Han Shu was ahead of everyone, and Yan Dong was a hundred steps away from him.

Seeing Fang Xian's strides hard, nervous and quite quickly turning around the bend of the mountain road and disappearing from his sight, Han Shu couldn't help but hold his breath. The mountain road surrounded by forests fell into his eyes, like the bloody mouth of a giant beast, and Fang Xian was walking into this big mouth.

I don't know what will happen next.

Maybe you will be eaten so much that you don’t even have bone residue.

Han Shu felt his heart beating like a war drum.

Time passes extremely long.

The next moment, Han Shu's pupils shrank suddenly!

He actually saw Fang Xian again. The other party ran back from the bloody mouth. He ran very fast! His hands and feet were messy and almost fell down for a while. The shuriken seemed to be about to fly out.

Before Han Shu could think too much, Fang Xian, whose face was like purple eggplant and seemed to have seen a ghost, was already in a drowned voice, and shouted to him in panic and anxiously: "Run! Run!"

What happened? Why did you come back just after you passed? What is the situation in Hot Spring Pass? Is there really an enemy? The enemy is coming?

Many questions suddenly appeared in Han Shu's mind, making him want to ask clearly immediately, but he did not hesitate at all. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away, and shouted to Yan Dong: "Run! Run!"

Yan Dong was stunned at first, then he felt like he was burned to his butt by burned red tongs, jumped up, and his hands and feet began to run back according to the plan: "Brother Monkey, run quickly, there is a thief enemy!"

Li Qinghou, who was squatting on a rock in the distance, suddenly became clever and could not hesitate. He quickly jumped down the rock and disappeared.

In an instant, several subsequent rebel soldiers began to turn around and run wildly.

Fang Xian had the highest cultivation speed and had the fastest speed. He caught up with Han Shu without long. When he caught up with Han Shu, Han Shu was about to catch up with Yan Dong.

Not only is he fat in the severe winter, he was still born in a wealthy family of merchants and wealthy people. He has never been active in the mountains since he was a child. He ran on the mountain road in a hurry. He fell several times at a short distance. His speed was inevitably slow, but he did not fall down the mountain.

"What, what's going on? Really, is there a thief enemy?" Yan Dong looked back in shock, because his vision was not wide and he didn't see anything. He accidentally fell down again after accidentally.

Han Shu helped him in time: "I haven't seen it yet, don't panic, don't look back, pay attention to your feet!"

Fang Xian wrinkled his face into a bun, and his usual elegance and easy-goingness had long disappeared. He opened his mouth and cursed: "It's really a thief in Qin! Dog shit, I'm sorry, I'm watching all directions, alert and flexible! If I reacted slowly, I would definitely be caught and I would die without a complete body!"

Severe winter did not fall again - after falling a few times, I was familiar with the situation and fell to the stability. In addition, I was a practitioner of the Qi Realm and adapted quickly. The three of them galloped all the way to catch up with their companions in front, and ran all the way on the mountain road together, getting closer and closer to the group of people.

And behind them, more than a dozen figures that were as quick as monkeys and as strong as swallows were chasing them.

Judging from the speed of his body and skills, he was all practitioners above the Qi Realm, and the two primordial spirit realms were the leaders!

Fortunately, they were not far from the brigade of troops, and they were familiar with the road they had walked once when they came. Only then did they meet the scouts and provocates of the brigade of the brigade before they were caught up, which attracted the deputy commander-in-chief to come to pick him up in person, and successfully escaped from danger.

"What's going on? How could the Qin army chase you? What's going on in Hot Spring Pass?"

Liang Yu, the deputy commander-in-chief, stared at the pursuers who were parked on a mountain of hundreds of steps away, while asking Fang Xian and others who were exhausted and sweating profusely.

"Report to General, Wenquan Pass has probably been taken away by the Qin army!"

After getting out of danger and returning to the crowd, Fang Xian relaxed, and after only a few breaths, he had a long face and remained calm. In an instant, he returned to his former elegant and calm posture. He hugged his fists and answered calmly without any panic.

After Fang Xian's story, including Han Shu, Yan Dong and Li Qinghou, everyone finally knew what happened after Fang Xian turned the bend of the mountain road.

If Fang Xian is indeed agile, it is a critical situation of life and death. It is impossible not to mention the twelve-point spirit. Because of this, when he approached the Hot Spring Pass, he noticed the movement of wind and grass in the woods next to the Pass, and thought that someone secretly came out of the city wall.

The movement was very small at that time, very much like a mountain breeze blowing on the treetops. If Fang Xian was not very suspicious, he would not care at all. His cleverness was that he would run away when he noticed something was wrong.

At first it was just a tentative action. If the other party didn't respond, he would come back after running out for a while. At worst, he could make a joke. Anyway, he was a newcomer in the army, so he would not exist in the face of danger of life and death, so he would not be afraid of making jokes.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around and ran, several agile figures immediately jumped out of the forest, wearing all Qin army robes. Fang Xian looked at this posture and didn't know that what Li Qinghou was worried about became a reality and immediately fled.

After listening to Fang Xian's clear and orderly narration, Liang Yu looked serious and pondered:

"If I expected it would be right, you must have been discovered by the Qin army on the way to Wenquan Pass. Then they hurriedly sent someone to change our battle robes and stand on the city of Guancheng as garrisons, so that you could not notice the abnormality.

"What they didn't expect was that you felt something was wrong halfway, and they actually began to disperse and retreat and watch over each other. In this case, once the people in front find an abnormality, the people in the back will be able to send the news back. The Qin army had no choice but to mobilize the practitioners to go out to hunt down you.

"This is why the practitioners were dispatched before Deputy Commander Fang arrived at Guancheng.

"It is also Commander Fang who is smart and decisive, so that he can survive the disaster and bring everyone back in time."

Speaking of this, Liang Yu looked at Fang Xian, who was calm and unstoppable, and there was a lot of recognition and appreciation in his eyes.

The others are solemn and in a low mood.

It is obvious that Wenquan Pass has been occupied by the Qin army!

Since the Qin army was able to occupy the Hot Spring Pass, the situation in Xizhou can be imagined, but they did not receive any news before, which shows how powerful the Qin army's actions were!

This unexpected accident that everyone expected disrupted the battlefield situation as soon as it appeared.

Hot Spring Pass is a dangerous pass. The loss of Hot Spring Pass means that the flanks of the battlefield are subject to a major threat, and the internal defense line of Hedong is no longer a flawless iron barrel! If the back of the Bird Rat Valley catches fire, the battle situation will suddenly become extremely serious!

The area around Queshi Valley is the heart of the internal defense line in Hedong, and it must not be missed.

Now that the rebels have lost Linfen, if there is another mistake in the Queshi Valley area, it will be much easier for the Qin army to enter the plains of the heart of the Hedong basin!

Of course, the Qin army has not yet reached the Queshi Valley area on the front battlefield, and they still have a long way to go, and the rebels have arranged strict defenses in the fortresses along the road.

The loss of the Hot Spring Pass does not mean that the wings of the defense line are completely opened. There are still additional city areas that can be defended here.

But the crisis has been revealed, and no surprise will be allowed in any battle in the future!

Seeing that Han Shu, Yan Dong and others were frowning and their faces were unwilling, and the atmosphere was tense and tense, as if the disaster had already come, Liang Yu smiled and encouraged them:

"Commander Fang did a good job. If it weren't for you this time, the army would probably have suffered a catastrophe and caused a series of disaster consequences. This great book will be recorded for you first."

Fang Xian clasped his fists and said humbly: "This is not the credit of his subordinates. In fact, the first person to realize that something is wrong with the Hot Spring Pass was the soldier Li Qinghou. He was keen intuition and was different from ordinary people. He should be the first to be the master. Han Shu, the deputy head, thought carefully. He persuaded his subordinates to test the Hot Spring Pass first."

Liang Yu became more and more satisfied with the other party.

After experiencing such great dangers and making such great contributions, it is particularly difficult to be as stable as Mount Tai. When facing great achievements, you can immediately express your subordinates' performance and give them the other party without hesitation. You have broad minds and self-restrained and dedicated to the public. You can be said to be a general's talent.

"Li Qinghou, Han Shu." Liang Yu called out the two of them, "I will remember you two. Don't worry, the military discipline of the resistance army is strict, and you will have no less credit. I hope you will continue to work hard."

Li Qinghou's smile was as bright as a dog's tail flower. He was flattered and very happy. He didn't know what to say except for the fly rubbing his hands.

He thought to himself: Although Fang Dadan likes to pretend, he has a good character. If this person can get along with him, he really dares to go there. He can avoid excluding me because of a small rift between me and him. It is rare.

Han Shu knew that he had no great achievements, and his character was steady, so he just held his fists to agree to the praise and instructions.

He continued: "General, the Qin army attacked the Hot Spring Pass, but also wanted to trap us and let the army step into the trap in a daze. It is a sinister intention. If the army really approached the city of Guan, they would definitely fight out! Although we are now spared, we cannot underestimate the Qin army."

"You're right."

Liang Yu nodded and saw that more than a dozen Qin army practitioners on the mountain bag in the distance had begun to retreat. Before giving the army a next move, he seized the time to say the last words to everyone:

"The Qin thief was cunning and took the Hot Spring Pass. This is indeed a problem. You need to recognize the reality and understand how strong the enemy is. You must not take it lightly.

"Of course, everyone doesn't have to be afraid of the Qin army. Although the Qin army is strong, it has been discovered by Fang Xian, Li Qinghou, Han Shu and others. The conspiracy is exposed and they can't do anything to us?

"Fang Xian and others are just new soldiers on the battlefield. They have not participated in the Hedong Reform War. They can defeat the Qin army for now. As long as you are like them, remember the training content, apply what you have learned, and act cleverly. With the guidance of the old soldiers, you will not worry about not being able to defeat the Qin army in the future and defend Hedong!"

After hearing what he said, the soldiers felt it was reasonable. The tense heartstrings were a little relaxed, and the dullness in their hearts dissipated a lot.

Afterwards, Liang Yu passed the military order: the army gave up entering the Wenquan Pass and returned immediately.

At the same time, he sent strong men to move forward quickly and reported the changes in the Hot Spring Pass in a timely manner.

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Liang Yu's troops withdrew from Xiaoyi County, Fenzhou, and joined the three thousand defenders who remained here, becoming a complete camp again.

When he returned to Xiaoyi County, Fang Xian and others learned that today's commander had just received the news that the fall of Xizhou passed down from above, and a group of elite Qin troops attacked the Hot Spring Pass.

The commander of the city immediately sent someone to send a message to Liang Yu and asked him to be careful of the situation in the Hot Spring Pass. However, as soon as the sent people left the city, they met a practitioner who had sent Liang Yu to report the news of the fall of the Hot Spring Pass first.

This shows how fast the Qin army acted, how rapidly the military situation changed rapidly, and how dangerous life and death were.

Xiaoyi is just a small county town. What’s more important is Jiexiu County, forty miles southeast of the county town. Jiexiu guards the Bishi Valley and is an important place to go north from Bishi Valley. After Jiexiu, the Jinzhong Basin is a flat mountain to the north.

As a key node for Fenzhou to defend the Luliang Mountain to the west, Xiaoyi County is built on flat ground and guards the intersection of the mountain. The location cannot be said to be unimportant.

Thirty miles north of Xiaoyi County is the location of Fenzhou Prefecture City.

Beizhou City, Zhongxiaoyi and Nanjiexiu are the three core cities of Fenzhou, plus the Zhangnanbao and Yong'an City behind them, together form the last dangerous line of defense in the Jinzhong Basin in this battle.

If these places are lost, the defense line of Bird and Mouse Valley will be extremely critical and Jinyang will be in a panic.

Liang Yu's troops returned to Xiaoyi County and arranged defenses on the spot.

It was day and night, Fang Xian found Li Qinghou and handed him a gift: "This is the True Yuan Pill. With your foundation and age, you can achieve the Qi-Resistance Realm within ten days, and it is the army that rewards you with your previous achievements.

"But you have to think clearly that using this elixir to promote the improvement of the realm, the foundation will not be solid, and it will be difficult to break through to a higher realm in the future."

"Thank you, General, thank you."

Li Qinghou took the treasure bag with a smile, couldn't wait to open it, took out a bottle of pills, and sniffed it: "I am so old, now I am in the army again, and I'll come to fight for life and death. I can't care about so many things in the future. I can naturally improve my strength quickly!"

When he thought that he would soon become a practitioner of the Qi Realm like Han Shu and Yan Dong, Li Qinghou couldn't help but feel that his body, which had already stopped growing, was half a foot higher out of thin air.
Chapter completed!