The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven

Several Mexican soldiers drove the captives to the city of Alamo.

These prisoners cooperated very well. After all, they had just experienced the hellish pursuit. They wanted to survive, so they shouted hard.

"Colonel Travis and Alamo's brothers, we are Colonel Manin's subordinates, we were ambushed by the Mexican army, no one will come to your aid, surrender now!"

Both Colonel Travis and Bowie in the city knew that if the captives in front of them were allowed to continue shouting, the Alamo's defenders would collapse, because some people were shaken now, after all, no one wanted to struggle without hope.

Now that all they could do was to shut up the poor souls forever, Colonel Travis took a puff on his cigar and put it on the fuse of the cannon.

But at this time, Crockett stopped Travis.

"What are you doing? I know these people. They are Colonel Manin's men."

"They are traitors!"

Travis pushed Crockett away and ignited the fuse.

With a loud bang, those captives who came to persuade them to surrender shut their mouths forever.

Seeing such behavior made Tasang Anna very angry. They dared to refuse their kindness even though they had exhausted their kindness!

It was not only Tasan Anna who was angry, but Gablenz and Stadion were also angry. They even killed their own people. finished.

At this time, the letter from Grand Duke "Franz Karl" arrived again.

Hearing the name Franz Karl, Tasan Anna's brows slightly relaxed.

There was only one sentence in the letter.

"Siege is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top."

Tasan Anna laughed after reading the letter. He handed the letter to Gablenz and Stadion, and praised Archduke Franz Karl as a genius.

Both Gablenz and Stadion knew that Archduke Franz Karl's head was not very good...but they both accepted the letter curiously.

Gablenz and Stadion, who had read the letter, seemed to understand something.

This time Tasan Anna's messenger came to the city of Alamo again.

"General Tasan Anna ordered you to let the old and weak women and children in the city leave. The general swears to God to ensure their safety. After the civilians withdraw, there will be a full-scale shelling of the Alamo."

Travis didn't hesitate this time. He didn't know if this was a conspiracy by the Mexicans, but if the other side really attacked the city in an all-round way, I'm afraid Alamo would bleed. , Bury yourself with him.

James Bowie agreed with Travis that fighting was a man's business, after all.

However, Crockett has a different opinion. He believes that as long as the old, weak, women and children are still there, the Mexicans will not dare to conduct a full-scale shelling. If they do so, Tasan Anna will have to be responsible for shelling civilians.

In the end, the sense of honor of the military made Travis reject Crockett's opinion.

This is the second time that Travis has offended Crockett, which makes the US congressman very upset.

Two hours later, the old, weak, women and children had left the Alamo, and Tasan Anna sent his most capable assistant to **** those people to San Antonio.

The sixteen-pound guns were also ready, and at the same time, with the sound of the horn, the shelling began.

The shelling this time was much more accurate than the previous shelling, because Gablenz and Stadion took advantage of the time when the old and the weak, women and children left, and adjusted the shooting angle and gun position to ensure that the artillery could hit the first time.

The power of the sixteen-pound siege cannon was enormous. The first shot collapsed the tower on the south side, and the tower collapsed directly buried the defenders stationed nearby.

But before the defenders of the Alamo had time to rescue the people buried under the rubble, shells roared one after another.

Inside the Alamo Fortress, rubble splashed and flames blazed everywhere. Many people were injured by the rubble thrown off by the shells. Travis wanted to organize artillery fire to counterattack, but the opponent's firepower was too strong to hold his head up.

The small-caliber artillery of the Mexican Army has been replaced with incendiary bombs. The incendiary bombs of this era are a kind of grenade filled with flammable materials such as grease. They ignite surrounding objects through explosions, and the efficiency is very low.

But it is more lethal than firing solid iron bullets, which can make the defenders exhausted.

The power of the sixteen-pounder cannon is astonishing. Each cannon can cause a large area of ​​collapse, and its power cannot be compared with that of the three-pounder cannon.

The shelling of the sixteen-pound gun directly hit the wall of the fortress, directly causing a large area to collapse. Such a large gap can easily pass through not to mention infantry, even horses.

Bowie immediately organized people to block the gap with caravans and furniture, but the Mexicans had no intention of attacking at all.

"Damn it, the Mexicans have endless shells, do they want to bury us with heavy artillery?"

Crockett passed by with a bucket.

"Stop complaining, put out the fire first, otherwise you won't be burned to death, you will be choked to death."

The shelling went on for 2 hours, and the Mexican army stopped shelling, not because the shells were gone, nor were they preparing to attack the city, but because the barrel was overheated, and it would explode if it continued to fire.

Crockett found his old servant among the ruins.

"John, you old man, I knew you were alive."

The old servant slowly opened his eyes, spat out a pile of crumbs, and looked at his master with tears in his eyes.

"Mr Crockett, I can't move my legs..."

Crockett didn't care about his worn hands, but comforted John.

"Don't worry, when I get back to Tennessee, I will find the best doctor, and I will definitely be able to cure you."

But Crockett did not find the old servant's legs...

"Mr. Crockett, go home, the mistress is still waiting for you..."

The old servant, who was about to lose consciousness, pushed Crockett away with his last strength. At the same time, the broken wall on the side could no longer support it and collapsed, hitting Crockett heavily on the position just now.

"No! John! God **** it! I'm going to fight those Mexicans!"

In the Alamo Fortress, many soldiers who lost their relatives and friends roared.

"Yes! Go out and fight! It's a dead end anyway!"

"Show them the courage of the cowboys!"

"Kill them, revenge!"

"revenge!"

Bowie's leg was pierced by a piece of shrapnel, but he also thought that rather than waiting to die here, he would rush out and kill it.

But Travis stopped them, because he saw that the Mexican troops around him had been staying in the fortifications, and rushing out now would be tantamount to suicide.

"Enough, go back to your post, you will commit suicide if you go out, General Houston will come to rescue us."

"Where is General Houston! Where are the reinforcements?" Some soldiers shouted angrily.

"We were abandoned!"

"We are outcasts!"

"I want to go home!"

Travis fires his gun into the sky.

"Enough, Tasan Anna is a dictator, a barbarian, you will die if you go out, don't you see that red flag? As long as the Mexicans raise that red flag, it means that they will not accept any prisoners, Trust me General Houston will come to our rescue."

The thing about the red flag of the Mexicans is a rumor. Among them, the Mexicans not only have a red flag, but also green and white, which are the colors of the Mexican flag.

In the afternoon, the Mexicans continued to shell, but did not attack.

Tasan Anna was not in a hurry, because he knew that the Alamo could be taken down at any time now.

The Alamo defenders couldn't bear this passive beating. At night, Crockett organized more than 20 desperadoes, preparing to destroy the Mexican artillery position, at least the 16-pounder gun.

However, the Mexicans had been prepared for a long time. After a firefight, Crockett fled back to the Alamo with a few Tennessee fellows in embarrassment.

The fact that the Mexicans didn't pursue them was not because of their high military literacy, but because they didn't know how many people there were on the other side.

Due to malnutrition, many soldiers of the Mexican Army suffered from night blindness, so there was a firefight between hundreds of people and more than 20 people, and in the end only a dozen people were killed.

When Crockett returned to the Alamo, Colonel Travis had already put on his uniform.

"Do you know what you're doing? You should be court-martialed, even I can shoot you right now."

"Colonel Travis, Crockett is also for the good of everyone. The Mexican cannons are too powerful. During the day, fifty of us died in the shelling. Almost no part of the front wall is intact. If this continues, we will There’s no place to keep out the wind.”

"Don't think you are a U.S. Congressman, I dare not shoot you, this is Texas!"

This sentence made Crockett and the volunteers from the United States very unhappy.

On March 10, 1836, the bombardment continued.

Tasan Anna invited Gablenz and Stadion to have lunch on the hillside together, enjoying the scene of artillery covering the Alamo while eating.

"This gun is really powerful. If our Mexican army is equipped with this kind of artillery, we won't be afraid of Yankees anymore."

Gablenz and Stadion complained in their hearts, "If any army takes dozens of these things on the road, the speed of marching is probably slower than that of a turtle."

The two just smiled and didn't answer, because they didn't refuse any opportunity to make money.

It's just that the two of them didn't expect it.

"I would like to hire the two of you as my military advisers. You can choose the official position and salary. As the president of Mexico, as long as I can do it within my purview, I will definitely meet your requirements."

Just as Gablenz and Stadion were about to speak, they were interrupted by Tasan Anna.

"Let me tell you, Mexico has the largest silver mine in the world, which is unique. You will definitely say that those silver mines are not in the hands of the Mexican government.

That's right, but as long as this war is over, I will return home with a large army to destroy those who oppose me.

I would like to be a friend of Grand Duke Franz Karl. I will make Mexico a member of the civilized world and the most loyal ally of the Austrian Empire.

The command ability of the two men is far superior to that of any of my subordinates, even I feel ashamed. I think the two are not military observers, but real generals. "

Tasan Anna's last sentence directly pointed out the identities of Gablenz and Stadion. They knew very well that if they refused Tasan Anna's "good intentions", they might encounter "accidents" halfway.

Gablenz and Stadion still had a doubt in their hearts, why Tasan Anna praised the Grand Duke who was not so bright.

"We need to write a letter to Archduke Franz Karl, we need his approval."

"No problem, I believe Archduke Franz Karl, he will definitely recognize me as a friend."

Tasan Anna felt that this North American Napoleon had surpassed the real Napoleon, because he chose to join forces with "Arch Duke Karl".

Just imagine if Napoleon and Archduke Karl joined forces back then, who in Europe would be worthy of a fight.

Inside the Alamo, bombardment destroyed the last building in the Alamo Fortress, the mill's windmill fell and smashed the stables, and panicked horses caused constant chaos.

When counting the number of casualties, it was found that there were only 75 Alamo defenders left, and all of them were wounded, just cleaning the battlefield silently.

Travis and Bowie quarrel in the makeshift headquarters.

At this time, the Mexicans sent two doctors with a white flag to treat the wounded soldiers out of humanitarianism.

Travis couldn't refuse this humanitarian act, but what he didn't know was that these two doctors were actually Catholic priests. The purpose of their trip was to persuade wounded soldiers to convert to Catholicism, or to ask Tasan Anna surrendered as a condition in exchange for the opportunity to leave the battlefield safely.

When a person is about to die, a straw is good, let alone a doctor.

The persuasion of Catholic doctors ~www.wuxiahere.com~ moved the hearts of many wounded soldiers, especially those seriously wounded.

But Travis couldn't accept it. The Catholics shook his morale, shot and killed one doctor, and drove the remaining doctors out of the Alamo.

Doctors and priests have a very high social status in Mexico. When a Catholic doctor was carried out on a stretcher wrapped in white cloth, the Mexican army broke out unprecedented anger.

They may not have known why they were fighting before, but now they feel that they should go and kill the mob in the Alamo Fortress.

Soldiers and officers kept coming to Tasang Anna to ask for a fight, but Tasang Anna was very happy because he knew that the confidence of the Alamo defenders had collapsed.

Sure enough, at night, a gun battle broke out in the Alamo Fortress.

Crockett, elected leader by Tennessee volunteers and wounded soldiers, launched a raid on Travis's subordinates, and Bowie was locked in the dungeon of the fortress.

By the end of the battle, the Alamo had fewer than 50 men left, Crockett surrendered to Tasan Anna, Bowie was captured, and Travis died in the rebellion.

The Battle of the Alamo ended with a big victory for the Mexican army, and the Alamo was broken by its own people, which became the biggest scandal of the Battle of Texas.

Crockett is a member of the United States Congress, so Tasan Anna was very polite to him, and asked the doctor to treat Crockett and the prisoners, and sent a large number of reporters to interview Crockett and the prisoners.

Of course, these reporters would only record the evidence that was favorable to Mexico. When the news reached Washington, Andrew Jackson angrily threw the newspaper on the coffee table.

"Remember, the shame of the Alamo! They are a shame to the United States! Facing the siege of the Mexicans, they actually killed each other in order to surrender. They are nothing!"