Seeing that the attack was going well, Benedek immediately sent all his remaining troops.

Then the Austrians chased the American troops directly counterclockwise, killing the latter to the point of losing their armor, and at the same time, the main force of Archduke Carl Ferdinand finally arrived on the battlefield.

Robert Stockton immediately felt the pressure, this force was much higher in terms of firepower and quality than the Austrian army he had encountered in the village of Escondido.

At this time, Robert Stockton had to admit that he had been fooled, but now there is no regret medicine.

All he can do now is hope that the Escondido attack will go smoothly so that he can gain more leverage in the negotiations.

Archduke Carl Ferdinand and Robert Stockton were at a similar level of tactics, and the two sides were engaged in a post-Napoleonic encounter that could not have been more ordinary.

However, due to the huge gap in the quality of personnel and weapons and equipment between the two sides, the battle was completely one-sided.

It took only two hours for Robert Stockton to voluntarily announce his surrender, less than 48 hours after he declared California officially an American territory.

The Californian army was actually slightly inferior to the army in Austria itself, but the personal guard and "descendants" of Archduke Carl Ferdinand were better equipped than the ordinary army in Austria itself.

After all, his father was the richest man among the Austrian aristocracy, and he was in power in the land of California, so it made sense to get some good equipment.

Almost all of them were the latest equipment of the Austrian Empire, and some of them were not even widely equipped, such as sniper rifles, M1843 Combined Forces steel eight-pounder field guns, GG1 (the latest rocket), and M1842 Lorenz rifles.

GG=das Gebrüll von dem Gott (German, translated as "Wrath of God").

And the only thing that the U.S. military side can boast about is their bronze cannon, which is worthy of the "gold coin cannon", and the money is indeed not spent in vain

(In fact, in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, the bronze cannons on the Austrian side beat the Prussian Krupp cannons all over the ground.)

However, that needs to be based on the fact that the technology of the two is not much different, and the Americans' artillery-building technology at this time is far inferior to that of the Austrians. ）

Robert Stockton, after discovering that the frontal battlefield was being defeated, did not hesitate too much to choose to surrender.

Because he knew that the battle at the village of Escondido would not end quickly, but his troops might not be able to resist it for much longer, and in the event of a total rout, the Austrian cavalry would come and it might not even be too late to surrender.

Robert Stockton's choice proved wise, as news of the rout of the village of Escondido arrived before his troops could complete their disarmament.

"Your Excellency, your troops have surprised me. They were brave, tenacious, disciplined, and amazed me with their proficiency in handling weapons and execution of tactics.

With all due respect, is this the Austrian ace troop - the Imperial Guard? ”

Robert Stockton was very personable, but apparently not very well educated, and he clearly confused Austria with Russia.

However, Archduke Carl Ferdinand was not upset when he took the command knife that symbolized the surrender, and he did not point out the other party's mistake to his face. Perhaps it is the reason why he has seen too many so-called "civilized" people in North America over the years.

"No, most of them are retired soldiers, as well as some recruits recruited from immigrants and laborers. Of course, allow me to introduce you to my family's guard. ”

Archduke Carl Ferdinand deliberately found a group of honor guards for Robert Stockton to see, and the latter was even more surprised and said that the layman watched the excitement, and the insider watched the doorway.

But in fact, this admiral is indeed a layman in the army, he only sees the other party's military appearance, and he is a tall man who can recruit good soldiers.

They were greatly appreciated, and this greatly satisfied the vanity of the former, and the two sides talked merrily, but Archduke Carl Ferdinand was still a more conscientious man.

"Mr. Robert Stockton, if it weren't for the war, I'd love to sit down with you for a drink. You can come and live in my manor first, and if you have any needs, please let my housekeeper know.

Vagra, help me take care of the General. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Vagra was a colonel, a nobleman, and one of the butlers of the Grand Duke Karl's family.

After Archduke Carl Ferdinand had beaten his horse and left, Colonel Wagra said respectfully.

"Mr. Stockton, please get into the carriage."

Although he didn't want to give the defeated general in front of him a good face, the Grand Duke's orders must still be followed.

Mr. Robert Stockton looked at several of his senior officers, and Colonel Wagra naturally knew what he meant, so he said.

"Mr. Stockton, since Your Excellency has accepted your surrender, he will no longer threaten the lives of you and your men. But they have to cooperate with us in some of the necessary work to make up for our losses as much as possible. ”

Robert Stockton nodded, the other party's words have been said very clearly, and it has given him a lot of face, if you don't cherish it, I'm afraid something not very good will happen, after all, your freedom and safety have been handed over to the other party.

The generals and colonels of the U.S. army have been placed under house arrest in the Austrian hotel or the manor, and the soldiers who surrendered are not treated so well.

When they lost their weapons, they became a group of free-hand laborers, whose formations were broken up by professional overseers, who then worked with them.

The bodies of Austrian soldiers are dragged to the river for simple cleaning, then packed into coffins and transported to designated areas, where funerals are held, or incinerated and canned and shipped back home.

The bodies of the American soldiers were not so lucky, and the captured American soldiers were asked to dig a large pit to bury the bodies of the war dead.

This caused discontent among the American soldiers, who began to protest against the actions of the Austrians, but the protests were ineffective.

But John Sina, California's top executive, said that as long as Americans can pay enough for the coffin, Protestant priests and orchestras can be invited.

"As long as the money is in place, everything is easy to say."

However, these American prisoners of war have no money, they can only choose to shut up.

This is John Sina's new proposal, and he looks distressed and gives a moving speech in which he expresses his deep sympathy for the plight of these Americans.

"The coffin will be there! Priests will have it too! But you have to pay for it, too, because I can't use Austrian money for an American's funeral. ”

That's when John Sina changed his mind.

"But you can consider taking out a loan and then pay it back with your job."

The offer was outrageous, but some U.S. soldiers agreed to bury their fellow brothers by signing their names on the loan agreement.

These people will be taken to work in the designated mines, and the remaining scum will see what real hell is.

On the question of naming rockets, some people say that German is too strange and not as good as English.

In English, it is TG1

TG=Wrath of God.

Or if you have any good names to solicit.

(End of chapter)