Chapter 949, Battle situation

At this moment, the small auditorium heard the continuous sound of spotlights of "Peng Peng". Current affairs journalists solemnly recorded this important moment of international politics. All the reporters present dared not take it lightly. For them, the reason for the war between China and Japan was an important point, and whether the war between China and Japan would be included in part of the European war is a more important point.

After the Presidential Office officials issued the official statement, the press conference discussed the reporter's questioning session. Almost all reporters couldn't wait to ask the question, whether the declaration of war on Japan by the Republic of China means declaring war on the entire Allied Power!

"The Republic of China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times. It has always followed the principle of international diplomacy of building friendship, but at the same time it has unswervingly defended national sovereignty and national interests. If anyone violates me, I will not offend others. If anyone violates me, I will offend others. I believe this is the basic principle recognized by all countries in the world. I have solemnly stated before that the declaration of war on Japan is a matter of retaliation against Japan and assassination of our head of state. This is a personal grudge between China and Japan. The Republic of China will not affect diplomatic relations with other friendly countries because of this incident. Of course, if all countries agree to the agreement, they must ignore international justice and the national sovereignty of the Republic of China. The Republic of China will surely devote the whole country to fight against all invaders to the end!"

The reporters in the audience recorded Wu Tingfang's words, and it was obvious that this was exactly the attitude of the Republic of China towards the European War. Of course, this attitude was just a superficial attitude. Current affairs reporters were very clear that the inside story of the political insider between the international community was an unfathomable pool of mixed water. How much hidden secrets were hidden in it was not something that ordinary people could grasp!

One hour later, the content of the press conference at the Nanjing Presidential Palace was printed on newspapers. Most of the newspapers that had begun to be printed and sold were domestic newspapers in China, and the news of the Sino-Japanese conflict was directly made into four pages and one page paper, and they were directly distributed to various distribution points for free.

The major cities in China were sensational. What the Chinese people saw and heard were naturally news and remarks from the Chinese standpoint. They were unexpectedly angry at the *******. First, the Qingdao War, and then conspired to assassinate the Chinese beloved Head of State Wu Shaoting, and then refused to fulfill the "Double Five Agreement" and continued to increase troops to North Korea. Now they still took the initiative to open fire, which was simply too much. The call for public opinion began to erupt that afternoon. The people strongly supported declaring war on the ****, and at the same time supported the **** on the front line in various ways to fight the enemy.

Major universities in Nanjing, Guangzhou, Beijing and Wuhan compiled propaganda activities to support the war, including dramas, leaflets, parades and fundraising, etc. After school that night, the students immediately put this series of plans into actual implementation.

According to relevant records, the amount of students raised funds on that day alone reached as much as 100,000. The student group handed over the funds to the school and transferred them to the local government. In the past, officials within the government would make more or less move on the money, but on this day it was unchanged, and there were even officials who paid donations. The donations were wired to the Ministry of Finance of the Presidential Office of Nanjing, which soon turned into military support to the frontline.

*** The Embassy in China announced its closing at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but the Minister to China Yuyuki Hamaguchi was still waiting for a call back from the country. He then had to wait for about ten days to half a month, and waited for all diplomatic officials in China and expatriates who were willing to return to China, and then evacuate from China one after another.

That night, Hamaguchi Yuki went to the British Embassy in China again, and once again strongly demanded that Britain comply with the treaty of the Allies and declare war on China from the standpoint of the Supreme People. Juerdian did not directly reject Hamaguchi Yuki's request, but just said that it would take some time to prepare and give a certain reply after the talks with the Russian and French ministers. Juerdian comforted Hamaguchi Yuki and emphasized that Britain would not interrupt the strategic material assistance of Russia to the Supreme People.

"Mr. Hamaguchi, I must tell you very seriously that although the British Empire and *** are ally, there are too many uncertain factors for this unpredictable war. Maybe you have heard that Germany broke through the Parisian outer defense line on June 1st, and the former French capital was unfortunately lost." Jurden said.

"What does this mean when you tell me this news?" Hamaguchi Yuyuki looked at Juerdian suspiciously.

"I mean, the situation of the European war is currently a bit unfavorable to our Allies, but it does not affect our policy towards the ***. The only hope that the *** government can do is to resolve the war as quickly as possible and reduce the risks and pressure we have to bear in the Far East. After all, due to the current severe situation in Europe, our Allies have almost no extra troops to call in the Far East, and can only provide some diplomatic help. Do you understand?" Jurden said in a very serious tone.

"Please rest assured about this. As long as the Allies can unite, I believe that this unjust war initiated by the Chinese will definitely end quickly." Yuyuki Hamaguchi nodded slightly and said.

"This is the best." Juerdian said.

The battle on the Yalu River in Dandong lasted for a whole day. When the artillery fire between China and Japan almost stopped, as long as the gun barrel did not reach the limit of burning red, the artillery soldiers would send the shells to the other side without hesitation. Two of the three-way crossing forces of China successfully landed ashore, but only the stormtroopers pushed the front line to the rear of the beachhead position. The 73rd Regiment fought for a full seven hours and was unable to break through the Japanese beachhead position. More than a thousand landing troops were trapped on the river beach, relying on some weak geographical defense lines, artillery and air force cover, and struggled to support it.

As for the 22nd Brigade, which was the main attacker, launched the second round of forced ferry at four o'clock in the evening, but because it lost too many naval gunboats in the early morning, and the interval between the first round of forced ferry and the second round of forced ferry, it created plenty of opportunities for the Japanese army to deploy defense on the river. After 40 minutes of hard battle, the 22nd Brigade was forced to retreat again.

Although the crossing of the river has not achieved great results so far, after dawn, Chinese Air Force fighters cooperated with airships to deal a significant blow to the Japanese rear positions on the south bank of the Yalu River. The airship troops carried out a round of incendiary bombings to some military targets in Shinyizhou. The "Red Devil" brigade changed its tactics and divided the air strikes into two groups, and launched the attacks continuously.
Chapter completed!