For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada Page #7

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These so-called Cristeros

burned hundreds

of innocent people alive.

The Mexican government has proof

that the Roman Catholic Episcopate

ordered this atrocity.

Bishops have agreed

to leave the country,

avoiding responsibility,

and abandon Mxico.

General, everything's ready.

You can communicate to troops

in any area through us.

Our best undercover operative

will accompany you.

This is for you.

And viva Cristo Rey.

Caballeros,

General Enrique Gorostieta.

And what's this catrn you hire

Iike you hire a whore

gonna do for us?

Who is this ranch hand

who has already decided

that his military strategy

is better than that

of a twice-decorated general

who fought with Huerta?

Why should we trust you?

Because I know

how to lead an army.

This is not about killing 1 4,

Victoriano Ramirez.

It's about winning the war,

and war is chess.

Teniente.

I've been following this war very closely.

The federales, they control the trains

and the towns the trains go through.

The outlying towns

and villages will be ours.

There will be no reason to fight

Iined up in front of each other

like ancient knights.

We will fight with lightning

attacks from the wings,

and before they know

what happened to them,

the Cristeros will be gone.

We will not attack from one side,

but from two and sometimes three,

Iike a jimador and his machete.

Understood?

How many armed men

and cavalry do we have?

General Vega.

I know who you are.

I have 4,000 men and 1 00 cavalry.

Good.

General Pedroza.

I have 2,000 at your service,

comandante.

I have 700 armed rancheros

on horseback,

and I will command my own men.

And you will take orders from me.

Like hell, I will.

Then why are you here?

I don't know.

Well, I do.

You wanted to meet me.

You knew that we needed

a central command,

and you wanted to see

what kind of man I was.

So I will tell you,

and I will tell you all.

I am a veteran of two wars,

and I was promoted to general

when I was very young...

for a specific reason,

because I have a gift.

Yes, I have a gift--

for military strategy.

And he's humble, too.

I am now the commander

of this army.

If you don't show respect,

you can go.

Now.

Go.

Go to the hills,

and continue to fight.

Raid villages until you are shot or hanged.

Go.

So you stay.

Good.

General Vega.

The entire world has heard

about the priest

who burned people alive.

You gave Calles exactly what he needed,

a way to demonize us,

so now public support for our cause

has been severely compromised.

Those are more of Calles' lies.

Lies?

They have raped and killed women

in front of their children,

marched them for days and days,

Ieft them to die in corrals

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