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

Vienna, public cemetery.

A portrait of the Virgin Mary is engraved on an unnamed tombstone, which is dedicated to those women and children who died of dystocia.

Franz placed a bouquet of flowers on the unmarked tombstone.

"I can only do this, and hope that the tragedy will not continue."

Franz left in the royal carriage, and the maternal mortality rate in Austria has continued to decline since then, and finally dropped to 1% a year later.

St. Stephen's Basilica.

In a special small room, the thirteen most powerful bishops of the Austrian Catholic Church gathered together. The light shone through the stained glass on the top, making it difficult to see the faces of the bishops.

"I thought the days of the Atonement rolls were over when we sold holy water."

"As long as it can help people, why care about these false names."

"Can these powders and alcohol really save lives?"

"You can only know if you try it, but those benefits are real."

"agree."

"agree."

.....

Sometimes in order to spread science, we have to use some unscientific methods...

Mexico, Texas.

May 10, 1836.

After a period of recuperation, Tasang Anna once again gathered troops to march towards Austin.

This time it was the El Paso Legion that stood in front of Tasan Anna, although the self-proclaimed legion actually had less than a thousand Texans, 500 American volunteers, and a motley crew of 300 mercenaries. military.

Before the Alamo and San Jacinto, Texas and Mexico all claimed victory.

Mexico advertised that it had captured U.S. Congressman Crockett in the Alamo, forced the Alamo defenders to surrender, made them confess their crimes and repented of their sins out of humanitarian spirit, and then released those people.

Crockett fled all the way back to Tennessee, and since then closed the door to thank guests, and the other prisoners have disappeared.

The United States claimed that the Texans blocked the Mexican army for 16 days with less than 1/40 of the strength of the Mexicans, and killed the Mexican army several times its own.

In the Battle of San Jacinto, the Americans even claimed that the Texans wiped out the main force of Tasan Anna, and Tasan Anna himself had to flee across the river, discarding countless weapons and luggage.

The Mexicans claimed that they had wiped out a Texas cavalry brigade, and found evidence that the Texans colluded with the native Indians to attack the whites.

In fact, both sides hired Indians and desperadoes to attack the other party's logistics, but they both threw the pot to the other side.

The result was to give the El Paso commander Anthony a self-confidence that he shouldn't have. He felt that he had nearly 2,000 people under him, and he had already undergone two months of military training, and he was fully capable of defending against the enemy outside the country.

Anthony did not accept Houston's suggestion and joined forces with him to defend Austin.

There are two reasons why Anthony did this. One is that he has confidence in himself and his troops, and the other is that the El Paso Legion and Houston's Legion should be at the same level, and he does not want to be commanded by Houston.

Not wanting to fight an entire Mexican army in the middle of the road, Houston turned his troops over to his lieutenants.

Houston decided to go to the United States to meet President Andrew Jackson and ask him to send troops. The total number of Mexican troops in Texas has reached 12,000, which is twice the historical figure.

In history, Tasan Anna led an expedition of 8,000 soldiers to Texas. Although he was supplemented after the Battle of Alamo, the total force was only 6,000 due to too many deserters.

The El Paso regiment was now equipped with the latest American Hawken rifle, a rifled rifle known for its accuracy and power.

Anthony would be very happy if the Mexicans and the soldiers of the El Paso Legion shot at each other, after all, the hit rate of rifled guns is not a joke.

And if the Mexicans charge, he is more welcome. He has dug countless potholes in the middle of the road to restrict the advance of the infantry, and even built a parapet for himself.

Anthony, who had never experienced a war, really didn't know how he lost, but his jaw dropped in shock on the first day of the war.

Tasan Anna followed Franz's suggestion of building a stronghold and fighting a dull battle, and started building fortifications as soon as he came up.

The skirmishers of the two sides could only shoot at each other at a distance of 300 meters. Even rifled guns had a very limited hit rate at this distance. The main force of Mexico began to camp a few hundred meters away from the fortifications, and the tents instantly formed a jungle. Cooking smoke billows..

Anthony looked at the situation in front of him and hit the parapet with a fist.

"Are they here for a war, or for an outing!"

On a small hillside, Miss Jenny served freshly cooked lamb to Tasan Anna's two guests, Gablenz and Stadion.

Tasan Anna opened the newspaper and said.

"I love this editor to death. He scolds Americans every day. I really admire him for having so many tricks."

Gablenz and Stadion were a little dismissive, after all, what this kind of tabloid editor does is to catch rumors.

"Your Excellency, General, should we fire two shots before we eat?"

Tasan Anna called Gablenz and Stadion generals. Gablenz and Stadion didn't want to be involved in a coup in Mexico one day, so they called Tasan Anna a general. To show that he is only a subordinate of Tasang Anna.

"That's right, sir, ordered the artillery to fire." Tasan Anna nodded.

Gablenz ran to the side and waved the small flag in his hand. He found that this kind of flag language was better than words.

The artillery soldiers at the foot of the mountain all hid under the trees to play cards. When they saw the semaphore on the mountain, they immediately dropped the cards in their hands and ran towards the cannon.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Several shells landed on the defensive position of the El Paso Corps, and people ran away in panic. However, they soon discovered that these shells were either too far or too close. There was no explosion, so I just stayed there quietly.

It's no wonder ~www.wuxiahere.com~ Texas is too hot in summer, so the artillerymen often water to cool down, and sometimes the lead wire of the shell will be wet if they are not careful.

I would like to mention one more thing. At this time, there was still a lead wire for the flowering bombs, which often had to be cut and fired based on the experience of the artillerymen. As for the shells that were hit by needles, they were only successfully developed in 1835. Even in the European battlefield, it was difficult to see them. It would have to be in 1860. After that, the troops were equipped on a large scale.

"Damn it! Don't run away! Push our cannon up too."

General Anthony also brought some artillery, but compared to the Mexican artillery, they were even more unbearable. The first shot was too close, and the second time the gunpowder was overfilled and two guns were directly scrapped.

General Anthony had to let the soldiers stop and rest, preparing for the full-scale attack of the Mexicans the next day.

However, on the third day, after a brief artillery exchange, both parties began to sit quietly.

General Anthony looked at the rising smoke from the opposite side, took out his dry food and took a bite.

"Damn it, eat like this every day, let's see if they can last for a few days."

At this time, there was a sudden burst of smoke in the distance, and the Mexican cavalry dragged a group of bison carcasses back to the camp.

Anthony was so angry that he threw the dry food aside...

In the evening, Tasan Anna's six heavy siege guns finally arrived.

"What a long wait for our friends..."

After two supplements, Tasang Anna's troops already had 46 cannons, including 40 field cannons and 6 siege cannons.

This kind of firepower can be said to be the only one on the land of America. Of course, as long as the United States wants to close the gap and surpass it at any time, but for the Texas Army, it is still crushing firepower.

The battle that will determine the fate of Texas is about to begin...