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

"So even they were forced into this situation."

After figuring everything out, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but sigh.

At this point, Han Xin and his men's plans were quite clear.

Put yourself to death and survive!

It's simply a matter of comparing national strength, military power, and cultural heritage.

Even if Liu Bang were to unite all the forces outside the Great Wall, it would still be far inferior to the Ming Dynasty.

If things continue as they are, with Zhuge Liang around and Liu Shan willing to delegate power, the longer the time drags on, the higher the chances of the Ming Dynasty winning will be.

Therefore, Han Xin made this decision.

With the most ruthless attitude, they forcefully swept across the major tribes of the entire grassland.

Those who were willing to surrender were recruited into the suicide squad, while those who were unwilling were killed on the spot.

After quickly mustering such strength, they immediately launched a powerful attack.

This was all to cover for Liu Bang!

Then, this game of chess, which was originally a contest of national strength between the regions outside the Great Wall and the Ming Dynasty, has become a decisive battle under these circumstances.

"To have turned a battle with such a huge disparity in strength into an almost fair final showdown, what else could you possibly be dissatisfied with regarding the strength of these two?"

Old Zhu said with some dissatisfaction.

"I have no complaints, but I think that Zhu Qizhen from your Zhu family is indeed a talented person."

"Even the strategist and military genius could only turn the situation around to this point, yet he almost single-handedly caused the downfall of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Kuangyin sneered.

If it weren't for Yu Qian's relentless fighting during the Battle of Kyoto, which allowed him to hold Kyoto from the Oirat forces, the capital would not have been safe.

Even if the Ming Dynasty had not fallen, it would have been like the Southern Song Dynasty, confined to a corner of the country.

Sometimes, losing a piece of land is easy, but taking it back is incredibly difficult.

When Zhao Kuangyin brought it up again, Zhu wisely chose to keep quiet.

In any argument on this topic, you'll always lose.

Who told him to have such a good descendant?

"You probably won't find another Zhu Qizhen even if you search through all the historical records."

"However, under normal circumstances, this is the limit that can be achieved by relying solely on the forces outside the pass."

"But whether or not he could defy fate and win, it all depended on the Emperor Gaozu's own abilities."

In this challenge, Han Xin and Zhang Liang emphasized one sentence.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

They have done everything they could to the best of their ability.

They were powerless to do anything about the rest.

"However, it seems that Emperor Gaozu is about to suffer a setback."

"Zhuge Liang's final move, the Golden Cicada's Escape, truly took everyone by surprise."

"No one could have imagined that he would dare to draw troops from the border garrison in the face of this situation."

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Liu Bang had originally planned for a showdown between two ragtag, untrained recruits.

In this situation, the 30,000 troops he captured from Zhu Zhanji could be put to great use.

It might even be the deciding factor in this challenge!

But outside of Chang'an, in that vast plain.

Upon seeing the Ming army's formation, his heart sank.

Unlike their own scattered formation, the opposing army was densely packed, and the Ming soldiers were visibly cold-faced, showing no sign of tension.

Is this guy some kind of raw recruit?

However, the arrow was already on the bowstring.

Even if he realizes something is wrong now, by the time the enemy forces get close, there will be no chance for regret.

As they drew within range, the archers in the first rank of the army unleashed a volley of arrows.

Both sides' armies were arranged in the same formation, but Liu Bang's army was noticeably slower to react.

Both armies were bombarded with arrows, but the Ming army suffered almost no losses.

After firing the first volley of arrows, the archers quickly retreated, hiding behind the heavy infantry.

A sparse barrage of arrows, hitting the armor, was hardly more than a tickle.

Seeing the exposed heavily armored infantry, Liu Bang's anxiety finally subsided.

This is definitely not some lousy new recruit.

They are clearly the most elite army in the Ming Dynasty!

Even with all the resources of the Ming Dynasty, how many of these heavily armored infantry could it afford to support?

But he couldn't understand how Zhuge Liang dared to do that.

He's really not afraid that the two border posts won't hold!

As their own army was crushed inch by inch.

Neither cavalry nor heavily armored infantry could stop them.

Liu Bang expressed that there is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart.

He was also helpless.

It seems that the rhythm of this challenge is entirely in the hands of Zhang Liang and Han Xin.

It seems that by capturing Luoyang, he has already won the game.

But the last and most important question is this:

Both he and Zhuge Liang were well aware that things had developed to this point.

He had no other choice but one path.

And this path cannot be hidden from anyone.

Zhuge Liang, however, had many options.

Because he had an advantage that Liu Bang did not.

The fortifications of Zijing Pass and Juyong Pass meant that it would be very difficult for Han Xin to force his way through these two passes.

Furthermore, the abilities of Yu Qian and Zhu Zhanji were worthy of Zhuge Liang's trust.

Even if he lost the bet.

Even if Han Xin noticed the change of his elite troops immediately, it would be difficult for him to break through the pass and achieve victory in the first instance.

But Liu Bang had no chance to gamble.

Because he had no chance of losing.

Losing once, no matter where you lose, means losing the whole game!

Amidst the chaos of battle, seeing Liu Bang's helplessness, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer bear to watch.

It's not that I feel sorry for Emperor Gaozu of Han or anything like that.

The main thing is that the scene made his heart ache.

The one participating in this challenge is none other than Liu Shan, one of the ten most incompetent rulers!

Moreover, during this challenge, everyone witnessed that Liu Shan did nothing; he continued to eat, drink, and have fun.

As he played along, Liu Bang's chances of survival were gradually extinguished.

Does this mean that even a dog tied to the throne would do a better job than Zhu Qizhen?

"How should I put it? Tenth on the list of tyrannical rulers is still quite a bit better than the second one."

"This challenge gave me the illusion that if any of the eight people on the list of tyrannical rulers were to switch places with Zhu Qizhen, they probably wouldn't be able to squander this family fortune!"

"Don't bring up Zhuge Liang. Although Zhuge Liang played a significant role, according to the original historical development, Esen didn't have the strategies of Zhang Liang and Han Xin either!"

"This situation was a dead end from the start!"

Unless you have an overwhelming intellectual advantage, you can only be one step ahead, or even just half a step ahead.

This stalemate is unbreakable.

"Of course, when he was in Zhu Qizhen's hands, it was Esen's only chance."

"After all, every choice you make is wrong, and not everyone can do that."

"Furthermore, with the outcome of this challenge now decided, isn't the exciting moment just around the corner?"

"Aside from this passionate clash of strategists, what I most want to see is how everyone punishes Wang Zhen and Zhu Qizhen!"

"These two talented individuals shouldn't be allowed to die too easily!"