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

Xiang Yu also had his own pride.

After hurling a string of curses at Zhang Jiao's gate, he turned around and went back to his residence, where he remained secluded.

They no longer cared about the upcoming battle.

Just as he had in mind when he first entered the challenge.

Even without the Yellow Turban Army, he was absolutely confident that he could overthrow this corrupt Han Dynasty!

Since Zhang Jiao didn't consider him one of his own, he wouldn't bother trying to curry favor with him.

Beyond the sky, countless people sighed incessantly.

"Perhaps the conquest of cities and territories has been too successful during this period, which has made Zhang Jiao a bit naive."

"How could he, as the leader of the rebels, be afraid of the dead?"

"You must know that the success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand. If he wants to build the ideal world in his heart, even if there is a one in ten thousand chance that he can seize it, the road will definitely be blood-soaked and littered with white bones!"

Liu Bang was probably the one who knew this best.

Although he was ambitious, he also wanted the people to live a good life with him.

But when you reach the end of that road, all you can see when you look back is endless blood and bones.

The path of vying for supremacy is not suitable for soft-hearted people!

"If we had given him more time, or if Xiang Ji had arrived earlier, perhaps there would have been a chance."

Li Er also expressed his pessimism about the upcoming battle.

In just over a month, it could be said that the eight thousand elite soldiers had just entered the training rhythm.

At this point, sending them out to fight the enemy would be difficult to achieve the desired effect of a sharp blade unless led by a top-notch commander.

Zhang Liang is clearly not among the top commanders!

"What we're saying is, Zhang Jiao is good in every way, except that he's sometimes too stubborn. As long as he can keep them alive, what can't he do?"

"At worst, we can fall out if we disagree on our principles later."

"Without Xiang Ji, he wouldn't be able to overcome this current difficulty."

Old Zhu sighed deeply.

He really liked people like Zhang Jiao.

If he were to participate in the challenge, he would definitely choose to try to help Zhang Jiao build that world that belongs to the people!

Unfortunately, the immortals did not choose him.

At this moment, everyone's opinion was completely unified.

Zhang Jiao was the popular choice.

But he only has people's hearts.

There are no capable generals; at least for now, he has not yet discovered any generals with potential.

With just Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, who only know how to fight with brute force, they can't even get through minor difficulties, let alone accomplish anything great!

The battle raged outside the city for several days.

Zhang Liang's 150,000-strong army suffered repeated defeats at the hands of Lu Zhi.

The only thing that could give Lu Zhi a slight headache was the eight thousand elite soldiers who had been training for more than a month.

Without anyone to lead them in battle, these eight thousand men were like headless flies on the battlefield.

Faced with such an elite force, Lu Zhi chose to avoid their sharp edge and instead surround and annihilate them!

If Zhang Liang hadn't given the order to retreat quickly, these eight thousand people would probably be gone!

After only a few dozen days of fighting, Zhang Liang had less than 50,000 men left under his command.

Only then did he understand why 150,000 men couldn't defeat 50,000.

It should be noted that Lu Zhi's troops were mostly new recruits, so their combat strength was roughly the same!

However, Zhang Liang was completely ignorant of military affairs, and his 150,000-strong army was in complete chaos.

The quality of an army is more important than its quantity.

He fully understood the meaning of that sentence.

It's not that having more soldiers is bad, but rather that without sufficient command ability, the more soldiers there are, the more chaotic things become!

Now that he only has 50,000 men left under his command, he is actually more organized in his command.

"Brother, you're really forcing me into this situation."

Looking at the personal guards he had personally promoted in the tent, Zhang Liang felt like crying but had no tears.

He knew that his abilities were limited.

Countless soldiers on his side were captured or even killed by the imperial court because of his erroneous command.

If this continues, in just a few days, the remaining 50,000 people will become a mere entry in Lu Zhi's record of achievements.

"General, the enemy is moving and seems to be trying to surround us from three sides. What should we do?"

At this moment, a scout came to report.

But Zhang Liang had lost all will to fight.

He knew perfectly well that if the fighting continued, there would be no other outcome than the needless deaths of the people below!

"Pass on my order: avoid battle and hold your ground for now."

Zhang Liang waved his hand helplessly.

Many of the guards hesitated to speak.

They all knew that after a series of defeats, they would most likely still not win if they continued fighting.

But once the offense is switched to defense, a defeat will force a retreat, and sooner or later there will be nowhere left to retreat to!

"Let's leave it at that for now. I'll go ask my brother for a solution."

Zhang Liang sighed helplessly.

He knows it himself.

Think of ways to?

What can you think of?

None of the three brothers knew anything about military affairs, let alone the saying that three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang.

In fact, three cobblers together can only make a big mess.

Late at night, they left the military camp and entered the city under the cover of darkness.

Instead of going to find Zhang Jiao as he had said, Zhang Liang went to Xiang Yu's residence alone.

Looking at the tightly closed door in front of him, he raised his hand and knocked.

After a long knocking, Xiang Yu's irritable voice finally came from inside the house.

"Nobody's here, I'm asleep, get out."

Zhang Liang: "..."

He knocked on the door again, very persistently.

"If you dare knock on that damn door again, I'll smash your head in the crack of the door, you believe me?"

Zhang Liang: "..."

He knocked on the door, seemingly defiant.

The next moment, the door opened, and Xiang Yu reached out and grabbed his head in his hand.

"You really think I wouldn't dare kill you, huh?"

“My brother didn’t send me; I came on my own.”

Feeling the immense force from the hand on his head, Zhang Liang quickly said...

He felt that if he spoke even a little slower, his head would be crushed like a watermelon.

"You made this decision on your own again?"

Xiang Yu snorted coldly.

Are you addicted to taking advantage of deals?

"Our army is going to be defeated."

Zhang Liang knew that Xiang Yu disliked beating around the bush, so he got straight to the point.

"and then?"

Xiang Yu was not in a good mood.

They will lose; it was expected!

"I need the Overlord's help."

Plop.

Just as Xiang Yu was about to refuse, he saw Zhang Liang kneel down without hesitation.

“I know that your actions have displeased you, Your Majesty. He cares too much about the safety of the people, so much so that he doesn’t understand many things.”

"His wishful thinking is that we should surrender and save our lives when things turn against us. On the battlefield, when people are blinded by bloodlust, who cares whether you have laid down your weapons or not?"

"Those who are lucky can be captured, while those who are unlucky will die in the chaos of battle."

Zhang Liang recounted in a low voice what he had seen over the past few days.

"Surrender to save your life?"

"Is this Zhang Jiao's idea?"

Too soft-hearted!

In most cases, no one would kill prisoners of war, but only if they survived until they were captured!

"I think I understand, so how do you want me to help you now?"

"I would like to ask the Overlord to lead the troops to repel the enemy!"

Zhang Liang didn't dare to raise his head.

Xiang Yu just watched him quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Liang heard a soft laugh.

"So that's what Zhang Jiao was planning."

"Interesting. They're using me as a tool, but they don't want me to truly control the Yellow Turban Army."

"He really has a lot of nerve!"