As the war was going on, there were a lot of souvenirs, and it was normal for the coalition forces to exchange souvenirs within the coalition forces, and Ypres formed a market dedicated to exchanging souvenirs, and the officers and soldiers on duty would bring their loot to the market to set up stalls, and many residents around Ypres would also participate in it.

It has to be said that the accumulation of old European colonies in the world for hundreds of years is indeed abundant, and an inconspicuous country like Belgium once had more than two million square kilometers of colonies in Africa, so all kinds of loot in the market are varied, gold products from the Amazon forest, diamonds from Africa, and gemstones from Ceylon are very popular.

For the Southern African Expeditionary Force, ceramics from the East and ink paintings that white people can't understand are more popular, white paintings are mainly based on realistic oil paintings, they can't understand the freehand style of Oriental ink expression, and they can't feel the core message that the square word wants to convey, but since the Opium War, the Oriental cultural relics have been lost to Europe, and the Southern African Expeditionary Force has begun to pay attention to this information from top to bottom after coming to France.

This kind of conscious collection can be guided, and the price of Oriental artifacts acquired by the Military Service is a bit higher than the price of gold jewelry, so there are really a lot of things sent back to Southern Africa during this time, and it is more than enough to build two or three museums.

On Christmas Day, the 11th Division's position suddenly heard the song of "Silent Night" from the direction of the German position, a hundred years ago, the Austrian country priest Josef Mach and the organist Franz Cooper co-wrote this song, last night, the Anglo-French army and the German radio broadcast the song, one version was sung by the Austrian opera star Olis Schumann, her two sons were on the battlefield, one in the coalition and the other in the German army.

"Christmas Eve, Holy Night, Tranquility and Radiance envelop the Virgin and the Child—"

Singing is a full-bodied baritone, clearly professionally trained.

It's no surprise that the backgrounds of soldiers during the world war were complex, from Olympic champions, to university professors, to opera singers, and they are now fighting for what they consider to be justice, just like ordinary soldiers.

"How kind, how warm, Holy Child, sleep peacefully in Providence—"

There are also talents on the side of the coalition forces, and immediately someone will continue to sing.

"I want to see who's singing—" Sergeant Ruiz of the 2nd Infantry Regiment in Los Angeles, 2nd Brigade of the 11th Division, suddenly stood up.

"You're crazy, the Germans are going to shoot you—" Corporal Wilson grabbed Ruiz.

"No, today is like our New Year for Europeans, and no one wants to shoot on this day." Ruiz insisted, and he knew it was risky, but willing to give it a try.

"You have to think clearly, if the Germans shoot—" Wilson disagreed, giving Private Tommy a wink next to him.

Tommy was a reinforcement who had just arrived in France just before Christmas, and he formed a combat group with Ruiz and Welson.

Before Tommy could go to the company commander, Ruiz dropped his rifle and jumped out of the trench.

It was a very risky move, and as Ruiz had just jumped out of the trench, Wilson heard the singing of the German positions on the opposite side pause for a moment, then the voice became louder, and then a German soldier wearing a traditional German pointed helmet, wearing a standard army coat, also without a rifle, walked up from the German trench.

After suffering so many losses, the Germans finally learned to be obedient, and the trenches were not bad compared to the expeditionary force.

This is to blame for the Anglo-French troops who lost their positions, and if it were not for the fact that they lost their positions, the Germans would not have known about the trench structure of the Southern African Expeditionary Force at all.

Now that the benefits of the trenches were recognized, the pragmatic Germans quickly absorbed and improved them, and later the casualties of the attacking troops would have been greater, and it would have been more difficult for the Anglo-French forces to win.

The current position, in order to facilitate the attack of the troops, there was no barbed wire and mine arrays in front of the trenches, and Wilson and Tommy watched Louis walk out of the trenches, and then also put down their rifles and walked out with their hands raised.

still sang "Silent Night" in his mouth, although he was a little ridiculous because of his weak heart, the message conveyed was still very certain.

More soldiers also came out of the German positions.

Soon, two units that were still in a state of war met in the center of the battlefield.

Ruiz finally got a close look at the living German soldiers.

The singing German was a burly, bearded man, his military coat stained with blood and dirt, and it was obvious that he had fought bloody battles before.

The bearded German soldier still had abrasions and frostbite on his face, and it seemed that the German army's warmth measures were not very good.

While Ruiz was observing the bearded German soldiers, the German soldiers were also observing Ruiz with cautious curiosity.

Soon the distance between them was only about two meters, and Ruiz scratched his head, his right hand reaching for the pocket of his chest in a slow motion.

The bearded German soldier's body trembled visibly, and his voice began to tremble.

Ruiz pulled out a pack of cigarettes from the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

A large group of German soldiers breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the appearance of a dozen people spewing white air at the same time was simply comical.

Ruiz threw his cigarette far away to the bearded German soldier.

The bearded German soldiers scrambled to catch it, and then a large group of German soldiers began to divide up.

In particular, this pack of cigarettes was smoked by Ruiz, and it was not enough, and the German soldiers who did not get it looked at Ruiz with very sad eyes.

More cigarettes were thrown in immediately.

The bearded German soldier threw Ruiz a bar of chocolate, then took out a bottle of wine and took a sip before handing it to Ruiz.

Ruiz reached out to take it, probably because the bottle had been carried in his arms, the bottle was not cold, and it felt warm.

Ruiz opened the bottle and took a big sip, grinning and quickly taking a bite of chocolate, then handed the bottle to Welson, took out a can of peas from Tommy's backpack, thought about it, and put the canned peas back in exchange for a box of luncheon meat.

Luncheon meat was obviously more popular with German soldiers, a dozen people divided a box of luncheon meat was not enough at all, and soon more luncheon meat was handed over, in exchange for more ham and bacon, a skinny little German soldier actually handed Tommy a bottle of beer, drinking beer in winter, deserving to be skinny as a chicken.

"Hello—" The bearded German soldier suddenly said a word in English.

It's great to be able to speak English, and the atmosphere is immediately enthusiastic, and I don't know which brain circuit Qingqi's second goods also brought a football, so a friendly match began immediately.

It was definitely Germany against the Anglo-French forces.

As a result, the Anglo-French forces, which were not well coordinated and unskilled, were kicked ten to zero by the Germans.

At 3-0, Ruiz asked for a team from the Southern African Expeditionary Force to take over, but the team composed of the British and French forces did not agree, and at 10-0, he realized that he was powerless, so he gave the ball to the troops composed of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Alas, at this time, I don't forget to shake the pot, it's hopeless!

The contingent of the Southern African Expeditionary Force did not admit defeat and soon returned the Germans to a ten-to-0.

Thanks to Roque's emphasis on training, football and rugby are very popular in the Southern African Army, which can strengthen the physique of officers and soldiers and cultivate the sense of teamwork of officers and soldiers while entertaining and teaching, and when Roque was still in the Johannesburg Police Department, the Johannesburg Police Department had a football team.

Songs were played, food was exchanged, and a game of football was played, and the bearded German soldier gave Ruiz a big hug as he left.

Ruiz knew what this hug meant, and after today, it would still be until death.

"My name is Ruiz, I'm from Los Angeles, Nyasaland, if you have the opportunity to come to Nyasaland, don't forget to come to me, and I'll invite you to drink in the best taverns in Nyasaland when the time comes—" Ruiz didn't give a detailed address, and all the people here will most likely not survive after the war.

"My name is Hoffens, Burgers, and if you go to Hamburg, go to Hank of Cucks, and I'll treat you to the most authentic burgers—" Hoffenkins had sadness in his eyes, and he thought for a moment, plucking a silver cross from his neck and handing it to Ruiz, with Huffenkins' body temperature on it.

Ruiz took the cross and put it around his neck, took out a lighter engraved with the words "The world rises and falls, and the husband is responsible" from the inner pocket of his coat, handed it over, hugged Hoffenkins again, and then walked to the position of the British and French forces without looking back.

Back in the trenches, Ruiz was waiting for a company commander with an anxious face and a gendarme with an indifferent expression.

The matter was quickly reported to Roque, and Xia Fei and Frenzi did not make a big fuss, but only emphasized that similar incidents should not happen in the future.

Haig's attitude was the most vehement, demanding the harshest punishment for all soldiers who walked out of the trenches on Christmas Day.

On Christmas Day, such a thing was not an isolated case, but happened several times, in different positions.

Roque resolutely disagrees with the punishment of soldiers, soldiers are also human beings, and there is a right to rest between wars, even if war is cruel, it cannot hide the light of humanity.

Roque doesn't want a war machine with only killing in his head, the soldiers still have to leave the battlefield and return to their hometowns to restore a peaceful life, and the wounds left by the war may stay with them forever, but Roque hopes that the memories of the world war will leave the soldiers with more than just bloody positions and cold and dirty trenches.

"This is a collaborator, it must be resolutely eradicated, and all soldiers must be punished!" Haig insisted, howling echoing through the headquarters, like a lone wolf abandoned by a pack of wolves.

Xia Fei and Frenzi Gujing do not wave, they will not easily express their opinions on this kind of matter.

There were also staff officers and adjutant entourage such as Angel and Patton in the headquarters, and these people looked at Haig with undisguised hatred.

"You are a butcher with no humanity, the soldiers are victims who can be consumed at will in your eyes, you can do whatever you want with your soldiers, but don't want to touch my people at all, and then force Lao Tzu to beat you, believe it or not!" Roque's voice is not small at all, the ball is a big thing, and it is also worth going online?