True and False Army Lord!

Suddenly, hundreds of cavalrymen from outside the Death Row Camp forcefully broke through the fences and charged into the camp, followed by tens of thousands of soldiers.

With the hundreds of cavalrymen clearing a path with brute force, they directly separated the soldiers of the Death Row Camp and the Mad Dragon Camp who were in the midst of fighting.

In an instant, tens of thousands of soldiers smoothly poured into the Death Row Camp's training grounds. It was clear that these were the soldiers of the Town Mountain Camp, led by Ding Yishan!

In fact, it wasn't just the Town Mountain Camp; soldiers from the Fierce Tiger Camp, Sever River Camp, Divine Machine Camp, and other camps had all arrived, either earlier or later!

However, unlike Ding Yishan who charged directly into the battlefield, these camps were cautiously observing from outside the camp under the leadership of their respective commanders!

After all, whenever there was a military mutiny, choosing a side was a matter of great importance!

If they made even one wrong move, their future, their lives, and even their nine generations of kin could be ruined!

And under the watchful eyes of the soldiers from all the camps.

Upon arrival, Ding Yishan immediately led his troops to stand on the side of the Death Row Camp.

He glared at Zhang Dalong with a furious look and said, "Zhang Dalong, what the hell are you doing? Internal strife? Rebellion? Mutiny!"

However, facing the grave accusations leveled by Ding Yishan, Zhang Dalong was surprisingly calm and sneered, "Ding Yishan, are you blind? Don't you see I'm leading the Mad Dragon Camp to clean up the death row inmates!"

"Clean up the death row inmates? Who gave you the order to do that? Without an order, you are committing mutiny, which is equivalent to rebellion!" Ding Yishan roared, "For mutinous camps, the entire army is to eliminate them!"

Whoosh!

All the soldiers of the Town Mountain Camp drew their swords, their killing intent surging across the training grounds. Coupled with the Death Row Camp, the forces on both sides were now nearly equal in number!

At the same time, the other camps outside the Death Row Camp also began to stir restlessly!

After all, compared to the always unrestrained and overbearing Zhang Dalong, their inner sentiments leaned more towards Ding Hao and Ding Yishan.

However, Zhang Dalong let out a burst of wild laughter at this scene.

"Hahaha, is that so? Then I'll let you see who the real rebel is!"

"Guards, bring the Imperial Edict!!"

In an instant, Zhang Dalong's personal guards unfurled the imperial edict of appointment from the court and read it aloud in front of all the soldiers!

When it was finished, the assembled officers and soldiers were in an uproar. No one had expected this!

The court had actually appointed Zhang Dalong as the new Army Lord of the Divine Phoenix Army!

And as the Army Lord, it was only natural for him to eliminate the death row inmates!

"What! The new Army Lord!"

"This Zhang Dalong is indeed Empress Weiyang's man!"

The eyes of Ding Yishan and Ding Hao also suddenly became heavy!

At this moment, Zhang Dalong shouted towards the outside of the camp, "Fierce Tiger Camp, Sever River Camp, Divine Machine Camp... I, your Army Lord, now order you to join the Mad Dragon Camp in cleaning up the death row inmates and annihilating the rebels. Those who disobey the order will all be considered rebels!"

"And for rebels, my Great Zhou's law has always been the Execution of Nine Generations of Kin!!"

Execution of Nine Generations of Kin!

The moment these three words were uttered, it was like a mountain crashing into the hearts of all the officers and soldiers.

Even if their sentiments leaned towards Ding Hao and Ding Yishan, it was no longer possible!

After all, Zhang Dalong was the new Army Lord. Disobeying him meant being a rebel, and no one dared to easily challenge the concept of the Execution of Nine Generations of Kin!

"Fierce Tiger Camp, prepare!"

"Sever River Camp, prepare!"

"Divine Machine Camp, prepare!"

Following the shouts of the commanders, the various camps began to enter the field!

They completely surrounded the soldiers of the Death Row Camp and the Town Mountain Camp, leaving no room to move.

"Haha!"

Zhang Dalong laughed ferociously, about to give the order to annihilate the two camps!

Unexpectedly, Ding Yishan on the opposite side shouted, "Wait!"

"Zhang Dalong, your position as Army Lord is fake! The true new Army Lord of the Divine Phoenix Army is—Ding Hao!!"

At that moment.

Knowing the danger of the current situation, Ding Hao quickly took out Luo Shenhuang's appointment letter and shouted to all the soldiers, "Fellow soldiers, this is the appointment letter personally issued by Commander Luo before his departure, promoting me as the new Army Lord of the Divine Phoenix Army!"

Seeing this, all the soldiers were in an uproar again. Many soldiers looked at each other, completely bewildered!

Two Army Lords?

What was going on!

Was this a real or fake Army Lord?

Zhang Dalong's eyes sank. He truly hadn't expected Ding Hao to have this move, but he immediately retorted, "Scoundrel! Ding Hao, you dare to forge an Army Lord appointment letter? This is utter treason!"

"Forge?"

Ding Hao retorted coldly, "Zhang Dalong, open your dog eyes and see clearly! This appointment letter bears the official seal of the Divine Phoenix Army!"

Zhang Dalong continued to question, "That won't do. The position of Army Lord can only be conferred by the imperial court, like me. How can someone be promoted privately? Even if this was issued by Luo Shenhuang, it's invalid!"

Ding Hao had anticipated this and said again, "Zhang Dalong, you're right, but there are exceptions, such as during wartime!"

"The position of Army Lord can be designated by the previous Army Lord, and this appointment letter was issued on the day we crushed the Northern Barbarians. Therefore, my position as Army Lord is completely real and valid!"

Having said that, Ding Hao questioned Zhang Dalong in return, "As for your Imperial Edict, where did it come from? Why didn't we receive any news? I suspect your Imperial Edict is the real forgery!"

"Nonsense!"

"My Imperial Edict is genuine, yours is fake!"

Zhang Dalong was clearly agitated and hurriedly urged the other camps, "What are you all standing around for? Immediately, under this Army Lord's command, execute these rebels!"

However, looking at Zhang Dalong's Imperial Edict and then at Ding Hao's appointment letter, the entire Divine Phoenix Army soldiers were in a dilemma!

Two Army Lords!

And both had legitimate documents, which made them hesitant to act!

After all, choosing the wrong side would lead to eternal damnation!

So, all the soldiers, with great tacit understanding, stopped their actions. Since they couldn't help either side, they chose to help neither.

In this complicated situation, they sought no merit, only to avoid blame!

"You all!!"

Seeing this, Zhang Dalong's face instantly turned ashen.

Without the assistance of the other camps, relying solely on his Mad Dragon Camp, it would be difficult to take down the Death Row Camp and the Town Mountain Camp!

On the other hand, Ding Hao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't surrounded and killed by the entire Divine Phoenix Army today, he would have room to maneuver and resolve the situation.

He put away the appointment letter, stepped forward, and surveyed the surroundings.

His voice boomed like thunder.

"All soldiers, including the Mad Dragon Camp, we are all comrades after all. Not long ago, we were fighting side by side, but now we are killing each other. Don't you feel heartbroken!"

This statement immediately struck a chord with all the Divine Phoenix Army soldiers!

Because no one wanted internal strife, fighting against their brothers and comrades. Even most of the soldiers in the Mad Dragon Camp were unwilling, but as Zhang Dalong's soldiers, they could only obey orders from above!

"In fact, today, frankly speaking, it is a conflict between me, Ding Hao, and Zhang Dalong. It should not involve any of you present!"

"Therefore, Zhang Dalong!!"

As he said the last part, Ding Hao's gaze locked onto Zhang Dalong opposite him, battle intent and killing intent intertwining in his eyes, "Stop with this nonsense. Since there can only be one Army Lord in the Divine Phoenix Army!"

"Then the two of us will fight to the death. Whoever lives will be the Divine Phoenix Army's—new Army Lord!!"