Under the scorching sun, on the endless wasteland, a small group of American reconnaissance cavalry saw a shade of trees in the distance, and they decided to go to a shady place to rest for a while.

After all, in most people's minds, Zachary Taylor's order to find the main force of the Mexican army here is a complete joke, and more than 100,000 people would have been discovered if they were wandering the Great Plains.

However, they had just dismounted and were about to rest against the trees for a while when they were ambushed by the Mexicans. The battle ended in an instant, three of the six-man reconnaissance squad were killed on the spot, and three were captured.

On the hillside not far away, Jimmy was observing everything that was happening here with a telescope, and he didn't understand why the U.S. military had expanded its reconnaissance area so much, could it be that he had learned the strategic deployment of the Mexican army in advance.

But this is unlikely, since Miss Jenny's incident, Tasan Anna has become extremely cautious, and the whole plan can only be known to people at the level of generals, and even Jimmy's lieutenant thinks that the north is going to destroy the rebels.

In fact, Jimmy was ordered to go north to Juarez to join Diego's legion and destroy the rebels by the way, but when he arrived in Juarez, he found that Diego's legion was trapped in Albuquerque.

This was a no-brainer, as the Americans would have to cross the Rio Grande to attack the Albuquerque Fortress, and Diego had plenty of time to lead his men to escape while they crossed the river.

There are only two possibilities for the current situation, either Diego is overconfident or the US military is too reckless, but in either case, Jimmy must find a way to help.

Because Albuquerque is the last barrier to northern Mexico, if it is lost, half of the country will be lost and it will be difficult to recapture.

The scouts waved at the hillside where Jimmy was, and if they zoomed up over the hillside, they would see an entire cavalry division of 7,000 horsemen resting on their horses.

Jimmy was unaware of the defeat of Veracruz at this time, and he felt that Tasan Anna's troops would be the first to arrive after the defeat of Winfield, so his task was to hold back the American troops and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Early the next morning, the bugle sounded, and the American soldiers dragged their tired bodies together. Before the war began, some people broke down and cried, and only closed their mouths after being greeted with a leather whip.

Zachary Taylor appeared in front of the army once again and began his speech again.

"I am here today to tell you that we are about to face a great challenge — a war that could cause great harm to our country, our people and our people.

The enemies we face are mighty and ruthless, but we have defeated many powerful enemies throughout history, whether they were savage Indians, tyrannical Spaniards, or cunning English, all of whom were defeated at the feet of the great United States.

Now I call on you to join this glorious battle in pursuit of honor, victory, and the defense of the cause of freedom.

Let's make the best choices for ourselves, for our families, for society, and for the Americans of the future. Thank you for your support!."

I have to say that Zachary Taylor's speech level is okay, but too many defeats make it difficult for the US military at this time to believe that there is still a possibility of victory.

And there is an even more outrageous rumor in the barracks, that is, it was not the curse of the Indians that caused the mass death of the American army, but the "Black Death".

This terrible disease will turn the corpse black after death, and eventually become a black man, and then they will burrow out of their grave in the middle of the night and join the enemy camp, so the enemies in the Albuquerque Fortress will never be killed.

Although this rumor is outrageous, it is widely circulated in the army, and it is even rumored that General Stephen Carney, who attacked California, also encountered a demon.

It is said that the expeditionary fleet encountered the Austrians, summoned the Kraken (the legendary North Sea Monster), and was devoured.

Tasan Anna himself is a dark magician who can teleport hundreds of thousands of troops from Albuquerque to Veracruz in an instant, and God knows if he will teleport them back again.

Zachary Taylor's speech did nothing to dispel the uneasiness and fear among the American soldiers, but the war had to go on.

Above the city, Diego put a leaf in his mouth and chewed it repeatedly, the bitter juice of the leaf lifting his spirits.

The U.S. forces also attempted several sneak attacks last night, which exhausted the defenders at this time.

In fact, at Sherman's suggestion, the U.S. army's night raid tactics were very successful, but when these people touched the city, they found a problem.

Most U.S. troops have night blindness, and blacks are virtually invincible in the darkness of night.

On the other hand, the Negro Legion, under the care of Tassan Anna, almost eliminated the disease, and in fact the main force of the Mexican army left with a large amount of supplies, so much that the defenders could not eat it all.

And this night raid also caused the future Master of Terror of the Civil War to suffer from dark phobia, he did not have night blindness, so he could see how the blacks killed his comrades.

Sherman survived by hiding in a pile of corpses and being kicked off the city and rolled down the slope to the ground, becoming the only survivor of his company.

But it has to be said that Sherman's tactics were actually very successful, and if they had come a few more times, the defenders would have collapsed long ago.

The battle resumed, and the Americans roared and rushed towards the dilapidated fortress, Diego and his men ready to die because Zachary Taylor would not allow them to surrender.

In fact, even if the U.S. military allowed these blacks to surrender, they would not necessarily choose to surrender. But at this time, since the other party doesn't give them a way to live, then they don't have to make excuses for themselves, so they just fight to the end.

The U.S. troops attacked the city wall again, and a fierce white-knuckle battle broke out between the two sides, and the corpses were covered with corpses all over the ground, and even the Mexican army could not stop the American troops from charging wave after wave.

Zachary Taylor looked at the scene with satisfaction, but this time he did not choose to open the champagne, but let the military band play Beethoven's "Heroic Symphony".

It's just that as the rousing music sounded, the situation on the battlefield also took a sharp turn for the worse, and a large number of Mexican cavalry suddenly appeared on the flanks of the American army.

In the nineteenth century, cavalry was generally used to charge directly into the infantry line without the cover of artillery and infantry, and it was no different from seeking death.

But this was the time when the American infantry was at its most lax, and instead of forming a line, they were attacking the Albuquerque fortress in a skirmisher formation.

At the same time, the Mexican cavalry fought from the flanks, resulting in a serious shortage of American troops facing the enemy. At this time, some officers reacted, as long as they could quickly form a hollow phalanx, they could invalidate the impact of the enemy cavalry.

And once the cavalry loses its impact, it is a target for the infantry.

It's just that with the training and organization of the U.S. army at that time, it was impossible to complete such a difficult tactical formation at the moment when the enemy cavalry was charging at high speed.

(End of chapter)