The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"Your Majesty, Liu Shan cannot be considered a tyrannical ruler in the traditional sense. In fact, in the current powerful Ming Dynasty, he can even be considered a qualified ruler who can maintain the status quo."

Zhang Liang immediately presented Liu Bang with a breakdown of the situation regarding both sides.

"Our army has only 30,000 men. Even if we gather all the men in the Oirat tribe, it probably won't exceed 100,000."

"The Ming army, when fully mobilized, could muster no fewer than 500,000 troops."

"Five times the troops, Han Xin, are you confident?"

The analysis of enemy and friendly forces has been completed.

Both of them turned their gazes toward Han Xin.

Faced with the questioning gazes of these two people, as well as Esen and the other two, Han Xin slowly typed a question mark.

Do you guys think I'm a wishing machine, making wishes here?

"Instead of pinning our hopes on such a low-probability event, we should see if we can recruit a large army from other tribes."

"After all, the opponent is no ordinary person. They are not superior in morale, military equipment, or commander, and they have no favorable timing or location to rely on. To think that they can win with fewer troops is nothing short of wishful thinking."

Han Xin was not without his victories in battles where he was outnumbered and outmatched.

The Battle of Backwater is one of the most classic battles.

The problem is that the gap in strength between the two sides is currently too large.

The Ming Dynasty has the foundation to make countless mistakes, but they can't afford to lose even once!

"If even you aren't confident, then this one, right?"

"Could you please tell us about the current distribution of power on the grasslands?"

After receiving Han Xin's negative reply, Zhang Liang turned his gaze to Esen.

Since they knew they had no chance of winning by forcing a fight, they were not incapable of being inflexible.

If you can't beat them, you can still run away, since you have legs on your body.

"After several generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty launched successive campaigns, most of the tribes on the grasslands had lost the courage to resist, and only a few tribes were still willing to fight."

"If we were to conscript soldiers on a large scale, given Emperor Gaozu's reputation, there might be a chance to unite them!"

Yesen hurriedly replied.

Normally, everyone looks down on the Central Plains.

If they really have the chance to become the orthodox one, they will be more and more enthusiastic than the last!

Even though the Han Dynasty is long gone, everyone still wants to be a Han!

"Perhaps it could unite them? How many soldiers could that recruit?"

Han Xin pressed for an answer.

If a group is not united, there will always be a way to cheat.

The most important thing is how many soldiers we can recruit!

"If they can truly unite as one, the number will be no less than two hundred thousand!"

He also made a rough estimate.

Two hundred thousand?

Han Xin smacked his lips twice.

It's not bad, though.

"What about equipment? Do you have cannons or muskets?"

"..."

Esen looked somewhat embarrassed.

This military genius, you really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics!

If our tribe had such equipment and machinery, would we still be repeatedly defeated by the Ming Dynasty's deep incursions into the grasslands?

"In other words, your only advantage is the mobility of your cavalry."

Han Xin understood his expression.

However, such mobility is mostly negligible in the face of cannons and muskets.

Not to mention that the Ming army also had cavalry!

Moreover, the cavalry of the capital garrison appeared to be just as elite.

"Han Xin, what do you think?"

Liu Bang could also see that the current situation was not optimistic for them.

However, he still believed that Zhang Liang and Han Xin possessed the power to turn the impossible into the possible!

"Either retreat first, abandon Yanghe, and have the other army retreat to the depths of the grassland at the same time."

"Alternatively, we can hold Yanghe and send people back to report the results of the Oirat tribe's battle, which will also bring us a considerable number of reinforcements."

"The advantage of this is that it allows us to establish a foothold on Ming territory."

"The downsides are also quite obvious."

They currently have only about 30,000 troops at their disposal.

If Liu Shan were to truly harden his heart and forcibly exchange 200,000 elite troops of the capital garrison for their 30,000 men, Han Xin wouldn't be very confident in resolving the situation.

The disparity in troop strength, coupled with a lack of information.

The current opponent is not that pig-like Zhu Qizhen!

……

"After seeing the current situation clearly, they will definitely retreat back to the depths of the grassland."

"This is the most troublesome problem we face. Once they go deep into the grassland, it will not be easy to find them again."

Both sides were analyzing each other's actions almost simultaneously.

Zhuge Liang knew that once those grassland tribes were defeated, they would turn around and disappear into the depths of the grasslands. It would be difficult to find them, let alone fight them!

“Simple. After the rainy season, I will lead the Beijing garrison to Yanghe. As long as the Oirat Mongols still want to rule the Central Plains, Yanghe is an obstacle they cannot bypass!”

Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and said.

He didn't understand Emperor Gaozu of Han, nor did he understand Han Xin and Zhang Liang, but he understood the Oirat Mongols and the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, simply holding out will not determine the outcome of the war. As long as they are defeated, they can retreat back to the grasslands."

"Are we just supposed to keep wasting our time with them?"

"If this drags on, it will be our army that loses morale!"

Guarding Yanghe, while a means of cutting off the Oirat's southward advance, is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental one.

To address the root cause and win the challenge, we must venture deep into the grasslands and take the initiative!

"That's what I'm going to say next."

“Yu Qian, you are quite skilled at training troops. After I transfer the troops from the Beijing Garrison, you will train a new batch of men.”

"When your well-trained army is able to replace the original Jingying garrison in Yanghe, that will be the time for me to penetrate deep into the grasslands!"

Simply because I know this is a parallel world.

Therefore, all the decisions Zhu Zhanji made were made at any cost.

We will conscript soldiers at all costs and send them deep into the grasslands!

Even knowing that each of these actions would bring unacceptable consequences to the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, in our hearts, this is our Great Ming. If you wish to engage in such short-sighted practices, then I, Yu Qian, cannot comply!"

Yu Qian understood the meaning behind his words and immediately rejected the idea.

As he said, the nation is of utmost importance, the people are of utmost importance, but the ruler is of little importance!

He was never loyal to Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji, or Zhu Qizhen.

He was loyal to the nation and its people!

Even though he knew that he and the current Ming Dynasty had become part of the challenge of the immortals.

But he won't admit that his world is fake!

He will protect this country until his death!

"...Indeed, the immortal once said that this is what is called a parallel world."

"It's to give us a chance to make up for our regrets and prove ourselves, not to let us act recklessly."

Zhuge Liang also directly rejected the methods of draining the pond to catch all the fish and forcibly conscripting soldiers.

Zhu Zhanji: "..."

"Then the second option is to give me the Beijing garrison and I will go after them."

"I don't need too many people, 100,000 will be enough for me to conquer the northern desert!"

"If there's even the slightest possibility that they won't abandon Yanghe, I can resolve all the problems in one battle!"

This suggestion caught Zhuge Liang's eye.

It's not that Zhu Zhanji is expected to conquer the northern desert with these 100,000 men.

Instead, they wanted to gamble on that one-in-a-lifetime possibility!

Everyone understands the principle that fortune favors the bold!

No one can be sure whether that military genius will risk everything to seize this opportunity for wealth!