After the failure of the Horse Gang, everyone was very sensitive. From the leader to the lowliest Horse Gang, they were all on tenterhooks. No one dared to act rashly for fear that they would lose their lives accidentally.
If this situation went on for too long, it might cause a terrible crisis in the camp. That was, a large group of people would all take up weapons and attack each other until the whole camp was dead or injured.
As most of the Horse Gang had been eliminated, especially the loss of the junior leaders, the system of the Horse Gang had been completely destroyed. The foundation of the rule had been unstable. In this case, the Horse Gang Leader was very worried that he would be replaced by his subordinates or even lose his life.
At this moment, he looked at his former brother quietly. He didn't know whether what Skinny Monkey said was true or not and whether what he said was true or not. However, no matter whether it was true or not, he couldn't feel at ease. After all, there used to be seven or eight brothers who could constrain each other. Now there was only one brother. If he promoted one from the lower ranks, he would be on the same level as Skinny Monkey, which would hurt his brotherhood. In addition, he didn't know what these people were like and didn't know who to promote. If he promoted someone who was disloyal to him, it would be a very bad thing.
This made the Horse Gang Leader very distressed. The encirclement of the officers and soldiers was enough to make him suffer. The internal problems were also very serious, so serious that he couldn't eat or sleep well.
"It's not only the fault of our brothers that we suffered heavy casualties. Second Brother and the others all had to go out to fight. How can we blame our Big Brother?"
Skinny Monkey tried to persuade him.
"No matter what, it's me who gave the order. I can't get away with the heavy casualties of our brothers."
The Horse Gang Leader said, "These officers and soldiers are also very powerful. At the beginning, there were only more than a hundred of them, but they made our brothers die. We can't defeat such powerful officers and soldiers. I intend to leave here and go somewhere else. What do you think, brother?"
After that, he looked at Skinny Monkey and waited for his brother's answer.
"Big Brother, I'll go wherever you say. I'll follow you all my life. I'll never betray you."
Skinny Monkey quickly expressed his loyalty.
"Good brother, you're really my good brother!"
The Horse Gang Leader quickly helped Skinny Monkey up. He was so excited that he cried.
At this moment, One-eyed Horse Gang arrived here with more than a dozen Horse Gang members.
"Leader, One-eyed Horse Gang Leader has come back with more than a dozen brothers."
One of the bandits reported.
When the Horse Gang Leader heard this, he frowned and appeared to be somewhat puzzled. Skinny Monkey was even more shocked. Logically speaking, One-eyed and his gang should have returned long ago. They had not returned for such a long time and they all thought that they had been caught by the soldiers. They did not expect that they had returned smoothly. How could they not be suspicious?
"Big Brother, Brother One-eyed is back."
The skinny monkey said in horror.
The mounted bandit leader nodded and said, "Yes, we are back. Why did we take so long? Even if we took a detour, it wouldn't take so long!"
"Big Brother, let's go take a look!"
The skinny monkey said.
The Horse Gang Leader nodded and went to greet One-eyed and his companions with Skinny Monkey.
One-eyed was almost at the gate of the lair. He said to the Horse Gang behind him, "Remember, we were not captured by the soldiers. We hid in the woods to avoid the soldiers. It took us a day and a night to get rid of them. Do you all remember?"
"Brother Yan, don't worry. We will remember. We have never been captured by the soldiers. We are all heroes."
Foal said with a smile.
Obviously, One-eyed was worried that he would be looked down upon by his brothers, so he decided to lie with them. The rest of the Horse Gang also had the same idea. They were all prideful people. It was too shameful to be captured. Naturally, they could not tell others. Otherwise, they would be despised by others everywhere. That would be too sad.
Previously, One-eyed had planned to tell the truth. He had more than a dozen brothers to testify for him, so he had nothing to worry about. However, there were so many of them. After all, they had been investigated separately by the soldiers. Although he felt that there was no problem, the Horse Gang Leader and the rest of his brothers might not think so if they knew about this. They would definitely suspect One-eyed and his companions. In this way, they would have no status to speak of in the future. Therefore, after thinking about it, One-eyed felt that he had to hide this matter. He could not let the fact that he was captured by the soldiers leak out and let his brothers laugh at him.
One-eyed's ideological work was very well done. More than a dozen Horse Gang members made it clear that they would never leak out the fact that they were captured by the soldiers. Everyone was united in the lie, so that the fact that they were captured would always be a secret, a secret that only a dozen of them knew.
"Big brother, brother Skinny Monkey, I finally see you."
One-eyed excitedly went up and hugged the two brothers, appearing to be very intimate.
"Brother, it's good that you're back. It's good that you're back!"
The Horse Gang Leader said excitedly. Skinny Monkey did not say anything.
"Big brother, I failed to protect the last batch of treasures. In order to get rid of the soldiers, I smashed the treasure chest and scattered the treasures inside on the ground. Now I come back empty-handed. Please punish me, big brother."
One-eyed said while crying.
"Brother, treasures are worldly possessions. It doesn't matter if they're lost. As long as we're still alive, we can get them back. As long as you're fine, it's good that you're fine."
The Horse Gang Leader said excitedly.
Skinny Monkey also hurriedly said, "Brother One-eyed, it's good that you're back. We're the only brothers left."
"Big brother, brother Skinny Monkey."
One-eyed was still very talented in acting. He immediately cried when he said he wanted to, which was even better than an actor.
After exchanging greetings for a while and lying about how he got rid of the soldiers and how heroic he was, the three brothers began to eat.
The Horse Gang Leader was relieved that One-eyed could come back. In this way, he could at least let the two of them restrain each other, so that one of them would not be the only big boss.
"Brother One-eyed, what about my letters?"
"Burned, I burned them all. Since I couldn't bring them back, I naturally couldn't leave them to the soldiers. Hahaha!"
One-eyed lied.
"Good, good job, good job!"
The Horse Gang Leader said happily, "Brothers, now we don't have many people. The most important thing is that we've lost too many junior leaders. These scattered brothers can't be left alone. I propose that we three brothers jointly manage them. Each of us is responsible for more than 100 brothers. As long as we three brothers work together, we'll definitely be able to get out of this predicament."
Skinny Monkey was naturally a little unhappy when he heard that. He had more than 100 brothers under his command, which meant that there was no change. However, the Horse Gang Leader and One-eyed could each be assigned more than 100 people. His power was imperceptibly weakened. However, as a brother, he could not raise an objection, so he could only endure it.
One-eyed was naturally very happy. His subordinates had always been relatively small. This time, he had lost a lot of them. He had only brought back a dozen people. If he could increase the number of people to more than a hundred, it would be equivalent to giving him a promotion. This was simply a blessing in disguise!
"Thank you, big brother. I'll do my best."
One-eyed said happily.
Skinny Monkey had no choice but to nod and say, "Big brother has the final say. We brothers will unite and get through this predicament."
Seeing that the two brothers under his command had no objection, the Horse Gang Leader was very happy. In this way, the foundation of his rule could be stabilized again. It was not impossible for him to return to glory in the future.
"Good, that's great. Since that's the case, let's discuss our next move."
The Horse Gang Leader said.
His so-called next step was to temporarily leave Qiwu Mountain and develop elsewhere. They would come back in the future if there was a chance. After all, they could no longer stay in Qiwu Mountain. If they did not leave now, they would be trapped in there sooner or later.
Skinny Monkey and One-eyed did not raise any objections to the Horse Gang Leader's suggestion. They both felt that leaving Qiwu Mountain was the only way to survive. There were too many soldiers in this place. Moreover, there was a trend of increasing. If they did not leave now, they would be courting death.
"Big brother, we definitely have to leave. However, we have to reorganize the team first. Now that our brothers are scattered, we have to reorganize. Also, we have to find a place to go. Also, we have to be prepared to hide from the soldiers. Now that there are soldiers everywhere in the mountain, if we are discovered by them, we will be in big trouble."
Skinny Monkey said.
"Brother, you are right. Then let's start preparing now! The three of us brothers will prepare separately. After three to five days, we will try to leave this place. "
The Horse Gang Leader said.
"Big brother, where do you plan to develop?"
One-eyed asked.
The Horse Gang Leader thought for a moment and said, "The west and east are fine. However, it is not easy to cross the Yellow River in the west! What do you two brothers think? "
"Big brother, it is not difficult. We can just make a raft. It is better to go to the east. The east is more prosperous. The west is desert. There is not much profit!"
One-eyed said.
"Big brother, I also think we should go to the east. We can make a raft to cross the river. As long as we are not discovered by the soldiers, I can be the outpost."
Skinny Monkey said.
The Horse Gang Leader nodded and said, "How can I let my brother do such a thing as a vanguard? You can send a dozen people to the east to take a look. We can't leave you here! "
Obviously, the Horse Gang Leader was worried that Skinny Monkey would establish himself as the leader after going to the east. Besides, after his brothers left, the remaining scattered sand would not be easy to control. If someone rebelled, they would not know who to ask for help. At least they could keep each other in check.
"Okay, I will listen to you."
Skinny Monkey said.
At this time, except for those who went out to scout for information, the rest of the Horse Gang gathered in this hidden nest. Of course, there were some Horse Gang informants in Summer State City and other counties. The contact between these informants and the Horse Gang Leader had been temporarily cut off. It was estimated that it would take some time for them to recover.
Because the news was blocked well, the Horse Gang informants in Summer State City did not know what had happened in the mountain. They just saw the soldiers and horses of Summer State City set off for Mount Qiwu early in the morning and felt that there was going to be trouble in the mountain. Therefore, these informants did not hesitate to send out the information.
Unfortunately, the nest had been occupied by the soldiers and the information fell directly into the hands of the soldiers.
In the morning, the main lair of the Horse Gang had already received an urgent letter. In the afternoon, they received several messages one after another, all of which were urgent messages. They were all caused by different spies, different sources of information, or different judgments.
"General, we have received another letter. It is from a Horse Gang informant in Summer State City."
A lieutenant quickly handed the letter to Lao Guo.
"This is the third one. It seems that there are many Horse Gang informants in Summer State City!"
Ang Lee sighed.
Lao Guo nodded and said, "That's right! There are indeed many Horse Gang informants in Summer State City. Should we write a reply to the Horse Gang informants? Let them walk into the trap. "
Ang Lee said helplessly, "It's a pity that we don't have any pigeons. When the Horse Gang fled, they must have taken the pigeons with them. Now, these pigeons are used by the Horse Gang informants, and they can't fly back.
Pigeons were limited in delivering messages. Generally, pigeons did not have the ability to deliver messages in both directions. It was too difficult to cultivate such pigeons, and the Horse Gang should not have this kind of technology. But the pigeons that could deliver messages in one direction could not return, which was very tricky.
Therefore, pigeons were not so reliable in delivering messages. Otherwise, there would be no manpower to deliver messages.
Lao Guo laughed and said, "Haha! How could I forget this? But as long as we have these letters, we can find the Horse Gang informants. None of them can run away. "
The Tang Empire didn't imitate the Song Dynasty's characters, let alone print characters. Therefore, everyone's handwriting was different. As long as the handwriting was compared, one could find the person who wrote and determine who was the Horse Gang spy. Moreover, the education level of the Tang Empire was limited. Not everyone was literate. There weren't many people who knew how to write. Therefore, it wasn't difficult to find such a person. One only needed to search among those who knew how to write.
"Yes! None of them can run away. Lao Guo, catch the Horse Gang informants. "
Ang Lee said.
"Hey, why are there horse hooves and vehicles?"
Lao Guo was very sensitive. He immediately heard the abnormal noise in the distance.
"Yes, there is. It seems that Lao Chen is here. He disobeyed the order!"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Chen Xuanli? What is he doing here? "
Lao Guo said unhappily.
He could handle the Horse Gang by himself, but now there were so many of them. Wasn't it obvious that he was incompetent?
"Haha! I'm afraid Lao Chen is here to take the credit. But since the main force of the Horse Gang has been wiped out, he won't be able to take any credit. So he can only come here to have a look. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"You're right. But since he is here, we should welcome him. I'll go to greet him. Strange, how did he find this place? He must have met my soldiers."
Lao Guo said as he walked towards the direction of the noise.
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