Chapter 355: A glorious era!

The craftsmen made some cannons for Xin Zhen. In fact, they already existed in this era, but they were all solid shells. All Xin Zhen had to do was to let the craftsmen develop the shells and provide them with many ideas. With the shotgun in front, it was not difficult to realize them.

The guns and cannons have basically been finalized. What is mainly lacking now is the large-scale production capacity. With the addition of these hundreds of craftsmen and the subsequent acquisition of mines, large-scale production will not be a problem.

Sure enough, after the mine was acquired, raw materials were no longer a problem, and the craftsmen recruited apprentices on a large scale. After a year of expansion, large-scale production was finally possible.

The Mongolian court let Alibugha take over Central Plains, but Alibugha was different from Kublai Khan. He did not attach importance to sinicization, but adopted the Mongolian management method. This immediately caused great public indignation in the area north of the Yangtze River, so that the Han officials and landlords who had previously surrendered to the Mongols turned against them and secretly supported the rebel army led by Quanzhen Sect.

With the help of Alibugha, the scale of the rebel army grew larger and larger. Xin Zhen asked the Quanzhen disciples to select elite soldiers and generals, and trained them together to use guns and artillery, forming a real army of tens of thousands of people, and began to confront the Mongolian army head-on.

Xin Zhen personally commanded the battle, the regular army confronted the Mongolian army head-on, and the rebel army, led by Quanzhen disciples, cut off the Mongolian army's food supply.

In April of the third year of the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Yuan Dynasty, Yang Guo, the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, started an uprising in Mount Zhongnan and occupied Shaanxi after more than a month. He then led an army of 250,000 eastwards out of the Central Plains to expel the barbarians, restore China, establish rules and regulations, provide relief to the people, and issue a letter to the military and civilians in the north, announcing the guidelines to inspire the people in the north to rise up against the Mongols.

In the early spring of the following year, the Quanzhen army attacked Jingzhao, and Alibugha was defeated and retreated northward. In the same year, the Southern Song Dynasty sent troops to the north, and the Mongolian army was faced with being attacked from both front and back.

Genghis Khan led his army from the northern desert to counterattack Jingzhao, and the front of the army had reached Tongzhou. Xin Zhen led 80,000 infantrymen and 10,000 knights to confront the 80,000 Mongolian army head-on. With cannons and spears, the invincible Mongolian cavalry was defeated and Genghis Khan was knocked off his horse by a cannon and died.

Xin Zhen led his army in pursuit for thousands of miles and won a great victory. Xin Zhen led his army to Yingchang Prefecture, captured Shangdu, annihilated the 50,000 Mongolian troops that remained, and seized 10,000 vehicles, 30,000 horses, and 50,000 cattle.

Afterwards, Xin Zhen took charge of Jingzhao and ordered his troops to annihilate all the Mongolian troops in the area north of the Yangtze River. While the Song army was pursuing the Mongolian troops in the area north of the Yangtze River, it began to move north and sent envoys to recruit the Anzhen Sect.

Xin Zhen directly expelled the Song Dynasty envoys and blocked the Song army's way to the north. The Song army sent a large army to fight the Quanzhen army, but was defeated in one battle and beaten all the way to Xiangyang.

Xin Zhen personally came to the outskirts of Xiangyang City. On this day, Guo Jing asked to see Xin Zhen.

Xin Zhen was very happy to receive Guo Jing.

Guo Jing and his wife arrived together.

When Guo Jing saw Xin Zhen, his expression was very complicated, but he still happily hugged Xin Zhen and said, "Guo'er, you are very good. You finally drove the Mongolian army out of the Central Plains."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Uncle Guo, it is because of your teachings that I have strengthened my confidence in expelling the Mongols from the Central Plains. I have finally lived up to your expectations."

Guo Jing said: "What's next? The Mongols have been driven out of the Central Plains. Is it time to let the area north of the Yangtze River return to the court?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Uncle Guo, do you think the emperor and his ministers of the Song Dynasty did a good job? I think it would be better for the people if I were to be the emperor. Now under my rule, land has been redistributed to the people, and I strive to ensure that every citizen has land to cultivate and a house to live in, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment. This will surely usher in a glorious and prosperous era."

Guo Jing was silent for a while and then asked, "Do you want to be the emperor?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "I conquered this world, so naturally I have to be the emperor."

Guo Jing asked, "What about the area south of the Yangtze River? Are you going to attack us like the Mongols did?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Of course, division is not a good thing. If we are not united now, there will be a lot of trouble in the future."

Guo Jing said, "But if this happens, it will cause great suffering to the people. I don't know how many people will die because of this. Why don't you let Jiangbei return to the court? If you have ambitions, the court will give you a high position and rich titles, so that you can display your talents. Then, under your governance, the world will be more prosperous. Isn't that good?"

Xin Zhen listened to Guo Jing's innocent words, smiled and looked at Huang Rong and said, "Aunt Guo, what do you think?"

Huang Rong nodded and said, "Guo'er, just listen to your uncle Guo."

Xin Zhen smiled and shook his head, saying, "Uncle Guo, Aunt Guo, I respect you very much, but I cannot hand over the world to the emperor and his ministers of the Song court, and I will not expect them to be good to the people.

Uncle Guo, Aunt Guo, this is the necessary pain of a change of dynasty in the country, not facing foreign invasion. Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo, please don't get involved. Go back to Peach Blossom Island first. When the world is peaceful, I will visit Peach Blossom Island as a guest. How about that? "

Guo Jing was somewhat disappointed with Xin Zhen's answer, but he didn't say anything. He nodded and said, "Okay, I had this idea originally, but I thought that if the war could be stopped, the people would be better off, so I made this trip. Guo'er, I believe in you, but I still have to advise you, if it is not necessary, don't kill too many people. If you rule the country in the future, you should be better to the people."

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded, saying, "When the world is at peace, the Beggars' Sect will probably be gone, because by then I will make the world free of beggars, everyone will have something to grow, everyone will have a house to live in, and no one will be a beggar anymore."

Guo Jing and his wife laughed when they heard this.

Afterwards, Guo Jing and his wife brought their people back to Peach Blossom Island, and Xin Zhen began to attack the south.

The Quanzhen army and the Song army fought a fierce battle in Xiangyang. The army used cannons to blast open the city of Xiangyang, and the city surrendered. The Quanzhen army did not harm a single person. After opening the gate to the south, the Quanzhen army went all the way south. Several armies of the Song army tried their best to stop them, but facing the Quanzhen army equipped with guns and cannons, the Song army was no match for it and fled all the way.

Xin Zhen was as hard as iron, and was determined to drive the Song court into the sea. However, this was not an invasion by a foreign race. When Xin Zhen reached Lin'an, the emperor and officials of the Song Dynasty opened the city gates and surrendered to Xin Zhen holding up the imperial seal.

At this point the north and the south were unified, but there were still some local forces that resisted. The Quanzhen army swept them away everywhere, and the world was at peace the following year.

Xin Zhen took off his Taoist robe, put on a yellow robe, sat facing north and south, called himself "Zhen", changed the country's name to "Zhen", and began to govern the world.

After several years of recuperation, Xin Zhen began the Northern Expedition.

The Mongols simply withdrew from the Central Plains, but their strength remained extremely strong and they continued to invade in recent years.

The Dazhen army attacked the Mongolian capital of Karakorum.

The Dazhen army was divided into three routes, each with 50,000 soldiers. The central route was the main route, and the eastern and western routes were the secondary routes. The three routes were used together to attack. The central route went out of Yanmen Pass in Shanxi. The original plan was to advance slowly and lure the Mongolian army to the south to fight so as to annihilate it.
The eastern route went out of Juyongguan Pass in Beiping, passed through Yingchang Prefecture and attacked Helin, and could outflank the rear of the Mongolian army when it went south to attack the central army;
The western route left Lanzhou and attacked the Hexi area, forcing the Mongolian army to disperse its forces.

The Dazhen army marched madly northward, defeated the Mongolian army at Yemachuan in the northern desert and pursued them all the way.

On March 20th, the Mongolian army was defeated again at Tula River.

They then invaded the Mongolian capital of Karakorum and fought fiercely with the Mongolian army for many days in the area of ​​the Aruhun River in the northern desert. They defeated the Mongolian army and made the Mongols waile in pain, forcing them to move westward.

At this point, the world is in peace.

During the third Huashan Sword Meeting, Xin Zhen brought Quanzhen Yin Zhiping, Yelu Qi, Shi Qinggong, and Xu Qinglin to climb Huashan. The original Five Great Masters: East Evil Huang Yaoshi, West Poison Ouyang Feng, North Beggar Hong Qigong, South Emperor Yideng Master, Old Naughty Boy Zhou Botong, as well as Guo Jing, Qiu Qianren and others were all present.

First, Xin Zhen challenged Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng and others one by one, and defeated them all within one day.

Then Yin Zhiping challenged Hong Qigong and won. Then Yelu Qi challenged Qiu Qianren and defeated him in a thousand moves.

Shi Qinggong fought Huang Yaoshi, and the battle was undecided after thousands of moves. Finally, Huang Yaoshi admitted defeat due to old age and exhaustion.

Xu Qinglin challenged Ouyang Feng. After a thousand moves, Ouyang Feng was exhausted and barely won.

As the old were replaced by the new, the original Five Supremes all sighed and finally gave up the title of the Five Supremes. They believed that the new Five Supremes were the five Quanzhen masters. Zhou Botong was not convinced and challenged Xin Zhen, but was easily defeated by Xin Zhen.

So the new five masters became the Human Emperor Yang Guo, the Imperial Teacher Yin Zhiping, the Imperial Son Yelü Qi, and the Imperial Brothers Shi Qinggong and Xu Qinglin. (What a mess)

——In fact, there is no such saying. Later generations called these five people the Five Wonders of Quanzhen.

Xin Zhen then passed down his Taoist tradition in Huashan, appointed Shi Qinggong as the presidency, and named the sect the Huashan Sect.

In this life, Xin Zhen lived to be one hundred and twenty years old. He witnessed with his own eyes how powerful Dazhen became to an astonishing degree, and finally closed his eyes contentedly on his bed.

(The Return of the Condor Heroes is over, the next one is Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils)

(End of this chapter)