War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

The Army of El Paso fought for only four days before surrendering, which was completely unexpected by Houston.

According to Houston's estimation, even if General Anthony is in trouble, he can still survive for a few months.

Previously, more than a hundred people could hold out for sixteen days at the Alamo, which shows that the Mexicans would not attack the city at all.

The El Paso Legion has more than 2,000 people and is supported by volunteers who are constantly arriving from all over the United States. He also left a regiment of troops in Austin to help with the response.

But the El Paso Corps held out for four days and lost half of the entire Texas artillery. Austin was also in danger. Houston's main force, including volunteers from Boston, only had 1,500 troops.

Now Houston has two options:

One is to continue to the United States, hoping that the United States can send troops to rescue Austin in time.

Of course, this is almost impossible. Even if the United States sends troops, it is impossible to reach Austin within a few days. If the defenders of Austin really have to wait for American support, I am afraid that the entire city will have been destroyed before the support arrives. For a piece of scorched earth.

The second is to return to Austin immediately, collect all supplies and troops along the way, defend Austin, and wait for the United States to send troops for rescue.

Of course, it is very likely that he will be swallowed up by the flames of war like the Alamo Legion and the El Paso Legion before him.

But Austin is a fortified city with a high city and ample food and grass. It is also the last barrier to the plains of northern Texas.

Once Texas falls, the northern plains will be undefendable. Once the Mexicans have established a foothold in Austin, they will have to pay a huge price if they want to drive the Mexicans out.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Houston decided to go back and be with his soldiers.

Finally, Houston managed to get back to Austin before the Mexicans completely blocked the road to Austin.

On May 25, 1836, the siege of Austin officially began.

On May 28, the southern wall of Austin collapsed.

On May 30, the southern walls of Austin fell.

On June 1, the Texans recaptured the southern wall.

On June 2, the southern wall fell again.

On June 3, the Texan Army once again recaptured the southern wall.

On June 4, the Mexican military dug a tunnel, planted explosives under the North City Gate, and blew open the North City Gate.

On June 5, the entire walls of Austin fell.

On June 6, the Mexican army asked the Austin garrison to surrender, but the Austin garrison refused. That day, the Mexican army shelled the barricades in the city.

On June 9, the Mexican Army asked Austin citizens to leave the city, and the Texas Army asked Austin citizens not to leave their homes.

On June 10, street fighting began.

Due to the tenacious resistance of Austin's defenders, the Mexican army had to search room by room and occupy street by street. Both sides paid a huge price.

At the same time, this kind of fighting is also a torture for the residents of Austin.

They don't know when someone will break into their home, steal their food, and take their lives.

If they don't resist, they will die. If they pick up a gun to resist, they will be shot to death by soldiers from both sides who think they are hostile.

On June 15, the Mexican army suffered more than 3,000 casualties during the siege. Tasan Anna called for a halt to the attack and ordered the city to be set on fire.

On June 18, the fire burned for three days and three nights. Maybe God couldn't stand it anymore, so it started to rain.

Houston looked at the drizzle of rain in the sky and the gradually extinguishing fire. He knew that when the rain stopped, it would be the time for the Mexicans to launch their final attack.

Houston looked at his men. These men had been fighting continuously for almost a month. Almost everyone was injured, but no one wanted to surrender. This made him very happy.

Here Houston gave his last speech in his life

"In the Houston Regiment, there were people from Tennessee, people from Boston, people from Texas, rich businessmen, civilians, cowboys, soldiers, Anglo-Saxons, Germans, Jews

You are all true Americans. We are hard-working and strong. Maybe you were once unpopular, but on American soil, you can enjoy equality and freedom.

We work, reproduce, and enjoy unfettered freedom in this uninhabited land, and now! Mexico's dictator, Tasan Anna, with his hounds, claims this is Mexican land and they want to take away our land and our freedom.

We have to fight to the end, and maybe every one of us will die, but the American spirit will live on.

Friends, take care of your comrades, because they will also sacrifice their lives for you. Our enemies are very cruel and cunning, but I promise you that I will fight until the last moment. I will not abandon any brother, nor will I Will spare an enemy.

I need some volunteers now. You will join me to hold back the Mexicans and let our compatriots fight out. Someone must know what is going on here.

God bless America! "

In the end, about a hundred Texans decided to stay and fight to the death with the Mexican army.

The rain stopped. Gunshots and cannon fire rang out again.

In front of Austin City Hall, General Houston was covered in blood. Facing the Mexican soldiers coming up from the front, his soldiers decided to resist until the last moment, fighting with rifles, bayonets, hands, and teeth.

However, the breakout team encountered an ambush by the Mexican army and suffered heavy casualties.

After the war, the Mexicans cleaned up the battlefield and found hundreds of mutilated corpses in front of City Hall, but no one found the body of General Houston.

A day later, someone accidentally caught a Texas deserter wearing civilian clothes in the ruins.

But when the deserter was sent to a makeshift prisoner of war camp, someone immediately recognized him as "General Houston!"

Houston sat on the ground without saying a word and was soon taken away by a Mexican officer and two Mexican soldiers.

Houston thought he might have to face the humiliation of Tasan Anna, but to his surprise, he saw another person, a person who was supposed to die.

"Jimmy?!"

"Long time no see, Mr. Houston." After a few months of not seeing each other, Jimmy has grown taller and tanned, and looks like a white indigenous Mexican.

"Jimmy, I thought you were dead."

"Yes, I am dead. After taking that shot butt, I should be dead." Jimmy took off his hat and pointed to the scar on his forehead.

"Jimmy, there's nothing I can do about it."

"I have forgiven you. After all, you not only abandoned me. If you were not caught this time, you would have abandoned more people."

"Listen Jimmy, this is war and we are all victims..."

"Mr. Houston, you said you would fight with us until the end. I hope you can fulfill your promise."

"Kid, we've already lost. Don't do anything stupid." Houston thought Jimmy would continue to fight the Mexican army and quickly dissuaded him.

But Houston completely misunderstood what Jimmy meant. Jimmy walked up to Houston and grabbed Houston's hair. Houston wanted to resist, but was held down by the Mexican soldiers on the side.

Jimmy took out a dagger from his shoe and said to Houston.

"Let's be together forever, in another way."

Then Jimmy got a new pair of leather shoes, and he couldn't put them down.

The Mexican-American War is over, I will write something else tomorrow.

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