The Dali Dynasty had clear distinctions between rewards and punishments. Those who had merit would be rewarded, and those who made mistakes would be punished.
The conquest army had a bad start, so Zhang Weineng still had reasons to defend himself and was able to evade one or two.
But the barbarians outside the territory underwent such a huge change right under his nose. He knew nothing about it before, but now that the war has begun, he only learned the details from his subordinates. This is a bit unreasonable.
Originally, the Dali Dynasty was only unwilling to pay excessive casualties, so it tolerated the foreign barbarians entrenched on the Yuantu Prairie.
From beginning to end, the Dali Dynasty was able to eliminate this group of extraterritorial barbarians as long as they were willing to pay the price.
But now, this group of extraterrestrial barbarians have extraterrestrial gods as their backers, and the situation becomes complicated.
If the Dali Dynasty wanted to completely eliminate this group of barbarians, they didn't know how much they would pay.
If it were not a time of war but a time of employment, Commander Zhang Weineng, who had neglected his duties, might have been accused by the court.
Now, he urgently needs to make some achievements so that he can make meritorious deeds.
Soon, he sent a message to Meng Zhang and Zhenjun Wen Dong, asking Meng Zhang to lead an army of monks to the junction of Yuantu Prairie and Jiuqu Province to help the local cultivation forces who were fighting hard there and to besiege the invading barbarian army from outside the territory. .
It seems that Zhang Weineng did not lose his calm, but remained awake and made a rational judgment.
He knew that the barbarian camp that had been transformed into a divine domain could not be conquered for the time being, so he asked the local cultivation forces to besiege the barbarian army outside the camp.
After receiving the order, Meng Zhang did not dare to neglect and immediately led the army to turn around and rush towards the direction of the barbarian army outside the territory.
Originally, the barbarians outside the territory tightly blocked their movements because they were worried about being disturbed by outsiders when the camp was transformed into a divine domain.
At the same time, after the transformation work is completed, the enemy army can be lured into the coverage of the divine domain.
When the time comes, by activating the power of the divine realm, we might be able to annihilate the enemy's main army.
Now, the secret of God's Domain has been exposed, and the barbarians outside the domain have also made new moves.
When Meng Zhang led the army of monks towards the battlefield, the barbarian army that was fighting with the local coalition of cultivators also began to retreat on its own initiative.
There is not much difference in strength between the two sides. They have been in a stalemate stage before, and even the barbarians have a slight upper hand.
The barbarian army, which had taken the initiative on the battlefield, left at once and retreated in front of the enemy.
Xu Mengying and other True Lord Yuanshen led an army of monks to pursue them, but the enemy was heavily guarded, leaving them no chance to take advantage of them.
After all, these local cultivators had no choice but to join the Dali Dynasty.
They have no intention of working wholeheartedly for the Dali Dynasty. Everything they do is just for their own survival.
In the face of powerful enemies, preserving strength is the first priority.
The enemies have already begun to retreat, so why go through the trouble of really chasing them down and killing our own monks for no reason.
Even if there are supervisors sent by Zhang Wei in the army, they still have many ways to fool and deal with each other.
The barbarian army retreated steadily, and the coalition forces of the local cultivators tried to catch up. However, the thunder was loud and the rain was light. They just hung far behind the enemy and had no intention of catching up and fighting.
When Meng Zhang led the army of monks to rush over, the local coalition of cultivators also received an order from Zhang Weineng, asking them to join forces with Meng Zhang to keep this barbarian army behind.
The supervisor Zhang Weineng sent to the local coalition of cultivators was Yang He Zhenjun.
Yang He Zhenjun is the Yuanshen Zhenjun who was trained by the Imperial Academy of Dali Dynasty. He has a strong scholarly spirit.
The Dali Dynasty was inclusive and open-minded. In addition to the Taoist theories that were the mainstream in the world of cultivation, it also accepted many Confucian theories.
The monks who came from Taixue in the Dali Dynasty were all deeply influenced by Confucianism. They all regarded themselves as gentlemen, abided by the rules of monarchs and ministers, and paid attention to the rules of kings and ministers, fathers and sons, and the slogan of loyalty to the king and serving the country was even louder.
Emperor Bawu regarded the monks who were born in Taixue as direct descendants of the imperial dynasty and gave them great trust.
Shortly after the establishment of Jiuqu Province, Yang He Zhenjun came to Jiuqu City from Shangjing City.
Nominally, he assisted Zhang Weineng in governing this newly included province, but in fact, he served as Emperor Bawu's eyes and ears, monitoring local developments.
Zhang Weineng remained calm on the surface and happily accepted Zhenjun Yang He. But in fact, as a powerful provincial governor, he didn't like people gesticulating around him.
This time, local cultivators in Jiuqu Province were ordered to attack the Yuantu Prairie. In order for them to fight hard, Zhang Weineng also sent out supervisory troops.
Taking this opportunity, he appointed Lord Yang He, whom he had always disliked, as a supervisor and sent him to the coalition of local cultivation forces.
This group of local cultivation forces occupied one side and were quite powerful when the Jiuqu Alliance was still there.
To be able to survive until now, the leaders of these cultivation forces have considerable survival wisdom.
The Yuanshen True Lords of these cultivation forces are basically a bunch of old foxes who are proficient in calculations and understand people's hearts.
After not long getting along, they figured out some details about the gentleman Yang He Zhenjun.
After discussing it, they gritted their teeth and took out many rare treasures and spiritual objects from heaven and earth.
A gentleman is a gentleman, and he is more particular about what he does. Now that I have accepted the gift, I will not make things difficult for these people, but will turn a blind eye to what they do.
Once the supervisors in the army are taken care of, everyone can passively avoid the war.
Now that they received the order from Commander Zhang Weineng, they still just maintained a pursuit attitude and had no real intention to catch up and fight.
By the time Meng Zhang led the army of monks to join them, the barbarian army had already begun to retreat deep into the Yuantu Prairie.
After the two armies of monks merged, Meng Zhang, who was originally the leader of the local cultivation forces, naturally became the leader of this new coalition.
All the forces in the coalition basically came from the small alliance he formed, and they know each other well.
Everyone wants to preserve their power, so they naturally know what to do.
The monk coalition seems to be following closely behind the barbarian army, but various problems always arise.
Either causing the army to slow down its advance, or causing the army to miss the opportunity to catch up with the enemy...
In short, this seemingly huge army of monks has never been able to catch up and stop the enemy.
Zhenjun Yang He, who had received the benefits, just paid it back. Zhenjun Wen Dong, who had always been loyal to the Dali Dynasty, quit.
When he was about to put pressure on Meng Zhang, the situation took a new turn.
Several fourth-level barbarian warriors led a group of elite barbarian warriors, left the barbarian camp, and came to join the barbarian army.
The strength of the supported barbarian army increased greatly, and it was no weaker than the monk coalition.
