At this point, the Mexican-American War can be said to be over, the military operations of the two sides have been completely stopped, waiting for peace talks, and the rest is a matter between politicians.

On November 26, 1847, Zachary Taylor left Mexico and returned to the United States.

After many days of fierce battles with the main Mexican army that had come to destroy them, and witnessed the death of too many of his soldiers, Zachary Taylor had long since become tired of the war, and had lost his enthusiasm for the army he originally loved, and even a little discouraged.

After returning to the United States, Zachary Taylor even asked Washington to be relieved of his military duties and leave the army.

President Polk, who was already unhappy with his previous assertiveness in the fighting, was quickly granted, and Zachary Taylor, the "greatest hero" of the Mexican-American War, took off his military uniform and left for his hometown in Kentucky just after the war ended.

However, he did not go on the road alone, and he was accompanied by two sturdy and imposing teenagers, who were none other than Vicott and James.

The Mexican-American War is basically over, and the original troops do not need to be retained, and their temporary conscripts can go home after receiving severance pay.

In fact, the two of them had performed well in the battle before, and Zachary Taylor had a love for talent, and originally planned to let the two of them stay in the army, and with their previous merits, after a period of time, they would be rewarded for their merits, and there would be no problem at all with the direct promotion to second lieutenant.

However, the two did not appreciate it, and proposed to leave as soon as possible.

The war is over, what do you continue to do in the army, training?

The instructors in the army, whether it is marksmanship or fighting, are not comparable to Chen Mo at all, let alone Chen Mo, even if they are neither of them, they don't know how much better they are than them, and staying in the army is simply delaying time.

Zachary Taylor, who is a stubborn little guy, has long lost his temper, and he is a general who can't be respected, and the soldiers under his command are even more in awe, but these two little guys completely regard themselves as the old man next door who takes them to hunt.

If he didn't find the prey, resulting in less fighting, the two of them would be unhappy directly, and they would look at themselves.

But when the two little guys were fighting, they also obeyed the order, saying that they never knew how to retreat when they rushed forward, and they shouted to kill, and they would not stop until they killed the enemy.

On the contrary, after a long time, Zachary Taylor slowly got used to the temper of the two, not only did he not feel offended, but he also felt that the two were teenagers and true temperament, and he had more of a love for the younger generations for the two, and he loved Victor and James even more.

Seeing that the two did not want to stay in the army, Zachary Taylor agreed to the request of the two to leave the army, and it happened that the direction of the three of them returning home was quite smooth, so they simply went on the road together.

Now that he has been relieved of his military duties, Zachary Taylor no longer regards himself as a general, as the commander of the two, but really regards himself as an old man next door who hunts with two little guys, and takes good care of the two along the way, and from time to time imparts some of his life experiences and truths over the years.

Of course, Victor and James didn't regard him as a general, and Zachary Taylor was originally a warm, cheerful, frank, and approachable person, but at this time, he became even more amiable when he unloaded his burden, and felt Zachary Taylor's sincerity, Victor and James slowly accepted this lovely old man, and treated him not as cold as before.

Zachary Taylor naturally felt the change in the attitude of the two towards him, and his heart was even more happy, these two little beasts full of wildness finally recognized him, you know, he led them as a unit commander for two whole years in the army, and he didn't really get the recognition of the two.

Zachary Taylor, who is always relieved, takes care of and teaches the two wholeheartedly.

As a veteran general who has been in the army for more than 40 years and has experienced a hundred battles, Zachary Taylor has a lot of life experience, living in a manor at the foot of the Canadian Rockies since he was a child, and has not had much contact with society, and later followed Chen Mo to the United States, most of the time he spent most of his time fighting in the forest with the armed men of the fur company, and the social experience was almost zero.

"Your home is in New York, how did you come so far to Texas to join the army?"

After getting better with the two little guys, Zachary Taylor asked a question in his mind.

You must know that the soldiers he temporarily recruited are basically all people living in the local area, only Victor and James are outsiders, and they are thousands of miles away in New York, so there are only three of them along the way.

Zachary Taylor had doubts in his mind for a long time, but at first, with his knowledge of the two of them, he would definitely not answer him, but now, he believed that the two should tell him.

Sure enough, Victor and James glanced at each other when they heard this, thinking that Chen Mo did not ask them to keep it secret, and there was nothing to hide about this matter itself, so Victor opened his mouth.

"We like to fight, and the lord sent us here."

Zachary Taylor's face was full of curiosity.

"Sir?"

"That's right, both of us are the master's retinue!"

Victor and James looked up proudly, as if it were something to be proud of.

Zachary Taylor looked at the eyes of the two of them that were obviously full of reverence when they mentioned the "old man", and his heart couldn't help but be full of curiosity about this mysterious "old man".

Victor and James's unruliness is a deep understanding of what kind of person can make the two of them so respectful.

And......

"How did you know that there was going to be a war soon? And you just happened to send you to me? ”

Zachary Taylor was impressed with Victor and James, and he vividly remembered that shortly after they joined his unit, they received orders from Washington to march deeper into the disputed U.S.-Mexico area, and soon the battle ensued, followed by the official outbreak of the Mexican-American War.

The timing of the arrival of the two was too coincidental, and the two liked to fight, so their "master" just chose the unit led by him that fought the most in the entire Mexican-American War.

If all this is a coincidence? That's too much of a coincidence, isn't it?