According to the newspapers, about two months ago, in June, there was a rebellion in California.

American Captain John Fremont instigated a rebellion among the local American population, led an army of sixty men, took control of California, and declared his independence from Mexico to form the Republic of California.

Yes, sixty people.

Although I have long known the situation in the United States at this time, looking at this number, Ma Whistle still feels a little outrageous.

That's California, the world's first provincial administrative region that has been extremely prosperous and powerful in later generations, and now dozens of people are subverting the regime, as if they were joking.

Ma Whistle believed that he could organize such a subversion if he wanted to.

But he wouldn't do it.

Because it was meaningless, California was too vast and sparsely populated at this time, and what Fremont really occupied was actually a village, and the so-called change of sovereignty was simply a name.

And in this name, the horse whistle will never be wanted.

California was one of the four goals James Polk promised on the campaign trail, and it would certainly not allow anyone to take it away.

In fact, the Republic of California only symbolically existed for less than a month before becoming part of the United States.

Although Ma Whistle did not know the exact time, he estimated that the Republic of California should no longer exist at this moment and has become the territory of the United States.

The United States is determined to do so.

If the horse whistle dares to subvert California, it will instantly become the biggest bird in North America.

But the horse whistle will not let California go either.

He had to seize the land, the American version of Canton, a super-province that was more prosperous than most countries, including Britain and France.

Even without mentioning the prosperity of later generations, there are two things in California today that make the horses covet - gold and the ocean.

One of the climaxes of the westward expansion was the discovery of gold in California.

Ma Whistle knew something about the history, at least he knew that the location of the gold mine was near Sacramento and would be discovered two years later.

In order to obtain this gold, he must develop his power in California in advance.

According to his plan, he will go to Sacramento next year to establish an Apache stronghold and search for gold.

In addition to gold, California is also bordered by the Pacific Ocean, and the ocean is undoubtedly a must-have resource.

But until then, the outside world's attention will remain focused on the Mexican-American War in the Southwest.

By next year, the center of gravity of the war will shift to the south and reach the Mexican capital, at which point he will be able to establish a new base in Sacramento.

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James Margovin was gone, and General Carney waited a few more days, but he still didn't return, and he vaguely guessed the truth.

"There's no doubt about it, this guy failed!" In the barracks, General Carney said with some exasperation.

"He probably left his head in Santa Fe and thirty thousand dollars." "I thought he was as smart as he claimed he was, and that he could convince Amicho with his tongue." ”

"Maybe Amicho wasn't as corrupt and cowardly as he described him," Donivan said. ”

"Who knows." General Carney snorted, "Whatever the truth, I think we can only prepare for an attack now." ”

"Since the Mexicans are unwilling to surrender, I will beat them until they surrender!" He took a deep breath, "Inform the whole army, and tomorrow we will go to the canyon!" ”

The U.S. military abandoned its intention to surrender without a fight and began to prepare for an offensive instead.

The battle took place not in Santa Fe, but in a canyon.

Santa Fe isn't a fortified city, it's actually just an earthen city, so there's no siege or anything like that.

But in the northeast corner of Santa Fe is a canyon that is the only way for American troops to enter Santa Fe.

As long as the Mexicans are not stupid, they must have been prepared near the canyon long ago.

And as long as the Americans are not stupid, they must have expected this.

Anyone knows that this canyon is the battlefield of the U.S. Army and the Santa Fe Army.

Sure enough, when General Carney led his troops to the gorge, they saw the Mexicans' defensive positions in the distance.

The Mexican army was clearly serious, with at least two thousand men on the line, along with a few artillery pieces.

Outnumberedly, the Mexicans may even outnumber General Carney's troops.

However, Carney was not surprised by this and did not take it to heart.

Before the war, Mexico had a higher military than the United States. But as a career officer, he was well aware that numbers were never the decisive factor in military power.

A rabble can be beaten by an enemy army with only one-tenth of its number to lose their armor and flee in disarray.

In the eyes of the Americans, Mexico's military is almost a rabble.

This is not to tarnish people's innocence out of thin air, but to be true. The Mexican army was poorly equipped, poorly trained, and had little will to fight.

Texas can defeat Mexico, let alone the United States of America, which is said to be the destiny of heaven?

So for the victory over the Mexicans, Carney thinks it is nine out of ten, or rightly so.

The only thing that upset him was Margofin's defeat, which frustrated his desire to "peacefully liberate" Mexico.

on Mexican positions.

Looking at the U.S. troops opposite, Governor Manuel Amicho looked very apprehensive.

He stood in the barracks, his uniform as if it was about to be propped up, and his erect belly made him look imposing.

He repeatedly picked up the binoculars and looked at them, and repeatedly put down the binoculars and frowned in thought, like a bride in an arranged marriage, hesitating to know the face of the groom.

In contrast, the young officers were warlike. Especially Amicho's nephew, Chaves, who almost looked forward to the war that followed.

Chaves came to Amicho's side: "Take it easy, my uncle, we can win against the Americans." ”

Amicho was not comforted in the slightest, and his brow was still tightly locked: "Chaves, you are still too young, and sometimes very naïve...... I really shouldn't have let you into the army, I should have made you my secretary in the first place. ”

"I don't want to be a secretary." "And I don't want to bother you, you and the blonde female secretary obviously 'get along' well." ”

"......" Amicho was silent for a moment.

"Frankly, I don't think we have much of a chance of winning. I admit that those novelty pistols are really good, but weapons do not decide the war. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The will is what counts, and our soldiers do not have the will to fight. ”

"Nope." "The root of the lack of will lies with the officers, not the soldiers," Chavez said. ”