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

"What are you talking about?"

"Do you mean by 'self-funded enlistment' that they should bring their own provisions and pay to help you attack the Southern Ming?"

"Han Xin, have you caught a cold and become delirious from the fever?"

Liu Bang was completely dumbfounded.

Could such a thing really exist in this world?

You expect the people to contribute their own money, food, and even their lives to fight for you?

Let alone voluntarily, even if you put a knife to their throats, not many people would be willing!

"Then Your Majesty need not worry about it. I guarantee that I will not coerce anyone, plunder the people, damage Your Majesty's reputation, or affect Your Majesty's upcoming grand plan in the slightest!"

"Your Majesty may entrust the rest entirely to me."

"We will certainly not disappoint His Majesty, and we will not allow that brute to enter the Southern Ming capital first!"

Han Xin was unwilling to explain further.

Recruiting soldiers and buying horses is also one of his greatest strengths!

Liu Bang: “…”

Seeing his confident demeanor, I really didn't know what to say in rebuttal.

You want someone to enlist in the army to help you conquer cities and risk their lives for you, yet you expect them to bring their own rations?

Don't you want to listen to what you're saying?

"Then I will go now. If nothing unexpected happens, that brute Xiang Ji should already be preparing to leave the city."

"Little did he know, sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work of chopping wood. He may be a step late leaving the city, but once inside, I will surely be able to get ahead of him!"

Seeing that Liu Bang didn't say anything more, Han Xin assumed he had tacitly agreed and turned to leave.

As long as you give him the power to recruit soldiers, no problem will be solved, such as lack of food and military pay!

When they followed Liu Bang and were penniless, what did they have besides a reputation?

Could he possibly produce provisions at that time?

joke!

Given Xiao He's stingy nature, if the civilians who enlisted hadn't brought their own food supplies, they probably would have gone hungry even during training!

In any case, the situation now is many times better than it was back then.

At least now Liu Bang has entered the Central Plains, proclaimed himself emperor, and gained a legitimate reputation!

Furthermore, the disaster relief efforts have been quite proactive over the past period.

Furthermore, the purpose of this campaign against the Southern Ming was to provide disaster relief and aid more people. Instead of being grateful, the Southern Ming court arbitrarily executed the envoy.

This is no longer just a matter of having a legitimate reason to act; anyone with a conscience, anyone who has received kindness during the disaster relief process, would most likely not stand idly by.

Fortunately, the disaster relief period had not been long, the planting should have been completed, and there was still some grain left over from the distribution.

Your Majesty, just watch, now is the time to witness a miracle!

Liu Bang: “…”

Seeing Han Xin walk out of the main hall without looking back, he turned to Xiao He in a daze.

Is what he's saying really possible?

"He doesn't even need military pay, yet he can still muster troops without even needing provisions?"

He never investigated how Han Xin recruited soldiers. After all, he was only responsible for taking away the soldiers that Han Xin had trained, and he never asked where these soldiers came from.

At that time, Xiao He was in charge of logistics, so he should have known about it, right?

“He used to do this a lot of the time.”

"Let the soldiers prepare their own food, and at the same time tell them frankly that there is no food or money in the army, and all military pay can only be distributed after the enemy is defeated."

"Most new recruits bring their own food during training."

Oh, this isn't the first time you've done it.

But what gives him the right?

"Then why would the people believe him?"

"To the common people, he was nothing more than an obscure and corrupt official. Why would they believe him, or even risk their lives for him with their own food supplies?"

Liu Bang pressed for an answer.

"Your Majesty, do you really have to get to the bottom of this?"

"You might not like the answer."

After a moment of silence, Xiao He smiled bitterly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bang roughly guessed what Han Xin was going to do.

But he still insisted that Xiao He speak.

“He is naturally not well-known, but His Majesty is different; everyone in the world knows that His Majesty is benevolent and righteous.”

"Han Xin took this to the extreme, and all his soldiers felt that they were fighting for him."

“They’ll all think that you’re in trouble because you can’t allocate supplies for disaster relief…”

A vein bulged on Liu Bang's forehead.

He also knew that Han Xin, that scoundrel, would definitely exaggerate this matter!

This not only made those people bring their own food to join the army, but also made them feel guilty, so they would train even harder!

They really considered every possible factor, even including his recent disaster relief efforts!

"I'm afraid Xiang Ji is really going to lose this time."

"Indeed, his bravery was unmatched, and most of the Ming court could not match him."

"But the problem is that he only has 20,000 troops. Even if he wins many battles and captures enemy cities in every battle, it will still take time to consolidate his forces."

Han Xin, on the other hand, didn't need to worry about this at all, as long as he had enough troops.

After conquering a city, he only needed to leave two or three thousand soldiers to guard it, and he could then lead his troops directly to the next city.

The key point of Han Xin's saying, "Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood," might just be this.

Even though the time spent by both sides attacking cities along the way was about the same, the time saved in this regard was enough for him to gain a significant lead over Xiang Yu!

Beyond the sky, watching Han Xin recruit soldiers and horses, many people shared the same opinion as Xiao He.

They all thought that Xiang Yu was most likely to lose again.

The defeat will not be due to the speed of conquering cities and capturing strongholds, nor will it be due to individual bravery, but rather due to a lack of manpower.

To ensure that no surrendered cities would rebel again, he would spend a lot of time reorganizing each city he conquered.

"Han Xin was smart; he knew that 20,000 troops were far from enough to leave garrisons along the way."

"From this he concluded that Xiang Ji must have spent a great deal of time conquering cities and fortresses along the way."

"Although it will also take him a lot of time to gather troops, once he launches an offensive, his actions will be much faster than Xiang Ji's!"

Zhao Kuangyin's strategic vision was quite good.

Most people agreed with his words.

Only the two of them shook their heads slightly.

"You're wrong. Perhaps Xiang Ji initially chose to play it safe, but after learning about Han Xin's actions and realizing he would lose, he would definitely change his approach."

"It's just that in your view, Xiang Ji needed time to eliminate hidden dangers after each city he conquered, but he himself might not have seen it that way."

"Being attacked from both sides and surrounded is indeed a hidden danger for ordinary people like you, but for him, is it even a big deal?"

"Don't forget, even when surrounded on all sides, he was still able to lead his men to break through. Would he be afraid of being attacked from two sides?"