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

"Gentlemen, none of you who stand with me outside this capital are without loyalty to our Great Wei!"

"If it weren't for this turmoil, I'm afraid I would never have known in my life that there were people like you who were silently supporting the Great Wei."

"From this perspective, this turmoil is not entirely a bad thing."

"At least, it introduced me to you!"

As he spoke, Liu Bang gradually walked to the front of the stage.

"Being able to see you all, and to know that my Great Wei still has people like you, is the reward this turmoil has given me."

"Next, for me, there is one last battle: to storm the capital, drag the false emperor, who has been promoted by the aristocratic families, off the throne, and this absurd turmoil will come to an end."

"But General Guanqiu Jian came to me earlier and told me that the enemy and our forces are roughly equal in strength, and under such circumstances, attacking the city is almost certain to fail!"

At this point, Liu Bang's face flushed with excitement.

Guanqiu Jian listened in stunned silence.

Is this something that can be said openly and brazenly in front of a large army?

He originally thought that if he were to launch a strong attack, he would definitely avoid mentioning our disadvantages, so that the soldiers would feel that our army had a great chance of winning, and at the same time use extremely high military merit rewards to inspire the soldiers' blood and fighting spirit.

But now it seems that Liu Bang didn't mean it that way at all?

What does he want to do?

Are you really not afraid of a collapse in morale if you just say these things out loud?

Before he could react, Liu Bang continued speaking.

"I have never been on the battlefield, nor have I ever led troops into battle. I do not know whether what General Guanqiu said is accurate, so I cannot make a decision."

"On the way here, I thought a lot. Should I listen to General Guanqiu and retreat, or insist on fighting to the last? I couldn't make up my mind for a long time, but standing here, I suddenly realized that although I am the emperor, I also want to respect your opinions, after all, it is you who are fighting for me!"

At this point, Guanqiu Jian realized what Liu Bang was trying to say.

After the messenger relayed his words throughout the entire camp, tens of thousands of soldiers vaguely guessed what he was going to say next.

At this moment, many people's breathing began to become somewhat heavy.

Although they all considered themselves to be meritorious officials of the Great Wei, having guarded the border for many years.

But they also knew one thing in their hearts.

Those scions of aristocratic families were always treated with arrogance and never as human beings.

Perhaps in the eyes of those aristocratic sons, they were not even human.

Most of them had witnessed their comrades die on the battlefield.

If they were lucky, their families would receive some compensation; if they were unlucky, they wouldn't even be able to get a message back.

Many of them have almost forgotten why they were guarding the border for the Great Wei.

Is it for those aristocratic sons who don't treat them like human beings?

At that very moment, dozens of messengers hurried through the military camp, shouting as they ran.

“I learned from the Grand General and Grand Commandant Gao about their evaluation of you all. They said that you all came from humble backgrounds and that your lives were worthless. It would be an honor for you to die for the Great Wei.”

"At that time, I was ignorant and actually took their words to heart. But after seeing you all and witnessing the cruelty on the battlefield, I truly understood."

"They're the ones who are worthless!"

"They do not regard you as human beings, but in my heart, you have always been the greatest contributors to my Great Wei!"

"Therefore, today I want to hear your opinions. If your opinion is the same as General Guanqiu's—to retreat—I will take you to Xuchang to discuss the matter further."

"If you say you want to fight, I will lead my personal guards and charge ahead. Even if I die in battle, I will die on the walls of the capital!"

"Now, gentlemen, make a decision!"

Guanqiu Jian: "..."

He never imagined that words could be said in such a way!

If he still couldn't guess how things would develop after hearing this, then all his years of military service would have been for nothing!

The moment the emperor uttered those words, even without thinking, he could predict the responses his soldiers would give.

"General Guanqiu, what kind of answer do you think the soldiers will give me?"

Seeing the blank look on Guanqiu Jian's face, Liu Bang couldn't help but smile and ask.

He had a rather favorable impression of this last loyal minister of the Great Wei.

There's no doubt about his loyalty.

Even later, when faced with a choice between Cao Fang and him, despite some hesitation, his final choice was perfectly reasonable.

However, aside from loyalty, he lacked military skills.

Or rather, their strategic habits tend to be somewhat conservative.

He's at least a bit inferior to Han Xin!

Guanqiu Jian only came to his senses when faced with Liu Bang's teasing expression.

But it was no longer his turn to answer that question.

Moments after the messenger relayed Liu Bang's words, a roar like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami approached the central command tent.

"We will fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death and never retreat!"

"I am willing to follow Your Majesty, even to the point of dying on the battlefield!"

Such morale was something even Guanqiu Jian had never seen before.

Or rather, he never imagined that he could use such methods to boost the morale of his soldiers.

But if that's the case...

"Your Majesty, the morale of the soldiers below has indeed reached its peak, but were your words just now somewhat inappropriate?"

"You said you would lead the troops into battle, and I understand that this is to maximize the morale of the soldiers. However, once they realize this during the battle, their morale may be somewhat affected."

Liu Bang was somewhat puzzled after hearing Guanqiu Jian's words.

"What will they notice? And why will morale be affected?"

"It's about Your Majesty saying you would personally lead the troops into battle. What if they realize that Your Majesty didn't..."

and many more?

Halfway through his sentence, Guanqiu Jian suddenly had a bad feeling.

If His Majesty says he will personally lead the troops into battle, is it not just to boost the morale of the soldiers?

What if what he said is true?

"Your Majesty, you don't really intend to personally lead the army to attack the city, do you!?"

Thinking of this, Guanqiu Jian almost broke his voice in his haste.

However, all he received in response was Liu Bang's utterly self-righteous expression.

"I have already told them that I will personally lead the troops to attack the city. Even if I die, I will die on the city wall of the capital."

"A ruler's word is law. General Guanqiu, you don't think I'm joking, do you?"

"!!??"

Guanqiu Jian's hand went limp, and his sword fell to the ground.

What did you say?!

Do you even know what a siege means?

"Don't worry, General Guanqiu, I know what I'm doing."

"What you need to do is help me command the rear. If the vanguard forces manage to break through the city wall defenders, you must seize the opportunity to expand the victory."

"In this battle, I want to achieve victory in one fell swoop!"