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Wearing a pointed helmet, carrying a square bag, carrying a Mauser rifle on his shoulder, a gray military uniform, bright leather boots, a hooked nose and a mustache, this is the image of a German soldier in the eyes of the world.

Click...... Click...... Click...... Click......

When the war drums sounded, the streets and squares, which had just been noisy, fell silent.

The military band played music, and the parade ceremony officially began.

With the sound of clattering horses' hooves, the cavalry with silver helmets and brightly dressed clothes first appeared in people's sight, the elegant knights were proud and indifferent, and the tall war horses were handsome and strong. The officer corps with sabers at their waists opened the way, followed by lancers armed with spears, which was almost the most common start in the era of Wilhelm II, and this parade was no exception.

Behind the cavalry, the whole regiment of infantry marched to the beat of brisk drums on the wide, flat Frankfurt Street, the officers with command knives in front of the infantry column, the soldiers marched in a row of ten in a neat and powerful stride, and all eyes were cast to the viewing platform in front of the right.

The huge number of infantry in the queue looked so majestic that it was impossible to see the head and tail as far as the eye could see, and it was only half an hour before one saw something different at the end of the procession—the artillery units dragged by war horses followed the infantry unhurriedly. At the beginning of the war, the German artillery, especially the heavy artillery units, showed extraordinary strength, and they inherited the fine tradition of the Prussian army to be good at using artillery, and the power of artillery played a huge role in this war. The 76.2 mm Type 1896 cannon, the 105 mm Type 1909 light howitzer, the 105 mm Type 1904 heavy cannon and the 150 mm Type 1902 heavy howitzer appear on the streets of Frankfurt today, while larger guns such as the dreaded 305 mm and 420 mm are not present for volumetric weight and technical reasons.

A total of 150,000 troops took part in the parade, half of which were the Praetorian Guards and half of the troops involved in the coup. These soldiers were fighting face-to-face not long ago, but now they are standing together without the slightest hatred. Control of Berlin is now back in the hands of the Janissaries, but this is no longer the Praetorian Guard of the Wilhelm II era. The supreme commander of this unit, which was formed by the merger of the Old Janissaries and the East Prussian Guards, was still the Kaiser himself, but it was no longer divided into several defense districts, but was the most integrated defense of Berlin. In addition, the Janissaries created a new post of commander, who was directly subordinate to the emperor, commanded and mobilized all departments of the Praetorian Guard in peacetime according to the emperor's orders, and could decide for himself what means to take in case of emergencies. The first commander of the Janissaries was to be held by General Matthew, General Olg would take over his post as commander of the East Prussian cluster, and General Ollie remained commander of the German expeditionary forces.

In the streets where the fighting took place, the bodies of the dead and the blood on the ground have been cleaned up, but the traces left by the guns will take more time to repair. The vast majority of Germans, including the citizens of Berlin, regarded the bloodshed as a petty counterinsurgency operation, and the only people who knew the truth were a handful of spies and politicians with a keen sense of smell, apart from the high-ranking generals who participated in the operation.

A few days earlier, the death of Kaiser Wilhelm II had shocked the world; A few days later, the new Emperor Ji'an Luji. The coronation of William III surprised no one.

The envoys and military attachés in the VIP seats watched the procession eagerly, but to the disappointment of most people, there were only cavalry, infantry, artillery and a handful of armoured vehicles in today's parade, while tanks, the weapons of land warfare that had been used in France and Britain, were not.

When the troops passed in front of the viewing platform, Chen Tian had been standing with his head held high, and the soldiers marched with high morale, without any slogans except for military music and war drums, and the whole scene was spectacular and solemn.

What Chen Tian and his army show to the world is a tenacious and arrogant posture that is not arrogant.

In terms of queues and costumes, this military parade in Berlin cannot be compared with the grand military parade of the Chinese nation in another world. It has been less than a week since these soldiers were assembled, and the rehearsal for the parade ceremony was only held once, but in Chentian's opinion, although this army does not have a neat formation in a straight line and no dazzling weapons, it has its own unique and precious things - rigor and steadfastness.

Looking at the less than 10,000 cavalry in the marching ranks, Chen Tian felt a faint sense of helplessness and regret in his heart, in the clash in the early morning of January 2, more than 50,000 of Berlin's 120,000 Janissaries joined the battle, resulting in 11,232 wounded and 3,217 dead, a considerable part of which were cavalry units. The attacking force under Oli's command also suffered 8,856 casualties, including 1,622 naval officers and men. In addition, the Frankfurt Corps lost 3,389 men in a joint attack by naval forces and the Matthew Corps. Although Chen Tian was well aware that bloodshed in such a coup was almost inevitable, the death of the Empire's elite soldiers in the infighting was also the last thing he wanted to see.

The coup was also followed by a touching scene when the National Assembly convened and voted, and thousands of soldiers waited silently outside the Capitol with the tiredness and scars of battle. At 12 noon on the same day, the National Assembly voted to pass a new bill by the Acting Crown Prince of the Empire. Wilhelm succeeded to the throne, and Berlin, which had been silent for a morning, suddenly became a boiling sea, and nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers of the coup d'état cheered with emotion.

The German government and the army kept a low profile for the casualties that occurred in the coup, and the families of the dead received corresponding pensions, the wounded were also paid war wound allowances according to wartime standards, and some medals were awarded to officers and soldiers who participated in the attack. The commanders of the Southern District and the Central Praetorian Guard, who led the resistance, were dismissed, and they were subsequently charged and tried by a military court, and both were sentenced to life imprisonment.

The infantry after the cavalry gave Chen Tian a vague glimpse of the German army that dominated Europe in the thirties and forties of another world, especially some infantry regiments that were already equipped with M16 steel helmets, which did not look much different from the infantry of the Third Reich from the outside. With the efforts of Chentian, the East Prussian Army took the lead in establishing a mechanized infantry division, which greatly improved the response speed of the infantry troops, and then the 5th Army and other troops also established mechanized infantry units one after another, but this time, whether it was the Praetorian Guard or the coup army, there were no formed mechanized troops, and the dignitaries of various countries were not blessed to see this kind of cross-era corps.

Horse-drawn artillery still seems to be a relatively backward method, but even the artillery units of the Third Reich relied heavily on horses for transportation, which had a lot to do with the lack of transport vehicles and fuel for the German Army. It will only take time for Chen Tian and his army to solve this problem, after all, Kemal's regime is quite stable with the support of Germany, and the Anglo-French forces in the Gulf region (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain) have been driven out by the German-Turkish coalition.

After reviewing the troops under review, Chen Tian and the generals also awarded medals to those officers and soldiers who had outstanding performance in the Battle of France, and when all this was over, it was close to noon.

At this time, the whole of Berlin seemed to be hungry. As the troops returned to their stations, they were greeted with a fragrant meal, and the citizens who had come to watch the parade quickly dispersed, either going home to cook or inviting a group of friends to dinner. Visiting dignitaries were treated to lunch at the German royal family and government, and a grand banquet was held at the Imperial Palace that evening.

After becoming the Kaiser, Chentian's three meals were no longer as casual as before, and lunch, dinner, and even breakfast could be used for political purposes. After the parade, he would have lunch with Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Karl, Russian Tsar Aglieni and Turkish President Kemal, a small four-person dinner that no one dared to ignore any of the leaders of the four most powerful Central Powers.

Although she had only returned to Berlin for two days, Lisa, who was originally a German royal nobleman, seemed to have quickly adapted to the role of Empress of Germany, and she generously took the Austro-Hungarian Princess Zita, the Russian Empress Linda and Madame Kemal to the Royal Gardens for a meal. At the same time, Chentian returned to the palace in a carriage with Karl, Aglini, and Kemal.

When he saw Aglini and Linda again, it was difficult to describe Chentian's feelings, although his identity, status and responsibilities forced him to let go of his personal feelings, and he was gradually relieved by the combined effect of time and family, but the subtle feeling still made him feel awkward. Linda has a very different beauty from Lisa, the fairy-like face of the year is still there, and the years have added a mature and charming temperament to her, as well as the familiar and unfamiliar smile and conversation, as people say, the entanglement of feelings may never end.

Although he has experienced a lot, there is no resentment and regret in Chentian's heart at this time, and now it seems that a future German emperor and a future tsar, no matter who Linda chooses, it is beyond reproach. But in 1901, no one could have predicted that Chentian and Aglini would climb to the top of power more than a decade later, perhaps even themselves.

Along the way, Chen Tian's gaze swept over Aglini's handsome and indifferent face more than once, perhaps because of the blood relationship, the faces of the two were quite similar, and to outsiders, they seemed to be princes from the same European castle. Like his predecessor, the Tsar Nun Ra II, Aglieni wore a thick beard and wore the uniform of the Janissary Marshal when he came and went on most occasions, which was also quite similar to Chentian. It's just that when the two stand together, people are still quite easy to distinguish, Aglini, who is more than 1.9 meters tall, is obviously one size bigger than Chen Tian, but no one is stupid enough to judge a person's temperament and ability by his figure.

In this magnificent carriage, Chentian, Karl and Kemal can all converse fluently in German, except for the burliest Aglini, who can only speak Russian, fortunately Kemal and Chentian can only speak some Russian, otherwise the new tsar would have to stare dryly.

However, the most silent person in the car was not Aglini, but Karl, who rushed to the throne of Austria-Hungary after the assassination of the Ferdinands. However, it is no wonder that Karl has not been involved in politics for a long time, and the three he is facing are all official monarchs or presidents, so it must be specially explained by Emperor Joseph I of Austria.

Kemal, who had known Chentian for a long time, spoke cautiously but not restrainedly, and he calmly introduced to Chentian and Karl the progress of the German-Turkish coalition in Africa and Asia, introduced the achievements of the German-Turkish coalition against the British army and the British colonial army, and praised the commander of the German-Turkish coalition army, General Oli, and after every paragraph, he did not forget to give a general explanation to Agrini in slightly stiff Russian, which Aglini seemed quite satisfied, and he expressed his views in Russian from time to time, mostly affirming the combat effectiveness of the coalition army. At this time, Chen Tian would also interject a sentence or two in Russian, and then relay it to Karl in German, and the four people who did not fully understand the language chatted with great interest until they sat down at the table.

After retiring the guards, the topic of Chen Tian and the others finally turned to the current world pattern, which is also the issue that everyone is most concerned about. Chen Tian first said that Germany would not rest on its laurels for the death of Wilhelm II, and that Germany would take the most severe revenge against him once the mastermind behind it was found. In addition to this, Germany would continue to fight against Britain and support Austria-Hungary in its war against Italy until the two countries completely withdrew from the war. After that, Europe will enter a period of peaceful development led by the Central Powers, whose main task will be to maintain sophisticated strategic cooperation and expand their influence beyond Europe and Africa, with Britain's vast overseas colonies being the most abundant food.

While Chen Tian was speaking, the Austro-Hungarian crown prince had been listening carefully, and it seemed that he had almost recorded it in a notebook.

After exchanging a few words in Russian, Kemal asked Aglini to express his opinion first. The Tsar once again expressed regret and condolences for the death of Wilhelm II, and at the same time expressed his full support for Germany to punish the murderers, and he also supported 100% of the plan proposed by Chentian. In addition, Agrini also mentioned the revolutionary forces at home and the situation in the Far East, and he hoped that Germany would continue to provide military and economic assistance to Russia and freeze all the assets of the revolutionaries in Germany, and that the German government would put pressure on Japan in international politics in order to help Russia recover the interests lost in the Russo-Japanese War.

Subsequently, on behalf of the Turkish government, Kemal expressed his condolences for the assassination of Wilhelm II and congratulated Chen Tian on his accession to the throne, by saying that Turkey's main task for a long time to come was to restore and develop the domestic economy, industry and agriculture, and that what he hoped was to strengthen trade cooperation with Germany, and he did not make any additional demands on the colonies. In fact, according to the secret German-Turkish agreement, a considerable part of the British African colonies jointly occupied and controlled by the German-Turkish forces would be transferred to Turkey, but given Turkey's current economic and military strength, Germany would exchange funds and material equivalents for these colonies.

At the end of the lunch, at the suggestion of Chentian, the four countries signed a secret agreement, and Germany, Austria, Russia, and Turkey formed a "holy alliance", which has a deeper meaning than the grand alliance agreement, and many of its provisions are aimed at European countries and the Asia-Pacific region. Chentian, Aglini and Kemal were the first to sign, and the world's strongest army and navy, the Eurasian bridge, and the world's largest oil producer and the world's first landlord came together driven by common interests. After asking for instructions from home, Karl also signed the secret agreement on behalf of Emperor Joseph I.