Respectfully

On October [-], after elections, a new Congress of the Chinese Democratic Republic was established in the House of Representatives.

The Chinese Expeditionary Force in Europe learned the news through a telegram.At that time, Chinese soldiers were trekking hard in the mountainous Argonne region together with the U.S. military.Even with the threat of disease, the Allies did not stop their offensive. Compared with the German army, which lacked food and medicine, the Allied forces had a greater advantage.

As for the fact that the Huaxia Army had a cure for the disease, it was finally left to nothing. Most of the coalition soldiers were unwilling and impossible to try that kind of black medicinal soup.

The Anglo-French and Belgian forces stormed the Hindenburg Line, while the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the American Expeditionary Force broke into Argonne.

On October [-], the Hindenburg defense line was breached by the coalition forces, [-] German troops were captured, and a large number of artillery and machine guns were seized. From the perspective of the British army, the last line of defense of the German army had collapsed in this battle, and victory was imminent.The offensives of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the American Expeditionary Force were not so smooth.Rugged mountain roads are not suitable for tanks. No matter how "excellent" the ugly monster is, it is only relative to the tanks of this era.The coalition forces can only rely on artillery to open the way.

When you encounter an obstacle, set up a cannon to blast a way out and move on.

The American soldiers are obviously ill-adapted to this way of fighting. In the Chinese army, only soldiers from the Yunnan Army and Orion can handle it with ease.

"Damn it!"

When the order to rest was issued, a Chinese soldier sat on the ground leaning on the tree trunk, took out a pack of biscuits from his pocket, unscrewed the lid of the kettle, and took a sip.

"When is it a head!"

The road is not easy to walk, and we have to face German raids at any time. The soldiers are still good, and the complaints of American soldiers have never stopped since they entered the mountains.

"Who knows." Another Huaxia soldier took out a box of canned food, opened it, dug out a piece with a dagger and put it in his mouth.Except for the two guards, the rest had a peaceful lunch together.God knows if there will be bullets flying out of the woods in the next moment. These Germans are familiar with the terrain and set up an ambush early. In the first day or two, everyone suffered a lot.

"Fortunately, our little doctor Liu is enough for this!" A soldier gave a thumbs up, "The other side is fighting for a fight, he rushed up as soon as he put on his helmet, dragged the fool down abruptly, if it was later, Not to mention keeping an arm, my life is gone."

"Yes." The other soldier stood up, went to the soldier who was holding a gun with his back facing everyone, and patted it. This is the habit of the soldiers, and it has become a rule. They never pat people on the shoulder from behind, otherwise , The light one is a punch and one kick, and the heavy one is directly on top of the muzzle.

"Let me eat something for you."

The soldier with a gun on guard nodded, took two steps back, took out a can from his pocket, and ate it with big mouthfuls.

The soldiers were resting, but Marshal Lou and others who led the army into the Argonne Forest were planning how to march next.

"According to me, if we are separated from the group of Yankees, we will be less burdened, and the speed may be faster." Young Marshal Ma bit a piece of dry grass and stepped on the trunk with one leg, "The brothers under my hand , I’m not used to it and I’m not like them.” Crying and crying three times a day, crying for father and mother, is this also called a soldier?

Marshal Lou didn't answer the call, but just looked at the telegram just received by the communications soldier.

When entering the mountainous area, the Huaxia Expeditionary Army brought a telegraph to facilitate contact with Song Wu and others who stayed behind.At this time, the number of Chinese soldiers in Europe reached 11, and only 7 attacked the Argonne region. The rest stayed behind, some of them were wounded, and the rest were to leave a "back road".It wasn't that Young Marshal Lou made unnecessary actions, he never fully trusted these "friendly troops" from the beginning to the end.

If the Huaxia army hadn't shown considerable strength in the previous few battles, who knows what the situation will be now?

Even so, before launching the attack, the maps and information provided by the British were obviously different from the road they traveled.Perhaps it was the negligence of the intelligence department, the wrong information was obtained, or there may be other reasons. In short, from the few young marshals to the officers at all levels, and then to the soldiers below, they are very tired of these Europeans.

Although soldiers never tire of cheating, what's the matter with always cheating "friendly troops"?When they are fools, or have their heads flooded?

Seeing that Young Marshal Lou didn't speak, Young Marshal Ma just shook his head, knowing that his words were meaningless.Indeed, in the current situation, even if the group of Yankees can be put aside, it cannot be done.Unless they all die in the woods, it's another mess.

"Be patient." Liu Shaoshuai, who speaks in a Sichuan accent, stood up, "I don't think the Germans can last long."

Young Marshal Ma spat out the hay in his mouth, tapped his helmet, "I hope."

The soldiers did not light a fire, and could only eat canned food and biscuits. After the rest time was over, under the order of the officer, the soldiers immediately grabbed their guns and continued to move forward.

Brother Huaxia kept silent and was vigilant around. The complaints of the American soldiers were the same as before, but they never forgot their responsibilities. Only by moving forward, all the "suffering" they had suffered before were of value.

Victory is everything.

In mid-October, the Huaxia and American Expeditionary Forces continued to use artillery to open the way in the forest, and the British and French allied forces began to march behind the Hindenburg defense line.

US President Wilson, who had negotiated the terms of the armistice with Germany, suddenly changed his tune, declaring that if the armistice is to be reached, the military must formulate the terms.In other words, Germany must surrender if it wants to cease the war.

This greatly dissatisfied Germany, which had always wanted to maintain its dignity, and fell into a dilemma.

The German High Command decided to put all their eggs in one basket and use the remaining naval warships and submarines to fight a decisive battle with the sea power of the Allied Powers.After the Great Battle of Jutland, the main force of the German navy never fought a large-scale battle with the British navy and retained considerable strength. However, the decisive battle with the naval fleet of the Allied Powers at this time was still to die.

The German High Command did not know what this order would bring, and was closely formulating plans. The soldiers on both sides of the war knew nothing about it, and they all believed that the battle would last at least a few months, and it would not happen before winter. Finish.

In China, with the end of the parliamentary elections, the eyes of Chinese people once again focused on the battlefield in Europe.

As the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered the mountains to fight, less and less news was sent back to the country. For example, news such as the Battle of Cambrai and the two Battles of Amiens did not appear in newspapers for a long time.This made domestic voices questioning participation in the war sounded again, and countries such as Britain and France "concerned" this matter more than the Chinese government. Several Western newspapers published in Shanghai quoted a large number of reports from The Times and the New York Times. The performance in Europe was greatly publicized, but it let the people of the country know some news that is rarely published in Chinese newspapers.

One of the reports was reprinted from a Parisian newspaper. It was the news of several young marshals attending the celebration dinner. There were no photos, but the content between the lines was enough to attract attention.

Although Chinese people pay attention to serious occupation, such "lace" news is also a kind of adjustment.

Li Jinyan has developed the habit of reading newspapers every day. When he saw the French news reprinted by many newspapers, he propped his chin and yawned. Sure enough, no matter what era or country people are, their enthusiasm for gossip news is not ordinary. , if it is accompanied by a few more photos, it is estimated that the circulation of the newspaper will have to be doubled.

Maybe he should go through the "back door" and discuss with Young Marshal Lou, take a few single photos, and then a few group photos of the young marshals, and publish some interviews on "Celebrity", Chinese version, English version, and French Edition, maybe "Celebrity" can be successfully entered into Europe.

This is the celebrity effect through and through, right?

Li Jinyan was imagining endlessly, but was interrupted by Mrs. Lou's call from the capital.

Picking up the phone, he first greeted Mrs. Lou, and after listening for a long while, Li Jinyan realized what Mrs. Lou's purpose was for making the call, and immediately felt dumbfounded.

"Mom, is it just for this?"

"Aren't I worried, you child?"

"What is there to worry about?" Li Jinyan leaned on the sofa, his tone was very relaxed, "Don't worry, the young commander won't mess around outside."

"..." Mrs. Lou was speechless. Shouldn't she be the one to say this?

"Mother, the school is closed today, Rui'er is in the study, I'll call him."

Before Mrs. Lou could answer, Li Jinyan gently put down the microphone, picked out his ears, and went to the study on the second floor to find Little Leopard himself.

"Rui'er, mother is calling."

"mother?"

"En." Li Jinyan picked up the Second Young Master from the chair, kissed his chubby face, "Brother Yan, carry you downstairs."

"Grandfather is next door."

"It's okay, let's take it lightly." Li Jinyan smiled and stepped lightly, "Grandfather doesn't know."

As the saying goes, good spirits do not have bad spirits, and "bad things" cannot be done.As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and saw Bai Lao standing at the door.

"Grandfather..."

"kindness."

Old Bai nodded, his eyes swept away, Li Jinyan hurriedly put the little leopard down, holding the little fat paw, feeling a little nervous.Elder Bai didn't say much, he only said that Li Jinyan hadn't handed in the five big characters for today, and he was still waiting to read, so he turned and left after speaking.

Li Jinyan lowered his head and looked at Lou Ershao, one big and one small, heaving a sigh of relief in unison.

"Rui'er, why don't Brother Yan lead you away?"

"kindness."

After going downstairs, Second Young Master Lou picked up the microphone and "reported" his daily life to Mrs. Lou in Beijing. Even though he had written all of them in the letter, Little Leopard still made a meticulous statement one by one.

Li Jinyan kept Bai Lao's teachings in mind, and when Lou Er Shao was talking with Mrs. Lou, he returned to the room, spread out the paper, and began his daily five big characters.

Looking at the snow-white rice paper, I couldn't help but think of the report and Mrs. Lou's words, and shook my head, a group of shining creatures, across the Eurasian continent, are still shining.

envy?Really not.

feel bad?It seems to be there, and it seems not to be.

Envy is real.Appearance, wealth, ability, these men are destined to stand on the top of the pyramid, and everyone will envy them.

Li Jinyan ground it well, dipped it in the ink, put aside all distracting thoughts in his mind, and wrote it on paper.

In late October, the Allied forces continued to launch a fierce attack on the German army. Not only Germany was in trouble, but Germany's allies Turkey and the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not hold on.

At this time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was facing the independence movements of various nationalities within a huge territory, first Czechoslovakia, followed by Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, and Hungary’s declaration of independence dealt the heaviest blow to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

With the death of the old emperor, the new emperor who succeeded him in the war was helpless to deal with the double dilemma of politics and military affairs. The huge European empire was about to collapse.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Noodle Army showed great power and won the Battle of Vittorio, captured 30 Austro-Hungarian troops, seized a large amount of military supplies, and then advanced to the Tagliamento River, directly threatening the retreating army. Austro-Hungarian Army.

Its combat quality and attack speed are really eye-popping.

Fighting until the end of October, the Austro-Hungarian army completely lost their fighting spirit. The upper echelons of the empire requested an armistice from the Allied Powers, and signed an armistice agreement with the Allied Powers on November [-].Germany lost its last ally, and Turkey had withdrawn from the Great War before Austria-Hungary signed an armistice.

In Germany, which was isolated and helpless, another sailor uprising broke out in the port of Kiel, which soon spread to the whole country. The rebels occupied all the ferries on the Rhine River. Under such circumstances, the war could not continue.

Ludendorff, Chief of the German General Staff, resigned and went to Sweden. Wilhelm II was also forced to abdicate and went into exile in the Netherlands.Compared with Nicholas II, William II was lucky, at least, he kept his life.

At this time, the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the American Expeditionary Force successfully broke through the Argonne Forest and approached the front of Sedang.The British and French allied forces were also gradually approaching, and the German troops retreated step by step. The newly established provisional government did not want the war to continue, and proposed an armistice to the Allied Powers.

After discussion, the Allies agreed to Germany's request for an armistice. On November 11, representatives from both sides signed the armistice on a train outside Paris.

Six hours later, the gunfire that had been ringing in Europe for more than four years finally stopped.

Upon receiving the news of the armistice, the soldiers on both sides were momentarily at a loss. Is this the end of the war?

The attacking coalition forces stopped, and the German troops behind the trenches and bunkers also stood up. There was no cheering or crying. The only way for the soldiers of the Allied Powers to celebrate victory was to hug each other. After the German army was at a loss, they didn't even know what they should do. Do something.

They didn't surrender, they just obeyed orders to lay down their arms, and they didn't feel defeated.

The only exception was the American soldiers. They cheered and threw their helmets and military caps into the blue sky, seeming to be happier than the British and French allied forces.

The British and the French are embracing each other, the Americans are throwing steel helmets, the Germans are silent in a daze, a few Chinese soldiers who have already attacked the German trenches, took out cigarettes from their pockets and waved their engineering shovels until the last moment. In front of the Germans fighting each other, "Pick one?"

The language is not clear, but the actions are very clear.

The German soldier took the pack of cigarettes expressionlessly, and distributed them to other Germans in the trench in front of Brother Huaxia.In the end, only an empty cigarette case was returned to Brother Huaxia Bing.

Brother Bing looked at the cigarette case, then at the German soldier in front of him, grinned, and took out another box of matches, "Do you want some fire?"

In another breached position, the Germans were standing or sitting eating canned food, while a few Chinese soldiers stood aside, looking at the German food, a few pieces of moldy black bread, five or six rotten potatoes, This is the only remaining rations for ten German soldiers.

Many of the soldiers have experienced famine years. At that time, peeling bark and eating Guanyin soil were not uncommon.The rations of the Germans reminded them of the early days and highlighted the preciousness of life today.

"A day like this, I didn't even dare to think about it before." A Huaxia soldier jumped out of the trench with his support on the earth wall, "I'll go back and tell the platoon leader that we still have a lot of canned food from Yankees, so give them all. "

According to the rules, on the way back to the country, the soldiers of the Allied Powers had to follow the march for one to two days. During this period, the German army supervised by the Chinese Expeditionary Force not only received canned food, bread, and some cigarettes, but Marshal Lou also ordered some Army blankets and overcoats were given to them.

The order was issued, and the soldiers carried it out thoroughly.

The actions of the Huaxia Expeditionary Army caused dissatisfaction among some coalition forces. Young Marshal Lou replied quite simply, "The war has ceased, so it is not the enemy."

The meaning is very clear. After the armistice agreement is signed, it is not in a state of war. He can give it to whoever he wants, can he control it?

The war in Europe ceased, and the news spread back to China. The radio and newspapers reported it immediately. The people of the country raised their arms and shouted: "Long live the expeditionary army, long live China!"

All the voices that questioned the government's sending troops before and twice died down. Beijing, Shanghai, Guanbei, and major cities held celebrations one after another. Lanterns were hung high, firecrackers sounded, and the people of the country took to the streets to celebrate the victory in different ways. President Lou Da, who was re-elected for two terms, delivered a speech on the radio and announced that after the return of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, it will be held again in the capital. As soon as the news of the military parade came out, the jubilant atmosphere was pushed to a climax.

"Huaxia's son, go to Europe, fight bloody battles, show off your military power, raise your country's prestige, and restore the glory of our nation. China can no longer be bullied! Long live the expeditionary army! Long live China!"

Not only China, Great Britain, France, the United States, and all countries in the world that have been ravaged by war are celebrating the truce.The streets of Paris, New York and London were filled with celebratory crowds, and the carnival lasted all night.

The sound of music and cheers intertwined.Even if the epidemic disease sweeping the world still threatens people's safety, it cannot stop the cheering mood of the crowd.

The war is over!

Those terrible days of roaring artillery fire are finally a thing of the past!

Even the Allies, despite all kinds of problems at home and abroad, were thankful that the war was over.

The only exception is probably only Japan.

The two cruisers that went to the Philippines to rob but accidentally disappeared have been confirmed to have fallen into the hands of the Americans.To make matters worse, at that time, the sailors on a cruiser had just finished a "three lights", and the thick smoke on the island attracted the attention of the American fleet. When they arrived, they happened to catch a Japanese active. Sophistry is impossible.

The sinking of an American merchant ship is only the verbal testimony of the survivors. The robbery of the Philippines under the protection of the United States was witnessed by the American fleet.

When the news was sent back to China, the United States responded immediately and sent a stern official note to Japan, and Japan must make an "explanation"!Obviously, the United States has identified the previous two American merchant ships, and more than [-]% of them may have been sunk by the Japanese.

explain?how to explain?There are a thousand mouths, and the Japanese can't tell.

The United States has greatly increased its strength due to the European War, but Japan has been reduced to borrowing money to survive. Japan is afraid of China's army and air force, but maintains considerable confidence in the navy. However, it faces the United States, which has the Atlantic Fleet and has close ties with the United Kingdom... Japan Xiaozi, I feel like dying right now.

At the same time, the descendants of the Tsarist Russian royal family in West Siberia united with the White Army led by Kolchak.Grand Duchess Takyana replaced the crown prince to inherit the "throne", established a provisional government in Omsk, elected the cabinet, and elected Kolchak as the supreme consul.

A large number of Tsarist Russian nobles, remnants of the bourgeois provisional government, and Russians who were dissatisfied with the Bolshevik ruling gathered around the "new government".

According to the news sent back by Irina from a secret channel, Grand Duchess Takyana intends to hand over part of the gold left by the Tsar to Kolchak, the amount is at least [-] tons.

Five hundred tons of gold.

Li Jinyan held the telegram, his eyes were shining.