On the fourth day, the Mexican cavalry went out as usual.

Anthony's troops were also supported, with a total strength of 2,500 men and fifteen cannons.

From the morning onwards, the two sides engaged in a fierce artillery battle, and the sudden increase in the artillery fire of the Mexican army caught Anthony by surprise.

Looking at the collapsed breastwork, Anthony made the same choice as any experienced cowboy on the continent.

The El Paso Legion used their caravan to plug the gap in the breastwork, but did not wait for a full-scale attack from the Mexicans.

Anthony dusted himself and scolded, "Damn Mexicans, Indian crumbs, where did they get so many artillery, let Austin bring some more artillery tomorrow." ”

At this time, a scarred cowboy rushed into the camp on horseback.

Anthony immediately recognized the other party as Captain Abdul-Jabbar, who was in charge of delivering supplies.

"What's going on? Is it Indian? ”

"No, Mr. Anthony. It was the Mexican cavalry, who cut off our rear. ”

"How many of them are there!?" Anthony asked eagerly.

"There was probably a regiment—" and then Captain Abdul-Jabbar passed out.

"Abdul-Jabbar! .. Abdul-Jabbar" Anthony was still shouting, not because of how good their relationship was, but because the cavalry regiment was very vague at this time.

U.S. cavalry regiments may be 400 or 500 men, usually with two squadrons, each with two companies, each with 100-125 men.

However, in Europe, the French cavalry regiment usually had 4 squadrons and 800 men, the Prussian cavalry regiment generally consisted of five squadrons, while the Austrian cavalry regiment usually had 7-8 squadrons, the Russian cavalry regiment did not have a fixed number of Cossacks, and the British cavalry regiment was 450 men.

Anthony could only use his own experience with the Indians, and 50 pioneers could deal with 300 Indian warriors.

If it was five hundred Mexican cavalry, it would be enough to send three hundred Texan soldiers himself, but for the sake of safety, General Anthony decided to send those two hundred mercenaries as well, after all, they were experts in dealing with Indians.

(At this time, there were a large number of Indians and Indo-European people of mixed ancestry in the Mexican army, who were all called Indians by the Americans.) ）

The search force sent by Anthony soon spotted the Mexican cavalry on a small hillside.

At this time, the Americans, because of their long-term war with the Indians, did not take these sab-using cavalry seriously.

On the contrary, they felt that the use of cold weapons was a ridiculous act in this era, and their own cavalry also used pistols and rifles, and only after 1838 did they start using Colt cavalry revolvers (no more rams).

Gabrinz, who was on the hillside, was a little surprised, not that the Texans were coming quickly, but that they were coming too little.

On this inconspicuous hillside, a total of 2,000 Mexican cavalry were stationed, whose purpose was to hold back enemy reinforcements and prevent the El Paso Legion from escaping.

To Gabrinz's surprise, instead of retreating, the small Texan force advanced along a gentle slope, seemingly intending to capture the hill.

The search force of the Texas Army was led by Colonel Bob, and his idea was simple: to rush forward and kill all the Indians, he could use the range advantage of his rifles, and the opponent only had sabers anyway...

Suddenly, there was a rain of bullets flying over the mountain, and Colonel Bob touched his forehead, and his hands were covered in blood.

"How is this possible—" Colonel Bob fell to the ground with a heavy blow, unable to understand why those cavalrymen had guns.

In fact, this is related to Austrian tradition, the cavalry in the Netalenia region was originally dominated by dragoons, and General Gabrinz himself was the commander of the dragoons, so it is not surprising that the Mexican cavalry he trained would become dragoons.

Gabrinz felt that he had a numerical advantage, and he could not be sure whether the opponent's force was a decoy or not, and whether the opponent had a follow-up force, so he first asked the soldiers to dismount and shoot at the enemy, while the reserves were prepared for a surprise attack.

However, what he didn't expect was that the other party was defeated so quickly, and as soon as the battle began, he fell into chaos, and then began to flee.

With a flat Gobi desert in front of them, there was no hiding place at all, and at least two kilometers from the Texan camp, it was impossible for these defeated soldiers to run back.

Gabrinz signaled to the herald to wave the flag, and the cavalry on the side had long been impatient, and immediately poured down the hillside when they received the order.

The fleeing El Paso Legionmen were devastated when they heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves behind them.

Some people wanted to organize a counterattack, after all, it was impossible for a two-legged man to outrun a four-legged horse, but those people could only be carried by the rout and scurry around the Gobi Desert.

Naturally, the Mexican cavalry would not let go of this good opportunity to cut wheat, and the cavalry smashed into the ranks of the routs and began to slaughter.

The defeated soldiers who are left behind, if they want to survive, they can only run forward desperately, or pull their companions down to delay the pursuit of the cavalry, this scene is very similar to the "bead curtain" used by the Tang Dynasty people a thousand years ago.

The two-kilometer-long flat Gobi was doomed to prevent these routs from escaping back to the camp alive.

At this time, the commanders of the Texan Army were some settlers and slave owners, who had no experience in warfare, and even those mercenaries had only experience fighting Indian tribes.

They didn't know the horror of gentle slopes, let alone the horrors of cavalry.

The reason why Gabrinz chose this small hill as a blocking point was because this kind of terrain was not conducive to local attacks, and it could give full play to the strengths of his cavalry.

Of the 500 men, only a few escaped back to the El Paso Legion camp.

These men were deliberately let go by Gabrinz, and his purpose was to demoralize the El Paso Legion.

These soldiers who escaped death were either silent or shouting incessantly, because they had just experienced a horrific massacre, and their comrades were cut down one by one...

The Mexican cavalry, not allowing the Texans to surrender, bleed the surrendered ones with their sabers, and then, following those who surrendered on horseback, drove them to the camp of the El Paso regiment.

"Damn! Even those damned Indians can't solve it! What a bunch of rubbish! Anthony scolded.

"So what do we do now?"

"I know what to do? In front were the artillery and fortifications of the Mexicans, and the back was cut off by the cavalry of the opposing side. What can I do! Damn Houston, why didn't he come to my aid! "Anthony has actually regretted not defending at Austin.

The Mexican Army's firepower was much more intense than that of the El Paso Corps, and now the El Paso position was full of holes that could not be plugged.

And what worries Anthony the most is morale, most of these people have never been on the battlefield, if it was the first two days, he could have allowed these recruits to break through, or even hit Tasan Anna's position head-on.

But now that fear and the shadow of death had loomed over the army, he could only count on Houston to send someone to rescue him, and then flee back to Austin.

However, the Mexican army did not give him this opportunity, and as soon as the shelling stopped, Tasan Anna's heralds issued him an ultimatum to the El Paso regiment to surrender immediately.

Anthony saw the red flag raised in the Mexican military camp, and he thought of the legend that if surrender is not made now, then after that the Mexicans will no longer accept surrender.

At this time, the cavalry team that had eliminated Colonel Bob came from the direction of Austin, and Anthony discovered that it was not a cavalry regiment, but a cavalry brigade.

Anthony knew that he would never leave alive if he did not surrender, so he chose to surrender, not because he did not have courage, but because he did not want to make senseless sacrifices.