The next day, the military headquarters camped in Wuhan.
General He, the Minister of Military Command, had already sent out invitations to reporters from major Chinese and foreign media outlets stationed in Wuhan early in the morning. By 10 a.m., nearly a hundred reporters had gathered in the press conference hall. The Associated Press, the four major news agencies in the Western world,
, reporters from AFP, TASS and Reuters all came.
At 12 noon, Minister of Military Order He Yingqin came to the press conference hall on time.
For today's press conference, Admiral He specially put on a brand-new admiral's uniform. The medals on his chest were shining brightly, and the Zhongzheng sword hanging on his waist was even more eye-catching.
Striding behind the microphone, General He stood at attention first, saluted the audience, and then solemnly said: "Please stand up and observe three minutes of silence in memory of the fallen soldiers in the Xuzhou battlefield, as well as in all war zones across the country.
Thousands of soldiers of the national army who sacrificed their lives for the cause of the motherland’s war of resistance.”
A low mournful music suddenly sounded, and General He lowered his head slightly and stood with a half-bow.
Everyone in the hall immediately stood up, including many international friends, and everyone bowed their heads in condolences.
After three full minutes, the low mourning stopped, and General He immediately stood up and said solemnly: "Everyone, please sit down."
After all the reporters and distinguished guests were seated, General He straightened his face and said excitedly: "Everyone, before you can ask questions freely, I would like to first inform you about the situation of the war. Some well-informed friends may already know it.
, Yes, just last night, we achieved an unprecedented victory on the Xuzhou battlefield!"
The entire press conference hall suddenly became silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
General He paused, and then continued: "Last night between eight and nine o'clock, the death battalion directly under the Baoshan Brigade launched a surprise attack on the Japanese Sixth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade stationed at the small station thirty miles south of Xuzhou, destroying it in one fell swoop.
All the over 100 large-caliber field heavy artillery pieces of the heavy artillery brigade were killed, more than 6,000 Japanese invaders were killed and wounded, and more than 50 tons of war materials were destroyed!"
Here, General He has obviously exaggerated the results of the war, but this was done at the behest of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
In fact, Yue Weihan's message did not mention that more than 6,000 Japanese invaders were killed and wounded, and more than 50 tons of war supplies were destroyed. Instead, it only said that at least 2,000 Japanese invaders were killed and wounded, and at least 2,000 artillery shells, oil and other war supplies were destroyed.
Ten tons.
As soon as General He finished speaking, the entire press conference hall went into an uproar. The roaring sound almost made the ceiling of the press conference room tremble. Dust fell from time to time, causing the ceiling to tremble.
People are worried that the ceiling, which has been in disrepair for a long time, will suddenly fall down?
General He repeatedly gestured down to signal everyone to be silent, but to no avail.
Finally, the host next to him had to use the microphone to shout again and again, and the noise in the hall gradually became quiet again. However, the expressions of many Chinese and foreign media reporters still looked very excited. Most of the excitement of the Chinese reporters was due to excitement, and
The excitement of those Western reporters may not necessarily be due to excitement.
Sure enough, when General He announced that he could ask questions freely, reporters from the four major news agencies raised their arms at the same time.
As soon as the host stopped his hands, a Reuters reporter couldn't wait to stand up and said: "Dear General He, first of all, I would like to congratulate the Chinese army on such a great victory, but please forgive my bluntness.
The report expressed doubts that a Japanese field heavy artillery brigade has an organization of more than 7,000 people, including thousands of infantry. No matter how brave and skillful the soldiers of the Chinese army are, it is impossible for a battalion of more than 500 people to defeat a Japanese brigade of 7,000 people.
More than a thousand people, right?”
The British devil's tone was quite polite, but the arrogance in his bones could be smelled from ten streets away.
Obviously, the British devils did not think this was true. He never believed that the poorly equipped national army could severely damage a Japanese brigade with one battalion, even a heavy artillery brigade.
General He nodded and said very seriously: "When I just received this war situation report, I, like you, could not believe it was true, but it is indeed a fact. You may not be able to imagine a battalion of the National Army.
It was actually able to severely damage a Japanese brigade, but the fact cannot be denied, and your country's intelligence department will confirm this."
There was a burst of pleasant laughter in the press conference hall.
All the Chinese media reporters present gave their ridicule to the British without hesitation.
"Sir." General He stopped his hands again. The Chinese reporters in suits and ties quickly stood up and said in a hurried tone, "Dear General He, hello. I am Tao Wenzhao, the chief reporter of the Central News Agency. First of all, I would like to express my sincere greetings to you, General, and to the people who are fighting in the war.
The officers and soldiers of the Chinese army on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War express their warm congratulations on your victory in Xuzhou."
Without waiting for Admiral He to thank him, Tao Wenzhao continued: "In addition, my colleagues and I are eager to know whether the death battalion directly under the Baoshan Brigade successfully escaped after severely injuring the Japanese Army's Sixth Field Artillery Brigade? What were their casualties?
How is the situation? In addition, I would also like to ask, what is the purpose of the Baoshan Brigade or General Yue Weihan in launching this sneak attack?"
General He said: "I can answer the first two questions. The death battalion directly under the Baoshan Brigade has successfully escaped, but suffered heavy casualties. Only six officers and soldiers of the battalion survived, and the remaining 568 people all died heroically for their country. This afternoon,
The names of these 568 martyrs will be engraved on the Chinese Heroes Monument outside the Uprising Gate."
There was a sudden gasp in the press conference hall, and many female reporters burst into tears.
Including the arrogant British guy, the reporters from the four major Western news agencies were also shocked. Perhaps now, they can imagine how a battalion of the Chinese army could severely damage a heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army, because these Chinese soldiers are all crazy.
, they obviously adopted a suicide attack method!
General He took a deep breath to calm his surging emotions, and then said: "As for the third question, it is a military secret, so I have no comment."
Just as Tao Wenzhao sat down, another beautiful female reporter stood up and asked: "General He, I am Li Yuru, a reporter from Damei Evening News. I would like to ask, before issuing the combat order, General Yue Weihan, commander of the Baoshan Brigade, did he think about the five death camps?
How could more than a hundred officers and soldiers suffer such heavy casualties? As a wise commander, I think he must have predicted the outcome!"
"Now, with the great victory in Xuzhou, the Japanese Army's 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade has also suffered heavy losses. General Yue Weihan's merit list has been recorded with great distinction. I believe that General Yue will be promoted to lieutenant general and division commander in the near future, but
As the chief of the division and brigade, he paved the way to promotion with the blood of his subordinates, doesn’t he feel guilty?”
The entire press conference hall became silent again, and General He looked slightly embarrassed.
This question is really sharp and difficult to answer. After pondering for a moment, General He said: "Miss Li, regarding this question, I think General Yue Weihan has already answered it during the defense battle of Sihang Warehouse. As a general,
As a soldier, from the moment they put on their military uniform, their lives no longer belong to individuals."
After saying this, General He continued: "This time, in order to severely inflict heavy damage on the Japanese Army's Sixth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, 568 officers and soldiers from the death battalion directly under the Baoshan Brigade were sacrificed. Next time, in order to severely inflict heavy damage on the Japanese Army in Central China,
The heavy group of front troops may have sacrificed themselves to all the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Brigade and General Yue Weihan himself."
"Finally, I would like to use this press conference to warn the Japanese aggressors that we are ready. Yesterday we could achieve a great victory in Lunan, today we can achieve a great victory in Xuzhou, and tomorrow we can also achieve a great victory in Wuhan! Japanese aggressors
If they dare to invade Wuhan, they will never come back!"
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Tokyo, General Staff Headquarters.
"Baga Yalu!" Xianyuan Gong Zairen cursed angrily, suddenly drew out his sword and struck down the table in front of him.
There was just a crash, and the golden nanmu desk had been split in half by the old devil. The documents, pens, ink, and telephones and other sundries placed on the desk were suddenly scattered all over the floor. The female secretary outside heard
The sound hurriedly ran in on tiptoe, and when he saw the ferocious look on the face of the old devil Zai Ren, he immediately became as silent as a chill and did not dare to come near.
Old Japanese Zai Ren quickly realized his gaffe, and the expression on his face immediately softened, and he said: "Miss Keiko, please ask Deputy Chief Ishihara to come over immediately."
"Hai." The female secretary bowed her head and immediately turned away.
Before the tea was over, the deputy chief of staff, Ishihara Wanji, entered the old man Zai Ren’s office with a serious look on his face. He immediately put his feet back and stood at attention and said: "Your Highness!"
Old Japanese Zai Ren suppressed the anger in his chest, stared at Ishihara Wan'er grimly, and said: "Ishihara-kun, I believe you just listened to the special report from the four major news agencies. Now please tell me whether there is any exaggeration in it.
What are the composition of it? Has the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade directly under the Central China Front been severely damaged?"
Ishihara Wan's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly lowered his head and said: "Your Highness, the Sixth Field Artillery Brigade directly under the Central China Front Army has indeed been severely damaged by the China Army, and the attacker was the Baoshan Brigade! The four major news agencies did not exaggerate, the Sixth Field Artillery Brigade was directly under the Central China Front Army.
All the large-caliber heavy artillery of the heavy artillery brigade has indeed been destroyed."
"Baoshan Brigade? It's Baoshan Brigade again!" Old Japanese Zai Ren said furiously, "Shi Yuanjun, you can do the math yourself. From Sihang Warehouse to Jiangpu, from Jiangpu to Lunan, and from Lunan to Xuzhou, this Baoshan Brigade has already
How many times have you embarrassed the Empire of Japan and the Imperial Army of Japan? Don’t you think it’s enough?”
"Hai." Ishihara smiled and said suddenly lowering his head, speechless.
"Revenge! Revenge! The imperial army must save face!" Xianyuan Gong Zairen shouted in front of Ishihara Wan'er's face, "This time in Xuzhou, we must annihilate the Baoshan Brigade no matter what, capture Yue Weihan alive, and then give this to everyone
The culprit who has disgraced the Japanese Empire and the Imperial Japanese Army is brought to Tokyo, and I will chop him alive with my own hands!"
"Hai!" Ishihara Wanji suddenly lowered his head again and promised loudly.