Chapter 444

Most European countries attach great importance to this military parade in Spain. First, after this war, Spain's international status and influence have been greatly improved.

The second is that in the official reports of Spain on this grand military parade, it is mentioned that this is an unprecedented, super-large-scale grand military parade covering the navy, land, and air forces.

European countries are still very curious about whether Spain will demonstrate its mysterious and powerful battleship design in the military parade, as well as what the unprecedented air force is.

Except for countries like the UK, which has an unfriendly relationship with Spain, and France, which is a republic, most countries sent quite luxurious diplomatic delegations to participate in the military parade.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy, two countries that have relatively good relations with the Spanish royal family, sent a lineup of delegations consisting entirely of Crown Princes and Prime Ministers.

For the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy, the result of this war is definitely an unexpected joy for them. Whether it is Gao Da's father-in-law, Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I, or Gao Da's nephew, Italian King Victor Emmanuel III, they never thought that Spain would win this war so cleanly and neatly.

Of course, Spain winning this war is more beneficial than harmful to them. Both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy are countries along the Mediterranean coast, and they naturally have needs for passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal.

Compared to the Strait of Gibraltar being controlled by the UK, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy clearly accept the strait being regained by Spain more.

After all, relying on the friendly relationship between the two countries and Spain, it is still possible for warships and merchant ships to enter and exit the Strait of Gibraltar freely.

The Kings and Emperors of major powers generally will not go out in person, and the Kings of small countries are not qualified to be received by Gao Da in person, which makes Gao Da the most leisurely person before the military parade ceremony.

Besides practicing horse riding to prevent any accidents on the day of the military parade, Gao Da has nothing to do.

For Gao Da, he is also quite enjoying this leisure. Important matters of receiving various countries are done by the government and the Crown Wang Chu, which is also one of the few moments since Gao Da became the King of Spain that he has completely cleared his schedule.

Time always passes quickly. One day after the dignitaries of various countries gathered in Spain, which is January 31, 1905, Spain's grand military parade was formally held at the port of Cádiz in Andalusia.

The Spanish public's attention to this military parade is unprecedented, which also led to a large number of Spaniards rushing from all parts of Spain the day before the military parade, just to be able to clearly watch the grand occasion of the military parade on the day of the military parade.

Outside the military parade venue designated by the Spanish government, a large number of Spanish people gathered. Some people even brought tents and food and lived there a day in advance in order to grab a better position.

As more and more people gathered outside the military parade venue, the government also mobilized a large number of police from various states to maintain the order of the port of Cádiz.

This is not a joke. At least tens of thousands of people gathered around the port of Cádiz, and it will accompany the passage of time and become more and more.

According to the current trend, on the day of the military parade, at least more than 100,000 people will personally rush to the outskirts of the port of Cádiz. The more people who come to watch the military parade, the greater the possibility of various accidents.

In order to prevent the occurrence of such accidents, increasing the police is a must. The police force around the port of Cádiz increased from the initial hundreds to nearly a thousand, and there are police constantly coming.

Facts have proven that the government's action of mobilizing police from various states to come to maintain order has a very good effect.

Although tens of thousands of people gathered around the port of Cádiz, under the maintenance of order by more than a thousand police, the order around the port of Cádiz was relatively stable.

The government also blocked the road from San Fernando to the port of Cádiz. Except for the vehicles of the government and the military, only the vehicles taken by guests from various countries could go to the port of Cádiz from here.

All the remaining people can only walk, and they have to be checked at the checkpoint. The purpose of setting up these checkpoints is to prevent people with ulterior motives from carrying weapons to the military parade site.

There are a large number of dignitaries from various countries at the military parade site. If any accident occurs, it will also be a huge trouble for the Spanish government.

Even for the sake of safety, most of the soldiers participating in the military parade will not be equipped with ammunition. The soldiers who can carry real guns and live ammunition at the military parade site, except for Gao Da's Royal Guard, are only the soldiers of the 1st Company of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 1st Guards Division of the Royal Guards who accepted the inspection first.

If the Guards Division is Gao Da's confidant force, then the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Guards Division is the confidant force among the confidant forces.

As the earliest established unit in the entire Guards Division, this entire company of soldiers was carefully selected from the entire Guards Division. Whether it is military quality or loyalty to the royal family, they are very reliable.

This is also the only unit among all the armies participating in the military parade equipped with real guns and live ammunition. Being equipped with real guns and live ammunition is also to prevent any accidents at the military parade site.

In addition to dignitaries from various countries and a large number of Spanish people, gathered around the military parade site are also newspaper media and reporters from European countries and even the whole world.

Except for a small number of newspaper media with international popularity, the remaining majority of newspaper reporters are only allowed to shoot on the periphery; after all, the venue cannot accommodate so many newspaper reporters.

Although they can only shoot on the periphery, these less-known newspaper reporters have no complaints about this. After all, Spain's grand military parade has become a hot spot in Europe and even the whole world. If they cannot shoot a few valuable photos, their newspapers will not be able to grasp this big explosion timing.

Under the expectant gaze of nearly 100,000 people, as time came to 8:00 am on January 31, Spain's grand military parade was formally announced to start.

The motorcade carrying Spanish King Gao Da, Spanish Prime Minister Olcajo, members of the Spanish royal family, and a group of dignitaries and royal members from European countries slowly drove towards the reviewing stand.

After arriving at the position of the reviewing stand, the dignitaries of various countries sat in the seats under the reviewing stand, and Gao Da, the Spanish Prime Minister, and Wang Chu Juan Fernando walked onto the reviewing stand.

This military parade was hosted by Prime Minister Olcajo himself, and Defense Minister Qiao Di served as the general commander of the military parade.

Under a speech by Prime Minister Olcajo, it was also announced that this grand military parade formally started.

The first thing to be carried out is the flag-raising ceremony. For this military parade, Defense Minister Qiao Di also specifically organized a national flag guard. Under the escort of the national flag guard, a brand-new Spanish national flag rose into the air with the playing of the national anthem, the Royal March, followed by the cheers and applause of a large number of Spaniards.

As the Spanish national flag slowly rose into the air, the most important process of the military parade celebration, the grand military parade, formally started.

After the military parade link started, the scene fell into silence for less than a minute.

On the other side of the road that the people were looking forward to, a neat sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground suddenly came.

With the arrival of this sound, the vast majority of people at the scene looked at the other end of the road.

The leading national flag guard held the Spanish national flag and the royal flag high to lead the way, followed by the first unit to accept the inspection, the 1st Infantry Company of the Royal Guards.

When passing the reviewing stand, the leading commander shouted "Salute!", and except for the soldiers in the rightmost column, the rest of the soldiers all looked at the reviewing stand with respectful and fanatical eyes.

The soldiers' hands were also not idle. They quickly performed a three-stage rifle splitting action, and the rifle that was originally carried on the shoulder was quickly changed to a posture of holding it tightly with both hands and slashing forward diagonally.

When this very eye-catching action was displayed, whether it was the people outside the venue or the high-level officials of European countries sitting under the reviewing stand, their eyes could not help but be attracted by the soldiers at the scene.

This set of actions was really too handsome. Even though Gao Da had seen these actions many times, he still couldn't help but praise in his heart that it was truly handsome.

Only three companies of the Guards participated in the military parade. After the infantry company passed, it was the turn of the cavalry company and the artillery company to appear.

The appearance of the cavalry company was as handsome as the infantry company. All soldiers rode jujube-red horses, and what they held in their hands was not a rifle, but a military saber more than a meter long.

The way the artillery company transported artillery pieces was no longer a horse-drawn carriage, but a car pulling an artillery piece. This mode of transport also made the eyes of high-level military officials of various countries shine; after all, cars run much faster than horse-drawn carriages.

Originally, high-level officials of European countries thought that the leading Guards Division was already quite shocking, but they did not expect that the performance of other units of the Royal Army would be no less inferior.