Chapter Sixty: Turning Against Each Other

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  The several servants who slid down the wall of the villa then began to chop up the corpses of Wang Tianlong's men that had been abandoned, and before long, these several servants who had slipped out were again sitting in a sedan chair, climbing back over the wall.

  From head to toe, they basically didn't give the outside rod any chance, and even the village gate didn't dare to open easily. The village guards were all lowered with ropes and baskets to the outside of the village, it can be seen that the people inside were also very cautious.

  Anyway, it's not their own people's heads that are being chopped off. This group of villagers must be trying to boost their morale and at the same time undermine the morale of the outsiders. So after watching for a while, Xiao Tianjian said to Shi Rang: "Don't mind them, let them make a fuss! I'll go rest for a bit, you guys take turns keeping an eye on what's going on inside the village, but take turns resting too. Tomorrow we'll get ready to work!"

  By the way, Xiao Tianjian also looked down on Wang Tianglong's side, and their vigilance was really too poor. Until now, they still haven't discovered the movement in the villa. If it's like this, it can be seen that their quality is quite different! It seems that there shouldn't be any big problems tomorrow!

  As soon as the sky brightened, Wang Tianlong's side erupted into chaos, because everyone saw that on the Zhuangzi building stood twenty or so wooden stakes, each with a human head hanging from it, bloody and gruesome, with mouths agape in a terrifying scream.

  These people's heads were all under Wang Tiandong, so the people on Wang Tiandong's side were very surprised. No one could say clearly when someone from inside the villa came out and cut off the heads of those corpses that had been left behind, so as soon as they saw this scene, they immediately fell into chaos.

  Some people scolded, some cried, and others showed a shocked expression. Some sat on the ground in silence, with a gloomy face. Of course, there were also those who showed a terrified look. Although this world is not good, few people think that after they die, their heads will be cut off and hung on a high pole. Everyone wants to leave a complete body, and it's said that even in the underworld, you can't reincarnate if your body is dismembered. So for Wang Tianlong and his men, this scene was still a significant blow to their morale.

  Xiao Tianjian's people looked at Wang Tiandong's people with cold eyes, each showing a look of disdain, and also secretly congratulated themselves that they did not follow Wang Tiandong to do things. If they had, their heads would probably be hanging on the wall by now. Compared to Wang Tiandong's subordinates, they were indeed lucky, even if they died, they could still get a whole body burial. So no matter how you compare, they all felt that they had chosen the right master, and naturally, not many people would think about changing their allegiance and jumping ship.

  While Wang Tiandong's side was in a state of chaos, Xiao Tianjian's people were quietly making preparations. Those who wore armor put it on, those who packed things loaded them onto the vehicle, and the wounded were also placed on the vehicle. The quartermaster had also quietly gathered his belongings, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, and each person secretly checked their own weapons, occasionally stealing a glance at Wang Tiandong's group.

  The air returned to calm, the disturbance subsided, and Wang Tiandong and his men still decided to follow the plan. Several of his men dispersed and acted separately, bringing people as if unintentionally, quietly starting to move positions, slowly forming a semi-encirclement around Xiao Tianjian's side. His mounted men also quietly moved to the road junction, blocking the road leading out of Fanjia Fortress.

  Xiao Tianjian watched with cold eyes as Wang Tiandong's group took action, and when he saw that someone had already blocked the road, he sneered in his heart. It seemed that their speculation last night was correct, and Wang Tiandong was indeed a vengeful person who wanted to take revenge on him.

  He nodded to several subordinates, and they also slightly nodded, indicating that they had made preparations. On the surface, they seemed relaxed, still gathering in groups of three or five, but in reality, they were loose on the outside and tight on the inside, with all personnel ready to line up at any time.

  At this time, one of Wang Tianglong's subordinates walked towards Xiao Tianjian.

  "No need to say more! Different paths, no need to discuss! You go back and tell Wang Daoren that I, Xiao Mou, have nothing more to say to him. We'll take our leave now! Please don't bother seeing us off! Think about how to attack Fanjia Fortress instead! Farewell!" After hearing the words of one of Wang Tiandong's underlings, Xiao Tianjian immediately refused his invitation. This guy was sent by Wang Tiandong to invite Xiao Tianjian over to discuss plans for attacking Fanjia Fortress.

  Hongmen Banquet, Xiao Tianjian had heard of it before, so he wouldn't have fallen for Wang Tiandong's trick. If Wang Tiandong really wanted to discuss attacking Fanjia Fortress, he could have come over and talked to him directly. Why put on such a pretentious show? Xiao Tianjian wasn't one of Wang Tiandong's subordinates, was he? Looking at the movements of Wang Tiandong's men, Xiao Tianjian naturally understood what Wang Tiandong wanted to do.

  Wang Tiandong's subordinates were somewhat surprised by Xiao Tianjian's straightforward refusal, and after taking a look at Xiao Tianjian's subordinates who were indeed packing up their things, they were taken aback for a moment before turning around with a cold face, clasping their fists together in a farewell gesture, and hastily retreating.

  Wang Tiandong stood up immediately after hearing the report from his subordinates, gritting his teeth and cursing: "Want to leave? It's not that easy! It seems this guy won't come over, pass down the order and let the brothers prepare for action!"

  As soon as he gave the order, one of his subordinates immediately shot a signal arrow into the sky, and the sharp whistle sound instantly spread far away. His subordinates who were already prepared immediately summoned their respective teams and rushed to block the road, apparently they also had a plan to first block Xiao Tianjian's way and surround him and his group.

  That spark of anger flashed, and upon seeing the movement of Wang Tianlong's hands, Xiao Tianjian immediately realized that his opponent was going to make a move. This was actually already a declaration of war, so he didn't have anything to worry about anymore!

  "Form up in ranks!" Xiao Tianjian bellowed at his subordinates in a loud and clear voice.

  Those thirty-odd warriors and more than twenty auxiliary soldiers immediately dropped what they were holding, grabbed their respective weapons, and converged at incredible speed.

  Although these people are not yet considered elite soldiers, there is still a huge gap between trained soldiers and untrained ones.

  The usual rigorous training results were immediately apparent, as dozens of people quickly gathered in almost an instant, each person clearly knowing their position. In front of Wang Tianlong, they swiftly formed a square formation, with the knife and shield hands in front and the long gun soldiers behind. At the same time, more than 20 auxiliary soldiers also picked up long guns and followed at the back of the team, protecting several wounded men and Lv Langzhong.

  Wang Tianlong was directing his subordinates to form a siege against Xiao Tianjian, but suddenly saw that Xiao Tianjian's side quickly formed a solid square array in front of him. Xiao Tianjian's subordinates moved swiftly but not chaotically, almost making Wang Tianlong's eyes dizzy, and completed the assembly in an instant.

  Wang Tianlong's two hundred men were divided into several groups, crowded together in a hubbub, under the command of their respective leaders, busy reorganizing. For the time being, they couldn't form any sort of formation.

  Wang Tianlong was a bit flustered, and only now did he realize that while he was scheming against others, others were not idle either, and had actually made preparations to counter him in secret.

  "Hurry up, hurry up and block the road! Don't let them escape! Ma Hou'er, take a few more fire spears and go to the road junction to intercept them! Go quickly!" As soon as Wang Tianlong saw that Xiao Tianjian's side had finished forming their ranks, his first thought was that Xiao Tianjian wanted to lead his men in a forced breakout. He didn't want to let Xiao Tianjian and his gang escape. Since they were coming at him hard, he would have to block them here and surround them to crush them.

  So he kicked the horse monkey following him in the crotch, kicking him to hurry up and bring the men with guns to support the group blocking the road, trying to strengthen their power, block the road and let Xiao Tianjian and his gang run away.

  The monkey responded with a shout, hastily summoning several subordinates holding fire guns, and then ran towards the road entrance. He gritted his teeth and cursed as he ran: "Damn it! You think you can run? It's not that easy! Dare to hit me? I'll make sure to kill all of you bastards! Hurry up..."

  Xiao Tianjian stepped into the center of the formation after it was complete, then suddenly shouted loudly: "Brothers! That turtle wants to swallow us whole, do you agree or not?"

  "No answer! No answer..." His dozens of subordinates immediately grabbed the knives and guns in their hands, raised their arms and shouted.

  This is nonsense, it's better to follow Xiao Tianjian, a benevolent and righteous leader! Where can you follow someone like Wang Tiandong, a scoundrel? The answer to this question is simple: for their own future, they absolutely cannot be swallowed up by Wang Tiandong. So even the auxiliary soldiers joined in, shouting loudly with one voice.

  "Fine! Since he's not benevolent, don't blame us for being ruthless! Kill that son of a bitch! See who's more powerful!" Xiao Tianjian roared again.

  "Kill......" Dozens of subordinates shouted in unison again.

  "Everyone is ready! March... forward!..." Xiao Tianjian didn't waste any more words, pointing the long gun in his hand at Wang Tiandong's position, and then loudly gave the order.

  Before the battle, Xiao Tianjian considered how to make everyone see his position when he was in command of collective action under his command. So he tied a piece of bright red cloth under the head of his long gun, so that even in the formation, everyone could see where he was.

  Among the dozens of long guns like a forest, the red cloth on Xiao Tianjian's gun was particularly eye-catching. As he pointed his gun far away, a burst of bamboo flute sounds followed.

  These dozens of soldiers in front, immediately stepped on the sound of the bamboo whistle, marched in step, and with the rhythm of the bamboo whistle, their pace quickly accelerated.

  In the sound of the bamboo whistle, although they stepped quickly, the team did not scatter. The knife and shield holders each covered themselves with a wicker shield in front of them, advancing in dense formation. Behind them were the long spear holders' spears, advancing in unison like a forest, closely following and rapidly pushing forward towards Wang Tianlong's position. On both sides of the team, there were two or three war horses protecting the flanks, also slowing down to press forward, covering the flanks to prevent being taken advantage of by the enemy.