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

On the fourth day, the Mexican cavalry went out as usual.

Antony's troops were also supported, with a total strength of 2,500 men and fifteen cannon.

Since the morning, the two sides have engaged in fierce artillery battles. The sudden increase in artillery fire by the Mexican army made Anthony somewhat unexpected.

Looking at the crumbling parapets, Anthony made the same choice as any experienced cowboy on the continent.

The El Paso Legion used their caravan to block the gap in the parapet, but they did not wait for the full-scale attack of the Mexicans.

Anthony dusted himself off, and cursed, "Damn Mexicans, Indian bastards, where do they get so many cannons, let Austin bring some more cannons tomorrow."

At this time, a scarred cowboy rushed into the camp on his horse.

Anthony immediately recognized the other party as Captain Jabbar, who was in charge of delivering supplies.

"What is it? Indians?"

"No, Mr. Anthony. It's the Mexican cavalry who cut off our rear."

"How many of them!?" Anthony asked eagerly.

"Probably a regiment..." Then Captain Kareem passed out.

"Jabbar! Kareem!..." Anthony was still shouting, not because of how good their relationship was, but because the cavalry regiment's feelings were very vague at this time.

The American cavalry regiment may be composed of 400 or 500 people. It usually has two squadrons, each with 2 companies, and each company has 100-125 people.

However, in Europe, the French cavalry regiment usually has 4 squadrons and 800 people, the Prussian cavalry regiment is generally composed of five squadrons, and the Austrian cavalry regiment usually has 7-8 squadrons. The Russian cavalry regiment has no fixed number of them. Mixed with a large number of Cossacks, the British cavalry regiment was 450 people.

Anthony can only use his own experience in dealing with Indians, 50 pioneers can deal with 300 Indian warriors.

If it was 500 Mexican cavalry, it would be enough to send 300 Texas Army soldiers, but for safety reasons, General Anthony decided to send the 200 mercenaries as well. After all, they were experts in dealing with Indians.

(At this time, there were a large number of Indians and Indo-Europeans in the Mexican army. These people were called Indians by Americans.)

The search force sent by Anthony soon found the Mexican cavalry on a small hillside.

At this time, the Americans, because they had been fighting the Indians for a long time, they did not take these cavalry with sabers seriously.

On the contrary, they feel that in this era, the use of cold weapons is a very ridiculous behavior. Their own cavalry also use pistols and rifles. It was not until 1838 that they began to use Colt cavalry revolvers (no need to press the ram).

Gablenz on the hillside was a little surprised. It wasn't that the Texas Army came quickly, but that there were too few.

On this inconspicuous hillside, a total of 2,000 Mexican cavalry were stationed. Their purpose was to block enemy reinforcements and prevent the El Paso Corps from escaping.

What surprised Gablenz even more was that instead of retreating, the small Texan army advanced along a gentle slope, as if intending to capture the hill.

The search force of the Texas Army is led by Colonel Bob. His idea is very simple, that is, to rush up and kill all the Indians. He can take advantage of the range of the rifle. Anyway, the opponent only has a saber...

Suddenly there was a rain of bullets flying up the mountain. Colonel Bob touched his forehead, and his hands were covered with blood.

"How is this possible..." Colonel Bob fell heavily to the ground, he couldn't understand why those cavalrymen had guns.

In fact, this is related to the Austrian tradition. The cavalry in the Netalenia region was originally dominated by dragoons, and General Gablenz himself was the commander of the dragoons. It is not surprising that the Mexican cavalry he trained would become dragoons.

Gablenz felt that he had a numerical advantage, and he couldn't be sure whether the opponent's army was a bait or whether the opponent had follow-up troops, so he asked the soldiers to dismount and shoot at the enemy while the reserve team prepared to attack.

However, what he didn't expect was that the opponent lost so quickly, fell into chaos as soon as the battle started, and then started to run away.

There was no hiding place in the flat Gobi Desert in front of them, and it was at least two kilometers away from the Texan camp. It was impossible for these defeated soldiers to run back.

Gablenz signaled the messenger to play the semaphore, and the cavalry on the side couldn't bear it long ago, and immediately poured down from the hillside after receiving the order.

The soldiers of the El Paso Legion, who were fleeing, were heartbroken when they heard the thunderous hoofbeats behind them.

Some people want to organize a counterattack. After all, it is impossible for a two-legged person to run past a four-legged horse, but those people can only be scurrying around the Gobi Desert surrounded by the rout.

Naturally, the Mexican cavalry would not let go of this good opportunity to cut wheat, and the cavalry slammed into the ranks of the rout soldiers and began the massacre.

The defeated soldiers who fell behind could only run forward desperately if they wanted to survive, or dragged their companions down to delay the pursuit of the cavalry. ".

The two-kilometer-long flat Gobi is doomed to prevent these routs from escaping back to the camp alive.

At this time, the commanders of the Texas Army were all reclamation businessmen and slave owners. They had no war experience, and even those mercenaries only had experience in fighting Indian tribes.

They didn't know the horror of Genpo, let alone the horror of cavalry.

The reason why Gablenz chose this kind of hillside as a blocking point is because this kind of terrain is not conducive to local attacks, and it can also make use of the strengths of his own cavalry.

Of the 500-man team, only a few remained and fled back to the Legion camp in El Paso.

These people were deliberately let go by Gablenz, whose purpose was to destroy the morale of the El Paso Corps.

These soldiers who escaped from the dead were either silent or yelling non-stop, because they had just experienced a horrific massacre, and their comrades around them were cut down one by one...

The Mexican cavalry did not allow the Texans to surrender. UUReading Bookwww.uukanshu.com used sabers to bleed the surrendered people, and then rode behind those who surrendered and drove them to the camp of the Legion in El Paso .

"Damn it! You can't even deal with those damned Indians! What a bunch of trash!" Anthony cursed.

"Then what do we do now?"

"I know what to do? There are Mexican cannons and fortifications in front, and the rear is cut off by the opponent's cavalry. What can I do! Damn Houston, why didn't he come to support me!" Anthony actually regretted not being in Austria. Sting defended.

The firepower of the Mexican Army is much stronger than that of the El Paso Corps. Now El Paso's position is full of loopholes, which cannot be blocked.

What worried Anthony most was the morale issue. Most of these people had never been on the battlefield. If it was the first two days, he could have let these recruits break through, or even attack Tasan Anna's position head-on to kill them.

But now fear and anxiety, and the shadow of death have enveloped the entire army, he can only count on Houston to send people to rescue, and then flee back to Austin.

However, the Mexican army did not give him this opportunity. After the shelling stopped, Tasan Anna's orderlies issued an ultimatum to him, demanding that the El Paso Corps surrender immediately.

Anthony saw the red flag raised in the Mexican army camp, and he thought of the legend that if he did not surrender now, the Mexicans would no longer accept surrender in the future.

At this time, the cavalry team that eliminated Colonel Bob came from the direction of Austin, and Anthony discovered that it was not a cavalry regiment, but a cavalry brigade.

Anthony knew that he would never leave alive if he didn't surrender, so he chose to surrender. It wasn't that he lacked courage, but that he didn't want to make unnecessary sacrifices.