Chapter 909 - 909 The Expansion and Marquis Conferment
909 The Expansion and Marquis Conferment
“I gather everyone here because there are many Divine City left. The original territory is no longer enough to accommodate all the Divine Cities. If we want to continue settling down, we have to expand. Thus, I’ve gathered everyone here to ask for your opinion.”
Li Xiang briefly Introduction the situation.
The ministers trembled when they heard this, and their eyes revealed excitement.
The generals of the Military Pavilion were especially excited.
Opening up territory was something that could leave a name in history. To a general, this was a merit and a battle achievement. This was the greatest wish of every soldier.
The ministers were also very excited. The expansion of the Kingdom of Dawn meant that the kingdom would become stronger. The territory would become larger, and its luck would be stronger. As the founding heroes of the Kingdom of Dawn, their names would certainly be recorded in the future history of the kingdom.
“Isn’t this a little too hasty? The Dawn has only been established for a few months…”
Huang Chengyan voiced his concerns.
“It’s alright! The Kingdom of Dawn has sufficient military strength to support our war. We don’t even have any problems with logistics. With such strength, our Dawn is qualified to have more territory.”
Zhou Qing said without hesitation.
The Kingdom of Dawn was now so powerful that outsiders could not imagine it. It was only natural for them to expand. The sooner they occupied more territories, the more benefits they would have.
The bigger the territory, the more resources, and the faster the development.
“I agree too! Since the Divine Cities are built to suppress the wilderness, we can use them as a foundation to expand. With the teleportation array, any accidents would immediately receive support as long as the Divine City is there. We can firmly take root in the place. The surrounding territories will belong to the Kingdom of Dawn as long as the Divine Cities are there.”
Li Jing said.
This was a chaotic world. Any territory was ownerless. In a chaotic world, one had to fight and seize everything beneficial to oneself to make oneself stronger.
Yun Dynasty also needed to grow through conquests.
“King, I request war!”
Zhao Yun bowed and asked for war.
“King, Zhang Fei request war!”
“King, Zhao Sheng request war!”
As for expansion, the officials had already reached an agreement. The generals could not help but ask for a war.
Why did the Human race have to stay in a place and passively suffer the invasion and slaughter of fierce beasts and foreign races? With the current strength of the Dawn, it was time for them to initiate an attack.
They weren’t willing to accept being attacked by foreign races. This time, they represented the Kingdom of Dawn to declare to all the foreign races that the Human race wasn’t just their food. The Human race wasn’t just one of the ten thousand myriad races, but also one of the strongest.
No race could look down on the Human race.
None of the generals from the Military Pavilion were cowards. The blood in their bodies was boiling, and their fighting spirit was surging. Their eyes revealed a strong fighting spirit, and they did not give in to each other to rush to ask for war.
“Alright! With such a strong fighting spirit, the Dawn will never decline. However, before the battle begins, I plan to formally establish army groups. In future battles, we will use the army groups as a unit to carry out conquests.”
Li Xiang was very pleased with the warlike hearts of the generals. Not only did he not suppress them, but he also encouraged them. In this chaotic world, if one did not have a strong will to fight, one would be trapped and waiting for death. He would not allow that.
“Establish army groups?”
When the generals heard this, their bodies subconsciously trembled.
Li Xiang had mentioned the matter of establishing army groups before casually, but they did not expect that he would mention it again at this time. Moreover, it was an official establishment of army groups.
Once an army was established and one became the commander, it not only represented strength but also a great honor.
“That’s right. I plan to establish army groups and appoint commanders. Other than the Angel and Demon groups, each army group will have 200,000 soldiers. An army group can have various types of soldiers, such as archers, crossbowmen, spearmen, blade-shieldmen, and so on. They can fight independently. Once the army groups are formed, each of them will be stationed in a region and guard the Divine Cities.”
Li Xiang slowly stated his plan.
Once the army groups were established, the strength and authority of the commanders would skyrocket.
Not only would one obtain more battle merits, but one would also gain power, honor, status, and strength.
All of them looked at Li Xiang with enthusiastic gazes.
“I plan to first form four army groups, named the Four Symbols Army Group,” said Li Xiang.
The Four Symbols Army Group was named after the Four Mythical Beasts. It must be the main force in the future.
This time, the generals’ gazes became even more heated as they looked up.
“Since Zhao Yun joined the Kingdom of Dawn, he has been loyal to his duty. He has never retreated in defending and attacking the enemies. He has made great contributions to the Kingdom of Dawn!”
“Today, I confer Zhao Yun as the Vermillion Bird Army Group Commander. There will be 200,000 soldiers in the army group and he will take over the Vermillion Bird Commander Tally.”
After Li Xiang finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a red tally with a Vermillion Bird engraved on it appeared in the air.
Kacha!
The Vermilion Bird Commander Tally split into two.
Half of it returned to the dragon table, while the other half fell into Zhao Yun’s hands.
Half of the commander’s tally was in the hands of the ruler. This was to ensure that the ruler had control over the army. If the commander’s tally was incomplete, it would not allow anyone to mobilize the army as one pleased. For example, with half of the commander’s tally, Zhao Yun could normally mobilize the Vermillion Bird Army to defend or even attack the enemy within a certain area. However, he could not casually move the army away from a certain area.
If the soldiers left this range, they would not listen to his orders.
Only when the commander’s tally was complete could one move troops around freely and make all kinds of attacks.
Otherwise, it would not work.
This was the power of the commander’s tally.
“Thank you, King!”
Zhao Yun, who had always been calm and composed, was also excited at this moment. He bowed and extended his hands to hold the other half commander’s tally.
This was a form of trust and also a form of responsibility.
Zhao Yun couldn’t help but have the feeling of a gentleman would sacrifice his life for someone who understood and appreciated him.
His face was filled with emotions.
“There’s no need to be so polite. This is what you deserve. If you make enough contributions in the future, it won’t be a problem for you to become a marquis.”
At this point, Li Xiang said to the officials in a deep voice, “In the Dawn, only those with military merits can be conferred the title of Marquis.”
If one wanted to be conferred the title of Marquis, one had to conquer territory for the Dawn. As long as one could do it, he wouldn’t be stingy with the conferment. One could get any reward one wanted.
“Marquis?”
This word made everyone in the Great Hall’s eyes light up, feeling an indescribable temptation.
The benefits of being a marquis in the Yun Dynasty were simply too great. Although their current official positions were already at the top, this did not mean that they could not be replaced. Once they lost their official positions, the Heaven and Earth Rank on them would also disappear.