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

Inside the sky.

Li Zicheng did not choose to continue trusting anyone.

After wiping out Li Yan and his generals, he even recalled the troops that were guarding against Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong was in Sichuan, while the newly formed rebel army was at Shanhaiguan.

Both of them may pose a threat to him, but neither is as great as Dorgon.

After all, Dorgon is currently inside the Great Wall, near the capital!

If we suffer another defeat, we may very well have to hand over the capital!

This is something he absolutely cannot accept!

"Another 100,000 troops."

"Even the troops that were meant to guard against Zhang Xianzhong, including those prepared to be mobilized to guard against Emperor Gaozu, were mobilized."

"It seems that Li Zicheng has really been pushed to the limit. The only troops that the entire Shun Dynasty can use are probably these."

"If we lose this battle again, then the Great Shun will have no power to resist, and the Manchu Tartars will be able to easily sweep through the land."

This truly reveals all their cards.

This time, however, the disparity in troop strength was not as great.

They worked themselves to the bone following the rebel leader, only to receive no reward whatsoever, and were even targeted for elimination as dissidents.

On the contrary, those who followed the Manchus would have their promises fulfilled, and those who made outstanding military achievements would be granted land and titles!

With these conditions offered to persuade them to surrender, the vast majority of the Shun generals chose to submit and surrender.

After all, what they said is true.

Since the rebel leader Li Zicheng secured his rule, he hasn't bestowed many rewards upon him; instead, he has made people continue to risk their lives for him.

He clearly stated that once he had secured his rule, he would naturally bestow upon them the rewards they deserved.

But now, all we see is them risking their lives, with no benefit whatsoever.

Instead, Dorgon sent men with a large amount of plundered wealth to persuade them to surrender, and made numerous promises.

Whether or not it can be fulfilled, at least it sounds good.

There are many things that Li Zicheng didn't even want to tell them.

"There are about 50,000 soldiers."

"If a force ten times larger can still suffer such a crushing defeat, then the difference in troop strength between the two sides will now be reduced to only one."

"The gap in troop strength has narrowed so much suddenly, and many generals have been killed by Li Zicheng himself."

"Even if he personally leads the army this time, I still don't think he can win."

"After one defeat after another, the troops of the Great Shun Dynasty are probably already feeling apprehensive when they see Dorgon."

When faced with an enemy that cannot be defeated, one will have psychological trauma and fear.

Just like before, no matter how Dorgon tried to persuade them or made empty promises, the surviving Manchu cavalrymen were unwilling and dared not face Xiang Yu again.

The current situation is the same.

Although Li Zicheng used the confiscated property from the homes of his generals to motivate his soldiers, the repeated defeats instilled a deep fear in them towards the Qing army.

Before the battle even began, they were already somewhat intimidated.

"When war comes, if the situation becomes even slightly unfavorable, the three points of cowardice will quickly turn into ten."

"If the soldiers are filled with fear, then what makes them capable of fighting?"

"Unless Li Zicheng is like Xiang Yu, leading from the front and capturing enemy generals and flags, he can not restore morale."

"But...does he really possess the bravery of Xiang Yu?"

There's a ball!

Upon seeing this question, Old Zhu rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Let alone comparable to Xiang Yu, if Li Zicheng had even half of Xiang Yu's bravery, the Ming Dynasty wouldn't have dragged on for so long at the end of its reign.

If it had been Xiang Yu who overthrew the Ming Dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it probably wouldn't have taken more than half a year.

Xiang Yu's weaknesses were quite obvious during the Chu-Han Contention.

He was stubborn and self-willed, somewhat petty, and not decisive enough in bestowing rewards. He was not generous enough to his subordinates, and gradually lost their support.

However, these shortcomings will be completely masked by challenges.

After all, the items in this challenge didn't belong to him. He didn't care about selling off his family's land, and he wouldn't hesitate to give away as much as he wanted.

They were fair in rewarding and punishing, and incredibly brave, capturing enemy generals and flags as easily as eating and drinking.

If Xiang Yu had replaced Li Zicheng, could the Ming Dynasty have lasted another six months?

Even Old Zhu himself didn't believe what he said.

"Haha, I knew it! You bunch of dog slaves are no match for Prince Zhong of my Great Qing!"

"Even if it was Liu Bang, so what? In the end, didn't Prince Zhong defeat Li Zicheng and gain control of the country?"

"So what if we were lucky enough to barely defeat my Qing cavalry once?"

"Open your dog eyes and look! Prince Zhong is about to take control of the Central Plains, while Liu Bang, whom you bunch of mediocre people admire, is still living a life of hardship at Shanhaiguan!"

"Our Qing cavalry is invincible! You are all trash!"

"A lackey is always a lackey!"

Seeing that the strength of the two sides was shifting, Dorgon had gained the upper hand, and Qianlong laughed arrogantly.

Even Fu Heng, who was standing next to him, nodded repeatedly.

At this point, taking control of the Central Plains is practically guaranteed.

Most of what those people on the sky said earlier was correct. The Shun army was fearful, while the Qing army was riding high on its successive victories.

The morale of both sides fluctuated, and the gap in troop strength was not as large as it had been at the beginning.

No matter how you look at it, the outcome of this battle is no longer in doubt.

"..."

"Hey you, are you misunderstanding something?"

"From beginning to end, we only said that Li Zicheng lost, but no one ever said that Emperor Gaozu would lose."

"Although Xiang Ji hasn't appeared in the footage for a long time, you don't actually think he's doing charity work outside the Great Wall, do you?"

"Where do you think he is now, after so much time has passed and with a guide leading the way? How many of your people are left outside the pass?"

"In addition, Emperor Gaozu and his troops have also set off."

"We don't deny that Li Zicheng is going to lose, but isn't it too early for Dorgon to talk about taking control of the Central Plains?"

"Don't forget, this time Han Xin did not disobey Emperor Gaozu, and the enemy Dorgon faces is definitely not just Emperor Gaozu himself!"

Seeing Qianlong's arrogant attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang directly refuted him.

Will they then conquer the Central Plains?

If Han Xin's initial plan had been followed, Dorgon would indeed have had a chance to nominally gain control of the Central Plains in a short period of time.

But Liu Bang clearly had no intention of following that plan.

Therefore, defeating Li Zicheng and taking control of the Central Plains are two different things.

"Liu Bang's army of ten thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers? Did those recruits who had never even seen blood think they could stop Prince Zhong?"

"Then I can only say it's a pity, the challenge is about to end."

"It's a pity we won't get to see Prince Zhong's heroic figure in the future."

Emperor Qianlong rattled off one sentence after another.

Every word left Old Zhu speechless.

Does he know who he's looking down on?

"You idiot, shut up. Wait till we get there and crack your skull open to see if you even have a brain!"