"That's good. Come on, let's drink!"
Seeing that Dalan and several barbarian guards had made up their minds, Dong Zhuo happily began drinking and eating meat with them.
"Tsk~, if only there were a woman here right now!"
After downing a mouthful of strong liquor, Dong Zhuo, his face slightly flushed, couldn't help but smack his lips.
"General Dong, I do have a younger sister at home. If you don't mind, how about you take her as a concubine when we arrive in the Han Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, one of the barbarian guards also eagerly approached Dong Zhuo and began to promote his own sister to him.
"you?"
Looking at the burly barbarian soldier before him, Dong Zhuo quickly shook his head: "You're in this state, how can your sister be any better off? I am a dignified general of the Han army; I don't want ordinary women!"
The guard laughed and said, "General Dong, don't worry. My sister is a famous beauty in our tribe. In your Han language, she's described as having a graceful figure and red lips and white teeth!"
"Indeed, his sister is not only beautiful, but her singing is also melodious and captivating!"
Dalan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but start praising it as well.
"Oh? Is it really that good?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Zhuo immediately became interested, and his eyes began to gleam.
The guard quickly replied, "Really, how could we dare to lie to you?"
"Hehe~, alright, alright, don't worry, brother-in-law, once your sister marries into our Dong family, I'll do my best to get you an official position!"
Upon receiving confirmation, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but laugh out loud and immediately addressed his brother-in-law as "elder brother-in-law."
Afterwards, the group drank and chatted, and Dong Zhuo displayed the same generosity and magnanimity he had shown in Liangzhou, which earned the respect of Dalan and the others.
"General Dong, you just said that as long as one joins the Han army and makes meritorious contributions, one can obtain a title and land?"
Upon hearing Dong Zhuo mention the Han army's military merit system, Dalan couldn't help but ask curiously.
Dong Zhuo nodded: "That's right, and those lands can be passed down to your sons and grandsons!"
Dalan's eyes lit up: "So, as long as we perform meritorious service, we can live a life of plenty, like the chiefs in the tribe, for generations to come?"
Dong Zhuo raised an eyelid: "Of course, otherwise, wouldn't the blood of our brothers have been shed in vain?"
Upon hearing this, the barbarian soldiers couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.
As long as they kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, they can change their own destiny and leave a legacy for their descendants. Such a thing was something they never dared to dream of before, but now it was right in front of them.
There's no need to even think about what to do.
Seeing that it was almost time and he had eaten and drunk his fill, Dong Zhuo picked up the rope and went to Dalan.
"Come on, tie me up, I want to sleep!"
"General Dong, what are you doing? Just go to sleep peacefully, we men will keep watch for you!"
Dalan quickly shook his head. Right now, he was only thinking about joining the Han army. How could he possibly tie Dong Zhuo up again?
"That won't do. What if someone finds out? Wouldn't that ruin things for you? I, Old Dong, can handle this little bit of grievance!"
With that, Dong Zhuo shoved the rope into Dalan's hands: "Quickly, tie him up!"
"General Dong, you are truly a good man!"
Dalan and the barbarian soldiers were deeply moved by Dong Zhuo's actions, and then they tied him up again.
Afterwards, Dalan and the others collected the leftover flatbread and dried meat and dispersed.
After returning to his tent, Dalan had just lain down when he heard a voice from beside him:
"Brother Dalan, where have you been? When are you coming back?"
Dalan was startled by the sound. He turned around and saw that it was his younger brother, Dalai, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I went out for a walk, what are you doing? Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Da Lai replied, "I'm so hungry, how can I possibly sleep?"
Seeing this, Dalan smiled slightly, then reached into his robes, took out a piece of flatbread, and leaned forward, whispering, "Here, take this and eat it!"
"Brother Dalan, where did you get this?"
Holding the soft dough in his hand, Da Lai couldn't help but ask.
Dalan: "Don't ask, just eat!!"
"Okay!"
Da Lai, feeling dizzy from hunger, didn't have time to think. He hurriedly started wolfing down his food, and in no time, he had swallowed a piece of flatbread.
"Don't worry, I have more here!"
Dalan smiled, then took out another piece from his pocket and handed it over.
After eating the fourth piece, Da Lai's stomach finally felt a little better, and then he stopped.
Seeing this, Dalan asked, "What? Are you full? I still have some!"
"No, brother, you should keep the rest for yourself!"
Da Lai shook his head. In his opinion, his older brother must have gone through a lot of trouble to get these flatbreads, and he dared not eat them all.
"Silly boy, it's alright, just eat as much as you want. When you're done, I'll get you some more tomorrow!"
Seeing his younger brother's awkward manner, Dalan smiled and took out two flatbreads and a piece of dried meat from his pocket.
"Brother, did you go to the Han army?"
Looking at the food in Dalan's hand, Dalai couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"That's right, we got it from them!"
Seeing that his younger brother had guessed the source of the food, Dalan stopped hiding it and told Dalai about his experience in detail.
"The Han army is doing so well?"
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