Chapter 1257 Landing Day (Second update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1257 Landing Day (Second update, please subscribe)
Is the general trend of the world being controlled?
Are they a few careerists? Or are they the so-called elites of various countries?
Everyone has their own point of view, but what is certain is that since 1887, the world has been irreversibly moving towards war. A mixture of careerists, expansionists and patriots are promoting the war for various purposes.
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For them, the wealth of war duty meant opportunity and, of course, power.
The war will break out tomorrow, but before it breaks out, no one knows that everything is artificially promoted, and everything is essentially just for profit, for the benefit of a few people.
However, for most ordinary people, they have no awareness of this aspect at all. For millions of ordinary people, all they feel is peace - lasting peace.
And of course there is the peaceful life that peace brings.
November 20th is an ordinary day, but for Nanhua, it is an extraordinary day.
D-Day!
On this day in 1860, the "Alice" landed in Nanhua Bay, thus creating an era and a new empire.
I don’t know since when, D-Day has become the most grand festival in Nanhua. People will not only decorate their homes on this day to commemorate this great day, they will also flock to Nanhua Bay on this day to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
That day years ago.
On this day, countless people poured towards Zhuque Street, squeezing the spacious street to a crawl. Whether they were workers or farmers, businessmen or students, police or citizens, everyone's faces were filled with joy from the bottom of their hearts.
Countless "Sun and Moon Flags" of the empire were flying in the air, and the national flags were constantly swaying above people's heads. Looking around, the square became a sea of flags.
When Xu Zilin and his classmates rushed to the port, hundreds of thousands of citizens had gathered there. They could only stand on the steps outside the square and look at Nanhua Bay from a distance.
The sea breeze blows in the harbor, and the warm sunshine shines on the walls of the buildings on Binhai Avenue. The light gray walls are dazzlingly white under the sunlight. At this time, Binhai Avenue is already full of people, walking from the street to the street.
People who continued to come from the alley rushed here, and Xu Zilin and his classmates were pushed to the steps of the flower pond by the roadside by the crowd coming up from behind.
Looking from a distance, a small group of people walked out under the escort of soldiers. The people at the front burst into cheers. The distance was a bit far away, and the sound seemed dull. In the cheers, those people presented a flower basket to the crowd.
Arrived on the "Alice".
Then the mayor delivered a very touching speech as in previous years, recalling the difficulties of a generation of immigrants to start a business, and cherishing the memory of their deceased ancestors...
After the speech ended, loud shouts echoed throughout the port, and the shouts suddenly rolled over the bay like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
When did such a ceremony begin?
Was it ten years ago? Or twenty years ago?
One thing that is certain is that anyone who is exposed to it will receive a patriotic education. Standing on the lawn, Xu Zilin, like many others, was infected by the atmosphere. He couldn't help but followed everyone and roared at the top of his lungs.
, his face quickly turned red due to excessive exertion, but he still tried his best to squeeze out the last trace of sound from his throat.
Not only was he roaring, he was also jumping around like the people around him, trying to see more clearly. Although it had no effect at all, people continued to jump regardless.
Although there were loudspeakers that amplified the mayor's speech, the people standing at the back could not hear it at all. They only saw the sea of flags rolling continuously, and only heard the tsunami-like cheers rising higher and higher.
"Airship!...Look, the army's airship! Our airship!"
A voice from the crowd shouted. His voice was drowned by the cheers, but the people around him heard the roar from the sky from the rolling thunder.
Xu Zilin raised his head and looked at the sky, but no! Sixteen airships were slowly passing over the harbor in the clear blue sky. The huge red bird with spread wings on the hull looked so bright and pleasing to the eye.
People looked up at the sky and saw the airship soaring in the blue sky. I don’t know since when, the airship has been associated with the power of the empire. When it flew over the port, people threw their top hats and straw hats into the air and flew
The hats in the air slowly fell down again, and more hats flew into the air, one after another.
The airship flew lower and lower, and there was a huge roar in their ears. People could even feel the airflow from the sky. When people's heartbeats were shaken by the roar, they saw the airship roaring like a thunderous thunder.
Then he flew towards the bay.
Just as people were watching the airship, a loud whistle sounded again in the harbor. Someone with sharp eyes pointed at Nanhua Bay and shouted.
"It's the Dauntless!"
It's the Dauntless!
The "Dreadnought" battleship just sailed towards the docking area. The huge battleship showed its majestic appearance to everyone amidst the loud whistle.
Cheers rang out again, and people stood on their toes, wanting to have a clear look at the battleship that was so powerful that it shocked the whole world.
According to tradition, this day is also an open day for the military - people will have the opportunity to board airships and battleships, but they never knew that what was on display today would be a "dreadnought".
At this time of year, the imperial military will fully display its presence, warships, and airships, all of which are promoting patriotism to people.
In the empire, patriotism was not said verbally, but was expressed through various ritualistic situations. For example, in school classes, students had to recite the "Educational Rescript" and perform all activities.
During the event, programs for singing the national anthem will be arranged, and everyone will stand up and sing the national anthem together with the singers. The military bases will not only be open regularly, but will also proactively send airships and warships to participate in various large-scale activities. This is not only to show the people
The empire's powerful military also expands the military's influence. Activities such as skydiving before football matches are simply too common.
"This is the empire's patriotic education..."
In a teahouse near the port, Lawrence looked at the harbor that had turned into a sea of red, and then said softly.
"From the first time I set foot on the territory of the Empire, I will find that the flag and elements of the Empire can be seen everywhere. In some places, they are all over the streets. The flag of this country has become an iconic thing. It only exists in the UK for a few days.
You can see more national flags. Airships fly over gymnasiums, school playgrounds, battleships open... These methods are extremely clever. What kind of people do they cultivate? People who can't help but integrate into this group, with a patriotic spirit
I have long been integrated into their bloodline unconsciously..."
Yes, everyone in such an environment will involuntarily integrate into it and become a member of it, and this kind of patriotic education is far better than a hundred sermons.
Not to mention the people who were involved, even Lawrence as a bystander could feel all this.
"This enemy is really... terrifying!"
(End of chapter)
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