In a small valley in the mountains southwest of Ruzhou, more than seventy people were standing in three separate groups, each facing off against another.
Among these three waves of people, the largest number was the one led by Sun Chengli, with about fifty people, while the other two parties had fewer people, both with about ten people.
Luo Zhixue was riding behind Sun Chengli at this time, and beside him were Lin Dongsheng, Wang Dazhuang, and Xu He, three members of the personal army.
On the opposite side, Fei Bingcai and eleven people were standing on horseback. Next to them were nine people led by Scar, who was also riding a horse.
Even though there were not many people, they were all riding horses and were serious cavalrymen.
And it was precisely because everyone was cavalry that the confrontation occurred.
Sun Chengli had a gloomy face and lowered his voice to Luo Zhixue, who was beside him: "Those two bastards reacted too quickly. We didn't even gather people yet, but they had already reacted and gathered people, and they all held hands." After getting on the horse, I’m afraid it’s impossible to accept the twenty fine knights in front of me now.”
Luo Zhixue responded: "What the general said is true. The other party has been prepared for a long time, and the confidants around Guan Fei and Dao are probably already deceived by them. If we attack forcefully at this time, I'm afraid they will He will just take his confidants and run away."
Sun Lili said: "It's okay if those two bastards escaped. I don't expect them to obey me anyway, but if they let them take away the twenty fine knights, it will be a big loss!"
Speaking of taking the land, Sun Chengli still couldn't bear to part with the twenty elite cavalry under Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar.
Those were not refugee soldiers, but elite cavalrymen from the Yulin border army. Each one was very valuable. If these twenty elite cavalrymen could be brought over, it would be enough to increase their strength by one-third.
Unfortunately, Sun Chengli's plan was about to come to nothing.
When Sun Chengli and Luo Zhixue were whispering, Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar also came together and whispered.
"I didn't expect Sun's actions to be so fast. He managed to win over the soldiers in just the time it took him to urinate!" Fei Bingcai's face was gloomy. He knew very well that his position as leader was hopeless.
On the opposite side, Sun Chengli had already enlisted the help of forty elite cavalrymen from the Guards Corps. It was impossible for him, Fei Bingcai, to ascend to the top.
The scar on one side also looked bad. Fei Bingcai couldn't get into position, and the same was true for his scar.
"What should we do now?" Scar turned his head slightly and asked Fei Bingcai.
Fei Bingcai said: "What else can we do? It's natural to break up and work alone. We have twenty people on both sides. Although there are a few people, it is enough. Once we get out of the mountains, we can recruit hundreds more." Refugees.”
"It's better than staying here. Besides, do you think Sun Chengli will keep us? Will Sun Chengli feel relieved if we stay here? Maybe if we stay today, we won't be able to see the sun tomorrow."
Scar nodded: "Yes, I'm not afraid of what you say, if it were me, I would do the same thing!"
"In this case, don't delay. Let's leave directly. If they dare to catch up, we will fight with them."
After a brief discussion, the two people didn't talk nonsense with Sun Chengli at all. They each stretched out their hands, and then rode away directly with their men and horses.
Seeing that the two groups in front simply left, Lin Dongsheng behind him stepped forward and said, "Just let them go like this? Why don't we catch up?"
"Those are twenty fine knights. It would be a pity to let them run away like this."
Sun Chengli said: "Those who can't catch up will fight tooth and nail if we catch up with them. After all, we are not of the same mind."
Luo Zhixue also said: "Even if we forcibly stop them and force them to work with us, force will not be sweet. Forcing them to stay will not only not help, but will be a hidden danger to our army!"
In fact, Luo Zhixue had already expected this situation, and even Sun Chengli was mentally prepared.
In fact, the split of this group of thieves was inevitable from the moment Li Tonglin died. If one of the three Sun Lili, Fei Bingcai, and Dao Scar was decisive and ruthless, he would have killed him on the way to escape. If the other two were killed directly, there might be a chance to fully accept the remaining 70 or so fine knights.
However, after they got rid of the officers and soldiers and started to discuss the new leader, everyone was on guard. At that time, it was difficult to change the general trend of division.
The only thing they can do is win over the Janissaries.
And even after winning over the guards, it would be difficult to get the other two parties to surrender. Even if the other party surrendered, they would still have to worry about whether they would be killed directly by the winner after surrendering.
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, it is almost impossible to eliminate them.
Originally, Sun Chengli and Luo Zhixue's plan was to quickly gather the personal troops, and then directly gather the troops. After Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar reacted, they would kill these two people first, leaving the cavalry under their command leaderless, and then accept the situation. .
However, Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar were not satisfied with the reaction. They had just gathered the personal troops and had not even had time to gather their troops. In the time it took them to drink tea, the two of them had already received the news and started to gather their confidants, and even put the burden on them. It’s all packed and taken with you.
All this happened so fast that no one could react.
In the end, it led to the complete disbandment of the three parties.
Sun Chengli sighed: "Forget it, they can leave as soon as they leave, let's leave too, continue to move forward according to the original plan, and then find a place to cultivate and recuperate!"
While Sun Chengli led Luo Zhixue and others continued to move south, Fei Bingcai and Dao Ba led 20 cavalrymen on the other side and headed west.
The two men rode side by side on the road while discussing the next direction.
They have broken up with Sun Chengli and gone it alone. Naturally, they need to think carefully about how to take this follow-up path, especially since most of the army's baggage was previously in the hands of Sun Chengli. In addition to war horses and sidearms, they now also Just some dry food I brought with me.
In a few days, they would be short of food.
Therefore, the food problem needs to be solved in time.
How to solve the problem of food shortage is naturally the old way. I want to find a farm to rob, and to rob the farm, you must have enough strength. This is why the two groups did not continue to disperse, but gathered together. .
But while they were walking and discussing, Fei Bingcai suddenly let out a scream. Looking closely, he saw that Fei Bingcai had fallen off his horse. He instinctively covered his neck when he fell to the ground. But he still couldn't stop the blood spurting from his neck.
Scar was holding a waist knife at this time, and the tip of the waist knife was still stained with some blood!
Just now, Scar took advantage of Fei Bingcai's unpreparedness and drew the knife with one hand. After pulling out the waist knife, he instantly cut Fei Bingcai's neck!
Scar was still riding on the horse, looked down at Fei Bingcai who was lying on the ground, and said with a hint of sneer:
"Since the gang is breaking up, naturally someone has to take the lead, otherwise the gang will have to break up again!"
"I don't want to break up again, and I don't want you to poop and piss on me, so your death is the only option!"
After sneering, Scar looked up at several of Fei Bingcai's subordinates who had gathered around after hearing the situation, and immediately shouted: "Enough nonsense, from now on I, Scar, will be the boss. If you recognize me, , then I will take you to drink spicy food, we are all brothers!"
"If you don't recognize me..." Scar held the knife and looked around at everyone: "Death!"
At this time, Scar looked full of confidence. He had already anticipated that after Fei Bingcai's death, the cavalry under his command would all surrender to him without a leader.
After accepting the twelve people under Fei Bingcai's command, he now has twenty people under his command. By then, he can just find a village to grab a wave of money and food, and then kidnap hundreds or even thousands of refugees, and his momentum will be reduced. It's getting bigger.
However, as soon as Scar finished speaking, there was a young cavalryman on the opposite side with a red face, thrust his horse under his belly, and rushed over with a long knife: "Grandma, then my uncle..."
The next moment, Scar, who was still immersed in the beautiful fantasy of the future, was struck on the head with a knife. He couldn't die anymore!
The young cavalryman still looked angry after playing with it: "You bastard, you think you are awesome, don't you? You dare to kill my uncle and draft grandma!"
"You think you can become the boss by killing my uncle. Go ahead and dream, you bastard. If I don't chop you with a knife, you won't know where the hell's door will open!"
"If you want to be the boss, go to the underworld and be the boss!"
Obviously, Scar overestimated his intimidation and attraction, and underestimated the loyalty of Fei Bingcai's cavalry.
He wanted to kill Fei Bingcai before accepting the other party's cavalry.
This idea is quite beautiful.
But Fei Bingcai’s men are not impersonal robots, they are all living people. Even if Fei Bingcai doesn’t know how to be a human being, he will still cultivate so many confidants, including his relatives. Where is the nephew?
No, Scar just made a sneak attack with his front foot and killed Fei Bingcai. He could only pretend to be cool for three seconds before he was slashed by his nephew...
Next, a chaotic fight broke out among the more than 20 people, but the fight didn't last long, and not even a few people participated. Only a few people who were direct relatives of Scar and Fei Bingcai participated in the fight with each other.
The other dozen or so people tacitly chose to ride their horses and take a few steps back.
Although they all drew their swords at each other, they were more defensive. Some of them had even quietly turned around the pier, and would run away immediately if anything went wrong.
After all, the current situation is a bit chaotic, and far beyond these people's expectations.
They didn't expect that not long after they broke up with Sun, Scar would directly chop Fei Bingcai with a knife, and then Scar would be chopped by Fei Bingcai's nephew!
And the most important thing is that after Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar died, they all lost their allegiance for a while. As for Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar fighting each other for the dead, they are not stupid. He's dead, and there's no third leader, so what a slap in the face.
Whose life is not life? There is no need to kill each other over two dead people.
Therefore, only Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar, the most direct subordinates, fought against each other out of hatred, while the others tacitly chose to watch.
Not long after, among the cavalrymen who were fighting each other, only Fei Bingcai's nephew was left on the horse. After looking at the crowd, the young man chose to ride his horse and leave alone without looking back.
For the remaining dozen or so people, you look at me and I look at you.
After a while, someone finally said something: "General Sun and the others should not have gone far yet."
