Yang Zhen took a sip of tea and looked at Pearson, who was somewhat moved after hearing what he said. He still said forcefully: "Men should strengthen themselves, and Chinese people should strengthen themselves. Chinese soldiers should even more Self-improvement, because in the current situation, we have no other choice. We can only use our hands to create a way for the Chinese nation to survive."
"We Chinese have a saying that we can only rely on ourselves for everything. The Soviets are like this, and so are you Americans. Helping us is all for your own benefit. Once it is gone, we can only rely on ourselves. Profit support, you will not pay another dollar."
"The only thing we can rely on is ourselves, rather than relying on others. Whether it's you Americans, the Soviets, or anyone else, the Chinese have been disappointed too many times. If this situation is related to the life and death of the Chinese nation, During the war, we still let our people down, and I don’t think God will tolerate us.”
"Just like what we sing in the Internationale, there has never been a savior. We can only rely on ourselves for everything. I know that even without your assistance, our war may be longer and more difficult, but no matter how much we want, No matter how much blood and lives we have to pay, we will fight this war to the end."
"It is true that we do not have a solid industrial foundation like the Japanese, but we have the concerted efforts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers throughout the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Regardless of whether there is foreign aid or not, we will rely on our blood and lives to fight for this suffering nation of ours. A path to survival.”
"Pearson, you should know that when the war between China and Japan has reached this point, it is no longer simply a conflict between two countries. The Japanese used their bayonets and massacres to turn this war into a conflict between two countries. It is a battle of life and death for a nation. Unless one nation completely falls, this war will be a war that will never end."
"Whether you ask me this question today, ask me this question tomorrow, or ask me a question someday in the future, I will answer you this way, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Anti-Japanese Alliance will answer you this way, even if we are All the pro-resistance alliances have been destroyed. I believe that our Chinese flag will one day be planted on the top of Mount Fuji. We will fight until we die. This is the only answer I can give you."
"Perhaps without your assistance, the war we are ongoing may be much more difficult, and the arrival of final victory may be much longer, because compared with Japan, although China is a big country, it is also a weak country. , it is also an agricultural country with a weak industrial base.”
"Compared to being limited to the northeastern corner, within the scope of the entire base area, except for a very small number of light industries such as wood that are of little use to the military, there is almost no industrial base, and even the necessary supplies for winter cannot be produced by ourselves. For those of us who need to meet our needs, the conditions are also more difficult.”
"Without your assistance, we would have had many difficulties. For example, if you stopped exporting oil to us, we would have to use our few strategic reserves. Once these strategic reserves are exhausted, We will have to go back to the old days of pure infantry combat."
"But in my opinion, your assistance is what we need, but it will not have any fundamental impact on our determination to fight to the end. Again, with your assistance, we will continue to fight, no With your assistance, we will continue to fight, and fight to the end, until the Japanese kneel down and completely surrender. The Japanese will never dare to peek into our Chinese territory again."
"If you join the war, our burden will naturally be lighter. After all, it is no harm to us to have an ally who can share some of the heavy responsibilities, but I think this cannot be a reason to affect our determination, because this battle The war is not fought for our personal honor and disgrace, but for our troubled nation."
"I am not a politician, I am just a soldier. I am a soldier who fights to the end in order to drive the powerful enemy out of the country. I am a soldier who is willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of this country and nation. I fight to the end. It is me and me. The only belief of our comrades is also an unchangeable belief."
"And Pearson, you will not understand the determination of a true Chinese to fight to the end in this bloody battle, because your compatriots were not used as bayonet practice targets and shooting targets by the Japanese, because your sisters , you were not forced by the Japanese to serve as comfort women for them to vent their lust, because your brothers were not killed in rows by them like livestock."
"Moreover, because you Americans were not used as experimental subjects for germ warfare or poison gas warfare by the Japanese, the Nanjing Massacre was just one example of the many crimes committed by the Japanese army against our Chinese nation during this war. The Japanese in China The crimes committed are definitely not limited to Nanjing alone. They are too numerous to describe, and they are not enough to describe the numerous crimes committed by the Japanese army against our Chinese nation."
"The Three Guangs Policy, the large-scale use of chemical weapons and comfort women against civilians, countless large-scale robberies, massacres, rapes and brutal slavery during its sweeps, as well as the mass graves scattered throughout the areas occupied by the Japanese army, this The numerous bones under the Songhua River are all the crimes committed by the Japanese against our Chinese nation."
"As for the crimes committed by the Japanese against the Chinese people, as long as we are Chinese, we will never be able to forgive them. It is not because we are small-minded and have no tolerance for others. It is because as a foreigner, you will not know that Japan How much harm has been caused to the Chinese people and how deep it is, this kind of harm cannot be made up for by a simple apology."
"I don't want to repeat what I said before, but I want to tell you now, no matter whether you Americans participate in the war or not, we will fight to the bitter end, because this war has been fought to this day, and it is related to the dignity and life and death of the Chinese nation. , we have no right to compromise with the Japanese, blood debts must be repaid with blood after all."
"In this war, there will be no more compromises or hesitations. There will only be blood and fire to completely resolve all the hatred between the two nations. We did not start this war, but We will not have any fear. In a word, we will fight until death, and this decision will not be affected by any changes in the external environment."
"As for your last question, I still say the same thing. I don't want a civil war to happen in China, let alone provoke a civil war. This is not just me, but also the consistent thinking of our central government. But who wants to At present, the survival of the Chinese nation is at stake, and I will never be lenient in provoking a full-scale civil war. In a word, I will not attack others unless they attack me. If they attack me, I will attack them."
"These questions of yours should not be to ask us. I think since you are a China expert and the U.S. Army Attaché in China, you will have an accurate judgment on the situation in China. What questions do you ask about this?" It's more appropriate, you should know better than me."
"You should not be worried about us, but you should be worried about some people who think they have become much stronger after receiving assistance from the United States. With the United States participating in the war, they can not only act without scruples, but also preserve a large number of troops for use We want to be the first to eliminate the so-called hidden dangers in their eyes. We want to maintain the anti-Japanese national united front, but whether others think the same way is beyond our control."
"Pearson, my answer should have made it clear that for me and my comrades, I can allow you to question many aspects of our answer to your question that should not be raised, but I cannot accept your answer. Doubts about our determination to fight to the end."
"I ask you and those behind you who control the richest and most developed countries in the world to remember that there may be many Chinese people who are weak, but this definitely does not include us, no matter how serious this war is. It will be long and arduous, and we will fight to the end until the day when the Chinese people finally win."
Yang Zhen's answer can be said to be decisive. Pearson hesitated for a moment and then said: "Yang, on whose behalf I am asking these questions, please stop asking. Even if you ask, I will not answer you. Yours I will report these answers to the country, and I can responsibly tell you about these issues today, which will only benefit you and not cause any harm."
"Although some of your words are difficult for me to accept as an American, I will make a detailed report to the country after excluding some of your inappropriate remarks. I think your answers , the people behind me will be very happy, at least, I am quite satisfied, Yang, your eloquence has conquered me."
"But I really don't want a civil war in China at this time, and the U.S. government and people don't want you to kill each other under the current situation of the enemy. I, and the U.S. government behind me, all hope that You can devote more of your energy to fighting Japan rather than your own internal intrigues."
"The U.S. government is ready to start assisting you, but we have our concerns. We don't want any civil war in China right now. We hope you can unite to fight against Japan. We don't even want the U.S. aid supplies to go unused. The battlefield used to fight the Japanese is used where you Chinese are killing each other."
"Yang, I hope you can remember your promise today, at least until the end of this damn war, not to try to challenge any rule of Chongqing, because they are still the actual rulers of China recognized by the US government, and China’s legitimate government, if you take any hostile actions, the U.S. government will cut off its assistance to you at any time.”
"As a key aid target of the U.S. government in the future, the U.S. government has the right to know what you are thinking. As the representative of the U.S. government in the Anti-Japanese War, I have the obligation and responsibility to understand how you, as the commander-in-chief of this army, think about how to use it in the future. The true attitude of U.S. aid.”
"As for what you mentioned, as long as they still need American supplies and dollars, the U.S. government will do its best to restrain them from provoking, let alone allow them to choose this time to start a civil war, because the U.S. government knows that right now
What state China is in will be more beneficial to the U.S. government."
"If Chongqing tries to provoke a civil war, the U.S. government will definitely show up. I hope you don't have anything to worry about. But we also hope that you will not provoke conflicts with Chongqing carelessly. You know that you
Now we have the strength to do this.”
"Whether it is you or Chongqing, we all hope that you can now focus on fighting the Japanese army, instead of focusing on mutual wariness and hostility. For two teams with the same equipment,
The U.S. government is absolutely not willing to see a civil war with its troops without American weapons and equipment."