On April 14, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, the sky was full of smoke on the front line, and China and Japan were fighting to the death.
However, for Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man, it is a happy day in life.
At ten o'clock in the morning, in the American church, both the officers of the Zhiyi Regiment and Father John were already in place. Only the two powerful officers of the Fifth War Zone - Li Zongren and Xu Zuyi were not there yet.
The war on the front line has been urgent recently. If these two officers can arrive on time, they will naturally arrive on time. There is no use urging them.
About fifteen minutes later, there was a sound of cars outside the church, and at the same time there were countless footsteps. It didn't take much to think about it. It was obvious that these footsteps must be the sound made by the security forces of Li Zongren and Xu Zuyi arriving.
The United States is one of the major powers anyway, so the size of the American church in Xuzhou is quite large. At least six or seven military trucks parked in front of the church will not be a problem.
"salute!!"
After Li Zongren and Xu Zuyi got off the car, the officers and soldiers of the Zhiyi Regiment wearing the uniforms of the Central Army immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"Wow!" For a moment, his arms stood like a forest, and his saluting gestures were uniform. The scene was very majestic.
Li Zongren looked at the scene in front of him and nodded with satisfaction: "I didn't expect that this Zhang Yulin has a way of fighting, and his skill in pulling off this scene is not inferior. If it weren't for this kid's fighting skills, I would really think Transfer him to be the captain of my honor guard."
"Brother De Lin, just brag! With such a talented person, would you be willing to let him be the captain of the honor guard?" Xu Zuyi said with a smile.
"So, I just can't bear to part with it! When this kid can no longer fight, I will transfer him back to the honor guard." Li Zongren said with a smile.
"Hurry up and go in! From what I see, these two newcomers are impatient." Xu Zuyi said.
"Let's go!" Li Zongren said with a smile.
After Li Zongren and Xu Zuyi entered the church, Zhou Fangjie, who was in charge of being the master of ceremonies, immediately shouted: "Everyone stand up! Welcome Chief Li and Chief Xu! Salute!!"
The officers in the church immediately stood up, then stood at attention and saluted, and they were also wearing white command gloves, which looked very sensible.
Li Zongren walked in front, and the theater chief of staff Xu Zuyi followed closely behind. Following Xu Zuyi were their two security staff officers. Both of them looked like Lian Jiazi, with bulging temples and bright eyes. Youshen, at first glance, is the kind of person who can find someone to fight at any time and can knock others over at any time.
At this time, Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man were standing in front of Father John, waiting for the ceremony to begin. After seeing Li Zongren and Xu Zuyi walking in, Zhang Tianhai immediately turned around, stood at attention and saluted: "Welcome, sirs!"
"Zhang Yulin, today is your kid's special day. Today there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates. There are only elders and juniors!" Li Zongren said in a deep voice.
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the envious looks of countless people on the scene: What an honor and glory it is to be regarded as a junior by someone like Chief Li!
"Yes! Follow your orders!" Zhang Tianhai has become accustomed to being in the state of a superior and a subordinate when facing Li Zongren, so it is inevitable that it will be difficult to change for a while.
"Okay! It's wartime now, so we have to keep everything simple. Hurry up and start the wedding right away!" As a big boss who has been in a high position for a long time, Li Zongren's tough and decisive style has long been engraved on his body. Deep down, things like marrying the head of the family, witnessing the marriage, etc. are not a piece of cake and can be done easily.
As the officiant of this wedding, and his status is very high, he must also be the "talker" of this wedding.
"Now I declare that the wedding has officially begun!" Li Zongren still acted like a senior official. As soon as he said these words, there was thunderous applause from the audience.
Father John has been in China for more than ten years, so he is naturally very familiar with Chinese. So after hearing Li Zongren's words, he also said in English: "The ceremony begins!"
"First of all, please join me in calming down and listening to the gospel of God." Father John said in his very blunt Chinese.
The so-called gospel refers to things like prayer and prayer. In Chinese terms, it is a sound that can bring happiness.
Due to time constraints, Zhang Tianhai had told Father John about this matter before, so the prayer and gospel only lasted less than five minutes before it came to an end.
After the gospel and prayers ended, Father John said: "The gospel and prayers are over. Now we will invite the officiant Li Zongren to give a speech."
The whole scene was solemn, almost audible. After all, this was a heroic figure who could be compared with Chairman Chiang! He is also the commander-in-chief of the fifth theater, and his prestige cannot be said to be very far-reaching.
Li Zongren cleared his throat and said in his very standard Guangxi Mandarin: "Today, I am honored to be the officiant at the wedding of Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man. As everyone knows, the war on the front line is very tense. I This should not be here to host the wedding, but should be commanding the frontline troops to fight closely with the Japanese invaders at the commander's headquarters. But Captain Zhang Tianhai is not only a field regiment commander among the subordinate troops of the fifth theater, but also a field regiment commander. He is a young and promising colonel officer of the national army who has made contributions to the anti-Japanese battlefield. So I am very happy and honored at this moment."
After looking around at the people in front of him, Li Zongren continued: "Originally, this wedding should be composed of witnesses, officiants and introducers. However, the introducer, Song Xilian, the honorary first division commander, Now that I am in Henan and in the First War Zone, it is impossible to arrive in time. Therefore, he cannot come as the introducer. The witness is Chief Xu Zuyi, Chief of Staff of our Fifth War Zone. "
As soon as Li Zongren finished speaking, there was another round of thunderous applause.
Li Zongren pressed his hand down to signal everyone to stop applause, and then continued: "Today is a happy day for the two newlyweds. Our leader Zhang Yulin and his new wife Zheng Man will officially become husband and wife. We gathered together to witness the wedding of the two newlyweds and witness their happiness. As the saying goes, the two surnames are getting married today. They made a contract together. The marriage will last forever and the couple will have the same name. Look at the peach blossoms blooming today, and the room will be comfortable in IKEA, which predicts the future of the future. The melons and melons are continuous, and the seeds are strong and bright. I would like to write the promise of the white head to the raft, so that the alliance of red leaves can be recorded clearly!"
Yes, the paragraph after Chief Li Zongren was read exactly according to the paragraph at the end of their marriage certificate.
But to be honest, Chief Li read it with great emotion and emotion, which was very touching.
"Then, Chief Xu, I and everyone will witness their happy marriage together!" After saying that, Li Zongren made a gesture of applause.
The officers have already clapped their hands, how can the people over there not clap their hands? Ever since, there was another burst of thunderous applause.
After Li Zongren finished applauding, he turned his attention to Father John.
Father John immediately understood what he meant, so he quickly straightened his expression and said, "You two newcomers, you both love each other, right?"
Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man looked at each other, then nodded firmly at the same time and said, "Yes, we love each other deeply."
The priest nodded and said: "Since you love each other deeply, then, groom, are you willing to marry the bride?"
"Yes, I do!" Zhang Tianhai said firmly.
The priest nodded and said, "No matter whether she is rich or poor in the future, or whether she is healthy or unwell in the future, are you willing to be with her forever?"
"Yes, I do!" Zhang Tianhai said firmly again.
The priest turned his face to Zheng Man and asked in a very sacred manner: "Bride, are you willing to marry the groom?"
"Yes, I do." Compared to Zhang Tianhai's categorical answer, Zheng Man's answer seemed to be full of tenderness, and she looked at Zhang Tianhai.
"Whether he is rich or poor in the future, or whether he is healthy or unwell in the future, are you willing to be with him forever?" Father John asked again very seriously.
"Yes, I do!" This time, Zheng Man's answer was very firm and full of faith.
"Okay! In the name of the Holy Spirit, the Father, and the Son, I declare that the bride and groom are married. Now, the groom can kiss the bride!" Father John said loudly, his words still very serious and holy.
Zheng Man and Zhang Tianhai looked at each other lovingly, their thin lips pressed together tightly.
At this moment, whether legally or ceremonially, they were a couple in the true sense.
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PS: The first update is here! Try to finish the second one today tonight! I did have some glitches in the past two days, so the progress has been delayed, sorry.
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