Chapter 551

Looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, and finally waiting for an excuse to intervene. Without any hesitation, Governor Hummel immediately ordered to send troops to Mexico. The excuse was naturally to "investigate the cause of the death of the Austrian soldiers."

Using tens of thousands of troops to investigate a case, the outcome was already doomed from the beginning. The final answer would be what Austria wanted. Governor Hummel was certain of this.

"Austria has sent troops." When the news reached Mexico City, the Austrian army had already landed in Veracruz.

The Mexican Republican government was already in a mess. Should they resist? This was a question worth thinking about.

The radical leader, Barzis, was indignant. "Mr. President, Austria has gone too far. They are openly trampling on our sovereignty. We must not let this go.

I suggest disarming the Austrian embassy immediately and taking them as hostages. At the same time, order the troops along the way to intercept the Austrian army, delay their speed, and buy time to gather the troops of the country to fight them to the death. "

Vice President Anakin immediately retorted, "Barzis, you are a reckless man. If you do this, there will be no room for negotiation.

If we go to war with Austria at this time, we have no chance of winning. You are destroying Mexico! "

The conservative leader, Cristane, said, "You can't say that. Mr. Barzis's words are reasonable.

The Austrians have come to our door. Mr. Anakin, you don't think that these tens of thousands of Austrian troops are here for sightseeing, do you? What kind of case requires tens of thousands of troops to investigate?

The Austrians have made it clear that they are up to no good. If we don't send troops to intercept them, I'm afraid it won't be long before they reach Mexico.

I know the Austrians are not easy to deal with. We will suffer heavy losses if we go to war with them. But we can't ignore the interests of the country in order to preserve our strength! "

Archbishop Lulanca echoed, "That's right, we must teach the Austrians a lesson and let them know how powerful we are.

Mr. President, give the order! The enemy will come to Mexico City any later. We can't give up the capital again and let Maximilian I Of Castile restore! "

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The voices of war continued to rise, increasing the pressure on President Juárez.

Under normal circumstances, everyone was opposed to going to war with Austria. However, the situation was different this time. The internal struggle of the Mexican Republican government had become white-hot.

The Republican party led by President Juárez currently had the upper hand. Their armed forces were the most powerful, and the area around Mexico City was their sphere of influence.

Once there was a war with Austria, the Republican party would bear the brunt. Other political forces that were unwilling to lose in the power struggle would naturally not let go of this opportunity.

To many people, the threat of Austria was a scourge that did not threaten their core interests. Instead, it was the Gonghe Party that wanted their lives.

At the time of the overthrow of Maximiliano I the Conservatives, the Constitutionalists, the Catholics, the Republicans, and the Radicals had been able to unite, but when it came to the division of power they all separated.

When President Juárez was in power, the reform plan had already offended the Catholic Church and of the Republicans. They supported the Constitutionalists because their interests were at stake, and they allied themselves with the French, who brought Maximiliano I from Europe with them.

However, they hadn't expected that the emperor they had personally supported was also an idealist. The reform measures he adopted were even more radical than Juarez's.

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Now that the Republican party was in power, in order to protect their own interests, the conservatives and the Catholic Church wanted to bring President Juárez down. This was a life-and-death struggle. There was no possibility of moderation.

The Republican party's military advantage was not obvious. They were able to suppress the other forces. The main reason was that they occupied Mexico City first. Juárez was the president and had the right to do so.

In normal times, this was an advantage. Now that Austria was at the gates of the city, the advantage had become a disadvantage.

If they did not resist, they would be accused of being traitors. If they resisted, they would waste their precious forces. If they won, they could rely on prestige to make up for their lack of strength. It would not be a problem to keep the regime.

If they lost, the Republican party would be finished. The defeated government was not qualified to continue in power. It was inevitable that a new political force would come to power.

Except for the radicals, who were simple and true patriots. The rest had become pro-war in order to realize their political ambitions.

Seeing that the Republican party was outnumbered, Juárez slammed the table and roared, "Enough, this is not a market.

Do you want to fight? Sure, I will personally lead the team. We will be the suicide squad.

This is a war with a great disparity in victory and defeat. Since we are going to die, then let us old guys go. There is no need for the young men to sacrifice themselves in vain.

If you want to fight, come sign up here. Otherwise, shut up. Now we are discussing countermeasures, not watching you put on a show. Disgusting! "

Everyone's expression changed drastically. It was fine for others to risk their lives, but forget about going to the battlefield themselves. They had not lived enough yet!

No one doubted Juárez's words. He was a ruthless man. To be able to become the president of Mexico as an Indian, he did not rely on words, but a knife and a gun to achieve it.

Those who knew Juárez knew that he did not come from a high background. He lost his parents at the age of three and was raised by his uncle.

In his early years, he was a slave. From a slave to a president, he achieved a life reversal. He had stepped on the bones of countless people along the way.

Moreover, President Juárez was already in his sixties. He was already old in this era. He had been injured when he was young, and his physical condition was already very bad.

In a situation where he did not have long to live, President Juárez might be able to drag everyone down with him.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward. After a while, the Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke to break the silence.

"The expansion of the Austrians in Mexico is not something everyone wants to see. We can invite Britain and France to intervene and mediate.

The Government of Vienna's colonial expansion is focused on the African continent. The Americas are not their expansion target, and they have not extended their hands to Mexico all these years.

Austria did not send more troops to the Americas. We can preliminarily determine that the Government of Vienna is not prepared to go to war with us.

The Austrians should have sent troops under Franz's orders to prepare to take away Maximilian I Of Castile. Some time ago, the Austrian Minister also negotiated with us on this issue.

If it was not for Maximilian I Of Castile refusing to abdicate, we would have let him go a long time ago.

This shooting was only an accident, and it provided the Austrians with an excuse. Now, it should be the Austrian governor of Central America acting on his own and using this opportunity to carry out political blackmail.

As long as we deal with it well, don't let the Austrians hold anything against us, and ask Britain and France to mediate, this matter can still be resolved peacefully. "

It had to be said that the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs did do their homework. They basically guessed the truth. The Government of Vienna did not issue an order to expand, and of course, they did not order to prohibit the colonial government from expanding.

Including the mediating countries, they were all carefully selected. The great powers were not charities. To ask them to mediate, they also needed to bribe them with benefits. Otherwise, why would they support you?

In this case, it was naturally not better to have more countries involved in the mediation. Spending a lot of money to invite some small countries with no voice to mediate, other than a waste of benefits, there would be no gain at all.

In addition to Austria, there were five countries with a voice in Mexico. In addition to Britain and France, there were Spain, the United States of America, and the United States of America.

Spain was in a civil war and did not have the energy to participate in these issues. Although the United States of America and the United States of America were close at hand, they posed too great a threat to Mexico. There was also a blood feud between the two sides.

Asking them to participate in the mediation was like sending sheep into a tiger's mouth. The Mexican Republican government was still very vigilant against these two restless neighbors.

With this eliminated, there were only Britain and France left. Although they did not have a good relationship with the French, they owed money. If Austria expanded its power in Mexico, how could they pay back the French?

Barsky, the leader of the radical faction, questioned, "Britain, France, and Austria are allies. If we let the envoys of Britain and France intervene, will they stand on our side?"

Foreign Minister Apt explained, "It's true that Britain, France, and Austria are allies, but their relationship isn't that harmonious.

The Anglo-Belgian War that broke out not long ago was a game between Britain and Austria over the African continent. Further ahead, there is the Mediterranean Sea dispute and the Suez Canal dispute.

In short, there were many conflicts of interest between England, France and Austria. Even if the three countries form an alliance, their international positions will not be the same.

When it comes to the diplomatic level, the governor of Austria Central America is not yet capable of coordinating the Anglo-French relationship. Unless the Government of Vienna intervenes and communicates with London and Paris at a high level, the British and French ministers should stand on our side. "

Apter paused for a while before he added worriedly, "Of course, the prerequisite for England and France to support us is that we must be in the right. If the Austrians get hold of it, Britain and France will not go against Austria for us. "

The rules of the game for the big powers were: reason with the strong and play with the weak.

President Juárez nodded. This was the way to deal with the problem. The kind of shouting for war at the slightest provocation was clearly deliberately causing trouble.

If they could win, President Juárez also wanted to be tough for once. But there was no other way. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great. They could not win against Austria.

President Juárez warned sternly, "I think you all know the seriousness of the matter. Deal with the shooting as soon as possible. Don't leave any evidence for the Austrians.

If someone deliberately causes trouble on this issue, it is treason. For this kind of traitor, kill without mercy! "

With a group of stupid teammates, President Juárez's heart was tired. Deep in his heart, he had an ominous premonition that something big was going to happen.

His tired body made it impossible for him to continue thinking. Time passed quickly. Just holding a meeting and subduing all the forces made Juárez somewhat powerless.

The political struggle was too complicated, and he couldn't feel at ease for even a moment. The real culprit of the shooting was still not caught, casting a shadow over this incident.

If a Chinese medicine practitioner saw Juárez, they would come to the conclusion that he was a dying lamp. Now he was only holding on with one breath. Once this breath was released, his life would come to an end.