The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 173 Sword Discussing in Huashan
Hanzhong had been peaceful for a long time, and corruption had become common in the army.

The Jiedushi was also a corrupt official who enriched himself. Not only did he forge military records and embezzle military pay, he also secretly sold most of the weapons, armor, bows and arrows in the treasury.

The rest were just shoddy products, with armor as thin as paper and arrows lighter than willow twigs.

Under such rule, the old, weak, sick and disabled in the camp became even more unscrupulous, drinking and gambling every day. If a war really broke out, the morale of the army would naturally be low and they would be defeated at the first sign of war.

In just two months, with almost no bloodshed, the Hanzhong Plain fell into the hands of the rebel army.

Guo Jing was very persistent in learning martial arts and was naturally diligent in studying military books. With Mu Nianci's guidance, he learned very quickly.

The 50,000-strong army rested in Xingyuan Prefecture for a month, training every day and mastering the Eight Diagrams Diagram revised by Yue Fei. Their military appearance was far better than before the expedition.

At this time, the Mongolian army had almost completely withdrawn from the Jin territory. The Jin ruler was overjoyed and sent troops to recover the lost territory. Finally, the rebel army waited until the city of Chang'an was empty.

Last year, Emperor Ningzong Zhao Kuo passed away, and Emperor Lizong Zhao Yun ascended the throne and named the reign Baoqing.

On the fifth day of June in the first year of Baoqing (the second year of Jinzhengda), the Fengxiang Army, following Wei Yan's "Ziwu Valley Strategy" of that year, marched out to the Ziwu Road and raided Chang'an.

The defending troops were on guard all the way from Fufeng to Xingping, and by the time they noticed, the enemy was already at the gates of the city.

On the ninth day of June, Chang'an City was broken, and the defending general Mu Nianci was shot off the city wall. The remaining Jin troops fled all the way to Tongguan and refused to come out.

On August 12, Yang Miaozhen personally led 30,000 elite cavalry to attack Bianliang. The Jin ruler Wanyan Shouxu was terrified and urgently ordered the Tongguan defenders to return to defend the king.

The Red Turban Army's attack was actually a feint. Three days later, the Fengxiang Army sent out 40,000 troops to attack Tongguan.

The two armies fought fiercely for ten days, and Tongguan was broken, and the Guanzhong area fell into the hands of the Fengxiang army.

On August 29, the Jin ruler sent an envoy to Lin'an, saying that the Fengxiang and Red Coat armies were powerful and requested an alliance with the Song.

Zhao Yun was angry that Yang Miaozhen had played tricks on the envoy a year ago. Ignoring the advice of half of the court officials, he made an alliance with Jin and sent out 100,000 troops, divided into two groups, to attack Haizhou and Xingyuan at the same time.

The Song army was weak in combat effectiveness and low in morale. They failed to capture the city and instead handed over Chuzhou and Bazhou.

As winter approached, Gu Ping'an knew that the situation was settled, so he left the two rebel armies to Yang Miaozhen and Guo Jing, and took Mu Nianci back to Lingyuan Village.

I spent the New Year reunion with my grandmother and my parents-in-law's family, and then went sightseeing until the time came for the Huashan Sword Contest.

The couple left their mounts at the foot of the mountain and slowly walked up the mountain, passing Taohuaping, Xiyi Gorge, and reaching Shamengping.

Mount Huashan is extremely dangerous. The higher you go, the more difficult the mountain road becomes. However, the two of them have mastered the art of lightness skills, and they can climb the dangerous mountain as if it were flat ground.

After reaching the West Xuan Gate, you will see a sharp-edged rock at the end of the green plain. This is the Huixin Stone that advises tourists to stop.

Climbing further up, you will see an iron pavilion on the low peak. It is the "Huashan Chess Pavilion" where it is said that Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, played chess with Taoist master Chen Tuan and lost all his possessions and Mount Hua as well.

This place is also called "Botai", and the pavilion was actually built by later generations.

Going up through the Thousand-foot Gorge and the Hundred-foot Gorge, the mountain road becomes narrower, only wide enough for one foot to step on. The stone wall on one side is smooth, and on the other side is a thousand-foot cliff.

This is the place where, in the original novel, the people in the palace attacked Qiu Chuji, and Guo Jing came to his senses and killed Liang Ziweng.

But now the four of them have already reunited in the underworld. Even if they are reincarnated, they will have the chance to come again only after the Three Treatises on Mount Hua.

The place that is extremely dangerous for ordinary people is not dangerous at all for the two of them, of course, provided that no one is plotting against them.

Gu Ping'an tapped his toes lightly and flew upwards, but unexpectedly, a person suddenly appeared from a pit in front of his body.

The man was wearing a short hemp shirt and had a white beard that was blown back by the strong wind in the valley.

Qiu Qianren!
The sound of the mountain wind drowned out the sound of his breathing, and even Gu Ping'an could not detect it.

"It's your boy!"

Qiu Qianren shouted coldly, raising his hand to strike with an iron palm. Gu Ping'an leaned sideways to return the blow, using the move "Kang Long You Hui" (Kang Long You Hui). Although it was a hasty move, it was still a bit stronger than his.

However, he was occupying a concave spot on the side of the peak. Even if he was knocked back by a palm and his back hit the stone wall, he was still able to hold his position firmly.

Gu Ping'an had nowhere to get support, so he immediately filled his feet with energy and nailed them firmly to the ground.

"Good boy! Can you hold this steady?"

Qiu Qianren was horrified in his heart, but he didn't dare show any fear on his face, so he had to strike back with another palm.

He has an extremely vicious mind. This is the only way to go up the mountain. If he can knock all the people coming here off the cliff, who can compete with him for the number one position in the world?

According to his calculations, his position was clever and he could use both hands freely; on the other hand, his opponent on the way could only resist with one palm. Even if his martial arts skills were far superior to his, he might not be unable to deal with him.

"Nianci, retreat first."

Seeing him attacking again, Gu Ping'an was not panicked at all, and even had the mind to give him some instructions.

Qiu Qianren hasn't appeared in more than a year. Regardless of whether his martial arts skills have improved, his mentality and experience in fighting the enemy are undoubtedly still shortcomings.

What's more, this place is such a desperate place. I'm afraid it won't take more than a few moves to force him to explode.

Gu Ping'an was not greedy for credit. No matter how he attacked, he would repeatedly respond with just one move, Kanglong Youhui.

With his palm technique that is both extremely hard and extremely soft, even with just one move, there are thousands of variations.

The two exchanged more than ten moves in a blink of an eye, and Qiu Qianren became more and more confused.

He hated Gu Ping'an so much that he showed no mercy from the very beginning. However, he only used one palm and one move, while his feet remained as still as a mountain, as if he had taken root and sprouted.

Seeing his expression change and his eyes become confused, Gu Ping'an knew that the time had come.

The two palms collided again, and Qiu Qianren was shocked to find that the opponent's palm had no strength at all. It was like his palm hit nothing, so he hurriedly retracted his strength and withdrew his palm.

But Gu Ping'an suddenly changed his moves at this time, switching to the Tianshan Zhemei Hand, and with a flip of his wrist, he grabbed his wrist in an instant.

Before Qiu Qianren could be frightened, he saw him smile faintly at him and a huge force attacked him.

He was at the critical moment when his old strength was about to run out and his new strength had not yet been generated. He had no time to resist. He just felt his feet lighten and his whole body was pulled out of the pit.

He was so frightened that his face turned pale, his feet dangling in the air, and he kicked and thrashed around.

"Be a good person in your next life." Gu Ping'an said softly, loosening his grip slightly.

“No! Spare my life! Ah!!!”

Qiu Qianren wanted to reach out and grab the corner of his clothes, but he grabbed nothing and ended up falling into the abyss with a scream.

The shrill screams shook the valley, echoing for a long time.

Mu Nianci gently stroked her chest and looked down, but all she could see was mist. She had no idea where he was buried.

"Who? Who fell down just now?"

As the two of them passed through the narrow road, they heard someone talking not far below. The voice seemed to be quite old, but the tone was as curious as a child's.

"Ouch! If I keep falling like this, I'm afraid I'll be so bad that even my parents won't recognize me."

Gu Pingan laughed out loud and said, "Old naughty boy, come here quickly, be careful, don't go down and keep him company!"

(End of this chapter)