1265 TWO Chapter 1265-Strongest disarmament plan in the world (1/2)

Chapter 1265 – Strongest Disarmament Plan in the World

This massive rumor storm forced Ashoka to the edge of the cliff.

Under an atmosphere of such public debate, not only could not Ashoka withdraw from Tibet, but he even had to think of a way to defend it. At the very least, he had to come to an agreement with Great Xia to be able to explain things to his people.

Otherwise, this storm would not calm down.

The starters of these rumors were the Gupta and Peacock dynasty kings. They were planning in the dark to launch a joint attack on Ashoka once the Battle of Tibet ended.

As such, how could they easily allow the Ashoka Dynasty to withdraw their troops from Tibet?

Only if the Ashoka Dynasty suffered heavy losses could they have a chance of obtaining victory.

During this process, the Black Snake Guard spies in India joined in to stir the waves. Thanks to the hard work of all three sides, the rumors spread in the shortest amount of time possible.

After much consideration, Ashoka gritted his teeth and decided to send 500 thousand more troops. At the same time, he ordered the defending troops in Lhasa City to defend till the reinforcements arrived.

Naturally, it would be the best if they could defend the city. Even if they were not able to, Ashoka hoped to use these 500 thousand troops to bring back most of the army to India.

As long as the army existed, Ashoka would have nothing to fear.

At the same time, to reduce the expectations of the civilians, Ashoka ordered the 500 thousand troops to disguise as grain transporting forces to enter Tibet.

Ashoka was worried that if the people knew that the dynasty had thrown in two million troops yet failed to defend a Tibet, it would hurt the authority and prestige of the dynasty. As such, he decided to act in a low-profile manner.

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10th month, 5th day, Imperial Capital.

Ashoka placed Tibet under military control, treating the people as sheep and squeezing them as he wished. Following which, India entered a public opinion storm, revealing that hidden currents were flowing in India.

Ouyang Shuo was filled with emotions; even the heavens were helping Great Xia.

With these two points, the meat grinder operation designed by Jia Xu would basically succeed. Moreover, because of how cooperative the Peacock and Gupta dynasties were, it would be possible for Great Xia to achieve miraculous results.

The frontline received news that the Imperial Court had some progress regarding the disarmament plan.

The Grand Council, Privy Court, and Administrative Mentor Court worked with one another to work on the largest scale disarmament plan in Great Xia history. At the same time, it was also the most thorough military adjustment plan.

As long as Ouyang Shuo approved it, it could be started right away.

The most unique point of this disarmament plan would be not reducing the legion corps level scale. Instead, they would be reducing a legion from 70 thousand to 50 thousand people, cutting 20 thousand soldiers.

That was really amazing.

Including the Guards Legion Corps, the Great Xia Army had a total of 19 legion corps, each having five legions. Along with the Yingzhou and North America formation, that was a total of 99 legions.

To reduce 20 thousand from each meant that they would be cutting 1.98 million troops at once; this would be 28.6%, which is more than a quarter of the army.

As such, more than one out of every four soldiers had to retire.

After the disarmament, the Great Xia Army would go from its 6.93 million peak to 4.95 million.

Of course, the disarmament would not be a simple reduction of members. To change from 70 thousand to 50 thousand legions would affect the entire structure and remodel the army completely.

Before the disarmament, the Great Xia Army had 10 men squads, 10 squads as a platoon, five platoons as a unit, five units as a regiment, five regiments as a division with a thousand men subordinate squadron, and five divisions as a legion with a direct regiment.

After the disarmament, it would still be 10 men squads, but it would now be five squads as a platoon.

Such a change was backed by data.

It was beyond a lieutenant's ability to control 10 squads, and it was easy to cause a power imbalance between the lieutenant and major.

Apart from that, the roles of the platoons were properly split based on their mission, equipment, and how they were formed. They would split into infantry, cavalry, gunners, cannoneers, engineers, scouts, mechanics, logistics, medics, chefs, and machinery soldiers.

Hence, the platoon level basically encapsulated all the soldier types of the Great Xia Army, be it the combat or the support types. It was no different from modern day armies.

There were two pros to such an arrangement.

First, it added the possibility of multiple soldier type coordination.

As an example, after this change, the Great Xia Army would be able to have spearmen, cavalry, and gunners fighting together at the unit level, making the fighting method more adaptive and flexible.

Each soldier type had its pros and cons, and cooperative fighting was using the pros of one to cover the cons of another. The deeper such a fighting model spread into the army, the higher the army's overall combat strength.

The olden styles where an entire division or even an entire legion was a singular soldier type was unsuitable for the modern day, where new soldier types popped out quickly. It was destined to be eliminated.

Obviously, Rome was not built in a day.

How different soldier types worked together, what the pairings were like, how to command them, how to solve logistical problems, and other issues had to be slowly solved after the change was made.

Once the change matures and succeeded, the Great Xia Army would move onto a whole new stage.

Secondly, pushing down the logistical duties to the platoons helped to raise the individuality and flexibility of the army.

Before the change, the division level had a thousand subordinate troops that basically consited of support type soldiers such as engineers, logistical workers, and medics.

Below the division level, there were no individual support soldier types.

Before this, the Great Xia Army was used to fighting in legions, so there were not many problems. However, as the war scenario changes, with the regions and battlefields expanding, they needed regiments and even units to be able to fight independently.

As a result, they needed to arrange the support troops properly.

The army's remodeling after Baiqi's arrival was completed in the 1st year of Gaia. Six years had passed since then, and Great Xia had been through earth-shaking changes. It was time for a change of eras.

With the rich roots of Great Xia, they had the ability to equip the army with various soldier types. Not only would this raise their flexibility, but it would also help to raise the survivability and reduce mortality rates.

Above the platoon level, a remodeling was planned too.

A unit would have six to ten platoons and 300 to 500 soldiers. Apart from combat platoons, a unit needed to at least have one logistics platoon. Based on the situation, other support types such as chefs, medics, and scouts would be added.