Ni Hua glanced at the reporter and said: "My husband, General Liu Yimin, told me that both the Kuomintang and [***] are political parties in China, and they are both political organizations that work hard for China's freedom of reading, just like the Ameichio Party and the Republican Party in the United States. Under the current situation of aggression, China and the Chinese Kuomintang have joined hands to form a united front to lead the people of the whole country to unite in resisting the Japanese invasion. The 18th Group Army belonged to the battle sequence of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and was also under the leadership of the National Political Axe. On the issue of resisting the Japanese, the 18th Group Army and the Nationalist Political Axe have the same stand and attitude. Journalist friend, I can tell you that Ms. Soong Ching-ling, the wife of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the former premier of the National Axe, Ms. Soong Meiling, the wife of Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, the current chairman of the Military Commission of the National Axe, and Ms. Soong Oi Ling, the wife of Mr. Kong Xiangxi, the current Minister of Finance of the National Axe, are all my cousins. I believe that they, including Chairman Chiang himself, will support my attitude. I don't know if you're satisfied with my answer? ”

The Los Angeles Times reporter's eyes widened, and he replied repeatedly: "I am very satisfied, thank you for the beautiful Dr. Ni Hua." ”

Immediately, another reporter asked: "All I know of [***] are all Marxist believers, carry out extreme policies, and go against people's surnames." May I ask Dr. Ni Hua, you received a free fraternity education from the United States, why did you join [***]? ”

Ni Hua thought for a while, knowing that this reporter was an extremely conservative guy, so he replied: "This reporter, first of all, I am just a soldier of China's 18th Group Army, and I have not yet had the honor of being a [***] member. Second, I think you have a misunderstanding of China [***], or you have listened to inaccurate reports. The senior leaders of China, including my husband, whom I have known, are a group of people with ideals, pursuits, intelligence, integrity, kindness, and extremely high cultivation. A considerable number of them have returned from studying in France and the Soviet Union, that is, they have not studied abroad, and they are also very high-level intellectuals. My husband was not only a brave and warlike general, but also proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, and a very good painter, and his piano playing level was no less than that of the first-class pianists in the United States. Thirdly, as far as I know, the policies pursued by China in Shaanxi have won the support not only of the peasants, but also of the industrialists and businessmen. Shaanxi welcomes American businessmen to invest and start businesses. Fourth, my husband told me that Marxism is a scientific theoretical system, and since it is a theory, it needs to be constantly improved and developed, and mistakes should be constantly corrected and perfected in practice. Actually, I don't understand Marxism, but my husband once gave me a detailed explanation, according to him, Marxist theory is to guide people to seek the true freedom and liberation of mankind through struggle, and to seek the greatest perfection of human surnames. Fifth, whether it is Marxism or freedom, it is for the purpose of promoting social development and progress. However, the militaristic and aggressive and expansionist policies pursued by him are the natural enemies of the peaceful development of mankind and the common enemies of people of all beliefs. My answer is very superficial, but if you have the chance, I would like to ask you to go to China and get to know my husband and my comrades-in-arms, and they will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. I don't know if you would like to be friends with the Chinese? ”

To Ni Hua's surprise, the reporter did not continue to attack, but said politely: "Dr. Ni Hua, although you yourself said that your answer was very superficial, your statement is very novel, and I have never heard such an interpretation before. I think your husband must be a man with a unique view of Marxism. I must go to China, I must meet your husband and other Chinese people. Thank you, I'm satisfied. ”

Ni Hua's heart was relaxed for a while, and he smiled and said, "My friend, welcome to China." I promise, you'll make it worthwhile. ”

The press conference lasted until 8 o'clock in the evening, and by the time Ni Hua dragged his tired body back to the school dormitory, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

After eating a mouthful of food and washing up, Ni Hua wrote in his diary: "My dear, I am very satisfied with my performance today. This was the first battle in which I pushed the United States to support our war of resistance, and I hope it will be so successful next time. ”

The next day, all the major newspapers and magazines in New York reported on the first page of the press conference.

The first page of the New York Times was headlined, "Dr. Ni Hua, the wife of the legendary Chinese hero General Liu Yimin, complained of the atrocities of the Chinese army in invading China with blood and tears," the second page was titled "Dr. Ni Hua Calls on the Righteous United States to Stop the Invasion of China," the third page was titled "Dr. Ni Hua Calls on the American People to Take Action to Support China's War of Resistance with Practical Actions," and the fourth page was titled "Burning China."

The first edition is full of tragedies caused by the army, and the time, place, and number of victims are accurately recorded, not only the information is detailed, but the description is also real, as if you were there in person.

The second edition is mainly an analysis of the US foreign policy by the reporters of the New York Times, including not only the situation of Chiang Kai-shek's political axe seeking assistance from the United States, but also the figures of strategic materials imported from the United States over the years. At the end of the article, it was written in bold large font: "American materials are becoming the material basis for Ben's invasion of China, and bombs made of American steel are falling on the heads of the suffering Chinese." The land of China is groaning. ”

The third page published photos taken by the New York Times correspondent in China: the hungry victims, the Chinese soldiers who lacked guns and ammunition, the Songhu battlefield with grenades and the Chinese army tanks and other photos, and then the list of materials that China urgently needed from the United States to donate from the people.

The fourth edition is an introduction to the results of the battles carried out by the Chinese [***] team in the Anti-Japanese War, including Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki and the number of troops eliminated, the number of troops, the names of officials, birthplaces and other information, which are very detailed, and the myth of the invincibility of the army is a mess.

In order to expand the publicity effect and increase the sales of the newspaper, the New York Times also launched a special issue "Peerless Celebrity Interprets Peerless Legend - Exclusive Interview with Dr. Ni Hua and the Legendary Hero Liu Yimin's Love and Love". The article describes Ni Hua as an angel who came out of Columbia University School of Medicine, and Liu Yimin as a peerless hero who fell in love with Ni Hua at first sight.

Other newspapers also firmly grasped the highlights of the news, with the following headlines: "Look, this is the bestiality of the Imperial Army", "North China is crying", "The army is raging on both sides of the Yangtze River", "How Seishiro Itagaki apologized for his crimes", "The generals of the Yue army who were killed", "The Chinese [***] team annihilated 40,000 people in the first battle", "Miracle, the vice president of the General Hospital of the Eighth Route Army turned out to be a doctoral student at Columbia University School of Medicine", "The legend of love under the fire- Large-scale headlines such as "The Life-and-Death Love between Liu Yimin, the Instructor of the Eighth Route Army of the Republic of China, and a Female Doctor from Columbia University", "The Angel of the East Turned Out to Be a Chinese Female Officer", and "The Wonder of American Education -- From Song Ailing, Song Qingling, Song Meiling to Ni Hua", comprehensively reported on the meeting with the participants.

New York is a sensation!

The United States is a highly developed place for journalism and a place for making news. Ordinary people have just come out of the shadow of the economic crisis, unemployment and bankruptcy, and they are in need of exciting and motivating explosive news, and Ni Hua's identity and the beastly behavior of the army and the beastly behavior she exposed just cater to this need. Mr. Salisberg also took a fancy to this and spared no effort to help Ni Hua.

So, New Yorkers are talking, New Yorkers are acting.

After the teachers and students of Columbia University saw the newspaper, they learned that the Oriental Angel of the medical school was actually the vice president of the General Hospital of China's Eighth Route Army and the wife of General Liu Yimin, who wiped out 40,000 troops in World War I.

After reading the newspapers, overseas Chinese in New York have gained a relatively comprehensive understanding of the motherland's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Various Chinese chambers of commerce quickly got in touch with Ni Hua and decided to set up a hotline for donations and materials in the New York Times and set up a special bank account. At the same time, it contacted overseas Chinese organizations in major cities in the United States to organize and mobilize donations and materials. Organize overseas Chinese to return to China to participate in the war, supervise trade between Japan and the United States, and rely on the power of the media as much as possible to prevent Japan from importing strategic materials from the United States.

Considering the reaction of the party, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce decided to hire 6 bodyguards to serve as the guards during Ni Hua's re-appearance to ensure safety.

Some members of the Myongcho Party began to publish articles in newspapers and give radio interviews, calling on the political axe to study the advantages and disadvantages of foreign policy as soon as possible and provide correct reference materials for the president's decision-making.

Republican lawmakers were not welcome, with one congressman sharply noting: "Admittedly, Franklin. . . President Roosevelt's economic policies were successful, and they were instrumental in bringing the United States out of the economic crisis. But Mr. Roosevelt obviously did not pay enough attention to what was happening around us, and he was able to let the invading bandits come to the United States in a swaggering boat, and take away our scrap steel, oil, and rubber shiploads, and make them into planes, tanks, bombs, and bayonets, to slaughter innocent civilians in China. I'm ashamed to be an American, I'm ashamed to have such a president! ”

Wilkie, a member of the Ming Cooking Party, immediately pointed out on the radio: "The president's policy needs to be revised, but the key issue is not whether the president's decision is correct or not, but the hateful and liarable man who has deceived our foreign affairs department, deceived the president, and deceived the whole world." Since the September 18 incident, he has always refused to carry out the conclusions of the League of Nations' investigation. Now it is time to consider imposing sanctions on Yueben, otherwise it will encourage his own aggressive ambitions. ”

In the early morning, Fifth Avenue was crowded with people going to work, Ni Hua held a donation box with the words "Donate to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" in his hand, and stood on the side of the road with a few volunteers and bodyguards hired by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, beckoning pedestrians to donate money in the cold wind.

Most of the ordinary Americans are kind, and seeing that they are donating money to China, many people are generous, and a long queue gradually forms in front of the donation box.

A ragged black beggar also donated the only 75 cents he had. Ni Hua couldn't bear to ask for his money, so he said thank you for his support to the Chinese people, his life is as difficult, so there is no need to donate.

After saying no twice, the black beggar insisted on throwing the money into the donation box and said, "I can still support my livelihood on Fifth Avenue, but the Chinese caught in the war may not even find a safe road." ”

Ni Hua was so moved that he couldn't hold back the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes, and bowed deeply to the black beggar.

Seeing that it was time to go to work, and the pedestrians on Fifth Avenue were gradually becoming scarce, Ni Hua was about to beckon everyone to put away the donation box and change places to continue working, when he saw a young man wearing a thick kimono with a proud expression walking sideways, followed by a few people who seemed to be followers.

The young man crossed his hands in his kimono, looked at the donation box in Ni Hua's hand with disdain, and said contemptuously in a Chinese language: "The pig is really shameless, and even begged for money from a foreign beggar, if my woman dared to do this, I would have made her apologize for her disembowelment!" The people of China should really learn from us the pure and noble spirit of bushido! After speaking, his henchmen laughed insolently.

One of the followers was even more presumptuous, jumped out, and shouted out twice in Chinese and English what the little leader had just said, and the group laughed even more presumptuously.

As soon as he finished speaking, the black beggar rushed forward and hit the young man in kimono with a straight fist on the nose, causing him to bleed and roll to the ground. The kimono embroidered with cherry blossoms rolled in the muddy water behind the snow, and in an instant it lost its color and became a mess.

Before he could react, the old black man shouted at the patrolman not far away, "Hey, Joe! There's a disturbance here! ”

Ni Hua's bodyguards and volunteers also surrounded him, staring fiercely at these people.

Ni Hua stepped forward and said slowly: "This money comes from the kind American people and Chinese expatriates, and is used to resist the aggression of the invaders and save the suffering sons and daughters of China. You think that our fundraising is a disgrace, which shows that you don't understand what disgrace is, and it shows that you are just a stupid guy who has been educated in militarism. You are barking like a vicious dog in the streets, and that is the real shame! You can choose to kill yourself by disembowelment here, or you can choose to take revenge on me, but please understand that your revenge, like your hypocritical bushido, will never succeed! ”

Seeing that the police had already come quickly, the young man who took the lead didn't care about any more entanglement, and ran away with a few followers.

Under the organization of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, overseas Chinese in New York took action and protested at the consulate in New York under the slogans of "Stop the aggression, stop the massacre" and "Say that the invaders should get out of China."

Quite a number of overseas Chinese also went to the New York Municipal Axe Gate to sit quietly under the slogans of "The Just United States Will Support China in Launching a Just War Against Aggression," "Sanction the United States, Suspend Trade with the New York," and "Trade with the New York City is to Massacre the Chinese." In a panic, New York Mayor Mr. LaGuardia hurriedly came forward to contact the overseas Chinese, solicit their opinions, and promised to report the wishes of the overseas Chinese to Mr. President and the Department of Commerce, believing that President Roosevelt would certainly make a clear statement.

LaGuardia is one of the more famous mayors in the history of New York, with a high reputation, and his statement is undoubtedly a signal. The consul of the Consulate General in New York did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported the situation in New York to the Embassy in the United States and reported it to the country.

Seeing that the situation was very good, Ni Hua and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce intensified their propaganda and fund-raising, organized overseas Chinese and overseas students to publicize China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in various streets and communities in New York, exposed the brutality of the Japanese army, won the support of ordinary citizens, and provided convenient services for everyone to donate.

What happened in New York soon spread throughout the world, and many countries condemned the aggressive and expansionist policy of the political axe and the surname of the military beast. On the one hand, Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita held a news conference in Tokyo, denying Ni Hua's accusation against the army for bestiality, claiming that the imperial army is strictly disciplined and that such a thing would never happen, and asked all friendly countries not to believe the rumors on the Chinese side, and on the other hand, he strictly ordered the Chinese embassy in the United States to take swift action to restore the impact.

Without waiting for Hachiro Arita to take further action, he received a phone call from Prime Minister Fumima Konoe, and after scolding Baga, Fumima Konoe coldly told him that he wanted to go and apologize to the emperor himself.

Arita Hachiro despised Konoe in his heart, and greeted the female surname of the Konoe family, and then hurried into the palace to report to the emperor what happened in the United States.

Emperor Hirohito and Empress Liangzi just had a visit last night, and the gentle and lovely Empress Liangzi was moved by emotion, and even learned the secret skills handed down in the palace, and served Hirohito well with the tender tip of his tongue, and made Hirohito's soul fly to the sky.

Unexpectedly, things must be reversed, and as soon as they were crispy to the bones, there was news that the United States had set off a frenzy of aid to China. Enraged, Hirohito knocked a female official to the ground with a slap, kicked him a few more times, and then notified Prime Minister Fumima Konoe and Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita to come and summon him. Who wants Konoe Bunma to be an old annihilator, knowing that there is no good fruit to eat when he comes, he excuses himself to be infected with wind and cold, and is bedridden, so Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita comes alone.

Hirohito looked at Hachiro Arita who was kneeling under the throne with a little disgust, and felt that this guy was as stupid as a pig, and the Chinese had already set off a storm in the United States.

Hate to hate, Hirohito also knows that he can't blame Arita Hachiro for being incompetent, it's really his own warriors who are too incompetent, they originally boasted that they would destroy China in three months, but now it's going to be five months soon, not only did they not destroy China, but they took the lives of many warriors. Itagaki Seishiro apologized for his caesarean section, and Yukio Kasahara and others died in battle, so you can't force Hachiro Arita to also disembowel, right?

After thinking about it, Hirohito still comforted Arita Hachiro with a few words, and then instructed Hachiro Arita to personally go to the United States to meet President Roosevelt and American dignitaries, and be sure to explain the Empire's respect for the United States of America and maintain friendly relations between the two countries. If necessary, you can find more parliamentarians and social groups, and spend more golden votes so that they can help correct the name of the imperial army. You can also find more evidence, such as taking some photos of the friendship between the imperial army and the people of China, and bring them to the United States and publish them in American newspapers, so as to safeguard the dignity of the empire and the dignity of the Yamato warriors.

It wasn't until Hachiro Arita Hachi and Hai Yi agreed that Hirohito's thin face had a hint of a smile and waved his hand away.

After receiving the report on the situation of Ni Hua's press conference in the United States, Chiang Kai-shek laughed and went directly to eat a Western meal with his wife.

Song Meiling didn't know why her husband was so happy, she always had a smile on her face, so she asked if she had won the battle again.

Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile that he had won a particularly big battle, but not on the battlefield, but in the United States. It was not any general who won the victory, but our most beautiful little cousin, Ni Hua.

Song Meiling listened to it in a fog, and she looked puzzled.

Chiang Kai-shek handed the telegram sent back by the personnel stationed in the United States to Soong Meiling and asked her to read it slowly. After Song Meiling finished reading it, Chiang Kai-shek asked if this was a big victory.

Song Meiling was full of joy and said with a smile: "When I saw Liu Yimin in Taiyuan, I thought that only Ni Hua could match him, and I thought that after Ni Hua returned to China, I would ask you to hold a military meeting and invite Liu Yimin to participate, so as to create an opportunity for them to get to know each other, and then don't worry about it, the two of them will definitely love each other." Now even this is saved, Liu Yimin is already our relative. In the future, you tell Dai Li, let him be less bad to Liu Yimin, in case something goes wrong, the old lady can't explain it. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded again and again, and then scolded Dai Li for being incompetent, I don't know such important information, my daughters are married, and my mother's family is still in the dark, it's just a mother's hope!

Song Meiling pursed her lips and smiled: "It's not that your Dai Li is too incompetent, it's that my little cousin is too powerful." I didn't even know about such a big thing. This girl has grown up and knows to hide her thoughts. However, this time she has done a great job, and when she returns, you will have to reward her well. ”

Chiang Kai-shek even said that it should be and should be, and then told his wife to hurry up and let Ni Hua return to China, his identity was exposed, and he was prone to danger, saying that he had a lot of influence in the United States, and he wanted to prevent them from taking risks.

Song Meiling couldn't sit still, so she immediately dragged Chiang Kai-shek back to the camp and sent a report directly to Ni Hua, asking her to quickly complete the thesis defense, take Hong Kong to Guangzhou, and fly directly from Guangzhou to Yucheng.

After sending the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek thought about it seriously and felt that he should take advantage of Ni Hua's good start to win US support, so he discussed with Soong Meiling and invited the US ambassador to China to dinner. Song Meiling was in a happy mood at this time, so naturally she didn't even let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inform her, and went directly to the US ambassador.

Winter in Moscow is cold.

After Wang Ming came out of the office of the secretary of the Comintern, he walked out into the street, feeling that today's cold wind was particularly biting, and it went straight to his neck. After wrapping the scarf around and putting his hands in his coat pockets, Wang Ming hurried back to the station.

In the evening, Wang Ming convened a meeting of the branch of the Communist International, at which he reported on the situation of his instructor, Mrs. Liu Yimin, and Ni Hua, vice president of the Eighth Route Army General Hospital, of studying for a doctorate in the United States, holding a press conference, and seeking assistance and support from the United States.

After Wang Ming finished speaking, he didn't let everyone discuss it, so he hurriedly ended the meeting and began to prepare for his return to China.

The fundraising for several days in a row has been very successful, with $1.3 million raised in New York alone, and $3 million in other cities. Ni Hua asked Chen Jie to send a report to the central authorities, explaining that the funds raised had been supervised by the Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the New York Times and other news media, and could not be put on the accounts of the Minhua International Trade Company, but must be used to purchase war materials urgently needed in China and shipped back to China.

After Chen Yun received the report, he immediately reported to [***] and Zhou Enlai, and several people were happy to achieve such great results, but they were also worried about how to transport the materials back. It is not a big problem to transport it to Hong Kong, but how to transport it to the base area is a big problem. After thinking about it, [***] felt that I had to teach my mentor to control a port in Shandong and receive American aid supplies. Even this is not safe, and how to avoid the arrogant Yuben Navy is still a big problem.

After thinking about it, several people decided that the matter would be handed over to Liu Yimin to deal with, since it was mainly Ni Hua's fundraising, it would be mainly used to teach the tutor to create a base in Shandong. Anyway, in the future, it will be difficult for the instructors to get the supplement from the Shaanxi base area, and weapons, ammunition, and even supplies will be a problem, but with these US aid materials, the situation will be much better. The development of other divisions of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi and Hebei can be supplemented by relying on the Shaanxi base area.

After receiving the telegram from the central government, Liu Yimin immediately asked Qian Zhuangfei to send a telegram to Ni Hua to purchase equipment for small iron and steel plants, power plants, arsenals, explosives factories, and pharmaceutical factories in accordance with the supporting model of the Shaanxi Arsenal. If you are able to meet President Roosevelt, please ask for support with weapons, ammunition, gas masks, sniper rifles, and other equipment. It really can't be supported, so let's buy some anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, sniper rifles and auxiliary ammunition normally. If it doesn't work this time, it doesn't matter, you can work hard in the future. After the equipment was procured, it was quickly loaded and shipped to Hong Kong to await orders. Ni Hua himself also had to return to China as soon as possible to prevent the spy from jumping off the wall in a hurry.

When Ni Hua received the report, he asked Mr. Wilson to immediately organize the purchase of equipment according to the list of equipment purchased last time, and load it on a ship together with the donated materials and ship it to Hong Kong.

After leaving Minhua International Trading Company, Ni Hua called Mr. Doug and asked about the time of thesis defense and the specific time to go to Washington.

Mr. Doug told Ni Hua that the invited experts had arrived, and the day after tomorrow the thesis defense would be held, and the degree conferment ceremony would be held after the defense, and then he could go to Washington.

After making the call, Ni Hua was busy preparing for the thesis defense, and all the fundraising matters were handed over to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Ni Hua didn't know that at this time, in the distant motherland, in the ancient stone city, hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides were engaged in a fierce street battle in Nanjing.

(To be continued)