Ni Hua went to the field hospital, Liu Yimin's love fire was extinguished by a basin of cold water, and he stayed in the room alone and thought about it for a long time. No one was there anyway, and no one knew what he was thinking.

However, the son still has to pass, the devil still has to fight, and the situation in front of him still has to be dealt with, so he can't make such a big move, and Xiao Yue will ignore it, right? Next, the army will inevitably mobilize heavy troops to pounce on Shandong, and it is even possible to send additional troops from the country. In the eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in history, Xiao Yueben has successively had 108 divisions and 37 reading mixed brigades, 14 reading infantry brigades, 2 mixed brigades and a large number of garrisons have been to the Chinese battlefield.

Liu Yimin held a press conference on time, and since Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman Jingjing were both staying in the Yimeng central base area, Ni Hua went to the field hospital, and the press conference had to be presided over by Shi Ran, director of the Political Department of the Seventh Brigade.

Shi Ran was a cadre sent by the central column to the 18th Red Regiment at the time of the passage, and this person cannot be found in history, and he should be one of the unknown martyrs of the Red Army who died on the Long March. Of course, history has changed, and the fate of Shi Ran and a large number of other people has also changed.

At the press conference, Shi Ran announced the brilliant achievements of the instructors of the Eighth Route Army since they entered Shandong, and announced the numbers of the puppet army units that were eliminated, the names of the officials, their positions, their places of birth, and the colleges and universities they graduated from. After the announcement, Shi Ran announced the establishment of the Shandong Provincial Anti-Ming Boiled Senate after a public discussion by representatives from all walks of life in Shandong, with Senate Speaker Li Yu and Deputy Senate Speaker Lin Feng. The association belongs to the Shandong 3800 People's Autonomous Organization, as the Republic of China political axe Shandong Provincial political axe of the non-governmental participation and discussion of political institutions, obey the leadership of the Republic of China political axe, during the war on behalf of the administrative axe authority, the task is to unite and organize and lead the Shandong people's anti-Japanese struggle, until the expulsion of the people of Shandong out of Shandong, out of China.

At the same time, Shi Ran announced that by the resolution of the Shandong Provincial Senate to resist Mingzhuo, 11 anti-Mingzhuo political axe offices were set up, including Jilubian, Luxi, Luxinan, Lunan, Lunannan, Yimeng, Taixi, Luzhong, Qinghe, Jiaolai, and Jiaodong, and the task was to rebuild the anti-Mingzhuo regime in all counties, districts, and villages, develop the economy, organize the people to rise up and resist, and turn every inch of land in Shandong into the grave of the invaders. Please rest assured that all the people of Shandong will never evacuate Shandong and coexist with the people of Shandong and the great rivers and mountains of Shandong!

Shi Ran also announced that in order to support the protracted War of Resistance and resist the aggression of the devils, the Senate of Shandong Province decided to ban the circulation of counterfeit Yuan, Lianyin Coupons, Manchukuo Yuan, Korean Yuan, and military stamps in Shandong Province, and confiscate them immediately once discovered. The Senate of Shandong Kang Yue Mingzhu decided to establish Beihai Bank with a total share capital of 100 million yuan. Beihai Bank will set up branches, sub-branches and offices throughout the province to issue renminbi and the same value as legal tender, and only legal tender and renminbi will be allowed to circulate in Shandong in the future, and the silver dollars and copper yuan held by residents can be freely redeemed at the business outlets of Beihai Bank.

When the above decision was announced, Shi Ran's voice became higher and higher, and he became more and more proud, and in the end, he almost shouted out with his neck straight: "Next, please ask Comrade Liu Yimin, the instructor and division commander of the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the Chinese nation's anti-Japanese heroes, invincible generals, nemesis of the devils, and gravediggers!" ”

Liu Yimin didn't expect Shi Ran to introduce himself like this, the original presiding speech was not like this, this Shi Ran is probably excited to report the situation!

After a little flurging, Liu Yimin immediately realized that Shi Ran's words were probably the expectations of the officers and men of the whole army, and felt heavy in his heart, and said: "Fellow journalists, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to meet you. I have always had a dream that after the war is over, my wife and I can live permanently in beautiful Qingdao, and walk on the beach every day, watching the tide rise and fall, and the clouds roll up. Unfortunately, this dream is still a little far away for me, because the robbers have come, and they have killed people and set fire to our land, and they have done all kinds of evil. We had to take up arms and fight to the death against the devils. When we win the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and usher in a period of peaceful construction, I will definitely go to Qingdao to live permanently, participate in the construction of Qingdao, and build the beautiful Qingdao into a tourist resort, cultural island, and art island that everyone in the world yearns for. ”

This remark brought the feelings of those local reporters in Qingdao closer, and the reporters immediately raised their hands to start asking questions.

Liu Yimin waved his hand, motioned for the reporters to wait, and then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, please let me finish speaking, I will set aside time to communicate with you." The topic of my talk this time is "The Chinese people are about to usher in the dawn of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression." In other words, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is currently in a dark period before dawn, and after a while, this darkness will slowly pass, and the Japanese army will have to stop its aggressive strategic offensive and move to the stage of holding off with our army. Why? I would like to calculate three accounts for you, and this first account is an economic account. As we know, it is an island country, with poor resources and a deformed economy. Before the Lugou Bridge Incident, it was said that this year had an annual output of 36,900 tons of iron and 6.4 million tons of steel, and could produce 600 aircraft and 200 tanks per year. It is precisely because of this foundation that Yue Bencai has inflated his ambitions, dared to launch a full-scale war of aggression against China, and swore to defeat China in three months. Since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has been fought, if we look back and look back, we can see that the amount of steel and grain produced in this country has not increased significantly, but the consumption has increased by a great margin, especially the consumption of petroleum and rubber, which are all strategic materials that are all dependent on imports, by several times, dozens of times, or even by more than a hundred times. In addition to the original army and navy military factories, 3,800 private factories were mobilized to produce munitions. So far, except for the steel helmet, which has completed 100 percent of the mission, weapons, ammunition, aircraft, and tanks have not completed the task. Expanding the war attrition will inevitably cause the economy to enter a wartime system, and the national economy will thoroughly move toward the track of militarization, that is, the common people say that they can walk on one leg. If this development continues, it is said that the economy will collapse sooner or later. According to reliable information, the current war consumption has reached 10 billion yuan. In order to support this consumption, the government had to issue public bonds on a large scale, and even constantly used gold reserves. If you have the opportunity, you can go to Yuben to see that their factories are now full of child and female laborers, and the living standards of ordinary people have plummeted. This shows a problem: Not only did he not reap material benefits from the war of aggression against China, but on the contrary, his national strength declined. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yimin paused slightly, so that the reporters could record clearly.

After the reporters finished recording, Liu Yimin continued: "Let's examine the development and changes of the army's strength again. That is, to calculate the second account, the military account. Maybe my journalist friends don't do military affairs and don't know much about the history of the military, but in my spare time recently, I found some information in this area and shared it with my friends. The origin of the army was 10,000 soldiers of the emperor's imperial family in April 1871, and it was not until 1873 that the mercenary system was changed to a compulsory military system, and the whole country was divided into six towns: Tokyo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Kumamoto, which was the beginning of the modern army. Later, the reform of the military system turned Zhentai into divisions, and these six Zhentai were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th divisions of the Japanese army, plus the Guards Division established later, a total of seven divisions and regiments. These seven divisions are the first-rate troops in the Chinese army. Before the Russo-Russian War, in order to prepare for war with Russia and expand aggression, six new divisions were set up, ranging from the seventh to the twelfth, and at this time, the army already had 13 divisions. During the Russo-Russian War, although the army was dispatched, its strength was still insufficient, and four new divisions were formed, including the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th. After the end of the Russo-Russian War, he prepared to further expand the aggression and added two divisions, the 17th and 18th divisions. After the annexation of Korea, the 19th and 22nd divisions were added. So far, there are 21 divisions and regiments in the army. Among these 21 divisions, the first six divisions and the Guards Division are the first-class units of the Japanese army, and priority is given to ensuring supplies. The last 14 divisions were second-rate units of the Chinese army. Later, the army carried out three disarmaments, abolished the establishment of the 13th, 15th, 17th, and 18th divisions, and turned them into 17 divisions, that is, what people often call permanent divisions. Since the Lugou Bridge Incident, the army has expanded its army several times, and the total number of divisions and regiments has reached 35, of which the newly formed 15th Division, 17th Division, 10th Division, 10th Division, and 116th Division have already left for China. Coupled with the reading power of the additional brigade of the Yue Army, the total strength of the Yue Army has more than doubled. Such a large-scale expansion of the armed forces in a short period of time will inevitably lead to a decline in the quality of the soldiers and a decline in combat effectiveness. I see that some of the soldiers were probably sent to China just after learning to pull the bolt. I'm afraid that when I dream at night, I will shout that my mother and mother want to feed! ”

The reporters at the scene burst into laughter.

We continue to calculate this second account, since the invasion of China, our army has carried out a resolute resistance, although it has paid a heavy price, but it has also suffered heavy losses, such as the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Xinkou, and the Battle of Xuzhou, all of which have severely damaged the army. Although in the early days of the war, some units of our army were afraid of the enemy and immediately retreated when they were shocked, after the chairman shot Han Fuqu, military discipline was shaken, and a large number of heroic martyrs who did not retreat and sacrificed their lives for the country emerged. At the same time, the strategic and tactical level of our army has been markedly improved, and the great victory in Taierzhuang, led by General Li Zongren, has displayed the prestige of the [***] team. The defense of Nanjing under the command of General Zhang Zhizhong was also a song and a cry while completing the strategic transfer of personnel and materials in the capital. Another example is Taiyuan, after our army recovered Taiyuan, it implemented the clear field of the fortified wall, completely evacuated Taiyuan, and did not even leave a single screw to the army, so that after the army paid a heavy price, it could only get an empty city. These are all success stories. In particular, after our 18th Group Army went north to resist Yue, it first fought at Pingxingguan and broke the myth of the invincibility of the army, and then set up an ambush at Yanmen Pass, a surprise attack on Yangmingbao, and a fierce battle against Zihongkou and Guangyang. Since the departure of our instructors, we have successively annihilated the 21st Brigade and its cavalry wing and field artillery wing, the main force of the Fifth Division of the Yue Army in Taiyuan, annihilated the Chahar Dispatch Corps, and then attacked and occupied Tianjin, annihilated a wing of the North China Zhutun Army stationed in Tianjin and its affiliated units, and in the operation to block the reinforcement of Tianjin, the cavalry wing of the 1st Division of the Yue Army was completely annihilated, and the 10th Division of the Yue Army was severely damaged. Since crossing the Yellow River eastward into the hinterland of Shandong, the Battle of Jinpu Road was launched, annihilating the main force of the 13th Brigade and the first brigade of the 114th Division, and then annihilating the Sixth Division of the Reading Force of the Yue Army in Ju County, annihilating the two brigades of the Devils at the Guantai Ferry, annihilating the 10th Brigade of the Reading Force in Tai'an, and the 8th Division and the 3rd Brigade and Qingdao Garrison in the Luzhong Campaign, accumulating two divisions and eight brigades of the Yue Army, and severely damaging the mixed brigades, the 1st Division, and the 114th Division of the North China Zhutun Army. The total number of enemies destroyed by the 22nd Division and other units has reached 100,000. Please note that our army is a system to eliminate devils, and there is a particular thing about this, when the devils are hit hard, as long as the backbone of the battle is there and the veterans are there, after replenishing the new soldiers, they will be able to restore their combat effectiveness immediately. If the devils are completely wiped out, it will be impossible to replenish the recruits and rebuild, because the rebuilt troops are at best a recruit training regiment and have no combat effectiveness. It is for this reason that after we eliminated the 21st Brigade of the Fifth Division, the devil had to transfer a mixed brigade from the Guards Division into the Fifth Division to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Division, instead of directly replenishing the troops, because in that case, the Fifth Division would immediately become a fourth-rate or fifth-rate unit. As soon as this account is calculated, everyone will understand that the elite of Xiao Yueben has suffered heavy losses in less than a year, the total number of troops eliminated by the Eighth Route Army plus the defense of Taierzhuang to eliminate more than 10,000 people, plus the Songhu battlefield, the Battle of Xinkou, the Battle of Nanjing, and the early and late elimination of the Xuzhou Battle, it is conservatively estimated that the loss of the Yue army should also be about 200,000. This figure is combined with the 600,000 troops that the army has in China, that is, 800,000, and everyone should understand that before the Lugou Bridge Incident, the total strength of the army was 250,000. In other words, in less than a year, the army increased its troops by 600,000 by expanding its troops and replenishing casualties. Excluding the troops in the homeland, Korea, and Taiwan, the army directly used the army to fight against China amounted to 800,000 troops, but in exchange for a result of 200,000 casualties. Everyone said, no matter how fierce the army is, how fierce can it be? ”

After a pause, Liu Yimin continued: "Of course, after all, it is a country with a complete military service system, not to mention an increase of 600,000 troops, even an increase of 1 million or 200 troops can be done. However, blindly expanding the armed forces will inevitably lead to a decline in the combat quality of individual soldiers, and at the same time, it will also lead to excessive military spending and a decline in the quality of weapons and equipment. For example, the 8th Division of the Chinese Army that we eliminated had more than 7,000 war horses alone, but the 21st Division of the Chinese Army had a pitiful number of war horses, which was simply disproportionate. This shows that there is a big gap between the equipment of the newly organized units and the old ones, and the combat effectiveness and mobility of the PLA will naturally be greatly reduced. On the other hand, although our army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Xinkou, the Battle of Taiyuan, and the Battle of Xuzhou, our army had an advantage in the source of troops that the army could not compare, and the 3 million army was still 3 million, and many guerrillas and militias were born in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression that terrified the devils. After training and actual combat testing, these armed forces will become the elite of a hundred battles. In the future, in the late stage of the Anti-Japanese War, our army will definitely stand proudly among the world's strongest armies, and Xiao Yue is not our opponent! ”

When had these reporters ever heard such an incisive analysis of the situation in the War of Resistance Against Japan? So I listened with relish, and the pen in my hand kept recording, for fear of missing a word.

Not to mention these reporters who don't know anything about military affairs, the cadres of the Seventh Brigade and the Guard Regiment who attended the press conference are also taking serious records, and even Shi Ran, who presided over the press conference, did not bother to check the situation at the venue.

Liu Yimin was stimulated by Ni Hua, and he had nowhere to vent his sullenness, so he poured all his sullen out on the Yue army, and the more he spoke, the smoother it became: "The above is the loss of the infantry of the Yue army, and now I will talk about the loss of the army aviation." After recovering Taiyuan, our instructor used the planes to attack the enemy's Beiping Airport, Tianjin Airport, Shijiazhuang Airport, Baoding Airport, and Jinan Airport, completely annihilating the air force of the North China Front Army, forcing the commander of the enemy's air force to commit suicide. After our instructor attacked and occupied Tianjin, he once again used the opportunity to sneak attack the major airfields of the Kwantung Army and the North China Front. Later, our instructor attacked and occupied the Dawenkou airfield of the Yuejun army, blew up the Baoding airfield with a small force, and bombed the Taiyuan airfield and Shijiazhuang airfield with the Eighth Route Army air force. During the Great Air Battle in Xi'an, the Eighth Route Army Air Force destroyed 57 planes, and our army destroyed more than 400 planes before and after, plus the number of planes destroyed, the army lost nearly 500 planes, which is almost equivalent to the country's aircraft production at full capacity for one year. The most important thing is that a large number of long-trained pilots of the Chinese army have been killed by our army, and it will be very difficult for the military to take advantage of any more air battles in the future. ”

Liu Yimin continued: "Next, I will calculate the third account for you, that is, the international account. At the beginning of the army's invasion of China, especially during the September 18 incident, although the international community sympathized with China, no country provided substantial assistance or support to China. Now the situation is different; thanks to the reports of reporters with a sense of justice and the propaganda launched by Comrade Ni Hua, vice president of the Eighth Route Army General Hospital, in the United States, the people of all countries in the world have a clearer understanding of the crimes of the aggressors, and the call for supporting the Chinese people in the War of Resistance and opposing aggression has become louder and louder. It is believed that in the near future, some responsible major countries will take measures to impose sanctions on China and support China. What I want to say is that before the war, they mainly imported strategic materials, ships, and weapons and equipment from Europe and the United States, but now they can only import scrap steel, oil, and rubber from Europe and the United States, and it is already very difficult to import weapons and equipment. Here, through you, I would like to appeal to the United States, Britain, France and other countries to take immediate action to ban all trade with the United States, provide China with all kinds of assistance from funds to weapons, and help the Chinese people defeat the aggressors. Otherwise, one day the invaders will target them, and they will regret their legacy of raising tigers today, and they will have to reap the consequences! ”

Finally, Liu Yimin said: "Through these three accounts, we can conclude that the strategic offensive phase of the Yue army will not last long, and China's War of Resistance is about to usher in the dawn." Of course, after all, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and the army will continue to go crazy for a while. Right now, the army is secretly mobilizing a large army and preparing to attack our instructor in an attempt to destroy us in one fell swoop. This is just right, I am still worried that I can't catch the elite troops of the Yue Army, they are about to take the initiative to send them to the door, and I welcome them. At this point in the war, I was not interested in exterminating the third- and fourth-rate Chinese army, which was the work of our local troops. I hope that Terauchi Shouichi would do well borrow the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Divisions from the Kwantung Army, or the 3rd Division, which is part of the Central China Front, to cooperate with the 5th and 6th Divisions of the North China Front in launching an attack. I want to taste the joy of destroying the first-class divisions of the Japanese army! So, what will the army do after the setback in Shandong? They will inevitably go to capture Wuhan, and then attack the big cities of Guangzhou, Changsha, and Nanchang, and our people will have to pay great sacrifices. However, as long as our people are united, resolutely resist the war, and strictly implement the clear of the wilderness, the offensive of the Chinese army will inevitably run into walls everywhere, forcing them to stop their offensive and move into a stage of strategic stalemate with our country. ”

After saying so much, Liu Yimin was also a little tired, picked up a cup and drank water, wanting to take a break.

After Shi Ran finished recording, seeing that the reporters hadn't finished remembering, Liu Yimin was quite tired, so he didn't speak, wanting Liu Yimin to rest for a while.

There were not many reporters attending this press conference; apart from the newspaper reporters who taught the Seventh Brigade after they arrived in Jiaolai, the reporters of the Qingdao nongovernmental newspapers were reporters from the Great East Asia News, reporters from various countries stationed in Qingdao, and reporters from the American press corps who returned with Ni Hua.

The Seventh Brigade of Education made full preparations for this press conference, found a group of interpreters in Qingdao, and assigned translators and recorders to each foreign reporter. In the meantime, reporters from various countries stationed in Qingdao basically understand Chinese, and they were able to understand Liu Yimin's words just now. None of the reporters in the American press corps could understand it, and they could only read the translated transcripts.

After Liu Yi consulted Liu Yimin, he also called the reporters of the "Qingdao Xinmin Daily", "Qingdao Daily", and "Qingdao Times" run by the Qingdao puppet forces.

(To be continued)