Rebirth of the Spanish Empire.

Chapter 29 The military parade is in progress

January 1876, 1, eight o'clock in the morning, in the Parade Square in Madrid.

For this military parade, Alfonso specially wore the traditional king's costume today.

Alfonso wore a dazzling crown symbolizing the power of the Kingdom of Spain, held a gorgeous scepter inlaid with gold and gems, and wore a king's cloak made of golden silk.

At this time, representatives from all over the world also arrived in Madrid, the capital of the Kingdom of Spain.

Representatives from European countries: Prime Minister of the British Empire Disraeli, Prime Minister of the German Empire Bismarck, Foreign Minister of the French Republic Decaze, Portuguese Crown Prince Carlos, Russian Crown Prince Alexander...

Representatives of Asian countries: Okubo Toshimichi of Japan, Li Hongzhang of the Qing Dynasty...

Representatives of countries in South and North America: U.S. President Grant, Argentinian President Edelmiro...

They walked to the center of the parade square one after another, waiting for the military parade to begin. This time, the military parade in Madrid can be said to have brought together representatives from most countries in the world.

At this time, delegations from various countries and senior government officials of the Kingdom of Spain gathered in the stands set up on both sides of Castilla Street in the center of Madrid.

Crowds were already standing on both sides of Castilla Street, and in residential areas, the windows of these houses were covered with densely packed red, yellow, and red flags of the Kingdom of Spain.

These were all prepared voluntarily by the people of the Kingdom of Spain, since Alfonso announced that a military parade would be used to commemorate the fallen soldiers.

The excitement of the people cannot be expressed in words, and they can only express their excitement at this time through actions.

An hour passed, and at nine o'clock, the military parade officially began.

The Royal March, the national anthem of the Kingdom of Spain, began to sound, and the entire parade square began to become quiet.

Ten soldiers in uniforms held a flag of the Kingdom of Spain, kicked the Prussian goose step, and began to walk towards the flag-raising platform.

The Kingdom's national flag was also cautiously escorted by flag guards, and slowly moved to the highest point of the flag-raising platform.

The eyes of all the people of the Kingdom of Spain present were fixed on the national flag that symbolized the Kingdom of Spain. The parade ground was filled with a solemn and solemn atmosphere.

(Some people may ask: Why was no one singing the national anthem at the military parade?

This is because in the past, the national anthem of the Kingdom of Spain only had music score and no lyrics.

This has also caused the Kingdom of Spain to be ridiculed by other countries. )
  The playing of the national anthem officially ended, and the national flag of the Kingdom slowly rose to the highest point in the hands of the flag-raiser.

At this time, the entire military parade was silent. Alfonso solemnly walked to the podium, faced the eyes of all the Spanish people present, and said solemnly:
  "On this solemn occasion,
  I explained to every Spanish person present: Why do we pay homage to the souls of dead soldiers during the military parade?

Most of the people here today have experienced war, and everyone must know the cruelty of war.

Because of many years of war, countless soldiers died. And I have been looking for ways to let the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our country rest in peace.

I thought about it carefully: the only thing worthy of them is a military parade. They died in the war, and paying homage to them in a military parade is the best way.

We stand here today, and we are deeply moved at this time, because here lie the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the reunification of the country and the stability of the people.

Although they have fallen, their spirit will live on forever.

It is because of their love for the country that they are not afraid of sacrifice to maintain the unity of the country and the stability of the people.

They dedicated their precious lives to the motherland and people when the country needed it most.

Their spirits will live on forever and we will always remember their outstanding contributions.

Only by remembering the sacrifices they made for our country can we know how hard-won the peace and stability we have now is.

Only by remembering their outstanding contributions to the country can we feel their patriotism so strongly.

For their sacrifice must not be in vain, for the prosperity of the Kingdom of Spain.

The young people of our generation should study harder, work hard, follow the footsteps of the heroes and martyrs, build a bright future of their own, and strive for the rejuvenation of the Kingdom of Spain.

The future of the Kingdom of Spain depends on you, young people of the Kingdom of Spain! "

After Alfonso finished his speech, he looked around at the eyes of all the Spaniards. All the Spaniards present also catered to the eyes of His Majesty King Alfonso.

All the Spaniards present suddenly raised their arms and shouted:

"Long live His Majesty Alfonso! Long live the Kingdom of Spain!"

All the Spaniards present were waving the flags of the Kingdom of Spain crazily, and the scene was like a red and yellow wave, undulating.

They still shouted in unison:
  "Your Majesty Alfonso! Long live the Kingdom of Spain!"

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January is the coldest month in the Kingdom of Spain, but the red and yellow flags from all over the streets shine like warm sunshine on the people present.

It seems to have driven away the cold winter and put people in the warm sunshine.

The people frantically waved their national flags all over the sky. At this time, the atmosphere on the parade ground became more and more high-spirited and fanatical.

At this time, Alfonso pressed down his hands to signal the people present to quiet down.

After a while, silence returned to the parade ground, and the people looked enthusiastically at their King, His Majesty Alfonso. “Let us bid farewell to the fallen heroes with our eyes, send them to the Church of San Isidro, and let their souls rest in heaven.”

At this time, the audience burst into strong cheers again, grand military music began to play, and the military parade officially began.

Wearing gray military uniforms similar to those of the Third Reich, wearing M16 steel helmets and high military boots, the Royal Army began to march towards the cathedral in neat Prussian steps.

Twelve salutes were fired at the same time to see off the martyrs who died.

The soldiers of the Royal Army were wearing black military uniforms, holding Vielli 1875 rifles sideways, and walking in neat Prussian goose steps. Their footsteps sounded like heavy hammers hitting the ground.

More and more soldiers entered the parade in neat lines, and the long parade was like a black torrent.

Shocking and terrifying.

When the first line of soldiers walked out, the officers began to lead the soldiers and sang military songs loudly.

When passing in front of Alfonso, they uniformly saluted their king and continued to move forward.

When a group of teams holding boxes appeared at the starting point of the parade ground, the military songs stopped and the people stopped cheering.

Because in every box are heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country.

At this time, everyone in the audience stopped talking and looked at the long team with solemn eyes.

The only sound left on the parade ground was the uniform footsteps of the soldiers.

On both sides of the San Isidro Cathedral are large-scale military bands. They sang war hymns for the coming heroes and martyrs.

As the team escorting the martyrs arrived, the soldiers carefully carried the urns containing the ashes of the martyrs into the cathedral one row at a time.

A war song began to be sung in the military band at the entrance of the cathedral.

The sound of the war song gradually turned from dull to passionate, and more and more soldiers began to send the heroes into the cathedral.

The passionate tenor began to sing this victory song in a loop to see off the martyrs.

Starting from King Alfonso, all the people present began to pray, solemn people and passionate war songs, everyone was seeing off the British martyrs.

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Bismarck, Prime Minister of the German Empire, looked at this solemn scene with a trace of nostalgia in his cloudy eyes.

He was born in Prussia, where the military and the country were highly integrated, and he began fighting for his country at a young age.

Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but think back to the past:
  If the Kingdom of Prussia in his youth had also seen off its soldiers in this way.

He will definitely choose to die gloriously for the country to enjoy the glory of this moment...

At this time, the reactions of representatives from various countries around the world were inconsistent.

French Foreign Minister Decaze looked at the uniform troops and fanatical crowds in front of him.

It made him think of France's glorious moment: the era of the Napoleonic Empire.

He couldn't help but wonder if the invincible French army during the Napoleonic Empire was as glorious as this...

At this time, U.S. President Grant was shocked that the Kingdom of Spain had such a powerful army.

Representatives from various South American countries also looked at these Spanish compatriots who spoke the same language as them with complicated eyes.

They also imagined that the South American army would be as powerful as the Spanish Army.

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The most complicated thing on the scene was Li Hongzhang, the representative of the Qing Dynasty who was isolated by countries around the world.

Li Hongzhang couldn't help but imagine that if they had such a powerful army, then these series of treaties that were humiliating and humiliating the country would not exist.

But if Alfonso heard what he was thinking at this time, Alfonso would definitely say: Wake up, your Queen Mother Lafayette is going to build a garden again.

He turned to look at King Alfonso of Spain on the high platform, and thought of his own Queen Mother Lafayette, and couldn't help but sigh silently...

When the last martyr was brought into the cathedral, the passionate tenor stopped singing the war hymn.

The soldiers immediately formed pairs of rectangular queues, solemnly facing the Cathedral of San Isidro.

At this time, the national anthem was played again, the salute was fired, and the families of the martyrs not far from the cathedral began to cry.

They are saddened by the death of their loved ones, but also filled with pride because their loved ones sacrificed their lives for the country.

Their relatives died in the glorious battle for the country, and now the country sends them off with honor. This is a treatment that soldiers from any country in the world cannot get.

What else are they dissatisfied with? And if the heroes far away in heaven saw this scene, they would still choose to die gloriously for their country!
  They will definitely sacrifice their precious lives for their king, Alfonso XII.

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(End of this chapter)