Chapter 149: Guo and Qiu Meet

But after Wanyan Gang repelled the Song army and signed a treaty with the Song Chaoting, he received news that the coalition forces dispatched from various regions had been swept away by the rebels, and the Ducheng had been breached.

Upon learning this, Wanyan Gang was shocked; he was leading his troops in a life-and-death struggle against the Song, yet the Great Jin had fallen.

Empress Yang and Shi Miyuan were also stunned; they wondered if the treaty the Great Song had signed with the revolutionary army in the north could still be valid, even though they had assassinated the negotiators and those who provided funds and supplies, and had even sought peace with the Jin while demanding the artisans sent to support the north be returned.

"Now that our Western Xia People's Revolutionary Army has just entered northern Shaanxi, the people of northern Shaanxi still hold the impression of us from the past, when the Jurchens burned, killed, looted, and committed every kind of evil; at this moment, we absolutely cannot make any mistakes."

"First, the Three Main Disciplines and the Eight Points for Attention must be strictly implemented; second, we must promptly carry out the struggle against local tyrants and the distribution of land, so that the masses in Guanshan can clearly understand that we are a force serving the people."

"Also, the people of the Central Plains Revolutionary Zone are relatively close to the local masses; when encountering difficulties, you must seek the help of these comrades." Guo Jing, who had fully occupied the Guanshan region, issued orders in an orderly manner.

"Yes," the officers present stood up one by one and solemnly promised.

It must be said that agricultural civilization is far more prosperous than nomadic civilization; the Tangut people and Mongols who had just arrived were momentarily dazzled.

Ha Ming, who was holding banknotes to purchase supplies for the company's evening celebration, was momentarily dazzled; seeing the bustling market, he couldn't help but sigh that although his hometown, under the governance of Standing Committee Member Nie and Standing Committee Member Guo, was many times better than before, it still lacked the prosperity of the city before his eyes.

When he entered Western Xia to fight, he thought Xingqing Prefecture was very prosperous, but when he entered the city of Xi'an, he found that Xingqing Prefecture was nothing in comparison.

But there were still places like the Ducheng and Bianzhou; just as he was walking and stopping, pondering, a young man hurriedly ran over to find him.

Seeing the young man approach, Ha Shi enthusiastically grabbed his hand and said, "Zhang Ming, you've come at the perfect time; I am currently purchasing things for the evening celebration, and you, the host from northern Shaanxi, must give me a proper introduction."

"Hey, Zhang Ming, why does your face look so bad? What happened?"

This young man was a member of the underground party in the Central Plains Revolutionary Zone; when liberating the Guanshan region, these people had helped a great deal.

Now that they have established a People's Government in the Guanshan region, they cannot do without their help in mediating conflicts.

"Company Commander Ha, you probably won't be able to rest tonight; just now we received news that Huangfeng Village was attacked by bandits, all members of the village committee were killed, and the people suffered heavy casualties."

"Now the higher authorities have ordered the garrison troops in all areas to immediately eradicate the bandits; Company Commander Ha, although those bandits are not strong in combat, they are very familiar with the terrain and can easily set traps for you, and there are Wu Lingaoshou secretly helping them; try to capture a few alive for interrogation." Zhang Ming earnestly instructed.

Hearing the words "Wu Lingaoshou," Ha Shi asked with a serious expression, "How do they compare to Iron Corpse Mei Chaofeng and Copper Corpse Chen Xuansheng?"

Zhang Ming was stunned and couldn't help but feel speechless; did you think experts like Chen Xuansheng and Mei Chaofeng could be in a bandit stronghold?

Come on, even Changchunzi, who has the highest internal martial arts among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, cannot defeat the two of them; looking across the entire world, there are no more than ten people stronger than them.

Seeing Zhang Ming's expression, Ha Shi quickly asked, "Then how do they compare to the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan?"

"The Seven Heroes of Jiangnan are famous great heroes in Jiangnan; in their early years, they could fight a martial arts sect of over a hundred people; that Wu Lingaoshou is about as strong as one person among those hundred." Zhang Ming had joined the Beggar's Sect in his early years and was quite knowledgeable about affairs in the Jianghu.

Hearing this, Ha Shi said with a disappointed expression, "In that case, the strength of a Wu Lingaoshou is too weak; a new recruit holding a gun could solve them; by the way, aren't the Four Standing Committee Members also Wu Lingaoshou? Why is the Wu Gong of other Wu Lingaoshou so much worse?"

"I heard that capturing Ouyang Feng, one of the Five Greats, in the Central Plains Revolutionary Zone required deploying ten thousand people; if one can fight ten thousand, then can the other Greats, like the Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar, and Eastern Heretic, have a match with the Four Standing Committee Members?"

"By the way, Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Quanzhen Sect, is still number one, right? Can he also use thunder arts like the Standing Committee Members?"

"Pfft." Inside the restaurant, a person dressed in rags couldn't help but spit out his rice; on the opposite side, Qiu Chuji, whose face was splashed, helplessly wiped his face.

As the old saying goes, "Three men make a tiger," and that is truly correct; how did the rumor that Ouyang Feng fought ten thousand people spread? If it weren't for that scoundrel Zhang Chu'an being too cautious, it would have taken only a few hundred people to turn Ouyang Feng into a wasp's nest.

Moreover, is the Wu Gong that Zhang Chu'an and Zhang Xiaofan practice really Wu Gong? That is clearly immortal arts; it is just that as leaders of the Revolutionary Zone, they disdain to participate in martial arts competitions among Jianghu people; otherwise, the entire Wu Lin would not be enough for them to kill.

Of course, Wu Gong is actually the least noteworthy aspect of the cause they have accomplished.

Since Shi Jingtang recognized the Khitans as his father and ceded the sixteen prefectures of Yan and Yun, the Jurchens entered the Central Plains, the Jingkang Humiliation occurred, and Yue Wu Mu raised troops intending to strike straight at the Yellow Dragon, but was recalled by Qin Gui with twelve golden tablets and executed on the fabricated charge of "perhaps there is a crime."

Subsequently, Qin Gui proposed the suggestion that Southerners should return to the South and Northerners to the North.

Too many regrets and too much blood and tears have occurred on this land; now seeing that the people on this land no longer have to suffer so much hardship as he did in his youth, for some reason he feels like crying.

He remembered his family who went north with him in his youth to become slaves.

"Chuji, before coming to Guanshan, I thought that even if the army composed of Western Xia people did not burn, kill, or loot after entering here, they would still harass the common people; I never expected that they really would not take a single needle or thread from the masses."

"I thought that even if these people did not burn, kill, or loot, they would still steal chickens, snatch dogs, and flirt with Misses in the fields, but I never expected that among two or three hundred thousand people, not a single one did such things."

"Because they are the people's army." Hong Qigong followed the voice and saw a boy with a simple and honest face standing before them.

"Who are you?" Hong Qigong asked hesitantly; for some reason, although this was his first time meeting the boy, a sense of intimacy arose in his heart, as if he were seeing his own nephew.

"When I created the Revolutionary Zone in the Great Desert, I heard Chu'an and Xiaofan say that you helped him a lot; I have wanted to meet you for a long time. Also, Daoist Qiu, although this is our first meeting, we are old acquaintances; to be honest, my name Guo Jing was actually given by you."

After hearing the boy's words, Qiu Chuji's old tears flowed freely; he stepped forward, patted Guo Jing, and sighed, "He has grown up, he has grown up; I truly never expected that after more than ten years of parting, Brother Guo's son has not only grown up but also accomplished what Founder Chongyang and Yue Wu Mu could not; if Brother Guo were here, he would certainly be very happy."

"In the past, I and the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan made an agreement at Nanhu in Jiaxing for you and Yang Kang to compete; now it seems that I, Qiu Chuji, have lost."

Qiu Chuji recalled Yang Kang, who was still not very willing to recognize Yang Tiexin as his father, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe, Daoist Qiu, your words are a bit too modest."