After receiving Su Mengyan's assurance, the Grand Empress Dowager simply snorted coldly and said, "Since the Queen says so, I will not say anything more."
border town.
A secret letter came from the palace, expressing the hope that Chen Yalan and others could settle the Tubo issue before the end of the year.
Chen Yalan let out a breath. It had been more than half a year since she left. To be honest, she missed the customs and habits of the capital. In the border town, the sky was filled with yellow sand, and her skin was a little rough. However, this was not because she disliked it, but because she wanted to go back and see someone.
After receiving the news that the emperor wanted her to get this matter done before the end of the year, Chen Yalan thought of holding a dinner party to boost morale and let her people know that they were confident that they could resolve the matter of pacifying Tubo before the end of the year.
After she gave the order, a dinner party began in the evening.
"Everyone, the emperor has sent a message, hoping that we can conquer Tubo before the end of the year. Do you have the confidence?" Chen Yalan sat on a high seat, looked at the soldiers and generals below, and asked loudly.
"Yes, yes, yes."
As soon as Chen Yalan finished speaking, she heard three earth-shaking responses from the crowd below: "Yes, yes, yes."
Smiling slightly, she wanted to achieve this effect. Of course, she also understood that these soldiers were not talking nonsense. Ever since the last time the Tibetans tried to steal the granary at night, they knew that the Tibetans probably didn't have much food left.
When two armies are fighting, if one side is out of food, it means that the other side's victory is imminent.
Therefore, these people all understand this truth in their hearts, and naturally have absolute confidence in their upcoming victory.
"Okay, okay, okay. You are worthy of being a man of the Warring States Period. Since you all have confidence, let's celebrate in advance tonight and not go home until we are drunk." Chen Yalan said with a smile.
She held this banquet to allow these soldiers to relax and at the same time let them understand that defeating Tubo was imperative and they had to be mentally prepared.
So at this moment, seeing that the soldiers were confident of victory, she couldn't help but feel happy. After a few words, the dinner began, and these people ate meat and drank wine with big mouthfuls.
Because this was an early celebration of victory, the soldiers were all in high spirits. They talked, laughed, ate and played with each other, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Dillans has been with Chen Yalan for some time, and fighting on the battlefield has made him grow up a lot. At this moment, he doesn't look like a child at all, but like an adult.
Xu Mao was a little older, and he could see clearly that Chen Yalan wanted to boost morale by holding this banquet today. She also wanted to pacify Tubo as soon as possible and then return to Beijing.
Ever since Xu Mao went to the battlefield, he has been at the forefront of every battle. Although he is also a general, he always acts like a pioneer and rushes to the front of the team.
After more than half a year of fighting, he was a little exhausted. It must be said that today's dinner allowed him to relax a lot. Thinking of this, his eyes once again swept over Chen Yalan.
Although he did not understand Chen Yalan's repeated rejections, it did not change his love for her.
Zhong Yu stood up from his seat and walked in front of Xu Mao. With his only remaining arm, he held a jar of wine and said to Xu Mao, "General Xu, I toast you."
Zhong Yu lost his arm when he encountered a strong opponent during a war. Unfortunately, he lost his arm in a battle, but his opponent was even more miserable and lost his life.
Looking at Zhong Yu, Xu Mao smiled slightly and stood up as well: "Okay, let's have a drink."
The two smiled at each other.
At the beginning, Zhong Yu did not have any good feelings towards Xu Mao, but later he gradually discovered that although Xu Mao was the prime minister's man, he did not slack off at all about the things on the battlefield. On the contrary, he said that he was a general and he should lead by example on the battlefield.
After spending more than half a year together, Zhong Yu's opinion of Xu Mao gradually changed. That's why he came over with a glass of wine to toast Xu Mao at this moment.
"It's a bit boring for everyone to just drink and eat meat. How about I give you a performance? What do you think?" Dillance was a Tibetan. He felt a little uncomfortable with this dry life of drinking, eating meat, chatting and laughing.
Then some soldiers who were with him immediately said, "Dilance, what are you going to perform?"
Dillance laughed and stood up: "Hahaha, I'm not good at anything, so now I can only dance to entertain everyone, how about that?"
Seeing Dillans say this, these people also felt a little bored, so they immediately agreed and asked Dillans to start quickly.
"That's great, let's get started."
"Yeah, yeah, I didn't realize it until you said it. Now that you say it, it's really a bit boring."
Chen Yalan sat on a high seat and looked at the noisy crowd below. Knowing that Dillans was going to dance to liven up the atmosphere, she smiled and thought it was a great idea.
Dillans was not a shy person, and he was the one who proposed this matter. Since he dared to propose it, he naturally would not back down, so he cleared a space in the middle and started singing and dancing in that space.
Although there is no fun in watching a grown man dancing, it is certainly enjoyable to have singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere amidst the dry drinking, eating meat and watching singing and dancing performances.
"Good, good dance."
"Oh, I didn't realize you can dance too, Dillance."
All of a sudden, all the soldiers surrounded Dillans and praised him.
Just as everyone was watching Dillans's performance with great interest, an arrow with flaming feathers suddenly shot in.
"Enemy attack, be on guard."
"There are enemies."
The soldiers immediately became alert and dispersed one by one to find their weapons and prepare for battle.
It turned out that the Tibetans had been unable to hold on for a long time. Seeing the people in the city singing and dancing, they could no longer bear it, so they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to capture the border city in one fell swoop.
It could be said that this was a desperate attack by the Tibetans. Therefore, this night seemed particularly long, and everyone was fighting hard, trying their best to ensure their survival.
Dillans had long since switched from singing and dancing to a state of alert, fighting with the enemies who rushed up.
But Dillans was young after all, and he had just danced, wasting a lot of energy. At this moment, facing the enemy rushing towards him, he was somewhat at a disadvantage.
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