After stabbing Sam Houston to death, the watermill also slept overnight with his men in the burning Sanderson barracks. After dawn, he saw a group of American troops rushing towards the Sanderson barracks in a panic, and then he mounted his horse and turned away.

At this time, the waterwheel was still intact, but he should not have wanted to pretend to be a boy in front of Ulysses Grant.

Seeing that it was about to run out of range, the watermill ran back with the reins of the horse, and showed off his 'cannon' in front of the American army - only to be stuck by several fast horses running out of the American camp, and a pair of shotguns even beat men and horses to the ground.

If it weren't for the desperate rescue of his subordinates, the waterwheel would have been there.

He didn't know what happened after that, only that his subordinates cried and cried to carry him north, ran away in the dark for an unknown distance, and when he came to his senses, he was already lying in the field hospital in Alamosa.

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What happened after that was a bit magical, but that kind of magicism is what the countries of Central and South America are experiencing every day.

But now, the magical style has spread like a plague to North America.

When the fire broke out at Sanderson Barracks, Captain Ulysses-Grant decisively gave up pursuing the Indian Tribal Army ahead, and he did not hesitate to spit it out, even if it was a mouthful of fat that had already reached his mouth.

Grant quickly returned to the army, but was still a step too late, only to find Sam Houston's body hanging from the barracks gate, swaying in the wind.

And the culprit was gloating in front of his team, one man and two horses, and made up his mind to 'fly a kite'.

It didn't matter whether or not the daring Indian was slaughtered, and with Sam Houston's death, it was impossible for Texas to have a reciprocated and biased agent in favor of the United States anytime soon.

Ulysses Grant showed extraordinary determination and an unusual vision of the big picture at this time, and instead of choosing to flee south, he decided to immediately march east to assist the Alamo Army in capturing the city of Houston - since Sam Houston is dead, Lamar must also die!

On his way east, he saw the house set on fire, and saw people draw swords, and his ruthlessness and determination were even more than the smoke men and the salt army that passed before.

The cigarette man and the salt are just blinded by the goods, and Grant's way, on the one hand, is running to kill Lamar, and on the other hand, he wants to cut off the roots of Texas!

- In case you can't take Houston and Lamar is still alive, then you must not leave a thriving Texas for the enemy!

- The people on the ground in Texas had to be cleaned up, the buildings had to be completely destroyed, and if it weren't for the time-consuming time it took to dig up the embankment, Grant would have even wanted to cut the river.

- Texas, even if it rots to shreds, must not become a nation raised by the Indians!

- I'd rather not have this blood pack myself than leave it to the enemy!

It's just that the poor Texan, who was abused by the Alamo Legion and the Texas Republican Army not long ago, has just been beaten by the Smoke Man and the Salt Barb, and at this time he has been grated by Ulysses Grant.

Originally, they were still expecting that when the American Union Army returned, they would live a happy and peaceful life, just like when Texas entered the United States, the United States promised them: "Every Texan should have a chicken in his pot, a ballot in his hand, and a horse in the house......

But now, the dead Texans naturally don't think about anything, and the Texans who survived by luck only want to have a gun in their hands!

MD, it doesn't matter if he's an Indian or an American, Texans can only defend themselves on their own!

"Texas is Texans' own Texas!"

Before Ulysses-Grant's army reached Houston, President Lamar shouted such slogans in advance.

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The city of Houston has long been in ruins, and most of the Republican soldiers have fled, but some Republican soldiers are still fighting to the death in the city, inspired by such slogans.

The flag of the Lone Star Republic was dropped three times on the ruins of Congress and raised three more times.

In the end, it was a rag full of holes, and the Alamo Legion was never able to completely take it.

When Ulysses Grant's army also arrived outside Houston, he thought he would at least be able to accomplish his goal of 'killing Lamar'!

- As long as this goal can be accomplished, the United States will not lose in Texas at least.

- Without Lamar, the Indians would not be able to stand here unless they changed the blood of all of Texas!

But it was at this time that he received news that the Indian army to the north had united with the El Paso Regiment and was marching mightily towards Houston.

Even if Grant is a genius, in the face of absolute strength suppression, he can only sigh at this time, and he has no power to return to the sky.

However, he still made one last attempt, he wanted to cooperate with the Alamo Army to attack Houston, just like the watermill raided Sanderson Barracks, at least Lamar was slaughtered!

The battle began in the morning, and when it was noon, the soldiers of the Union Army suddenly discovered that they could not find the commander Ulysses Grant!

The commander of the Alamo Legion was so angry that he claimed that even if he went to heaven, he would have to fight Ulysses-Grant endlessly!

The morale of the Union Army comes and goes as fast as it comes.

Half an hour later, the Union Army, claiming to be 'victorious', had retreated outside the city, and the battle line had expanded from Capitol Square in the center of the city to the field outside the city.

Faced with the Indian army surrounded from all sides, the remaining Union soldiers were all taken prisoner.

The battle to defend Texas, which was originally in danger, has come to an end.

The flag of the Republic flew again over the Capitol Square in Texas.

When the blood-stained Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar carried the Lone Star banner to the top of the ruins of Congress, everyone was moved to tears.

The crowd shouted, "Texas! ”

It's like the battle of the Alamo scene back then, except that the war hero has changed from Sam Houston to Mirabeau Lamar, a real Texan!

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In this short period of half a month, Texas was ravaged by almost all the legions in the territory.

It is impossible to calculate the amount of property lost, but the corpses thrown into the Colorado River are roughly estimated to be as high as 20,000 people, or about half of the registered population of the territory (for well-known reasons, slaves are not counted).

President Lamar wrote a 20,000-word poem to mourn the dead people of Texas, and Turtledove also ordered the White Rock City to lower the flag at half-mast to mourn!