The rout of the western front in El Paso caused an uproar in Texas!

The responsibility for the defeat was far beyond what a newly appointed Captain Peter Brooke could afford.

For this reason, Sam Houston, the founding father of Texas, was questioned in Congress for a week in a row, and Speaker Labor cast seven votes of no confidence in him in a row!

In the presidential election that is about to begin next month, Sam Houston, who already has a chance of winning, has a sudden turn for the worse and is in jeopardy.

No way, since the independence of the American Union, there has never been such a huge defeat in the history of the war against the Indians!

The three infantry companies led by Christopher, totaling nearly 500 men, were almost wiped out, and in the end only more than 200 people escaped, most of whom were wounded.

And near Alamogordo to the south, two infantry companies led by Second Lieutenant Mourning, nearly three hundred men, were wiped out!

Second Lieutenant Mourning is dead, and even the corpse cannot be found.

What's even more disgusting is that a rout of more than a hundred people was released. And these more than 100 defeated soldiers were blinded one by one, and the thumbs of both hands were cut off!

And in Texas at this time, no, in the entire American Federation, there were no guidelines on how to place veterans.

And legally speaking, these people are 'militia', and since they are militia, they should not be responsible for the state finances. Austin, who served as the Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas, produced a report of more than 300 pages to prove that the more than 100 disabled servicemen had "voluntarily" participated in the fighting, so they could also "voluntarily" quit after losing their combat skills.

Austin's edict was finally passed, and the more than 100 disabled soldiers were forcibly expelled from the barracks.

In the mercy and humanity of Christ, a grant of $100 was given to each of them.

Of course, the federal constitution is supreme, and each person must also pay a 20% tax on relief payments.

It all sounds ridiculous, but, that's what really happened on the American continent in the 19th century.

If history had not changed, the first law of the American Federation on the placement of veterans would have to wait for more than ten years, until 1855, when the navy, as a technical branch, had to enjoy privileges when one died or one less, and the federation established a system for disabled servicemen for the navy, stipulating that they could receive half or one-third of their usual salary.

As for the Army, I'm sorry, wait, it was not until 1861, when the Civil War began, and a large number of disabled soldiers appeared, that the Army began to have the term "disabled soldiers".

And now, the so-called 'militia' is actually nothing more than consumables.

……

The day after Sam Houston was questioned by Congress, the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, devoted all its pages to details about the unfavorable situation in El Paso.

Even more specifically to Major Christopher chanting "Texas!" before he died, "Texas! The slogan bravely rushed to the swarming army of the Indians!

In Christopher's ranks, there is a survivor named 'Yariske', who tells the story of a brave GI named 'Ryan', which is a tearjerker!

In the vicinity of Hamilton Manor on the Southern Front, Second Lieutenant Mourning was desperate to rob the money left by Geronimo, and was finally killed by an Indian leader named 'Turtledove', and the whole army was wiped out!

And the culprit of this series of failures is on the third page of the newspaper!

The mighty Houston Chronicle even got the battle plan signed by Peter Brooke!

The battle plan clearly proves that he is a reckless and stupid commander!

He relied on nepotism to rise to power, and he also embezzled military salaries, abused soldiers, evaded taxes, and had a corrupt style...... The story of Brooke is described in more detail in another Texan newspaper.

Well, according to insiders, he also has a fetish for golden baths.

……

Two days after his arrest, Peter Brooke was found guilty of suicide and died in his bedroom. A bullet went through his mouth and through the back of his head.

He was still holding his pistol before he died, which had been given to him by his old boss, Travis, the commander of the Alamo Legion.

So, on the seventh day of Sam Houston's congressional questioning, Speaker Labor asked a question:

"Mr. President, why does Brooke have a pistol in his hands, Colonel Travis, the commander of the Alamo Corps?"

"The Ancient God Emperor"

Exhausted Sam Houston, his lips tremble with anger!

He raised his finger and pointed at Lapol, and did not speak for a long time.

"You ...... You ...... An old man raised on dog food! ”

Houston completely lost his temper and began to scold in front of everyone!

Many people think of Congressional questions as polite, articulate conversations, where you ask questions and I answer them, and we inspire each other.

The real congressional questioning, in fact, is me M!

But the subtlety of politics lies in the fact that even the most frenzied psychopaths can't explain many things at all. It is impossible for a full-fledged politician to leave any leverage on his opponents.

So, the only thing Sam Houston can do is to scold like a shrew.

And in the bottom of his heart, there is another kind of grief and indignation that was dumbfounded:

- The Alamo Legion sent someone to take over the El Paso West Line, isn't this exactly what everyone has negotiated? I gave that little yellow hairy an office in the corner of the presidential palace, and you agreed to hand over the troops of the Western Front in El Paso, wasn't that what you proposed?

- Now, you're asking me in turn, why are the Alamo Legion men in El Paso?

- Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar!

- You lie-and-backbite bastard! Shameless! Shameless!

In the corner of the council, a young man in DIA's brand new uniform recorded it all with a blank face!

……

On the eighth day of Sam Houston's congressional questioning, the Texas Tribune published a new article demanding that Sam Houston withdraw from the presidential race!

By the time the newspaper crossed the Gulf of Mexico and appeared in Port Veracruz, a thousand kilometers south of Houston, it had been a week later.

It's a sunny autumn day, and the sea is blue and seagulls are dotted.

After a steamship docked, a half-white-haired Mexican stepped out of the surging crowd on board.

Several bodyguards surrounded him, and after he got off the boat, they escorted him directly into an airtight carriage.

When the Mexican lifted the curtain of the carriage, his body was involuntarily stunned.

There were already people in the carriage.

A young man with long blond hair stretched out his hand, pulled him by the hand, and let him board the carriage very briskly.

"Long time no see, Mr. Santa Anna!" The young man said.

"Yes, it's been a long time, Master Crockett! I thought I'd die of old age on that manor in New York! ”

"No, no, no, a hero like you shouldn't accept that fate!" Neville said, "Look, I said I would get you out, and I did it!" ”

"How the hell did you do that?" Santa Ana asked, "Zachary Taylor was bent on putting me to death, and it took me a lot of effort to get a 'life sentence'!" ”

Neville shrugged, "Deals, compromises, and cheats, that's how people like us fight!" Welcome back to Mexico, Mr. Santa Ana! ”

"Thank you for your help, Master Crockett!"

……

The carriage moved slowly down the broken streets, and the sound of the waves outside the window.

It was the end of summer.

from Texas in the northern Gulf of Mexico to the Villacruz Seaport in the south; From California on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, to the coast of the Sierra Madre Del Sul.

It's sweeping through a monstrous frenzy!

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