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Mexico counterattacks and advances, Austro-Hungarian frontline gains more territory.

The Austro-Hungarian and Mexican armies continue to fight fiercely in the Mexican frontline area. The Austro-Hungarian military said that the city controlled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire was raided by the Mexican army.

The Dutch "Melbourne Daily" reported that an Austro-Hungarian army deployed in Mexico City revealed that since the Mexican army launched an offensive against it, the situation in the frontline war zone of the two armies has become worse. The Mexican army has received less ammunition than before, and the Austro-Hungarian army has advanced step by step.

Dutch MP Meris pointed out on Friday that the Austro-Hungarian Empire invaded Mexico with the support of the German Empire, and the world is now on the verge of a large-scale battle that has expanded to the world after the Hundred Years' War between England and France, the Seven Years' War in Europe, and the Thirty Years' War in Europe.

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

Member of the Dutch Parliament Felice 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 Felice more is that this will increase the number and quality of Austro-Hungarian troops crossing the Atlantic to Central America. More Austro-Hungarian ace troops will land there, and then, like a propeller, Mexico's good allies will increase their strength to support the front line, which will cause more countries to be involved in this war, and then the world will be on the verge of a world-class war.

Just as Felice, a member of the Dutch Parliament, was worried, the announcement of the Mexican Ministry of Defense seemed to be the realization of his prediction.

The Mexican Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that it had recaptured the northern part of Oaxaca, a key route to the south and west occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 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 a person who pays more attention to Mexico, you are naturally not familiar with the map, but as long as you open the map, you will shout a great victory. Why?

Because the northern part of this state is followed by Puebla or Guerrero State, which is the capital of Mexico, Mexico City. It can be said that the location is extremely critical, like a second ring guarding the capital.

But that's not all, because North Americans from the United States and Canada need to pass through Mexico to go south to Latin America by land, and this state belongs to one of the two choices, and the other is the eastern state of Veracruz, where the war between Mexico and Austria-Hungary is the most fierce.

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

Oaxaca is located in the west of Veracruz. On the contrary, Oaxaca belongs to the Pacific coast.

So the recovery of half of the territory of this state means that the war has been controlled, and this line of war seems to be stuck in the occupation of one-quarter of Mexico's southern territory.

Compared with a month ago, it actually recovered more than one-third of the occupied territory, which can be said to be a great victory.

The Mexican Ministry of Defense claimed on Friday that it had repelled the Austro-Hungarian army in three other villages in Oaxaca, which is only about 70 kilometers away from the border of Salina Cruz.

The Mexican Ministry of Defense directly announced the progress of its troops, and even released it directly to newspapers in European countries by telegram, 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 in the world colonization.

In their view, there is actually no difference between North America and Asia. They are all 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 touch.

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

However, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was still very powerful, with tens of millions of troops. How many countries in Europe dared to provoke it?

Moreover, this time, with the support of Britain, the maritime hegemon of two of the five major European powers, and the German Empire, the new hegemon of Western Europe, who dares to stop it?

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

However, with the slow progress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the war in the past month, and even when it was surprised by the counterattack, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was actually beaten back quickly by the small Mexican army this time, eating it and spitting it out, and spitting out so much.

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

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

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

"Under the leadership of His Majesty Franz II, our great Austro-Hungarian Empire will surely achieve our goals. Although we encounter various difficulties, this will not be an obstacle to our stopping, but a driving force for our progress."

Compared to the optimism of the Austro-Hungarian military, the Mexican ambassador to Spain, Podoljak, fought back in Madrid. Podoljak told the Spanish Daily that defeating Mexico's presence in Oaxaca is a necessary condition for persuading the Austro-Hungarian Empire to start fair negotiations. We need to use actions to show that Mexico is not a country that is easy to bully. We not only rely on our allies, but also defend our country ourselves, and we do not compromise with foreign invaders at all.

Previously, the Mexican Presidential Palace had publicly stated that the key goal of a comprehensive counterattack against the Austro-Hungarian Empire is to establish a basis for negotiations, and this basis is that the scales of victory begin on 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.