On April 19, 1880, the Austrian Central American colonial army encircled and suppressed the "bandits" in the territory and pursued the Panama region all the way.

Due to the heavy fog, misunderstandings with the Colombian defenders broke out, and armed conflicts broke out, causing thousands of casualties.

Local people can testify that heavy fog did occur in Panama on April 19. Before the army entered the Panama region, the colonial government sent people to communicate with the local government and decided to jointly send troops to wipe out these "bandits" who did all kinds of evil.

However, someone within the Colombian government colluded with the "bandits" to leak the news. The "bandits" cut off the local telegrams and robbed and killed the messenger in the middle.

The defenders did not receive the news in time, and the two sides failed to communicate effectively. The sight of the foggy weather was affected. They originally thought that they would jointly suppress the bandits, but they mistakenly regarded the other side as the enemy, causing an unexpected fire.

This is the "truth" announced by the Austrian Central American Colonial Government. Regardless of whether the Colombian government can accept it or not, their troops stationed in the Panama region are all over.

After the outbreak of the "April 19 Incident", the Austrian Central American colonial government immediately announced its responsibility for the incident. It apologized for the victims caused by the accident and expressed its willingness to pay the casualties.

Such a positive and responsible attitude would have nothing to say if the Austrian army had not stayed in the local area and refused to leave.

Of course, there is a reason why the Austrian army stayed in the local area. Although the main force of the "bandit" was surrounded and annihilated, there were still many remnants wandering around.

For the safety of the Panamanian people, the Austrian army must wipe out these bandits, or wait for the Colombian government forces to come before they can evacuate from the local area.

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After the news of the "April 19" accidental fire came to Colombia, the people in the capital Bogota became excited and took to the streets to march and demonstrate, demanding that the government send troops to recapture the Panama region.

I have to say that President Raphael Nunes is really not lucky. He encountered so many troubles just now.

The people asked for troops to be sent, and President Raphael Nunes also wanted to send troops. He took back the Panama area as soon as possible and carried out a aftermath. Unfortunately, no unit could take on this important task.

The "misunderstanding" thing can have a first time, or a second time. Whether or not "misunderstanding" will continue to occur is entirely based on Austrian morality.

The Colombian military is very considerate. Anyway, the Austrians say they have misunderstood, so it is definitely impossible to occupy the Panama region for a long time. They can be brought back sooner or later, so why take risks?

Anyone with discerning eyes knows that this is Austria's revenge on the Colombian government's blockade of Peru, and the defenders in the Panama region happened to be cannon fodder.

Whoever causes the disaster will be borne by him. As for revenge on Austria and seeking justice for innocent defenders, this is not something Colombia can do.

As a small country, the first thing to consider is to survive. As long as the territory is not lost, the core sovereignty can be taken back. Some grievances are nothing!

Raphael Nunes has no time to care about the aftermath issue, and he is now being questioned by members of Congress.

An opposition MP sarcastically said: "Mr. President, the fall of the Panama region has been caused by the wrong foreign policy of the government. Do you have anything to say?"

Without pressure, there is no motivation. If Austria wants to occupy the Panama region and be forced to external pressure, all parties in Colombia may be able to unite.

Unfortunately, this kind of thing has not happened. The Austrian Central American Colonial Government has characterized this incident as a "misunderstanding".

Since it was just a misunderstanding, there was no reason for the Austrian army to occupy it for a long time. The Austrian minister had sent diplomatic notes to ask them to send troops to defend themselves as soon as possible.

The only problem that sovereignty can be preserved is that this beating was in vain. It is not as good as life and death, so it is normal to take the opportunity to attack competitors.

The biggest advantage of politicians is that they are thick-skinned. Raphael Nunes said as if nothing had happened: "The Panama region did not fall, but a misunderstanding happened.

The Austrian government has declared responsibility for the incident. We are discussing compensation with them, and the Austrian army will evacuate from the local area soon.

The main reason for this misunderstanding is that some people in the government collude with bandits, which has nothing to do with the government's foreign policy.

Colombia is an independent country, and we have the right to conduct diplomacy freely and do not need to be influenced by third parties.”

Since Austria says this is a "misunderstanding", let this "misunderstanding" continue!

Before revenge without the strength, such a thing can only be a "misunderstanding".

Deep down, Raphael Nunes just hopes that things will end soon and no more trouble will occur later.

A MP questioned: "A misunderstanding is over. Are our people dead in vain?"

Raphael Nunes waved his hand: "Of course we can't die in vain. We will investigate to the end, find out the culprits of this conflict and accept legal sanctions.

The deceased has passed away. What we can do now is to let the deceased rest in peace and comfort the family.

The government will ensure that all victims in this incident can receive pensions. Please give us some time..."

After saying that, Raphael Nunes bowed to everyone, as if expressing his apology.

Those who enter Congress are all old political players. It is okay to take the opportunity to make things difficult for Raphael Nunes, and it is true that he wants to pull him off.

However, no one was ready to go to war with Austria. So for some things, we can only choose to pretend to be confused.

While appeased the country, Raphael Nunes also asked the British boss for help.

If such a big thing happened, it would be unreasonable if John Bull didn't come forward. No matter what, the Colombian government caused a disaster to do its job for them.

Downing Street, in the Prime Minister's residence. Prime Minister Benjamin was spitting smoke while watching the Colombian government's telegram asking for help.

A middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes sat opposite him, holding coffee in one hand and a spoon in the other while stirring, staring at the front, as if he was wandering outside the sky, and was Edward, the British Foreign Minister.

After half a cup of tea, Prime Minister Benjamin put down the telegram, snatched out the cigarette butts on the ashtray, and let out the last sip of light cigarette.

"Sir Edward, what do you think the Austrians are doing? It's impossible that they really just vent their anger to beat Colombia, right?"

Like Britain, Austria is a country with interests as its core, and every move is carried out around national interests.

Although the Colombian government's actions have caused great damage to the Vienna government and it is inevitable to take retaliation, it is not yet at the point where it is necessary to send troops to fight.

Don’t look at the smooth military operations in the Panama region. That is because the Austrian government promptly disclosed the "truth" to the public, so that everyone knows that they are just staying for the time being and will leave soon.

Otherwise, the Colombian government would call on locals to rise up to resist the aggression, and the situation would not be so optimistic.

The fact that South American countries can exist independently is not because the European powers cannot occupy them, but mainly because the cost of rule is too high and the benefits are not proportional to the efforts.

Edward put down the coffee in his hand and replied slowly: "Of course not. Based on the information collected, it is preliminary to judge that Austria is trying to attack the Panama region.

However, the Vienna government took into account its reputation and felt that the impact of directly invading an independent country was too bad and the cost was too high, so it deliberately created this "misunderstanding".

Only by killing the Panama region’s defenders can the independent organizations they support can do it. It is estimated that after Austria withdraws its troops, the Panama region will soon become independent."

It is impossible to keep such a big news completely confidential. Austria's approach may have deceived ordinary people, but it cannot hide it from the British who are also big gangsters.

John Niu has done similar things long ago and has a lot of practical experience. They can just push them from the clues on the surface.

Prime Minister Benjamin nodded: "It seems that we are going to observe silence for the Colombians. Until now, they still don't know what kind of enemies they have encountered, at least this telegram for help is not reflected."

"Allies" is a false proposition for Britain.

From a clear perspective, Britain and the Austrians are allies who have signed the covenant, and Colombia is not yet qualified to form an alliance with Britain.

In fact, as an ally, the UK and the Austrians are the biggest competitors. The weak Colombian government is the newly acquired brother of the British, and the degree of closeness is completely reversed.

Foreign Minister Edward shook his head: "Sometimes ignorance is also a blessing. If you know the truth, Raphael Nunes will not be able to live his life.

Of course, he might also be pretending to be confused because he understands it. It is easier to deal with the Panamanian rebels than to deal with the Austrians.

The Austrians have already committed a foul this time. With Emperor Franz's style of cherishing feathers, the same "misunderstanding" cannot occur twice.

As long as the Colombian government can suppress the rebels in the Panama region, this incident will be over.

For the Republic of Colombia, if you don’t uncover this cover, you will have a chance to win; if you turn your face now, you will immediately lose the Panama region.”

Benjamin smiled slightly, lit a cigarette again, took a deep breath, and let out a wisp of light smoke.

"You're right, sometimes you really need to pretend to be confused. Since the Colombian government doesn't mention it, we just don't know.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should act as soon as possible and send the Austrians back as soon as possible so that the Colombian government can feel our sincerity.”

The local needs to serve the whole. For Peru, Bolivia's land blockade network has been built, and Chile's victory in the war is almost a foregone conclusion.

Britain has an absolute advantage in the competition in South America, and the influence of France and Austria has been compressed to a corner, and it is no longer necessary to continue to force it.

The Panama incident became Austria's last counterattack. Apart from forcing Fa'O to get closer, Britain could not gain more benefits.

After a little thought, Edward smiled: "Of course, we never treat our friends unfairly. But before that, we still need to cause some trouble for the Austrians.

Such a big "misunderstanding" must be made known to more people. I believe the media is willing to add more news and increase newspaper sales."

If you don’t fight directly, Britain has limited power in Panama. Even if you want to interfere with Austria’s next actions, you will have the will but not the strength.

Inability to interfere head-on does not mean that they will not take action. Public opinion offensives, which destroy Austria's reputation, are also an offensive method.
Chapter completed!