Chapter 425
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Looking at Viktor and James in front of him who had young faces but sharp and determined eyes, General Zachary Taylor nodded with satisfaction.
"Good lads, tell me your names!"
Viktor glanced at Zachary Taylor and replied in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing.
"Viktor Logan!"
Zachary Taylor nodded and looked at James who was next to him.
"What about you?"
James' eyes flickered when he heard that, and he finally said his original name.
"James Howlett!"
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Just five days after Viktor and James successfully joined Zachary Taylor's army, Zachary Taylor led a mixed army of 3000 new and old soldiers to leave their original stronghold and continued to push a large distance into the depths of the US-Mexico disputed area near Mexico. They also began to build the Fort of Texas fortress.
On April 25th, a Mexican army of 1600 people outflanked a reconnaissance team of only 63 people under Zachary Taylor near Fort of Texas. The besieged US army either died or was captured. No one was spared.
However, Viktor and James were not in this team, so they were not able to participate in this conflict.
This hostile action that happened around Viktor and James could be said to be the beginning of the US-Mexico war.
Since then, the situation in the US-Mexico disputed area began to become tense. Both sides began to move troops on a large scale, deploying soldiers and generals, and building a large number of fortifications in the disputed area. There were more and more conflicts between the two armies. In this disputed area, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides became stronger and stronger. It seemed that a war was brewing and could break out at any time.
Viktor and James felt the increasingly strong war atmosphere around them and could not help but feel excited. They could finally fight to their heart's content!
They just did not know how long they had to wait.
But soon, they would have the opportunity to officially fight.
A few days later, the Mexican army sent troops to besiege another US stronghold.
When Zachary Taylor heard the news, he immediately led his troops to rescue.
On May 8th, both sides began to bombard. The infantry did not move. Viktor and James did not get a chance to fight and could only continue to endure. When all the soldiers around them were looking for a place to hide in fear that the shells would fall on their heads, Viktor and James found a place to sit and let the shells fall around them. There was no fear on their faces. Instead, they looked at the battlefield with excitement. They could not wait to directly face the artillery fire and rush to the enemy's front line.
However, Chen Mo had already told them long ago that they must obey the orders of their superiors when they were in the army. Otherwise, if they were arrested for violating military orders, it would seriously affect their future battles.
As for the artillery fire that filled the sky, the two of them did not care. Although the power of the shells was indeed much stronger than that of the firearms, one should not forget what era they were in. 1846, the middle of the eighteenth century. The firearms used by the European and American troops were generally front-loading flintlocks. The bullets were only slightly more convenient than the matchlock era. Instead of using the original gunpowder kettle to add gunpowder, the gunpowder and lead pellets were directly wrapped in paper. When using the gun, they just had to bite open the paper with their teeth and pour it into the barrel of the gun.
Although it was a little more convenient than before, there was no essential difference. Even the most advanced percussion gun that had not yet been popularized in the army only had an improved firing method. It could fire faster, but there was still no rifling in the barrel. There was always a gap between the bullet and the barrel wall. A lot of the explosive power of the gunpowder was wasted, and the power of the bullet was very limited.
It was the same for the artillery. Both the United States and Mexico used smoothbore cannons. There was no rifling in the barrel, and the shells were only about five kilograms of iron balls. A lot of the explosive power of the gunpowder was also wasted. The power of the shells was far from being comparable to the artillery of the future. Although the shells could cause great damage to ordinary people, turning the soldiers into mangled bodies and broken limbs, when they hit Viktor and James whose bones and muscles were much stronger than ordinary people, they could not damage their bodies. At most, their internal organs would be ruptured.
However, the self-healing ability of Viktor and James was much stronger than before. No matter how serious the injury was, it would only take them a few minutes to recover. Therefore, even if they were hit by these shells, their lives would not be in danger. Even their combat effectiveness would not be reduced by much.
In the movie, James was hit in the chest by a shell during the Civil War. However, he was only blown away by the force of the shell. He was not injured.
In the end, the artillery attack that lasted for the whole day ended in the victory of Taylor's troops in the evening. The Mexican army suffered heavy losses.
The next day, Viktor and James finally had a chance to fight.
More than two thousand infantrymen under the command of Zachary Taylor charged toward the Mexican army. Viktor and James finally welcomed the long-awaited battle.
"Charge!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill!!!"
The two of them held their rifles and rushed toward the enemy with the other soldiers. The Mexican soldiers quickly opened fire. Bullets flew through the air and one soldier after another was hit by the bullets. They fell to the ground and no longer made a sound. However, more soldiers continued to charge forward.
Viktor and James took the lead and quickly rushed into the enemy's position. The Mexican soldiers also gave up shooting. They raised their rifles with bayonets and met them head-on.
Viktor raised his rifle and smashed the butt of the rifle into the neck of a Mexican soldier who was rushing toward him. The huge force directly smashed the neck of the soldier. Bright red flesh and blood tore and rolled up. The entire neck was instantly turned into a bloody mess. Even the cervical vertebra was directly smashed by this heavy blow. The entire head was twisted to one side. Accompanied by the splashing of blood from the neck, the soldier directly fell to the ground and lost his life.
Viktor did not even look at the fallen body. He did not stop at all. He directly roared and rushed to the next target.
Viktor and James, who rushed into the enemy's position, were like tigers in a flock of sheep. Every time they attacked, an enemy was directly killed by them. However, this was a battlefield after all. There were enemies everywhere. No matter how strong the two of them were, they could not escape unscathed like when they faced the armed buyers of the fur company.
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