except Hua Mulan, which made it even more difficult.

A field army, with 70,000 regular troops, would be a heavy force in any dynasty, so Ouyang Shuo naturally had to hand it over to a capable general to lead it.

Especially the regiment commander of the imperial guards must be convincing. If an ordinary general is appointed, not only the guards, but also other soldiers such as the Longxiang Army and the Huben Army will have opinions.

Because in the eyes of the Great Xia generals, the imperial guards represent the trump card.