The War That Stopped Because of a Pack of Cigarettes

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September 25, 1914, in the Ipère region of Belgium.

A gunshot woke up the British soldiers. They subconsciously picked up the Lee-Enfield rifles on the ground and there was another round of static fire suppression. The soldiers had long been accustomed to this disgusting trench warfare.

Later, the soldiers took advantage of the gap to eat food, but they had a strange and inexplicable expectation in their hearts. After all, today is Christmas, a wonderful day to be reunited with family and friends.

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"Why isn't there any movement from the Germans?"

"Maybe they all ate something bad!"

"Hahahaha."

The soldiers laughed. This is their required course every day. In this environment, if you don't have some fun, you will go crazy.

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There was also a burst of laughter from the German side. At this time, the young man holding the telescope exclaimed: "Christmas tree!" He was surprised to find that the German army was actually decorating the Christmas tree and putting candles on it!

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A few minutes later, a familiar song came from the German side. That's the song that belongs to the whole world.# p#pagination title #e#

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At that moment, everyone was stunned, their eyes moist, and their lifeless eyes glowed again. It seemed that there was an unknown emotion slowly thawing the frozen heart.

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They quietly listened to the German army singing and couldn't help but clap their hands. Then they wrote a big Marry Christmas on a wooden board and carefully supported the board with wooden sticks. After a while, a loud shout came from the opposite side: "You too!"

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The atmosphere suddenly changed. A soldier who had been a singer before entering the war also opened his mouth to sing, and other soldiers also began to sing in low voices, and the singing became louder and louder. At the end of the song, the German soldier shouted: "One more! One more!"

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People from the German army began to move Christmas trees to trenches, and the trees were arranged neatly one after another. They also threw a small box over, and the sharp-eyed person realized that it was a box of cigarettes.

It was this box of cigarettes that loosened the originally hostile relationship between the two armies.

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A German young man climbed out of the trenches, adjusted his military uniform, and then slowly walked forward with his hands high; someone in the British army also climbed out of the trenches, also holding his hands high, holding a box of precious pudding cans.

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The two of them got closer and closer, and they began to look at each other: it turned out that each other was not a monster, but a flesh-and-blood, living person like themselves. Then my hands were held together.# p#pagination title #e#

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The German soldier spoke first. He said in unproficient English: "I just want to wish you a Merry Christmas, sir."

The British soldier was stunned for a moment and then said,"Thank you, so do you. You speak English well."

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If there is the first, there will be the second, and more and more people are climbing out of the trenches. They exchanged cigarettes, praised and hugged each other like friends, kindly reminded each other where mines were buried, and brought their comrades back to their respective fronts for collective burial.

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Someone got a football and set up a crude goal in the trenches, so the most special football game in history began.

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No one cares about winning or losing. People who are tired will sit on the ground and watch the new players play. Both sides will cheer loudly when the ball scores.

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Before leaving the day, a German officer said to the British officer: "If you don't fire, we won't fire either."# p#pagination title #e#

The British officer held the German officer's hand and said,"Okay, my friend."

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On that day, there were no smoke or gunshots in Ippel. Sparrows also danced over no man's land, the first time people had seen animals other than mice in the trenches.

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Perhaps the young men's singing was too loud, and all high-level officers unanimously issued an order: All peaceful activities were prohibited and the soldiers could not disobey them.

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The German soldiers wrote a letter to the British soldiers: "Brother, I have to tell you that from now on we cannot meet each other, but if we are forced to shoot, we will always shoot upwards." The British boys responded by playing "Auld Lang Syne" on bagpipes.

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Later generations have commented that the ceasefire in 1914 was the last chivalry of World War I! War consumes life, but it cannot devour hearts that yearn for peace.

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Eighty-six years later, to commemorate the Christmas truce during World War I, a cross was built in Ippel, Belgium, to remember the warmth of the war.

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- End of story-

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? In the end

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People meet because of common beliefs and get together because of common hobbies. This is why such warm exceptions can be made in a protracted war.

I don't advocate how important cigarettes are, but I want to express that in this world where we need to do our best to live, there must always be one thing to become a spiritual sustenance. E-cigarettes that relieve the dual stress of mental and health will be an excellent choice for you.