During the Chinese New Year, neon lights, sumptuous meals, cheerful music and ribbons and bells decorated everywhere in the castle make the festive atmosphere even stronger.

The servants dispersed, leaving only the butlers, Hogg, Dan, and Lisson, who remained in the castle, and a few Italian maids volunteered to help in the kitchen.

Their families were in Italy, and three days were not enough to make it, so Hogg, the housekeeper, promised to give them a 15-day vacation to return home and reunite with their families when the others returned.

The smoke and pessimism outside of North America have nothing to do with the world inside the castle at the moment, only the company of laughter and warmth.

"Eric, how are you doing at school?" asked Mary as she took a tart and put it next to Aiden's mouth, looking at Eric across from her, who had grown into a big man.

"It's okay, there are also black people in the school, so it doesn't seem like I'm different. Eric said with a smile and a relaxed smile.

In fact, his current environment is much better than when he lived at home.

has his own partner, he will no longer be regarded as an outlier, no one knows his origin, and no one will treat him as a child of a rich family, and there will naturally be a lot less targeting and trouble without jealousy.

"Fia is going to live at school in 2 months, you have to remember to take care of her. Li Zitao put down the spoon and wiped his mouth, and stretched out his fist to Eric with a smile.

Bang.

The two fists touched, and the familiar feeling returned, and the previous raw points gradually disappeared.

Aiden's eyes widened at the scene, he raised his little fist to look, his ass rubbed off his seat, ran to his side and shouted, "I want it too, I want it too." ”

In the same way, Mason also ran over, and hit Li Zitao on the waist with his fist, where his hand was resting.

"Mine, it's mine. Seeing his brother's movements, Aiden also raised his fist and hit the back of his hand, pushing Mason aside as he spoke.

"Haha..."Seeing the two little guys twisting together after a while, rolling around on the ground, Li Zitao let out a hearty laugh.

"You two—" Mary pretended to be angry and lowered her face, and the two little ones stood up at once, bowing their heads and not daring to speak.

"Sit down, we're eating, it's rude. After getting the two little ones to sit down again and wiping their hands with wet towels, the New Year's dinner continued.

"Why didn't Grandpa come?" Aiden sipped the soup with a small spoon, a little curious as to why Grandpa hadn't come, and that he would be there every few days.

"Grandfather has something to do, and he will come to see you in a few days. Mary said, rubbing her son's head.

Not only Wise, but also the Grand Duke did not come, she had invited her mother, but because of the situation in Europe, there are endless meetings and people to meet every day.

The war in East Africa was very lively, and two elite Italian tank regiments marched into Makaré, and then cooperated with General Bono to continue the campaign against Egypt.

Germany's deployment also accelerated, and since 1933, when the dwarfs came to power, the army planned to build another 36 divisions, and the universal compulsory military service system that was being implemented was the foundation.

All the people are soldiers, and under the strong language of the dwarf, Germany is recovering at a speed unimaginable to the outside world.

If someone can get their hands on the German Army establishment files, they will clearly see that the army has more than 3 million people and 8 million reserve soldiers.

Vehicles, tanks, planes, ships are being built, the whole country is preparing for war, and everyone is looking forward to it.

This is no longer a matter for one person, but for the people of Germany as a whole.

The defeat in World War I and the high reparations, as well as the suppression and partition of Germany after the war, were the catalysts for this suspicion of war.

As a hub for exchange and technology development in Eastern Europe, Germany's industrial base is comparable to that of any other country.

When everyone's hearts are moving in the same direction, how terrifying is the power that erupts.

But all this was done in secret, with the vicious Gestapo roaming the streets of Berlin, and anyone suspected of being arrested and tortured.

In the secret prison, people suspected of being spies were hung upside down from the beams of the room, swallowing their last breath in agony.

No one was able to get the word out, and after the little man made up his mind to steer the economy on the war track, the secret martial law and censorship quietly began.

At the same time, the dwarf is also watching the East African battlefield, and his ambitions are also burning after the Italian war against Egypt is launched.

The bluff and incompetence of Britain and France made the little man even more unscrupulous.

The German ** team is quietly preparing, and the little man wants to test the bottom line of other countries little by little, and he is also paralyzing all enemies.

The dwarf is also looking for allies internationally, he is not a reckless man, and Germany is not ready for it.

Italy was dragged down by these natives of Ethiopia, and the stalemate of the war was something that the dwarf did not expect, and when he secretly mocked the incompetence of the Italians, he also reminded himself not to underestimate any enemy.

No matter how much he despised the Italians, Germany needed allies now, and in a tense Spain, Franco was also his chosen ally.

Representatives of FXS who have been preaching around the world are included in the Little Shorts' program.

Only by letting this idea blow through every country, every corner, whether they succeed or not, will cause problems for the authorities.

This will take the pressure off him and will also divert the gaze from him a little, giving him more time and opportunities.

The first step of the Little Bullet Plan was to expand the Wehrmacht from 100,000 to 300,000 in flagrant violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

He then turned his attention to Austria, where the shooting of the chancellor in Vienna in the winter of '34 attracted worldwide attention, and the madness of the Austrian NC Party raised people's alarm.

Originally, according to the plan, with the instigation and cooperation of the Austrian Party, Germany could be allowed to peacefully annex Austria through the question of 'voting'.

But after the chancellor was shot dead by the NC party, Mussolini sent four divisions to the Brenner Pass, openly declaring his support for Austria's independent status.

This forced the dwarf to restrain his minions and declare that he had nothing to do with the rebellion, thus dismissing the plan to annex Austria.

This was Mussolini's warning that not only Germany was spying on Austrian soil, but Italy was also spying on this 'good neighbor'. ’

Now his rival Mussolini is being dragged into the East African quagmire, which is a godsend for Germany.

The little man thinks it's time to go one step further and test the tolerance of Britain and France.

And the target he chose was the Rhine Demilitarized Zone.