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

"Whether you want to die or not, whether you want to be the prime minister or not, you have to teach your father everything and make him remember it!"

"I remember. Once you return, you'll reconstruct the truth. I will remember your great service and not only secure your position as Prime Minister, but also the future of your descendants. If you can't remember..."

"Understood, head to be moved!"

Before Liu Bang could speak, Xiao He had already learned to answer first.

Having followed Liu Bang for so long, Xiao He already knew his temperament very well.

Having completed the task he assigned, no reward would be too much.

It's even possible that in a moment of great joy, one might directly bestow upon him the title of king, and whether he'll regret it later is none of your concern.

However, failing to complete a task often results in losing one's head.

Fortunately, this amount of food was a piece of cake for him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, that thing doesn't seem too difficult. Just give me a few more days, and I will definitely not let you down!"

"When our Great Han Dynasty possesses such a divine object, it will greatly assist His Majesty in expanding his territory!"

"A great help? Xiao He, you're underestimating me. With the aid of such weapons, plus the elite troops of my Han Dynasty, I can conquer to the ends of the earth without even having to expend too much effort!"

Using force to coerce and then cultural indoctrination, they achieved the unification of every inch of land!

This is what Liu Bang wanted to do after completing the challenge and returning.

"Your Majesty's meaning is understood, but is it too early to discuss these matters now?"

"If you ask me to manage logistics and military supplies, I will certainly do my best without hesitation. But if you ask me to defend the city, I'm afraid I'm not cut out for it."

Although Xiao He had commanded troops defending a city before, he was not really confident in his abilities at such a critical juncture.

They held them off, and the Qing army collapsed without a fight.

If we can't stop them, not only will we be letting the tiger return to the mountains, but we might even jeopardize the entire challenge!

After all, the main force currently guarding this pass trusts Liu Bang entirely based on the annihilation of the Tartars.

If they are successfully annihilated, the remaining troops will become Liu Bang's most loyal supporters.

If they fail, all the sacrifices made before will be in vain, and a rift will develop between the two sides.

Don't underestimate these few thousand soldiers; they were all elite border troops.

If they were really taken to the battlefield, they might not be much weaker than Han Xin's tens of thousands of troops!

Furthermore, the upcoming battle to defend the city will also be a trial by fire and blood.

After experiencing all of this, and successfully winning over the hearts of these people, Liu Bang possessed an elite force capable of rivaling any powerful enemy!

"Whether it's the right material or not, we'll only know after we've used it."

"Xiao He, you've followed me in battles across the north and south for so many years. Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've at least seen pigs run. Besides, Han Xin used to enjoy chatting with you, so you must have learned something from him, right?"

"And you don't need to do too much in this battle to defend the city. Just command them to hold their positions and send troops to fill any gaps that appear."

"you can!"

It has to be possible, even if it seems impossible!

Liu Bang now has no one he can use.

The tailor and the old shopkeeper, among their ilk, might fight to the death in battle, but when it comes to command...

At least he didn't see any of those people as having the potential to be a commander.

If you were to randomly select someone, they might not even be as good as Xiao He, who was only half-baked!

"Your Majesty, Han Xin and I have never discussed military strategy, and no one can understand his military strategy."

"But since Your Majesty has put it that way, I will do my best to try."

"I cannot guarantee that this city will not fall, but by the time it falls, Xiao He will have already been dead for a long time!"

Even if he was forced into it, Xiao He had no choice but to give it a try.

With Han Xin and Xiang Yu away, Liu Bang was responsible for launching feint attacks to disrupt the enemy's advance, and only he could do it!

"I'm entrusting this to you, Xiao He. I've long recognized your potential to become a great general!"

"I have a premonition that this battle will be your moment of fame!"

Xiao He: “…”

Your Majesty, although I know you mean to give me more confidence, you don't need to say such outlandish things.

Do I not know whether I have this potential or not?

If someone truly had the potential to rival Han Xin, then why did they bother chasing after Han Xin under the moonlight in the first place?

"Your Majesty flatters me. I will do my best not to disappoint Your Majesty."

The battle horn officially sounded the moment Han Xin's encircling troops approached.

The initial situation was indeed as Dorgon had planned.

After several days of rest, the Qing soldiers were full of energy and their morale was high.

The scale of their arrival was even greater than when they first entered the pass!

The few remaining artillery pieces that had been salvaged roared at that moment.

Artillery fire suppressed the archers, while infantry launched an offensive with siege ladders and other siege equipment.

For a moment, on the city wall, Xiao He even felt a little dazed from the explosion.

How to keep this?

The archers couldn't even show their faces, and almost every single encounter resulted in dozens of casualties.

"Sir, we can't fight like this. It looks like the Tartars have plenty of artillery fire. There's no way the brothers can get onto the wall. If we force our way up, we'll probably lose more than half of our men before the Tartars are even exhausted!"

Zhang the tailor offered his advice.

Faced with the intense artillery fire, they were even powerless to retaliate.

Most of the cannons at the border were cast into the city walls facing outwards.

If the Qing army attacks from the outside in, they can be dealt a heavy blow; but if they attack from the inside out, they have almost no means of countering the artillery fire.

"What about the border troops' artillery? Logically speaking, the border troops can't be completely without any artillery, can they?"

Xiao He hurriedly asked.

"The Guan Ning cavalry did indeed have dozens of cannons, but they were unwilling to bring them out."

"My lord, the only way forward is to send the Tartars onto the city walls and engage them in close combat!"

In close combat, artillery fire will inevitably cease.

However, this would be tantamount to giving up the biggest advantage of the defending side.

"The Tartars have an army of 80,000, while our army is only a few thousand. How can we let them come up?"

Xiao He shook his head repeatedly.

The disparity in troop strength was simply too great; if it came to a direct confrontation, he didn't know how he could possibly win!

"Even if the city walls cannot be defended, we can still retreat to fight in the city streets. Our army knows the terrain inside the city like the back of its hand and has an absolute advantage."

"My lord, this is the only way. We can't let our brothers stand on the city wall and die under the Qing army's cannon fire!"

Although Zhang the tailor knew that this would result in heavy casualties for our army.

But this was a choice made out of necessity.

The Guan Ning cavalry did not cooperate; they had no artillery to match the Qing army, so they had no choice but to make this worst decision.

Even if the casualties are heavy, there's nothing we can do; this is the only way we can hold on.

"Understood, then let's do as you say!"

Xiao He said he would heed the advice.

These soldiers may not have enough command ability, but their sensitivity to the war situation is unmatched by ordinary people!