The fortress is pleased to welcome distinguished guests from Chang'an. As the guardian of the Chang'an Castle, it is natural to hold a banquet and entertain them.
That night, the guard envoy Dian Wuxi held a banquet on the second floor of the fortress to entertain the officers and soldiers of the Shence Army. At the invitation of the fortress, the caravan leader Guan Yuyuan and two bodyguards were also fortunate enough to attend the banquet.
They are happy and harmonious, all in a harmonious and beautiful state.
Under the orders of the Lord Guard, the soldiers of the fort put together the square tables used for dining, and stretched them from the east end to the west end of the stone fort.
"Come on, come on, come on, silly brother, I'll give you a glass of wine, and I'll treat you as a cup of wine!" Dian Wuxi raised a wine glass and raised it to Li Kuoyao.
"Let's get drunk together and have fun together!" Li Kuo smiled slightly, raised his wine glass, circled it around, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Happy!" Dian Wuxi shouted and patted Li Kuo's arm. "Brother Li has become a regiment captain at a young age. He must have a bright future. I, Lao Dian, like the pleasure of making friends with my brothers the most.
People, if nothing else, live comfortably! I Dianwuxi have a glass of wine, a mouthful of meat, and a friend!"
The heroic words he spoke with inspired Li Kuo's inner pride.
"It's so satisfying to live such a happy life, it's so obvious!" Li Kuo filled the wine glass again and drank it down.
"Pah, pah, pah." Dianwu said with a smile, "Brother, you are a wonderful person, let's take a look at the Loulan dance banquet I have prepared for you." After saying this, he gave a few instructions to a soldier beside him, then
The soldier nodded and came to the stone gate and waved. (Note 1)
In an instant, a group of young Loulan girls in gorgeous silk skirts filed in, bringing with them a delicate fragrance.
"Brother, how are you, not bad?" Dian Wu showed off proudly, showing off his yellow teeth.
Li Kuo frowned and said, "Military regulations of the Tang Dynasty state that women are not allowed in military camps. Your Majesty, the Capture Envoy..."
Dian Wuxi pushed his hand and said, "Hey, brother, you don't understand this. The military regulations of the Tang Dynasty stipulate that women are not allowed to be brought back to the military camp, but they refer to camp prostitutes. How can such peerless singers be included in this list?"
As soon as these words came out, Dian Wuxi's men all responded in agreement. They had lived in the garrison for a long time and had not seen women all year round. They were all restless. If even the singing girls were not allowed to go to the camp to get them, then their life would be too much.
It's boring.
One of Dian Wuxi's lieutenants chuckled, raised his hand and said to Li Kuo: "My guard is thinking about your brothers. It's rare for everyone to see a 'meat', if you don't even think about 'minced meat', what's the point?
Who is going to work for the Tang Dynasty? We are not like General Li, who came from the imperial capital and has far-reaching knowledge. We all only know how to support our families and live a better life."
For some reason, what was originally a reasonable thing turned sour when he heard it. Li Kuo felt nauseated and frowned repeatedly.
"Zhongli, don't be rude!" Dian Wu gave Zhongli a look and shouted sternly. It didn't matter if he was joking, but what he said was already a bit out of bounds. I still don't know what kind of person Li Kuo is, so it's best not to give it to him.
He has a clue.
"Come on, let's eat meat!" Dian Wuxi personally cut a thin piece of meat from a roasted deer leg and handed it to Li Kuo.
Li Kuo nodded slightly, took the venison and took a bite.
"tasty."
"Haha, just like it. Let's start!" Dian Wuxi waved his hand with half-squinted eyes, signaling the singer to start performing.
The leading dancer bowed deeply to everyone and then danced gracefully.
"Brother Kuo Xian, have you seen this kind of dance in Chang'an?" Dian Wuxi stuffed a roasted lamb leg into his mouth and said with a smile.
Li Kuo shook his head: "I feel ashamed to say that I have never seen such a strange dance in my sixteen years of life in Chang'an."
"That's right! These are the survivors of Loulan. No one except them can dance this dance. Although Chang'an is prosperous, it is impossible to collect all the singers from everywhere, right?" Dian Wu winked and clapped his legs.
road.
"If it hadn't been for the sharp eyesight of the guard, these singing girls wouldn't know which hilltop they were picking fruits in. How would they have such a good opportunity to dance for everyone?" A military attache next to Dian Wuxi was full of smiles and flattering.
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"Xi Mocha, you are the only one who can speak well!" Dianwu Xi lightly kicked Xi Mocha's butt and scolded with a smile: "But, I am happy because you lied!"
"The most important thing for us as adjutants is to serve you well. Only when you are in a good mood can we better lead everyone to defend the Tang Dynasty!" Xi Mocha kept talking with his mouth full of honey.
"You!" Dian Wuxi tapped his finger lightly without saying anything.
"Liniang, dance well. If you dance well, maybe I will reward you to this general!" Dian Wuxi was in high spirits and shouted to the leading dancer.
The dancer named Liniang actually seemed to understand Chinese, and her cheeks instantly turned red.
"Haha, this little girl is blushing. She has been with Master Shouchu for so many nights and she is still pretending to be innocent." Zhong Li laughed so hard that he bumped the wine glass on the table and spilled a trace of wine.
"Look at you, should you be punished?" Dian Wuxi made a serious face, pretending to be slightly angry.
"It deserves punishment, it deserves punishment, I will punish myself with three glasses of wine!" After saying this, Zhongli took two more empty glasses, filled them one by one, and drank them all.
Zhongli turned the mouth of the cup around to indicate to everyone that there was not a drop of wine left in the cup.
"Haha, you have a boy!"
"Hahaha, haha..."
The atmosphere at the scene reached a climax. At this moment, the wooden door opened wide, and a soldier stumbled in and knelt on the ground. The cold wind of late autumn poured in along the wooden door, and everyone who was so excited was completely drunk.
How could Dian Wuxi be happy when his elegance was ruined for nothing? He pointed at the soldier and said, "How do I teach you guys? You should be calmer in your work. If the sky falls, I will be the one to carry it. Are you so anxious? I'm disturbing you.
Distinguished guest, can you handle it?"
The soldier felt aggrieved to be taught such a lesson by his coach, and choked with sobs: "Sir, the Tubo people are here!"
Dian Wuxi waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "What big thing happened to me? Isn't it just a few Tubo outposts? How many people did they come, three hundred or five hundred?"
The soldier hugged his head and cried: "Under the mountain, there are all Tubo people, it's so dark. I don't know how many people there are, maybe five thousand, maybe ten thousand. We, we are finished!"
"What the hell did you say?" Dian Wuxi lost all his drunkenness in an instant, rushed off the stage, grabbed the soldier's collar and said angrily: "Tell me again, how many people came from Tibet? It is a capital crime to lie about military information!"
The soldier fell to the ground softly and cried: "The whole foot of the mountain is full of Tubo people, and I don't know either."
"Hey!" Dian Wuxi threw the sentry to the ground, stood up and said: "Zhongli, Xi Mocha, bring your personal troops and follow me to the city head to check!"
After saying that, he rushed out of the inner room first and came to the side of the stacked wall.
The cold wind blew across his cheeks, eliminating all the alcoholism in him. Leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, with the faint light of the fire, he could vaguely see the southeast, northwest, and dark figures of people everywhere.
"Where's the sentry? Sentinel?" Dian Wuxi became angry and roared loudly.
"Sir, everyone was having a banquet and didn't pay attention. The beacon tower in the distance was not lit for a day, and everyone was not prepared." The scout team knelt down beside Dianwu Xi with a cry in his voice and cried.
"Damn you, you useless things!" Dian Wuxi kicked the scout team away and cursed. He didn't know how so many Tibetans penetrated the Shimen Mountain defense line and rushed all the way to Chang Castle.
; He also didn't know why the dozens of beacon towers along the line did not light warning smoke all day long. But these are not important now. All he needs to do now is to pick up the horizontal sword in his hand and defend this fortified city to the death.
"Brothers, take out the guys in your hands and chop them off!" Dian Wu roared, and the eyes of the nearly seven-foot-tall man were filled with bloodshot eyes.
Dark clouds are closing in on the city, and a storm is coming. The long castle at Conlang Pass is like a lonely boat in the sea, which may capsize at any time.
Note 1: Loulan is the name of an ancient country in the Western Regions. The name of Loulan was first seen in "Historical Records". It was once a must-pass place for the Silk Road, but now only the ruins remain. It is located in the north of Ruoqiang County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, and northwest of Lop Nur.
Jiaojiao, 7 kilometers south of the Kongque River.
ps: Please collect it, please collect it. I finally wrote about war, pick up the red tickets in your hands and smash me to death...
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