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Chapter 1169: The Austrian Army Falls Behind, Mexico Counterattacks!

Mexico counterattacks and advances, gaining more territory on the Austro-Hungarian front.

Austro-Hungarian and Mexican armies continue to fight fiercely on the Mexican front. The Austro-Hungarian military said that the city controlled by Austro-Hungarian Empire was raided by Mexican troops.

The Dutch newspaper Melbourne Daily reported that an Austro-Hungarian army deployed in Mexico City revealed that the situation in the front-line war zone between the two armies has become worse since the Mexican army launched an offensive against it. The Mexican army has been allocated less ammunition than before, and the Austro-Hungarian army is advancing step by step.

Dutch MP Merisben pointed out on Friday that the Austro-Hungarian Empire's invasion of Mexico with the support of the German Empire has put the world on the brink of a large-scale war similar to the one that triggered the Hundred Years' War between England and France, the Seven Years' War in Europe and the Thirty Years' War in Europe, and then expanded to the world.

It is even comparable to the Crimean War, the Crusades, and the War of Vienna, and has a greater impact on the world.

Felice, a member of the Dutch Parliament, pointed out on Monday that the Mexican army, with the support of allied countries such as the Netherlands, finally resisted the invasion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which surprisingly made people find that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not invincible in Latin America.

But what worries Phyllis even more is that this will increase the quantity and quality of the Austro-Hungarian army crossing the Atlantic to Central America. More Austro-Hungarian ace troops will land there, and then, like a propeller, Mexico's ally will increase its support for the front line, which will cause more countries to be involved in this war, and the world will be on the brink of a world-class war.

Just as Dutch MP Felice was worried, the announcement from the Mexican Ministry of Defense seemed to fulfill his prediction.

Mexico's Defense Ministry announced on Friday that it had recaptured the northern part of Oaxaca state, a key passage south and west from Austro-Hungarian rule, and regained half of the state's territory.

At first, many people didn't care about the significance of this victory.

If you are not someone who pays close attention to Mexico, you will naturally not be familiar with the map. However, as long as you open the map, you will shout for victory. Why?
Because the northern part of this state is right after Puebla or Guerrero and Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, it can be said that its location is extremely critical, like a second ring guarding the capital.

But that’s not all, because if North Americans from the United States and Canada want to go south to Latin America through Mexico by land, they need to pass through Mexico, and this is one of two states to choose from, the other being the eastern state of Veracruz, where the war between Mexico and Austria-Hungary is currently being fought most fiercely.

Veracruz is located in the Gulf of Mexico in the Atlantic Ocean. It is close to Cuba, has a deep harbor and is in a key location, so European powers are very interested in it.

Oaxaca is located to the west of Veracruz, on the contrary, it is on the Pacific coast.

So the recovery of half of the state's territory meant that the war was under control, and this line of war seemed to be stuck with the occupation of a quarter of Mexico's southern territory.

Compared to a month ago, they have recovered more than one-third of the occupied territory. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a great victory.

The Mexican Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that it had repelled the Austro-Hungarian army in three more villages in Oaxaca, about 70 kilometers from the border with Salina Cruz. The Mexican Ministry of Defense directly announced the progress of its troops and even sent telegrams to European newspapers, which caused a huge discussion not only in North America and Asia, but also in Europe.

European countries have always looked down on countries outside Europe, especially when it comes to world colonization.

In their view, there is actually no difference between North America and Asia. They are both territories for Europe to expand its influence and colonial rule. The so-called armies of the countries there are actually just glass tools that will break at the slightest touch.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire has always been ranked among the top five in the armies of European countries. In terms of deterrence, it is even second only to Britain, Germany, France and Russia. Even 20 years ago, it could still be ranked in the top three. Tsarist Russia was the rival, but the German Empire became powerful through three wars, while the Austro-Hungarian Empire became a stepping stone for Germany to rise to power and became a negative example.

But the Austro-Hungarian Empire was still very powerful, with an army of tens of millions. Few countries in Europe dared to challenge it.

What's more, this time it has the support of Britain, the maritime hegemon and the new land hegemon of Western Europe, the German Empire, two of the five major powers in Europe. Who dares to stop it?

Originally, everyone was speculating how the three countries would beat up the American ally of the Netherlands, the European traitor, and then divide up Mexico and take it all, and finally turn around to deal with the Netherlands, moving forward in unison to squeeze the Netherlands' living space.

However, as the Austro-Hungarian Empire had been advancing slowly in the past month of the war and had even been surprised by the counterattack, this time it was actually forced to retreat rapidly by the tiny Mexican army. It had taken in so much that it vomited it out.

Austro-Hungarian Empire, were the troops sent to Latin America made of mud?

Otherwise, how could they defeat the Mexican army that they had originally looked down upon.

Austro-Hungary had to stand up at this time. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense in Vienna said on Saturday that the Mexican army that fought back against the Austro-Hungarian army had soldiers from the Latin American Alliance. These people were professional soldiers of the alliance. Now Austro-Hungary was facing not only Mexican soldiers, but also mixed troops from many other Latin American countries.

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"Under the leadership of His Majesty Francis II, our great Austro-Hungarian Empire will surely achieve our goals, despite all kinds of difficulties. However, these will not be obstacles that stop us, but the driving force for our progress."

In contrast to the optimism of the Austro-Hungarian military, the Mexican ambassador to Spain, Podoliak, fought back in Madrid. Podoliak told the Spanish Daily that defeating Mexico's presence in Oaxaca was a necessary condition for persuading Austria-Hungary to start fair negotiations. We need to show with actions that Mexico is not a country that is easy to bully. We not only rely on our allies, but also on our own to defend our country. We will not compromise at all with foreign invaders.

Previously, the Mexican Presidential Palace had publicly stated that the key goal of a comprehensive counterattack against Austria-Hungary was to establish a basis for negotiations, and this basis was when the balance of victory began to tilt with the Mexican side.

However, Mexico's claim of victory angered the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph II, who ordered Austria-Hungary to intensify its attack on Mexico at all costs, and even prepared to send more naval forces to attack Mexico's Atlantic coast, from Veracruz, all the way north along the coast to attack Mexico's coastal defense outposts in Tamaulipas, trying to expand the landing points of the Austro-Hungarian European army to quickly end this humiliating battle for him.

(End of this chapter)