The Prussian boys in the special mixed battalion were suddenly upgraded from recruits to elites in this bloody battle at Stone Bridge. Just after the war, they were transferred to the General Staff Headquarters in Berlin.
Of course Lao Maoqi knows his stuff, and Xiao Letian can use trench warfare to defeat the weak and the strong, which shows that this method of warfare is very scientific and advanced, and is likely to become the main method of combat in the breech-loading gun era.
Even though these hundreds of Hamburg recruits had only fought one battle, what they had mastered were the tactics taught by Xiao Letian himself. Old Maoqi knew the old Chinese saying that a mountain of stone could attack jade.
After Daniel and his friends separated from their Chinese superiors, they have been studying a new method of trench warfare in Berlin. A group of young men and a group of engineers and military theory experts play in the mud every day. It can be predicted that they will be able to fully understand Xiao Letian's methods in a few months. tactics, and they can still be developed.
In any case, recruits like Daniel have definitely paved a golden road for themselves through this battle. The bloody battle of Stone Bridge itself is a typical legendary battle in which less defeats more. These soldiers can remember it when recounting their achievements. Superior military merit.
In addition, they have been studying new tactics with the chiefs of general staff for a long time. When new tactics are promoted in the future, they will definitely become mid-level officers and be sent to the army.
More importantly, after Xiao Letian's baptism, these people have established a subtle connection with the kingdom's senior officials. At least Bismarck, Moltke Lao, and Prince Karl will favor these recruits.
It is foreseeable that after more than ten years of development, this new army will definitely become the backbone of the German Empire's army.
It stands to reason that these professional soldiers who are studying new tactics cannot leave Berlin easily, but Bismarck and Moltke know what comradeship is, and they know what it feels like to live and die together.
If these young people are not allowed to go to Hamburg to see him off, I am afraid they will hold grudges for the rest of their lives.
The decision of Bismarck and Old Moltke was correct. They had not seen the farewell scene. If they had seen it, they would have burst into tears.
In Xiao Letian's eyes, what was it like for the army to see off veterans in the past life? Today's enthusiasm is even worse. Those crying Hamburg recruits were able to hold hands and form a space at the beginning to escort Xiao Letian in the crowded crowd. Lotte and the others move forward.
However, only half an hour into this difficult march, the queue of recruits had already collapsed. They dragged their Chinese squad leaders and platoon leaders one by one and cried like children.
"Squad leader... Wuwu... Are you healed of the injury on your back? You were bitten by the shell skin because you were trying to save me..."
"I'm sorry...I secretly scolded you several times during training...I really regret it..."
"These are the ashes of Squad Leader Wang, oh God... wu wu wu..."
Xiao Letian cried without any hope at this moment. He also regretted it a little now. He regretted that he had done this. He had secretly boarded the boat at night if he had known about it. Now that the matter is so big, he doesn't know how to end it. .
"Prime Minister, will you come back? Will we still see you?" Just as Xiao Letian was wiping his tears, Daniel suddenly rushed to him and shouted, scaring Lord Long and almost making a move.
"I..." Xiao Letian couldn't answer this question at all. If he said he could come back, it would be against his will. Now in the 19th century, humans can only rely on sea ships to travel far. In this era, no one is interested in crossing the halfway point. The earth is spinning back and forth.
What's more, they are soldiers, a very sensitive army. This time they came to Europe to take advantage of a loophole. I don't know what geopolitics will be like in the future. Who knows when countries will be friends and when they will become friends again? enemy.
Xiao Letian knew very well that this farewell was a farewell, and it would be difficult to see each other again, but Xiao Letian couldn't say these words to his death, and he was crying like this. If he said the word farewell, the situation would be really uncontrollable.
Sometimes silence can mean everything. Daniel is not a fool. He has already got the answer he wants. He turned around and hugged Tian Da Paohua, "Squad leader... I'm sorry... wuwuwu... I have always made trouble for you..."
Tian Da Firecrackers can withstand such a scene. Ancient people have not been affected by film, television dramas and big media. They are relatively simple-minded. Good and evil can easily move people's hearts. Watching these meals in a pot, a trench He was a life-and-death brother who had fought for his life, and when he thought about how this separation would be forever, he was completely crying and was unbelievable.
"Brother...my brother...I will never see you again in this life...I can't even send you a letter." The man in his thirties cried more than the children in the orphanage today. Still miserable.
The crowd just walked and cried all the way. The team moved forward like a turtle crawling. It felt heartbreaking as if the whole city of Hamburg had been captured by the French.
"No, sir, you have to find a way... What you want is to leave Europe with dignity, not to leave crying. That's not how our script is written." Leo's figure suddenly appeared next to Xiao Letian , this freelance journalist with red eyes like a rabbit, the camera in his hand is shaking.
Xiao Letian pinched his thigh hard, cursing in his heart that his tears were shallow, and his brain began to calculate desperately. The reason why he did not choose to leave Europe secretly at night this time, but chose to line up for burgers in a high-profile manner during the day, had only one purpose.
"I can't make it in time for the victory parade next month, so I'm going to do it first in Hamburg. I want to leave the most majestic figure to the whole of Europe. This is called a perfect ending. I want to let the people of Hamburg Always remember the favor you owe me..."
Thinking of this, Xiao Letian's eyes widened and he ordered loudly, "All of you... don't cry. Listen to my orders and sing our military song. I will take you home with dignity. I didn't let you leave here crying..."
"I ascend the mountain as a tiger, I descend into the sea as a dragon, I am a mighty hero in the world, prepare to...sing."
The New Army had already subconsciously followed Xiao Letian's order. All the crying Chinese soldiers stood up straight, pulled their necks and began to sing Chinese military songs in a hoarse voice.
"I go up the mountain as a tiger, I go down to the sea as a dragon, I am a great hero in the world, I wave my hand to make rain, I dance to make the wind, look at my Chinese dragon rising in the east, after many thunderstorms, how many winds, after thousands of Frost, I have spent thousands of winters, why should I be afraid of the wind, why should I be afraid of the rain, why should I be afraid of the shaking of the mountains and the ground. If I were shaken and soared into the sky, I would be able to swallow a rainbow..."
"After the bloody storm, I heard the thunder and lightning, but I didn't know how to be moved by it. I let it rise and fall, let it rise, let the earth crack and the sky collapse, and I always yearned for the red sun in the east..."
Hundreds of Chinese soldiers shouted their own war songs. At that moment, the singing drowned out all the crying, and thousands of Hamburg soldiers were all stunned.
They didn't understand Chinese and didn't know the meaning of the lyrics, but they all felt the heroic spirit in the singing. Such dynamic and heroic singing subdued everyone, and some were even tapping along with the rhythm.
During the singing, the Chinese soldiers put aside all their weaknesses, wiped away the tears from their eyes, raised their heads and held their chests high, and marched forward in unison, forming a four-sided military formation horizontally and vertically.
This was the second time Daniel and the others heard this war song. Recalling the first time they fought to the song in Stone Bridge Heights, he wiped the tears from his eyes and shouted loudly, "The special mixed camp...all of them... …Resume the queue…to see our commander off.”
Hundreds of new recruits joined hands again to form a warning circle. They protected their officers and walked towards the dock. At this moment, they no longer cried. At this moment, they seemed to be back on the battlefield, fearless in the face of thousands of enemy troops. .
"I go up the mountain as a tiger, I go down to the sea as a dragon, I am a great hero in the world, I wave my hand to make rain, I dance to make the wind, look at the Chinese dragon rising in the east, the sons and daughters of the universal dragon are twisted into a rope, don't believe in the mysterious land of China I do not lead the wind of the world. The mighty energy is like the roaring waves of billions of dragon species. Among the turbulent winds and clouds, there is my Chinese dragon..."
Passionate singing floated over Hamburg, and the whole city was shocked by this momentum. Hundreds of thousands of citizens fell silent. Just when the singing was at its loudest, a melodious and far-reaching bell suddenly rang.
Dang...dang...dang...dang...
Once the bell rings, there is no end. At first, there is only one bell ringing, and soon the city of Hamburg is filled with melodious bells.
"Cathedral, God... you drive quickly... it's St. Michael's Church..."
That's right, the first bell came from St. Michael's Church, the head of Hamburg's Protestant churches. This cathedral, built in 1647, is the symbol of Hamburg. Its Baroque dome is the landmark for ships entering the Elbe River. This church, named after the archangel Michael, has always been a holy place in the hearts of Protestants.
"Oh God, look... it's the Bishop of Aix... The bishop is seeing off the guests from the East, and he is praying for the guests..."
The whole city was completely blown away. Xiao Letian was too proud this time. At the bell tower on the top of the dome of St. Michael's Church, Bishop Yax and the kind-hearted Sister Rhettia, who were wearing gorgeous robes, were all asking Xiao Letian. Lotte beckons.
They held a golden cross high in their hands and were praying for Xiao Letian. At this moment, even the Protestant churches were mobilized, and all the churches in Hamburg rang bells as they bid farewell to Xiao Letian.
"It's worth it, it's worth it, it's worth it..." The unsmiling Master Long started shouting, "It's worth it. It's enough to be proud and proud once in this world. It's worth it even if I die..."
"Sir, I realize now that my first half of my life was in vain. If I can follow you in this life, I will die with no regrets."
The flame in Xiao Letian's chest was also ignited. He suddenly raised his middle finger towards the east and shouted, "The rotten scholars of the Manchu Qing Dynasty... the dandies of the Eight Banners... the greedy warlords... and those who are waiting to die with their eyes closed." Foolish people...can you see it? Have you ever seen such a scene?"
"Fuck, I've seen it, I've experienced it, I've even fucked it with my own hands... You idiots, wait until I come back to China to deal with you..."
"I hold in my heart the stars and the sea, but all you hold in your hearts are maggots in the latrines... Brothers, let's go back to China and clean the latrines."
At the end of July 1866, Xiao Letian boarded the ship at the Elbe River pier and set off to return to China.
