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

The more desperately the Qing army tried to break through Shanhaiguan and escape their predicament, the more dangerous the situation would become for the defending troops.

The Tartars, driven mad by the combined efforts of Xiang Yu and Han Xin, will surely vent all their fear and anger on this frontier!

"Where's Wu Sangui? Has he been up to anything lately?"

Although Liu Bang felt that Xiang Yu's actions were not good for him, he had no choice but to accept it.

Not to mention that a general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders.

Even if Han Xin obeyed, Xiang Yu would not give him any credit.

He wouldn't listen to Fan Zeng in the past, so how could he possibly listen to Liu Bang now?

He could only pin his hopes on other factors.

For example, Wu Sangui.

Or rather, the Guan-Ning cavalry under Wu Sangui's command.

"Your Majesty, if those people were not loyal to Wu Sangui, how could he possibly use that as leverage to negotiate with the Qing army?"

"The number of people guarding the Guan Ning cavalry must not be reduced!"

This is also a very important reason why the situation inside the Great Wall is so difficult.

Not only were their troops few in number, but a large portion of them were also tied down by Wu Sangui and his troops.

Even though Wu Sangui is currently imprisoned in a dungeon, the Guan Ning cavalry are all obediently guarded in their military camp.

All of this was just a facade born of desperation. If there had been even the slightest chance, Wu Sangui would not have sat idly by and waited for his doom.

The defenses against the Tartars must not show any weaknesses, and there must be absolutely no problems with the guarding of Wu Sangui!

"Our army has less than 8,000 men in total. More than 5,000 of them were tied down by Wu Sangui and the Guan Ning cavalry, leaving only 3,000 soldiers."

"Xiao He, teach me how to use these three thousand soldiers to stop the attack of the seventy or eighty thousand Tartar troops?"

"In particular, those Tartars have gone mad; they will certainly not hesitate to attack the city at any cost."

"Let alone three thousand men, even thirty thousand soldiers might not be able to guarantee a successful defense of Shanhaiguan."

Liu Bang scratched his head, a hint of helplessness on his face.

How could he not know?

He understood Wu Sangui's character even better than Xiao He did.

But now he has no choice.

In any case, it was impossible for three thousand soldiers to stop the attack of eighty thousand enemy troops.

The only chance is for those guarding the Guan Ning cavalry to be free.

Three thousand isn't enough; eight thousand is needed to even have a slight chance.

"Why don't we just go all the way and kill Wu Sangui?"

Doing so might discourage the Guan Ning cavalry, allowing them to disband and retire to their fields, or perhaps even find another wise ruler, like Liu Bang.

Of course, it might also incite their hatred, causing these people to become completely unscrupulous.

"Killing Wu Sangui is easy, but how to appease his troops is also a problem."

"Your Majesty, it is not your style to rashly kill someone."

Xiao He quickly offered his advice.

He was genuinely afraid that Liu Bang, in his desperation, might resort to any desperate measure and have Wu Sangui killed.

Killing Wu Sangui is easy.

But how can Wu Sangui's entire Guan Ning Iron Cavalry, the heavy troops that once guarded Shanhaiguan, be appeased?

"Appease them? Since you said you wanted to kill Wu Sangui, you naturally didn't intend to let the others go either!"

Liu Bang was neither a person who acted recklessly nor one who was soft-hearted.

If he is certain that there is no other way, he will not hesitate to kill!

They killed not only Wu Sangui, but also those blind Guan Ning cavalrymen.

"...Your Majesty, isn't this too risky?"

Xiao He was speechless for a moment.

What gave Bai Qi the audacity to massacre 200,000 surrendered soldiers of Zhao?

That's because after surrendering, he was confident that he could suppress the rebellion of those surrendered soldiers.

But what's the situation now?

Wu Sangui once commanded no fewer than 40,000 troops. Even though these men humbled themselves and laid down their weapons, they did not truly surrender!

If those troops rebel again, even without weapons, their small number of men will not be able to contain them!

In that case, they'll be hoisting themselves up by their own petard!

They originally had a one in ten thousand chance of success, but once their own side started to panic in the city, they would have nothing left!

"What else can we do? To appease Wu Sangui, you have already humbled yourself before him for so long."

"You can't expect your father to continue to be subservient to others, can you?"

"You are, after all, the ruler of a country. Can't you at least give me some face?"

"This won't do, that won't do," Liu Bang said irritably.

He knew, of course, that this approach was extremely forced.

But if none of these options work, he will only have one last option left.

"If possible, I would naturally like to give Your Majesty some face."

"After all, Your Majesty and I represent the face of the Han Dynasty."

"However, the current situation does not allow for this, Your Majesty. In this challenge, completing the challenge must ultimately be the top priority!"

"Your Majesty, it's not shameful!"

In short, Your Majesty, go ahead and embarrass yourself.

To complete the challenge, don't be ashamed!

"Shameful, fucking shameful!"

Liu Bang gave him a disapproving look.

Despite saying it was shabby, his body betrayed him as he stripped off his fine clothes and put on the tight-fitting outfit he had worn when he broke into Wu Sangui's mansion.

"Xiao He, this is the last time!"

"I'll humble myself one last time. If there's ever a next time, I'm truly willing to die with you!"

……

"That's how things are; the next choice is simple."

"I only ask you whose army you are: Wu Sangui's or the Ming Dynasty's army?"

"If you consider yourselves to be Wu Sangui's private soldiers, then consider my trip here in vain."

"If you consider yourselves to be either the army of the imperial court or the army of the people, then I will ask you a question now."

Do you really think it was right for Wu Sangui to let the Qing army into the pass without putting up any resistance?

Inside the barracks of the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry.

Liu Bang, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, showed no fear in the midst of the tens of thousands of people in the camp.

Even though he knew that these people might actually take action if they disagreed, and could directly capture him and release Wu Sangui.

But he wasn't afraid, or at least he couldn't appear to be.

"Indeed, the Marquis has done some things that are somewhat biased."

"But he has been incredibly kind to us. All these years of living a life of luxury are thanks to the Marquis!"

"So, sir, we'll accept your threat to the Marquis's safety."

“But you want us to betray the Marquis? That’s absolutely impossible.”

Before Liu Bang could continue his passionate speech, someone immediately interrupted him.

"So, in your eyes, there's only your own little corner of the world, and you don't even have your own families?"

"Or are you all born from a crack in a rock, without parents, and with no one else to care about?"

"When the Qing army enters the pass, you may enjoy wealth and honor, but your family members, and even your entire clan, will not have a good end!"