Yue Zhong separated the militants into 2 camps, one consisting of those who had committed cannibalism and the other camp consisting of those who had not. He handed a Replica Tang Sword to Xiong Zheng, then pointed to one of the militants who had eaten human flesh and said,
“I need subordinates! Cut off his head, and from then on you will be under me! If you can’t, then I will deem you to still be on his side!”
“What a vicious method! He is forcing us to choose sides!!”
Xiong Zheng received the Replica Tang Sword and his body shuddered involuntarily; he was aware of Yue Zhong’s intentions to make use of him. If he could kill his old comrades, it meant that he was willing to cut off ties with the Clear Wind Camp gang, whereas if he couldn’t, he was choosing death together with his comrades.
He gripped the Replica Tang Sword in his hands tightly and a ruthlessness arose in his heart, as he walked over to his comrade of days past. Xiong Zheng slashed down ferociously and decapitated his ex-comrade. Fresh blood sprayed out and dyed his entire body red, giving him the appearance of an evil spirit.
Xiong Zheng had killed his own comrade. He put the Replica Tang Sword to one side, before kneeling down in front of Yue Zhong and loudly proclaiming his allegiance:
”Xiong Zheng is willing to swear fealty to Your Lordship and will fight for you. Lord, please accept this subordinate!”
Yue Zhong looked at Xiong Zheng approvingly:
“Very good! From now on, you are the captain of my 2nd Team! Get up!”
Xiong Zheng stood up and respectfully returned the Replica Tang Sword in his hands to Yue Zhong.
Yue Zhong immediately gave a .81 Rifle and 2 grenades to Xiong Zheng. At such a close distance, Yue Zhong could take care of him easily, so he wasn’t worried about Xiong Zheng revolting.
Yue Zhong once again handed the Replica Tang Sword to another militant who had not touched human flesh, saying coldly,
“It’s your turn! Do you want to kill him or die with him?”
The militant’s heart went cold and in the end, he accepted the Replica Tang Sword. He gritted his teeth, stepped forward and swung it down, decapitating his former comrade, then knelt down in front of Yue Zhong to swear fealty.
In a cycle like this, the militants began defecting to Yue Zhong one by one. With one fell swoop, Yue Zhong obtained the submission of 15 militants, and the price of the exchange was the 18 heads of the other militants rolling on the floor.
Watching the slaughter of the militants, many of the survivors could not take it and walked back to the buses. Some had even wet themselves upon witnessing the scene, while others immediately vomited. Wang Jian and his team were also shocked, not knowing how to react.
After those militants had submitted to Yue Zhong, he returned their guns to them and split them up into 3 teams. Each team had 5 members and the captains of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Teams were Liu Erhei, Xiong Zheng and another ex-militant named Zhang Niujiang respectively.
Originally, the 15 team members would have only formed a single team, but for further convenience and easier micromanagement, Yue Zhong had split them up the way he did.
After settling the issue of the teams, Yue Zhong started obtaining detailed information about Clear Wind Camp’s situation, including the amount of fighters, firepower and intelligence they had.
With the current strength of Clear Wind Camp and the threat they posed, if it were in Qing Yuan County, Yue Zhong would simply pull out one of his main teams to easily crush them. However, he was on his own right now and could not afford to be careless.
Yue Zhong had just finished the meeting when Wang Jian hurriedly ran up to him and asked,
”Yue Zhong! No matter how frugal we are, our current supplies for the vehicle fleet can only last for the next 3 days at most. Are you able to think of a solution?”