The purpose of this barbarian army was not to capture the city, but to cooperate with the actions of its allies and force Zhang Wei to bow his head.
Therefore, after the army led by the three barbarian kings left the Yuantu Prairie and entered the Jiuqu Province, they deliberately avoided the powerful local cultivation forces and directly attacked the army led by Zhang Weineng.
The cultivation forces passing by along the way would not look for trouble and take the initiative to intercept this powerful barbarian army.
Even after several changes, Zhang Wei's control over Jiuqu Province was greatly reduced.
But he has been in Jiuqu Province for many years and has a deep foundation here.
His ears and eyes are everywhere, making him smart.
Since the war started, he has been paying attention to the movements in various parts of Jiuqu Province.
In order to obtain more information, he also sent many spies.
When the army of barbarians from outside the territory had just left the Yuantu Prairie, a spy reported the news to him.
This barbarian army made no secret of its purpose and did not bother them on the road at all.
Zhang Weineng judged from the movements of the barbarian army that they were coming towards him.
In addition to strengthening defenses, he ordered Meng Zhang to organize the local cultivation forces again and send an army of monks to intercept this barbarian army.
Zhang Weineng knew that after the barbarian camp was transformed into a demigod domain, it was almost indestructible.
Guys like Meng Zhang have limited loyalty to the Dali Dynasty. They will never attack the barbarian camp and die in vain just because of their orders.
Therefore, his requirements are not high. He only needs Meng Zhang and the others to stop the barbarian army and prevent them from interfering with him.
Apart from Meng Zhang and other local cultivators, at least on the surface, Zhang Weineng had no other reinforcements.
Not to mention the official power of the Dali Dynasty, even large trading houses such as Datong Merchant Alliance and local cultivation forces in the north of Jiuqu Province have been recruited by him once.
Even if we recruit again, we won't be able to recruit much strength.
After Meng Zhang received Zhang Weineng's message, he was a little embarrassed.
According to his original intention, he was unwilling to pay attention to Zhang Weineng's order.
His top priority now is to complete the commission from the powerful old man Yin Hu of Tiangong and solve the demigod domain of the barbarians outside the territory.
But so far, he is unwilling to openly break up with the Dali Dynasty, nor is he willing to openly disobey Zhang Weineng's orders.
Zhang Weineng may have also considered that Meng Zhanghui would not respect orders.
So in addition to giving the order to Meng Zhang, he also gave it to other cultivation forces.
Local cultivation forces such as the Huanglian Sect and the Shangguan Family have all received orders from Zhang Weineng.
The Huanglian Sect, Changchun Guan and other forces close to Taiyi Sect said they accepted the order and would immediately send out an army of monks. On the other side, contact Meng Zhang to see what Meng Zhang is going to do.
As for Wu Rift Valley and other forces, they just dealt with it casually and had no intention of sending troops at all.
Especially the Shangguan family, which has long been dissatisfied, is now busy contacting the Purple Sun Sect.
Even though he is still a subordinate of the Dali Dynasty now, he might be Zhang Weineng's formidable enemy in the next moment.
Not to mention helping Zhang Weineng, it would be good if he didn't secretly cause trouble.
The Huanglian Sect and other forces only followed Meng Zhang, who shouldered a heavy responsibility.
Before making a decision, he summoned the top management of the sect to discuss it together.
Meng Zhang knew that he was not a resourceful person. When encountering difficult decisions, it was best to listen to other people's opinions.
After the top management of the sect gathered together, Meng Zhang talked about the current problems he was facing.
If an army of monks were organized to support Zhang Weineng, it would definitely distract the forces and affect the attack on the barbarian camp.
But if he completely ignores it, it will be difficult to explain to Zhang Weineng in the future.
In any case, until the situation in Jiuqu Province does not change further, Taiyimen will still be a good minister of the Dali Dynasty.
In fact, if the current situation in Jiuqu Province was not complicated, Meng Zhang would not dare to disobey military orders.
The Dali Dynasty valued military merit the most, and they also hated disobeying military orders the most.
No matter what kind of powerful person you are, no matter how high your status is, disobeying military orders will lead to death.
The senior members of the sect talked to each other and expressed many opinions, but there was no solution that could satisfy Meng Zhang.
Finally, amidst everyone's debate, Sun Pengzhi, who had recently joined the Taiyi Sect, came up with a good idea.
After Sun Pengzhi took refuge with Meng Zhang, his biggest goal was to become the mastermind of the Taiyi Sect.
Of course, Meng Zhang would not hand over such an important position as the leader of a sect to just anyone.
If Sun Pengzhi wants to achieve his goal, he still needs to make more efforts to pass Meng Zhang's many tests.
Sun Pengzhi himself is the True Lord of Jindan, and his elder Sun Shengdu is the True Lord of Yuanshen.
After coming to Taiyi Sect, he was highly valued by the middle and senior management of the sect and received good treatment.
Not to mention that Sun Shengdu was a guest of the sect, the Sun family also settled in the territory of Taiyi sect. As a vassal family of Taiyi sect, it entered a period of peaceful development.
Sun Pengzhi's time in the sect was not long, but through some opportunities, he fully demonstrated his extraordinary talents, helped fellow sects, helped the sect, and solved some difficult problems.
Now, after he fully understood all kinds of information, he took the initiative to make suggestions.
Sun Pengzhi's method is not complicated, it is nothing more than making a splash in the east and attacking in the west.
Specifically, Meng Zhang recruited an army of monks in the name of reinforcing Zhang Weineng.
After the army was assembled, they did not go to reinforce Zhang Weineng. Instead, they went directly into the Yuantu Prairie and took the barbarian camp directly.
In this way, it can not only confuse the barbarians and achieve the purpose of surprising them, but also explain something to Zhang Weineng.
A battle between cultivators requires more or less strategy.
In name, Taiyimen's actions were clearly to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and to attack the enemy, they must rescue them.
Theoretically, this can also achieve the purpose of supporting Zhang Weineng.
As for the actual effect, that is another matter.
Anyway, if Meng Zhang did this, he would have a good excuse to silence Zhang Weineng.
When you are outside, your orders will be ignored.
Meng Zhang has not reached that level yet. He is just executing his own battle plan and is definitely not disobeying Zhang Weineng's military orders.
The method proposed by Sun Pengzhi quickly received unanimous praise from everyone, including Meng Zhang.
In addition, based on the specific situation of Taiyi Sect and the enemy's situation, everyone put forward suggestions and improved the plan.
In the end, Meng Zhang generally followed Sun Pengzhi's method. Only many details have been adjusted.
Soon, Meng Zhang, in his dual capacity as the leader of the small alliance and the leader of the coalition appointed by Zhang Weineng, ordered various members of the small alliance to recruit monks from various cultivation forces to form a coalition of monks again.
Meng Zhang announced to the public that after the monks' alliance was assembled, he would personally lead it to support Commander Zhang Weineng and intercept the barbarian army outside the territory.
