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

"Although it was somewhat expected that the First Emperor would be able to complete the challenge, however..."

"I really didn't expect it to be so easy."

Anyone with eyes can see that the most difficult part of Ying Zheng's challenge has passed.

As long as he wins this first battle against Yuan Ting, no one will care whether he was born a beggar or a member of the royal family.

People will only know that he defeated the Mongol army, and that following him will lead to victory and food!

The Mongol Yuan dynasty treated them like pigs and dogs, while the Qin dynasty treated them like human beings!

As more and more people flocked to join him, Ying Zheng did not refer to the military systems that the previous emperors had integrated.

If the goal is to end this challenge as quickly as possible, to overthrow the Yuan court and expel the Tartars in the most brutal way, then there is nothing more suitable than the military merit system.

This challenging world also allows him to see just how many drawbacks the military merit system has, and how it can be improved to better suit his Great Qin!

With Ying Zheng promulgating a twenty-level military merit system during the challenge, some people were happy while others were sad.

The soldiers under Bai Qi were naturally delighted, for they saw this as a stepping stone to success.

The ones who are worried are the strategists who have joined Li Si's camp.

As competent strategists, they all knew that once the military merit system was implemented, there was no turning back.

In times of war, it will inspire all soldiers to fight to the death on the battlefield.

Even if one dies on the battlefield, the credit can be attributed to one's descendants. If one person gains military merit, even their chickens and dogs can rise to heaven!

But once the war is over, those who rose through the ranks based on their military merits will become a huge burden!

"Although the military merit system has its flaws, it must be admitted that it was precisely because of this military system that the Qin Dynasty was able to dominate the six states and even almost sweep them aside!"

Although Shang Yang's end was not good, the military merit system he established through his reforms did indeed become the basis for Qin's conquest of the six states.

"This is mainly because, in the face of challenges, the First Emperor did not need to consider the consequences of the military merit system."

"If he wants to end this challenge with swift and decisive measures, drive out the Tartars, and achieve all the accomplishments that Zhu Yuanzhang accomplished, this is the best option."

By the time of Emperor Taizong (Li Er), the military system had undergone several reforms.

But even he had to admit that when it came to boosting soldiers' morale and combat effectiveness, almost no military system could compare with the Qin Dynasty's merit-based military system!

"The top four on the list of wise rulers judged by the immortals are truly worthy of their reputation. Each of their challenges was quite difficult, yet they completed them with such ease and grace."

Cao Cao sighed.

Don't think that it will be easy to just copy the answer after you know it.

Most people wouldn't even be able to copy it properly, let alone these four who completed the challenge more cleanly and efficiently in their own way.

In his challenge, Li Er not only overthrew the Qin Dynasty and bypassed the Chu-Han Contention, but also swept away the territory of the Xiongnu.

Liu Bang, on the other hand, was a master strategist who had an extremely meticulous grasp of people's hearts, enabling him to achieve unification more quickly. His methods of ascending the throne were also more unique.

Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Qin from Zhao in the same amount of time and seized power more easily.

Not long has passed, and he is already about to complete the unification and prepare to receive his reward.

As for Ying Zheng...

After a brief moment of bewilderment upon seeing the bowl at the beginning, he quickly accepted everything and made the riskiest, yet most efficient, decision.

He declared himself emperor in order to oppose the Yuan court and achieve fame as quickly as possible.

In these four challenges, the four wise rulers all resolved the situation using their own preferred methods.

Cao Cao was so impressed by what he saw that he exclaimed how brilliant it was.

The only frustrating thing is that there are still dissenting voices popping up at this time.

"If I'm not mistaken, the First Emperor seems to have not yet completed the challenge, right? You all have that much confidence in him?"

"Yuan Ting is very powerful. In the immortals' assessment, both Liu Futong and Zhang Shicheng were suppressed to the point of being unable to raise their heads. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, if it weren't for the two of them buying him so much time, he would also have been unable to escape the fate of being destroyed by Yuan Ting, right?"

Emperor Sun still said, unwilling to give up.

No one knows why he is so obsessed with smearing Ying Zheng; it's almost become an obsession.

"Moreover, Bai Qi himself did not have enough troops, and the Yuan cavalry that he let escape due to various concerns had already left hidden dangers."

"Can't you see any of this?"

Those people will take the information they see back with them.

Moreover, after defeating the Yuan army this time, the Yuan army that comes to suppress them again will not take them lightly.

They will understand the principle that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

Once the Yuan army advances steadily and cautiously, it will be much more difficult for Sun Tzu to win such a victory again.

"Stop worrying unnecessarily, Sun Quan. Have you forgotten? Yuan Ting is still embroiled in internal strife."

Li Er said with a smile.

"If we add this premise, we can be almost certain that the number of Yuan troops suppressing the First Emperor may have increased, but it certainly wouldn't have been too many."

Moreover, after this crushing defeat, the Yuan court would need several months to prepare supplies if it wanted to mobilize troops to suppress the rebellion.

With this respite, even if Bai Qi is not good at recruiting soldiers, he will surely be able to increase the number of Qin troops from several thousand to tens of thousands by leveraging the prestige and reputation gained from this battle.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that the difference in troop strength between the two sides will not be greater in the next battle than it was this time.

The gap in equipment and individual soldiers will only narrow further!

If, under all these conditions, you still think that Bai Qi would have difficulty dealing with him, then you are seriously underestimating this butcher.

What followed seemed to confirm Li Er's words.

Bai Qi was not good at recruiting soldiers, but Xu Da and others who later came to serve him were good at it.

While the Yuan court was gathering provisions and preparing for another suppression, the size of Ying Zheng's army was also rapidly expanding.

In the first battle, with three thousand against twenty thousand, Bai Qi fought a near-perfect victory against overwhelming odds.

In the second battle a few months later, the Yuan court amassed more than 50,000 troops, determined to wipe out the rebel army in one fell swoop.

However, as the Yuan army arrived, its commander discovered a fact that left him somewhat desperate.

They were no longer facing the impoverished rebel army that only dared to occupy the mountains and forests, numbering a mere few thousand and unable to even muster a few sets of light armor.

What stood in his way was the Qin Dynasty, which occupied several prefectures and cities, as well as Bai Qi, the Qin general known as Wu'an Jun, and his army of over 40,000 men.

It's still hell mode, but this time, the situation between the enemy and us has been completely reversed!

"The mighty Qin, shall we reclaim our land and rivers! We will fight until our blood is spilled!"

The moment the roar rang out, Bai Qi didn't even need to make many arrangements.

With the advantage of being able to wait in comfort and the incentive of military merit, the morale of both sides was already on a completely different level.

This second battle was almost a foregone conclusion.