Several Mexican soldiers drove the captives to the city of Alamo.

The captives were very cooperative, after all, they had just experienced that hellish pursuit, and they wanted to live, so they cried out hard.

"Colonel Travis and Alamo's brothers, we are Colonel Manin's subordinates, we have been ambushed by the Mexican army, no one will come to your aid, surrender quickly!"

Colonel Travis and Bowie in the city knew that if the captives in front of them continued to shout, the defenders of the Alamo would collapse, because someone was now shaken, after all, no one wanted to struggle without hope.

Now all they could do was keep these poor people shut up forever, and Colonel Travis took a puff of his cigar and placed it on the lead of the cannon.

But at this time, Cloket stopped Travis.

"What are you doing? I know these people, and they are Colonel Manin's men. ”

"They are traitors!"

Travis shoved Cloket away and lit the fuse.

There was a loud "boom", and the captives who came to persuade them to surrender closed their mouths forever.

Seeing such an act, Tasan Anna was very angry, and they dared to refuse their kindness, knowing that they had already done their best!

It was not only Tasan Anna who was angry, but even Gabrinz and Stadion were so angry that they even killed their own people, these people were simply mad, and it seemed that they could not fulfill the instructions of Archbishop Rauscher.

At this time, the letter of the Grand Duke "Franz Karl" arrived.

Hearing the name Franz Karl made Tasan Anna's brow stretch slightly.

There was only one sentence on the letter.

"Attack the city for the bottom, attack the heart for the top."

Tasan Anna laughed when he read it, and he gave it to Gabrinz and Stadion, and praised Archduke Franz Karl as a genius.

Both Gabrinz and Stadion knew that Archduke Franz Karl was not very good at his head. But they all took the letter curiously.

Gabrinz and Stadion, who had read the letter, seemed to understand something.

This time, Tasan Anna's heralds came to Alamo again.

"General Tasan Anna has ordered you to let the old and weak women and children of the city leave, and the general swears to God that they will be safe, and that a full-scale artillery bombardment of the Alamo will be carried out after the civilians have withdrawn."

This time Travis didn't hesitate, he didn't know if this was a Mexican conspiracy, but if the other side really attacked the city in full force, I was afraid that Alamo would be bleeding, and the honor of being a soldier made him unable to let the old and weak women and children accompany him to bury him.

James Bowie agrees with Travis, after all, fighting is a matter between men.

However, Clocott had a different opinion, arguing that the Mexicans would not dare to carry out a full-scale shelling as long as the old and weak women and children remained, and that if they did, Tasan Anna would have to be held accountable for the shelling of civilians.

In the end, Travis's sense of honor led Travis to reject Clocott's opinion.

This is the second time Travis has angered Clocott, much to the displeasure of the US lawmaker.

Two hours later, the old and infirm women and children had left the Alamo, and Tasan Anna sent his most powerful assistant to escort them to San Antonio.

The sixteen-pounder gun was also ready, and at the same time, with a loud trumpet, the shelling began.

This time the shelling was much more accurate than the previous one, because Gabrinz and Stadion took advantage of the departure of the old and weak women and children to adjust the firing angle and gun position to ensure that the artillery could hit the first time.

The power of the sixteen-pounder siege cannon was so great that the first shot collapsed the tower on the south side, and the collapsed tower directly buried the defenders stationed near it.

But before the defenders of the Alamo could rescue the people buried under the rubble, the shells whistled in one after another.

Inside the Alamo Fortress, debris was flying, fire was everywhere, and many people were injured by the debris from the shells, Travis wanted to organize a cannon counterattack, but the opponent's fire was too fierce to raise his head.

The small-caliber artillery of the Mexican army has been replaced with incendiary bombs, which are a kind of grenades in this era, which are filled with flammable materials such as grease and oil, and ignite the surrounding objects through explosions, which are very inefficient.

However, it is more lethal than firing solid iron bullets, and can make the defenders exhausted.

The power of the sixteen-pounder cannon is amazing, each cannon can cause a large area of collapse, and the power is completely incomparable to that of the three-pounder gun.

The shelling of the sixteen-pounder gun directly hit the fortress wall, directly causing a large area to collapse, such a large gap, not to mention the infantry, even horses can easily pass through.

Bowie immediately organized men to plug the gap with caravans and furniture, but the Mexicans had no intention of attacking.

"Damn, the shells of the Mexicans are endless, do they want to bury us with heavy guns?"

Crokot passed by with a bucket of water.

"Don't complain, go put out the fire first, otherwise you won't be burned to death, you will be choked to death."

The shelling lasted for 2 hours, and the Mexican troops stopped shelling, not because the shells were gone, nor because they were ready to attack the city, but because the chambers were overheated, and if they continued to fight, they would explode.

In the ruins, Cloket found his old servant.

"John, you old fellow, I knew you were alive."

The old servant slowly opened his eyes, spat out a pile of debris, and looked at his master with tears in his eyes.

"Mr. Cloccott, I can't move my legs.."

Crocett didn't care about his worn hands, but comforted John.

"Don't worry, when I get back to Tennessee, I'll find the best doctor, and I will definitely be able to heal you."

However, Clocat did not find the legs of the old servant...

"Mr. Cloccott, go home, the mistress is still waiting..."

The old servant, whose consciousness was about to dissipate, used his last strength to push Cloket away, and at the same time, the broken wall on the side could no longer support it and collapsed, slamming heavily on Clocott's position just now.

"Nope! John! ! I'm going to fight those Mexicans! ”

In the Alamo Fortress, many soldiers who had lost their relatives and friends let out angry roars.

"That's right! Go out and fight! It's a dead end anyway! ”

"Let them see the courage of the western cowboys!"

"Kill them, revenge!"

"Revenge!"

Bowie's leg was pierced by a shrapnel, but he also wanted to rush out and kill him instead of waiting for death here.

But Travis stopped them, because he saw that the Mexican troops around him had been staying in the fortifications, and now rushing out was tantamount to suicide.

"Enough, go back to your post, you go out and kill yourself, General Houston will come to save us."

"Where is General Houston! Where are the reinforcements?" A soldier shouted angrily.

"We are abandoned!"

"We are outcasts!"

"I'm going home!"

Travis fired a gun into the air.

"Enough, Tasan Anna is a dictator, barbarian, you will die when you go out, don't you see that red flag? As long as the Mexicans raise that red flag, it means that they will not take any prisoners, and believe me, General Houston will come to our rescue. ”

The rumor about the Mexican red flag is a rumor, in which Mexicans have not only red flags, but also green and white, which is exactly the color of the Mexican flag.

In the afternoon, the Mexicans continued shelling, but did not attack.

Tasan Anna is not in a hurry, because he knows that he can take the Alamo at any time now.

The defenders of the Alamo could not bear this passive beating, and during the night, Clocot organized two dozen outlaws to destroy the Mexican artillery position, at least the sixteen-pounder gun.

However, the Mexicans had already prepared, and after a firefight, Clokot fled back to the Alamo with a few Tennessee folks.

The Mexicans did not pursue, not because of how high their military literacy was, but because they simply did not know how many people there were on the other side.

Due to malnutrition, many of the soldiers of the Mexican army suffered from night blindness, so there was a firefight between a few hundred and a dozen people, and in the end only a dozen people on the other side were killed.

When Clokot returned to the Alamo, Colonel Travis was already dressed in his uniform.

"Do you know what you're doing? You should go to court-martial, and even I can shoot you right now. ”

"Colonel Travis, Clokot is also for everyone's good, the Mexicans are so powerful, we have fifty people killed in the shelling during the day, almost not a single part of the front wall is intact, and if this continues, we will not even have a place to block the wind."

"Don't think you're a U.S. congressman, I won't dare to shoot you, this is Texas!"

This sentence made Cloket and the volunteers from the United States very unhappy.

On March 10, 1836, the shelling continued.

Tasan Anna invited Gabrinz and Stadion to lunch on the hillside, watching the artillery cover the Alamo.

"This cannon is really exciting, if our Mexican army is equipped with this kind of artillery, then we will no longer be afraid of the Yankees."

Gabrinz and Stadion complained in their hearts: "If any army brings dozens of these things on the road, the marching speed is probably slower than that of a turtle." ”

The two just smiled and didn't answer, because they didn't refuse any opportunity to make money.

It's just that the two of them didn't expect it.

"I would like to hire both of you as my military advisers. Official position, treatment, you can choose. As President of Mexico, I will meet your demands if I can do what is within my purview. ”

Gabriencz and Stadion were about to speak when they were interrupted by Tasan Anna.

"I tell you, Mexico has the largest silver mine in the world, and it's unique. You're going to say that the silver mines aren't in the hands of the Mexican government.

Yes, but as soon as this war is over, I will return home with a large army to destroy those who oppose me.

I would like to be a friend of Grand Duke Franzcar. I will make Mexico a member of the civilized world and the most loyal ally of the Austrian Empire.

The command skills of the two of them are far superior to those of any of my subordinates, and even if I am ashamed of myself, I think they are not military observers, but real generals. ”

Tasan Anna's last sentence directly broke the identity of Gabrinz and Stadion, they knew very well that if they rejected Tasan Anna's "kindness", they were afraid that they would encounter an "accident" halfway.

Gabrinz and Stadion also wondered why Tasthan Anna admired the not-so-brilliant Archduke so much.

"We need to write a letter to Archduke Franz Karl, we need to get his approval."

"No problem, I believe in Archduke Franz Karl, he will definitely recognize me as a friend."

Tasan Anna felt in his heart that the North American Napoleon had surpassed the real Napoleon, because he chose to join forces with the "Archduke Karl".

Just imagine that if Napoleon and Archduke Karl joined forces, who would be able to fight in Europe.

Inside Alamo City, shelling destroyed the last building inside the Alamo Fortress, the mill's windmill toppled and smashed the stables, and panicked horses caused constant chaos.

When the casualties were counted, it was found that the defenders of the Alamo had only 75 men left, and all of them were wounded, just silently cleaning up the battlefield.

Travis and Bowie got into an argument in the makeshift headquarters.

At this time, the Mexicans sent two doctors under a white flag to treat the wounded soldiers out of humanitarian consideration.

Travis could not refuse this humanitarian act, but what he did not know was that the two doctors were in fact Catholics, and that the purpose of their trip was to persuade the wounded soldiers to convert to Catholicism or submit to Tasanana in exchange for a safe exit from the battlefield.

When a person is about to die, a straw is good, let alone a doctor.

The persuasion of the Catholic doctors touched the hearts of many wounded soldiers, especially those who were seriously wounded.

But Travis could not accept this, and the Catholics shook his morale and shot and killed one of the doctors, driving the remaining doctors out of the Alamo.

Doctors and priests had a very high social status in Mexico, and when a Catholic doctor was carried out on a stretcher wrapped in a white cloth, the Mexican army erupted in unprecedented rage.

They may not have known why they were fighting, but now they felt they should kill all the thugs in Alamo Fortress.

Soldiers and officers kept coming to Tasan Anna to ask for battle, but Tasan Anna was happy because he knew that the confidence of the Alamo defenders had collapsed.

Sure enough, at night, there was a shootout inside the Alamo Fortress.

Colonett was elected leader by the Tennessee Volunteers and Wounded to launch a raid on Travis's men, and Bowie was locked in the fortress's dungeon.

By the end of the battle, the Alamo had fewer than 50 men left, Cloct surrendered to Tasan Anna, Bowie was captured, and Travis died in the rebellion.

The Battle of the Alamo ended in a resounding victory for the Mexican army, and the Alamo's defeat by his own men became the biggest scandal of the Battle of Texas.

Clokot was a member of the U.S. Congress, so Tasan Anna was very kind to him, and asked the doctor to treat Clocott and the captives, and sent a large number of reporters to interview Clocott and the captives.

Of course, these reporters will only record the evidence in Mexico's favor, and when the news reaches Washington, Andrew Jackson angrily slams the newspaper on the coffee table.

"Remember, Shame on the Alamo! They are a disgrace to the United States! In the face of the siege of the Mexicans, they actually killed each other in order to surrender, it was like a rice bucket! ”