The weather in Daxia is calm.

Except for a few people, no one knew that a major strategic layout had begun.

Your Majesty has held two small-scale meetings in the past two days. One of them was to ask the Ministry of Revenue to mobilize a large amount of grain and fodder to Hebei West Road, on the grounds that the area suffered a severe snow disaster this year and the victims were in urgent need of rescue.

Another meeting was a military meeting, where His Majesty began the spring conscription.

At this meeting, he appointed Huo Huaijin as the commander of the Sixth Army and recruited 100,000 soldiers from the two routes west of Beijing, the two routes south of Huaihe River, and the south of the Yangtze River.

He also appointed Pan Shuyang as the commander of the Seventh Army and recruited 100,000 soldiers from Dali and Yueshan.

In addition, Zhao Jue was appointed as the commander of the Eighth Army of the Army, and 100,000 soldiers were recruited from Jingdong and Hebei.

Together with the 100,000 cavalry recruited by Tuoba Feng, the Great Xia Army expanded to 900,000.

This is not surprising. After all, the territory of Daxia has expanded three times compared to the previous Wu Dynasty, so more troops are naturally needed to guard the border.

The movement of the army has not yet begun.

A navy warship, the Jinling, had quietly left Jiangcheng Port and headed north.

On January 12, the first year of the Great Xia Dynasty, He Sandao, who was training at the Xiaye base, received a secret order from Fu Xiaoguan:

"Order He Sandao to take over the Marine Corps and appoint Tang Qianjun as Chief of Staff. Cooperate with Army Commander He Sandao to strengthen the Marine Corps' individual combat capabilities and build it into Daxia's top military!"

He Sandao was dumbfounded. "What about my Third Marine Corps?"

Hua Nanxun, the Chief of Staff of the Third Navy Army, laughed. "General, His Majesty didn't tell you to leave the Third Army alone. You are now the commander of both the Third Navy Army and the Marine Corps."

"This..." He Sandao scratched his head, "Does this mean I have to receive two military salaries?"

Hua Nanxun was stunned. This general had a very novel mind. If it were someone else, he would definitely be extremely grateful for the emperor's trust in him, but when it came to He Sandao, he was actually concerned about the military pay!

"General, this place is so desolate, and we have no place to spend our salaries. Should we go and take in the Marines now?"

"Aging, are you stupid? We won't stay in this godforsaken place forever. Once the Third Army is almost done training, we'll go out to sea and rob! By the way..."

He Sandao slapped his forehead, "I'm fucking crazy! The money I earn from robbing is my own. No matter how much salary I get, it's useless. Once my wife takes it, I won't have any money left. But robbery is different. How much can my wife take? Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and get those new recruits to train me. I'm telling you, in May, at the latest, I'm going to take them to rob!"

"Also, tell the shipyard to speed up the warship construction. It's been so long, and there's no sign of a ship. What the hell are they doing?"

What can Hua Nanxun say?

A shipyard was just built last month, and the warships have begun to be built, but can that thing be built that fast?

The first warship will not be ready until the end of the year at the earliest. If we want to go out and rob in May, it will be around May next year.

"General, your sister-in-law gave birth to a boy, and you don't even bother to go back and see him?"

"I'd like to, but what good would it do? I'd have to go out to sea and rob! I can keep a tenth of the looted treasures, and give the rest to His Majesty. He won't have any complaints, right? I have to keep these things for my son. I'm a small landowner in Linzi, and my son needs to be a small wealthy man in Daxia."

"Come on, don't think about it, let's go to the Marine Corps station."

After the two of them left the barracks, He Sandao suddenly asked, "Wait, Lao Lao, you said His Majesty handed the Marine Corps over to me... What did he mean by that?"

"What else could it mean? Didn't you say you've enjoyed delicious food and drinks with His Majesty? This is certainly a testament to His Majesty's trust in you."

"You don't understand His Majesty. He's setting a trap for me... Think about it, the Marines were trained by Marshal Bai himself. He's my forefather!"

"His Majesty said he wanted to build this army into the most advanced in Daxia... I know all the Marines, so how should we do it?"

Hua Nanxun laughed. He Sandao seemed rough, but he was actually very thoughtful. Perhaps that was one of the reasons why His Majesty trusted him.

"I think the key lies in the word 'top-tier'. The vast majority of the Daxia army knows martial arts, but there's no uniformity. Most of the army has third-rate skills. If you, General, pass on your domineering skills and sword techniques to the Marines, all those below first-rate skills in the army will be eliminated..."

"Your Majesty didn't say you couldn't move that army, and Tang Qianjun can't defeat you. You could just use His Majesty's name to recruit more talent from the entire army. Imagine, General, 50,000 top-notch warriors, all armed with those new Mauser rifles and long swords... each one flying through the air and radiating murderous intent. Just imagine what kind of army that would be?"

"Is there a second army like this in the world?"

He Sandao slapped Hua Nanxun on the shoulder. Hua Nanxun grinned. He Sandao laughed loudly: "Staff Officer Hua, I will remember you for a great achievement! It's settled. Now go check on those bastards!"

Fu Xiaoguan did not expect that there was such a talent by He Sandao's side. After He Sandao took over the Marine Corps, he held a three-day competition. Anyone who could not last five moves in his hands would be eliminated from the Third Navy Army!

As Tang Qianjun stared in shock, He Sandao laid down new rules for the army: "I don't want so many idlers. From now on, the organization of the Marine Corps... is arbitrary! I only want the elite. Those below the first-rate realm, please sign up voluntarily. You will be able to make greater achievements in the Third Marine Corps."

"The Marines will be carrying out the most dangerous mission. I don't want you to die in vain. It's not that I look down on you, but I don't want to collect your bodies!"

With one move, he eliminated 50,000 Marines and reduced them to only 10,000.

Afterwards, he spent another month selecting 10,000 soldiers from the Navy's 300,000 soldiers to form a brand new Marine Corps of only 20,000 people.

These 20,000 people had first-rate skills. He passed on his domineering sword technique to them and applied to the Ministry of War for 30,000 alloy swords. When this news reached Fu Xiaoguan's ears, he was shocked.

In Fu Xiaoguan's design, the Marines were to conduct raids, assassinations, and beheadings, which were usually carried out stealthily and covertly, requiring swiftness and suddenness to catch the enemy off guard.

But now that He Sandao has dealt with this, the Marines have completely gone astray - have you ever seen an assassin carrying a big knife?

You need 30,000 daggers to be correct!

Well, in short, this powerful army was born.

They did not walk in the shadows, but wore bright armor, carried swords and spears, and walked openly in the sunshine.

If God stands in the way, kill God; if Buddha stands in the way, kill Buddha!

As for the Saint level...it's not worth mentioning.