357 Glory is My Life (1/2)

Ouyang Shuo's arrival into the main hall represented the start of the military meeting.

The main topic of the military meeting was very clear—to discuss the arrangements of the three divisions.

Appointing the three major generals was one topic.

Most importantly, the territory would now add three more divisions to the current four. Now, they had the ability to build a higher level military legion.

Based on the organization, four divisions would form one legion. A legion differed from a division because it did not have a subordinate unit. Only the general themselves would get a guards unit.

If one said that a division was the main pillar of an army, then the legion represented a real military force. Apart from an army corp, this represented the highest unit in an army.

Based on normal circumstances, a military would only form up an army corp from several legions during wars.

Hence, a legion would normally be the highest unit in common day military operations.

Normally, one legion would be enough to control and dictate a war.

To build such a huge and important piece, they naturally needed to be very careful.

One could even say that the establishment of a legion was a historical moment for the military.

As for how to build the legion, Ouyang Shuo already had his plans.

Before the meeting started, Ouyang Shuo had decided to keep it a secret and not directly announce it.

Amongst the military, there was a special unit that would always remain the highest level. The units position could never be shaken—they were the guards of the lord.

The guards were the tools to protect a country.

In his last life, some lords described this unit as such, ‘The guards are the sharp sword in the lord's hand, spreading their name and honor.’

”Honor is my life.” This phrase drove the guards on.

The current guards regiment was close to being like them.

If one did not include the city protection forces, the territory had close to a hundred thousand troops. For such a huge army to only have a small and sad guards regiment, it was not right.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo needed to reshape the guards structure.

The first item on his agenda was the guards regiment.

Ouyang Shuo ordered the renaming of the guards regiment to palace guards. Now, they would be based on the structure of three thousand palace guards. Their leader would be appointed as the palace general. They would hold a position on the same level as a major general.

Wang Feng was the first palace general appointed.

No one in the military had any objections to this appointment.

Since the building of the guards, from the guards unit to the regiment, Wang Feng had played the role of Ouyang Shuo's bodyguard.

The palace general role naturally belonged to him.

The palace guards were Ouyang Shuo's personal guards.

During peacetime, they took charge of guarding the Lord's Manor.

During war time, they were his personal army. Wherever Ouyang Shuo went, they would follow.

The structure of the palace guards was not just a simple change of name.

Ouyang Shuo had set down several requirements—all the members must be trained like special forces, and they must pass several tests.

The palace guards would be the special forces of the army.

If the current guards regiment soldiers were eliminated in the tests, they could not enter the palace guards. Apart from special forces training, Ouyang Shuo had two strict requirements.

Firstly, the set of a minimum rank—rank 10 war elite soldier.

Secondly, their potential could not be lower than B.

With such high standards, it set up the prestige and honor of the palace guards.

Toward the formation of the palace guards, Ouyang Shuo also set really strict restrictions.

In the near future, the palace guards would have three thousand people. Others could only join it if current members were injured and needed replacement.

Ouyang Shuo's goal was to not only let the palace guards possess the same status as a division. He even wanted their strength to be around the same level.

The requirement would be for every palace guard to be able of handle four men on their own.

A day ago, the second batch of migrants had reached Yazhou.

The members of the guards regiment would return with the Beihai Naval Fleet to Shanhai City for their trial.

Their main mission would be to complete their special forces training.

So where would the eliminated members go?

This would be the second level guards in Ouyang Shuo's structure.

Ouyang Shuo ordered them to build a guards division.

The guards division would be under Ouyang Shuo's direct command. Usually, they would be in charge of defending the imperial city—Shanhai City. They would form the last line of defense.

During war, they were the main force.

All the replacements of the palace guards would be chosen from the guards division. The members of the guards division would be chosen in the same manner as the previous guards regiment. The members will be selected from the various divisions.

The selection standards would be the exact same as the ones for the guards regiment.

If one said that the palace guards were Ouyang Shuo's bodyguards, then the guards division was his personal army.