Having resolved the issue of his identity, Lu Yuan’s alliance with the Nine Provinces naturally followed suit.
With the endorsent and facilitation of the four ssengers who had co to attend the celebration, Lu Yuan quickly established connections with the Western Domain of Jiuzhou and the Outer Territory of Jiuzhou.
Needless to say,
upon news of his background with Taiping Dao reaching back, it imdiately caused a stir among the upper echelons of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sects.
No one had expected that their neighbor was actually from their own hotown.
This unexpected truth brought joy and surprise in equal asure.
Regardless, once the facts were confird, the leaders of the various Jiuzhou Immortal Sects reached a consensus to accept.
To accept Taiping Dao into Jiuzhou, and to accept the proposal for the United Army to deploy.
Especially Ding Wanxuan.
Upon receiving the information sent back from Mi Yun Mountain, he made a decisive decision to delegate full authority to Zhen Xuan to negotiate the alliance.
He instructed his old friend Lu Yuan to make every effort to win over Taiping Dao and to further strengthen ties with Jiuzhou.
anwhile, he summoned the School Leaders of the various sects that remained in the Western Domain to co together and discuss this sudden turn of events.
It wasn’t about whether to bring Taiping Dao into Jiuzhou—that was a given, as no one would refuse such a strong ally joining their ranks.
Their discussion revolved around the issues raised by Lu Yuan, such as when to deploy troops, how many troops to deploy, and the thods of deploynt, among other things.
The question of whether or not to go to war wasn’t even a consideration for Jiuzhou.
Facing an existential threat and the chance to annihilate a great enemy, no one wanted to miss this once-in-a-millennium opportunity.
War was inevitable.
The only point worth discussing was who would lead and who would follow in this joint military operation.
When was the deploynt date?
How would the two sides coordinate?
How would the division of interests be calculated, and so on?
However, after much discussion, the Western Domain’s Immortal Sects actually produced no concrete plan of action.
Earlier Lu Yuan had made it very clear.
Given the relationship between Jiuzhou and Taiping Dao, even though they could reluctantly co together based on being from the sa realm, this union was still at a rudintary level, born out of a forced sense of identity due to mutual interests.
To say that there was significant affection between the two sides, or that they truly regarded each other as their own, was not necessarily true.
Given this reality, deep cooperation between the two was simply impossible.
To state the simplest point:
With the armies joined, if they were to deploy together, would Taiping Dao follow Jiuzhou’s lead, or would Jiuzhou follow Taiping Dao’s?
It’s likely that neither side would accept the other’s command.
Forcing one side to submit to the other would only alienate allies and possibly lead to a bitter separation, with no good outco.
Rather than that, it was better to follow what Lu Yuan had proposed: both sides to deploy their own troops and lead their own sect’s forces, attacking the Qing Immortal Sect from two different directions independently.
After all, once united, Jiuzhou and Taiping Dao’s combined strength already surpassed that of the Qing Immortal Sect.
Even if they were to split their forces, given the vast territory of the Qing Immortal Sect, they would have to divide their own troops into two groups to resist the powerful enemies.
If one’s own forces were divided, the opponent would have to do the sa.
Thus, the strength of the Qing Immortal Sect would also be halved, effectively maintaining the advantage over Qing Immortal Sect on two fronts.
What?
If Qing Immortal Sect did not split their forces but concentrated its main strength to attack one front with their troops,
No matter how many routes co at , I focus on one.
If that were the case, Taihang Tao and Jiuzhou would be laughing even in their dreams.
With the strength of Taiping Dao and Jiuzhou, even operating independently, they were not sothing the Qing Immortal Sect could easily overco in a short ti.
An Earth Immortal formation in na could resist an Earth Immortal, but without an Earth Immortal presiding, only a few Human Immortals maintaining the formation, resisting an Earth Immortal leading a massive army could at best last a few days.
Certainly no more than a month.
But if an Earth Immortal were presiding over the formation, it would be sufficient to withstand attacks from several peers of the sa level and endure for several months or even several years.
Formations are powerful, but the strength and upper limit of a powerful formation’s effectiveness ultimately depend on the individual.
If the opponent does concentrate troops to counter one front, the likely outco is that the army on that front would stop its assault, relying on the Earth Immortal formation to stand fast and await reinforcents.
anwhile, the troops on the other front would take advantage of the Qing Immortal Sect’s empty defenses and lack of an Earth Immortal presiding over the formation, advancing swiftly.
Taking the opportunity when the enemy’s rear is unguarded, they would wreak havoc and occupy land extensively.
This way, even if the other front achieves no tangible results, the Qing Immortal Sect has its main force tied down, and its rear is essentially dood.
Without a rear guard, a lone force would only have destruction ahead of them with their entire territory fallen.
Thus, the choices left to the Qing Immortal Sect were limited to two.
Either distribute what few Earth Immortals they had left on two fronts to maintain stability and delay defeat as long as possible,
or disregard everything and concentrate all forces on a strong offensive along one path, betting on that less than one in ten chance of victory.
Regardless of their choice, the fate of the opponent was worriso.
Looking over at the United Army,
facing an enemy stubbornly holding out, they would gain a significant advantage on both fronts and, with their overwhelming strength, gradually wear down the opposition.
Against an enemy’s reckless advance, a single front would also be self-sustaining, securing the opportunity and ti for the other side.
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