On the third day after the British army captured the fortress of Johannesburg, the French newspaper Figaro published an article entitled "How the British Army Quickly Captured the Fortress of Johannesburg". Unlike the previous day's vague report of the capture of the fortress of Johannesburg by the use of new weapons, this report for the first time clearly stated the reason for the British army's rapid victory, the massive use of poison gas.

"Mr. Rembrandt, the spokesman for the military of the Transvaal Republic, gave us an interview and told us that the British had used a suffocating poison gas in the attack, and that they had no precautions. It was this poison gas that led to the fall of Johannesburg. And he told us that before the fortress was lost, the soldiers of the Transvaal Republic sent them a telegram describing in detail the effects of this gas.

According to Mr. Rembrandt, the poisoned have difficulty breathing, they grow their mouths and breathe loudly, but they don't seem to be able to breathe in any air, and after ten minutes, a pink liquid will come out of their mouths and noses. And extreme suffocation, yes, many people will even scratch their throats with their fingers, and finally within half an hour, all the poisoned people will die tragically......

What kind of poison gas is this, and what kind of poison gas will have such a terrible effect? With this question in mind, I visited Mr. Mitterrand, a professor at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Paris. Mr. Mitterrand, an expert on poisons, had this to say to this question:

'~ Judging by the symptoms you described, it should be acute pulmonary edema of Yan zhòng. There doesn't seem to be a very reasonable explanation for the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema, but I can compare its symptoms with what you said. Pulmonary edema refers to the imbalance of the production and return of tissue fluid in the lungs due to some reason, so that a large amount of tissue fluid cannot be absorbed by the pulmonary lymphatic and pulmonary venous system in a short period of time, and extravasates from the pulmonary capillaries, accumulating in the alveoli, lung interstitium and bronchioles, thus causing severe dysfunction of pulmonary ventilation and ventilation. Clinically, it is characterized by extreme dyspnea, profuse sweating, and paroxysmal cough with large amounts of white or pink frothy sputum. This is probably the breathlessness you mentioned earlier, with pink liquid coming out of the mouth and nose. If it continues to develop, the alveoli of that person will be full of this tissue fluid. Then, the person will gradually drown in his own tissue fluid...... And this disease is very difficult to treat, the prognosis is very poor, and even if it is treated in time, it is difficult to save it......

Mr. Mitterrand told me that there are a number of toxic substances that can cause pulmonary edema. But as far as he guessed, the most likely poison gas that could cause pulmonary edema so quickly and so widely was light. Gas.

'Light. Qi is a highly toxic gas, for a person, only need to breathe for half an hour at a concentration of 3200mg/m3 to lead to death. If the concentration is higher, the time required will be shorter. This gas is an intermediate product in the manufacture of pesticides and can be produced and stored in large quantities. Two years ago, there was a light incident at a pesticide factory in Marseille. The gas leak accident killed five workers, and their symptoms were almost identical to those you described earlier. So, I personally think that most of the British used light this time. Gas. ’

Hearing this, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought: light. Qi was originally studied to benefit mankind and eliminate those pests, but why do some people use the means of dealing with insects to deal with living humans, and treat living people like you and me as small insects? What's wrong with the world? This must be ......"

Immediately afterwards, the German media quickly followed, scolding the British for shamelessness and indecency in various newspapers. In addition, a new rhetoric has emerged. In the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, there was an article entitled "Why We Must Have Chemical Weapons"

"This incident reminds us of the turmoil a few years ago, when a newspaper revealed that we were developing chemical weapons in Germany, and for a while there was an uproar. Many people accuse our government and military of developing such insecticides that treat people as insects, which is very inhumane. This is indeed not a bad statement, and the anger of the people is understandable, and when they learned the news, the colleagues of this newspaper were equally angry. But now, we are glad that we also have such 'pesticides'.

What is the most important reason why the British dared to wage an unjust war against the Boers, dared to use such an inhumane weapon on the battlefield in the face of the world's condemnation? Needless to say, the most important reason is that the Boers did not have the corresponding weapons, they did not have chemical weapons!

Let's imagine that if the Boers also had a large number of chemical weapons, how could the British dare to use such inhumane weapons against them, and were they not afraid that they would be killed like insects by their opponents? There is no doubt that chemical weapons are extremely inhumane weapons, but if we want to oppose chemical weapons, we must have chemical weapons in our own hands! ”

With this article, right-wing newspapers in various European countries began to call for more research on chemical weapons, and of course, there were many articles on how to defend against these poison gases. For example, the series of reports in Le Figaro mentions how to deal with chemical weapons, especially light. The attack of gas.

"Light. Qi defense is actually not particularly difficult. First of all, the best thing to do is, of course, to have a set of gas masks. It was originally invented for chemical plant workers who often worked in toxic environments. However, it turned out to be very good for defense against chemical weapons. Secondly, light. Gas energy and ammonia react rapidly to produce non-toxic substances such as urea and ammonium chloride. Gas is also easily hydrolyzed to produce hydrogen chloride, also known as hydrochloric acid. Although hydrochloric acid is not a good thing, inhaling a little hydrochloric acid is better than inhaling light. The gas came strong. So, if you don't have a gas mask around, cover your mouth and nose with a towel moistened with light ammonia, if you don't have light ammonia, then urine is also an option......"

It's not just Europe that's in an uproar, it's the Americas too. Americans didn't have a good impression of the British in the first place, and in the United States of that era, hating Britain was almost a political correctness. Of course, the newspapers in the United States are scolding at full speed, and in addition to scolding, Americans naturally have to consider whether the United States has the ability to resist a chemical weapons attack. Because, almost all Americans know one thing, that is: "The British imperialism will not die!" ”

Of course, the American people quickly put their minds at ease, because there was nothing great about poison gas or anything, such as the light used by the British this time. gas, Cleveland Agribusiness can produce the same, which is just an intermediate product for the production of pesticides. In terms of production capacity, the combined production capacity of Cleveland Agriculture's factories is definitely much larger than that of the British. It's just that the Americans are good people and did not take the initiative to use such inhumane weapons. Even when the attack on the San Diego military port was frustrated, the United States kept its bottom line, unlike the British, who were completely brutes. Of course, this sense of moral superiority also makes Americans more and more proud.

Moreover, gas masks are not a problem, this thing was originally invented by the Americans. The Cleveland Farm Company invented it only to protect the workers who worked in the gas-filled workshop, but they didn't want to use it in such a way.

Of course, it is impossible for Scrooge to stay out of such a thing. While the outside world was in full swing, Scrooge held a press conference to announce that he, together with his old friend Mr. John Rockefeller, had contributed $3 million to establish a medical relief fund, the McDonald-Rockefeller Chemical Weapons Victims Fund, to provide medical care and other services to victims of chemical weapons. At the same time, Scrooge also made an initiative: that is, the countries of the world should immediately act to sign a comprehensive and complete convention on the prohibition and destruction of chemical weapons.

"Seriously, I'm also responsible for the chemical weapons thing. Light. Gas is an intermediate product in the manufacture of pesticides, while the manufacture of chemical pesticides is related to me. If it weren't for the great development of chemical pesticides, then these things might only exist in the real room now, and the mass killing of human beings would not have happened. So in a sense, I'm the one who opened the bottle and released the devil. I know very well that by now, it is impossible for me to put this devil back in a bottle on my own. So I appeal to the good, peace-loving people of the world to unite and put this devil in a bottle while the devil has not yet brought more harm.

I don't think even those who gave the order to use chemical weapons could have imagined that such a weapon would cause such terrible casualties. What is even more frightening, however, is that I have noticed that many countries around the world have begun to develop and equip these terrible chemical agents for self-preservation or other purposes. In fact, a few days ago, a friend of mine who works in the government asked me very seriously whether our pesticide factories can produce poison gas, and whether our companies and research institutes can provide the United States with this terrible weapon. He said to me: 'Scrooge, I agree with you that this weapon is immoral. But now we have to have it to protect ourselves. I believe in his sincerity when he says this, but I know that if everyone does this, the devil of chemical weapons will not only not be able to be resealed into the bottle, but will even continue to evolve in our hands. To be honest, in terms of toxicity alone, light. Although qi can be regarded as highly toxic, among chemical synthetics, there are many more poisonous than it, and perhaps one day in the future, this thing will develop to the point of destroying human civilization. So, for the sake of the future of humanity, I call on peace-loving humanity all over the world to unite and reseal the devil! ”R1292