Chapter 10: The Christmas Truce

Hitler returned to the Guards, and Bock asked him to go to an infantry squad under the 78th Regiment (Wallen Regiment) as a squad leader, and the position was neither promoted nor demoted, this is because the German army also depends on seniority, and some soldiers have always been a military position all their lives, and Hitler was able to be promoted to squad leader in such a short period of time, and God was already favoring him. If Bock had raised Hitler again, it would have had a bad effect.

Hitler himself was not a German citizen, and he did not study in a military academy, so it can be said that his career in military advancement was over, and the German military top brass would not let him hold too many official positions.

Hitler did not reap any benefits, the General Staff awarded him a first-class Iron Cross, although the first-class Iron Cross is not as glorious as the Starlight Grand Iron Cross, Hohenzollern, and the Order of Blue Max, but the first-class Iron Cross is also an extremely rare medal, like the 78th Regiment of more than 2,000 people, only three people have won the first-class Iron Cross, one of them is their regimental commander, and the other is a combat hero who showed bravery in a battle and was blown out of an eye.

Fortunately, Hitler became the leader of the 78th Battalion of the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Company and the 5th Squad, Weikrich was still his assistant and became the deputy squad leader, and the Manniu was also in the 6th Company and was the deputy squad leader of the 4th squad. As for their old superior, Geze, who died heroically in a battle a few days ago, did not even find his body.

War is so cruel, the living people a few days ago, just disappeared like this.

As the time entered the winter, the war quickly turned from a war of movement to a protracted trench war, with the two sides facing each other and neither being able to move forward, and the trenches between the two sides were called no man's land. The soldiers stuck to the trenches, the winter rain accumulated in the trenches, it was cold and wet, the soldiers were miserable, lice and rats were rampant, everywhere. If you let a person stay in such an environment for a month, he must be crazy.

And here, everyone is the same, whether you are a regimental commander or a corporal, maybe the next moment you show your head in the trench and you will be shot dead by the opposing sniper.

The soldiers of various countries developed a war-weary mood, and the similar environment and the same suffering made the soldiers on both sides sympathize with each other, and there were much fewer gunfire on the positions.

Just a few days after Hitler came to the 78th regiment, just getting acquainted with his men, Christmas came.

"Hurry up, everyone, let's try to get the Christmas venue up before it gets dark!"

Company Commander Spdanton ordered that Christmas, as the first major holiday in the West, is the most important holiday for Europeans, and at Christmas the family will gather to decorate the Christmas tree, eat a big meal, make prayers, sing Christmas songs, etc., and also give Christmas cards to family and relatives, put gifts in socks and hang them next to the child's bed, waiting for the child to receive the gift the next morning.

Christmas is equivalent to the Chinese New Year, joyful, peaceful, and jubilant.

"Hey Christmas!"

Hitler was also infected, and a happy smile appeared on his face, not only him, but everyone was happy today, the pressure of the war was too great, and he was struggling on the edge of life and death every moment, and finally he could relax today and indulge in drinking and playing cards.

"Little Mike, didn't you bring two pieces of Weissen and Baker beers? You go to the regimental headquarters to carry beer. Hitler greeted little Mike and said, little Mike was only nineteen years old, and he was the youngest soldier in the company, so everyone called him little Mike.

Soon the evening came, and in addition to a few sentries on the position, a company of people gathered in a heap to tell interesting stories about the customs of their hometown, and boast about how they used to be.

"Listen!"

Listening to the Scottish bagpipes, you can imagine the beautiful mountains, the shepherd's huts dotted by the lake, the sheep, flowers, and snow-capped mountains, which can remind people of a warm home and forget all the ugliness and sins in the world.

Hitler exclaimed: "Sounds good! ”

"Yes, God's wonderful voice!" Weikrich commented.

The Anglo-French forces later sang a Londonderry ditty:

Oh, I wish I were a delicate apple blossom

Falling from above a curved branch

Falling on your tender bosom

I make it my home, and I'll live there for a long time

Oh, and I wish I were the apple of light

Wait for you to pluck me off from the tree

In the shade of the trees, the sun paints on your body

Also brighten up your blonde hair......

Londonderry Minor is a popular song in Northern Ireland that is sung by almost all people in the UK, with beautiful tunes and popular lyrics. After the British finished singing, they let out bursts of cheerful roars to vent the emotions in their hearts.

"Let's sing a song, too."

The company commander Spdanton proposed, and little Mike hurriedly raised his hand and said urgently: "I can sing, I can sing, I am a student at the Berlin University of the Arts, and I like to sing." ”

"Oh?" Spdanton wiped his glasses and nodded: "It's still the Berlin University of the Arts, okay, you can lead me to sing a Kaiser Wilhelm's military training song." ”

Little Mike sang the first stanza, and then everyone slowly began to sing and became a chorus. Emperor William's military training song may not have been heard, but its tune you may have heard, it was compiled into "Dashuai Training Song" by Yuan Shikai when he was training at Tianjin Station, and later it was adapted into "National Revolutionary Army Song", and the last three tunes that pay attention to eight disciplines are also Emperor William's military training song.

The Germans sang a song, and the French began to sing again, singing the classic "Edelweiss".

Hitler took a sip of beer and secretly laughed at it, and the German, French and British armies actually began to sing songs.

"We can't be compared!" Spoonton raised his voice and shouted, "Let's sing a song of Flemish Death." ”

All the Germans began to sing with all their might, and the Flemish Grim Reaper was their military anthem, and they naturally wanted to shock each other.

Soldiers of the Three Kingdoms, you sing and I will appear, and the atmosphere is getting more and more pleasant. Hitler's heart was full of joy, and he felt that he was truly integrated into this world, which was not a cold and rigid history, but a vivid and vivid history that was closely related to himself.

"Look! There's movement over there! ”

The German sentry said, and sure enough, a French soldier and a British soldier raised their white flags, stepped on the snow, and walked cautiously towards them.

"Shoot?" One soldier aimed at the two soldiers.

"Nope." Spdanton stopped: "How can the birthday of Jesus cause killing? ”

No one fired a shot, and the two soldiers gradually walked up to the German position and said, "Let yourself live and let others live!" ”

Spdanton shook hands with the two: "Yes, let yourself live, and let others live." ”

What they say about "let yourself live and let others live" actually means something deep, this is the hundreds of women in Britain asking for a truce to the governments, and even the Pope asking for a truce, he pleaded "at least let the guns be silenced on the night of the angels' singing". However, this call was sternly rejected by all governments. The generals thought that they could not open this head, and if they did, what about Easter, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr, would there be a truce in the future? Moreover, this action would break the morale of the soldiers, so the truce was not agreed to by the top of the country.

Although the top of the state did not agree, these proposals spread to the soldiers at the bottom, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and the sound of gunfire was almost not heard on the front line for the past two days.

"Let yourself live and let others live." It is the common idea of all soldiers, they are not war-weary, and they really don't want to struggle on the death line anytime and anywhere during the Christmas season.

A French soldier took out a case of red wine: "How about a deal?" This is a red wine from Bordeaux, I want to exchange sausages with you, I ate your German sausages once, and they are delicious. By the way, you have good German Bavarian bacon, do you? ”

Spdanton gladly accepted the deal, as French wines are famous, especially those from Bordeaux.

The people in the trenches on both sides slowly relaxed their vigilance, one by one out of the trenches and ran to the no-man's land, exchanging Christmas gifts, shaking hands with each other, people who know multiple languages can chat to their heart's content, and those who don't speak each other's language don't matter, and it's all fun.

Hitler's tears were about to fall when he saw this scene, war could not stop mankind from pursuing the goal of beauty and peace, and it also proved that human conscience would not be extinguished under terrible conditions.

If we look at Christmas 1914 from the perspective of the Creator, you will find an incredible scene next to this more than 1,000-kilometer trench in Europe, whether in Ypres or in the bloody Marne region, where millions of soldiers have ceased fire for more than 1,000 miles, all in a no-man's land. The commander of the front line did not give the order for a ceasefire, but not a single person from the millions of soldiers fired a shot!

This has to be said to be a spectacle in the history of warfare.

It's unbelievable that just two days ago, they were firing wildly at each other!

Candles are dotted around, orange lights look romantic, Christmas trees are pulled into no man's land, everyone sings Christmas songs together, dances together, toasts and drinks together, talks about hometown affairs, and talks about their wives and daughters.

After a long time, at a certain time, the whole audience fell silent, and sat neatly on the snow in a row, even Hitler, a man who did not believe in Jesus, and Weikrich sat side by side.

A priest walked up to the stone in front of them and said reverently: "Your coming has dispelled the folly of mankind and brought the splendor of civilization, Lord Almighty, holiness in you......"

The priest recited a large number of prayers, and then, when the prayer was over, everyone sang "Angels Sing in the High Heaven" in chorus, and after singing the song, several flares flew into the sky, and the whole field was brightened.

"Ahh......h

Hitler and Weikrich also knew a British non-commissioned officer, named Ferengen, Ferenchen was a native of Glasgow, the largest city in northern England, and it happened that Weikrich had been to Glasgow, so the two could talk, and Hitler was also a little interested in this city that mainly made ships and trains, so the three of them got together and chatted.

After twelve o'clock, everyone should go back to their trenches and rest, and everyone should sing "Friendship Lasts Forever" and leave the no-man's land.

Hitler and Weikrich returned to their foxholes, which were next to each other, and Hitler pulled out the rats from the pit and said, "It would be nice if there was no war." ”

"If we don't fight," said Wickrich, "we won't have anything to eat." ”

Hitler was silent, savoring Weiklig's words, yes, it was impossible not to fight, Germany's colonies were not enough to support the resources consumed by his global economy, and to challenge the British Empire and gain more colonies was what every German dreamed of.

If Germany wants to become a world hegemon, it must defeat Britain and gain more resources. The causes of the world war are complex, but in short, France and Germany are feuding, and since the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War, all the French have been lying on their backs and wanting revenge. And Britain wants to balance Europe and maintain its own hegemony, and a rising Germany is what Britain fears. Therefore, Britain and France joined hands to fight against Germany.

The next day, before the 48-hour truce had passed, the soldiers of the three countries began to play football in the no-man's land, and to Hitler's surprise, Busch and Falkenhorst also came to the 78th Regiment to play cards with Hitler.

"How can you come to me?" Hitler asked in astonishment, although it was a truce, but Germany's military regulations were strict, and no one could leave their posts without permission, whether during war or in peacetime.

"Haha, I like to come to you, aren't you allowed? Let's go, go play football. Hitler ran away, and later Hitler learned that Hitler's company was the trump card of their army, and it was also a death squad, and at least one-third of the casualties were killed and wounded in a battle.

The futsal team of Hitler, Busch, Falkenhorst, Weiklich and Manniu is playing!

They were fighting against the French, all of whom were tall and tall, and the only thing they could compete with was the brute.

"Ah...... Come on......" The soldiers cheered and cheered outside the stadium, and some soldiers wrote letters to their families while watching the game.

"Hitler pass it to me." Bu Shi beckoned, although the opposite side is very strong, but they are not weak, the brute is tall and big, Falkenhorst reacts quickly, Weikrich is very powerful, and Hitler is a little shorter in comparison, but this is not playing basketball, Hitler looks like he falls when the wind blows, in fact, his agility and strength are not inferior to anyone on the court.

As for almsgiving, he's in charge of being funny.

Not long after Busch came on the field, Hitler passed the ball to him, and he yelled: "Look at my broken legs!" ”

Kick the ball into the vital part of the opposing player's lower body.

"Wow......" The player couldn't stand it anymore and squatted on the ground, clutching his penis.

"Red card! Red card" The referee rushed up and gave a red card to Bushi and sent him off the field, of course Bushi didn't do it, his cheek was close to the referee's cheek, eye to eye: "What? Red card, you're funny in your head? You look at my eyes, you look at my eyes! My eyes can kill, believe it or not. ”

Hitler covered his eyes, he couldn't stand it, this charity, you can kick the other party's little brother if you want to, and before kicking, there was a roar "cut off the legs of the children and grandchildren", isn't this Sima Zhao's heart known to everyone, who doesn't know that his target is the other party's little brother?

If he doesn't yell this sentence, the referee may give him a yellow card.

"Red card!" The referee didn't want to look at him "affectionately", turned around and ran off the field to still send him off.

In the end, amid the cheers of the British, French and German soldiers, Bushi ran to the referee to implement the plan to kill with his eyes.

Busch was down, Hitler and their team were missing one man, and the company commander Spudenton made up for it.

The agreed half an hour passed quickly, and neither side scored, because the temporary goal was too small, coupled with the fact that the goalkeeper and the opponent were big, making it more difficult to score.

At the end of the day, the wind suddenly rose, the ball was at Hitler's feet, Hitler shot into the sky next to the goal, everyone thought he would shoot off, but they never expected the football to float to the goal.

A beautiful full moon scimitar!

Hitler smiled confidently, he didn't play well before, but now his body is much more agile, and his kicking skills have improved.

"How is that possible!"

The cigarettes in the mouths of several people on the sidelines fell in shock, they didn't expect the football to fly in the direction of the goal, and finally entered the goal.

There was cheering around the football stadium, and Hitler's full moon scimitar conquered everyone.

At the end of the football match, Hitler played cards with Busch and taught others to play cards, and to Hitler's surprise, Busch also made a wooden mahjong deck, and this time, his mahjong theory could finally be put into practice.

Unexpectedly, after playing a few mahjong games with Busch, Weycleich, and British friend Ferenchen, Hitler couldn't win, and lost several in a row, which made Hitler sigh that Europeans are smart.

In later generations, after mahjong became popular in the world, there was a top tournament, and the mahjong invented by our Chinese Chinese only won the fourth place......

ps: I didn't find any Christmas prayers, but I only wrote some of them, so forgive me.