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

Chapter 70 The Final Speech
The Regiment of El Paso surrendered after only four days of fighting, much to Houston's surprise.

According to Houston's estimate, no matter how bad General Anthony is, he can last for a few months.

More than 100 people in the Alamo were able to last for [-] days before, which shows that the Mexicans will not attack the city at all.

The El Paso Legion has more than 2000 people, as well as the support of volunteers from all over the United States. He also left a regiment in Austin to help
But the El Paso Army held out for four days and lost half of the artillery in all of Texas.Austin was also in jeopardy, and the main force in Houston, plus the volunteers from Boston, was only 1500 people.

Now Houston has two options:

One is to continue to the United States, hoping that the United States can send troops to rescue Austin in time.

Of course, this is almost impossible. Even if the United States sends troops, it is impossible to reach Austin within a few days. If Austin's defenders really want to wait for the support of the Americans, the entire city may already be destroyed before the support arrives. For a piece of scorched earth.

The second is to return to Austin immediately, collect all the materials and soldiers that can be collected along the way, and defend Austin to the death, waiting for the United States to send troops to rescue.

Of course, he is very likely to be swallowed by the flames of war like the Alamo Legion and the El Paso Legion before him.

But Austin is a strong city, high and sinking, with plenty of food and grass, and at the same time it is the last barrier of the plains in northern Texas.

Once Texas falls, the northern plains will have no danger to defend. Once the Mexicans gain a foothold in Austin, they will have to pay a huge price to drive the Mexicans out.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Houston decided to go back and be with his soldiers.

Finally Houston, making it back to Austin, managed to get back to Austin before the Mexicans completely blocked Austin's path.

On May 1836, 5, the Siege of Austin officially began.

On May 5, the walls south of Austin collapsed.

On May 5, the southern walls of Austin fell.

On June 6, the Texas Army recaptured the southern wall.

On June 6, the southern wall fell again.

On June 6, the Texas Army recaptured the southern wall.

On June 6, the Mexican military buried explosives under the North City Gate by digging tunnels and blasted open the North City Gate.

On June 6, the walls of Austin fell in full.

On June 6, the Mexican Army asked the Austin defenders to surrender, but the Austin defenders refused.The Mexican army shelled the barricades in the city that day.

On June 6, the Mexican Army asked the citizens of Austin to leave the city, and the Texas Army asked the citizens of Austin not to leave their homes.

On June 6, street fighting began.

Due to the tenacious resistance of Austin's defenders, the Mexican army had to search room by room and occupy street by street. Both sides paid a huge price.

At the same time, this kind of fighting is also a torment for the residents of Austin.

They don't know when someone will break into their house, rob them of their food, and take their lives.

If they don't resist, they will die. If they pick up their guns to resist, they will be regarded as soldiers of the enemy by both sides, and then they will be shot to death.

On June 6, the Mexican army suffered more than 15 casualties in the siege.Tasan Anna demanded a halt to the attack and ordered the city to be set on fire.

On June 6, the fire burned for three days and three nights. Maybe God couldn't stand it, and it started to rain.

Houston looked at the light rain in the sky and the gradually extinguishing fire. He knew that when the rain stopped, it was the moment for the Mexicans to launch their final attack.

Houston looked at his subordinates. These people had been fighting continuously for almost a month. Almost everyone was wounded, but no one wanted to surrender, which made him very relieved.

He gave his last speech here in Houston

"In the Houston Corps there were men from Tennessee, men from Boston, men from Texas, rich merchants, commoners, cowboys, soldiers, Anglo-Saxons, Germans, and Jews
You are all real Americans. We are hardworking and powerful. Maybe you were once unpopular, but on the land of America, you can enjoy equality and freedom.

In this uninhabited land, we work, reproduce, and enjoy unfettered freedom, and now!The dictator of Mexico, Tasan Anna took his hounds and claimed that this is the land of Mexico, and they want to take away our land and our freedom.

We will fight to the end, and each of us may die, but the spirit of America lives on.

Friends, take care of your comrades, because they will die for you too, our enemies are cruel and cunning, but I promise you, I will fight to the last moment, I will not abandon any brother, nor Will spare an enemy.

I need some volunteers right now, you're going to be with me to hold the Mexicans back and let our countrymen out, someone has to know what's going on here.

God bless America! "

In the end, about 100 Texans decided to stay and fight to the death with the Mexican army.

The rain stopped. The gunshots and cannons rang out again.

In front of the Austin City Hall, General Houston was covered in blood. Facing the Mexican soldiers rushing up from the front, his soldiers decided to resist until the last moment, fighting with rifles, bayonets, hands, and teeth.

However, the breakout team encountered an ambush by the Mexican army and suffered heavy casualties.
After the war, the Mexicans cleaned up the battlefield and found hundreds of mutilated corpses in front of the city hall, but no one found the remains of General Houston.

A day later, someone inadvertently caught a Texas deserter in civilian clothes in the ruins.

But when the deserter was sent to a makeshift prisoner-of-war camp, someone immediately recognized him as "General Houston!"

Houston sat on the ground without saying a word, and soon he was taken away by a Mexican officer and two Mexican soldiers.

Houston thought he might have to face Tasan Anna's humiliation, but to his surprise, he saw another person, a person who should have died.

"Jimmy?!"

"Long time no see, Mr. Houston." After a few months, Jimmy grew taller and tanned, looking like a white Mexican native.

"Jimmy, I thought you were dead."

"Yes, I'm dead. After the butt of the gun, I should be dead." Jimmy took off his hat and pointed to the scar on his forehead.

"Jimmy, I can't help it either."

"I have forgiven you. After all, you have not only abandoned me. If you hadn't been caught this time, you would have abandoned more people."

"Listen to me Jimmy, this is war and we are all victims.."

"Mr. Houston, you said you would fight with us to the last moment. I hope you will keep your promise."

"Son, we have already lost so don't do stupid things." Houston thought that Jimmy would continue to fight the Mexican army, so he quickly dissuaded him.

But Houston completely misunderstood what Jimmy meant. Jimmy walked up to Houston and grabbed Houston's hair. Houston wanted to resist, but was held down by the Mexican soldiers on the side.

Jimmy took out a dagger from his shoe and said to Houston.

"Let's be together forever, in another way."

Then Jimmy got a new pair of leather shoes, which he couldn't put down.

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(End of this chapter)