Seeing the end of the "Guano War", the Colombian government, which had suffered an unjustified disaster, did not want to continue fighting.

The British at sea were kings, and when they arrived on land, they instantly fell to bronze. Under the command of the British instructors, the Colombian government forces were defeated.

Counting the "misunderstood" troops killed, the Colombian government has lost more than 43,000 dead in the war so far.

Obviously, everyone can see that the Panamanian Independence Organization is only a pawn who has been pushed to the front of the stage, and it is impossible to win without putting Austria behind the scenes.

There is no doubt that this is impossible to do. Colombia's strength is limited, and there is no point in continuing to stumble other than to increase casualties.

On April 7, 1883, the Colombian government issued an appeal for peace and invited the British, French, and Iotic four major columns to stop the "civil war".

Austria is also one of the mediators, and that is the rule of the game.

Ostensibly, Austria did not participate in the war, and as the most powerful country on the Caribbean coast, Austria qualified to be a mediator.

If the United States does not break up, they will also be one of the mediators. Forget it now, the Americans who have broken up have not yet stepped into the club of great powers.

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Colombia's invitation to mediate, whether to cease the war or not, has become a new topic of controversy for the Vienna government.

Colonial Chancellor Stephen: "The situation in Colombia is very favorable to us, and the Panamanian independence organization has the upper hand on the battlefield.

The rebels have captured all of Colombia's coastal cities, controlling a quarter of the country's territory, half of its population, and nearly 60% of its economy, less than 100 kilometers from the capital, Bogotá.

It was only a matter of time before Colombia was occupied, and it would be a pity to give it up now. ”

Foreign Secretary Wissenberg objected: "It's not that simple, if we really occupy the Republic of Colombia, we will become public enemies of South America."

That side is not the core of our strategy, there is no need to get into it, since we have already obtained the Panama region, it is the best choice to take it when it is good. ”

Colonial Chancellor Stephen disagreed: "What is there to be afraid of?

South American countries have limited strength and are full of contradictions among themselves, and it is impossible for them to unite because of the Colombian problem.

At most, it will be temporarily isolated, and the South American countries will not really stand up for Colombia, and the division and co-optation will be over. ”

This is a fact, the united South America can still make Austria afraid of three points, and the scattered South American Austria does not trouble them, which can be regarded as God blessing.

Even if the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, the fox does not dare to touch the tiger's brow. As long as it is not self-interested, many people will be selectively deaf.

Wessenberg shook his head: "If it weren't for the British, we could have done that."

Unfortunately, South America was an economic colony of the British, and the London government would not watch us expand there.

The South American countries led by someone are not as easy to deal with as a plate of scattered sand.

Even if we were able to hold Colombia militarily, we would lose a lot politically and economically.

Greed is the original sin, and we are at a critical juncture in our globalization strategy, and any reckless move could lead to catastrophic consequences. ”

The annexation of Colombia was not in Franz's plan from beginning to end.

As can be seen from the vest banner, it is clear that the "Panamanian Independence Organization" is only targeting the Panamanian region.

It's just that the plan hasn't changed quickly, and I don't know if the group of nobles below is too capable of fighting, or if the Colombian government is too wasteful, and they actually played the current situation.

Franz interrupted: "Let's negotiate first, and if the Colombian government is willing to give in, we will end this war as soon as possible."

At the moment, the Near East is still important, as long as Panama is taken, it does not hurt that the rest of the region has a little more or less interest. ”

This was determined by interests, the era of colonial expansion was over, and Austria's strategic center of gravity had returned to the world island.

In Franz's view, Colombia is a piece of chicken ribs after the removal of the Panama region.

Don't talk about the future, the country and people are the same, and they must live in the present.

The premise of chasing the future is to have a future, and if you fall halfway, there is nothing.

Specifically, you can refer to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, "the merit is in the present generation, and the benefit is in the future", but the harvest is the ruin of the country and the death of the family, with the title of "tyrant" who has been famous for thousands of years.

We cannot but learn the lessons of our predecessors. It's a great joy, it's going to kill the country.

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With the start of negotiations on the Colombian civil war, the international situation has gradually eased.

The British, wanting to ease relations with other countries, gave up the toss for the time being; The French were powerless, and Napoleon IV was still fighting against the rebels at home; Both Russia and Austria were too busy beating the Ottomans to toss.

If it weren't for the ongoing war in the Near East, world peace would have been declared.

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Baghdad, the ancient city, is once again in the midst of war. Artillery fire rang out, and countless shells were fired at the city, without the slightest drag of mud and water.

Admiral Morks, the command of the coalition forces in the Middle East theater, is struggling with how to capture Baghdad at minimal cost.

There was no way, since the rejection of the enemy's conditional surrender, the resistance became fierce.

It was easy to break through the city defenses, and the Austrian artillery was easy to complete the task, but the trouble was the subsequent street fighting, and if you were not careful, you would suffer heavy losses.

The most effective way to siege a city in the traditional way is to cut off water and food.

Baghdad is just over 30 kilometres from the Euphrates River, and the city's population is not as large as that of later generations, and it is largely dependent on groundwater to meet its needs.

Originally, a long-term siege was a good option, but unfortunately the country was worried about long nights and dreams, and had ordered the war to end as soon as possible.

A young officer enthusiastically suggested, "Your Excellency, why don't we poison the city?" ”

"Poisoning" is obviously not an ordinary poison, and in these years, chemical technology is limited, and it is not possible to produce poisons of mass destruction on a large scale.

The poisoning tactics adopted in the siege were in fact the casting of the plague. This toxin is simple to make, and the corpses of dead people are the best ingredients.

It's just that the sequelae are very serious, hurting others and hurting themselves. Because of the war, there have been two small plagues in the Middle East theater.

The fact that the Ottomans were able to hold out until now is actually due to the plague.

After pondering for a moment, Morks shook his head: "No, the sequelae are too great. If you get out of control, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

The young officer argued: "No, the consequences are within our control.

According to the Government's Land Fallow Law, 20 years of fallow in Baghdad is not excessive.

Even if the situation gets out of control, it's a big deal to ...... after the war"

Before he could finish speaking, Admiral Morks interrupted, "Sammons, you're going mad.

Remember that soldiers must have a bottom line, and they must not use such extreme measures unless it is a last resort.

It doesn't matter if we have a personal reputation, but Austria is a civilized country and we can't risk it. ”

After a pause, as if thinking of something, Admiral Morks ordered: "Order the troops to let go of the siege and let the airship drop leaflets in the sky."

Tell the defenders that I vouch for my family's reputation: let them go, and allow them to carry weapons and personal belongings, but only for three days.

If they leave now, wherever they go, we won't stop them. ”

Sammons's words reminded Morks from the side that this was Baghdad, and that most of the defenders in the city were Iraqis.

In the Ottoman Empire, they also belonged to the oppressed people, and in the case of life and death, these people would not be buried with the Ottoman Empire.

The fact that the defenders in front sent people to negotiate is enough to illustrate the problem. It's just that because of the orders of the coalition command, Admiral Morks ignored this.

Just because you can't negotiate with these people doesn't mean you can't let them go. Small workarounds on the battlefield can still be had.