In fact, Tasan Anna's main force had already begun to move south, but because Zachary Taylor's forces were pinned down by Diego and his black legions on the Rio Grande, the U.S. military was unable to obtain this information.

However, Tasan Anna, who was supposed to rescue Mexico City, pounced on the air because José Apte decided to steal Joaquín de Herrera's hometown of San Luis City.

By this time, Tasan Anna's army was very tired, and he wanted to let his soldiers into the city to rest. However, the Austrian military observers in the city stopped him, as it was a good time to pursue.

However, Tasan Anna's military literacy is really bad, and even General Jimmy next to him understands what the other party means, but the Mexican president is still unmoved.

Finally, the Austrian military observer, Colonel Hader Hodges, came up with a solution.

"Your Excellency, it is said that Joaquín de Herrera has hundreds of millions of pesos hidden in his house, and that you have been trying to collect taxes on the San Luis area all these years, because that traitor has been in the way of it until now. Now is the time for them to make up their taxes all at once."

"Makes sense! Reasonable! The traitor's money is my money, and when I have money, I can pay my salary. Tasan Anna instantly established a set of self-logic.

"That's it! It's all your money, and you can spend it however you want! Harder Hodges continued to bewitch.

"Jimmy!" Tasan Anna yelled.

"Here!" General Jimmy, like a herald, immediately put down his work and ran to Tasan Anna.

"Don't go into the city, tell the brothers to go to St. Louis City to rob." Realizing that something was wrong, Tasan Anna changed his tune and said, "Regain lost ground." ”

"Yes!"

Tasan Anna still felt that it was inappropriate, after all, he also wanted to boost morale.

"Come back and tell everyone that the rebels are free to take whatever they want. That's called the return of things to their rightful owners, you know? ”

"Understood!" Jimmy ran out and said to his men.

"Listen, Your Excellency, St. Louis is ours!"

"Long live the robbery!"

"Long live the woman!"

"Long live Mexico!"

The heartfelt cheers of the soldiers rose higher and higher.

At this point, Jimmy pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to stop.

"Remember, only traitors are allowed. Do you understand? ”

"Understood!" In fact, this is already familiar with the Mexican army, and it is not easy to distinguish the traitors?

"All the troops are out!"

As a result, José Apte was followed by an army of tigers and wolves, and after the fall of St. Louis, Tasan Anna's army arrived.

I have to say that Tasan Anna is still very good at fighting the civil war, especially since Jose Apter's motley army has just indulged in St. Louis City for a night, and the next day there is no combat effectiveness at all.

Tasan Anna's army defeated Mexico's largest rebel force in a devastating manner, and then José Apte and Joaquín de Herrera soon succumbed to General Jimmy's clever interrogation and revealed what they knew.

At this time, Tasan Anna made a surprising decision, which was to continue the attack without giving the opponent time to react.

As it turned out to be a very wise decision, Winfield, who was too arrogant, thought that everything was under his control.

However, the sudden appearance of the Mexican army shattered his illusions, and although the American army built a large number of fortifications on the outskirts of Veracruz, the Mexican commander drove in due to mental slackness.

Jimmy's cavalry troops rampaged through the American barracks, their hooves rolling along with howls of fear and rage.

The sound of gunfire could not stop the torrent, and most of those who resisted became dead souls.

It wasn't until the dust cleared that the surviving American soldiers poked their heads out, breathed a sigh of relief and quickened their pace away from the battlefield.

The Mexican cavalry killed people on sight and set fire to them everywhere, quickly turning Veracruz upside down.

Coupled with the fact that most of the American officers were on vacation in the cities, there was simply no one to organize an effective counterattack.

If it was not the vanguard cavalry of the Mexican army, but the main force of Tasan Anna, the war might have ended.

In fact, Winfield's approach has reduced the morale of the US military to a certain extent. If it weren't for more than a month of idleness in Veracruz, the American soldiers would not have been crushed with a single blow.

Not knowing the number of attackers, the cavalry officers refused to attack, not wanting to make unnecessary sacrifices.

In fact, this was the common idea of all departments of the US military at that time, coupled with the chaos caused by the cavalry sneak attack, Winfield, the nerve center of the US army, was damaged, and there was no way to grasp the development of the situation and mobilize the men and horses under his command.

As a result, the behemoth of the American army was directly paralyzed, and the Mexican cavalry units knew the terrain of Veracruz well and came and went freely, after all, this was their station.

Eventually, Jimmy's cavalry troops marched away at Veracruz with little to no hindrance.

On the other hand, the U.S. military side did not know how many people there were, where they came from, and when they launched a sneak attack until the Mexicans left.

Although the overall performance of the American forces in this attack was very strained, there were also some bright spots, and Grant's company successfully repelled an attack by a Mexican cavalry several times his size, and successfully held the fortifications under construction.

However, this did not win him honor, but instead became the beginning of his unlucky road.

The casualties of the battle have not yet been counted, but a furious Winfield has overturned the entire chessboard, and he vows to wash away the shame of the day.

But today's defeat was too ugly, and Winfield was thinking about who to make the scapegoat, when another piece of bad news came.

The main force of the Mexican army is pressing the border, attacking the outer defense line, and asking for help everywhere.

At this time, the morale of the Mexican army, which had just sacked the city of St. Louis, was at its peak, and the soldiers under Tasan Anna said that they would push all the Americans into the sea today.

In fact, when Tasan Anna's army entered the city of St. Louis, the inhabitants of the city saw the Mexican government forces as their saviors because of the rebels' misdeeds.

And the survivors of St. Louis had nothing of value left, so Tasan Anna's army spared the poor men to focus on fighting the rebels.

José Apte and Joaquín de Herrera's army proved to be a rabble, and their first instinct when they spotted Mexican government forces was to flee for their lives.

found that he couldn't escape, and chose to surrender. Tasan Anna was not a man of credibility, and he executed a large number of rebels on the spot in order to appease the people of St. Louis.

Then he incorporated a part of the rebel army into his own army to supplement his strength.

This turned out to be extremely stupid.

However, at this time in Veracruz, the American army has been replaced by General Tasan Anna. British and French journalists who were there at the same time quickly brought the news to Europe.

(End of chapter)