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

"So for the Mongol Yuan dynasty, if they could just reduce their internal strife a little, quelling these various rebel armies would be a piece of cake?"

Zhao Kuangyin felt a bit thirsty.

The Mongol conquest of the Song Dynasty is a well-known fact.

For Ying Zheng, this might just be a challenge.

But for him, and for the Song Dynasty, this was a real enemy they would have to face in the future!

With such formidable strength, what's the point of playing games?

Seemingly sensing his emotions, Zhu Di thought for a moment and then shook his head.

"It can't be said to be an easy victory. After all, after more than a hundred years, the strength of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty is no longer at its peak. If Chen Youliang, Liu Futong and others can work together, the outcome is uncertain."

"However, what you will face at the end of the Song Dynasty is indeed the Mongol Yuan Dynasty at its peak."

“Zhao Kuangyin, I think you don’t need to struggle anymore. Once the Mongol Yuan Dynasty rises, under that person’s leadership, no one will be able to stop their iron cavalry in that era.”

Let alone your descendants, even if you, Zhao Daneng, were to live to that time, you would most likely be wiped out.

"Then is it possible to... nip the threat in the bud?"

Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth and asked.

"If you can't beat them, can't you just run away? The Mongol Yuan dynasty was mostly composed of cavalry; once they disappeared into the depths of the grasslands, what could you possibly use to crush them?"

Zhu Di said irritably.

Why did he fail to destroy the Tatars and Oirats after so many campaigns in the north?

Was the Ming Dynasty not strong enough?

What a joke!

It's all because of those people. When they saw that things weren't going well, they abandoned part of their troops and turned around and disappeared into the depths of the grassland. No matter how capable he was, he couldn't find them!

This is the most troublesome aspect of the tribes outside the Great Wall.

"I do have some ideas that we can try."

"Unfortunately, Zhao Kuangyin, you won't live to see that time."

Li Er suddenly thought of something, but still felt a little regretful.

"What are your thoughts? Tell me about them."

Zhao Kuangyin quickly asked.

"You can refer to how Yang Jian divided the Turks, and how I instigated internal strife within the Eastern Turks."

“Those tribes outside the pass are indeed troublesome on the front lines, but in a sense, they are also ridiculously naive.”

Li Er said with a smile.

The Turks that Yang Jian faced in the past were equally powerful, and their military might left the border regions almost powerless to resist.

But no one said that dealing with tribes outside the pass always meant resorting to arms.

Sometimes, the knife that doesn't draw blood can be more lethal!

Sow discord, support more of their own people, exacerbate their conflicts, and let them fight amongst themselves.

"That's not a bad idea. If it were another dynasty, we might actually have a chance to try it."

"Unfortunately, the Song Dynasty has been a vassal state of the Liao and Jin people for too long. The envoys they send out can't even stand up straight, let alone offer any benefits or bestow any official positions."

"If it were the prosperous Tang Dynasty or the powerful Han Dynasty, perhaps there would really be a chance."

Zhu Di sighed.

During the most prosperous periods of the Tang and Han dynasties, the promise of an official position by the emperor could drive countless people into a frenzy.

They didn't even need envoys to deliberately sow discord; an official position and an opportunity to submit to the Han and Tang dynasties were enough to make them beat the dogs out of their wits.

"If it were the prosperous Tang Dynasty or the powerful Han Dynasty, would it need to go through all this trouble? Especially those lunatics of the Han Dynasty..."

Zhao Kuangyin was speechless.

The Han dynasty didn't like to sow discord at all, or rather, their envoys didn't like to do that kind of thing.

For Han envoys, the greatest task seemed to be to go to the country they were sent to and risk their lives.

If he dies, the Han Dynasty will send troops to destroy the country, and his name will be recorded in history.

If you won't die, then find a way to die.

As for the prosperous Tang Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Taizong (Li Er), all nations came to pay tribute.

You are unwilling to submit to the emperor, pay tribute, and worship?

Have you ever heard of a single person conquering a country without even having to send troops to the Tang Dynasty?

He always felt that Zhu Di underestimated the Han and Tang dynasties.

"That's true..."

"The Han and Tang dynasties are useless, and your weak Song dynasty is useless too. To be honest, given your situation, I feel that no one can save you. It's unbelievable that you can fall in the same place so many times."

Zhu Di nodded somewhat helplessly.

The fact that the Song Dynasty could make the same mistake multiple times was something he found hard to understand.

"Falling in the same place several times? What do you mean?"

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes revealed his confusion.

To fall in the same place twice is not a matter of being incompetent or not; it's pure stupidity!

"The Jin dynasty allied with the Liao dynasty to destroy the Liao dynasty. The Jin dynasty then marched south and directly captured Bianjing (Kaifeng), nearly destroying the Song dynasty completely. The Jingkang Incident has been talked about by later generations for over a thousand years."

"Hasn't this incident taught us a lesson?"

Zhu Di asked.

"Of course it's enough; this is a lesson learned from the near-collapse of our nation!"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded blankly.

"But later, perhaps blinded by hatred, they shouted slogans to wash away the shame and staged a joint attack on the Jin dynasty."

"With the fall of the Jin dynasty, this natural barrier disappeared, and the Mongol cavalry took the opportunity to move south and easily wiped out the Song dynasty."

"This is what I can't understand the most. You guys seem to never be able to tell which side is a bigger threat. You're always handing knives to others to stab yourselves."

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

I really did fall in the same place twice.

To wash away the shame?

This was clearly a double blow to himself!

They've been humiliated to the point of being abandoned at their maternal grandparents' house!

"So when it comes to the Song Dynasty, all that can be said is a sigh. I can only hope that after the immortal's assessment, Zhao Kuangyin, you can make some changes."

"Will do!"

As Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth, the text on the sky changed again.

In March of the sixteenth year of the Zhizheng era, Zhang Shicheng launched an offensive in the Yangtze River Delta region, harassing the Yuan army in Jiangnan.

Zhu Yuanzhang instantly realized that this was his best opportunity!

Taking advantage of the fact that the Yuan army's attention was drawn to Zhang Shicheng, he personally led a large army by land and water to launch his third attack on Jiqing!

This time, he only took three days to break through Chen Zhaoxian's army camp outside Jiqing City and recruit more than 30,000 people to surrender.

To ensure the loyalty of the tens of thousands of people who had surrendered, Zhu Yuanzhang personally selected five hundred of them to serve as his personal guards!

These people were assigned to protect him at night as a sign of trust.

This move completely dispelled the doubts of the surrendered soldiers, who were willing to follow him in attacking Jiqing.

With Chen Zhaoxian's troops no longer holding back outside the city, and with most of the Yuan army's attention drawn to Zhang Shicheng, the battle proceeded very smoothly.

In just ten days, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Jiqing and renamed it Yingtianfu!

At this point, everyone understood that he, the trapped dragon, had finally broken free from all his shackles!

After learning the intelligence, Han Lin'er immediately promoted Zhu Yuanzhang to the position of Pingzhang Zhengshi of Jiangnan Province, attempting to win back the hearts of the people.

But clearly, by this time they began to take Zhu Yuanzhang seriously, it was already too late!

"After capturing Jiqing and renaming it Yingtianfu, my father finally stepped out of the chessboard and became a chess player!"

"It was only at this point that he truly came into the sights of other powerful figures and became their rival!"