Chapter Fourteen: The Weight of History

  Xu Yang held Lily's hand as they arrived at the church lawn, where they would receive blessings from their friends and family.

  Reporters from all over Germany had gathered here early, busily setting up their cameras. As soon as the newlyweds appeared, flashbulbs popped incessantly; perhaps tomorrow there would be one photo after another on the front pages of newspapers everywhere.

  "Please allow me to apologize first." Xu Yang lowered his voice, "This wedding is too simple. But I had no choice but to choose this day. My comrades, they will be leaving me tomorrow to serve in different troops. I promised them that they would witness my happiness."

  For many people, the name Lily-Jane von Bettelheim was only occasionally heard at various banquets, and she is the eldest granddaughter of the current head of the Bettelheim family (Larry Bettelheim, that clever fat man), a completely unknown girl. At most; it wasn't until they learned that the Bettelheim family would be marrying into the Stradk family that people began to pay attention to this name.

  Unfortunately, Lilly von Bratton is too unknown, apart from knowing that she is the eldest granddaughter of the Bratton family, people know nothing about the owner of this name.

  It turns out that the youngest granddaughter of the Bodelrich family - Lin Jing-Bodelrich (a little girl who likes military literature in the book club '褙祢寵壞ル♂') is often heard from, often running around various Junker families, just to annoy people, and is a lovely little troublemaker.

  Now, people see a gentle and elegant woman, wearing a pure white wedding dress, being led by the groom to an empty lawn. Two powerful families have come together, and as one of the points of interest convergence, Lily seems to give the impression that she is just a very shy girl.

  Lily was about to wipe the sweat from her nose, but Xuyang took care of it for her. She slightly lifted her head and let Xuyang gently wipe the sweat from her small nose with a handkerchief, blushing and softly saying: "Hmm, you decide."

  Xu Yang couldn't help but smile wryly. It seemed that every time he talked to Lily, the answer he got was always "You decide", honestly, this feeling really wasn't good. He said: "I think... we won't have a honeymoon, I need to go take a look at my father's factory."

  Lily finally lifted her head, mumbling with her mouth, "I... I think..."

  "Hmm?" Xu Yang's mood was a bit excited, he thought: Now can change the lines? Honeymoon is very important for girls!

  Lily looked straight into Xu Yang's eyes, somewhat wronged. "I think... I..." She bit her lip, "Hmm! You decide then."

  Speechless.

  Xu Yang stopped in his tracks and looked at Lily very seriously, "Are you sure?"

  "I think... yes!" Lily replied firmly, "Excellent Mrs. Junker, always shares the burden with her husband. I can't share anything with you, I'm so stupid... I can only support your career with my heart. My mother-in-law told me that you have a big ideal..."

  "Mother?" Xu Yang took Lily's hand again and walked towards the lawn, his heart filled with contradictions. From the moment he chose to head in that direction, he had already lost his freedom.

  They were almost there, just one more step and they would have stepped onto the lawn, drawing attention to themselves. "What did your mother say to you?" Xuyang switched to polite language, willing to endure loneliness, silently supporting her husband's career, a woman worthy of his respect.

  This time, Lily stopped in her tracks, as if she had suddenly become brave. She looked straight into Xu Yang's eyes, took a deep breath and said: "I admire your great ideals. You know, my father died for the country during World War I. My sister and I were raised by our grandfather. As early as seven or eight years ago, I often heard Grandpa talk about you. He praised your bravery, praised your unparalleled wisdom, and praised your concern for the lives of Germans. He vowed to restore honor to all Germans. At that time, I was fantasizing; how good it would be to have a husband like you. Please don't laugh at me, asking to marry into your family is my request to Grandpa."

  Xu Yang couldn't believe that such a woman would choose her own marriage, Lily gave the impression of being so weak and shy, she? It was she who made the request!

  Xu Yang lightly kissed Lily's lips, and soon parted and lifted his head. He clearly knew that her lip balm was strawberry-flavored, but for some reason, what he tasted was an indescribable bitterness.

  "We will be happy." Xu Yang gazed at the person in front of him.

  Lily looked up, her eyes shining with determination and a hint of unusual sparkle. "I will definitely do it." Then she lowered her head and whispered to herself: "Actually...with you, I already have happiness!"

  The two kissed again. This time, Xu Yang felt a heart full of contradictions, he couldn't bear to see; Lily's eyes had a hint of intoxication. "Is she happy? Maybe..." He told himself.

  ……

  Gallagher, along with Olin, Danso and Mujer, the four of them had been promoted to second lieutenant. They were now standing on the lawn in a circle talking in hushed tones. They were all assigned to serve under General Hal's Defense Force Party Army, and later they would stand together, applying what they learned to lead troops.

  The instruction given above is in one sentence; That is the armed forces of the national defense army.

  Yes, it is the armed forces of the national defense army, not the Kuomintang. More military and officers of the national defense army were arranged to go in, they and more military and officers under the national defense system will grasp the grassroots of that troop, as long as there are no mistakes, this newly established armed force will always be loyal to the country, rather than individuals.

  Ma Han, Ba La Er, Huo Hen Suo Lun and Di Ba were unexpectedly promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the division headquarters of the National Defense Army as deputy officers. Their task was to assist the newly transferred generals of the National Defense Army in taking control of the National Defense Army. The troops they served with would be transferred to Potsdam (on the border between Poland and Germany), where there were frequent exchanges of fire, and they would go to reinforce the defenses of East Prussia.

  This time, the armored troops trained by Goodrian were also dispatched to Potsdam South. They will practice using armored vehicle tactics to gain reliable actual combat experience. Theory is always theory, and without practice, it's untrustworthy.

  The "cornerstone" of the experimenters; the troops, brigades, divisions and regiments (including some attached units) were dismantled and transferred to various military districts in Germany.

  After multiple discussions with the High Command of the Defense Forces, it was decided that Xu Yang cannot be transferred away from Berlin. He will stay in Berlin to build a new tank division together with Guderian. More importantly, he will serve as the liaison officer for the Defense Forces, acting as a communication bridge between them and the ruling party (the Nazi Party). Xu Yang's unique identity will be perfectly utilized.

  ……

  Today's wedding was really very simple, except for a dozen or so generals from the Ministry of National Defense who came to put on a show, almost all the important figures from various walks of life did not come in person, are they ignoring this wedding?

  No! Not at all.

  They were too busy and didn't have time to come in person, so they could only use expensive gifts, equivalent to a huge check that represents their good intentions, as a blessing.

  It's really frustrating; things are indeed like that.

  Each financial clique is busy exploiting the economic crisis to make money, using loopholes in various European and American countries to suck out their marrow. This is a premeditated and organized conspiracy, but according to these financial bigwigs, they are simply recovering the exploited interests of Germany.

  What a magnificent reason, isn't it?

  The times are boiling, Germany is like a machine, it has been started by human or say oppressed and involuntarily. Every German plays the role of a component on the machine structure, they have faith, under the banner of "rise" as their creed, with "revival of the motherland" as their ideal ambition, they are willing to become the lubricant of the times, play the part of components, in order to regain lost dignity - ready!