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Chapter 1082: My Territory, My Decision (3)

At 3 p.m. on 25 March, more than 200 Chinese and foreign media organizations and reporters from various countries in Beijing received an urgent notice issued by An Yi and rushed to the conference hall of the Jinling Hotel from all directions with great excitement to attend An Yi's impromptu news conference in the name of the General Staff Headquarters of the Military Commission. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Soon after the "Baoding Incident" occurred, the central government and the central party headquarters headed by Wang Jingwei were deeply afraid of triggering a large-scale anti-Japanese wave throughout the country and triggering intensified retaliation and oppression by Japanese imperialism, and fearing that it would bring tremendous political pressure to Wang Jingwei's pro-Japanese government and capitulation faction. The shameless compromise attitude of "turning trivial matters into nothing" concealed the tragedy of the Baoding government and the central government agencies being attacked on a large scale by a traitor organization, resulting in two deaths and 13 injuries to 15 gendarmes, so that the vast majority of the military and civilians throughout the country did not know that such a serious incident had occurred.

Now An Yi has just arrived in Nanjing a few hours before he suddenly attacked, which really scared Wang Jingwei and the officials of various central ministries, Wang Jingwei and the soft bones of the central government know very well what it means for An Yi, who has always been firmly anti-Japanese, has great influence and appeal in the eyes of the whole people, and has a decisive military power and political status.

Wang Ching-wei, in his capacity as president of the State Council and president of the Kuomintang, strictly ordered Gu Zhenglun, commander of the military police, to rush to the Jinling Hotel, block the venue of the press conference, and make every effort to stop the press conference.

Gu Zhenglun, who was in a dilemma, hesitated again and again, but finally stubbornly led a squadron of military police to set off, and when they arrived at the street in front of the Jinling Hotel by car, they were dumbfounded, and hundreds of officers and men wearing the new camouflage uniforms of the Anjia Army, wearing steel helmets and carrying submachine guns were already on guard along the street, and the officers who were standing in front of the heavily armed soldiers saw the familiar brothers of the military police headquarters jumping out of the car, and they all smiled in return, but did not say a word.

The gendarmes recognized at a glance that these troops were the brothers of the guard regiment of the Nanjing Military Station of the Anjia Army, and the battalion commanders who led the troops were all brothers from the same Huangpu, so they could only smile bitterly and stagnate.

Gu Zhenglun's "Warrior brand" special off-road car drove to the gate of the Jinling Hotel very smoothly, and saw that the people standing in front of the door as a welcome were Zhao Rui, director of the Fourth Department of the General Staff Headquarters, and several major generals, Gu Zhenglun suddenly cried and laughed, and immediately ordered to stop, and after getting out of the car, he talked with Zhao Rui who greeted him for a while, and simply got together to smoke.

Wang Jingwei's office director and several directors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who were stopped on the left side of the gate, were in a hurry, but in the face of dozens of spies in military uniforms and indifferent faces in the fourth hall of the staff headquarters, no one dared to challenge the endurance and execution ability of the military spies, so they could only wave their hands to Gu Zhenglun constantly.

The spacious conference hall on the first floor of the Jinling Hotel was already packed, and Gu Zhenglun, who was standing behind the crowd, looked around and found that at least 300 Chinese and foreign reporters had arrived, and the Chinese in the corridors on both sides were all professors and student leaders from major universities in Nanjing.

Gu Zhenglun secretly took a breath of cool air, pulled Zhao Rui who was leaning on the pillar next to him, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhao, why did you invite all the teachers and students from the major universities in the capital?" Are you still afraid that my brother's gendarmerie headquarters is not busy enough? ”

Zhao Rui smiled apologetically: "Brother, please rest assured, as long as our boss comes forward, even if 100,000 people march on the street, it will be orderly, and it will not embarrass my brother, teachers and students in colleges and universities across the country still buy the face of our boss, and there will never be the smashing, looting and burning incidents in the demonstrations last month." ”

Gu Zhenglun sighed secretly, and asked very worriedly: "Brother An is doing this, have you reported to the commission?" ”

"Commander An had already gone to the telegram at noon, and the brothers and sisters in the attendant's room called back that the committee was so angry that they couldn't eat their cups, and they scolded the Party Investigation Bureau and Brother Yunong's North China Station for being incompetent, and that such a big thing could not be detected, so that the Japanese and traitors repeatedly attacked our military and political strongholds, and also said that the officials of the Baoding government and the central government stationed in North China had lost face." Zhao Rui approached Gu Zhenglun and replied in a low voice.

Gu Zhenglun originally thought that Chairman Jiang and Wang Jingwei had reached a tacit understanding, but now he realized that Wang Jingwei deliberately concealed the news, and nodded slightly after pondering for a moment:

"I said, how can the committee be indifferent to such a big thing happening in North China...... Now I finally figured it out, speaking of which, the meaning of the commission is to imply that Brother An has dealt with it on the spot, but - alas! I'm afraid that starting tomorrow, all major cities in China will be full of anti-Japanese marches, and I don't know how long it will take this time......"

The venue suddenly burst into warm applause, Gu Zhenglun and Zhao Rui stopped talking, and they all looked at the rostrum in front of them.

Dressed in a general's uniform, accompanied by Lieutenant General Chen Zhuo, director of the General Office of the General Staff Headquarters, and several major generals and division chiefs, An Yi strode out of the field, neatly saluted the reporters and representatives from all walks of life who applauded the audience, and returned to their respective positions one after another.

Gu Zhenglun breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Zhuo's appearance made Gu Zhenglun realize that the General Staff Headquarters and even the Central Military Commission had formed a consensus, and Chen Zhuo, who was also a fellow villager in Fenghua, was now very special, not only serving as the director of the Second Department of the General Staff Headquarters, but also concurrently serving as the director of the Capital Police Department. The military and Wang Ching-wei's government, which advocated surrender, were already full of contradictions and grievances.

Gu Zhenglun smiled, thinking that it was no wonder that there were no shadows of a few policemen on the street, Chen Zhuo, who was also the director of the Capital Police Department, had long worn the same pants with An Yi, and the two had the process of fighting side by side during the Northern Expedition.

The meeting was presided over by Chen Zhuo, who unceremoniously stated the course of the "Baoding Incident" that occurred in the morning, and sternly pointed out that this was an extreme contempt for the central political authorities, a premeditated and vicious incident with a background, and another serious incident after the attack on the military strongholds of Song Zheyuan's troops and Yu Xuezhong's troops stationed in North China.

Chen Zhuo's speech was undoubtedly a clear certainty of the "Baoding incident" and showed the military's solemn attitude and great importance, and the reporters immediately realized that the incident might escalate and lead to further diplomatic conflicts between China and Japan, and they also deeply felt the huge differences between the Chinese Government and the squadron on the stance toward Japan.

An Yi continued to speak at Chen Zhuo's signal.

An Yi took off his hat and stood up, and said loudly in a rare stern tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, representatives from all walks of life, the bad incident that happened in Baoding this morning is not an independent and unrelated incident, but a huge black hand behind the scenes to promote, plan and command, and it is a tragedy directed by the puppet Manchu traitors and their masters who are willing to be slaves of the country!"

"Since the beginning of the spring of this year, traitor organizations in various parts of North China have grown rapidly from sporadic appearances to today's rapid expansion, from the beginning of a sparse sit-in of more than a dozen people to launch so-called peace petitions, to today's brazen violent assault on military centers and government institutions, beating and killing garrison officers and soldiers stationed on our own territory, assassinating patriots one after another, persecuting anti-Japanese leaders from all walks of life, and even our university presidents have been arrested by traitor agents and detained and abused in Japanese military camps.

"Is it because of the cowardice and submissiveness of the people's livelihood among us? Is it that the people of North China and patriotic compatriots from all walks of life have been frightened by the violence of the beasts? No, it's not! I hope that today's 'Baoding incident' will sound the alarm for some pro-Japanese factions and capitulation factions, and will prompt them to re-choose the direction of governance and the correct path in the face of the price of blood, otherwise they will be spurned by the whole people!

"At the same time, as the deputy chief of staff of the whole army, I warn those evil forces hiding behind the traitor organization to plot the conspiracy, do not challenge the endurance of the squadron again, and do not stimulate the already scarred self-esteem of the ** people, otherwise, all the responsibility will be fully borne by the conspiracy mastermind!"

"This concludes the press conference!"

As soon as Chen Zhuo's words fell, reporters immediately rushed to the rostrum, scrambling to ask one sharp question after another, An Yi bowed to everyone very apologetically and walked backstage surrounded by the generals.

Representatives from all walks of life stood up and applauded warmly for a long time, and just as they were about to leave, they suddenly received an invitation from An Yi's attendants, who invited the heads of various universities and social organizations to meet and communicate, and the teachers, students, and representatives from all walks of life were ecstatic, and all stayed to wait for An Yi's re-arrival, and the reporters who did not want to leave were politely invited out.

The press conference was like a bombshell, causing a strong shock, and the major newspapers across the country rushed to print special issues one after another, vigorously praising and praising the military's righteousness, and the news agencies of various countries in China sent the news back to China, and all kinds of comments were on top of the noise, and at the same time, it was obvious that the differences and contradictions between China and the government were more prominent, especially the sentence in An Yi's speech, "the root cause is not in the people, but in the leaders of the people in the whole country" resonated with all walks of life across the country, and brought tremendous pressure to Wang Jingwei's central government.

At 5 p.m., Wang Jingwei issued a public statement, declaring that the central diplomatic department was communicating with the Japanese side on the "Baoding incident," announcing that it had promptly appeased the officers and men who had been killed or wounded in the "unfortunate incident," and that "the deceased were now in a stable mood," and so on, and said that various departments of the central government would hold a special meeting as soon as possible to discuss the rapid deterioration of public order in North China and various political issues.

At 7 p.m., the Japanese Consulate in Peiping and the Japanese Consulate in Nanjing simultaneously issued a statement stating that the so-called "Baoding incident" had nothing to do with the Japanese side, and that it was "a spontaneous act of people from all walks of life who yearn for autonomy in North China" and that "the people of North China yearn for human rights and democracy, and are full of confidence and hope for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia." In the second half of the announcement, the Japanese government in China expressed strong indignation at An Yi's "irresponsible remarks" and demanded that An Yi and the Chinese side "apologize for this" and "remove An Yi from the post of deputy chief of staff", otherwise the Japanese side will reserve the right to further investigate "such a vicious act of maliciously slandering the Japanese side and damaging Japan-China relations."

When the whole country was in an uproar, only An Yi was willing to sit at home, and all he did was this announcement from the Japanese side, and what he wanted was the statement that the Japanese side "has nothing to do with the Baoding incident", and everything else was not worth mentioning to An Yi at all.