The procession of three million stretched forth in vast grandeur; even from atop a building, one could not see its end at a glance.
Such an enormous army had been rarely seen even throughout the long course of history.
Ordinarily, an army of a million strong was already considered exceedingly large.
Three million could truly be called unprecedented.
Even if not all three million soldiers were fully armed—even if roughly a third of them carried outdated firearms capable of only a single shot—the sheer number was enough to strike terror into people's hearts.
The effect of having every citizen serve as a soldier was now fully apparent.
Thanks to the militia system, whenever the New Nation wished to expand its forces, it could easily raise an enormous army.
Moreover, these recruits were not starting from nothing. They possessed a degree of military discipline and knowledge, greatly reducing the court's training costs.
Of course, such a system was only suitable for the early days of a new dynasty. Once the realm was later pacified, it would instead become something detrimental to stability.
But those were matters for the future.
At least at this moment, such a system possessed tremendous advantages.
The three million set out from Yong Province. Zhao Cheng personally took command, appointing Liu Yi, Xu Qing, and Wang Shouzheng as deputy commanders. The left-wing army was led by Liu Yi, the right-wing army by Xu Qing, while Wang Shouzheng remained with the central main force, personally directed by Zhao Cheng.
These three deputy commanders were all old members of the Chain Mountains faction. Of the several thousand people of Chain Mountains in those early days, all who had not died now held no low status. Yet after so many great battles, only around half were still alive.
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