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

"I, Cao Mengde, have never needed to explain my actions to others, especially not to this scoundrel!"

Cao Cao curled his lip in disdain.

He truly looked down on Sun Quan!

It was definitely not because Sun Quan killed Guan Yu, whom he had always admired, but simply because he looked down on him!

"The matter of Tongquetai doesn't really need much explanation; anyone with eyes can see what you're trying to do."

"But aren't you going to give a proper explanation about the legacy of Cao Cao?"

Li Er teased.

Cao Cao: “…”

Isn't this a discussion about world affairs?

How did we suddenly jump to my private life, Mr. Cao!

"Let's talk about the Bronze Sparrow Terrace!"

"When I first wanted to build the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, my purpose was no different from that of the First Emperor in building the Epang Palace."

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan snorted coldly once more.

"So you are just like the First Emperor, a tyrannical person by nature!"

"Shut up and let me finish."

Cao Cao looked impatient.

"Just as they said before, there are many ways to enjoy life, so why would the First Emperor and I choose the most foolish one?"

"As you all probably know, I, Cao, have some little hobbies. If it were truly for pleasure, I would never have built the Bronze Sparrow Terrace."

"It's one thing for the officials not to understand me, but I thought you, Sun Zhongmou and Liu Xuande, would understand me. I didn't expect you to be such mediocre people!"

Liu Bei: "..."

“Speak your mind, but don’t compare me to Sun Quan. I know your purpose, and although I am unwilling, I will not think you have done anything wrong because of it.”

He knew, of course, that the greatest purpose of such buildings was not for pleasure, but to demonstrate his strength and to unite the hearts and minds of the people under his rule.

It was also to show the world that Cao Cao's strength was so great that he could build something like the Bronze Sparrow Terrace. Neither Eastern Wu nor Shu Han were as good as him!

This was true for Cao Wei, and even more so for the newly unified Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng needed to use various means to enhance the people's identification with the Qin Dynasty and to consolidate the hearts and minds of the people and the confidence of the officials.

It can be said that he wasted manpower and resources building the Epang Palace, but to say that he built it purely for pleasure is somewhat absurd.

"If the First Emperor had lived a few more years, although he could not have solved the problems of the Qin Dynasty, he could have forcibly extended the life of the Qin Dynasty through these means."

"He may really be a tyrant, but sitting in his position, he really didn't have that many choices."

Liu Bang sighed slightly.

When he met the Qin Emperor on his eastern tour in Pei County, all he could think about was Ying Zheng's power and prestige.

But after becoming emperor, he gradually came to understand the difficulties that Ying Zheng faced.

If they could stay in the palace and handle state affairs with peace of mind, who would bother to make an eastern tour for no reason?

Not only is it a waste of manpower and resources, but it also exhausts oneself.

The unification of the six kingdoms by Qin Shi Huang was just the beginning. After this beginning, there were too many problems facing Ying Zheng in order to stabilize the Qin Dynasty. He could only solve them one by one in his own way.

"If the Epang Palace could really be built, and if the First Emperor were still alive at that time, it would at least guarantee that no one would dare to rebel within ten years."

When building colossal structures like the Epang Palace, pleasure was the last priority.

Most importantly, it will demonstrate the might of the Qin Dynasty at its peak to all those with ill intentions!

Why did various rebel armies rush to rise up at the end of the Qin Dynasty?

It was precisely because they saw the weakness of the Qin Dynasty that they saw the hope of overthrowing it.

However, with the completion of the Epang Palace, coupled with Ying Zheng's several eastern tours and the strength of the border troops, the situation improved.

As long as the world knows that the Qin Dynasty is still at its peak, who would dare to rebel?

Even if they really couldn't survive, at most they would just flee into the mountains like Liu Bang did at the beginning.

Sun Quan: “…”

After seeing these people explain the purpose of Ying Zheng's construction of the Epang Palace in turn, he fell silent.

Before this, he had never imagined that the Epang Palace built by the First Emperor and the Bronze Sparrow Terrace built by Cao Cao would have such a great role.

He had even mocked Cao Cao not long ago, saying that he had spent so much manpower and resources to create such a thing.

No wonder some of the people below changed their expressions after hearing this news!

"So, can we get back to the main topic now?"

"Regardless of whether the First Emperor was a tyrant or not, the current problem remains unsolved."

"Don't even mention that he's participating in the challenge as Zhu Yuanzhang now. Even if he revealed his identity as the First Emperor, it wouldn't matter. The Mongol cavalry simply wouldn't recognize him!"

Compared to the ridicule of Sun Quan, Zhao Kuangyin was more concerned about the challenge itself.

Or rather, he was very anxious and eager to know what methods Bai Qi would use to reverse this almost certain defeat in the war.

The Mongol cavalry and the Liao cavalry were probably quite similar. If Bai Qi could really win, perhaps he could learn a thing or two from this.

After all, he would soon be sending troops to attack Liao!

"Revealing your identity as the First Emperor is useless in any dynasty other than the Qin Dynasty, right? What are you thinking, Zhao Heizi?"

Liu Bang was somewhat speechless.

Few people acknowledged the First Emperor's achievements; in the eyes of most, he was a tyrant.

If they were to reveal their identities, they'd probably only provoke more hatred!

"But I really can't figure out how Bai Qi can win."

"With such a large disparity in troop strength and overall power, you all say there's a 20-30% chance of victory, but in my opinion, it's clearly less than 10%!"

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head helplessly.

In fact, only a few people thought that Bai Qi had a slight chance of winning, while most others held a pessimistic view.

"As for morale, if Bai Qi can boost his own morale to the maximum before the two sides engage in close combat, and make good use of the timing and terrain, he will have a 30% chance of winning."

Xiang Yu said calmly.

The advantage of having the right people came after defeating the Mongol cavalry; right now, the only advantages available for the battle are favorable timing and location.

He had fought battles where three thousand defeated twenty thousand before.

Although it wasn't as difficult as this battle, he could roughly guess how Bai Qi planned to fight.

"If we can ensure that we crush the enemy's morale in the first round of combat, we can increase our chances of winning to 50%."

Li Er continued.

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

"I think you're dreaming. Facing such a formidable enemy, it would be good enough if you could just maintain your own fighting spirit, let alone crush the enemy's morale in the first round of combat?"

What can defeat them?

Given such a huge disparity in strength, it would be a remarkable feat for Bai Qi to have commanded the troops to avoid being completely annihilated in one round!

"Just watch. To crush the enemy's morale, you don't necessarily need to win. In fact, the greater the gap in strength between the two sides on paper, the easier it is to do this."

"I ask you, if you lead an army of 20,000 men, and have an absolute advantage in equipment and individual combat strength, but fail to defeat the enemy in the first charge and instead fight to a standstill, do you think your soldiers will still be able to maintain their determination to win?"

"Do you think they might doubt themselves, and consequently, doubt you as their commander?"