During this time, the situation in China has changed.

First of all, Daxia unexpectedly captured Annan, which made the Chinese people excited, but also caused greater unease in ASEAN. In particular, the two countries of Nanzhang and Zhenla, which border Annam, are even more panicked, for fear that one day Daxia will wave a butcher's knife against them and set off a new round of national war.

Then came the [Yanhuang League] captured Western Chu, the overlord Xiang Yu fell, and the comet crossed the sun, causing heated discussions among the people. Then there is the sudden promotion of Di Chen to the duke, and the scenery is unique for a while.

At this moment, it suddenly broke out on the forum that Xiang Yan, Yu Ji and others appeared in Shanhai City, and the scenes were constantly reversed, which made players dazzled and addicted.

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Shanhai City, Summer Palace.

"Meet the King!"

After settling the fainting Yu Ji, Xiang Yan and his entourage came to meet under the guidance of Qingyi, a scholar from the Secret Literature Pavilion.

When saluting, Xiang Yan, Xiang Liang, and Xiang Bo could still look as usual, at least on the surface, there was nothing unusual; Xiang Zhuang's expression of the younger generation was a little unnatural, and he was also very stiff when he saluted.

It's no wonder that a few days ago, they were still the royal family of Western Chu, high up. In the blink of an eye, the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, and he became a group of wandering people.

There is a huge gap, and not everyone can turn the corner immediately.

Ouyang Shuo saw it, disagreed, and said: "Western Chu is an ally of Great Xia, and the overlord Xiang Yu is also a person revered by this king. ”

Xiang Yan and the others listened, their expressions were gloomy, "Thank you for your concern, this time the Xiang clan can be preserved in the hands of the enemy chieftain, thanks to the king's gift, the Xiang clan is grateful to their hearts, and they will be loyal to the country." ”

Since things have developed to this point, Xiang Yan and the others can only recognize the reality and dare not have any other thoughts. Not to mention that Xiang Yu, the soul of the family, is dead, even if Xiang Yu does not die, there is no place for the Xiang clan in the current wilderness.

A comeback is just a luxury.

Today's wilderness is no longer the wilderness of a few years ago, and the mutual conquest between lords is nearing the end, dividing the big cake of the wilderness, and there is no place for others to intervene.

Listening to Xiang Yan's words of loyalty, Ouyang Shuo nodded with satisfaction, if the Xiang clan was really ignorant and still held the high profile of the royal family in the past, although Ouyang Shuo would not expel them, at most they would be rich and noble, and they would definitely not reuse these people.

Determined the status of the monarch and minister, Ouyang Shuo was not stingy, and gave a four-entry mansion in the city to Xiang Yan, the head of the Xiang family, on the spot, as the gateway of the Xiang family in Shanhai City.

As early as when planning Shanhai City, the Construction Department built a piece of official residence near the adjacent royal city in accordance with Ouyang Shuo's request, so as to prepare for the future reward of ministers.

Whenever a historical talent comes to vote, whether it is a military general, or a poet such as Li Bai, Ouyang Shuo will have a mansion to give it to show the king's grace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xiang Yan thanked him, and his heart fell to the ground.

At present, the prosperity of the mountain and sea city has long been less than that of the royal city, and in some places it has even surpassed the royal city. In addition to the reserved royal land, there has long been no vacant space in the city.

The Xiang family is naturally not short of money, but it is extremely difficult to buy a mansion in Shanhai City that matches their status.

A house in a prime location can't be bought with money.

Daxia was full of vigor, and the Chinese military officials of the DPRK were also energetic, and there were few people who were convicted and demoted. Naturally, it is not like the historical capital, where there will be any mansions of criminal ministers.

The only way is through Ouyang Shuo's reward.

After thanking him, Xiang Yan was very knowledgeable and presented two treasures to Ouyang Shuo. Although he left in a hurry when he fled from Pengcheng, the real treasures of Western Chu were all taken away by Xiang Yan and the others.

Ouyang Shuo didn't shirk and nodded to accept it.

Since then, this meeting between the monarch and the minister has come to an end. As for the position arrangements for Xiang Yan and others, we have to wait for a new round of military reorganization.

When they were talking, Xiang Yan and Xiang Zhuang both expressed their intention to serve in the army, but Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo were not very enthusiastic, and it was estimated that they wanted to keep their bodies blank and concentrate on taking care of family affairs.

Ouyang Shuo didn't mind, Xiang Yan alone was enough.

Especially Xiang Bo, even if he wants to be a career in Great Xia, Ouyang Shuo is not very happy. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang thanked Xiang Bo for his rescue at the Hongmen banquet, gave him the surname Liu, and was named the Marquis of Sheyang.

For this kind of person, Ouyang Shuo really disdains it.

As for the other clansmen of the Xiang clan, whether they are in the army or officials, they only need to go through the normal procedures, and there is no need for Ouyang Shuo to arrange it personally.

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Seeing Xiang Yan and his party away, Ouyang Shuo was full of emotion, Xiang Yu is still Xiang Yu after all, even if he has heirs to care about, he still doesn't want to belong to others and is unwilling to live under others.

There are two items on the desk, which are the "meeting gifts" given by Xiang Yan.

The Xiang family wants to gain a foothold in Great Xia, Ouyang Shuo's attitude is extremely critical, although Xiang Yan is a fierce general, but after all, he has lived for most of his life, and he still understands this bit of human sophistication.

The two items presented are the two most precious treasures of the Xiang clan.

[Golden Armor] (Purple Gold): After use, it can form a protective golden light outside the body, exempting from all physical attacks, lasting half an hour, and the area of effect is 5,000 people.

[Jiangdong Warrior Summoning Card] (Purple Gold): A one-time consumable, after use, it can summon 10,000 Jiangdong warriors to help in the battle, and it lasts for 12 hours.

The two treasures were used properly, and they could indeed play a miraculous effect, and Ouyang Shuo put them in his storage bag.

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In the next few days, as the situation in Annan gradually stabilized, except for the Longxiang army, which was ordered to defend Annan, the rest of the expeditionary forces returned one after another and returned to their respective stations.

The Flying Bear Army is more special, it will withdraw from the border tunnel to Yunnan Province, and then go all the way north, and move its garrison to Shudi Qiang County. There, Li Jing, the commander of the Flying Bear Army, had been waiting for a long time.

The tunnel will continue to be widened and will become an important link between Annam province and the mainland.

In the First Battle of Annam, a total of 480,000 forbidden troops were captured, 150,000 troops of the territory of Haiphong City were captured, and unqualified soldiers such as the wounded were eliminated, and 57 prisoners of war were waiting to be reorganized.

Although the results of the battle were fruitful, the expeditionary force also had a lot of casualties, including the navy, in the first battle of Annam, the Great Xia expeditionary force lost a total of 150,000 casualties, which was the largest battle loss in the past years.

After calculation, when the vacancies are replenished in various departments, the actual number of prisoners of war that can be reorganized is about 420,000.

How to reorganize this huge POW force has become the top priority of the Privy Council, and Ouyang Shuo needs to personally take the idea and formulate a charter in advance.

The principle of the reorganization of the armed forces is, first, to look at the gap in numbers, and second, to look at the strategic positioning.

At present, among the various army groups, the Praetorian Guard has a legion gap, the Flying Bear Army has three legion gaps, and the other several group armies are all full.

As for the strategic positioning, it is necessary to establish the Annan Corps.

Ouyang Shuo thought about it for a few days, and finally decided on the plan for the reorganization of the army, except for the three legions of the Flying Bear Army, the gap in the Praetorian Guard Army would not be filled for the time being.

All the legions in this war have been damaged in battle, and the newly recruited soldiers have weakened the combat strength of the various armies to a certain extent, so it is not appropriate to make a big move at this time and transfer elite troops to form the Praetorian Guard Corps.

Of the remaining three legions, Ouyang Shuo was all assigned to the Annan Corps.

Ouyang Shuo has his own intentions in doing this, if he wants to control ASEAN, it is not enough to just take down an Annan, in the next step, Ouyang Shuo plans to continue to move westward and take Nanzhang and Zhenla in one fell swoop.

This is also the reason why Ouyang Shuo asked Long Xiangjun to transfer the headquarters to Annan Province.

Compared with Annan's 8 million players, Zhenla only has 1.2 million players, and Nanzhang has only 600,000 players, and the two countries together are less than a quarter of Annan.

In this way, with Bai Qi in charge, only the Long Xiang Army and the Annan Corps are enough to sweep the two countries, and there is no need for the base camp to send troops to reinforce thousands of miles.

The cost of transporting troops by sea is still very large.

At this time, the benefits of taking Annam became apparent, with the bridgehead of Annam Province, whether it was the transfer of troops or logistical supplies, it could be solved in Annam, and there was no need for laborers to go on an expedition.

This alone will save millions of gold dollars in military spending.

In addition to the reorganization of the corps, Ouyang Shuo also followed the order to set up the Southwest Theater, and the commander of the theater was Bai Qi, the commander of the Longxiang Army, and the Longxiang Army and the Annan Corps.

In this way, the layout and adjustment of the structure were completed, and Bai Qi was given greater military power, which could be regarded as a reward for Bai Qi's expedition to Annam.

The plan for the reorganization of the armed forces was finalized, and a series of appointments and dismissals of generals were also newly released.

The imperial decree appointed Xiang Yan as the commander of the Third Legion of the Flying Bear Army. As a famous general of the Chu State of a generation, Xiang Yan was appointed as the commander of the corps as soon as he came, and there was no objection.

Song Wu, the former commander of the First Division of the Third Army of the Tiger Army, was promoted to the commander of the Fourth Army of the Flying Bear Army. Song Wu stayed in the position of division commander for several years, and Ouyang Shuo thought twice and decided to give him a promotion.

This can be regarded as a comfort to the Song family.

The former commander of the First Division of the First Army of the Praetorian Guard Army was promoted to the commander of the Fifth Army of the Flying Bear Army. Lei Jingtian has already been promoted to a king-level general, becoming another powerful general of the barbarian clan after Shi Hu.

This promotion is not only that Thunder is indeed worthy of a great responsibility, but also Ouyang Shuo's care for the Shanban clan.

Xue Rengui, who was temporarily appointed as the deputy commander of the Third Army Corps of the Praetorian Guard, directly skipped the corps commander and was promoted to the commander of the Annan Corps, ushering in a big leap.

Pei Xingjian, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty who also served in the Praetorian Guard, was promoted to the commander of the First Army of the Annan Corps.

Annam General Li Li was appointed commander of the Second Army Corps of the Annam Corps.

This arrangement, in addition to Li Li's own ability, is also to appease the people of Annam and the prisoners of war, in order to show the national policy of Great Xia to treat everyone equally.

Xiang Yu's cousin, Xiang Zhuang, was appointed commander of the Third Army Corps of the Annan Corps.

In historical records, Xiang Zhuang is not famous, except for showing his face once at the Hongmen banquet, he is basically an invisible person at other times, and his ability to lead troops is not very prominent.

Xiang Zhuang can be appointed as the commander of the legion, or Ouyang Shuo's care for the Xiang family.