69. Difficulties and ways out
It was night, the night was dark and the wind was high, not only was there no moonlight, not even a few stars, the cold wind was howling, and the black and oppressive sky was overwhelming.
Under the light of the piles of bonfires, Han Lao and the others sat around the bonfires, their faces a little ugly and rested here.
"According to the news from the herdsmen, Gongsun Chan led people to destroy another tribe on the grounds that they were fornicating with thieves, that is, us."
Guo Yang, who has always been optimistic, was also completely energetic at the moment, and said in a low voice.
Some time ago, Han Lao and they can be said to be proud, not only the Wuhuan tribe on the grassland responded to them, but under the fermentation of the Tieba incident, there were many players who traveled thousands of miles to join them, and for a time Han Lone's power rose sharply, and even the 'White Horse Yicong' under Gongsun Zhan had to carefully avoid them.
Not only that, after helping Han people resist the plunder of Xianbei and Hun cavalry several times, and exterminating several horse bandits on the border that caused trouble, Han Lao and they also received the support and understanding of Han Min, and it can be said that everything is developing in the direction of Han Lao's plan.
And after knowing their deeds, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu even sent Xian Yufu over to recruit them and give them a name, so that they no longer have to maintain peace on the border in such an unknown way.
Although they were very tempted, Han Lao refused after careful consideration. Gongsun Chan has always been at odds with Liu Yu, although now Liu Yu can still suppress Gongsun Chan as a state pastor, but if Liu Yu has an army like Han Lao under his command that specializes in opposing Gongsun Chan, it will be different, and it is very likely that Gongsun Chan will jump over the wall in a hurry, and the contradiction with Liu Yu will be completely intensified.
According to Liu Yu's character and historical way of acting, Han Lonely did not dare to guarantee that he could help Liu Yu defeat the powerful Gongsun Zhan, not to mention that the current Gongsun Chan had not dispersed all his troops like when he was defeated and fled in history.
And with such a team that helps foreign races in vain, Gongsun Zhan will have something to say in the mutual attack with Liu Yu, if because of his own existence, the imperial court thinks that Liu Yu is fornicating with foreign races, and it will not be second to remove him from his status as a state pastor.
Although Han Lao refused Liu Yu's invitation, the empathetic Liu Yu was not upset, and still provided Han Lao with a lot of help, and in this way, Han Lao's development almost reached its peak.
But things often don't always go so smoothly, and when Han Lao and the others were proud that their efforts were understood and supported, Gongsun Chan began to fight back.
Although Han Lao and they once had the upper hand with the help of the Wuhuan people, relying on the asymmetry of information, they bullied the cavalry under Gongsun Zhan with more and less to make it miserable.
Moreover, under the deliberate propaganda of Han Liao and others, coupled with the appearance of some herdsmen who were deeply affected, Gongsun Zhan's reputation took a sharp turn at the border.
However, Gongsun Chan is not so easy to deal with, otherwise Youzhou Mu Liu Yu would not be helpless to deal with him.
After really paying attention to Han Lone's scabies, Han Lone's situation began to deteriorate sharply.
At the beginning, after roughly knowing the size of Han Lao and the others' team, the cavalry under Gongsun Zhan no longer dispatched in small groups, but a large number of cavalry, Han Lao and they were still not afraid, because their numbers were not at a disadvantage.
After a few confrontations, because there is no hatred between the two sides, there is no intention of fighting to the death. The cavalry under Gongsun Chan saw that they could not take advantage of it, so they had to give up their plunder plan and return in a huff.
Gongsun Zhan, who was ruined by Han Lone's good deeds one after another, was furious, but he was not rational under the anger, and spread out his team to find Han Lone's traces on a large scale.
Instead, they used the squad of cavalry as bait to introduce Han Lao's cavalry who went to stop them into the encirclement of the infantry, and Han Lao, who was caught off guard, suffered heavy losses, and Han Luo himself almost fell under the ambush.
However, after being vigilant, coupled with the ventilation messages of many civilians, every time Han Lonely, they can turn danger into danger and turn danger into safety.
And after taking great pains to ambush again and again, but they were recognized and ridiculed by Han Lone, Gongsun Chan couldn't make a plan and had another plan, and this time they chose to attack Han Lone, the foundation of their survival - ordinary people, tribes.
Although he was forced to make a move against the Han people because of his identity, if he was a foreign race on the grassland, he would not have so much trouble.
In this way, Gongsun Chan made a big move, in the name of bandits, to strangle the alien tribes on the grassland, wanting to attack Han Lao and their survival foundation at the same time, and force Han Lao to take the initiative to come out.
For a time, there was a lot of noise on the grassland, and everyone was in danger. Han Lao and they had the intention to stop it, but looking at Gongsun Zhan's strict military formation, they still had no choice but to give up, with Han Lao's current strength, a decisive battle with Gongsun Chan was undoubtedly an egg to hit a stone.
Fortunately, if Gongsun Chan dispatched on a large scale, the grain and grass were not lightly consumed, which gave the tribes on the grassland a chance to breathe.
And one by one, the tribes that had been on guard also began to take the initiative to avoid Gongsun Zhan's army, but helplessly, there were still people who would be poisoned by Gongsun Zhan.
And this situation is also a big blow to Han Lone, who has always been smooth sailing, but can do nothing about this matter.
"Grass, this Gongsun Chan is a beast."
A player next to him threw off the wine bowl in his hand and shouted angrily.
"I was a little suspicious before, but now I know that Gongsun Chan is hateful."
"Let's fight with them, let these aborigines stay, we players fight with them, anyway, if they die, they will come back again, I don't believe that the people in Gongsun Zhan's hands can't die, I really can't stand this kind of wretchedness."
"That's it, fight with them, although we can't be resurrected, but we can still build another character, I'm afraid they will do something!"
Immediately, a grumpy player agreed to the proposal and stood up and shouted.
"If we hang up, we can rebuild our characters, but it will take enough time for Gongsun Chan to sweep the grassland once when we get here again and then gather together."
"What's more, if there is no containment from us, a hundred-man team of Gongsun Zhan's cavalry can destroy a small tribe, where is it necessary to be like this, every time you go out, you have to prepare for half a day, and you may not find a tribe in half a month."
Immediately, a sane player retorted.
"What then? Just watching Gongsun Chan do whatever he wants? ”
The player who made the suggestion was a little frustrated and went back to his place.
"I'm not here to be angry."
The player muttered in annoyance, and although it was only angry words, he still spoke the hearts of many people present.
Han Lao saw that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and hurriedly stood up and opened his mouth to remedy it.
"Brothers, the efforts we have made are not without any effect, before these tribes were fish and meat on the board, now we are united, at least we have the strength to resist."
"It's true that we can't completely suppress Gongsun Chan like before, and protect these tribes from being violated at all, but at least Gongsun Chan can't do whatever they want like before."
"What's the use of just doing this, Gongsun Chan is still slaughtering those tribes, although it's a bit slow."
It's clear that most players aren't just content with the status quo.
"Brothers, no matter what Gongsun Zhan says, he is also a prince, wait a few years, even Yuan Shao will respect him for three points, just with our crooked melons and cracked dates, it would be good to make him pay so much attention."
Hearing everyone's protests, Han Lao explained with a wry smile.
"Han Lone, I misjudged you, I didn't expect you to be so ambitious, Gongsun Chan is a little more serious, you are satisfied?"
For his boss's "lack of ambition", everyone is very dissatisfied.
"I'm still waiting for you to lead us to overthrow Gongsun Zhan, and then enter the Central Plains and unify the Three Kingdoms!"
"Hey, hey, how can I be so satisfied, isn't it that I can't think of a way for the time being!"
After the number of people gathered around him increased, Han Lao also knew their expectations and had his own ambitions, but he didn't expect to be in trouble now.
"To solve the current dilemma, the best way is to let Gongsun Chan give up by himself."
Jiang Da couldn't help but speak.
"Let Gongsun Chan give up on his own? How is that possible, it's not that you don't know Gongsun Zhan, it's better to kill him directly if you want him to give up. ”
Guo Yang said with a "don't be whimsical" expression.
"It's not impossible, after Liu Yu took office as the pastor of Youzhou, Qiu Liju and many other tribal leaders are already discussing annexation, as long as they are attached, Gongsun Zhan will have no excuse to do anything to these tribes again."
Jiang Da was not angry because of Guo Yang's expression, and said with a clear eye.
Since playing "Three Kingdoms", Jiang Da feels that he is about to become a three-country pass.
Before everyone could rejoice, Lowry spoke out.
"Don't be too happy, it's not certain if you can make it, because Qiu Liju's messengers were all stopped by Gongsun Zhan."
When everyone heard this, they glared angrily at the crow-beaked Lowry.
"You don't have to look at me like this, this is recorded in the history books, and Gongsun Chan guards the border, it is indeed not easy for those messengers to see Liu Yu."
"Then our task now is to find those messengers, and then help them break through Gongsun Zhan's defenses."
Han Lao pinched his chin and pondered for a moment, then opened his mouth to decide.