After the cavalry left, the officers asked for battle. Tasan Anna turned to his army.

"Do you know what we're going to do?"

The soldiers chanted "Push the Americans into the sea!" ”。

"Good! Be ambitious! But the Yankees came to our land and took over our homes, took away our food, and spoiled our women.

What's even more hateful is that there are still people who lead the way for this group of shameless invaders, and we want to take back what belongs to us! Tasan Anna paused for a moment, then shouted again.

"What are we going to do now!?"

"Grab money, grab food, grab women!"

"Good! It's time for us to perform, let's go! ”

On the periphery of Veracruz, the wolf-like Mexican army easily broke through the American defenses. Due to the disruption of communications, the entire command system of the US military was disorganized, and the so-called defense was in vain.

Winfield, on the manor, had no contact with his own troops, so he had to drop the fine porcelain in Tasan Anna's manor.

"Report! Brigadier John asks for reinforcements! ”

"Report! Colonel Ducky asks for reinforcements! ”

"Report! Colonel Thomas has surrendered and the Khal fortress has fallen."

For a time, there was news from the Mexican army everywhere, and the US military had fallen into complete passivity. Even more terrifying than this was the disappearance of a large number of heralds from the command, and Winfield could not command his own troops at all.

At Mexico's pace, he'd have to swim back to the U.S. a day later.

At this time, most of the "young heroes" invited by Winfield were vying to board the ship, preparing to escape from this "land of honor".

Of course, there were also those who tried to fight for honor, and the result was naturally drowned under the Mexican army's tactics of crowds.

On the other hand, after discovering that the Mexican army was far more numerous than expected, Grant immediately chose to retreat, and took over a battalion without officers, relying on the superior terrain to successfully block the advance of a Mexican army.

However, Grant's efforts were of little help to the overall situation, and due to the lack of friendly assistance, his position quickly became an island, and it was only a matter of time before he was overwhelmed by the Mexicans.

In fact, due to the example of the cavalry, coupled with the temptation of robbery, the morale of the Mexican army at this time exploded.

Tasan Anna was a big believer in Napoleon, and with a long time of communication with the Austrian officers, he felt that it was justice to put a cannon in the face of the enemy.

In fact, the so-called exchange between the Austrian military observers and Tasan Anna was more like a joke at a wine table.

But the latter apparently took it seriously, but because of its great prestige and influence in the Mexican army, the joke became a reality at this time.

Due to the long and rapid march, Tasan Anna lacked heavy artillery, but even a three-pounder cannon could be extremely terrifying in direct fire within a few tens of meters.

The morale of the US military, which was already low, collapsed even more after being shot in the face. At the time of defeat, the U.S. troops also appeared very inexperienced, and they did not choose to surrender, but chose to scatter and flee, which gave the other side an excuse to continue killing.

In fact, as long as one side surrendered in the Western war at this time, the other side rarely continued to kill, and even the Jacobins during the French Revolution needed a symbolic trial to deal with the royal party.

Although North America at this time was a wild land, the most basic rules had to be followed. Especially for a man like Tasan Anna, who wanted to be the Napoleon of North America, the honor was even greater than his life.

However, the U.S. military chose to flee, which is not a bad move, because the Mexican army is best at pursuing the rebels, which is the so-called "rabbit hunting".

Seeing the fleeing American troops, the Mexican army was as frantic as a bloodhound. In order to better appreciate his victory, Tasan Anna decided to go to the front in person, which boosted the morale of the Mexican army.

The battle was almost one-sided, with the U.S. forces losing ground one after another.

At this time, Winfield, the old general, and a group of young officers were also vying for the ship back home, and the sound of quarrels and curses in the harbor was endless, and the sound of gunshots and falling water could be heard from time to time.

The young gentlemen who were usually respectful to Winfield were eager to kick this "old gangster" off the trestle at this time.

The crowded crowd and chaotic order are very similar to the scene of the Spring Festival in later generations.

How beautiful they were when they came, and how embarrassed they were when they fled.

In particular, the fate of the spiritual Americans was even more miserable, even if they escaped on the boat, they were thrown into the sea by American GIs, and the docks were full of weeping women.

The order in the city was equally bad, with some American GIs taking advantage of the chaos to break into the homes of local civilians and loot property, commit violence and kill innocents.

At this time, Tasan Anna suddenly thought of a problem, it seemed that it was not decent to win by himself, and that he should organize the battle head-on like Napoleon in order to be considered a real victory.

So he ordered the attack to be stopped, and sent an envoy to invite the American troops to "fight head-on."

When the Mexican envoy arrived in front of Winfield, he could hardly believe his ears.

"Our army will give you three days, and you can regroup and prepare for battle, or you can disarm and surrender, or you can return to China far away."

The messenger of the Mexican army finished reading it and walked away, leaving a group of American officers messy in the wind.

True, the Mexican army, having absolute superiority, chose an armistice. This is great news for the U.S. military and Winfield.

Three days was enough time for them to regroup, and enough for them to withdraw most of their officers and noncommissioned officers with backgrounds to the United States.

However, Winfield, as a famous player, was unlikely to choose the latter, and he chose to regroup his team in two days and launch a surprise attack at dawn on the third day.

The unprepared Mexican army was still doing laundry and cooking, and Tasan Anna himself had not even gotten out of bed, and the result was a great defeat that returned all the previously occupied positions to the American troops.

Winfield and Tasan Anna were back on the same page again, and the latter, who was forced to retreat, could only scold "Americans don't speak martial arts!" ”

At the same time, at the Rio Grande Barracks of the U.S. Army, Zachary Taylor could no longer suppress the news of the spread of the plague in the army.

A large number of soldiers suffering from yellow fever were not cared for in a few days or even a dozen days.

The terrible thing about yellow fever is that it is extremely efficient and fatal.

Historically, the British invaded Cuba in 1762, as a result of which 8,000 out of 15,000 soldiers died of yellow fever, and in 1793, one-fifth of the population of Philadelphia (then the largest city in the United States) died of yellow fever.

Yellow fever was brought to southern Spain in 1800, and at least 60,000 people died from the disease, when the actual number was probably two to three times that number.

In 1843 there was an outbreak of yellow fever in a small town in Panama, killing 430 out of 720 inhabitants in a month.

A large number of American corpses were not buried in time, although they did not turn into zombies, but a new plague was generated, and the Grand River Barracks was like a Gu refining pot at this time.

Sanitation and health concepts in the nineteenth century could not stop the spread of such diseases, and some doctors were bleeding soldiers only to suddenly start bleeding from their noses and mouths, and eventually collapsed in pools of blood.

Because yellow fever destroys the body's blood clotting function and is accompanied by high fever convulsions, the death of the sick person is often extremely tragic.

In addition, patients with the disease often have bloodshot eyes before the onset of the disease, or there is blood overflow in the eyes, ears, mouth and nose and other sensory organs, and of course, there will be auras such as hematuria and blood in the stool.

Therefore, this terrifying and strange disease has caused great psychological pressure on the US soldiers.

(End of chapter)