.“ Well, delicious! Very delicious! ”

The food in his mouth had just been swallowed, and Chen Tian praised it endlessly.

"Well, it's delicious! It's a Dutch specialty! "Albrecht, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Britain and Quasi-Concubines of the German Imperial Family. Mitchell "wiped out" the food in his hand almost at the same time as Chentian, and the reason why he said "food in his hand" here is because the Dutch specialty brought by Juliana was not put on a plate but eaten directly in his hand.

Sasha, who was sitting on Chentian's left-hand side, was still taking small sips of her share of herring, yes, herring, a herring marinated in the traditional Dutch way, eaten with raw onions, holding the tail with her fingers, and swallowing the head directly towards her mouth. Since the bones of herring are very soft, there is no need to worry about the bones stabbing the throat, but it is rich in calcium and vitamin D.

"Can I do another one?" Chen Tian politely turned his head and asked Juliana, who was sitting on his right.

"Of course!" Juliana picked up her silver clip and placed the largest one on the plate on a special oiled paper, smiled and handed it to Chentian, then asked Mitchell, "Your Highness will have another one?" ”

Mitchell nodded vigorously, "Well, thank you very much!" ”

After Juliana gave the two herrings to Chentian and Mitchell respectively, Sasha had already eaten the one in her hand, and she winked at Juliana, "Did you do it yourself?" ”

"Yes! Almost every Dutch woman makes this fish, does Your Highness want to learn it too? Juliana smiled and gave the third fish to Sasha, who gladly accepted, but Sasha regretfully declined the offer to learn how to make the fish.

"I always look clumsy in the kitchen!"

Juliana smiled, the melancholy of the first meeting with Chentian was gone, maybe she had resigned herself to her fate, maybe it was the atmosphere of this small family that attracted her, in short, the relaxed and happy expression finally returned to her face.

At this time, more than half a month has passed since that grand wedding, that is. It's already autumn October.

Juliana was not only not angry when Sasha did not call herself "Queen Mother", but she seemed very happy, because she didn't want to become so old all of a sudden, not to mention that "Stepmother" was always very vicious in people's impressions.

Sasha and Mitchell are also getting married, and the wedding date is initially scheduled for December, which is Sasha's favorite month and the season of snow. As the war in Oceania has largely ended. The remaining task of the coalition army is only to clean up the remnants of the Japanese army hiding in the mountains, for Mitchell, who served in the British Royal Guard, the opportunity to clear the remnants of the Japanese army is as "tasteless" and relatively dangerous as chicken ribs, so he simply took a month's long vacation to accompany his fiancée, and as a result, during the time after Chen Tian and Juliana got married, the four of them always traveled together, attended banquets together, and enjoyed refreshments together. In Chentian's view, this is also a rare family happiness, and it is also conducive to eliminating the embarrassment caused by the strangeness of being unfamiliar with each other when he and Juliana get along.

"Oh......" Chen Tian looked very sorry, and then turned to Mitchell, "How is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's cooking skills?" ”

Mitchell put down the herring in his hand for the time being. Look at Tatsuten. Looking at Sasha again, she smiled and shrugged her shoulders, "I can just make my own coffee!" ”

"Hmm. I'm afraid only eight out of ten royals can cook themselves! Chen Tian pretended to be serious and said, "There are two left, one is our beautiful Empress Highness, and the other is ...... That's me! ”

Sasha is definitely the most powerful proof of this, she folded her hands and counted: "Steak, omelette, noodles, dumplings, braised fish, potato beef stew, pork ribs stewed radish, sweet and sour pork ribs, and many, many more!" Yes, Father! ”

Juliana's eyes widened on the side, an emperor would cook was unimaginable in itself, not to mention that there were many things in this list of dishes that she had never heard of. With this feeling of surprise, she stared at Chen Tiandi's face for a full four or five seconds.

Chen Tian was very modest at this time, "Alas. I haven't cooked in person for a long time, and it is estimated that the level has dropped a lot! Let's show you a hand when you have time! ”

"Yes! I haven't eaten my father's food for about two or three years! In fact, it is more appropriate to say that it can only be eaten once in two or three years, and in such eventful autumns as 1915, 1920, 1924 and 1928, Chen Tian stayed in the headquarters far more than in the palace, let alone took time to cook. Other times, I have to wait for both free and emotional time to cook, and if I usually want to eat Chinese food, let those "former chefs" invited from China deal with it.

"Your Majesty is so elegant, it's really breathtaking!" When you give a thumbs up.

Mitchell had already "wiped out" his second fish with a very satisfied expression on his face.

Chen Tian smiled, but he couldn't tell them that his cooking ability was completely brought from his previous life.

"Your Majesty, is there anything important this afternoon?" Juliana, the little bride who had just turned 20 years old, asked cautiously.

"Hmm...... At 2:30 a.m., General Hoffman will come to report on the situation at the front, and at 3:30 a.m., he will discuss with General Raeder about building a new batch of cruisers, and then there will be nothing more! Chen Tian said while thinking about it, although Juliana didn't say it directly, Chen Tian knew that this little girl must be very curious and confused about the fact that she could cook. So, he generously declared:

"There is an old Chinese saying that 'it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun', since our Royal Highness the Queen has brought us such delicious herring, and Sasha has mentioned so many delicious ones, then I will dedicate a table of delicious oriental delicacies to you tonight!"

Sasha clapped her hands happily, Mitchell smiled and said, "It's an honor," and the little bride continued in a cautious tone, "Does Your Majesty need help?" ”

Although Juliana's mood was much better, Chen Tian felt that it was better to speak politely before the strangeness between the two of them disappeared, so he politely said, "If Her Royal Highness the Queen is willing!" It is a great honor to be in the next! ”

The four of them then had some refreshments, and then Juliana wanted to go back to the bedroom to rest, and Sasha and Mitchell planned to go for a walk in the back garden, and Chen Tian looked at the time of the table clock, it was already 3:1 o'clock, so he went directly to the study. No sooner had he finished reading the first document on the table than the chamberlain reported that Hoffman had arrived.

"Good news or bad news?" Chen Tian signed his name on the document that needed his own instructions, and then put down his pen and looked at Hoffman, who seemed to have been a little lucky recently.

For Hoffmann. Chentian's study was already very familiar, so after saluting the military, he sat down comfortably on the chair in front of Chentian without restraint.

"There is good news and bad news!"

"Let's talk about the important ones first!" Chen Tian chose one as usual.

"The squadron attacking Shenyang started the second siege in the early hours of this morning, but so far the battle situation is still not too smooth!" Hoffman glanced at the large grandfather clock in the corner of the study, "It's been going on for 4 hours now!" ”

Chen Tian was not surprised by this, "It is the main force of the most elite 1st Front Army of the Kwantung Army that defends Shenyang, and Shenyang is the key point of defense of the Kwantung Army in the Northeast. The difficulty of fighting such a siege battle can be imagined! ”

"Your Majesty is right, although the squadron carried out 5 hours of saturation artillery preparation before the attack, and our aviation unit also cooperated with more than 2,000 bomber sorties, but the Japanese army did not even give up the outermost position, but put on a posture of fighting for every inch of land, as if they were defending their own territory!"

"They were originally a group of foolish loyalists who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, and they thought it was the supreme glory when they became cannon fodder!" Chen Tian unceremoniously commented on those Japanese soldiers.

"It seems that it may be difficult to make progress in Shenyang within a few days, and the first squadron attacking Changchun has also been desperately resisted by the Japanese army, and only the road to Dalian is progressing smoothly with the cooperation of our navy! If nothing else, Dalian will return to the hands of the ** team today or tomorrow! ”

Speaking of which. There was not a hint of frustration or joy on Hoffman's face. Because such a battle situation has been expected by everyone, and when the squadron will recover the Northeast is not something that Germany needs to be anxious about, they just need to firmly nail the main force of the Kwantung Army to the Northeast. The German ** team will be able to smoothly land on the Korean Peninsula and open up a new battlefield.

Chen Tian thought for a while, "Anyway, the Japanese archipelago has been trapped to death, so our air force in Qingdao will fully assist the Chinese side in combat operations!" ”

"Yes! I'll take care of that with the Air Department! ”

"By the way, how are the preparations on General Rundsteadt's side?"

"Everything is ready, just wait for a good weather!" Hoffman flipped through his folder, "According to the analysis of our meteorological experts, there will be a period of good weather in the Yellow Sea early next month!" ”

German Army Lieutenant General Karl Rudolf Geldvon Rundstead, former commander of the German-Turkish Joint Expeditionary Force, was transferred to the newly formed Far East Cluster after the end of the ground war in Southeast Asia, which was under the jurisdiction of the former German Far East Dispatch Army stationed in Qingdao, the 3rd and 1st Orbital Mechanized Infantry Divisions, the 7th Panzer Division of the Royal German Combat Army, the 1st Infantry Corps of the German 8th Army, the 4th Colonial Army in Africa, and the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions of the German Marine Army. The total strength of the cluster is 290,000, in addition to some 50,000 non-combatants for logistical support. The divisions under the jurisdiction of the Far East Cluster are currently assembled in Qingdao and are waiting for the order of the Supreme Command to launch the "Tsunami Operation Plan1" aimed at occupying the Korean Peninsula across the sea.

"What about the North Korean underground resistance?"

"Our spies have already contacted a number of guerrillas, and most of them are willing to cooperate with us in the fight, but they are asking us to give them full autonomy after driving out the Japanese!"

"Of course! All we want is the right to trade freely and a few military bases! ”

Chen Tian habitually wanted to touch the beard on his chin, but found that he had already lost them, so he had to put his hand back on the table with a little loss.

Hoffman apparently noticed this little action of Chentian as well. So he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are more than ten years younger than before!" ”

"Uh...... Pretty good! Chen Tian smiled a little embarrassedly, indeed, in order to make himself look less like the father of the little bride, and because of such a little vanity in terms of appearance, he asked the attendant to trim his beard short, and the chin was completely removed, and only a mustache about the same width as his mouth was left on his upper lip.

After the conversation was done, the two old friends talked about some private matters, and the time passed quickly, and in a short time the attendant reported that Raeder had arrived, and that he had brought an important foreign guest.

Seeing the comer, Chen Tian took the initiative to stand up and stretched out his right hand, "Aha, General Kim, long time no see!" ”

The fifty-year-old but energetic general in front of him is the current Chief of Naval Operations of the United States, Ernest Brown. Joseph. Gold. After the end of the German-American War, the former Chief of Naval Operations of the United States . Benson resigned, and William Moffitt was ordered to take over the Navy and put the remnants in order, but only ten months later, the new minister was attacked by the Germans for his eagerness to restore the strength of the American Navy, and the American Navy was forced to change the commander again, and replaced it with the all-round admiral King.

"Your Majesty the Kaiser, it's a pleasure to see you again!" Kim responded politely.

"You may be seated!" Chentian motioned for him and Raeder to sit together on the couch by the window in the study, and he then sat down opposite them. Although King and Raeder had never fought each other in a war, it was strange how a U.S. chief of naval operations and a German naval chief of staff could sit together. Although in 1924 the United States and Germany still fought a big war, but the two countries were neither feuding nor unbreakable knots, when the strength of the two sides changed greatly due to the war, the former conflict of interests with the weakening of the United States ceased to exist, from 1925, the relationship between Germany and the United States began to change to mutual assistance and cooperation, of course, this cooperation is premised on the dominance of Germany.

After taking his seat, Raeder first introduced the meeting to Chentian:

"Your Majesty, General Jin is here to order a batch of cruisers from our country on behalf of the U.S. government, and I have already reported to you before! The formal consultation will take place in three days, and General Kim hopes to be able to meet you in a private capacity before then! ”

Chen Tian nodded, it was indeed a good idea to meet him in an informal capacity before the formal talks, under the current political system in Germany, as long as he nodded, the US government's procurement plan would be 99% successful.