War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

Colonel Dardo stared at the bones hanging on the cliff, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and chose to retreat. After all, a good man will not suffer the consequences.

Soon the white officer found his place in the mine.

The amount of gold sand here is frightening. Fortunately, the Indian chief has fulfilled his promise. He can get all kinds of food, drinks, cigarettes, and even prostitutes.

The disadvantage is that their cooking skills are a little hard to describe, so you just need cooking utensils and ingredients to cook by yourself, just like you were in the Boy Scouts.

Some US military prisoners even think that the land under their feet is the legendary "Promised Land". After all, here you can really "get rich" with your own hands, and such work is so simple.

In addition to the lack of freedom, it is fair, wealthy, and even eliminates status differences to a certain extent. After all, those officers have to work like ordinary soldiers to get food; and there are not only white people in the mines, but also Indians and mixed-race people. It can be seen that the chief It's true that everyone is treated equally.

In just a few days, some of the prisoners were tamed. They dismissed their former superiors' thoughts of escaping, and even reported on those compatriots who wanted to escape.

On the other hand, the U.S. military is still on its way. Although the craze for gold gave these cowboys superhuman perseverance and endurance, after all, not every army can reach the level of one person and two riders.

In fact, the U.S. military's marching team at this time was considered extremely wealthy by its European counterparts, because at this time, most European armies did not have many horses or donkeys, and soldiers in some areas did not even have uniform shoes. , and marching can only be done on foot.

The journey from Denver to California was not an easy task. First, we had to deal with the Mexicans' pursuit and defense of the fortress. Fortunately, the opponent's defense was ineffective.

Not only did the Mexican army arrive late, but the subsequent battles with the US military were intermittent. They seemed to be in no hurry to cut off the Americans' retreat.

Of course, this was a misjudgment and wrong strategy by the "Great Commander" Tasan Anna. He did not think that the enemy would choose to go deep alone. After all, the "New Mexico Area" at this time was just a huge no-man's land in our own eyes.

(According to Mexican statistics, there is only one person in 20 square kilometers on average, and most places are undeveloped.)

However, what the Mexicans did not expect was that at this time the number of American immigrants in the area exceeded the total local Mexican population.

But even with the help of American immigrants, the journey of the US military was full of hardships; mountains, grasslands, deserts, swamps, as well as tornadoes and sandstorms all threatened their lives at all times.

Fortunately, they brought enough supplies and formulated a "perfect plan."

In fact, this US military team is not alone. There are more companions behind them setting up supply points along the way. It also includes one of the most critical strategies, which is that another US military force will support them from the sea.

That's right, this is not a long-distance attack without any plan, nor is it a gamble on the fate of the country. Rather, it was a careful plan. They would take a boat to Panama, then cross the Central American isthmus, and then take a boat to sneak attack on the Austrian rear.

In fact, this is what Americans have done historically, and they have won resoundingly. They chose to land in San Francisco and easily captured the California region with the help of a large number of leading parties.

But now the Americans have encountered a problem, that is, the Republic of New Granada (Colombia) that rules Panama at this time simply does not dare to let them use the passage.

On the one hand, it is connected to the Austrian colonies and is afraid of Austria's powerful force.

On the other hand, there is the threat from the United Kingdom. After all, as the world's number one troublemaker, wouldn't it be a disgrace to his reputation if he didn't get involved in this matter?

In a sense, Britain does not want the United States to dominate North America. It would be best if it could be divided like the European continent. That would be in the best interests of Great Britain.

It's just that now the British themselves can neither spare nor have enough energy to take care of it. But this does not prevent them from causing trouble behind the scenes, and the Republic of New Granada will naturally not cause trouble for itself.

At this time, Central America was occupied by foreign powers. Britain, France, and Austria all had their own reasons for refusal. In the end, the Americans had no choice but to bypass South America and continue to march toward California.

Of course, General Zachary Taylor, who was in charge of the frontal attack, did not know this. He was still advancing in leaps and bounds according to the original plan.

If the general knew that his naval operations had been delayed, he would have more time to "leisurely" pass through those death zones, and there would be no problems such as insufficient troops.

Since both the United States and Mexico were on guard against a sneak attack by the French, the Texas side's mere factual reporting aroused a series of conjectures among Paris' top brass.

Marshal Soult, who was looking forward to an honorable retirement, naturally tried his best to prevent France from participating in the war, while Louis Philippe was a little suspicious and even felt that this was a trap set by the United States and Mexico for France.

The other cabinet members saw that His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister had reached a consensus, so why were we joining in the fun? It's better to separate and go home to be with your wife.

As a result, France's participation in the war as expected by John Taylor did not happen. At the same time, the actions of the Mexicans were also very suspicious. They did not rush to attack, but just randomly robbed the U.S. supply convoy like a group of bandits.

But one thing was within the expectations of the President of the United States, and that was that the Mexicans concentrated all their forces on the northern front.

The United States and Mexico are now facing each other east and west on the Rio Grande. Both sides have assembled hundreds of thousands of troops, and a war is about to break out.

But a piece of news broke the tranquility of the battlefield. The US military had captured the port of Veracruz and was heading towards Mexico City.

At the same time, fifteen merchant ships traveling between Mexico and Austria were seized, but it would take some time for this news to reach the Austrian mainland.

But fortunately, the weapons and military personnel shipped from Austria to Mexico were already in place, coupled with the assistance of the church.

What was stopped were Umbrella's troop carriers and some cargo ships carrying sugar, spices, and cotton.

At this time, the United States of America had not declared war on the Austrian Empire, so of course there was nothing that could be done to these "security personnel" and businessmen except to lock them up in a hotel at the port.

The US military has actually made a lot of preparations for this war, and the home-stealing tactic at this time is one of them. But Franz had already prepared for this.

He asked Mexico to purchase a large number of old ships that had been retired by its own navy, and also built a large number of forts around several ports where it might land.

But God is not as good as man, and these arrangements were of no use. Not long after the war started, the Mexican Navy Marshal made contact with the Americans and prepared to surrender.

Therefore, this Mexican navy, which was built with a lot of money, has become a boost to the US Navy. This brought the total number of ships in the U.S. West Coast Fleet to a terrifying 113 ships at this time.

(Historically, there were 70 U.S. fleets involved in attacking Mexico City. Of course, these included a large number of troop transports and cargo ships, not all warships.)