War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Under the scorching sun, above the endless wilderness, a small group of U.S. reconnaissance cavalry saw a shade of trees in the distance. They decided to go to the shade to rest for a while.

After all, in most people's minds, Zachary Taylor's order to find the main force of the Mexican army here was a complete joke. If hundreds of thousands of people were wandering on the Great Plains, they would have been discovered long ago.

But as soon as they dismounted and were about to rest against a tree, they were ambushed by the Mexicans. The battle ended in an instant. Three of the six-person reconnaissance team died on the spot and three were captured.

On the hillside not far away, Jimmy was observing everything happening here with a telescope. He couldn't understand why the US military would expand its reconnaissance scope so much. Could it be that he knew the Mexican army's strategic deployment in advance.

But this is unlikely. After Miss Jenny's incident, Tasan Anna has become extremely cautious. Only people at the general level can know the entire plan. Even Jimmy's adjutant thought that he was going north to eliminate the rebels.

In fact, Jimmy's order was to go north to Juarez to join Diego's legion and eliminate the rebels. However, when he arrived in Juarez, he discovered that Diego's legion was trapped in Albuquerque.

This is an unreasonable thing, because in order to attack the Albuquerque Fortress, the US military must cross the Rio Grande, and Diego had enough time to lead his men to escape when the opponent crossed the river.

There are only two possibilities for the current situation, either Diego is too confident, or the US military is too reckless, but no matter what the situation is, Jimmy must find a way to help.

Because Albuquerque is the last barrier in northern Mexico. Once it is lost, half of the country will be lost to the enemy, and it will be difficult to regain it.

After succeeding, the scouts waved to the hillside where Jimmy was. If they raised their perspective over the hillside, they would see an entire cavalry division of 7,000 cavalry resting with their horses.

Jimmy didn't know the news of the defeat of Veracruz at this time. He felt that Tasan Anna's troops would arrive as soon as possible after solving Winfield, so his task was to hold back the US military and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. .

Early the next morning, the bugle sounded and the American soldiers gathered together with their tired bodies. Before the war even started, some people broke down and cried non-stop. They didn't shut up until they were whipped to greet them.

Zachary Taylor once again appeared in front of the army and once again began his speech.

"I am here today to tell you that we are about to face a great challenge - a war that could cause great harm to our country, our nation and our people.

The enemy we have to face is powerful and cruel, but we have defeated many powerful enemies in history, whether they are savage Indians, tyrannical Spaniards, or cunning British, they were all defeated by the great At the feet of America.

Now I call upon you to join this glorious fight in pursuit of honor, victory, and the defense of liberty.

Let us make the best choices for ourselves, for our families, for our community, and for future Americans. thank you for your support! .”

I have to say that Zachary Taylor's speech level is not bad, but too many defeats make it difficult for the US military at this time to believe that victory is possible.

Moreover, there is an even more outrageous rumor in the military camp, that is, it is not the curse of the Indians that causes widespread death of the US military, but the "Black Death".

This terrible disease will cause the body to turn black after death, and eventually turn into a black man. Then they will get out of their graves in the middle of the night and join the enemy camp, so the enemies in the Albuquerque Fortress will always It’s impossible to kill them all.

Although this rumor was very outrageous, it was widely circulated among the military. There was even a rumor that General Stephen Carney, who was attacking California, also encountered a demon.

It is said that the expedition fleet encountered the Austrians and summoned the Kraken (the legendary Kraken) which was devoured.

Tasan Anna himself is a black magician who can teleport hundreds of thousands of troops from Albuquerque to Veracruz in an instant, and God knows if he will teleport them back again.

There was a lot of uneasiness and fear among American soldiers. Zachary Taylor's speech did nothing to dispel these negative emotions, but the war must continue.

On the top of the city, Diego put a leaf into his mouth and chewed it repeatedly. The bitter leaf juice lifted his spirits.

The US military also attempted several sneak attacks last night, which exhausted the defenders at this time.

In fact, under Sherman's suggestion, the US military's night attack tactics were very successful, but these people discovered a problem after reaching the top of the city.

Most US troops have night blindness, and black people are almost invincible in the dark.

On the other hand, under the care of Tasan Anna, the black army almost eliminated this disease. In fact, when the main force of the Mexican army left, they left behind a large amount of supplies, so much that the defenders could not eat them all.

This night attack also caused the future master of terror in the Civil War to suffer from phobia of the dark. He did not have night blindness, so he could see clearly how the black people killed his comrades.

Sherman hid in the pile of corpses, and was finally kicked off the city wall and rolled down the slope to the ground before escaping. He became the only survivor of his company.

But it has to be said that Sherman's tactics were actually very successful. If it had been repeated a few more times, the defenders would have collapsed.

The battle began again, and the American troops roared towards the dilapidated fortress. Diego and his men were ready to die because Zachary Taylor would not allow them to surrender.

In fact, even if the US military allows these black people to surrender, they may not choose to surrender. But since the other party won't give them a way to survive at this time, they don't have to make excuses for themselves, and they can just fight to the end.

The U.S. Army once again attacked the city wall, and fierce hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides. Corpses covered the ground. Even if the Mexican army once again used a powder keg, it could not stop the U.S. troops from charging higher and higher.

Zachary Taylor looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction, but this time he did not choose to open the champagne, but let the military band play Beethoven's "Eroica Symphony".

However, as the exciting music sounded, the situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse, and a large number of Mexican cavalry suddenly appeared on the flanks of the US military.

In the 19th century, generally speaking, cavalry directly attacking infantry lines without the cover of artillery and infantry was tantamount to seeking death.

But this was the time when the US infantry was most lax. They did not form a line, but were attacking the Albuquerque Fortress in a skirmish formation.

At the same time, the Mexican cavalry rushed out from the flanks, resulting in a serious shortage of U.S. troops facing the enemy directly. At this time, some officers realized that as long as they could quickly form a hollow square formation, they could defeat the impact of the enemy cavalry.

Once the cavalry loses its impact, it becomes a target for the infantry.

However, with the level of training and organization of the US military at that time, it was impossible to complete such a difficult tactical formation at the moment when the enemy cavalry was charging at high speed.