At this time, Hato's face was sallow, and he was obviously disguised. If he didn't admit it himself, he would not be able to recognize him for a while.
"The culprit is Hatto!" Hatto wiped his face with one hand, removed a thin layer of fake skin, and returned to his original appearance.
"You are good at disguise." Li Wenhao nodded and praised without hesitation: "Follow me and work hard from now on, and I won't mention the past!"
"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I will be grateful forever!" Hato was very grateful and bowed on one knee again.
After all, when he was defending the city, he almost trapped Li Wenhao and almost killed Li Erkui. Li Wenhao was so generous, which was beyond his expectation.
"Buzz," Hato said. He had been impressed in the past two days and felt grateful. A black three-legged golden crow appeared above his head.
"It's so easy to be loyal. Isn't this fourth level fake?"
Li Wenhao looked at the sudden appearance of the legion logo and was a little confused. According to his experience, the higher the level, the more difficult it is to increase loyalty.
It's normal for people like Cao Shengfei or Zhebie. Things that were difficult on weekdays suddenly become easier, and he's still a little uncomfortable with it!
"The new third battalion lacks a commander, and I have always been a part-time commander. Since you are loyal enough, the position of commander of the new third battalion will be handed over to you. Take my token and take up the post, and do your job well."
Li Wenhao took out a token and asked his two soldiers to take Hato to take office.
In any case, Hato is a fourth-level strong man, and he is quite capable. Even if his bones are soft, he has to use it.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I can't repay the Lord Marquis's trust even if I'm so embarrassed!" Ha Tuo was very excited when he heard this. He didn't know what Li Wenhao was thinking, and he thought he was paying special attention to him.
Otherwise, how could a surrendered general who had just surrendered be entrusted with such an important task? The new third battalion would not have a force of 10,000.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Not only Hatto was so excited that he couldn't contain himself, but also several of his close followers behind him were overjoyed and kowtowed desperately to express gratitude, as if they were in a dream.
After all, if Hato is reused, they will naturally rise with the tide.
Even the people watching the excitement found it incredible, especially the people from the Western Regions who were the most shocked and admired it one after another.
"It's incredible. Hato is not only a general, but also a native of the Western Regions. How dare he use this?"
"Yeah, if it's just an ordinary position, that's all. Just make him the commander of a battalion. The Marquis is too generous!"
"What do you know? This is called employing people without suspicion and not using people who are suspicious. The Marquis is worthy of being a Marquis. This kind of heart is unmatched by ordinary people!"
"Master Marquis, can this appointment be postponed for a few more days?" Wei Liao couldn't stand it any longer, so he came closer and whispered a reminder.
He felt that Li Wenhao had suddenly harvested a huge amount of food and had reached a new level. He was so excited that he became a little carried away!
"It's okay. I'm never wrong when it comes to people. Hato is trustworthy!" Li Wenhao waved his hand grandly. Listening to the discussions around him, especially the changes in the expressions of the people in the Western Regions, he felt happy and unintentional.
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Unexpectedly, through this incident, he could indirectly win over people's hearts and gain a reputation as a courteous, virtuous, and knowledgeable person. This would be very useful for him in the future to conquer talents from all ethnic groups.
"Master Marquis, what should we do with these people? Otherwise, we should leave some food for them. Our Huaxia Trading Company will need to open branches in the Central Plains in the future. We cannot offend all seven tribes and eight surnames!"
Wei Liao was a smart man and knew that he could no longer persuade him, so he changed the subject and pointed vaguely at Cao Gun and others on the ground, who were still begging.
"Master Hou, Master Hou, please have mercy and wait for a way out for me."
"Master Marquis, please spare your life. From now on, we will work hard to repay Master Marquis for his kindness."
A group of shopkeepers, by this time, had long lost the elation they felt when they were rushing to buy food. They were all lying on the ground crying like they were mourning for their heirs.
"What are you leaving behind? You have to be merciless when dealing with these people!" Li Wenhao glared and said very unhappy: "Do you know how many people in the Central Plains have been ruined by these profiteers from seven tribes and eight surnames?
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They deserve retribution for this!
They dared to cause trouble for me, so I didn’t sacrifice their heads to the flag, which is already very merciful!"
After Li Wenhao finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and prepared to leave. The battle was about to begin. He had no time to waste on these people.
"Master Hou!"
Li Wenhao and his party had just left the crowd when Zhebie jumped off a roof on the roadside, holding a shot hawk and dove in his hand.
"Zhe Farewell, you are not in the room to heal your wounds, why are you here?" Li Wenhao was a little surprised.
"Master Marquis, the royal city has just been occupied, and there are a lot of fish and insects. I was worried that someone would do something bad to you, so I followed you quietly. I happened to find someone using hawks and doves to deliver news to the outside. My subordinates found it too late, and they only came with a quick shot.
Next one." Zhebie said, taking a secret letter from Ying Dove's lap and handing it over.
"Farewell, thank you, you are thoughtful!" Li Wenhao dismounted, took the superstition, and praised it seriously.
He didn't even expect that someone would be harmful to him. It was very rare for Zhebie to take the initiative to follow and protect him without being reminded!
Having a marksman protecting you at a high place is just like having a sniper. It is indeed safer and greatly improves the safety level!
"Where did the hawks and doves fly from? Did you see them?" Li Wenhao looked a little ugly after reading the secret letter.
The content of the secret letter was very simple, with only one sentence, "Li Wenhao has been granted the title of Marquis, kill Xiaoyaozi on the spot!"
In other words, Yucha will get the news soon and will definitely speed up his march. He will arrive at the city within an hour at most.
"It's from a civilian area in the south of the city. I don't know exactly which household it is!" Zhebie thought for a moment and said.
"Just know the general location!" Li Wenhao nodded, and handed the secret message in his hand to a soldier beside him: "Send this to the Jin Yiwei, so that they must catch the person."
"Follow the order!" The soldier took the secret message and did not dare to neglect it. He turned around and rode away.
"Farewell Zhe, come with me to the craftsman camp. I just thought of an arrow that can explode!"
"Arrows that can explode?" Zhebie's eyes lit up. Unless he was using archery combat skills, he had never heard of ordinary arrows being explosive.
Li Wenhao took Zhebie to the Craftsman Camp to make various preparations to defend the city. Yucha was marching here while still waiting for news about Xiaoyaozi.
As time goes by, we get closer and closer to the royal city, and we continue to receive news that there are Fire Crow Army cavalry appearing around, killing sentries, and harassing the rear team's baggage.
Yucha's heart became heavier and heavier, and his face became more and more ugly. There were various signs that things were not as foolproof as Xiaoyaozi said!
"What exactly is the problem? Did Xiaoyaozi change his mind temporarily, or was the Qingyang Li family unwilling to exchange the royal city and gave up on Li Wenheng?"
Yucha sat on the back of the war elephant and murmured to himself that he had thought of everything except that Li Wenhao would leave the Li family and kill Xiaoyaozi on the spot.