Flexibility

Seeing that the Guano War had ended, the Colombian Government, which had suffered an undeserved disaster, had no desire to keep fighting.

The British were kings at sea, but the moment they reached land, they instantly dropped to bronze. Under the command of British instructors, the Colombian Government forces suffered defeat after defeat.

Including the troops wiped out by "misunderstandings," Colombian Government casualties had already exceeded 43,000 by this point in the war.

Anyone with eyes could see that the Panama Independence Organization was merely a pawn pushed to the forefront. Without dealing with Austria behind the scenes, victory was simply impossible.

There was no doubt that this could not be done. Colombia's strength was limited, and continuing to lock horns would serve no purpose beyond increasing casualties.

On April 7, 1883, the Colombian Government issued a call for peace and invited the four great powers—the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Austria—to mediate this "civil war."

Austria was also one of the mediators; those were simply the rules of the game.

On the surface, Austria had not participated in this war. As the strongest country along the Caribbean Sea coast, Austria was qualified to serve as a mediator.

Had the United States not split apart, it would also have been one of the mediators. But now, forget it—the Americans who had divided their household had yet to enter the club of great powers.

With Colombia's invitation to mediate arriving, whether to agree to a ceasefire became a new topic of contention for the Vienna Government.

Colonial Minister Stephen said, "The situation in Colombia is extremely favorable to us. The Panama Independence Organization holds an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield.

"The rebels have occupied all of Colombia's coastal cities and control a quarter of the country's territory, half its population,