Chapter 1257 Landing Day (Second update, please subscribe)
Is the world situation influenced by others?
Are they a few ambitious people? Or are they the so-called elites of various countries?
Everyone has their own opinions, but what is certain is that since 1887, the world has been moving irreversibly towards war, and a mixed group of people, including ambitious people, expansionists, and patriots, have been pushing for war for various purposes.
For them, the wealth of war obligations means opportunities and, of course, rights.
The war will break out tomorrow, but before it breaks out, no one knows that everything is artificially driven, 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 at all. For millions of ordinary people, what they feel is nothing more than peace - lasting peace.
Of course, there is also the peaceful life brought by peace.
November 20th is an ordinary day, but for Nanhua, it is an extraordinary day.
D-Day!
On this day in 1860, the "Annies" landed in South China Bay, thus ushering in an era and a new empire.
I don't know when it started, but the D-Day has become the biggest festival in South China. People will not only decorate their homes on this day to commemorate this great day, but they will also flock to South China Bay on this day to commemorate that day 27 years ago.
On this day, countless people rushed to Suzaku Street, crowding the wide street. Whether they were workers or farmers, businessmen or students, policemen or citizens, everyone's face was filled with joy from the bottom of their hearts. Countless "sun and moon flags" of the empire fluttered in the air, and the national flag kept waving above people's heads. Looking around, the square became a sea of flags.
When Xu Zilin and his classmates arrived at the port, hundreds of thousands of citizens had already gathered there. They could only stand on the steps outside the square and look out at the Nanhua Bay from afar.
The sea breeze blew across the harbor, and the warm sunshine sprinkled on the walls of the buildings on Binhai Boulevard. The light gray walls were dazzlingly white under the sunlight. At this time, Binhai Boulevard was already full of people, and people from the streets and alleys continued to pour in here. Xu Zilin and his classmates were squeezed onto the steps of the flowerbed by the roadside by the crowds behind them.
From a distance, a small group of people came out under the escort of soldiers. The people at the front burst into cheers, but the sound was muffled because of the distance. Amid the cheers, those people presented a flower basket to the "Anlis".
Then the mayor gave a very inspiring speech as in previous years, recalling the difficulties of a generation of immigrants starting businesses and cherishing the memory of the ancestors who passed away...
After the speech, loud shouts echoed everywhere in the port, and the shouts suddenly rolled across the bay like a tsunami.
Since when did this ceremony begin?
Was it ten years ago? Or twenty years ago?
One thing is certain: anyone who is present will receive a patriotic education. Xu Zilin, who was standing on the lawn, was infected by the atmosphere like many others. He couldn't help but follow everyone in shouting at the top of his lungs. His face soon turned red from the excessive effort, but he still used all his strength to squeeze the last bit of sound out of 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 around regardless.
Although the mayor's speech was amplified by a loudspeaker, the people standing in the back could not hear it at all. They only saw the sea of flags rolling continuously and heard the tsunami-like cheers that were higher and higher.
"Airship! Look! It's the army's airship! Our airship!"
A voice in the crowd shouted, his voice was drowned out by the cheers, but the people around him heard the roar from the air above the rolling thunder.
Xu Zilin looked up at the sky. Yes! In the azure sky, sixteen airships were slowly passing over the harbor. The huge red birds with wings spread out above and below the airships looked so bright and pleasing to the eye.
People looked up at the sky and saw the airship flying in the blue sky. They didn't know when the airship had been associated with the might of the empire. When it flew over the port, people threw their top hats and straw hats into the air. The hats that flew into the air slowly fell down, and more hats flew into the air, one after another.
The airship was flying lower and lower, and a huge roar was heard in people's ears. People could even feel the airflow coming from the sky. When people's heartbeats were shaken by the roar, they saw the airship roaring like thunder and then flew towards the bay.
Just as people were watching the airship, a loud whistle sounded in the harbor again. Someone with sharp eyes pointed at Nanhua Bay and shouted.
"It's the Dreadnought!"
It's the Dreadnought!
The battleship "Dreadnought" sailed towards the berthing area. The huge warship showed its majestic figure to everyone with the loud sound of the whistle.
Cheers rang out again, and people stood on tiptoe, trying to get a clear view of the warship that was so powerful that it astonished the whole world.
According to tradition, this day is also an open day for the military - people will have the opportunity to board an airship and a battleship, but they never knew that what would be on display today would be a "dreadnought."
At this time of year every year, the imperial military would fully display its presence, with warships, airships, and everything else, all promoting patriotism to the people.
In the Empire, patriotism is not expressed verbally, but through various rituals. For example, in school classes, students have to recite the "Imperial Rescript on Education". In all activities, there will be a program to sing the national anthem, and everyone will stand up and sing the national anthem with the singer. The military bases will not only be open regularly, but also actively send airships and warships to participate in various large-scale activities. This is not only to show the Empire's powerful army to the people, but also to expand the influence of the military. Activities such as skydiving before football games are simply too common.
"This is the patriotic education of the empire..."
In a teahouse near the port, Lawrence looked at the harbor that had turned into a sea of red, and spoke softly.
"From the first time I set foot on the territory of the Empire, I found that the Empire's flag and elements were everywhere. In some places, they were all over the streets. The national flag has become a symbol of this country. In the UK, there are only a few days when you can see more national flags. Airships fly over gymnasiums and school playgrounds, warships are open... These methods are extremely clever. What kind of people do they cultivate? People who integrate into this group involuntarily. The spirit of patriotism has long been integrated into their blood without knowing it..."
Yes, everyone in such an environment will involuntarily integrate into it and become a part of it, and such patriotic education is far better than a hundred sermons.
Not to mention those who were involved, even Lawrence, as a bystander, could feel it all.
"This enemy is really... scary!"
(End of this chapter)
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