On July 13, a small logistics convoy of the Mexican Army was ambushed on a remote highway from Laredo to San Antonio. The attackers used rocket launchers and automatic weapons, executing their plan with professional ruthlessness. The battle was brief yet intense; by the time reinforcements arrived, all that remained were the charred wreckages of trucks and the grim corpses of a dozen soldiers, stripped of their gear.
At the scene, the blood of soldiers was used to graffiti the emblem of a powerful drug cartel.
The masterminds behind the attack surfaced quickly.
African-Asian-European Transnational Drug Trafficking Syndicate—Third Brother Group!
Leader: Xie Zhile.
The next day, July 14, the temporary governing authority of Mexican Texas issued an announcement titled "Texas Peace Terms" through all controlled radio, television stations, and newspapers.
The core content of the announcement was straightforward and brutal.
