Cinco de Mayo: La batalla Page #4

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- You'd better find him,

or I'll chase him, shoot him

and also you for covering him up!

Am I clear?

Yes, Captain.

This is a ghost town.

They burnt everything to the ground.

There is no water.

They fled leaving no food,

no animal behind, nothing.

Cowards!

It will be easy to defeat them.

They left some houses,

but they are closed, Lieutenant.

Our horses are thirsty.

Check the houses

and burn everything down.

We are going to sleep

in the outskirts.

What has happened?

Juan, I'm very tired.

I'm hungry and thirsty.

We would have brought something.

We had to leave

without being seen.

We had to flee just like that.

I didn't even bring my rifle.

I think leaving the camp

was a mistake.

Don't say that.

Don't worry. We'll be fine.

I promise.

Okay?

Look there's a barn.

I'm going to look for

something to eat.

Meanwhile, go get

some water at that well.

I hope it's not closed.

Okay, Juan.

Don't take too long!

I won't.

Be careful.

Here!

Are you lost, ma'am?

The poor thing is lost.

Come, don't be afraid.

Good evening, ma'am.

This b*tch will learn

some French.

- Fauvet, what are you going to do?

- What do you think, moron?

I'll have fun with her,

and then the others.

It's dishonorable,

unbecoming of a French soldier!

This is a war! If you don't want her,

just shut the f*** up and watch!

We came to conquer them,

and I'll start with this b*tch.

Grab her!

No, no!

No, please, don't!

It's a Mexican!

Catch him! Catch him!

Go both ways and surround him!

Be careful, there could be more!

Vache, stay with this peasant!

Use her as a shield, if you need to!

Don't kill him!

I want him alive!

Don't move!

Don't you move!

Take his horse!

Come on!

- Who shot them?

- I don't know.

- Probably our soldiers.

-If they see us, they'll kill us.

We have to hide until this is over.

Wait!

First, we are going to have fun.

This is a game I learned

in Africa.

I hope you'll enjoy it

as much as I do.

No, please, no!

The other Mexican soldier

could have killed me

and he didn't.

No, please!

We have to take him prisoner and shoot him,

there is no need to be savages.

Soldiers!

Vache!

Count to three.

No!

No, no.

Please, don't!

It's an order.

No, please, don't!

No, please, don't!

No, please, don't!

No, please, don't!

No, please!

No! No, please!

One...

Two!

Three!

Hey, Juan.

Do you think

they have already left?

I don't know.

What is that?

Wait.

Anemia'?

How much longer

before we get to Puebla?

Awhile.

We need to rest

and continue our trip.

Listen.

Yes?

Are you sure

you want to come back?

What do you think

Artemio would have done?

He was a brave man.

Not a coward, like me.

I should have saved him.

We didn't know it was him.

Besides, you couldn't have done anything,

they would have killed us both.

So don't say that,

you are not a coward.

You saved me.

If you don't want to go back,

I understand.

But I have to.

I want to be with you.

I'm going

up there

to...

To keep an eye on the road,

just in case.

Citlali?

What are you doing there?

I thought you might be cold,

and if you want, we could cuddle

and cover up with this blanket

to keep warm until dawn.

Okay.

Hey! Look! Look!

- What's going on?

- Shut up!

Those men don't look French.

They aren't ours either.

CITY OF PUEBLA:

FORT GUADALUPE:

Captain.

Private Juan Osorno,

at your service.

I see.

At ease.

I sent your friend to look for you.

I thought you were deserting.

No, sir.

I was in bad shape because

of my injuries and I was delayed.

Unfortunately, on the road,

we had a confrontation with the French.

My friend Artemio died

and we managed to escape.

What? We lost a man

because of your weakness!

Sir, please.

There's no time to waste.

We saw a group of Conservative soldiers

on the road to Atlixco.

They're coming this way

and there's many of them!

- How many?

- Over 5,000, for sure.

Apparently, they're

Leonardo Mrquez's troops.

We did everything

we could to avoid it.

So he finally managed

to gather his Conservative army.

Or the remains of it,

after we defeated them.

Send me to fight against them, General.

I can stop them and even defeat them!

I'm certain about that, General Diaz,

but I need you here.

We don't have enough time

or men to move you there.

Generals Carvajal and 0'Horan

are at the place.

I'll send the order for them to move

with the 3,000 men that they have.

They'll confront them in Atlixco.

General.

We barely have over 2,000 men here.

The French army has 5,000 men.

If they don't stop them, General Mejia,

they'll surround us by the rear.

- We wouldn't be able to defend ourselves.

- Yes, but Carvajal,

and O'Horan,

-they will fight with few men...

-it's the only way, General Negrete.

I have asked Queretaro

and the surroundings for support.

I only hope backup will

arrive on time for May 6th.

Soldier, step forward.

Your report has been

very useful.

- What is your name?

- Juan Osorno, General.

At your service.

Well, you will fight next to others

named Juan.

General Juan Nepomuceno

and Commander Tomas Segura.

They command the men from

Zacapoaxtla, Tetela and Xochiapulco.

They will be the first

to face the enemy.

I told them your desire

to be on the front.

On the first line, with all of them.

We may die, but they won't pass.

May the 3rd

General Arteaga,

you are a brave man.

And also a madman.

He wanted to defeat the French

all by himself.

And he was about

to succeed.

I'm sorry, General, but on the battlefield,

you can lose your grip.

Fortunately, you didn't lose your leg.

Thanks to you.

Mrs. Soledad is a distinguished

lady from Puebla.

She's helping with the hurt soldiers

and her work is exceptional.

I've always been interested

in medicine, General.

I have a sister who is a nun

and also a nurse.

Religious life was not for me,

so I married a doctor.

We're glad to have you,

Mrs. Soledad.

It's my privilege, General.

We are here to help you.

I'd have wanted to be

with you on the battlefield.

You will be. Thanks to you,

the French will attack us with 500 less men.

Ignacio, we have a report.

French troops are moving fast,

they will be here in one day.

Sooner than expected.

And our backup is not here yet.

The battle won't be on the 6th,

but on May the 5th.

Come on!

More!

Come on, guys!

Hurry up. guys!

What the f*** are you doing there?

What did I tell you?

There they are.

Just like we feared.

Do you think they are going

to attack us now?

It's about to get dark,

they won't attack, they're tired.

Luckily for us, we wouldn't

be able to stop them.

- Are the towers ready?

- Almost, sir. I'll tell them to hurry.

- Proceed as soon as they're done.

- Yes, sir.

Forts Loreto and Guadalupe

are the only obstacles

between us and Mexico City.

Tomorrow they will be in ruins.

And their soldiers

will be flesh for vultures.

And the beautiful women of Puebla

will welcome us under a rain of flowers.

Cheers!

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