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

Han Xin's military strategies were always characterized by their versatility.

No one knew what he was planning except himself.

Even within the Heavenly Curtain, Li Zicheng, as the opponent, couldn't understand what this small group of rebels who had suddenly appeared were trying to do.

This is a completely different path from his previous ones.

When he first started his rebellion, he was extremely cautious.

It took a long time to go from a small county town to a prefecture. Only after they had enough troops under their command and were certain that the Ming army was not strong and was even somewhat weak did they dare to truly unsheathe their swords and formally confront the Ming court head-on.

Even so, he was suppressed several times by Sun Chuanting and other Ming generals.

He was only able to succeed when the Ming court was in complete chaos and collapsed.

But now, what's going on with this small group of rebels?

Was he unaware that the Shun army had already overthrown the Ming court and was on the verge of taking control of the Central Plains?

Did they not know that Li Zicheng was about to become the ruler of the world?

Did they think they were invincible after defeating the Manchu army?

The mere Manchu barbarians have now bowed down to him, humbly begging for his acceptance.

They became complacent after defeating such an enemy, even to the point of being arrogant enough to directly seize his prefectures and counties, recruit soldiers and horses right under his nose, and prepare to use them to deal with him.

Do you really think he's blind?!

"Dorgon, you say their army is very strong?"

"How does it compare to my Great Shun army?"

Upon learning of Han Xin's actions, Li Zicheng was furious, but he didn't actually act impulsively enough to immediately send troops.

He understood the principle that "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Since there happened to be someone who had fought against Han Xin, he simply summoned Dorgon.

While asking for information, I also took the opportunity to explain my decision.

"Naturally, they are not as good as the army under His Majesty's command. In fact, their ability to defeat the Qing cavalry is entirely due to their schemes and tricks."

“If that were not the case, Your Majesty wouldn’t even need to intervene; I could have dealt with them myself.”

"Although Xiao Wang has been defeated, there are still many fine men in our Great Qing who are willing to fight for Your Majesty. Your Majesty only needs to provide us with some provisions. When Your Majesty sends troops to suppress them, our Great Qing will then encircle them from the rear. With a pincer attack, we will surely be able to easily wipe out this rebel army!"

Dorgon adopted a very humble attitude.

He also had to recognize the current situation.

If Li Zicheng is unwilling to support him and he cannot obtain provisions and money, he will be unable to explain himself to the Eight Banners people when he returns, and naturally no more troops will be willing to follow him.

As long as he can get money and supplies, he will have a chance to start over!

"Oh? How much grain do you want?"

Li Zicheng was somewhat tempted.

If we can attack from both sides and minimize his troop losses, that would be ideal.

After all, he still needed to conserve some strength to quell Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and the Southern Ming rebellion that had moved south.

"Five hundred thousand shi of grain and two hundred thousand taels of silver will suffice. I, Your Majesty, am confident that I can raise one hundred thousand troops outside the pass to quell this petty rebellion!"

Li Zicheng: "..."

He had anticipated that Dorgon would make an exorbitant demand, but he certainly hadn't expected it to be this huge.

Leaving aside the matter of 200,000 taels of silver, the 500,000 shi of grain alone would be enough for an army of 100,000 for more than a month.

Astronomical figures!

Even though he had already plundered all the wealthy and powerful people in the capital, he still felt a pang of pain at the thought of suddenly having to spend so much money.

"That's too much. I can quell the rebellion on my own. After all, they are still a force to be reckoned with. According to my scouts, the rebels number only about ten thousand."

"You helped me quell a rebel army of over ten thousand men, and I still have to send my own troops to lead the attack? You still have the nerve to ask for so much?"

"Dorgon, if this is your sincerity, then I will have to reconsider how to treat you Manchus."

Li Zicheng clearly did not intend to do as he wished.

"Three hundred thousand shi of grain and one hundred thousand taels of silver. If there is not enough, Xiao Wang shall find a way to raise the rest."

"But Your Majesty, there is something I need to explain to you before that. This rebel army is not just over ten thousand people. When they were besieging and suppressing the troops under my command, there were probably nearly one hundred thousand of them."

"Although our Qing warriors inflicted considerable losses on the enemy in that battle, it should not have been this many men."

"Your Majesty, do not underestimate them. The remaining people have disappeared without a trace; they must be plotting something!"

Li Zicheng: "?"

"Are you all just good-for-nothings?"

"This group is clearly just a hastily assembled motley crew. After wiping out your more than 100,000 troops, how many of them would still be left?"

"To be honest, how many enemies did you actually kill? How many of their original troops are left?"

He had originally planned that after annihilating the Manchu army and dealing with Wu Sangui and his Guan Ning cavalry, the rebel army would also suffer heavy losses, and he could simply reap the benefits.

But now it seems that's not the case at all!

Dorgon: "..."

What can he say?

Should we directly expose our wounds and frankly admit our incompetence?

Or is it deception?

After a moment's hesitation, he chose honesty.

"According to statistics, our Qing warriors killed approximately 20,000 enemy soldiers and wounded countless others."

"The true number is certainly far greater than this. Your Majesty, please have faith in the capabilities of the warriors of my Great Qing!"

I don't believe you!

Li Zicheng nearly cursed aloud.

Even if Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry did not participate in the battle, your own Manchu troops alone numbered over 100,000, right?

The casualties were over 100,000, but only 20,000 enemy soldiers were killed, a casualty ratio of nearly one to six.

Chang Wei, how dare you say you guys aren't trash?!

"So, this rebel army not only has more than 10,000 men, but may even have 70,000 to 80,000 hidden in the shadows, and what I found were just the vanguard?"

He was starting to have doubts about life.

If that's the case, then they are a group no less powerful than Zhang Xianzhong.

They might even be a more capable rebel army than Zhang Xianzhong!

A major threat!

Li Zicheng was filled with relief at this moment.

Fortunately, Dorgon was summoned today, and I asked him for details.

Otherwise, once those generals face enemy forces far exceeding the numbers reported in the intelligence on the battlefield, who knows what unexpected changes might occur!

"I will only give you 200,000 shi of grain and fodder, nothing else."

"If there are too many, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

"But whatever you do, don't use my name, and preferably don't use your Manchu name either."

"Isn't that rebel group trying to win people over? Let's cause them some trouble while we're at it."

Five hundred thousand shi of grain and two hundred thousand taels of silver were ultimately reduced to two hundred thousand shi of grain and no silver.

But at this moment, Dorgon was secretly delighted.

Li Zicheng's words were practically an open declaration of his tacit approval that he could lead his troops to plunder within the Great Wall!

The rebel army that had been chasing him all along withdrew after he entered the capital.

What he needed to do next was to secretly bring the few Qing troops into the Central Plains and then openly begin looting.

At that time, what he could seize was far more than 200,000 taels of silver!