The hall of Congress was silent at this moment, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Su Tong, who was slowly walking from the door.
Su Tong slowly walked towards the rostrum. His steps were so firm and his expression was so calm. He even patted a guard on the shoulder when he passed by him, making the guard flush with excitement.
Su Tong slowly walked up to the rostrum, facing hundreds of pairs of eyes below and a lot of microphones tied to the table, Su Tong took a deep breath and then said slowly: "Dear members of parliament, everyone is listening to the radio.
Hello fellow citizens, I would like to take this opportunity to address you this morning, because our country has reached another critical moment."
From the moment Su Tong started speaking, his voice had already passed through the radio waves and then flown in all directions through the newly built high-power broadcasting building in Nanjing City. At this moment, countless voices were heard on streets, in rooms, and in teahouses across the country.
Everyone turned on the radio and listened quietly to the young president's speech to them.
"Yesterday at four o'clock in the afternoon, the British government broadcast a message to the world that they were going to send a task force consisting of two aircraft carriers, two battleships and several other warships to Hong Kong to protect their so-called
Interest. Yes, interest, this word that seems to us to be full of philistine, is just axiom in their eyes. For the sake of benefit, they can do all the things that violate morality, and for the sake of benefit, they can trample all the laws of the world. In the British
It seems that because we have violated their interests in Tibet, they can put the cannon at our door without hesitation. In their eyes, we people are like a group of barbaric and ignorant natives, and they can feel at ease at all.
Not hesitating to put all unfair things on our heads, this is the so-called British logic."
Su Tong's words were full of anger, and the radio waves carried his voice to all parts of the country.
"Ninety-eight years ago, the British knocked on the door of China with naval guns. The Qing government surrendered in front of the cannons. They asked the British to sign the Treaty of Nanjing, which was humiliating and humiliating the country. Then the British sent boxes of opium for their benefit.
It was shipped to China. In 1856, the British teamed up with other countries to break into the Old Summer Palace, robbed all the treasures left by our ancestors, and set a fire before leaving.
China has also begun to gradually transform from a feudal country into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country. The Chinese nation has also begun a process of humiliation, suffering, exploration and struggle for nearly a hundred years. After a hundred years of hard struggle, today we have finally achieved a republic.
, just as we wiped away our tears and prepared to build our home with joy, the British came again. This time they were still under the guise of defending their interests. They wanted to sail their warships into the territorial waters that originally belonged to us. A robber
When you break into someone else's home and rummage through the boxes, you still swear that you are defending your own interests. There is nothing more ridiculous in the world than this."
Following Su Tong's words, the emotions of the lawmakers in the Capitol began to get excited. Recalling the suffering that China had suffered over the years, even the political opponents who hated Su Tong the most had to admit that Su Tong's words touched their hearts.
"History is a bright mirror that reflects reality, and it is also the most philosophical textbook. One critic pointed out: "To understand that period of history only as disaster and anger, without looking for its internal logic and understanding its complexity, is to
It also fails to live up to the efforts of those generations who have experienced disaster."
What that period of history has left us is not only the heartbreaking sorrow, the endless blood and tears, the eternal memory of the heroes and the majestic epic, but also the desire to pursue peace, the expectation to never fight again, and the determination to strengthen the country and enrich the people.
.A hundred years of humiliation are remembered by us not only for pain, misery, and sorrow, but also for struggle, victory, and dignity. Some people have also advised me to lower my head for the time being. The strength of the British is not that of a weak country like ours.
But I answered him clearly that the strength of the enemy is not the reason for us to bow our heads. We are the descendants of the dragon. Our ancestors taught us etiquette, justice and integrity, but did not teach us to be humble. I would rather
It is better to die with one's head held high than to live with one's head lowered. Fellow compatriots, distinguished members of the Congress, the military shoes of the invaders are about to set foot on our soil again. As the president elected by you, I have exercised the power of you and the Constitution.
With the sacred rights given to me, I want to clearly tell the group of invaders: Our Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation, but we will never be afraid of war. If you want to fight, I will fight with my compatriots. Let us join hands and fight together.
Fight! Gone are the days when the great powers could bring us to our knees with just a few cannons on our coastline."
As soon as Su Tong finished speaking, all the members in the parliament hall applauded and stood up. Waves of deafening cheers rang out in the hall, and the hot applause almost knocked off the roof of the Capitol Building.
At the same time, Su Tong's voice reached the ears of countless people in front of the Capitol through the high-power loudspeaker installed in front of the door of the Capitol, and the crowd instantly burst into deafening cheers.
"If you want to fight, I will fight."
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In major cities across the country, countless people walked out of their homes and took to the streets, shouting slogans and spontaneously marching on the streets. People shouted slogans for war to support the president's decision.
As the bill was passed in Congress, the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Headquarters also began to operate busily, and orders were sent out along the radio waves. The navy began to gather in the south, and the inland air force also began to move to the coastal areas.
Rows of military trains and military vehicles raced on railways and highways.
The day after the speech in the Capitol, Su Tong signed a presidential decree, ordering the country to recruit another two million troops. All arsenals began to operate at full capacity, and all troops on vacation returned to the army. The entire [] army began to enter the first level of combat readiness. At the same time,
Su Tong announced that an additional 300,000 troops would be sent to Xinjiang Province near Kashmir, and 100,000 troops would be sent to Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, near Hong Kong. From now on, the country will begin to implement a population registration census and establish a reserve system.
Alice, the chief correspondent of the Washington Post in Asia, wrote in a telegram sent back to China: At this moment, this country has been shrouded in a wave of passionate nationalism. The humiliation they have suffered for a hundred years has caused this nation to explode.
So that in the past, it was just a common move to send a fleet to overseas colonies. In their view, it was a matter of life and death related to whether their nation could stand up.
This move of the Chinese government shocked everyone. Before this, military observers from various countries believed that even if the Chinese government responded, it would only continue to march towards Tibet, and at most it would only strengthen the defense of Hong Kong.
They never expected that the Chinese government would issue an emergency call-up order, recruiting another two million troops on top of the original three million troops, and dispatching an additional three hundred thousand troops to the Kashmir region of India. They
What do they want? Do they want to invade India? God bless Britain.
President Roosevelt sat in a wheelchair at the White House in Washington, USA, quietly looking at the blazing flames in the fireplace without saying a word. Hawkins, who had just returned home, stood silently behind Roosevelt.
After a long time, Roosevelt raised his head and said to Hawkins with a smile: "Hawkins, you must have a good understanding of their dynamics just after you came back from China. Do you think they are ready to go to war with those Anglos?"
Hawkins shook his head, "No, Mr. President, I don't think they are ready for war. But it is still very easy to deal with the British expeditionary fleet that came all the way to Hong Kong. The British have hit a wall this time.
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"Then what do you think of our little friend's move to transfer 300,000 troops to Kashmir?"
"Oh, this question is very simple." Hawkins shrugged. "Our kid is just giving Chamberlain a warning. He can't blatantly invade India, absolutely not. This has something to do with their national strength and character.
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"Really?" Roosevelt glanced at his staff with a half-smile, then reached out and handed a report on the table to Hawkins: "Hawkins, my old friend, I'm afraid you're going to make a mistake this time.
It's a telegram sent by our ambassador to China, Johnson. I think it makes sense. You should also read it."
Hawkins opened the telegram sent by Johnson. The telegram analyzed that the Chinese government's move had two purposes: one was to intimidate the British in an attempt to force the British fleet back to Australia, so that the Tibetan issue would be naturally solved. This is in line with
The Chinese people admire the art of war of subduing the enemy without fighting. Second, if it fails, then just go all out and take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to take back Hong Kong, and then send the army to India, leaving the British to scramble for it.
Take the opportunity to march into Tibet to demonstrate your sovereignty.
After reading it, Hawkins had to admit that what the ambassador said made sense. This report analyzed Su Tong's character and practices, and it seemed very convincing.
Hawkins shrugged: "Well, I have to admit that the guy from Oklahoma has a better analysis than me, so Mr. President, shouldn't our great United States of America say something about this?"
Roosevelt shook his head: "What does it mean to express support for Britain or support for China? The only thing we have to do now is to observe carefully. I want to see what our little friend is going to do. I always feel that he ordered another two million troops to be drafted and
There is always something in the establishment of a reserve system that I cannot see through. I think this kid is planning a conspiracy, a conspiracy that we are currently unaware of."