Chapter 535 Breaking the situation
In fact, Tasan Anna's main force had already begun to move south, but because Zachary Taylor's forces were tightly held back by Diego and his black legions on the Rio Grande line, the US military was unable to learn of this. One piece of information.
However, Tasan Anna, who was originally intended to rescue Mexico City, failed because Jose Apter temporarily decided to steal Joaquin de Herrera's hometown of San Luis City.
At this time, Tasan Anna's army was very tired, and he wanted to let the soldiers go into the city to rest. However, Austrian military observers in the city stopped him because this was a good time to pursue.
However, Tasan Anna's military literacy was really poor. Even General Jimmy beside him understood what he meant, but the Mexican president remained unmoved.
Finally, Colonel Harder Hodges, an Austrian military observer, came up with a solution.
"Your Excellency, it is said that Joaquín de Herrera has hundreds of millions of pesos hidden in his family, and you have been trying to tax the San Luis area for many years, just because that traitor has been hindering it so far. Now is the time to give them a chance It’s a good opportunity to make up for your taxes.”
"It makes sense! It makes sense! The traitor's money is my money. When I have money, I can pay the military." Tasang Anna instantly established a set of self-logic.
"That's it! It's all your money, you can spend it however you want!" Hader Hodges continued to confuse.
"Jimmy!" yelled Tasan Anna.
"Here!" General Jimmy immediately put down his work and ran to Tasang Anna like a messenger.
"We won't enter the city anymore. Tell the brothers to go to St. Louis and rob." Tasan Anna realized something was wrong and changed his words, "Recover the lost territory."
"yes!"
Tasang Anna still felt it was inappropriate, after all, he still wanted to boost morale.
"Come back and tell everyone that you can take whatever belongs to the rebels as you please. That means returning the property to its original owner, do you understand?"
"Understood!" Jimmy ran out and said to his men.
"Listen, Mr. President, have mercy, St. Louis City is ours!"
"Long live robbery!"
"Long live women!"
"Long live Mexico!"
The soldiers cheered from the bottom of their hearts.
At this time, Jimmy pressed his hand to signal everyone to stop first.
"Remember, we are only allowed to attack traitors. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" In fact, the Mexican army is already familiar with this. Is it difficult to distinguish traitors?
"The whole army marches out!"
As a result, there was another army of tigers and wolves behind Jose Apte. After the fall of St. Louis City, Tasan Anna's army arrived.
I have to say that Tasan Anna is still very good at fighting the civil war, especially since the motley crew under Jose Apter just spent the night in St. Louis City and had no fighting ability at all the next day.
Tasan Anna's army defeated the largest rebel army in Mexico with a crushing force, and then Jose Apte and Joaquín de Herrera were quickly impressed by General Jimmy's superb interrogation techniques. and told them everything they knew.
At this time, Tasan Anna made a surprising decision, that is, to continue the attack without giving the opponent time to react.
This decision proved to be a very wise one. Winfield, who was too arrogant, thought everything was under his control.
However, the sudden appearance of the Mexican army shattered his illusions. Although the US military built a large number of fortifications outside Veracruz, those fortifications did not play their due role due to excessive mental slack, causing the Mexican army to march straight in.
Jimmy's cavalry troops rampaged through the American military camp, rolling iron hooves accompanied by howls of fear and angry roars.
The patter of gunfire could not stop this torrent at all, and most of those who resisted became dead souls under the knife.
It wasn't until the dust in the sky dispersed that the surviving American soldiers poked their heads out, breathed a sigh of relief and quickened their pace away from the battlefield.
The Mexican cavalry killed everyone on sight and set fires everywhere. Veracruz was soon turned upside down.
In addition, most US military officers are on vacation in the city, so no one can organize an effective counterattack.
If the Mexican army's leading cavalry had arrived at this time, instead of Tasan Anna's main force, the war might have ended.
In fact, Winfield's approach reduced the fighting spirit of the US military to a certain extent. If it had not been for more than a month of idleness in Veracruz, the American soldiers would not have been defeated in one blow.
Because they did not know the number of attackers, the cavalry officers refused to attack. They did not want to make unnecessary sacrifices.
In fact, this was the common idea of all the US military departments at the time. Coupled with the chaos caused by the cavalry sneak attack, Winfield, the nerve center of the US military, was damaged. There was no way to control the development of the situation and no way to mobilize his troops.
The result was that the behemoth U.S. military was paralyzed. On the other hand, the Mexican cavalry troops knew the terrain of Veracruz very well and could come and go freely. After all, this was their station.
In the end, Jimmy's cavalry troops killed seven in and seven out of Veracruz and then left without encountering almost any obstacles.
On the other hand, until the Mexicans left, the US military did not know how many people there were, where they came from, and when they launched the sneak attack.
Although the overall performance of the U.S. military in this attack was very impressive, there were some outstanding points. Grant's company successfully repelled an attack by a Mexican cavalry force several times larger than itself, and successfully defended the building under construction. fortifications.
However, this did not win him honor, but instead became the beginning of his unlucky road.
The casualties of this battle have not yet been calculated, but the furious Winfield has overturned the entire chessboard, and he vowed to wash away today's shame.
But today's defeat was too ugly. Just when Winfield was thinking about who to make as the scapegoat, another piece of bad news came.
The main force of the Mexican army is pressing down on the border and is attacking the outer defense line, asking for help everywhere.
At this time, the morale of the Mexican army, which had just sacked St. Louis City, was at its peak. Tasan Anna's soldiers all said that they would push all Americans into the sea today.
In fact, when Tasan Anna's army entered the city of St. Louis, due to the evil deeds of the rebels, the residents of the city regarded the Mexican government troops as their saviors.
Moreover, the survivors in St. Louis City had nothing of value, so Tasan Anna's army let these poor people go and focused on fighting the rebels.
It turned out that the troops of José Apte and Joaquín de Herrera were a ragtag group, and their first reaction when they discovered the Mexican government troops was to run for their lives.
Finding it impossible to escape, he chose to surrender. Tasan Anna was not a man who was too trustworthy. In order to appease the people of St. Louis City, he executed a large number of rebels on the spot.
Then he incorporated some of the rebels into his own army to supplement his own strength.
This later proved to be an extremely foolish move.
But at this time in Veracruz, the U.S. military was already occupied by General Tasan Anna. British and French reporters here at the same time quickly brought the news to Europe.