Just when President McKinley was overwhelmed by Chen Jianqiu's operation in Washington, the war situation in Texas was continuing.

News of the defeat at Fort Stockton and the capture of Major Harrison soon spread throughout the state.

If you think the people of Texas are so vulnerable, you are wrong.

As a lone star republic that became independent from Mexico, the people of Texas are extremely strong in combat.

At the same time, Texas as a whole is very conservative and populist.

They have a contempt for any person of color or minority of any religion of different faiths.

There's a story about a Jew who goes around in front of a house for sale in Texas, and the house basically doesn't sell.

This is true for the Jews, let alone the Chinese at the bottom of the chain of contempt.

The people of Texas quickly mobilized their reserves to fortify San Antonio with nearly a division.

But Li Sifu went straight to Austin.

After Major Harrison was captured, he was replaced by Colonel Morrison.

When he heard the news, he was outside San Antonio watching his soldiers adjust the angle of fire for the cannons.

After some research, they agreed that by flattening the artillery firing angles, they might be able to counter those "iron lumps".

"What? Did they go straight to Austin? The colonel was shocked.

Now it's too late to transfer artillery.

The artillery of the Texas National Guard was originally lost a lot at Fort Stockton, and the rest was in San Antonio.

Morrison then ordered the cavalry to set out to support Austin, while he himself and his infantry set off immediately.

At the same time, the governor of Austin and state officials were also receiving the news.

They are anxious like ants on a hot pan.

However, to the governor's surprise, the main concern of the citizens of Austin, and indeed the entire people of Texas, was not actually the defeat of Fort Stockton.

They have confidence in their National Guard.

It's really not good, everyone carries a gun to defend the homeland, there are only a few Chinese, who is afraid of whom?

The biggest concern for the people of Texas is why the Union Marines are in Texas.

It sounds strange, but it's not.

Texas is one of the more special states in the United States.

Their state government buildings are not still planted with the American flag, but with the Lone Star Flag of the Lone Star Republic.

From the day this state joined the Union, there was a backbone in the back of its head.

In other words, there is a tradition of rebellion among the "red necks".

During the Civil War, Texas declared independence once and joined the Confederate Army, and then was beaten by the Northern Coalition Army.

After the Civil War, Union troops entered the southern states, and there was no shortage of murder and arson.

It was not until President Hayes was in office that federal troops were gradually withdrawn from the Southern states as a compromise to the Democratic Party.

Now, in order to deal with the Chinese, the federal army is brought in again, isn't this leading the wolf into the house?

Soon the news was revealed.

The Marines were "invited" in by the governor.

Not only were the Marines brought in, but an infantry division led by Kent was eyeing the state border.

The people of Texas, of course, did not know about Kent's troops because the general himself and some of the soldiers did not want to fight.

They take it for granted that they are sitting on a mountain and watching the tiger fight.

The people of Texas were outraged.

They feel betrayed.

And their wishes were quickly raised in the state legislature by the legislators who represented them.

One of them, a lawmaker named Henderson, questioned the governor's use of this opportunity to curry favor with the Union in exchange for political leverage for future development.

The governor was devastated.

He now regrets very much that he listened to Rockefeller Jr.

He was the one who suggested sending troops to drive the Chinese out, and he was the one who swore that the Federation would send troops to help.

On the day of the defeat at Fort Stockton, this bastard found an excuse to leave Texas and go back to the East.

The governor is now at a loss for words, and he can't wash it by jumping into the Colorado River.

Seeing that Li Sifu and the tank troops were about to stuff the cannon barrel into their mouths, these people still cared about these things.

However, in the midst of the complaints, the governor apparently did not realize that Li Sifu and his Chinese army may not be the main threat.

Li Sifu's tank did make a name for itself in World War I, and it seemed invincible, but the reality was not so good.

At this time, the mechanical process is extremely unreliable.

Li Sifu's 40 tanks were moving very slowly, and they broke down after driving less than 100 kilometers.

However, Major Li did not seem to be in a hurry at all.

From time to time, he would ask the maintenance team to repair it slowly, and if it didn't work, he would stop for half a day.

Li Sifu's deputy was puzzled, but he was very anxious:

"Sir, the soldiers are very fast, but at our current speed, I'm afraid it's a little far from the 'direct Austin' requested by Boss Chen! By the time we get to Austin, I'm afraid the National Guard will be waiting for us there a long time ago, right? ”

The deputy looked at the tanks lying on their stomachs and said anxiously.

He watched the maintenance master knock on the wrench, and he wanted to change himself.

However, Li Sifu stood on top of the tank with his waist crossed, held a cup of coffee in his hand, took a sip, and said slowly:

"As long as the goal remains the same, there is no problem, momentum is the most important."

The speed of the tank is slow, how can the boss not know, in such a situation, he also gave such an imposing order, which shows that from that time on, the situation on his side is far greater than the reality.

What kind of arrangements will be made by his boss, Li Sifu doesn't know.

But he followed Chen Jianqiu for a long time.

His own boss definitely arranged the back hand.

Meanwhile, in Austin.

Congressman Henderson, who yelled at the governor in the state legislature, walked out of the state legislature.

He looked around, and finally saw a carriage at the corner of the street, in a secluded place.

Henderson hurried aboard the carriage.

The carriage soon departed, carrying the councillor to a house on the outskirts of the city.

This small house looks unremarkable from the outside, but it is very spacious from the inside.

Especially the living room.

Now there are more than a dozen people gathered inside.

Among them were farmers, ranchers, merchants, representatives of trade unions, and even soldiers.

And, of course, politicians like Henderson.

Among them, there are six state senators alone.

They were just deputies, and there were others in the state legislature, who didn't come because the meeting place couldn't stand.

When these people saw Henderson coming, they all got out of the way and let the councillor in.

It can be seen that this politician from Houston has quite high prestige among them.

Henderson walked over to the wall of the room.

On the walls hangs a portrait of the "Father of Texas" - Stephen Austin.

Henderson deliberately adjusted his posture to make his look look similar to Austen's.

"Guys, as we feared, Texas is facing a serious crisis."

"The federal government is taking advantage of the Chinese riots to redeploy troops into Texas, and the future of Texas is in jeopardy."

"In this incident, the weakness of the federal government can be seen, and they have not been able to stop the Chinese from moving forward until now!"

"If the governor continues to go his own way, I think it's important to talk about the future of Texas."

The future in Henderson's mouth is naturally not so simple,

What they were discussing, as their organization named, was the Texas Independence Movement League.