paranoianovel Chapter 756: Mexico's Movement
Chapter 756: Mexico's Movement
Chapter 756: Mexico's Movement
The British sounded the clarion call for withdrawal.
The smoke-stained remnants of the defeated army retreated back to the ships where they had landed. They were so sparse that they couldn't even fill up an entire cabin.
Many people have collapsed mentally, either standing like a fool or trembling all over, muttering "Everyone will die".
As for the wounded, none of them had minor injuries. The most common one was limbs being burned and carbonized by high temperatures. Those who were attacked by werewolves or sprayed by dragon flames had no chance of coming back.
"Devils, those Texans are devils."
"Please, take me home. I miss my mother."
boom--
A giant steel creature walked out from the ruins of New Naples. The Iron Duke, representing the glory of the empire, waved his arms, cleared the ruins in front of him, and walked slowly across the crystallized beach in the midst of the dust.
Behind him was only half of the King's Squad left, and their armor was scarred and mottled, with magic array plates exposed in many places with sparks emitting.
"The Iron Duke and the King's Squad also lost"
At this moment, the naval soldiers on the ship felt that the Union Jack hanging on the mast had become dim.
Before boarding the ship, the Iron Duke subconsciously looked back and saw bursts of loud wolf howls coming from the burning ruins.
One after another, huge werewolves appeared, dragging their scarred bodies. They had almost identical blue-gray hair, and their dark green eyes reflected a thrilling light in the embers.
"Next time, I will crush you all."
The Iron Duke's cold voice was like two blades rubbing against each other. Without looking back, he started the steam engine and flew towards the Sea Sovereign.
Losa, who had transformed back into human form, supported Jeanna, who had just been released from the "holy body" state and whose breath had become extremely weak: "Are you okay?"
"If you had come earlier, you would have seen what real fragile things are."
Jeanna forced a smile, not even a trace of blood on her pale cheeks: "Don't worry about me, with Nia here, I should be able to recover in the next battle, otherwise I might as well burn myself dry and give this iron monster a hard blow."
Lothar frowned subconsciously. The ability of "Holy Body" was good in every way except that the side effects were too terrible. It was equivalent to letting Na be burned at the stake all over again. He didn't know what that felt like, but it was definitely one of the most terrible punishments in the world. Otherwise, Christianity would not have used hellfire to warn people.
"Let me do it, Lothar."
The young lady judge who came in a hurry also looked a little pale. She had to coordinate the overall situation in this battle. Hundreds of pure-blooded wolves, as well as Losa, Jeanna, and Prajna all received her blessings. Even though she had become an elite, this was really too much effort.
"Okay, let me go. There are so many people watching us. Nia is much better at taking care of people than you are."
Jeanna's tone was very relaxed, and if she hadn't subconsciously frowned, it would have seemed like a normal thing.
Losa handed Jeanna to Lavinia, and then saw Prajna in Viviana's arms.
He smiled bitterly. He always felt that he was strong enough before. The opponent in this battle was the British army that had been weakened many times. However, he never thought that it would be so difficult in the end. The British royal mages were obviously of average strength individually, but when they joined forces, he felt overwhelmed.
Centurion Leon, who had regained his human form, strode over, looking a little worried: "Mr. Lothar, you..."
Lothar waved his hand and said, "We are fine. Let's collect the bodies of our brothers and then give the British a good beating. Then they will think about making peace with us."
At that moment, a melodious whistle sounded from the sea, and the British fleet spewing black smoke slowly sailed out of his sight, leaving only the high-hanging fleur-de-lis and Burgundy cross flags - the French fleet did not leave with the British.
Losa thought for a moment and said, "Leon, take two people with you and leave. If the French fleet sends envoys, let them go to Wolfburg to negotiate."
He had no intention of reaching an agreement with the French now, and he could not count on the French. They would not go to war with the British for Texas, which was thousands of miles away. However, in order to safeguard the interests of Texas in the peace agreement after defeating Britain, the support of the French was indispensable.
Otherwise, the situation might have ended up like the Sino-French War, where China was defeated despite not having won any battles.
"Okay, sir."
A group of Texas wolves carried the bodies of their tribesmen and slowly left north.
In this battle, nearly one third of the more than one hundred pure-blooded werewolves of the Basilicata family were lost, especially the elite gang leaders. Their strength was not weak to begin with, and after being strengthened many times, they were able to completely suppress the British armored infantry and even fight with the Tin Men of the King's Squad.
But as Lavinia's blessing on them ends, their strength will decline sharply. In addition, even the bullets fired by ordinary British soldiers have incredible destructive power, so it is normal to have such damage.
Considering the losses they inflicted on the British, this victory was a heavy price to pay, but it was still an absolute great victory, and once the news spread to Europe, it would immediately make Texas famous.
But they couldn't be happy no matter what.
...
At this time, on the border between Texas and Mexico.
Mexico's great dictator Porfirio is reviewing his troops.
The political situation in Mexico at this time was quite chaotic. After former President Juarez executed the so-called "tyrant" Maximilian and embraced the republic, Mexico did not become prosperous.
Local caudillos (warlords) were in power, land annexation was serious, the people were poor, and the literacy rate was extremely low.
The industry is also in poor condition and is mostly controlled by foreign capital. Heavy industry is almost non-existent, and there are still a large number of family-run workshops in light industry. Agricultural development is also extremely backward, and many areas make a living by growing potato chips and hemp.
Although they were born in a country chosen by God, surrounded by mountains of gold and silver, their lives were worse than those of their neighbor, which was a large plantation, and they had no choice but to become a dumping ground for goods from Britain and France.
However, it was much better than the original history. The great dictator Porfirio Diaz took back tariff autonomy from the great powers, trained a new army, and did not fall into a clear disadvantage in several border conflicts with the North American colonies.
Although some land was lost, the most important gold mining area in California was still in their hands, attracting a large number of gold diggers.
This saved the government, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, to a certain extent. However, the problems of corruption and local separatism remained high, making it difficult for the country to exert its national strength that matched its size.
Overall, Mexico, with a population of nearly 10 million, is still a powerful country in Central America, but it is a taller power among shorter ones. Its most glorious moment was the execution of Emperor Maximilian of the Habsburg family.
"Mr. President, those Texans are not easy to deal with. Besides, aren't the British also eyeing that piece of land? If we take action now, aren't we competing with the British for food?"
His subordinates were reluctant to support Porfirio in using foreign military force because the domestic political situation was unstable and the new army was the foundation for maintaining the legitimacy of the government and suppressing local separatist forces.
Porfirio asked in return: "What if the British ask us to join the war?"
The Mexican government at this time was actually a comprador government. Although Porfirio tried to introduce the forces of Britain and France to check and balance each other, the two sides seemed to have reached some kind of agreement in secret. Although there were struggles between them, it was more like cooperation to divide up Mexico's various privileges.
The subordinates were puzzled: "Can't the British even take Texas? Judging from the British's usual style, it doesn't seem like they like to share a piece of the pie with others."
Porfirio shook his head and said, "Although the British navy is strong, their army is actually just so-so. If we really fight, my new army can beat the British. Admiral George hopes that I can use troops against Texas and is willing to provide us with an interest-free loan of 10 million pounds. In addition, he also agreed that we can divide the land of Texas together. I think this deal is worth doing."
Porfirio had a beautiful idea. Texas originally belonged to Mexico. Recovering the lost territory would also enhance the government's authority to a certain extent.
Moreover, although the Texans are not easy to deal with, Porfirio thinks their strength is just so-so.
(End of this chapter)