April 15th, the day is the traditional Easter.

The spring offensive had now begun for a week, and the British offensive in Arras had come to an approximate standstill. Haig was a resounding victory on the first day of the offensive, with almost all of his troops advancing the line two or three miles, but Ludendorff was followed by a resolute defense after adjustments.

After the last three days, the British offensive has made no progress, and the daily casualty has risen to 5,000.

Fortunately, most of the soldiers who died were Indians or Africans, and if they were pure British, the one who looked at them might have stepped down.

Nivelle was also bombarding Sherman Dedam with artillery, which had been going on for six days, and although the French had not suffered any casualties since the beginning of the war, nearly a million shells had been used.

Prime Minister Paul personally instructed that every effort should be made to ensure the supply of artillery shells to the front-line troops. If possible, Paul hoped that Nivelle would have been bombarding the Germans with artillery, rather than lining up for death with the lives of young Frenchmen.

This hope would be dashed tomorrow, and Paul was worried that tomorrow morning, according to Niveler's plan, would be the time for the infantry to attack. At the same time, Qin Zhiyuan was also worried, because the second brigade led by Qin Yunpeng was in the first wave of attacks.

Also on this day, the Russians on the Western Front jumped out of the trenches and rushed to the positions of the Germans. They were not going to attack, but to engage in an unprepared, anti-war Easter celebration with the Germans and Austrians.

It's ironic that the Eastern Front is in full swing, but the Western Front is having a party, and I wonder how Raymond Poincaré and Lloyd George feel when they know what they do.

Also on this day, Lenin returned to Petrograd from his place of exile in Switzerland. This was Ludendorff's plan, and he personally approved that Lenin should go by train and return to Russia to fight for control of the government, plunging Russia into civil strife. Regardless of whether Lenin and Ludendorff had a tacit understanding or not, Lenin now took into account the anti-war sentiment of the Russians and began to order the Russian Bolsheviks to adopt an anti-war posture in order to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Korensky, the current ruler of Russia, still had the will to fight, and he received a lot of aid from Britain and France on the condition that he would launch an offensive on 1 May. But the British and French may be disappointed, Korensky, like the outgoing Tsar Nicholas II, has lost command of the army, Korensky is unable to mobilize the army, he does not have enough prestige, and at the same time there is not enough coal for the trains.

It's not all bad news, Qin Zhiyuan and Julie's engagement ceremony is also on this day.

is also Chinese, although the relationship is not harmonious, Qin Yunpeng still rushed back from the front line to participate in Qin Zhiyuan's engagement ceremony. Along with Qin Yunpeng, there were also Minister Hu Weide in France, Minister Shi Zhaoji in Britain, and Minister Wei Chenguo in the Netherlands.

It was only at this time that Qin Yunpeng and the diplomats saw the horror of Qin Zhiyuan's network.

Take a look at the list of attendees: Cardinal Auerbach attended as a special representative of Pope Benedict XV, and he himself will preside over Qin Zhiyuan's engagement ceremony, along with four bishops of the French diocese.

Leonar's Jones, the little-known guy was President Raymond's special representative, and Prime Minister Paul sent someone over.

The Minister of War, Louis Herbert Leoté, was present in person, along with Clemenceau and Renault the Elder.

Armand Philippe and Jean Jerome are the current president of the Paris City Council and the Paris Provincial Council.

The two Garcías must have been there, both of them were now generals, the elder brother Bruno Garcia was in charge of the logistics of the Sixth Army, and the younger brother Bastián Garcia had gone to the 32nd Division and became the commander of that division.

Noel, Louis, Julian, Pershing, Patton and others, who had just met, were also present, and of course a cadre of generals under Qin Zhiyuan's command were also indispensable, including the captains of the destroyers.

At the same time, there were also many leading figures in Paris, including political, economic, and military circles, and even more than 20 parliamentarians were present, giving Foch enough face.

Although the relationship between Clemenceau's "Prison Man" and "Le Figaro" was not very good, Lance, a reporter from "Le Figaro", was still present to congratulate him, along with Philip, the editor of "La News", Andrew, the mayor of Capi Town, and Thomson, the sheriff, and even Falco, who had worked with Qin Zhiyuan, as well as Hunter, an operational staff officer who had fought side by side, Colonel Demps Gayle, a military doctor, and Dinar, who was now transferred to the US military unit or still serving as a training officer.

These people are the best in Lifalkao, he has now become a colonel, presumably Qin Zhiyuan's gems have played a big role.

Almost everyone expressed their sincere congratulations to Qin Zhiyuan and Julie, except for Mixia.

Mischa also came, and returned to Paris from Corsica three days early. After returning to Paris, Misha did not express any opinion on this matter, but Qin Zhiyuan keenly noticed that Mixia was staying in the tower of the Black Swan Castle for longer and longer.

Regarding Mixia, Qin Zhiyuan was also very helpless.

It is undeniable that Qin Zhiyuan has a good impression of Mixia, and Mixia has even more of a good impression of Qin Zhiyuan. But love is always selfish, and Qin Zhiyuan can't hurt Julie for Misha, that goes against Qin Zhiyuan's principles.

Although Qin Zhiyuan in his previous life was romantic, he never talked about feelings with those women who met in Pingshui, and Qin Zhiyuan didn't even fall in love seriously. Qin Zhiyuan has always believed that falling in love without the purpose of marriage is a hooligan.

If Foch's family and friends are included, more than 200 guests attended, filling the lawn in front of the Black Swan Castle.

If according to Auerbach's idea, Qin Zhiyuan should hold an engagement ceremony in Notre Dame Cathedral, Qin Zhiyuan rejected Auerbach's suggestion and held this ceremony at the Black Swan Castle in accordance with Julie's wishes.

Qin Zhiyuan also had the status of Grand Master of the Templar Order, so the engagement ceremony adopted Catholic customs. The biggest difference between the Catholic tradition and other denominations is that Mass is celebrated at the engagement ceremony, and the eulogy and procedure are different from those of other denominations.

To complete the ceremony, Auerbach organized a large choir of 150 people, which was to sing hymns at the wedding, and for this purpose, Auerbach brought in an organ as an accompaniment.

The ceremony was perfectly furnished, with white flowers and verdant green foliage throughout the lawn, with roses, lilies and white delphiniums scattered throughout the room, and the round-leaved sarsaparilla flowers surrounded the seats of more than 200 guests.

To be honest, this scene was a little too big, which made Qin Zhiyuan feel a little uncomfortable, but after hearing Auerbach's explanation, Qin Zhiyuan agreed to Auerbach's arrangement.

"In order to prolong the lives of young people who are about to rush to war, almost all of the pre-war periods are concentrated periods of weddings. It has a special meaning for you to hold this engagement ceremony at this time. Auerbach said.

(To be continued.) )