 On several occasions Neri and his men would come into confrontation with other "Zapatistas", notably with the troops of Genovevo de la O, and at one time almost with Zapata himself.In November 1913 Neri had appropriated some guns from the other "Zapatista" commanders which earned him a rebuke from Zapata.Neri answered with a bold letter in which he refused to return the guns, accused Zapata of favoritism and not giving him enough credit, and threatened that if Zapata tried to collect the guns again, he would break off and fight Huerta on his own.