1850 American Gold Baron

Liang Yao walked to a carriage and lifted a corner of the oilcloth covering the carriage, revealing the Walter M1851E rifle hidden inside.

Bell's eyes widened when he saw these rifles.

"500 Walter rifles, do you think this is a timely help?" Liang Yao squinted his eyes and looked at Bell.

"Do you still have a warehouse in the east?" Bell showed greedy eyes.

He had long heard of the name of the Walter rifle, and Liang Yao had given him a few for hunting. This rifle was one of the best rifles he had ever used.

"No." Liang Yao shook his head and said, "These guns were originally donated by me to the cadets at West Point Military Academy for training. I asked General Lee to get them back first for emergency use."

"Oh?" After learning the origin of these firearms, Bell couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.

"I have a lot of Walter rifles. There are at least tens of thousands of Walter rifles stocked in the warehouse in California, enough to arm an entire Confederate army." Liang Yao drew a pie for Bell.

"As long as the communication line with the two states is opened, I can not only equip the Texas regiment with Walter rifles, but I will also give you a few extra cannons."

In fact, there are not tens of thousands of Walter rifles in stock in California. In order to fulfill orders from France in the past two years, the Sacramento Arsenal has been operating at almost full capacity for production. There are not many guns that can be retained. If it is full, it can only equip one more.

Western Brigade.

"The Mexican army has not yet been assembled. If we attack now, we can catch them off guard. It will be difficult to attack when the Mexican army is fully assembled. I really don't know what those people in Congress are thinking about declaring war."

It’s all procrastinating.”

The route Bell mentioned is the best and fastest solution to open up a transportation line. Mexico's existing road network can be used for this route.

"Although there are many new recruits in the Texas Regiment, the new recruits are led by veterans. I know these veterans well."

However, the Mexican authorities' response was staggeringly slow.

"Ten years ago, our Texas regiment did not have heavy weapons, so why didn't we still capture the president of Mexico alive and beat him to the gates of the Mexican capital?" Bell said confidently. He was very dissatisfied with Liang Yao's doubts.

"I know what's in your mind, Xiao Jiujiu. How this battle is fought is up to you two commanders. As long as we can win without too many people dying, I'll let you do whatever you want." Bell offered his price.

"It's just that after the war, you need to build an arsenal in Texas. I won't take your production line for nothing. I will pool the money with the men in Texas. I don't want the boys in Texas to have to pay hundreds of dollars for the next war."

Look at other people's faces with a gun.

The United States and Mexico had just fought a war ten years ago. At that time, American surveying and mapping experts had surveyed and mapped the map of Mexico. The map of Mexico in the hands of the Yankees was probably more accurate than the Mexican's own map.

He walked to the map and stared at the 1:20,000 scale map hanging on the wall.

"Don't worry, I have already arranged this matter." Liang Yao said confidently, "War does not necessarily have to be declared before it can be fought."

Bell pointed at the map.

His thoughts were exactly the same as Liang Yao's. The military quality of these southern slave owners seemed to be quite high.

California and Texas have many common interests. Liang Yao can still help Texas build an arsenal.

These two cities must have been attacked by the Eastern Front Army together. Only the insignificant town of Sarti was not on Jackson's march route. It would be a pity to abandon it in vain.

"But you are leading a group of poor people this time. Regardless of the quality of the equipment, as far as I know, many people in the Texas regiment are still new recruits without any actual combat experience." Liang Yao said.

"You want the Texas Regiment to cooperate with the Western Brigade to open up the communication line between the two states." Bell said as he walked into his office.

Four days later, Mexican President Santa Ana ordered all states to send troops north to prevent another American invasion.

If you want to defeat Sarti, I'm afraid you can only rely on the Texas regiment yourself.

Only 12 of Mexico's 32 states have expressed willingness to send troops, and most of these states that have expressed willingness to send troops are northern states that directly border the United States.

"It's just that Congress hasn't declared war on Mexico yet, which is not a good sign." Bell said with a frown.

Jackson's strategic goal was to march into Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, and the two cities of Nuevo Laredo and Monterey were on Jackson's march route.

"To open up the communication line between California and Texas, we need to capture Nuevo Laredo, Monterey, and Salty on the eastern front. Your western brigade must at least capture Mazatlan, a small port in Mexico on the Pacific Ocean, and Mexico

Durango City, the capital of Durango State. If everything goes well, the Western Brigade and the Texas Regiment will be able to meet up in Torreon City."

"That's good." Liang Yao nodded.

Both the Western Brigade and the Southern Army have reached the U.S.-Mexico border, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that war is imminent.

On the other hand, the Texas regiment only had light weapons.

The pie that Liang Yao drew for Bell was certainly tempting, but Bell was not completely tempted by the pie that Liang Yao drew.

"What do you know? Only poor devils dare to risk their lives! If they win this battle, these poor devils can become masters and have their own land and slaves in Mexico," Bell said.

"I'm not worried about the Western Brigade, but the Texas Regiment. After all, you don't have heavy weapons." Liang Yao expressed his worries.

Bell paused and then continued: "My Texas regiment is sure to take Salti and even Torreon within two months. Your Western Brigade can take Mazatlan and Mazatlan within two months."

Durango?”

The weapons and equipment of the Western Brigade are very advanced and comprehensive, including light and heavy weapons, and the ammunition in stock can also ensure that the Western Brigade can open fire.

As Bell said, the speed of the Mexican army's build-up was very impressive.

As long as you agree to this condition, the Texas Regiment can cooperate with your actions."

Two days later, Mexico protested to Washington, asking why Washington deployed troops at the border for no reason and what its intentions were.

However, Washington did not give a satisfactory answer on this matter, because at this time, the U.S. Congress was also debating over whether to formally declare war on Mexico, and they did not know how to reply to Mexico. They just used military exercises

In the name of the Mexican government, he responded hastily.

"Okay, I promise you." Liang Yao agreed happily.

However, very few Mexican states responded.

This shows the low cohesion of this country.

After receiving the order from Liang Yao, Krueger in San Diego requested to enter Tijuana City for investigation on the grounds that American soldiers were missing during military exercises and he suspected that these soldiers were killed by Mexicans in Tijuana.

I thought that Tijuana would sternly refuse such a rude request.

However, when Kruger received a reply from Tijuana, everyone in Kruger was numb. The reply from Tijuana was actually: We are already aware of the matter, and we are deeply sorry for the unfortunate experience of these American soldiers.

pity.

Allow the United States to send an investigation team into Tijuana for investigation. Our Mexican government and military will try our best to cooperate with the United States in the investigation. Once the murderer is found, we will never cover it up, and the murderer will be handed over to you unconditionally.