.September 15, 1929, Berlin, Germany.

On a day when the sun is shining brightly and the sky is clear, a prosperous and prosperous city, with beautiful flowers, loud drums and music here, many citizens dressed in colorful clothes and smiling here, the huge airships dot the sky with giant ribbons, and the rumbling salutes set off the festive scene.

All of this exists because of an unparalleled wedding.

Located in downtown Berlin, William Street is almost covered with colorful trunks, and countless petals and ribbons are scattering from the roofs on both sides of the street, swaying like a colorful snow.

As 100 Prussian cavalry riding white horses appeared in people's sight, the atmosphere on the street gradually came to a climax, and the crowd standing on both sides cheered and thrilled, because after these cavalry were the German emperor William III, whom they admired the most, and his new queen, Juliana, the Dutch princess.

Under the escort of a large group of infantry wearing Prussian classical military uniforms, carrying Prussian army-style hard bags, and carrying a bayonet-style Mauser 1871 rifle (a meritorious rifle equipped by the Prussian army during the French-Prussian War), our protagonist Chen Tian and his newlywed wife sat in a classic carriage and kept waving to the crowd around them. A monarch with unique personal charm and character, a monarch who is sympathetic to the people internally, develops the economy and substantially improves the people's living standards, a monarch who has won many victories in the battles from the south and north and combined with diplomatic methods to build a huge circle of imperial power, and allows the people to gain dual glory in spirit and identity, like Chen Tian, ​​will be like Chen Tian, ​​and will be able to win the hearts of the former citizens of the outside world, and will make the German citizens not afraid of the enemy's terrible destructive actions like today, and will be able to cheer and celebrate like today.

Of course, in order to ensure the safety of this wedding celebration, Germany used tens of thousands of policemen, military police and guards. As early as two months ago, the passages in and out of Berlin were closely monitored, and the police department even conducted an inspection of the Berlin city with the cooperation of the Guards. Any suspicious elements were centrally detained or placed under house arrest, so now the streets are reviewed legal citizens and foreign personnel. Not only that, the blocks where the royal convoy was about to pass were heavily deployed on the wedding day, and thousands of snipers selected from the Guards were placed at nearby commanding heights to ensure that any fish that missed the net was sieved before causing harm to the royal family.

It is said that women are the most beautiful when they are brides. Today, Juliana is also particularly dazzling and beautiful at the age of sitting beside Chen Tian. The most beautiful moment is, "the waist is like silk, the ears are blocked by the bright moon, the fingers are like a root of scallion, and the mouth is like a lying onion." This was originally a word to describe an oriental woman, but it is also quite suitable for Juliana at this time. She is white and has 1,929 pearls inlaid with the long skirt. The wedding dress of Mido, the long skirt, perfectly sets off her slim body and young and delicate skin. The black hair under the veil is particularly eye-catching.

Whether it is her identity or appearance, the new queen satisfies the whole of Germany. As for the connotation, Chen Tian knows. Juliana in history has a very high status in the minds of the Dutch. Because she loves the people as her son, she is known as the "Queen of the people"; because of her tenacious and unyielding character, she went into exile with the royal family in the United Kingdom during World War II and led the organizational force to continue to resist the Nazis; she has a wide range of interests and loves sports. In history, she died at the age of 94 until 20 years old.

Chen Tian wore a brand new dress today. This dress made of good materials is mainly pure white in the same pure white as the German naval tropical uniform, and is decorated with a navy-style fan-shaped collar and long hem. The ground patterns on the neckline and cuffs are hand-embroidered with the best gold thread in the palace. On the head is a golden helmet that matches the dress, and there are large white feather clusters on it. As the saying goes, the sword is paired with a hero, Chen Tian wore it today.

This Prussian sword is left by William I. It has no noble inlays such as diamonds and gems. The scabbard with various patterns looks very simple, and the hilt style is not outstanding. However, it witnessed all important battles before the founding of the German Empire, and the historical scene of William I being crowned as the German Empire emperor at the Palace of Versailles. What is even more surprising is that its blade still emits a cold and cold light until now!

The noble royal convoy walked north along William Street, and the police and military police were guarding the streets conscientiously. Although people who came to see the German royal style filled the sidewalks on both sides of the street, there was no slight chaos in the scene. Where you could see the Prussian Parliament, the royal convoy turned a corner and turned east - they would go directly to the German royal church, the German Church.

Under the gaze of royal family members of Germany and the leaders of military and political circles, Chen Tian wore a crown symbolizing the identity of the queen for his bride. This small but very dazzling crown is inlaid with more than 500 pearls and diamonds. The largest one is the "Glory of Empire" produced in South Africa two years ago. Although it is not as heavy as the African star on the British scepter and the crown on the British scepter and the crown on the British scepter and the crown, the crown is far more important than the British scepter and the crown that is only suitable for staying in the museum. It is said that Chen Tian’s head is the heaviest crown in the world, so the one worn on Juliana is naturally the heaviest crown in the world.

The classical wedding ceremony was long and tedious, and the endless prayers and blessings of the bishop were at least announced to the end in nearly an hour. After leaving the church, Chen Tian took his bride and boarded the carriage again, and the royal convoy then turned back. William Street continued to drive north until the Place de France and the Brandenburg Gate, the grand celebration venue, which finally stopped. There was already a kingdom of flowers decorated with 100,000 red roses, 100,000 tulips and tens of thousands of other flowers. With the arrival of the protagonist, 200,000 colorful hydrogen balloons and thousands of white doves on the square were released, and the festive colors quickly spread across the sky. The grand celebration that lasted for a week officially began.

At this time, on the other end of the earth, the darkness was shrouding the ancient land in the East.

Since April, the Chinese and Japanese troops have repeatedly fought over the Pingjin front on the Ping-Tianjin front. The Kwantung Army wanted to break through the defense of the Chinese army and break into Jiaozhou Bay to clear the German important naval and air bases in the Far East by land. The Chinese army is both defending the country and cooperating with allies, so the defensive battles are also very tenacious. As a result, for months, both sides have been investing heavily but are always in Jiaozuo. Tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides have thrown blood here. Scars of war can be seen everywhere on the barren land, broken vehicles, broken firearms and relics of the martyrs are all over the ground.

On September 16, "Eastern Verdun" turned a new page. The horn of the counterattack sounded at dawn, and thousands of artillery roared and shook the sky. Thousands of bombers covered the sky. The Chinese army's starting position gathered three armored divisions and 36 infantry divisions with about 050,000 front-line troops. Just when the firepower was ready, they would be divided into three assault groups to launch an attack on the front line that stretched for hundreds of kilometers. There were 35 infantry divisions and 1 armored division reserve force on the second and third-line positions. On this important front line, the number of Chinese troops exceeded that of the Japanese Kwantung Army north of the front line, and for the first time it surpassed the opponent in weapon performance.

"I have never seen so many cannons, nor have I seen so many planes. Fortunately, they are all from our side! Our cannons have been bombed for several hours in a row, and the planes flew overhead in waves. The Japanese's position has been covered by artillery fire. Thinking about the past, we were always pressed by Japanese cannons, but today we finally breathed a sigh of anger, it was so good!"

A non-commissioned officer who belongs to the newly formed 3rd Army of the National Revolutionary Army said this when he recalled.

"I thought that those Japanese must have been fooled. After a while, our regiment would just clean the battlefield and collect the prisoners. This battle was so good!"

A regiment commander who belongs to the 17th Army of the National Revolutionary Army wrote this in his diary.

"At that time, there was a thought in my mind: We have many shells, and we will kill the Japanese! "

This is the true feelings of an ordinary gunner who belongs to the 15th Army of the National Revolutionary Army when he recalls.

3473206 Mauser 1898 rifles, 94236 Firebird 1966 and 1914 light machine guns.

31017 Type 1898 Maxim heavy machine guns, 92328 Type 1910 60mm mortars, 5833 37mm infantry guns, 5202 Type 1896 77mm field guns, 1401 Type 1902 150mm heavy howitzers, 2560 trucks, 852 armored vehicles, 440 Type III and Type III tanks, 756 various aircraft, and more than 700 million m04 long-handled grenades. This is the official statistics of aid materials data from Germany to China before the Pingjin counterattack. Although these weapons and ammunition have no effect on improving China's military industry level, it has indeed improved the level of Chinese military equipment to a very high level in the short term.

Therefore, their opponents, the Japanese Kwantung Army, which is famous for its elite, only had to face a backward army with large swords, various old rifles, a small number of machine guns and artillery, and a very small number of tanks and armored vehicles. However, as time passed, the Kwantung Army did not have a weapon to take advantage of at this time. In front of the Chinese army equipped with a large number of German weapons, the Type 38 rifle of the production site was finalized 24 years ago, the Type 11 light machine gun that can be called the worst light machine gun in the contemporary world. The Taisho 3-year heavy machine gun, the limited power type 89 grenade launcher, the old Meiji 41-year 75-mm mountain cannon, the older Meiji 38-year 75-mm field cannon and the Meiji 38-year 150-mm howitzer had no advantages. These weapons are at a far disadvantage in terms of quantity and fire density.

"Before the war with Germany, the Japanese army had only the word "attack" in foreign wars. In the Japanese soldiers' manual and training regulations, how to attack was put first, and defense and retreat were considered to be insulting courage. This was the same problem as the French army at the beginning of World War I - on the battlefield, most Japanese soldiers were good at attacking, but they seemed very clumsy when defending!"

A staff officer specializing in the Japanese Army in the Supreme Command of Germany analyzed this.

"This is the first time since the Japanese advanced to the Pingjin Line. Although their officers have learned that the Chinese army has obtained a large number of heavy artillery from German allies, their fortifications are not shrewd. A trench with only one person high obviously cannot protect soldiers from being injured by enemy artillery fire. The unreasonable configuration of air defense weapons has caused German fighters and light bombers to frequently break into the positions for precise bomb drops and low-altitude strafing. The lack of thickness of bunkers cannot even resist the 37mm infantry artillery of the Chinese army. The anti-tank trenches were dug very poorly and could not resist any kind of tracked combat vehicles of the Chinese army except for wheeled vehicles. The minefield was completely damaged by the shelling and there were many barbed wires, but it was like a low wall made of tofu dregs in front of the tanks of the Chinese army."

A German major watching the battle on the frontline wrote these in his report.

At 10 a.m., the massive artillery and bombing finally came to an end. With the loud military horns, a large number of Chinese troops began to advance to the Japanese positions with three armored divisions as vanguards. Although these three armored divisions were strictly organized in accordance with the German Army's front-line armored divisions, since the iii tank battalion was still in training, the armored divisions at this time only had the "Stone i" and "Stone i" type tanks belonging to the category of light tanks. However, the concentrated bombardment carried out by the National Army artillery group guided by German artillery experts showed a good effect - the Japanese army deployed in frontier positions were very casualties, and some areas also had gaps in defensive fortifications. The first attack of the National Army successfully occupied the Japanese front-line positions, and the vanguard even infiltrated into the Japanese second-line positions.

As time went by, the Japanese second-line positions, which were relatively less affected by artillery fire, gradually became the focus of competition between the two sides. Faced with the tide of attacks of the Chinese army, the Japanese officers and soldiers finally showed their crazy side driven by the spirit of Bushido. They fought to the death on the defending positions, forcing the Chinese army to pay a considerable price before occupying each trench. The cruel hand-to-hand combat also started on many positions. At the locations where some Japanese artillery soldiers carried out artillery counterattacks and infantry counterattacks, the Chinese army's offense was once delayed or even retreated.

At this very critical moment, the Chinese military's air superiority played a role. The aviation troops who were traveling to Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Taiyuan and Qingdao airports that were refueling and carrying bullets returned to the battlefield in time. Their air firepower support became the last straw that broke the Japanese second-line position.

On September 18, Tianjin was restored.

On September 21, Peking was revived.
Chapter completed!