Chapter 271 Saving the World and its People_2

In fact, the 150,000 soldiers from the three major camps were not considered elite. Although these 150,000 soldiers were all valorous and robust individuals drawn from various garrisons, they had been formed less than a year ago. The coordination among the soldiers was still not smooth, and they had not been tempered by battle, so how elite could they really be?

However, the Twenty-six Imperial Guards were indeed too corrupt. Factionalism and corruption were prevalent in the army, and ghost employees significantly plagued it. Officially, the records showed more than 200,000 men, but realistically, it might not even reach 150,000, including a large number of old soldiers trembling with white hair and young recruits who couldn't even carry armor... The court relied on these 150,000 to defend the capital, but it seemed more likely that these soldiers were depending on the capital to protect them!

This situation relied entirely on the contrast provided by others!