[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 256: Answering Reporter's Questions (Ask for Subscription)

Ma Zheng was not stage frightened, strode onto the rostrum, and then said loudly: "I am honored to speak on such an important occasion on behalf of the Eighth Route Army, and I don't have much to say. This is not only my Ma Zheng's long-cherished wish, but also the long-cherished wish of our Eighth Route Army and the Communists. ”

Although Ma Zheng's words are not long, every word is sonorous and powerful. When Ma Zheng bowed and saluted, all the people in the venue unconsciously stood up and gave warm applause to the young general of the Eighth Route Army.

After the speech, as usual, he answered questions from reporters. The first question was asked by a reporter from the Central News Agency: "General Ma, I am Li Xiaotian, a reporter from the Central News Agency, what is your assessment of the performance of the Japanese army in this battle?" ”

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "Japan is undoubtedly a formidable opponent, the quality of ordinary soldiers of the Japanese army is far higher than our soldiers, according to the operational plan of the Japanese army base camp, their soldiers are designed according to the combat effectiveness of one to ten, that is to say, in the eyes of the Japanese high-level, one of their soldiers can be compared to our ten Chinese soldiers, although a little arrogant, but in terms of the situation of the enemy and us in the first half of the war, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is indeed much stronger than ours, basically five to one!" ”

But as the war dragged on, some of the best soldiers of the Japanese army were dying one after another, and the combat effectiveness of their troops was declining. This is evidenced by the fact that the Japanese army was completely annihilated in succession, with two divisions and one infantry brigade in succession. You must know that at the beginning of the war, we did not even wipe out a single squadron of others, and a Japanese brigade dared to confront a division of our army head-on, and the contrast was obvious. In addition, although the Japanese army had first-class soldiers, the tactical command level of their commanders was so poor that they were not even third-rate. Don't mention it. ”

"General Ma, I'm Wu Aimin, a reporter from Xinhua Daily, how do you think the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression will develop? Can China achieve a total victory? ”

"There are two kinds of contradictions in China at this stage, one is ******** and the other is class contradiction. In the first decade, the class contradictions were greater than ********, but with the full-scale invasion of China by the Japanese army. It rises to the main contradiction in society, and the class contradiction in the country descends to a secondary contradiction. In addition to the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident and the establishment of the united front of the anti-Japanese nation, the Kuomintang had a basis for cooperation. Therefore, in the future, the war will enter the stage of strategic stalemate, and the real war of attrition will begin soon. ”

Then Ma Zheng continued: "As for the outcome of the war, I have no doubts, the united Chinese are invincible, so I firmly believe that we will be able to win the War of Resistance against Japan, and this time will not be too far away." ”

Ma Zheng's voice was sonorous and powerful, full of incomparably firm conviction, and very infectious.

The third question was from a foreign correspondent: "I'm the correspondent for the Times of London in the British Empire. What I want to ask General Ma is, what evidence do you have that you will be able to defeat Japan? If you know how powerful Japan is now, how famous their navy is in the world, and how much better their political system and domestic situation are than in China today, I don't see the slightest sign of victory in China today. ”

Another foreign journalist, who was also fluent in Chinese, said: "Yes, General Ma, are you too presumptuous to say that, as far as I know, although Japan is a small country, it has gone through the Meiji Restoration. Rapidly growing into a modern industrial power. And you, China, are a big country. However, due to various reasons, it is still a backward and weak agricultural country. Before the outbreak of the war, Japan's total annual industrial output was already as high as $6 billion, while China's was only $1.36 billion. Japan's steel production, which was the most important for the war, was as high as 5.8 million tons, while China's was only 40,000 tons; Petroleum. Japan has a whopping 1.69 million tons, while China has only 13,100 tons. ”

In addition, China cannot compare with Japan in terms of weapons and equipment, with an annual output of 1,580 aircraft, 744 large-caliber artillery pieces, and 330 tanks. There are 9,500 cars and an annual shipbuilding capacity of 52,422 tons, but China has not yet been able to produce an airplane, a large-caliber artillery, a tank or a car, and except for a small number of small boats, it cannot build any large warships. ”

Ma Zheng did not immediately answer the reporter's question, but asked rhetorically: "You are an American, right?" ”

"Yes General, I'm Wilson, a reporter for the New York Times!"

"Well, there is indeed a clear gap between China and Japan, and you just said it in terms of national strength. Before the war, although China's total military strength was 2 million, its weapons and equipment were backward, the level of training was low, and its combat effectiveness was uneven. In addition, in terms of heavy weapons, Japan has 1,600 combat aircraft, while China has only 223, Japan has 285 warships, and China has only about 60. It seems that Japan is invincible, and China seems to be bound to lose this battle! ”

Speaking of this, Ma Zheng's voice suddenly changed, and he said loudly: "But please don't forget, no matter how strong Japan is, it is always an island country with few resources, and the country is small and the people are poor. The current strength is only the family foundation accumulated since the Meiji Restoration, and the background is limited. ”

"As far as their infantry is concerned, the individual combat power is indeed very strong, and at the beginning of the war, one division can even fight against ten Chinese infantry divisions. But these are all built on the basis of the careful training of the Japanese army, and each of their soldiers has to go through a long period of training to create an elite. However, China's vast territory, although Japan's elite soldiers can achieve a momentary prestige, but with the continuous consumption of these elite soldiers, the follow-up troops will not be able to meet such training standards, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably decline rapidly. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Zheng looked at the American reporter with deep meaning, and then said: "Another thing I want to say is that the reason why the Japanese dare to invade China so unscrupulously now is not because of the extent to which their national strength and military strength have become. The main thing is to rely on you, the Western countries, so to speak, in this unjust war, both the United States and Britain have acted as shameful accomplices. ”

"Oh buy karma! Why did the general say this, we Americans did not go to war, but remained neutral, why did we become accomplices? Wilson exclaimed.

Ma Zheng said in a deep voice: "Neutrality? Is it really neutral? ”

Wilson immediately said: "Mr. General, you may not be very clear about our US Government's China policy and attitude towards this war, but in fact, as early as just two months after the outbreak of the war last year, our US Government had already made a decision in favor of China to prohibit the use of US ships to load weapons and military equipment for export, so it is wrong for you to say that we are the United States. ”

And the British reporter on the side also said loudly: "Yes general, you are responsible for slandering our British Empire like this!" ”

Ma Zheng glanced at the British reporter coldly, did not say anything, but said to Wilson: "Mr. Wilson, I know about the moral embargo of the United States, but the "moral embargo" has no legal effect and lacks coercive color. It sounds fair not to use U.S. ships to serve the arms purchases of either side of the war. However, this policy is, first and foremost, to treat the aggressor and the invaded on an equal footing, and does not reflect the so-called justice at all. ”

In addition, this policy suited the requirements of Japan, which had a strong navy. This is because when the Japanese Navy has the right to control the waters between China and Japan, Japanese ships can load weapons, military equipment, and other strategic materials from the United States unimpeded. However, the blockade imposed by the Japanese navy, which holds the right to control the sea, has caused China not to use Chinese ships to transport weapons and equipment even if it has bought weapons and equipment from the United States, and can only rent ships from the United States and other countries that Japan does not dare to inspect unless it hopes to evade the interception of Japanese warships. However, the US policy of prohibiting the use of rented US ships to transport weapons bought in the United States has made it possible for Japan to obtain US weapons and military equipment, while it is difficult for China to obtain US weapons and military equipment. (To be continued.) )

PS: PS: It's been too busy these days, sorry! The first chapter is delivered, and the second chapter is delivered around ten o'clock!