Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiuqiu galloped in the forest outside Aachen, followed by two mounted guards. The only one here who couldn't ride a horse was Xiang Xiaoqiang. He held the horse's belly tightly, lowered his head, and hugged the horse's neck tightly.
, his heart was about to beat out of his chest, and at a speed of just over 30 kilometers per hour, he felt like he was racing like lightning. Qiuqiu was riding beside him, laughing so hard that he couldn't stand upright.
In this era, military academies all had equestrian classes. Even in the naval academy, Qiuqiu took the class out of interest. Now she can finally show off in front of her lover.
In the early spring of April, the ancient city of Aachen is particularly beautiful outside. Behind you are the steepled churches and ancient castles on the hillside, and are surrounded by mountains in the distance. The large forest extends to the hillside, and wild flowers bloom on the grassland in the forest, as if there are people there.
A handful of pearls were sprinkled on the green blanket. The wild flowers were so tall that the horse's legs were hidden in them.
Qiuqiu pulled the reins, and the horse neighed loudly, raising its two front hooves high and stepping on the ground. The horse under Xiang Xiaoqiang's crotch also listened, nodded and leaned over, the two horses came together, rubbing their ears and temples.
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She took a deep breath of the earthy fragrance in the forest and felt like her whole body was melting.
"I mean Qiuqiu..." Xiang Xiaoqiang groaned with a pale face, "Let's stop playing like this, okay..."
"Um."
Qiu Qiu happily put her arms around Xiang Xiaoqiang's neck across the horse, and kissed him gently on the face. Then, as if she suddenly remembered, she glanced behind her shyly.
The two guards at the back were very knowledgeable. Not only did they keep a distance of dozens of meters, they also turned their horses' heads, looked in other directions, and pretended to smoke and talk.
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They arrived in Cologne at six o'clock last night, and then took a two-hour bus ride from Cologne to finally arrive at the ancient mountain city of Aachen. The group stayed at the best hotel in Aachen that night, the Duke of Golf Spa Hotel
.This is an eighteenth-century building, which was built directly on the ruins of the ancient Roman thermal baths and retains many styles of the ancient Roman period. Aachen is written aachen in German. According to legend, the name comes from the Frankish aha.
(water) evolved. It can be seen that hot springs are to Aachen what cigars are to Havana and wine is to Bordeaux.
That night, everyone in the Xiang Xiaoqiang delegation enjoyed the prestigious Aachen Hot Spring. In the hot spring pool between the marble columns, the sulfur-containing spring water was rusty yellow, steaming, and had a slightly pungent smell.
The body is soaked in, only the head is exposed. At that moment, almost all the joints and meridians in the whole body are relaxed and activated. The wonderful feeling is indescribable and makes people scream loudly.
On the marble base in the center of the bath, a large bronze fish was spraying spring water. The marble lions around the bath also opened their mouths, spitting steaming spring water into the pool. Xiang Xiaoqiang leaned under the lion's mouth and let the spring water flow from it.
The water poured down from the top of my head, which was extremely pleasant.
Qiu Qiu also enjoyed the wonderful taste of the hot springs in the small bathing pool reserved for ladies next door.
After a tiring day on the road, both of them went to bed early at night. After taking a bath in the hot springs, the blood in the whole body seemed to be smooth, and the quality of sleep was extremely good. Usually this kind of marble building will be very cold, but there is a fireplace in every room.
The high-quality charcoal inside burned all night, completely driving away the coldness of the stone building.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang rode on the horse and gradually became familiar with it. Qiu Qiu taught him some skills in controlling the horse. Xiang Xiaoqiang now found that once the tension was eliminated, he could make the horse obey according to his wishes.
In the morning, various birds were chirping in the forest, which was very sweet. The air was good.
This is the westernmost point of Germany, only one or two kilometers away from the borders of France and Belgium. What makes Xiang Xiaoqiang very comfortable is that there are not many traces of Nazis in Aachen. Except for the city hall, there are no large blood-red banners hanging there?
Word flag. In Bremen, this kind of flag can be seen everywhere.
Of course, except for the usual signs that read "juden unerwww.piaotian.com" that are everywhere.
Xiang Xiaoqiang does not like the Nazis, which may not be so fashionable in later generations. It is not that he hates the invasion, nor that he sympathizes with the Jews, but that he deeply knows what the Nazi regime is. On the surface it looks cool and exciting
, but essentially speaking, the Nazi regime, the Soviet regime, the Manchu Qing regime, and the Khmer Rouge, Taliban and other regimes a few decades later are all the same thing.
"What are you thinking about?"
Qiu Qiu looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang who seemed to be deep in thought and couldn't help but ask with a smile.
"Germany is so beautiful..." Xiang Xiaoqiang took a deep breath and smiled, "The Germans are also an excellent nation."
"Hey," Qiu Qiu smiled, "you sound like a Nazi!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Nazis or not, the Germans are all excellent people."
There was a burst of laughter in the distance, accompanied by a chorus of singing. The two followed the sound, and on the hillside below, a group of boys and girls climbed up. They were all about sixteen or seventeen years old, laughing and singing. The boys
The men were wearing beige shirts and black shorts, and the girls were wearing white shirts and blue skirts. They were all wearing heavy military boots and carrying heavy bags. Their faces and arms were red, and they were breathing heavily as they rushed over.
When passing by, these boys and girls looked at the Asian men and women riding horses curiously. A few boys shouted to them in German and asked something. When they couldn't hear the answer, they just laughed and continued to go up the mountain.
Marched.
Qiu Qiu was very curious and asked Xiang Xiaoqiang:
"Xiaoqiang, what do these children do? They don't seem like students or the army."
Xiang Xiaoqiang watched them off, listened to the fluttering singing, and said with a smile:
"They are members of the Hitler Youth, and they came out for camping and training."
This is Xiang Xiaoqiang's first close contact with the Hitler Youth. He feels that these Hitler Youth members are not the evil teenagers in later movies. In fact, the Hitler Youth is an organization that all teenagers must join.
Just like the Young Pioneers and the Communist Youth League of later generations. They are just a group of ordinary boys and girls.
Nazi Germany's education and training of the young generation was very successful. Far more successful than Britain and France. A few years later, you can often see such a scene on the Western Front battlefield: on the road, the German army and the British and French prisoners of war were marching in opposite directions. The former
The latter has a dark complexion, an upright posture, is exposed to the sun, and is well-nourished; the latter has a slumped chest, slumped shoulders, pale complexion, and decayed teeth.
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The sound of horse hoofbeats gradually came, and the two looked back. In the woods dozens of meters away, two horses were galloping over. The two knights on them lowered their heads and held the horses' bellies. Not only Qiu Qiu, but also Xiang Xiaoqiang.
It can be seen that their riding skills are superb.
The two guards on one side quickly rode over to protect Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiuqiu, watching the two horses roaring past.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiuqiu praised them at the same time.
Qiu Qiu shouted "good", and Xiang Xiaoqiang shouted "good".
Probably after hearing the English-German word "good", one of the knights had already run a few dozen meters and looked back. He immediately pulled the reins tightly, and the horse neighed and stood up tall.
He shouted to his companions in the distance, then turned around and rode towards Xiaoqiang. He ran closer and shouted with a smile:
"Hello! Xiang!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang, Qiu Qiu, and the two guards all recognized this sentence. This man was Alfred Krupp!
Seeing an old acquaintance, Qiu Qiu first greeted him excitedly, waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Hello! Alfred!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang's face was also full of smiles, but what he was thinking in his heart was: How could it be such a coincidence? He is also in Aachen? This is probably another carefully arranged "coincidence".
The German authorities finally used him to make first contact with them.
At this moment, Alfred's companion, who had run away, came back on horseback. Both of them were wearing canvas hunting clothes, carrying double-barreled shotguns on their shoulders, and carrying canvas bags, water bottles, and other items on their horses' buttocks.
Some hunting equipment that looks very sophisticated at first glance.
"Mr. Xiang, Mrs. Xiang, let me introduce you," Alfred smiled and pointed to his companions under the translation of the guard, "This is my friend, Reinhard Reinhard.
This is General Xiang Xiaoqiang whom I often tell you about, and this is Mrs. Xiang."
This Reinhard is also very young. He looks to be in his twenties. He has a slender figure, a handsome face, a high nose, a thin chin, and blond hair peeking out from under his canvas hat. He looks very well-educated and leans forward on his horse.
, smiled politely, stretched out his hand to shake Xiang Xiaoqiang's hand, and then when shaking hands with Qiu Qiu, he held up the back of her hand, leaned down and kissed her gently.
"Your Excellency and Madam," Reinhard smiled, not calling Xiang Xiaoqiang a general as he was introduced, but calling him his title. "It is one of the greatest honors in my life to get to know you."
Xiang Xiaoqiang laughed after hearing the translation. Just as he was about to be humble, Reinhard continued to smile and said:
"At the same time, please allow me to say on behalf of Germany: Being able to get acquainted with the Ming Dynasty is one of the greatest honors of the Third Reich."
He smiled and waited for the guard to finish translating, then continued:
"Therefore, Lord and Lady, please forget the slight unpleasantness you may have experienced when you first set foot on this land. I assure you, that is by no means the usual way of hospitality in this land. It is just because of a little
It's just a group of extremely stupid people who did extremely stupid things. If this has affected the mood of the Earl and his wife, I apologize to you on behalf of this land."
Reinhard said, leaning deeply on the horse again.
Both Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiuqiu looked at him blankly. Qiuqiu seemed to be attracted by his chic and elegant manner. Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at his face: a high straight nose, a long face, and a deep sunken face.
His eye sockets look like those of a Jew.
Little Krupp actually got together with a Jew and called him his friend?
Are there still such awesome Jews in Germany today? They apologized on behalf of Germany nonchalantly and dared to call the Gestapo on the train "a small group of extremely stupid people"? In Germany now, not even pure-bred Aryans would dare