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

“If you were all born from a crack in a rock, without father, mother, relatives, or sisters, then you can treat what I say today as nothing at all.”

"But ask yourselves honestly, is that really the case?"

"Moreover, can you really obtain the wealth and glory that Wu Sangui promised you?"

"He went from being the Earl of Pingxi in the Ming Dynasty to the Prince of Pingxi in the Tartars, but what then? In the end, the territory he could control was still just this small, insignificant place."

"Can he really keep the promises he makes to you?"

If it were only Wu Sangui's family, then this strategically important town would naturally be able to provide sufficient benefits and power.

The problem is that Wu Sangui, the Prince of Pingxi, is not the only powerful figure in this army.

The reason he was able to make the Guan Ning cavalry so obedient and collude with him was ultimately because he offered them enough benefits.

However, despite its name as a strategic border town, this place was actually sparsely populated, with most of the so-called civilians being deserters in disguise.

Within a radius of dozens of miles, it's extremely difficult to find any signs of human habitation.

How can a place like this extract so much profit to satisfy the desires of so many people?

Anyone with a brain knows that's impossible!

"So what? Do we have any other choice?"

There were other deputy generals in the army, and there were also intelligent people.

Anyone with eyes to see could see that almost none of the things Wu Sangui promised were likely to be fulfilled.

Let alone the bandit-like habits of the Manchus, even if a normal person were to take over the Central Plains, it wouldn't be a wish-granting machine.

None of us are doing charity work. If we were in their shoes and had taken control of the Central Plains, we certainly wouldn't have been willing to satisfy the desires of so many people.

The reason why the clever ones among them conspired with Wu Sangui was never for the wealth and glory he promised.

More than anything, they just wanted to survive.

In such a chaotic world, following Wu Sangui and letting the Qing army enter the pass without resistance was the only option for them to survive.

"Want to live?"

"Let's not even talk about whether you, as border soldiers, can survive by any means necessary..."

“Even if you just want to survive, you have many other options. Just like the people guarding you right now, you can completely leave the border army and find a place you like to live out the rest of your lives.”

"To be honest, the army guarding the border and resisting the Manchus has absolutely no need for cowards like you."

"Why make the worst choice, sacrificing the lives of millions of people within the Great Wall just to survive?"

"There must be some among you who would do anything to serve the Ming Dynasty, or who would want to protect the people behind them."

"But it is precisely Wu Sangui and cowards like you, as well as a small number of stupid and selfish people."

"Are you all born from rocks? Don't your parents, wives, and children matter to you?"

When he first arrived, Liu Bang intended to use appeasement to persuade some people.

With his abilities, he can easily control his temper.

But halfway through his speech, he suddenly lost control.

Appease them, make promises, and let these people live peacefully.

He felt it was unfair, unfair to the beggar and the hundreds of people who followed him to the battlefield.

Perhaps God is not so fair.

But at least in his hands, he wanted fairness!

"Sir, are you here just to mock us?"

"Yes, I don't deny that some of us may indeed want to guard the border and keep the Tartars out of the pass."

"So what? As long as the Marquis doesn't agree, and we don't agree, what they think doesn't matter."

"As for parents, in such chaotic times, do they really still matter?"

"Don't even think about forcing or persuading us. Since we've already made this decision, we won't change it in the slightest until the Marquis is safe!"

Relying on their superior numbers, the lieutenants, even though they sensed the dissatisfaction in Liu Bang's words, did not show any restraint.

They numbered in the tens of thousands, while the city had only a few thousand defenders.

Even if he currently has no weapons at hand, Liu Bang would not be able to easily suppress any unrest that might ensue.

"That's it..."

"Then I'll ask again."

"I'm giving you one last chance if there's anyone willing to resist the Manchu Tartars."

"Step forward now, follow me, and your chance to achieve great things is here!"

"If you are stubborn and refuse to see the truth, then stay here. I have plenty of time to waste with you."

Liu Bang was too lazy to waste words on these shameless people.

Such shamelessness made him feel nauseous!

As his ultimatum was issued, a commotion broke out in the crowd, but it subsided after a short while.

No one stood up.

"See? My lord, you've guessed wrong. What happens inside the pass is none of our business."

"If you want to resist the Manchu army, then go and die yourselves, don't drag us down with you."

Seeing this, the lieutenants became even more smug.

With Wu Sangui gone, the entire Guan Ning Iron Cavalry of the border army was under their control.

Some of them have even developed inappropriate thoughts.

"I've thought it through. This is my last chance."

"Your parents, brothers, wives and children are all behind you."

“Beasts don’t need to care about these things, after all, the people who gave birth to beasts never expected any reward from them. But some of you are not beasts.”

"Have you been associating with beasts for so long that you've become beasts yourselves, and no longer care about the lives of your own families?"

"You must understand that behind you are not just your families, but also millions of people in the Central Plains. Do you really want to watch them suffer?"

Liu Bang did not pay much attention to the sarcastic remarks made by the two deputy generals.

Just as he said.

What those beasts think, say, or do is none of his business, and he won't care.

"you wanna die!"

"Don't forget, you only have a few thousand men under your command, while we have forty thousand troops here. Even if you have no weapons, what can you do?"

"If you push us too far, it would be easy for us to overthrow you all!"

"If the Marquis hadn't fallen into your hands due to your treacherous scheme, do you think you'd still be standing here talking to us?"

"Exactly! With such arrogance, anyone who didn't know better would think you had hundreds of thousands of troops under your command!"

"Still want to stop the Manchu offensive? Try to stop it with your mouth?"

No one gave Liu Bang the response he wanted; on the contrary, many of the leaders had already started cursing.

They became increasingly agitated, and their actions became more and more obvious.

Liu Bang was also decisive and efficient.

He took two steps forward, drew his sword, slashed horizontally, and sheathed it in one fluid motion.

The scene suddenly fell silent as a head rolled to the ground.

"When your father speaks to you kindly, you'd better cherish it and not be ungrateful or court death."