Chapter 809: New York (Part II)

At this time, it was the height of summer, and the weather was hot, but the large meeting room of the "New York Times" was air-conditioned, and the cooling effect was not bad, and the reporters attending the press conference did not feel that it was too hot.

Hu Shi, Ni Hua, and Han Qing all went to school in the United States to adapt to the achievements of industrial development in the United States. However, before Ni Hua returned to China, there was no air-conditioning system in office buildings in the United States, but some factories, shopping malls, Broadway theaters in New York, and the White House and Senate in Washington were equipped with air-conditioning systems. At that time, Willis, Harviland, and Carlile, who invented air conditioning, had not yet developed an air conditioning system that could be used in high-rise buildings. It has only been how long Ni Hua has been leaving the United States, and the air conditioning has been installed in the meeting room of the "New York Times"! Of course, Ni Hua didn't have time to sigh, what she said was enjoyable!

In this person's life, whether there is a development platform is very important.

Like Ni Hua, if she hadn't known Liu Yimin and became Liu Yimin's lover and wife, she would be at best just a popular doctor in an American hospital, and she would never be so dazzling and brilliant like now, just like the stars in the sky.

It's not just Ni Hua, including Tang Xingying, Zhao Xiaoman, and the sacrificed Jingjing, and even the brigade commanders and regiment commanders of the main brigade of the instructor, which one didn't make his life so brilliant because he met Liu Yimin? Including Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, it was also because of meeting Liu Yimin that the glory of life was extended.

When Ni Hua talked about the achievements of the people of China, she did not only talk about the achievements of the Eighth Route Army, such as the Battle of Wuhan, she gave a key explanation, trying to make the Americans and the people understand that the loss of Wuhan consumed the vital strength of the 100,000 Japanese army, and also forced the Japanese army to divide and disperse its forces, thus curbing the strategic offensive of the Japanese army.

Ni Hua cited several typical examples, such as the Battle of Flesh and Flesh Mill Luodian in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Tengxian County during the Battle of Xuzhou, the bloody Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Fujin Mountain in the Battle of Wuhan, and the bloody Battle of Zhoucun in the Battle of Luzhong. These battles are extremely tragic battles, small ghosts are planes, artillery, tanks, poison gas all on the battlefield, our army and the Japanese invaders flesh and blood, composing a song in the history of human warfare!

When Ni Hua talked about these battles, his voice was sad, and he choked up and cried several times, and finally fainted on the speaker's seat.

This press conference is not so much a news release, but a sad complaint of a female soldier from the ** battlefield, every word is bloody, tears and tears, I don't like to talk about others, even Hu Shi, who is sitting next to Ni Hua and has such a high cultivation, was deeply moved and cried several times.

Ni Hua is not an actor, not an eloquent orator, not to mention those politicians who are good at showmanship, the reason why she can talk so movingly is mainly because the ** war in China is the most cruel war in human history, and the small ghosts seem to be beasts, and the tragedy created by the system makes civilized people unthinkable. In addition, the equipment of the Japanese army is more advanced than that of the Central Army, and the war itself is asymmetrical. As long as it is an individual, there is no one who is not infected. There were so many American reporters in the world who were very self-conscious, and not one of them moved their butts, except for the soft sobbing, the whole venue was silent.

After Ni Hua rested for a while, the press conference continued. This time, Ni Hua began to criticize the United States for its isolationism, conservatism, and lack of support for the Sino-Japanese War of Resistance.

These things speak in numbers, and some of them need to be obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Ni Hua didn't know where Liu Yimin got it, anyway, she memorized it and left as she said.

These reporters have received a lot of news materials, but no one has studied the trade issues between the United States and Japan, let alone how many aircraft carriers, how many warplanes, tankers, and artillery have been built by the United States with the support of Japanese steel.

Even if someone studies it, it is also a military analyst who specializes in the industry, and their analysis reports are all extremely secret, who can know the surname of ordinary people?

The figures released by Ni Hua are basically the materials of Liu Yimin's memory when he studied the Anti-Japanese War in later generations, which is accurate and detailed, and clearly explains the amount of trade between the United States and Japan throughout the 30s. Moreover, the fact that Japan uses American steel, oil, and rubber to develop its military strength is clearly explained.

At this time, the scene was immediately fried. Well, think about it, the Japanese have always hidden their strength, and have always claimed that the scrap 1 day of steel is for civilian use. Now that all this steel has been turned into aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, and 3,000 carrier-based aircraft, and countless cannons, tanks, cars, shells, bullets, and the Japanese are now eyeing the Philippines and Singapore, can these American journalists sit still?

Therefore, without waiting for the presiding Mr. Salisberg to announce the opening of questions, the reporter of the New York Times stood up and raised his hand to ask for a floor.

Mr. Salisberg, Ni Hua and Hu Shi briefly discussed and announced the start of reporters' questions.

The first question of the reporter of "New York Times" is very simple, that is, is the data that Dr. Ni Hua said is true? Is it reliable?

Ni Hua's answer is that as long as the US Department of Commerce releases trade figures with Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs truthfully explains to the world how many fleets they have, it will prove that what she said is absolutely true. Journalists are welcome to the US Department of Commerce to thoroughly understand this matter, so that the Americans and the people can know what kind of steel and scrap steel are used in Japan.

The reporter of the "New York Times" was not very satisfied with Ni Hua's answer, but what Ni Hua said was the truth, and he was afraid that the US Department of Commerce would not have the courage to release these figures. Therefore, the reporter did not sit down, and continued: "Dear Dr. Ni Hua, my second question is that as early as last year, that is, on June 1, 1938, the US government imposed a Taoist embargo on Japan, advising American aircraft and parts manufacturers not to sell aircraft and aviation equipment to Japan. It should be said that the US government has made some efforts to help the Chinese country in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. My question is, how do you evaluate the help of the United States in the war of resistance against China? ”

Ni Hua smiled and said, "Friend reporter, your question is exactly what I want to talk about. Before the Lugou Bridge Incident, the US government basically ignored the war in China, and the ordinary people in the United States did not understand the crimes committed by Japan in its aggression against China. After the Lugou Bridge incident, the US government remained neutral. When President Roosevelt received me, he expressed deep sympathy for the war between the Chinese people and the people, and at the same time expressed deep regret for the isolation and conservatism in the country. I personally believe that there are four main reasons why the US government has adopted this attitude: First, the US economy is in a period of recovery, and Japan has purchased a large number of strategic materials from the United States and has become a major trading partner of the United States in foreign trade and exports. The second reason is that the United States has a large number of commercial interests in China, and it is under the illusion that the Japanese military will look at the friendly relations between the United States and Japan and will not harm the interests of the United States in China, so it is unwilling to provoke and offend the Japanese, let alone stand on the side of justice and stop the Japanese by force. The third reason is that the United States has been committed to economic development since World War I, and its military strength has not developed enough, and it feels that it is not an opponent of small Japan, so it does not dare to provoke the Japanese army, and simply pretends to be deaf and dumb. The fourth reason is that China has been weak for a long time, and what it wants from the United States is much more than what the United States needs from China, and the relationship is not equal. Some people in the United States may think that it is not good to help the relations between China and the United States."

may have felt that Liu Yiminjiao's words were too stinging to the Americans, and they should not be said as an angel in the East, Ni Hua's face flushed slightly, calmed down, and immediately said: "Unlike the attitude of the American government, the Americans and the people have given strong support to the war of resistance in China. As you may remember, before I left the United States, I held a press conference here to expose the atrocities of the Japanese army invading China, which won the unanimous support of the American media. Promoted by the propaganda of the Bida media, the American people stood on the position of justice and donated money and materials to support the Chinese people in the war of resistance. There are also some people who go to the Central Kingdom to personally participate in the ** war of the people of the Central People's Republic of China. Everyone knows that the Eighth Route Army has an air force with outstanding achievements, and the earliest instructor of this air force was a retired American pilot. Although there are only a few of them, they have established a feat that shocked the world, and the soul of the small ghost group was annihilated! Let me tell you one thing that the first battle of the Eighth Route Army's instructor was to destroy the main force of the 5th Division, the most elite of the Japanese army, and the Chahar Corps to capture Taiyuan. In the early morning when the Eighth Route Army occupied Taiyuan, six heavy bombers took off from Taiyuan Airport and attacked the Japanese North Beida Airport in a sneak attack. In this battle, the Provisional Aviation Regiment of the Japanese North China Front was completely annihilated, forcing Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, commander of the Provisional Aviation Group of the Japanese North China Front, to commit suicide by dissecting his abdomen. Friends, do you know who flew these six heavy bombers? They are six retired U.S. Air Force instructors who volunteered to help the Eighth Route Army. It was they who gave the little ghost a taste of being hit by an air strike. I suggest that our friends spread the word about their deeds, so that our air combat heroes can be duly respected and rewarded. ”

The fact that the Eighth Route Army had US military volunteers was originally extremely secret and could not be made public. However, now that there is a rift in the relationship between Japan and the United States, it is necessary to add another fire to the fire to little Japan to know that their air force is fighting against the volunteers of the US Air Force in the Eighth Route Army. In this case, it will be beneficial to promote the early involvement of the United States in the war situation. Therefore, whether it is Liu Yimin or Zhongyuanyang, they have decided to disclose this news.

As soon as they heard that it was a retired instructor of the US Air Force who had created such a miracle, the reporters immediately became boiling, whistling and shouting that the United States of America was 10,000 years old and the US Air Force was 10,000 years old. The atmosphere of the scene was relieved from the grief and silence just now.

After the scene calmed down, Ni Hua continued: "Just now I said that the United States has spontaneously organized and organized the help for the Chinese War of Resistance, and here I would like to express my motherland and the people who have suffered from the poison of the Japanese army. Thank you, righteous people. ”

After speaking, Ni Hua stood up and bowed deeply.

The audience applauded thunderously.

After the applause stopped, Ni Hua continued: "This reporter also said that the US government imposed a Taoist embargo on Japan in June last year, requiring aircraft and parts manufacturers not to sell aircraft and aviation equipment to Japan. This is, of course, a measure to help the Chinese state in the war of resistance, and it is an improvement over the complete neutrality of the country. But I would say that this is not enough. The Daoyi embargo is not strictly an embargo. Moreover, it is useless to embargo aircraft and aviation equipment alone, and you may not know that Japan is now one of the world's leading aircraft design and manufacturing powers, and it is not enough to simply not sell them planes and aviation equipment, and it is necessary to impose a comprehensive trade embargo on them and cut off Japan's supply of strategic materials, and only in this way can we truly stop Japan's ambition to further expand its aggression. When I say this, I am not asking the United States to do what it should do from the standpoint of China, but I am speaking from the common standpoint of China and the United States. Everyone must know that after sinking a US warship, little Japan repeatedly slaughtered and killed US citizens in China, plundered US enterprises in China, and committed numerous crimes against American citizens. At this time, the Japanese army was exerting pressure on the public concession management institutions in Xiamen, Shangqihai, and Tianjin, in an attempt to force Britain and the United States to withdraw from the concession management. If my estimate is correct, soon the British will be driven out of the Middle Kingdom by Little Japan, and then they will blindly take action against the United States. In this sense, helping the Chinese people in the war of resistance is to save the United States! Mr. Reporter, I don't know if you are satisfied with my answer? ”

The reporter of the New York Times Newspaper recorded while listening, and when she saw that Ni Hua was polite after answering, she asked his opinion, so she hurriedly replied: "Thank you, Dr. Ni Hua, I am very satisfied." Helping China in the War of Resistance is to save the United States, and I will report this sentence as soon as possible. Before the reporter of the "New York Times" could sit down, the reporter of the "China Newspaper Shengyuan Dun Bang" asked for questions.

Mr. Salisberg nodded in agreement, and then he listened to the reporter say, "Beautiful, honorable, respectable Dr. Ni Hua, I am the head of the New York correspondent station of the "Hua Bao Shengtong Post", and I attended your press conference here the year before last, and I heard for the first time about the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese army in China. Later, our newspaper sent reporters to accompany you to North China, Wuhan, and Southwest China, and interviewed many readers who liked the reports. Please allow me to express my high respect for the people of China who bravely resisted the war! ”

Ni Hua hurriedly said thank you, Mr. reporter, thank you for the support of the "Hua Yuan Shengyuan Dun Post" for the anti-Japanese war of the Chinese Yuan, and thank you for the loyal readers and friends of the "Hua Yuan Shengyuan Dun Bao Post" who care about the war in the Chinese Yuan!

The question of the reporter of the "Hua Yuan Shengyuan Dun Bao Post" is, from the perspective of the Chinese people, will the Japanese invade the Philippines and Singapore in the next step?

This question is actually what Ni Hua herself wants to talk about, and Liu Yimin has already prepared an answer for her. I heard Ni Hua lightly open his lips and say in a manly voice: "I don't know if Japan will invade Malaysia and Singapore." However, before I came to the United States, I often read the "Military Forum" of my country's "Wenyuan Baohui," and this newspaper column often published some insightful articles, and I remember that there was an article in it entitled "Where Will the Japanese Army Advances Lead?" The article analyzes that in addition to human resources, strategic materials in short supply are needed to support the war. Japan is an island nation with scarce resources and limited reserves. If they want to win the war of aggression against China, they need a steady stream of munitions. On the other hand, Japan itself has very little steel and copper for the production of arms and equipment, and the output of the Central Kingdom is also limited. In particular, oil and rubber are not available in the Central Empire. It can be said that wherever these resources are available, Japan is the object of attention. Moreover, the main force in the war of aggression against China was the Japanese Army, and the Japanese Navy was more powerful than the Army. Journalist friends, the answer case still needs you and readers to study in depth! ”

The reporter of the "Los Angeles Alum Times" couldn't sit still, so he stood up and asked: "Dr. Ni Hua, according to the analysis figures you provided, the strength of the Japanese Navy has surpassed that of the US Navy. Excuse me, does this data come from an authoritative department? Ni Huamei's eyes wandered, she looked at the reporter with a smile, and said: "We are a country at war with the Japanese invaders, and we have detailed information on Japan's military strength, which is absolutely accurate.

As for the strength of the US Navy, I'm sorry, I really don't know and shouldn't know. Whether the US Navy is strong or the Japanese Navy is strong will not only have to be asked to the US Navy commander, but will also have to be tested in actual combat. However, one thing is certain: Japan's military spending accounted for the base of fiscal revenue and expenditure at the end of last year, while US expenditure accounted for only 11.7 percent of fiscal revenue and expenditure, and there is a big gap between the two sides. Of course, a small part of Japan's military spending is used for the bereavement of officers and soldiers who have died in battle, and the United States does not have this part of the expenditure at present. ”

As a matter of fact, one of the main reasons why the US Embassy in China went through the formalities for Ni Hua so quickly and welcomed her to the United States was that it wanted to figure out Ni Hua's activities in the United States, further arouse the American people's awareness of war, and prompt the National Congress to agree to increase military spending. Because the current world situation is volatile and the United States needs to speed up its preparations for war, the mainstream political forces in the United States are still conservative and isolationist, and proposals to increase military spending are often delayed in approval. Some people with strategic vision, including President Roosevelt, knew that it was extremely dangerous for this situation to continue.

A reporter from the Los Angeles Times muttered to himself, "God, what are our governments, our national councils, and big business groups doing?" The United States was a bystander at the time of the Lugou Bridge Incident, and two years after the Sino-Japanese War, the United States was still selling oil, scrap steel, and rubber to Japan. I learned a few days that 90 percent of Japan's war oil came from the United States, and 90 percent of its scrap steel came from the United States. Isn't this the United States of America, which has always claimed to be self-reliant, democratic, and just, supporting Japan's war of aggression? It's time for the United States to wake up! ”