That was one of Tie Xiaosheng's signal towers positioned at all four sides, used to alert the area.
In the Daning Army, yellow smoke signaled a hundred, while black smoke signaled a thousand.
This meant that at least seventeen thousand troops were rushing this way.
Tie Xiaosheng's complexion turned extremely ugly in an instant.
He had previously ordered reliable personnel to scout in all directions, ensuring that there were no large groups of troops within a hundred and fifty miles.
Moreover, the location of Iron Madman's promotion had been kept secret by the brothers until one hour before the event was disclosed to the core layer of the gang.
Originally, they had anticipated this would buy Iron Madman a day and a half of time.
As long as a day and a half passed, Iron Madman could regain some combat strength.
But now, just over seven hours had passed since Iron Madman had buried himself—
