The New York Times was founded on September 18, 1895, as the New York Times, and was founded by Henry J. Raymond and George Jones.

The New York Times news is very serious because they position themselves as "newspaper records," a policy that means that the New York Times rarely reports on an event first except for local New York news, and if they do report first, it must be a global sensation and a very credible event.

Unfortunately, the newspaper only lasted a year before it went bankrupt until 1896, when Adolf was in business. Ochs' acquisition of the New York Times, the bold expansion of the supplement, the addition of international news that was quite rare at the time, and the establishment of the principle of "striving for truth, fearlessness, impartiality, and non-partisanship, geography or any partisanship" brought the newspaper back to life and became a major newspaper with international influence.

The current president, Salzberg, is Adolf. Oakes' son-in-law.

When Ni Hua accompanied Mr. Doug to the door, Mr. Salisberg had already gotten out of the car and walked briskly towards Mr. Doug.

After hugging, kissing, and greetings, Mr. Salisberg and Mr. Doug took their seats in the living room.

Unlike Mr. Doug, who focused on academic research, as the helmsman of a major newspaper with international influence, Salzberg was more familiar with Chinese affairs, and knew that the instructor was a unit led by [***], which was reorganized into the National Revolutionary Army after negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Therefore, he first asked Ni Hua's family where he was in China and how he came to the United States.

As soon as Ni Hua heard it, he knew that Mr. Salisberg wanted to know her basic situation, find out her true identity, and was afraid of fake news. So, Ni Hua told his true situation as it was.

I heard that Ni Hua was born in the Ni family, is the cousin of Mrs. Sun Yat-sen, Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek, and Mrs. Kong Xiangxi, and came to the United States to study at the age of 13.

Then, Mr. Salisberg asked Ni Hua how he could join the tutor since he was Mrs. Jiang's cousin and studied in the United States, and how he became Mrs. Liu Yimin's business.

This matter was originally strictly confidential, but if the current situation is not explained, I am afraid it will be impossible to convince these high-ranking people in the United States, let alone want to meet President Roosevelt. At this time, Ni Hua put life and death aside for the War of Resistance, and no longer considered his own safety, and told him how to go to Chengdu to deal with the problem of his own hospital, how to save Liu Yimin, the commander of the Red Seventh Army, how to meet and fall in love with him, and how to serve as the vice president of the field hospital of the Red Seventh Army.

After Ni Hua finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the living room. After a few moments, Mr. Salisberg said softly, "God, this is a legend. Miss Ni Hua, please go back and get ready, and I will inform you of the time and place of the press conference soon. ”

After Mr. Salzberg left Ni Hua's contact number and address, he took his leave.

After Ni Hua came out of Mr. Doug's house, he went directly to the Minhua International Trade Company and reported to China on the radio the process of meeting Mr. Doug and Mr. Salisberg, and also reported on his plan to launch aid activities in New York in the capacity of Mrs. Liu Yimin and the vice president of the Field Hospital, and requested that the domestic war situation and the atrocities committed by the Japanese army be quickly reported for use at the press conference and when meeting President Roosevelt.

After receiving the telegram, Comrade Chen Yun, who was in charge of affairs with the Minhua International Trade Company, did not dare to slack off, and directly took the telegram and went to the chairman and vice chairman Zhou to report.

Zhou Enlai was leading Ye Jianying to study the current situation in Shanxi at this time, and it was obvious that the army was so aggressive to Shanxi at this time, and it was the elite Kwantung Army as the main force, and it was impossible to touch it hard. Liu Yimin is right, strategically strictly fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, get out of the way, occupy both sides, and establish a consolidated rural base area; Tactically, they took advantage of Shanxi's complex terrain to organize troops to actively carry out raids and disturbances, so that the Yue army would fall into a quagmire and firmly grasp the initiative in the war.

[***] put the pencil in his hand on the table and said to Zhou En: "Enlai, I want to send a telegram to Yan Xishan immediately, asking him to pay close attention to the movements of the Yue army in the direction of Niangzi Pass, and must not be caught off guard by the surprise attack of the Yue army." If necessary, ask him to consider abandoning Taiyuan, transfer the main force to the west or south of Jin, and use the mountains to deal with the Yue army. In addition, Yan Xishan was asked to order the Wei Lihuang group to strengthen the defense line of Zhongtiao Mountain and prepare to stop the Yue army's attempt to move south. Send a telegram to Zhu and Peng, ordering the 120th and 115th Divisions to get out of the way, actively attack and ambush the enemy, and leave as soon as they fight, never love to fight. The Reading Division and the 129th Division were ordered to prepare for a large-scale attack by the enemy, and resolutely fortified the walls and cleared the fields, so that the army could not find the common people, food, or clean water. As soon as the army leaves the line of communication, it will actively attack and harass. We will resolutely wipe out the small units of the army that have broken away from the main force. To achieve such a goal, that is, after the army arrived in Shanxi, it would become a blind donkey and a blind horse, and there would be traps everywhere. After the instructor to be taught started in Tianjin, after the heavy army group returned to the Pingjin area, the army left behind in Shanxi was trapped and killed in large and medium-sized cities and communication lines. ”

Zhou Enlai nodded and said, "Chairman, our troops are easy to say, this Yan Xishan doesn't know if he will listen to our persuasion." This old man is not easy to speak. ”

[***] smiled, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said: "At this time and that time, the current Yan Laoxi is not the Shanxi Emperor who shocked the Quartet. He knows the times. ”

Zhou Enlai was about to ask Ye Jianying to send a telegram, and the guard staff reported that Comrade Chen Yun was here and had an important report.

Zhou Enlai waved his hand and asked Ye Jianying to send a report, and asked the guard staff to invite Comrade Chen Yun in.

After reading Ni Hua's telegram, [***] and Zhou Enlai were silent. Chen Yun suggested that it would be better to hold a meeting to discuss it and see how to reply better.

[***] said: "What a meeting! A press conference is about to be held over there, and no amount of reply we can reply to stop Ni Hua's determination to make his identity public and enlist the support and assistance of the United States. This girl, in order to resist, doesn't even think about her own safety. is worthy of being a good son and daughter of China, and worthy of being the woman in love with our legendary hero Liu Yimin! Attaboy! Attaboy! ”

Zhou Enlai saw that [***] said two good things in a row, and knew that the chairman admired Ni Hua's actions, so he reminded: "Chairman, there are three issues to consider, one is that Ni Hua publicly stated that he is the wife of Comrade Liu Yimin and the vice president of the instructor field hospital, and after the news is announced, it will inevitably spread quickly to the world." How would Moscow react if it knew that our comrades had ties with the United States? The second is that Chiang Kai-shek is deliberately trying to win over and frame Liu Yimin, if he knew that Song Meiling's cousin was Liu Yimin's lover, would he make a big fuss about it? Third, once we agree that Ni Hua will operate in the United States as Liu Yimin's wife, it will be tantamount to confirming the relationship between her and Liu Yimin, will this have a bad impact on the relationship between Comrade Liu Yimin and his wife? Besides, it is also contrary to our [***] people's idea of marriage. These questions need to be well thought out. ”

[***] took out another cigarette, knocked it lightly on the table a few times, continued the two cigarettes together, took a beautiful puff, and then said: "Enlai, Liu Yimin said very clearly at the press conference in Taiyuan last time that my main industrial raw materials are imported from the United States. If the US political axe had supported our country, I would not have been so rampant in the first place. At present, the attitude of the US political axe towards China's war of resistance is still very ambiguous, and it is said that Chiang Kai-shek once sent people to contact the US side, but the US side took a cold attitude. Ni Hua's telegram said that her mentor offered to take her to meet President Roosevelt, which was an opportunity for our country and our party. If we don't agree with Ni Hua coming forward as Mrs. Liu Yimin, then her influence will be greatly reduced, let alone meeting President Roosevelt, and I am afraid that this press conference will not be held. Besides, what if we don't agree? Ni Hua received an American-style education, her reading ability was self-reliant, and she was thousands of miles away, so she asked us mainly to obtain information about the situation of the Anti-Japanese War in China and increase her persuasiveness. As for whether she came forward in the name of Mrs. Liu Yimin, she did not ask for instructions. In other words, she had made up her mind to do so. It doesn't matter if we agree or not. ”

Zhou Enlai picked up the telegram and read it again, sighed, and said, "Do you want to send a telegram to Liu Yimin?" ”

[***] nodded, and said: "Now is a critical moment for the survival of our country, and nothing is more important than fighting the invaders. As soon as Ni Hua's press conference opens, it will inevitably have a great impact in the United States. Whether or not we met President Roosevelt, it was always a good start for us to win American support. There is nothing to say, we must resolutely support it. Together with Comrade Chen Yun and Comrade Jianying, you will briefly sort out the current situation of the War of Resistance in China and immediately send it to Ni Hua. The central authorities agreed that she should act in the United States in her capacity as Mrs. Liu Yimin and vice president of the Eighth Route Army General Hospital, and do her best to win US support and assistance. ”

After thinking about it, [***] said again: "How Chiang Kai-shek makes a fuss, that is his business, and the facts have proven that this does not work for Comrade Liu Yimin." If they don't say anything about Moscow's problems, they will let the comrades in the Comintern explain it. Really, after talking for a few years, I didn't see a single machine from Moscow, but I gave Chiang Kai-shek 200 planes! If Liu Yimin hadn't seen the opportunity early and asked Ni Hua to get those equipment back from the United States, would Shaanxi have the current situation? As for whether it will affect the relationship between Liu Yimin and his wife, it is his personal matter, and he cannot associate his personal feelings with such a major matter. I believe that Comrade Liu Yimin will handle it well and will not make it difficult for us. If he can't handle it well, just help him deal with it, and the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War is the most important at the moment. ”

Chen Yun glanced at [***] and reminded: "Chairman, Ni Hua's position is the vice president of the instructor field hospital, not the vice president of the Eighth Route Army General Hospital. ”

[***] was impatient, and said directly: "Do what I say, and look at the long term." ”

Zhou Enlai and Chen Yun went out to find Ye Jianying.

After Zhou Enlai and Chen Yun left, [***] picked up Ni Hua's telegram and read it again, and said to himself: "It's good, it's really good!" There are so many outstanding sons and daughters who have risen up to resist the war, and it is said that if Kou does not perish, what is the reason of heaven! With that, he went back to work on the map.

After receiving the report from the central government, Liu Yimin was silent for a long time, and then he took matters into his own hands, and wrote down all the tragedies he knew about the Fushun Pingdingshan tragedy, the Tianjin Hedongfeng Lin Village, the Jinghai County Fujunmiao and other series of tragedies, the Shanxi series of tragedies, the Shandong series of tragedies, the Hebei series of tragedies, the Henan series of tragedies, and the Songhu series of tragedies, and then attached his speech at the Taiyuan press conference, and wrote the questions that the reporter might ask and how to answer them, and finally wrote the sentence "Pay attention to safety, look forward to your safe return!" ”

After writing it, he handed it over to Qian Zhuangfei and sent it directly to the United States.

After receiving the telegram sent by the Central Committee and Liu Yimin, Ni Hua carefully read the materials and typed out all the materials needed on a typewriter. As for the central government's approval of her activities in the United States in the capacity of Mrs. Liu Yimin and vice president of the Eighth Route Army General Hospital, this stupid girl didn't care. Comrade Chen Jie, who was still in charge of the company's affairs, quietly called out to the chief, and Ni Hua realized that he might have been promoted.

Seeing Liu Yimin's last instructions, Ni Hua almost burst into tears, she hadn't gotten Liu Yimin's words for a long time, and when she saw Liu Yimin's greetings, her mood was agitated, and she sat quietly alone for a long time before regaining her calm.

As soon as she had finished her busy work, Mr. Salzberg called her and told her to hold a press conference at four o'clock in the afternoon in the conference room of The New York Times, and asked her to be on time.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the conference room of the New York Times was full of reporters from various newspapers, magazines, and radio stations in New York, and when Ni Hua and Mr. Salisberg came in, the reporters stopped talking and looked at the beautiful girl next to Mr. Salisberg in amazement.

Today's Ni Hua is dressed the same as when she fell in love with Liu Yimin in Xi'an, with a scarlet sweater on her upper body, black woolen pants on her lower body, a black tweed coat on the outside, a white silk shawl on the coat, and a silver-white butterfly-shaped hairpin on her hair, pouring her long hair like a black waterfall on the outside of the black coat. A pair of small black leather boots, stepping on the wooden floor of the conference room, made a crisp sound, like a gently played music.

A reporter couldn't help but stand up and exclaim: "God, I really saw an angel!" ”

Just hear Mr. Salzberg say: "Ladies and gentlemen: Good afternoon! The press conference with Ms. Ni Hua, wife of General Liu Yimin, instructor and division commander of the 18th Group Army of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, vice president of the General Hospital of the 18th Group Army of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, and doctoral student of the School of Medicine of Columbia University in the United States of America, is now open. First of all, I would like to ask Ms. Ni Hua to give a briefing on the situation of Ben's war of aggression against China. ”

The situation was the same as Ni Hua had originally guessed, and when Salisberg introduced it, the venue was in chaos. These reporters are all news veterans and have a good understanding of what is happening in China, and suddenly heard that this beautiful, elegant and noble oriental angel in front of them turned out to be the wife of a general of the Central [***] team, and the vice president of the General Hospital of the Eighth Route Army. In particular, this Chinese female soldier turned out to be a doctor of Columbia University School of Medicine, and the highlights, selling points, hot spots, and focus of the news came out at once. Naturally, the reporters were going to turn heads and ask each other about each other.

Salzberg was at the helm of The New York Times, and it was definitely a newspaper elite, and the reaction of the reporters was already under consideration. He glanced at Ni Hua and looked at the reporters at the scene with a smile on his face.

After ten minutes, the reporters fell silent, and then Salzberg said again: "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to invite Dr. Ni Hua to introduce the relevant situation of Ben's war of aggression against China. ”

Ni Hua stabilized his mind and swept the reporters with his eyes, and then said softly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to have the opportunity to meet with you. At this very moment, in the far East, my dear motherland is being invaded by the devils. Every minute, every second, my compatriots lose their homes and lives under the cannons of the planes of the devils. My husband, my comrades-in-arms, and countless Chinese who are unwilling to be slaves are fighting to the death against the devils. I am here to meet you, and my heart has flown back to the front line of resistance. I can't wait to work with my comrades-in-arms to open fire on the invaders and use our flesh and blood to block the pace of aggression of the Japanese army. As you know, China is an ancient country with a history of 5,000 years of civilization, and the four great inventions have made outstanding contributions to all mankind. As China's neighbors, their country has been influenced by Chinese civilization, and their writing, clothing, architecture, and food all have the color of Chinese culture. However, he said that he was not grateful to Dade and did not get along with China for giving them countless help, but repaid virtue with grievances and launched a war of aggression. ”

Ni Hua spoke for 20 minutes, starting from the September 18 Incident and the occupation of Northeast China, and all the way to the present time when the Chinese army is attacking Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. The crisp and melodious voice like a yellow bird, the standard American English accent, and the deep tone of voice immediately captured the hearts of the reporters. At the scene, I only listened to the sound of brushing made by the pen writing on the paper, and there was no more hand-to-ear phenomenon.

After Ni Hua finished speaking, Mr. Salisberg said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to invite Dr. Ni Hua to introduce the atrocities of the Chinese army's invasion of China. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that this is direct material from the [***] team, please don't forget to take notes. If the records are incomplete, the materials can be collected after the meeting. I will do my best to serve you. ”

Ni Hua took out the information and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am here today to ask you to uphold justice for the Chinese people, and through your pen, expose the heinous crimes committed by the invading Chinese army, so that the people of the whole world can see what the invaders have done in China!" I assure you that this information comes from the front-line troops of the 18th Group Army, and it is absolutely true! ”

After speaking, Ni Hua began to talk about the Fushun Pingdingshan tragedy created by the army in 1932, and talked in detail about a series of tragedies created by the army in Northeast China, North China, East China, and Shandong. Speaking of the murder of the female compatriots who were killed by the army, Ni Hua couldn't help but sobbed softly, and at the end of the conversation, she actually cried loudly, which caused most of the reporters to shed tears.

The accusation lasted for two hours. Salzberg wiped his tears, asked the staff to lead Ni Hua to the bathroom to wash his face, drink some water, and recover his mood before continuing to ask Ni Hua to introduce the achievements of the Chinese people's war of resistance.

Ni Hua's voice was hoarse at this time, but she still insisted on giving a detailed introduction to the achievements made in the frontal battlefields such as the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Xinkou after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, focusing on the victory of the Eighth Route Army in Pingxingguan and Taiyuan. The names, places of origin, graduation schools, and unit numbers of the generals above Dazuo who were killed in the army were all clearly explained.

After speaking, Ni Hua stabilized his mind and said in a hoarse voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am very grateful that you were able to listen to the story of a Chinese female soldier. I grew up in the United States, I was deeply influenced by American culture, I know that honesty is the foundation of being a human being, I swear to God, everything I say is true! We welcome friends from the US press circles to China to investigate the crimes of the Japanese military, so that the crimes of this beast army, which is incompatible with the civilized world, will be exposed under the sun, and the people of the whole world will see the ugly features of the most immoral, despicable, and shameless militarism in the world. ”

As soon as the words changed, Ni Hua said: "When the devil barbarously invaded China, when the Chinese people fought bloody battles with the people, many countries in the world stood on the side of justice and supported the Chinese people's struggle against the Japanese. However, I regret that the United States of America, the most powerful country in the world, has not played the role it should have played in stopping the aggression of the Japanese army. At present, the vast majority of the steel, oil, and other materials needed by the military to wage war come from the United States. On behalf of the suffering Chinese people, I am here to call on the righteous American people to take action, support the Chinese people's anti-Japanese struggle, donate money and materials, and provide volunteer services! The financial and corporate circles of the United States, which call for justice, do not do business with themselves and do not sell them strategic materials! We call on the righteous US to fulfill its obligations as a major country, condemn and sanction China, formulate a plan to aid China, and provide strong support to China in terms of weapons, ammunition, medicines, food, equipment, and raw materials. ”

In the end, Ni Hua said: "China is a big country with more than 10 million square kilometers of land and 40,000 people. Second, it is said that this militarism pursues a policy of aggression and expansion, and only then does it have a wolf's heart. At present, the Chinese people are unprecedentedly united under the banner of resistance, and China has great strategic space and abundant war resources. I firmly believe that our people will be able to defeat the aggressors, drive out the invaders, and rebuild a happy homeland. The Chinese are kind and affectionate, and whoever helped us will not be forgotten by our children and grandchildren. The American people are our friends, we cherish our friendship with the United States, and we sincerely hope that the American people will give us strong support when we are subjected to aggression. ”

Ni Hua's final speech won unanimous applause from reporters.

It was already dark, and Mr. Salzberg saw that it was not too early, so he immediately announced that he had entered the questioning procedure and invited reporters to ask questions.

The first to ask the question was a reporter from the New York Times, who first introduced himself and then asked: "According to reliable information, the Chinese army is attacking Nanjing, the capital of China. ”

Liu Yimin had already written the answer to this question, and Ni Hua replied carefully according to the answer: "I am not a professional military expert, so it is not good to explain too much about this issue. Personally, I don't think it matters whether Nanjing can be held or not, because we have lost Nanjing, and there are still many cities that can be used as temporary capitals. The important thing is that we firmly believe that victory belongs to us and that whatever we lose, we can recover it in the future. ”

A reporter from the Washington Post asked: "Dr. Ni Hua, I have always said that they are not aggression, but anti-Japanese activities against China. After listening to your introduction just now, I already understand that I am lying, and that they are standard aggressors. I would like to ask, how long do you think China's war of resistance will last? Do you have what it takes to defeat you? ”

After listening to this, Ni Hua said without thinking: "Thank you, Mr. reporter, I am very happy that you have a clear understanding, and I thank you for my country and my compatriots." I don't know how long the war will last. What I do know is that my compatriots and comrades-in-arms and I are determined to fight the Yakuza to the end until we destroy them and defeat them. Of course, if the United States could fully support us, the war would be greatly shortened. The sooner the war ended, the fewer many people would have died. I would like to appeal to the US political axe and the American people through the influential Washington Post to support China's war of resistance against Japanese aggression and to free our compatriots from the bitter sea of aggression as soon as possible. As for your second question, I firmly believe that we will eventually defeat the invaders. Of course, looking at it now, both in terms of national strength and military strength, it is said that China far surpasses it. However, the Chinese have a large population and a vast land, and we can afford to fight and drag, and as long as we do not surrender and do not compromise, the final victory will inevitably belong to us. ”

A reporter from the Los Angeles Times asked: "Dr. Ni Hua, as far as I know, the 18th Army you are talking about belongs to the troops led by [***], and since you and your husband belong to the 18th Army, I wonder if your speech and attitude can represent Mr. Chiang Kai-shek's national political axe?" ”

(To be continued)