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

"A mere forty thousand?"

"Back then, I only had three thousand soldiers, yet I was able to drive the Qing army into a panic!"

"Now that I command 20,000 troops, who in this world can stand against me!"

Xiang Yu said coldly.

This is his pride.

Winning with fewer troops is only natural!

"When I led my troops into the pass, I only had a little over a thousand men. In the end, wasn't Dorgon surrounded and completely annihilated by me?"

"With 20,000 troops, let alone conquering the mere Southern Ming, taking over Sichuan would be a piece of cake!"

Han Xin was equally dissatisfied.

It's one thing to be looked down upon by Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, but why should these people who reap the benefits of others question his abilities?

Seeing that the two men were both incredibly arrogant, both the Minister of Revenue and the Ministry of War officials could only turn to Liu Bang for help.

They hoped that Liu Bang would retract his previous decree.

At least give these two more troops.

Although the national treasury was empty, it was still possible to gather enough provisions for about 100,000 troops for one or two months.

The idea of ​​40,000 troops attacking the Ming Dynasty that had fled south is simply unbelievable!

Unfortunately, it was like flirting with a blind man; Liu Bang didn't even notice their pleading looks.

"If that's the case, then it's settled!"

"Each of you will have 20,000 soldiers and two months' worth of provisions. From now on, I will not care what you do or what the process is like, as long as the result is what matters."

"Whoever enters the capital of the Southern Ming first will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

Marquis of Ten Thousand Households?

Xiang Yu and Han Xin exchanged a glance at this moment.

Rewards and such are no longer important.

When words like "competition" and "showdown" appear, they cannot allow themselves to lose to the other.

For Han Xin, losing to a brute was something he absolutely could not accept.

For Xiang Yu, losing to a man who could barely walk was an immense humiliation in his military career!

"Your Majesty, the outcome of this battle was never in doubt."

"After all, attacking a city is completely different from charging into battle."

"The first to enter Xianyang was not a certain person, but now the outcome will be the same!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu's face turned green.

What he hates most is when people bring up the past.

Especially his past defeats to Liu Bang!

Even though he had already chosen to reconcile with Liu Bang during this challenge.

But that doesn't mean he can honestly admit his failure.

He could admit that he was inferior to Liu Bang in some ways, such as in recognizing and employing talent, manipulating people's hearts, and governing the country.

But he would never admit that he was inferior to Liu Bang in leading troops into battle!

"Charging into battle and besieging a city are indeed different, but they are essentially the same."

"As long as we defeat the enemy, we will naturally be able to capture the city."

"On the contrary, you, you coward, have always relied on having a large army and many generals to win, but this time you don't have many troops to command, and your tricks of manipulating people's hearts will not work in the siege."

"It's impossible for you to beat me, but don't lose too badly. Otherwise, as my opponent, I'll feel ashamed to be bullying a useless scoundrel."

Xiang Yu suppressed his anger and retorted with equally sarcastic remarks.

For a long time afterward, the officials in the court watched as the two bickered back and forth.

It started with terms like "brute" and "crawler," but ended with them greeting each other's families and ancestors.

The crudeness of his language almost completely changed Liu Bang's perception of Xiang Yu.

I never expected that my brother Naigong could actually be such a shrew!

They continued cursing until their vocabulary was exhausted, and the sun was almost setting.

"If you two have finished your scolding, then go down and prepare the troops."

"Each side will have 20,000 troops; they may choose their own."

"There will be enough warhorses, and the provisions will be delivered in a timely manner. Xiao He will take charge of this matter."

"What you need to do is to settle the score on the battlefield."

"You may have had a good time criticizing others in court, but it would be too embarrassing if you lost on the battlefield."

The officials in the court: "..."

Your Majesty, your words sound less like you're advising for peace and more like you're adding fuel to the fire!

You only dispatched 40,000 troops in total, and you still managed to cause discord between the two commanders.

Is it really good?

"I'm definitely not the one who will lose!"

Xiang Yu snorted coldly, took the decree to mobilize troops from Liu Bang, and left the hall.

Han Xin, on the contrary, remained calm and composed.

Judging from his expression, he even seemed to want to dawdle a little longer.

"Han Xin, what are you waiting for?"

"We just agreed on 20,000 troops. Any more than that is your own choice."

"It's too late to back out now."

Liu Bang chuckled lightly.

Although he knew that Han Xin must have his own reasons and that it was definitely not due to insufficient troops, he still made a sarcastic remark as was his habit.

"There is no need for reinforcements. Since I began assisting Your Majesty, have I ever asked Your Majesty for troops?"

Han Xin immediately shut him down with a single sentence.

Have I ever asked you for troops?

Isn't it usually you who suffer losses in battles against Xiang Yu on the front lines and then come to me for troops?

Even if you take away every single soldier you train, I have never complained about being poor.

"So what are you staying here for? Or are you planning to just admit defeat?"

Liu Bang remained calm and composed, showing no sign of guilt.

It was as if Han Xin wasn't referring to him.

"With the same 20,000 troops, let alone me, I'm afraid no one in the whole world can match Xiang Ji's ferocity in attack."

"But the problem is, I only said that His Majesty's provision of 20,000 troops was sufficient, but I never said that only 20,000 troops would be used to attack the Southern Ming!"

Han Xin never denied Xiang Yu's abilities.

Or perhaps it is precisely because of his abilities and bravery that he is called a brute.

In his words, ordinary generals were usually mediocre, incompetent, or even useless.

Fan Kuai was also someone he never took seriously.

"Oh? That's true. Anyway, your father said he only cares about the result, not the process."

"However, I am a little curious. You only have enough food for 20,000 soldiers for two months. If you recruit more soldiers regardless of cost, how will you feed them?"

"To be fair, I will not allow Xiao He to give you any preferential treatment."

Liu Bang understood for a moment, but soon became even more confused.

He had already said that both sides had fixed supplies of provisions, and any surplus would have to be found by themselves.

Thinking of this, he spoke up again, offering a word of advice.

"Furthermore, let me make this clear from the start: no matter what method you use, you must not plunder the people."

"And whatever you do, don't do anything absurd that disrupts my plans."

"You should know what you should do and what you shouldn't do."

Han Xin immediately said there was no problem.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I have never intended to plunder poor people who have nothing to offer."

"If we were to storm the Southern Ming, even just confiscating the property of one official would be far better than taking the property of thousands upon thousands of impoverished families."

"But Your Majesty, you only said that the people cannot be robbed, but you didn't say that they cannot be forced to enlist at their own expense, right?"

Liu Bang: "?"

"What?"