The Nine Dragon Imperial Guards had an establishment of five hundred thousand per legion, making four and a half million across nine legions.
The Main Legion, meanwhile, now had an establishment of four hundred thousand: two hundred seventy thousand main troops, plus one hundred thirty thousand reservists.
Each Group Army had six legions, totaling 2.4 million soldiers excluding support personnel.
Eighteen Group Armies amounted to 43.2 million men, 9.6 times the number in the Imperial Guards.
However, according to the Heavenly Martial Dynasty's calculations, the above ratio represented the most suitable balance.
The Heavenly Martial Dynasty now also evaluated its soldiers on a scale from the first to ninth tier.
The first through third tiers were recruits. The difference lay in how much battlefield knowledge they had acquired and whether they had met the required standards.
The fourth through sixth tiers were veterans. Having undergone the tempering of battle three times, they were fully capable of serving as officers.
Only the seventh through ninth tiers counted as elites. Their will was unshakable, and most had been outstanding soldiers since the founding of the Heavenly Martial Dynasty.
As for their individual strength, it was instead not all that important.
There were many reasons for victory on the battlefield, and level accounted for no more than 30 percent.
But who had the Heavenly Martial Dynasty faced thus far?
They all seemed to be races unaffected by morale, with hearts that knew no fear.
Yet the Heavenly Martial Dynasty had always maintained the upper hand on the battlefield, and the reason was already obvious.
Xiao Tianyang's endless methods were one factor.
The second was the hard work and dedication of the various generals.
The third was that the Heavenly Martial Dynasty's soldiers could always remain in high spirits.
Races unaffected by circumstances had