1840Indian rebirth

According to the news in the newspapers, about two months ago, in June, there was a rebellion in California.

U.S. Captain John Fremont incited local American residents to rebel, led an army of sixty people, took control of California, and declared his independence from Mexico, establishing the Republic of California.

Yes, sixty people.

Although he already knew the situation in the United States at this time, looking at this number, Ma Shao still felt that it was a bit outrageous.

That's California. California, the world's most prosperous and powerful provincial administrative region in later generations, now has dozens of people subverting the government, just like a joke.

Ma Shao believed that he could organize such a subversion if he wanted to.

But he won't do that.

Because this is meaningless. California at this time was too vast and sparsely populated. What Fremont really occupied was actually a village. The so-called change of sovereignty was simply a name.

And Ma Shao would never want this name.

California is one of the four goals that James Polk promised during his campaign, and he will certainly not allow anyone to take it away.

In fact, the Republic of California only existed symbolically for less than a month before becoming part of the United States.

Although Ma Shao didn't know the specific time, he estimated that the Republic of California should no longer exist at this time and had become a territory of the United States.

The United States is determined to win this.

If Mashao dares to overturn California, he will instantly become the biggest success story in North America.

But the horse whistle will not let California go.

He must seize this place, this American version of Guangdong Province, a super province that is more prosperous than most countries, including Britain and France.

Even without mentioning all the prosperity of later generations, California now has two things that make horses covet—gold and the ocean.

One of the high points of the westward expansion was the discovery of the gold mines in California.

Ma Shao knew something about this history. At least he knew that the location of the gold mine was near Sacramento and would be discovered in two years.

In order to obtain this gold, he must develop his power in California in advance.

According to his plan, next year he will go to Sacramento to establish an Apache stronghold and search for gold mines.

In addition to gold mines, California is also adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, and the ocean is undoubtedly an essential resource.

But before that, Mashao's attention to the outside world still needs to be focused on the U.S.-Mexican War in the southwest.

By next year, the focus of the war will shift to the south and approach the Mexican capital. At that time, he can go to Sacramento to establish a new stronghold.

…

James Magoffin left and never returned. General Carney waited for a few more days, but still did not see his return, so he vaguely guessed the real situation.

"It's been several days late. It seems like this guy has failed!" Carney said angrily. "I thought he was as smart as he claimed to be and could convince Armijo with just his words!"

"Maybe Armijo is not as corrupt and cowardly as he described himself to be," Donivan said.

"Huh, who knows." Carney snorted, "No matter what the truth is, I think we can only prepare to attack now."

"Since the Mexicans are unwilling to surrender, I will beat them until they surrender!" He took a deep breath, "Notify the entire army to prepare for the next battle, and we will head to the canyon tomorrow!"

The U.S. military gave up its plan to defeat the enemy without a fight and began to prepare for an attack.

The battle took place not in Santa Fe.

The city of Santa Fe is not a fortified city with high walls, so there will be no fortified battles or the like.

But there is a canyon in the northeast corner of Santa Fe, which is the only way to enter Santa Fe and is also a natural battlefield.

As long as the Mexicans were not fools, they would have been prepared near the canyon.

And as long as Americans are not fools, they can definitely predict this.

Everyone knows that this canyon is the battlefield between the US Army and the Santa Fe Army.

Sure enough, when General Carney led his troops to the canyon, they saw the Mexican defensive positions in the distance.

Moreover, the Mexican army seems to be quite willing to fight. There are at least two thousand people standing ready here, a large number of them are cavalry, and there are also several artillery pieces.

In numbers, the Mexicans may even outnumber General Carney.

However, Carney was not surprised by this and did not take it too seriously.

Before the war started, the number of Mexican troops was already higher than that of the United States. But as a professional officer, he knew very well that numbers have never been the decisive factor in military strength.

A ragtag group of people can be beaten by an enemy army whose number is equivalent to one-tenth of the number, and they will lose their armor and flee in confusion.

In the eyes of Americans, the Mexican army is almost a rabble.

This is not unfounded contempt, but a fact. The Mexican army is poorly equipped, poorly trained, and has little will to fight.

Texas can defeat Mexico, let alone the United States?

Therefore, Carney believes that defeating the Mexicans is a sure thing, or it is a matter of course.

The only thing that upset him was Magoffin's failure, which frustrated his wish to "peacefully liberate" Mexico.

On the Mexican position opposite, Governor Manuel Armijo looked very uneasy looking at the American troops appearing here.

He repeatedly picked up the telescope to look around, then repeatedly put down the telescope and frowned in thought. He looked like a bride in an arranged marriage, hesitantly wanting to know the face of the groom.

In contrast, the young officers were full of fighting spirit, especially Armijo's nephew Chavez, who almost seemed to be looking forward to the next war.

Chavez came to Armijo: "Relax, my dear uncle, we will definitely defeat the Americans."

Armijo was not comforted at all, and his brows were still furrowed: "Chavez, you are still too young... I really shouldn't have let you enter the army. I should have let you be my secretary."

"I don't want to be a secretary," Chavez said, "and I don't want to disturb you. You and the blond secretary obviously get along very well."

"..." Armijo was silent for a moment, "That's not the point. I don't think we can defeat the Americans."

"Maybe you are right," Chavez said, "but that's not the point. The point is that we have to fight this battle."

"..." Armijo was silent for a moment, "That's not the point. I don't think we can defeat the Americans."

"Maybe you are right." Chavez said, "But that's not the point. The point is that we have to fight this battle." "..." Armijo was silent for a moment, "That's not the point. I don't think we can.

Defeat the Americans."

"Maybe you are right," Chavez said, "but that's not the point. The point is that we have to fight this battle."