The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven

The result of the cavalry rushing to the city was of course similar to that of the Qing army's Battle of Balihe.

The Mexican cavalry bravely rushed to the wall of the Alamo, and then had to dismount and shoot at the defenders on the city. After 20 minutes of firefighting, the Mexican side killed 114 people and had to flee in embarrassment.

The Mexican army counted the previous 11 messengers and the 25 soldiers who died yesterday, and the Mexican army's casualties were as high as 150.

The casualties of the Alamo defenders are almost negligible. There are many folklore about the casualties of this battle in history. The book also says that each Alamo killed at least ten Mexicans before the battle was over.

Although Franz felt that the Mexican army was unlikely to pay such a heavy price, he still made two-handed preparations, with experienced military observers (military advisers) and a heavy siege gun.

But Tasan Anna's operation has exceeded Franz's imagination, and the two Austrian army observers were also stunned.

"General Tasan Anna, cavalry is not suitable for siege warfare." Stadion reminded.

Tasan Anna also realized that he was wrong, but for the sake of his own face, he chose to ignore Stadion's words.

"Monsieur Stadion, look at the courage of our Mexican army! Infantry advance!"

Then another tragedy happened. With the rhythmic beating of drums, Mexican soldiers in green jackets and white breeches were walking towards the Alamo in a neat formation.

A shell flew into the queue, first blowing the head of the first person, and then bringing out a bunch of blood in the queue.

The second shell hit the ground and bounced. The soldier tried to resist with his arms, and then his arms broke off in response, flying high into the air.

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Although the Alamo defenders had only three artillery pieces, this was not enough to offset the disadvantage of the Mexican army. As the Mexican soldiers approached within 300 yards, the defenders began to shoot, and people kept falling.

Although the Kentucky rifle used by the Texans was also a design of the last century, it was a rifle, that is, a rifled gun.

The range of the Kentucky rifle is far stronger than that of the contemporary musket, and the accuracy is so high that I don't know where it is.

Just as Stadion and Gablenz were about to dissuade Tasan Anna, the Mexican line collapsed.

After all, no one wants to die, and there are a large number of Indians and native whites in the Mexican army. Their treatment is not good. If the war goes well, they can still beat the autumn wind.

Once the first deserter appears, the number of deserters will grow exponentially.

In the end, Tasan Anna had to let the cavalry stop the fleeing infantry regiment. After a short period of confusion, after an inventory, the Mexican army lost more than 200 soldiers.

This made Tasang Anna feel a little embarrassed, and he ordered the execution of the head of the first infantry regiment, so the unlucky head went to see God.

In contrast to the Alamo defenders, Bowie and David Crockett were ready to beat Tasan Anna's celebration party.

Many people felt that these Mexicans were not as difficult to deal with as the Indians, and the whole fortress was full of joy.

But Travis couldn't be happy anyway, because before the siege began, a team of sentries reported that they had discovered a giant artillery that was 4-5 meters long and had to be drawn by ten horses.

If what the sentries say is true, it is most likely a 16-pounder, or a 24-pounder.

This kind of artillery is not even in the arsenal of the U.S. Continental Army, only in Europe. In fact, the U.S. Navy also has this kind of artillery, but they are all installed on gunboats.

Although Tasang Anna had a good face, she didn't want to let her subordinates sacrifice in vain. After all, these people were the foundation of her rule, and this was only the first battle.

"Mr. Gablenz, Mr. Stadion, do you have any good suggestions? You know, we Mexicans are all warriors, and we rarely encounter such opponents hiding in tortoise shells."

Through the battle just now, the two have analyzed the combat power of both sides.

The Alamo garrison had better weapons, and even though the Mexican army was equipped with flintlock muskets from Austria, the shooting accuracy of the two sides could not be compared.

Although the Mexican army was superior in numbers, it lacked both training and courage.

In the battle just now, if it was the European army, I am afraid that it would have approached the city wall, and Alamo could be taken down with a few hundred more losses.

However, the Mexican army actually collapsed when it approached the city wall. You must know that the attack just now did not achieve any effect, but it boosted the morale of the opponent.

"I propose that the siege force be divided into two parts to continue to harass the enemy, wait for the siege artillery to arrive, and then attack." Gablenz said.

"That's right, the morale of the enemy army is high. Attacking now will definitely cause huge casualties to our army. But our army must win a battle to improve our army's morale." Stadion said.

Tasang Anna thought it made sense, but at the same time she was very curious, where did the victory come from when she was standing still and waiting for the artillery.

"How can our army win a battle?"

"General, there is still a rebel team here." Stadion pointed to a small town more than ten kilometers away from the Alamo on the map.

"Mr. Stadion, there are six hundred people here." Tasan Anna felt unbelievable. Now he can't even feed 200 people. Wouldn't 600 people want to support him to death?

"But they have no walls, my lord," replied Stadion.

Tasang Anna was a little hesitant whether to follow this suggestion. Although there was no city wall in that small town, there were houses. If there was a street fight, the loss of his troops would not be small.

Gablenz has seen Tasan Anna's worries~www.wuxiaspot.com~Your Excellency, according to your sentinel report, most of the residents in the town have fled, and the rest are a group of desperadoes. We can Burn that town down, and your cavalry can easily crush these outlaws once they escape into the plains. "

Tasan Anna knew what Gablenz meant, and he admired the young man in front of him even more, so ruthless!

Gablenz was indeed a ruthless man. During the Italian War, his team was ambushed, and he himself was knocked out of an eye by the attacker.

Gablenz killed the attacker on the spot, and then led his troops to break out and pass out when they reached safety.

So Tasan Anna left half of his troops, continued to besiege Alamo, and took the main cavalry to harvest wheat.

The Mexican army is very familiar with killing and arson, because they always do it on their own land.

Ma Ning, who was still asleep, was woken up by his subordinates, and he didn't even have time to put on his boots.

The fire illuminated the night, and there were chaotic crowds everywhere, and there were wails and women's cries from time to time.

"How is this going!"

"I don't know, someone set fire, the fire was too big, and the well was blocked again, we had to evacuate the town first."

The fire protection measures in this era are very backward, and the Texas area is very dry, and large fires are common.

"Damn it!..."

Ma Ning escaped from the town with some of his men. When it was almost dawn, a large group of cavalry appeared on the horizon in the distance.

Ma Ning and his men thought that the main force of Houston had arrived, and they all waved their arms excitedly until they saw the Mexican flag.

A massacre begins...