.In the mirror, the heroic face has already climbed up the traces of time, with faint lines on the corners of the eye, thick beard, and the eyes that exuded sharp eyes like eagles. According to the view of most opposite sexes, these are manifestations of maturity.

After combing his hair, Chen Tian tidied his collar. For him, for Germany and the whole world, today will be an extraordinary day. Therefore, it is very important to maintain a neat and majestic appearance.

With the help of the attendant, Chen Tian changed into oily leather boots, wore a three-color ribbon and a long sword, held the hilt of the sword in his left hand, and bent his hat and helmet with white feathers in his right hand, straightened his chest, and walked towards the gate one by one.

On December 19, 1928, light snow fell from the sky in Berlin.

Four hours ago, in the printing workshops of several major newspapers and magazines such as the Berlin Daily in Germany, workers were busy decorating newspapers with still heat according to their distribution locations. They were always able to learn important news earlier than ordinary people. Today, the content of the front page headlines shocked them. In fact, this is also a news that shocked the entire country and the world - the evidence is as strong as mountains of evidence. The Japanese government has an unshirkable responsibility for the assassination of William II. The German government decided to terminate all diplomatic relations with the Japanese government from today.

At that time, it was 12 noon in Tokyo, thousands of miles apart. In the German Embassy in Tokyo, the German Ambassador Lord Von Dax took out a prepared diplomatic document from the safe with a serious expression. In another two hours, this document will become the official official notice of the severance of diplomatic relations between Germany and Japan.

Two hours ago, it was dawn in Berlin, and the newspaper boys' backpacks were filled with fresh newspapers. At a young age, they didn't know that what they were raising was a weapon that was more terrible than a bomb. Their tender cheeks were red due to the cold. They gently shouted the first sound today. A few minutes later, Germany accumulated terrible anger in surprise.

Almost at the same time, Lord Von Dax's car stopped in front of the Japanese diplomatic department. The gloomy Lord stepped on the marble steps calmly, step by step, and the Japanese diplomats who came to greet him still had smiles on their faces, but this smile quickly became a memory of history.

An hour ago, Chen Tian got up, and everything was developing according to the plan.

On this cold and cold morning, the German Empire MPs gathered at the Capitol and prepared to go to the palace to listen to the German emperor's decree. In August 1914, July 1924 and June 1928, this has become a routine matter for the members of Congress before the war began. In the hall of the Capitol, many of them were lucky enough to experience the above three wars as imperial MPs and witness the glorious and great victory of the Empire with their own eyes. At this time, they were full of confidence and pride.

Around the hall, there were more than the ones in which William I rode a horse and trampled the French flag. After 1915, William II and William III raised their swords to overturn the British King, and the scenes of the French President and the Russian Emperor were painted as the second large mural; in 1925, the German army was successfully painted as the third one; not long ago, the scenes of the German army entering the St. Petersburg land became the fourth mural in the hall, and now, it seems that people should prepare for the fifth mural.

At exactly 9 a.m., the members of Congress lined up to enter the German Emperor Olaf Palace and sat down one by one in the hall. Ten minutes later, the German Emperor William III, accompanied by the Minister of the Army, Navy and Air Force. He wore a helmet and cap, held the hilt of the sword with his left hand, steadily climbed onto the imperial throne, and then began to read the speech.

"We draw our swords and unsheathed our hair, have a clear conscience, and have clear hands!"

This is the same sentence that the German emperors of all dynasties said before the war.

"This will be a battle of revenge, and German's will is undoubtedly here!" Chen Tian pointed out the window, "The people are shouting. We will punish the murderers and their accomplices with swords!"

The MPs all raised their heads and their chests, their eyes full of anger.

Chen Tian paused for a few seconds, and the topic changed, "That is an evil, barbaric and cold-blooded nation. Their atrocities in Asia and Oceania are outrageous. Every month, many innocent civilians are slaughtered by them! Australians and New Zealanders, they uphold European civilization, but they also failed to escape the darkness! If we do not attack instead of defending, darkness will sooner or later come to Europe!"

"Justice Crusaders!" Chen Tian raised his voice. "This is a new eastern expedition, we are going to directly attack the evil forces' lair!"

The members of the parliament expressed their approval with applause.

"At this time, I do not recognize the party, only the Germans, only the Germans!" Chen Tian stretched out his right hand wearing white gloves, "The leaders of all parties, if you agree with my opinion, please come and shake hands with me!"

Amid the fanatical excitement, leaders of all parties obeyed, while other members of the parliament were cheering in ecstasy.

At 11 a.m. Berlin time, the German Prime Minister announced the official investigation results of the assassination of William II to the German nationals through a radio, and told the National Government that it had severed diplomatic relations with Japan a few hours ago.

Within an hour after the broadcast ended, Japanese-funded factories were attacked by angry German citizens in thousands of Japanese stores in Germany, and Japanese diplomats who had already suffered a lot left early.

Starting from the afternoon, hundreds of thousands of people across the country took to the streets to march, demanding that the German government declare war on Japan.

At 8 pm Tokyo time, that is, 12 noon Berlin time, Emperor Showa urgently summoned the cabinet ministers and senior generals of the army and navy at the Imperial Palace.

"The Germans are going to do it after all!"

As he said something, there was no expression on the emperor's face, no surprise, no anger, and no sorrow, as if everything was within his expectations.

"Fight to the death!" The generals clenched their fists.

"Please, please!" the Emperor said in a rare tone.

"Self-serving His Majesty the Emperor!"

At 10 pm Tokyo time, that is, 2 pm Berlin time, the Japanese government responded to the severance of diplomatic relations between Germany: cut off all diplomatic relations with Germany, all diplomatic agreements signed by the Japanese government and the German government were invalidated, and all German personnel in Japan were expelled from the Japanese mainland and colonies, and Japan carried out a nationwide mobilization.

At 5 pm Berlin time, Germany officially declared war on Japan, and the German Emperor read out the edict to all citizens through radio.

At 1:10 am Tokyo time, below the water south of Tokyo Bay.

The black submarines were each in their place, and the mine covers on the boats were opened one by one. The officer responsible for casting the mines looked back at his captain. The captain nodded firmly. A few seconds later, the first mine left the submarine and entered the lurking battle position. The submarine slowly moved south, one by one, and rows of drainage mines were laid down. Tokyo Bay was still the pride of the Japanese Empire, but the German "No Pass" was written at its gate.

At the military airports of Sea Cucumber, Sakhalin and Qingdao, the night woke up by the roar of countless engines. One bomber after another began to slide, accelerate, and fly off the ground with amazing power. There is no doubt that they will become the first foreign aircraft to drop bombs on the Japanese archipelago and the vanguard of the German offensive.

In the sea cucumber military port, there were no whistles to set sail, no flowers and handkerchiefs to send off. Under the eyes of the officers and soldiers, sea cavalry in heavy armor emerged from the port one after another. Fifteen ships including the "Sedlitz", "Shankhorst", "Gneisenau", and "Kleister" quickly sailed southwest after leaving the port. Not far away, a Japanese Navy's guard fleet was stationed in the port of Kiyojin Port, North Korea. According to previous aerial reconnaissance, there was only one Japanese battleship, a light cruiser, four destroyers, more than ten gunboats, and torpedo boats.

In Jiaozhou Bay, the battleship Bavaria, the battlecruiser "Prince Fitrei", "Wesenberg", the medium-sized aircraft carrier "Zepplin", "Alexander", and five light cruisers, twelve destroyers and ten submarine hunting ships also left the port at the same time. This German fleet in the land blessed by Princess Sasha will sweep across the Japanese ships operating in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea with great loyalty and courage.

On the other side of the battleground, Japan was not idle at this night. On the artillery positions around Tokyo, the gunners quickly gathered and stood by the anti-aircraft guns with their heads raised to the sky. Large wooden boxes were opened, and there were real shells inside. Before high-altitude fighter jets were developed, the anti-aircraft guns from the large mouths would be the only effective weapon to block German bombers.

In the secret military port in the western part of the Japanese archipelago, submarines with sixteen sun-rise flags sailed, and their dark hulls quickly disappeared into the night. As of the end of 1928, although the Japanese submarines had less than 80 active submarines, they were also a force that cannot be ignored. If used properly, they could pose a considerable threat to the German navy in the Far East.

In the Governor's Office of the Russian Far East Autonomous Government in Khabarovsk, a Russian marshal nodded expressionlessly and then picked up the phone on the table. In front of him, the two Japanese envoys showed a smug smile. Seizing the opportunity has always been a masterpiece of the German Supreme Command, and the German mine-branches were indeed familiar with deploying a large number of mines on the major transportation routes along the coast of Japan. However, this time, they were facing a country that was more keen on war and conspiracy.

After nightfall, on the Sino-Russian border, the Russian soldiers opened the border gate "generously". On the Ussurisk Railway Line controlled by the Russian army, a series of military trains with plaster flags quickly advanced to the Molawiev Amur Peninsula where the sea cucumbers are located. In the carriages of these trains, soldiers wearing yellow military uniforms, steel helmets, and carrying 38 covers are ready to rub their hands. Tanks, armored vehicles and cannons are even more unconcealedly installed in flatbed cars. As soon as they arrive at the destination, they will quickly enter the battle.

The dark night weakened the German reconnaissance power. It was not until the Japanese army advanced to Ussurisk, which was more than 60 kilometers away that the German spies lurking there discovered the sudden invasion of the Japanese army and quickly spread the news to the Sea Cucumber Power as soon as possible.

According to the German-Russian Peace Treaty, Germany's actual control area of ​​Sea Cucumber Via is more than 5,500 square kilometers, of which about 1,200 square kilometers of land, that is, 50 kilometers extending from the port to the inland. At this time, the main stationed in Sea Cucumber Via were the 1st Squadron of the German Pacific Fleet, the Independent Land Fighting Brigade, the 3rd Division of the German Far East Task Force, and the Air Force. A total of more than 17,000 combatants, including naval officers and soldiers, there were 420 fighter jets, and more than 2,800 pilots and crew.

The seaguard defense of Seaguard Via consists of mines, repaired fortresses, land-class aircraft, surface ships, and submarines. These are all things that the Japanese Navy has troubled. You should know that even during the German-Russian War, the German Navy never thought of attacking Seaguard Via from the sea.

The land defense of Sea Cucumber Wei is not so unshakable in comparison. The German coastal defense system includes two defense lines built in the wild and the edge of the city and a city defense line. The outermost line is built in this hilly area in the central and southern part of the peninsula, which is mostly semi-permanent fortifications. The guard points established by the Russian army on various commanding heights are used as defense strongholds, and a large number of trenches, barbed wire and gun fortresses are built between the strongholds based on the terrain. This line of defense can withstand the attack of the opponent's infantry, but is more afraid of a large number of heavy artillery and air strikes. The second line of defense was originally a land defense fortification of the Russian army. After renovation, it became the main line of defense for the German army to defend the city of Sea Cucumber Wei. The defense line was built roughly along the northern edge of the city to block the city with warnings.

The line, trenches and reinforced concrete fortresses are mainly composed of the previous line of defense; the third is the urban defense line, namely the barricade, mainly the northern and northeastern urban areas of Sea Cucumber Wei, about 10 kilometers away from the ports and several military airports, which is the last line of defense for Sea Cucumber Wei. - After receiving the news of the Japanese invasion, the German army and the Marine Corps officers and soldiers quickly entered the two land defense lines in front. After 204 months of preparation, the construction of these defense lines has been completed as planned. However, on the one hand, the time and materials are limited, and on the other hand, they are far away from Germany. These fortifications are far inferior to the Lushun Fortress that the Russian army had been operating for many years back then, and it is difficult for the German army to draw a large number of reinforcements during the war.

After receiving the news that the Japanese army had launched a large-scale invasion from land, the Luftwaffe stationed in Sea Cucumber Wei dispatched overnight to bomb the Ussurisk Railway. However, due to the poor light that night, the bombing effect was very limited. The Japanese vanguard still arrived in front of the German Sea Cucumber Wei land defense line at 2 a.m. According to the numbers of the Japanese troops, they were affiliated with the 3rd, 5th Division and the 23rd Danke Brigade of the Kanto Army respectively.

“We have to be prepared both ways!”
Chapter completed!