 El Vasco and Peterson free Xantos by infiltrating the US Army camp, setting off a series of explosions, and escape with Xantos in an old army truck, but the one of the truck's wheels becomes unhinged and the three men end up swimming across the Rio Grande river to safety back in Mexico.El Vasco, Peterson and Xantos are safely reunited with Xantos' followers, known as the Xantistas, hiding out in a cave.But Mongo captures several of the Xantistas and threatens to execute them if Xantos does not surrender.