In the cave, the light is dim.

The master of the vertical and horizontal path sat down on the steps, and after Huo Qu's illness came in, Qu Jun stepped forward to check his snort and heartbeat, all of which had stopped.

"People are dead."

Qu Jun unveiled the bronze mask on the face of the Lord of the Vertical and Horizontal Dao.

This mask is engraved with many incantations, and it is something that has been passed down for a long time.

Under the mask, there was a pale face, the bridge of the nose was high and slightly curved, and there was majesty in the gloom, and the eyes were round, and there was no blindness.

Huo Quzhi turned his head to look at the cave, the arc-shaped roof of the cave, and the internal space was ring-shaped. In addition to the entrance, there are two passages at the back, which continue deep into the belly of the mountain.

Huo Quai's thoughts spread out, perceiving the arrangement and ...... in the depths of the cave Secret.

Under his powerful perception, it is difficult to hide secrets. This is actually a special cave house, a place where immortals have been feathered in ancient legends, and it has been expanded after being occupied by the vertical and horizontal roads, forming a settlement.

In the belly of this mountain...... There are other hidden mysteries!

Huo Quzhi leaned over and untied the waist bag of the master of the vertical and horizontal path, and held it in his hand to check it.

"The Dead Lord...... It's a stand-in. ”

When Huo Qubing spoke, he sent the power obtained from practicing the seven techniques of the Yin Fu of this scripture into the bronze mask.

The incantation engraved on the mask emitted an imperceptible halo, creating a trace of qi connection with the rock wall on one side.

Huo Quzhi gave a look.

Qu Jun and Yue Rao are both good at detectives and detectives, so they immediately stepped forward and carefully groped on the rock wall.

"You don't have to look for ......"

An old voice rang out.

The rock wall slides silently, revealing another hidden space behind the rock wall, which is small and easy to see.

There was a low mat inside, and behind the mat sat an old man, with white hair and a weak expression.

The old man had a slender face, high cheekbones, and a tall body, and he was still very imposing when he sat there, and his eyes looked at Huo Quzhi gloomily: "How can you tell that he is a stand-in, I don't think there is a flaw." ”

Huo Quzhi, followed by Song Ran and Qu Jun, who looked surprised, came to the hidden entrance of the cave, and thought about it before responding:

"His cultivation is too weak, he should have taken a shortcut with your help, barely reached the realm of heaven and man, and he could only stay in the initial realm of the heaven and man level for the rest of his life, and his strength was far less strong than the strength obtained by his own cultivation.

As a long-standing sect, the leader shouldn't be so weak.

What's more important is that I led the army to attack...... Once you are defeated, the path will perish completely.

A good leader will not just block everything like this, and will not hesitate to lead the crowd to fight against the steward, so what if you win, you will only be subjected to stronger conquest.

If you are so reckless, you can block the fate of the entire sect, and the vertical and horizontal path will not survive until now.

There are many similar flaws, such as that he has no long body, only such a mask.

Taken together, this public appearance is either stupid or for another reason. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, this shouldn't be all the power of the Vertical and Horizontal Path, but a component of the Vertical and Horizontal Path."

The old man sitting in the secret space said in a deep voice:

"You haven't said a little bit, you can perceive some qi changes in this cave with the seven techniques of this scripture Yin Fu, and this is the most important thing.

I didn't expect to meet someone who had practiced this scripture and could see through my plan to re-disappear into the shadows by using this battle with his breath. ”

"It's a pity...... You're late. ”

The old man's breath suddenly weakened, and there was no trace of blood on his face.

He spread his chest on his own, and there was a small penetrating wound in his ribcage that had killed him, and blood began to ooze from the center of his eyebrows.

"The people behind you found out that the vertical and horizontal road was exposed, and they want to kill you?"

Huo Quzhi said in a deep voice: "Who are they?" ”

"At least half of my inheritance here, you're going to destroy it."

The old man said gloomily: "I won't tell you anything, I believe that you will die soon, give me a funeral." ”

The corners of his mouth also began to bleed: "Someone will finish my business for me......"

Qu Jun strode forward, looked back and said, "Huo Shizhong, this one is also dead." ”

As soon as I found the hidden part of the cave and found this old man, I thought that there would be a breakthrough in things, but I didn't expect it to fall through again in a blink of an eye.

The wisp of sword qi derived from Liu Qing's sacrifice approached the cave first, but when I came in, the sword qi was gone...... Huo Qu was sick.

"Huo Shizhong, I found out later that this is the master of the vertical and horizontal path?" Song Ran's brain was a little insufficient, and he couldn't help but ask.

"It should be, but it has become an outcast." Huo Quzhi said indifferently.

Changan.

Liu Che has been watching the process of Huo Qubing leading his troops to raid the vertical and horizontal road through the social map.

When the Han army broke through the mountain gate of Zonghengdao, and Huo Qubing was stationed on the hill, Liu Che looked happy.

He looked at Huo Quai, as if he was looking at his seventeen-year-old self, full of spirit and sharpness.

To a certain extent, the appearance of Huo Qu's illness made up for his regret that as an emperor, he could not fight on the battlefield.

In a trance, it has been 17 years since I ascended the throne, and looking back, how many of the grand wishes I made back then have been fulfilled...... Liu Che asked himself in his heart.

When Huo Qu's illness entered the mountainside, he stretched out his hand and wiped it out, eliminating the picture of the social map.

Anyone can see that the winner is decided.

Huo Qubing commanded two hundred troops and swept across the vertical and horizontal roads.

The sharp, swift and indestructible attack power displayed by the Han army still makes people's pores stand upside down at this moment, and there is a strong sense of throbbing and resonance.

There are such troops, generals, which is inexplicably reassuring.

Zhou Ping quietly looked down at his forearm, where the goosebumps had not yet subsided.

There was a moment of silence in the study, and there was no sound at all.

Only Liu Che predicted the outcome before the battle began.

It's a little regrettable that the vertical and horizontal roads are obviously not enough to stimulate Huo Quzhi's full combat effectiveness.

Liu Che swept through everyone, Princess Pingyang was expressionless, and Zhou Ping's eyes narrowed slightly, thoughtfully.

Only Zhang Xiaoyuan's city mansion was slightly worse, and the surprise on his face had just subsided.

He was still in the shock of the battle he had just had...... Zhang Xiaoyuan didn't feel that there was a problem with his previous analysis.

Huo Qubing was obviously on an expedition, and the opponent had a geographical advantage and a numerical advantage, but the result was completely different.

Zhang Xiaoyuan quickly sketched and deduced the process just now in his mind, and came to the conclusion that whoever encountered Huo Quzhi's sharp offensive just now, under the impact of cavalry at that speed, had to be quickly defeated.

Unless the Han army's charge can be stopped, and the same quality of troops can be used to confront it, it is possible to change the outcome.

"Our Han army is indeed strong enough." Princess Pingyang said.

She did not deny that the Han army was strong, but she did not mention Huo Quai's leadership, in other words, she felt that if she was replaced by other generals, she could also win this battle.

Zhang Xiaoyuan looked respectful: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the strength of our Han army is far beyond the expectations of the ministers, and it was the ministers who lacked understanding of the strength of our Han army just now."

With such a strong army, we will be able to raise the prestige of our great Han, and my subordinates will not make the same mistake again in the future. ”

"You are still a citizen, not a minister."

Liu Che said lightly: "Just now I went to the sick and led the army to attack the enemy's position, at that time, the fighter plane was fleeting, just hesitate a little, the opponent reacted, and the means of arming will be activated, and the consumption of our army will inevitably increase greatly."

To get sick about the war situation at that time, the grasp of the fighter plane seemed simple, but in fact it was exquisite. The cohesion of the subordinates made everyone willing to follow him after a long-distance attack, and they were united in their hearts.

Is this what an ordinary general can do?

But no one of you saw it? ”

Zhou Ping hung his head silently, Zhang Xiaoyuan had become a kneeling posture, and his head was pressed very low.

Princess Pingyang reached out and took a sip of hot tea.

"I still have something to do, you can wait."

Liu Che didn't mention the candidate to replace Huo Quai, obviously dissatisfied with Zhang Xiaoyuan's performance.

Zhang Xiaoyuan's face was gloomy, in stark contrast to the excitement just now.

Who would have thought that when the opponent had the advantage, he would be defeated so easily by Huo Quzhi.

It wasn't until Princess Pingyang and Zhou Ping bowed down to say goodbye that Zhang Xiaoyuan got up.

Princess Pingyang walked out of the palace along the road, and looked back at Zhang Xiaoyuan before boarding the chariot: "I thought you really knew about military affairs, it seems that you have to continue to study hard!" ”

After that, he got into the car and left.

Today's change was originally made by her and Zhou Ping, and they were ready to jointly promote Zhang Xiaoyuan in front of Liu Che to promote this matter.

I didn't expect things to change and I was far from what I expected.

What happened just now also made Princess Pingyang wake up, she wanted to beat Huo Qubing and his aunt.

Wei Zifu became the queen, and she was less courteous to her, and to a certain extent, squeezed out her influence on Liu Che, which made her very uncomfortable.

But Princess Binh Duong didn't want to stand on their side completely.

She sat in the carriage and was silent for a long time.

On the other side, Zhou Ping said to Zhang Xiaoyuan: "Today's incident is not that you are not performing well, but that Huo Qu is too outstanding, and I never thought that he could break the enemy so quickly." ”

Zhang Xiaoyuan secretly clenched his fists: "I really didn't expect that my Han army was so strong, if I was given a chance, I believe it would not be worse than Huo Quzhi." ”

Zhou Ping hooked the corners of his mouth: "Okay, there will always be a chance in the future, you can go." ”

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Lujiang County.

Huo Qubing came out of the cave and saw Xiong San sitting at the head of the city, eating the flatbread he had brought in his bag, and his attitude was quite leisurely.

This shows that the exchange between the two sides has come to an end.

"Huo Shizhong, is it time to go back to Chang'an?"

Qu Jun looked reverent: "I have heard of Huo Shizhong's talent in the military path, and today I can come with Shizhong and see the offensive of our Han army, which can really be said to come and go like the wind."

Huo Shizhong commanded the troops, breaking the enemy like lightning, which is amazing! ”

Huo Quzhi said: "The real blitzkrieg not only refers to the speed of the war and the distance of the attack, but the ability to solve the core strategic problems. Do you think I came all the way to Lujiang just for a vertical and horizontal road? ”

Qu Jun was stunned, is there anything else?

At this time, the big cat ran over from the side, holding a big eagle-like bird in its mouth, beaming proudly, and rubbed Huo Qu's sick leg as if he was invited.

Huo Quzhi reached out and patted the cat's head and glanced at the bird.

The bird is dead, bitten by the big cat.