The Black Eagle was quick in his reply: "Marshal, it was indeed the real Sand Tiger. In a very short amount of time, Lou Lan riders had already been utterly defeated. Their prince almost perished on the battlefield; his soldiers have risked death in order to rescue him.

"On the same day, Lou Lan sent people to our garrison to ask for help, but the seal on the letter had not even been removed, yet many soldiers of other nations on the Silk Road had already received this news. All were instantly in a state of fear. Other countries in the Western Regions, Tianzhu, and the foreigners, all gathered their troops in their respective places. The Northwest Governor Master Meng personally went to the camp, telling us to wait for the 'Drumming Order'."

Gu Yun slapped the table: "Ridiculous!"

The soldier thought that he was referring to the Drumming Order, he responded: "The commander of our Black Eagle faction is also saying this. The Black Iron Camp was not supposed to follow the command of the Drumming Order, but Governor Meng had said that Marshal was under house arrest to reflect on your actions behind closed doors, so he had ordered us to wait for the imperial decree..."

Gu Yun's heart tightened; everything happened faster than he imagined, even countless times more chaotic than he imagined.

The Western Regions were much like a shallow pit with many frogs - small countries resembling a mass of a goat's feces, one pile to the east, one pile to the west, quarreling every few days, wanting to dominate one another. However, in the past few years, with the Black Iron Camp keeping watch at the entrance of the Silk Road, for a long time, no one would dare to stir up any trouble.

Ku Cha was the size of a mosquito's eye; even if they were to sell all their iron, they would never be able to purchase over a hundred Sand Tigers. Behind this unusual action, of course, would be wolves preying; this was as clear as day.

The question was - what was the intention of the forces standing behind the Ku Cha Kingdom?

Gu Yun did not believe that this was done by that person in the palace. Li Feng had a strong desire to control; he very much liked to carry things out in a safe and certain manner. He never would have done such rash actions in such a short period, under a situation in which even he himself hadn't planned everything carefully.

He was afraid that this time, even Li Feng had also been caught off guard. On the one hand, he did not know what the exact situation was in the northwest. On the other hand, he was afraid that the Black Iron Camp would act without command, disrupting the arrangement of the court. 'The Marshal Seal is currently confiscated, no Drumming Order will be granted' had become his excuse to hold them back.