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

"What if the Qing army comes back with a vengeance?"

"What if you become like the emperors of the Zhu family, disregarding the lives of the people?"

"What if by then my brothers still can't live a good life and can't get enough to eat?"

Zhang Xianzhong snorted in dissatisfaction.

Like Dorgon, he had essentially resigned himself to his fate after this battle.

The Qing army easily annihilated Li Zicheng, almost effortlessly wiping out the entire Shun army.

Not only did they kill Li Zicheng on the battlefield, but they also managed to recruit the vast majority of the Shun army soldiers.

This also demonstrates the strength of the Qing army.

Yet, even with such formidable strength, only a few hundred of the Qing army managed to escape when surrounded and attacked by these fierce warriors.

Several thousand elite Qing cavalry, tens of thousands of surrendered Shun soldiers, and 30,000 Qing cavalry who came to reinforce, as reported by scouts later.

Of the more than 100,000 soldiers, only a few hundred escaped.

Although most of the Qing army's leaders escaped with those hundreds of men, did it matter?

Having suffered such heavy defeats, even if Dorgon survives, no one will be willing to believe in him or follow him in battle anymore.

Although he is still alive, it's not much different from being dead.

And the people in front of us are the ones who have accomplished all of this.

In Zhang Xianzhong's view, achieving the unification of the world should not be difficult.

As a rebel who had fought against the Ming court for many years, he was well aware of the Ming court's strength.

Let alone persevering against such a terrifying opponent, even against the weaker Qing army, they probably wouldn't have had any chance of winning.

Li Zicheng was able to destroy the Ming Dynasty, while the Qing army could easily annex the Shun Dynasty.

These two men before them could also use equal numbers of troops to encircle and annihilate the Qing army.

From the perspective of the food chain, the Ming Dynasty should be at the very end.

Furthermore, these two individuals never considered the Ming court as an adversary from the very beginning.

He is not worried that the war will continue, nor is he so concerned about the Qing army making a comeback.

In this situation, Zhang Xianzhong's only worry was that after the dynasty was reunified, these people would end up like the emperors of the Zhu family.

They don't give the people a way to survive, leaving their brothers still starving.

Sichuan produces far less grain than other parts of the Central Plains.

If they were to follow the example of the Zhu family emperors, not only would they fail to provide relief to the disaster victims, but they would also increase the taxes the victims had to pay.

If things come to this point, even if he agrees not to leave Sichuan, his brothers behind him will not agree!

"You can rest assured about that."

"I can also promise you that if I cannot ensure the people live a good life and that they have enough to eat every day, I will not only let you go today, but I will also lend you a helping hand whenever you want to send troops to the Central Plains in the future!"

Xiang Yu laughed very magnanimously.

The main reason was that he trusted his sworn brothers.

Was Liu Bang really just a clueless scoundrel?

joke!

If you truly know nothing and know nothing, how can you be worthy of being my sworn brother, Xiang Yu! (Judge)

"Can you still have enough to eat every day?"

"If we can't even get enough to eat, will you come with me to lead troops into the Central Plains?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong wondered if he was sleepwalking.

How can it be!

How could there be such an emperor?

He even had enough to eat every day. He had witnessed firsthand the actions of the emperor at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

If soldiers weren't starving, and ordinary people didn't know when they would starve to death in their homes unnoticed, who would really be willing to risk their lives?

If Zhang Xianzhong could have enough to eat, work from sunrise to sunset, and marry and have children like ordinary people in prosperous times.

Would he be willing to risk his life to rebel?

"It's just talk now. When you actually sit on the throne, everything will change."

"No matter how well you speak now, or how much you act as if you love the people like your own children, you will always change when you get to that position."

"You don't think I don't understand, do you?"

"I am also the King of the Great Western Kingdom, and I know very well how tempting this position is. Once you sit in this position, you will have no choice in many things!"

Even Zhang Xianzhong himself had almost forgotten his original intentions. He didn't believe that others could remain consistent after they had acquired greater evil power!

"Therefore, I don't want to give you the promise of never leaving Sichuan, nor can I give you that promise."

"All I can say is, if I can live a good life under your rule, I will never leave Sichuan in my entire life!"

Seeing that the two of them had settled the matter in Sichuan in one sentence and another, I was amazed.

Han Xin suddenly became anxious.

What do you mean?

Do you still want Zhang Xianzhong to be his King of Hanzhong?

Have you forgotten what the last King of Hanzhong did, Xiang Yu?

There's something special about Sichuan!

“We can let him return to Sichuan, but that doesn’t mean we can let him rest easy there.”

"His Majesty would never agree to let Shu be separated from the government. He has a deep emotional attachment to Hanzhong."

Liu Bang started his career in Pei County, but he truly rose to power in Hanzhong.

Based on Han Xin's understanding of him, Liu Bang would never give up Hanzhong.

"Moreover, if we don't even have Shu, what kind of unification is that? This challenge cannot end."

In the end, Han Xin almost growled in Xiang Yu's ear.

On the battlefield, a general like Xiang Yu is indeed very useful.

Outside of the battlefield, however, she is sentimental, indecisive, and concerned with saving face, lacking the ability to make decisions.

Han Xin could find a whole basketful of his shortcomings, none of them repeated.

If he were to take it upon himself to divide up Sichuan, it would be utterly ridiculous!

“What you said makes sense, but the problem is that Zhang Xianzhong’s trip out of Sichuan was indeed to help us.”

"If I were to kill him here in a few quick moves, how would the heroes of the world view me, Xiang Yu?"

Xiang Yu knew that Han Xin was right.

But given the current situation, his personality doesn't allow him to take advantage of others' misfortunes.

Just like at the Feast at Hongmen back then.

Everyone advised him to kill Liu Bang, and he himself knew that killing Liu Bang was the right choice.

However, the result was that his character did not allow him to kill, so Liu Bang fled.

Finally, the Chu-Han Contention led to the unification of the country by the Han Dynasty.

"Heroes of the world? If they were truly heroes, they would know that achieving victory in one battle is the optimal solution and the wisest decision."

"You're only thinking about Zhang Xianzhong fighting against the Qing army, and that we shouldn't take advantage of their misfortune at this time. But have you considered how many soldiers will have to sacrifice when we want to take back Sichuan in the future if we let them go this time?"

Han Xin sighed helplessly.

He truly felt that he and Xiang Yu were incompatible.

They did cooperate well on the battlefield, but off the battlefield, if he wasn't outmatched, he really wanted to kill this guy!

"I do not know."

After a long silence, Xiang Yu shook his head.

"But you have to believe in Liu Bang. Back then, he was able to take Xianyang without shedding a drop of blood. Now, a mere Shu should be a piece of cake for him."