Chapter 535 Breakthrough

In fact, Tasan Anna's main force had already begun to move south, but because Zachary Taylor's troops were tied down by Diego and his black army on the Grande River, the US military failed to learn of this information.

However, Tasan Anna, who was originally intended to rescue Mexico City, came up empty-handed because Jose Apte decided to steal Joaquin de Herrera's hometown of St. Louis.

At this time, Tasan Anna's army was very tired, and he wanted to let the soldiers go into the city to rest. However, the Austrian military observer in the city stopped him because it was a good time to pursue.

However, Tasan Anna's military literacy was really bad, and even General Jimmy beside him understood what he meant, but the Mexican president remained unmoved.

Finally, the Austrian military observer Colonel Harder Hodges came up with a solution.

"Mr. President, it is said that Joaquin de Herrera has hundreds of millions of pesos hidden in his home, and you have been trying to collect taxes from the San Luis area for years, but you have not been able to do so because of the traitor. Now is a good opportunity for them to pay the taxes in full at once."

"That makes sense! That makes sense! The traitor's money is my money, and I can pay the soldiers when I have money." Tasan Anna instantly established a set of self-logic.

"That's it! It's all your money, and you can spend it however you want when the time comes!" Hader Hodges continued to bewitch.

"Jimmy!" Tasan Anna shouted.

"Here!" General Jimmy immediately put down his work and ran to Tasan Anna like a messenger.

"Don't go into the city, tell the brothers to go to San Luis City to rob." Tasan Anna realized that something was wrong and changed his words to "recover the lost territory."

"Yes!"

Tasan Anna still felt it was wrong, after all, he still had to motivate morale.

"Come back and tell everyone that the rebels can take whatever they want. That's called returning the property to its original owner, understand?"

"I understand!" Jimmy ran out and said to his men.

"Listen, the president has mercy, St. Louis is ours!"

"Long live the robbery!"

"Long live women!"

"Long live Mexico!"

The soldiers cheered from the bottom of their hearts one wave higher than the other.

At this time, Jimmy pressed his hand and signaled everyone to stop first.

"Remember, only attack traitors. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" In fact, this is already a piece of cake for the Mexican army. Isn't it hard to identify traitors?

"All troops move out!"

So Jose Apted had another fierce division behind him. After the fall of St. Louis, Tasan Anna's army arrived.

It has to be said that Tasan Anna is still very good at fighting civil wars, especially since the ragtag army under Jose Apted had just indulged in St. Louis for a night and had no fighting power at all the next day.

Tasan Anna's army defeated the largest rebel force in Mexico with overwhelming force, and then Jose Apte and Joaquin de Herrera were quickly convinced by General Jimmy's clever interrogation techniques and told everything they knew.

At this time, Tasan Anna made an amazing decision, which was to continue the attack without giving the other side time to react.

Later, this decision was proved to be very wise. The overly arrogant Winfield thought everything was under his control.

However, the sudden appearance of the Mexican army shattered his fantasy. Although the US military built a large number of fortifications outside Veracruz, due to excessive mental slackness, those fortifications did not play the role they should have, causing the Mexican army to march straight in.

Jimmy's cavalry rushed through the US military camp, and the rolling of iron hooves was accompanied by fearful wails and angry roars.

The sound of gunfire could not stop the torrent at all, and most of those who resisted became dead souls under the knife.

Until the dust cleared, the surviving American soldiers poked their heads out, breathed a sigh of relief and quickened their pace away from the battlefield.

The Mexican cavalry killed anyone they saw and set fire everywhere, and soon turned Veracruz upside down.

In addition, most of the American officers were on vacation in the city, so no one could organize an effective counterattack.

If it was not the vanguard cavalry of the Mexican army, but the main force of Tasan Anna, then the war might have ended.

In fact, Winfield's approach reduced the fighting spirit of the US military to a certain extent. If it had not been for more than a month of doing nothing in Veracruz, the US soldiers would not have collapsed at one blow.

Because they did not know the number of attackers, the cavalry officers refused to attack, and they did not want to make unnecessary sacrifices.

In fact, this was the common idea of ​​all US military departments at the time. In addition, the chaos caused by the cavalry's sneak attack caused Winfield, the nerve center of the US military, to be damaged. He had no way to grasp the development of the situation and no way to mobilize his own troops.

The result was that the US military was paralyzed. On the other hand, the Mexican cavalry knew the terrain of Veracruz very well and could come and go freely. After all, this was their base.

In the end, Jimmy's cavalry went in and out of Veracruz and left without encountering any obstacles.

On the other hand, the US military did not know how many people the Mexicans had, where they came from, and when they launched the sneak attack until they left.

Although the overall performance of the US military in this attack was very poor, there were some highlights. Grant's company successfully repelled the attack of a Mexican cavalry that was several times larger than its own, and successfully defended the fortifications under construction.

However, this did not win him honor, but instead became the beginning of his unlucky road.

The casualties of this battle have not yet been counted, but the furious Winfield has overturned the entire chessboard, and he vowed to wash away today's shame.

However, today's defeat was too ugly. When Winfield was thinking about who to make the scapegoat, another bad news came.

The main force of the Mexican army was approaching, attacking the outer defense line, and asking for help everywhere.

At this time, the Mexican army, which had just looted the city of St. Louis, was in high spirits, and the soldiers under Tasan Anna said that they would push all the Americans into the sea today.

In fact, when Tasan Anna's army entered the city of St. Louis, due to the evil deeds of the rebels, the residents in the city regarded the Mexican government army as saviors.

Moreover, the survivors in St. Louis had nothing valuable, so Tasan Anna's army let these poor people go and focused on fighting the rebels.

It turned out that the army of Jose Apte and Joaquin de Herrera was a mob. Their first reaction when they found the Mexican government army was to run for their lives.

When they found that they could not escape, they chose to surrender. Tasan Anna was not a very trustworthy person. In order to appease the people of St. Louis, he executed a large number of rebels on the spot.

Then he incorporated some of the rebels into his army to supplement his strength.

Later it was proved that this was an extremely stupid act.

However, at this time in Veracruz, the US military had been general Tasan Anna. At the same time, British and French reporters here quickly brought this news to Europe.