1850 American Gold Tycoon

In the wilderness of Tamaulispa, Mexico. gnaw

The Arkansas regiment, which was singing songs and rushing their fellow Mexicans all the way south, was unaware of the mobilization of the Mexican army.

After sacking a small village called Hidalgo, more than a thousand soldiers of the Arkansas Regiment continued their march southward under the command of their regiment leader, Colonel Christopher.

Their target is Victoria City in the southeast!

Many Arkansans have begun to fantasize about taking over Victoria and becoming rich overnight.

This was their motivation to go to war.

Soon, the increasingly loud sound of horse hooves interrupted the fantasy of these old Arkansas buddies.

Mexican cavalry slowly appeared on the distant skyline. gnaw

Dozens of riders, hundreds of riders, two or three hundred riders, five or six hundred riders, up to thousands of riders

More and more Mexican cavalry appeared in the Arkansans' sight.

"We are surrounded by Mexican cavalry!"

Upon seeing this, Colonel Christopher immediately pulled out the Colt revolver from his waist and directed the Arkansans to line up and fight back.

The cavalry is an elite symbol in any country, including countries like Mexico.

The veterans of the Arkansas regiment scolded their helpless recruits.

"Damn it! You new recruit, do you want to die?!"

"Why are you so dazed?! Quickly stand in line for me!"

"Where's the gun?! Where's your gun?!"

"Reload, reload now! Damn it, are you going to use the fire stick in your hand to deal with the Mexican cavalry?!"

For infantry, especially new recruits in the infantry, the shock and fear brought to them by encountering thousands of cavalry in the wilderness is obvious.

The veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time can still maintain their sanity. Facing the cavalry's collapse, there is only one way to die.

Their only way to survive was to line up against the Mexican cavalry and wait for the arrival of friendly forces. gnaw

It's a pity that there are so few veterans of the Arkansas Regiment.

On average, each veteran was required to lead at least five new recruits, which was the lowest ratio of veterans among almost all the southern armies that participated in the war.

This kind of troop configuration is acceptable for low-intensity downwind battles, but it will be difficult to make a difference once a strong enemy is encountered.

The new recruits in the Arkansas regiment quickly lost control. Their desire to survive outweighed their fear of the veterans.

Many new soldiers fled northward before engaging the enemy.

After the veterans forcibly killed more than a dozen deserters, the Arkansas regiment managed to regain its formation with the efforts of the veterans, formed a loose and crooked line like a squirming earthworm, and reluctantly attacked the Mexican cavalry. Sporadic shooting responded.

The soldiers of the Arkansas regiment were mainly equipped with old muskets, and their counterattack did not cause much losses to the Mexican cavalry. gnaw

When they were only forty or fifty yards away, the Mexicans took out their rifles and shot at the Arkansas soldiers who were in a hurry.

Immediately, these Mexicans took out their sabers, mounted their horses and brandished their sabers, and came straight towards the Americans.

Mexican teenager Gonzalez took the lead and set his sights on Christopher, who was wearing a double-breasted gray fur coat.

Christopher's clean double-breasted coat and colonel's badge on his shoulders stood out among a group of grey-faced Arkansas soldiers wearing tattered short jackets.

Christopher quickly noticed the young Mexican officer rushing toward him. He pointed the muzzle of his gun at Gonzalez, continuously pulled the trigger and pressed the hammer.

Facing Christopher's gun, Gonzalez nimbly buried his head on the horse's neck, deftly dodged Christopher's shot, and then continued to rush towards Christopher.

After three consecutive shots missed, Christopher pulled the trigger again. gnaw

Only this time, what reached Christopher's ears was not the deafening sound of gunfire, but the crisp sound of metal collision.

Unknowingly, he had emptied the bullet in the cylinder.

When Christopher saw this, he threw away his pistol and was about to draw his sword to fight. He saw a white light flashing in front of his eyes and then lost consciousness.

After completing the first round of attacks, the Mexican cavalry did not hesitate to fight, but quickly retreated to make room for the following infantry.

After the Mexican cavalry withdrew, the Mexican soldiers who had been lying in wait for a long time appeared in front of the two wings of the Arkansas regiment, as if growing out of the ground.

As for the road heading north, it was blocked by the Mexican cavalry.

The Mexican army is determined to eat them. gnaw

At this time, even many veterans of the Arkansas Regiment fell into despair. Their commander died in battle. Facing a Mexican army with three or four times their own number and cavalry, unless a miracle happened, they would surely die.

Miracle

If they did not go deep alone and kept a certain marching distance from the Virginia regiment behind them, there might be a miracle, and maybe the Virginia regiment would have enough time to rescue them.

It's a pity that they are far away from the main force now, so there won't be any miracles.

Now that I think about it, their idea of ​​rushing ahead and trying to take the first place in Victoria City was very ridiculous.

This is not about grabbing the first prize. This is clearly about rushing to death.

After a brief resistance, facing the heavy encirclement of the Mexican army, the remnants of the Arkansas regiment chose to surrender to the Mexicans with a white flag and surrendered their military flag. gnaw

The news first reached Victoria City.

In the Governor's Palace in Victoria City, Mexican President Santa Ana was dressed in military uniform. He was pacing back and forth restlessly.

Santa Ana sometimes talked to himself, sometimes prayed to God, asking God to bless Mexico, hoping that Gonzalez could return victorious.

"we won!"

When the battle report from the front reached the Governor's Palace in Victoria City, Santa Ana danced happily regardless of the image of the president of a country.

Mexican teenager Gonzalez became famous with this battle.

The whole country of Mexico was excited. gnaw

Since the First Mexican-American War, Mexico has lost more than it has won.

Even if there are a few victories, they are just small victories that cannot be mentioned on the stage.

In this ambush, the Mexican army actually annihilated an entire US military regiment and captured the opponent's military flag.

This is a great victory that has never been seen in the history of Mexico. It is an unprecedented victory!

The Mexican army, which was originally in low morale, could not help but feel boosted in morale.

The Americans are just like this, and they are not invincible.

But to the south of the US military, it's a different story. gnaw

After learning that the Arkansas regiment had been wiped out, General Jackson, the commander of the Confederate army, once doubted whether there was a problem with his hearing. After confirming that there was no problem with his hearing, he repeatedly asked the reliability of the news.

After confirming the authenticity of the news, Jackson was stunned on the spot and could not react for a long time.

Soon, news of the annihilation of the Arkansas regiment spread from Mexico to Texas, and from Texas to the southern states, to Washington, and to the northern free states.

This news quickly caused an uproar in the United States.

The Northern Free States were not very enthusiastic about this war. The Southern Army was frustrated in Mexico. One regiment was completely wiped out, and the Mexicans even captured the military flag.

The anti-war faction would naturally not let go of such a big deal.

The "Theory of Ten Victories and Ten Defeats", which was originally widely circulated among the people and had many fans, was also whipped and slapped in the face by the anti-war faction. gnaw

The argument in the article that the United States has ten victories and Mexico has ten defeats was changed by the anti-war faction to "The United States has ten defeats and Mexico has ten victories" to ridicule those southern war-fighters.

There were even voices in Congress calling for a timely stop of losses and an early apology to Mexico for a truce.

Faced with this discordant bluntness, Fillmore could only forcefully suppress these opposing voices in Congress.

He was one of the instigators of the declaration of war on Mexico. A ceasefire at this time would be a major failure in his political career, and his resignation was inevitable.

Furthermore, there is no reason why a war machine that has finally started running can stop if it encounters a slight mechanical failure.

An unseemly ceasefire will only intensify domestic conflicts. This ran counter to Fillmore's original intention of going to war.

For this reason alone, Fillmore would never allow a hasty armistice. gnaw

Armistice now? Are you making people laugh?

Fillmore can temporarily suppress the anti-war voice in Congress, but there is one voice that Fillmore cannot avoid no matter what.

That was to deorganize the Arkansas regiment and change its commanders.

Secretary of War Scott asked to personally take command of the next battle.

Fillmore accepted the proposal to withdraw the Arkansas Regiment.

After all, the Arkansas regiment lost so disgracefully that even the flag was surrendered by the Mexicans, and the troops whose flag could be taken away by the enemy naturally had no need to exist.

However, in order to appease the mood of the South, Fillmore still had a hand and allowed the Arkansas Regiment to rebuild as long as the flag could be regained. gnaw

As for the request to change coaches, Fillmore did not agree. Although he did not have any military background, he also knew that changing generals on the spot was a taboo.

What's more, Scott is a northern general. Letting a northern general command an army composed entirely of southerners will only make the military morale more and more chaotic.

Furthermore, Jackson just suffered a defeat, a defeat that was observed by the whole country with a magnifying glass, and the consequences were infinitely magnified.

If public opinion did not deliberately amplify this defeat, this defeat would be a failure at the tactical level at best. It's not even a defeat at the battle level.

Fillmore's head was still clear, and the initiative in the Mexican battlefield still rested with the United States.

Considering Jackson's previous brilliant results in the Mexican battlefield, Fillmore had no reason to change coaches.

Even though Fillmore sternly rejected Scott's request for a coaching change, the War Department, composed of northerners, remained unyielding. gnaw

The War Department had a very tough attitude and demanded that Jackson must be held responsible for the defeat. Jackson could continue to serve as commander, but the overall commander of the war against Mexico must be replaced.

This time, the candidates for the commander-in-chief given by the War Department were Robert E. Lee, a southern general who was well impressed by northerners, and Liang Yao, a famous California general.

Fillmore could not bear the pressure and sent a report to the front, asking Liang Yao if he was interested in serving as commander-in-chief and coordinating the operations on the east and west fronts.

Washington's reaction to this defeat was beyond Liang Yao's expectation.

Liang Yao realized that due to the irreconcilable contradictions in the United States, the domestic tolerance for failure will only become lower and lower.

After receiving the telegram, the pressure came to Liang Yao's side.

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