Dai Hao had been forced to surrender the Tiger Tally and relinquish his post as marshal of the Western Army Group on the spot. Every general present feared for himself, terrified that he would be the next to face a reckoning.
Huo Yuhao toyed with the military tally, a strange smile curling his lips.
Dai Hao had agreed so decisively. How could Huo Yuhao fail to guess his little scheme?
He had come here to strip Dai Hao of all real power. Naturally, he would leave him no openings.
After dealing with Dai Hao, he neither left nor immediately drove Dai Hao away. Instead, he surveyed the twenty-three senior generals of the Empire's army group with interest.
They were all trash, unworthy of his regard, but they still had their uses.
Looking at the restless men in their seats, Huo Yuhao slowly spoke.
"I know that you are all the White Tiger Duke's trusted men." Huo Yuhao suddenly paused and cast a provocative glance at Dai Hao before continuing, "However, I can let bygones be bygones. So long as you declare your allegiance to me, I can overlook your previous insubordination."
"Hiss!"
Every general drew a sharp breath.
He had barely stripped White Tiger Duke Dai Hao of his military authority, and now he demanded their submission. This Marshal was far too overbearing, far too reckless in his actions.
Dai Hao's expression darkened at those words. In his fury, his fingernails dug into his flesh.
Huo Yuhao had just removed him from his post, and now he was poaching his men right before his eyes. He truly had no humanity.
He had never suffered such humiliation in his life. At the same time, he swept a meaningful gaze over all the generals in the tent, giving them the confidence to