Chapter 249
"Fuck, there are 8864 troops of the City Defense Department, and you, a general of the City Defense Department, only control five. You still have the nerve to say such a thing, I really admire you."
"What's the point of keeping you in Daxia, a guy who only works for a position and does nothing. Come on, take this fat guy away and keep him under strict supervision. I want to boil him alive on the top of the city as a sacrifice." Li Hao was furious when he heard the conversation between the two.
Damn, such a guy actually survived for so many days under his nose, he is really capable.
"General, spare my life, I am really useful! In addition to these five troops of the City Defense Army that listen to me, I can also win over more than three other teams. Moreover, these five troops of mine are fully staffed, and their weapons and armor are also the best." Seeing Murong Fu with Bao Bu Tong and Feng Bo'e standing behind him, Fatty Cheng was almost scared to death.
Bao Bu Tong and Feng Bo'e are not good people just by their appearance. If I fall into their hands, I will probably die.
"Tell me, what is the current situation of the city defense army?" Li Hao said in a cold tone.
According to Tuoba Tao, the city defense army has 64 troops, and each team has 2,000 troops. In this way, the city defense army has nearly 130,000 people. If such a large army falls into the hands of the rebels, I can imagine my situation.
"Report to the general, although most of the city defense troops have fallen into the control of the aristocratic families, these people are not willing to invest too much money to manage the army. Most of the city defense troops are not fully staffed, and it is extremely rare to reach about a thousand people."
"Even the remaining thousand people are mostly old, weak, sick and disabled. As for the other quotas, they have been taken away by these aristocratic families in the form of empty salaries. So, even if I only have five troops, it is enough to match nearly half of their troops." Fatty Cheng explained hurriedly.
If I don't say it again, I'm afraid I won't have a chance. I might be dragged to the city wall tomorrow to boil oil.
"Tuoba Tao, is what this dead fat man said true?" Li Hao couldn't tell whether what Fatty Cheng said was true or false now, so he could only bow his head and ask Tuoba Tao who was kneeling on the ground.
"General, Fatty Cheng is telling the truth about empty salaries." Tuoba Tao's old face blushed. The Tuoba family did the most thorough job of empty salaries.
The 18 city defense forces controlled by the Tuoba family have an average of less than 800 people in each city defense force, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled. As for the money and food for the vacant positions, they were all taken away by the Tuoba family, and not a penny was left for them.
Damn, Li Hao was speechless when he heard what Tuoba Tao said. I didn't expect that one day I would encounter such a weird thing. In a certain aspect, I was indirectly helped by the party that ate the empty salary.
Although the city defense army is large in number, according to the calculations they said, the combat effectiveness of this group of people is really worrying.
Even if they fall into the hands of the rebels, it is estimated that they will not cause much harm to themselves. At most, the rebels will use them as cannon fodder and waste some of their arrows.
Moreover, throwing these old, weak, sick and disabled people to the rebels can also save their own food and grass. After all, in addition to the food and grass in the royal city that the Tuoba family transported before, there is really little food left in the granary.
"What is the probability that you can ensure that the five troops you control will obey your arrangements? Also, how can we contact them?" Li Hao asked with his head down.
According to Fatty Cheng, the five troops he controlled were fully staffed and well-equipped. If he could control these five troops, the number of his troops could increase by about 10,000.
"General, I had already discussed with the five commanders before I entered the royal city. We have developed a set of secret codes, and as long as I send out these secret codes, they will understand what I mean." Fatty Cheng said honestly.
This was originally his last trump card to save his life, but he revealed it all under Li Hao's coercion and intimidation.
After handing over these five troops, Fatty Cheng could be said to have nothing.
"Yan Shun, come here and take this fat guy away. Write down all their secret codes and gestures for me, I will use them." Li Hao directly told Yan Shun.
"Sir, after asking, do you want to kill him..." Yan Shun looked at Li Hao and secretly made a gesture of cutting with a knife.
His meaning was very simple, that is, to get rid of the fat man directly after he was no longer useful. People like the fat man, keeping them in this royal city would only waste their food and grass.
"No, put him in the sky prison later and keep him under strict supervision. After dealing with the rebels outside the city, we can discuss how to deal with him. "Li Hao did not kill General Cheng, but planned to spare his life for the time being.
The fact that this fat general was able to control five city defense forces under the eyes of so many aristocratic families was enough to prove that he was still capable. It was just that his background was too poor and he could not compare with these aristocratic families.
"Thank you General Li for not killing me. The rebels outside the city may attack the royal city at any time. I am willing to make meritorious contributions and go up to the city wall to serve as the vanguard of Her Majesty the Queen. "Hearing what Li Hao said, Fatty Cheng knew that his head was saved.
However, saving his head is one thing, whether he can save his family business and future wealth and honor depends on what he does.
Since he has handed over the city defense army contact code in his hand, Fatty Cheng can only follow the queen to the end.
If luck is good, the rebels can be prevented from entering the royal city for a period of time, then the queen may have a chance to turn the tables.
Even after the royal army from all over the dynasty arrives, Her Majesty the Queen may even win a great victory.
After the great victory, he will definitely reward the meritorious officials. He does not ask for promotion, but only needs to save his current family business and his life.
"Are you serious? You have to know that the war is imminent, and anything can happen on the battlefield. You may lose your life at any time without swords and guns. Also, if you dare to be a deserter, I will kill you with my own hands. "Li Hao looked at him and said word by word, his words were full of warning.
Li Hao felt that this matter was a bit unexpected. Just based on the fat man's physique, he knew that he was not the kind of person who could charge into battle. If he wanted to speculate, then he would have to give him a good beating.