After hearing what Chief Li said, many reporters moved out of the way, allowing Chief Li and others to walk to the center of the hall.
When Chief Li and others walked to the stage in the center of the hall, Chief Li said to Xu Zuyi beside him: "Yan Mou, it's time to start!"
Chief of Staff Xu nodded, walked to the stage and said loudly: "Okay, friends from the press, now the press conference has officially begun. Please start asking questions."
As soon as Xu Zuyi's words came out, all the reporters rushed to the stage and raised their arms.
Chief Li smiled and pointed his finger at a man in his thirties with a camera hanging around his neck.
The man was overjoyed and quickly asked loudly: "General Li, I am a reporter from the Central Daily News. Are you satisfied with the outcome of the Xuzhou battle? Can you inform us of the results of the battle?
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"Of course!" Commander Li laughed, with a proud smile on his face, "Everyone, our army lasted for more than a month in this battle, and our army killed and wounded 27,984 Japanese soldiers, including prisoners of war.
Three hundred and twenty-seven people, 65 cannons, 17 armored vehicles, nine large and small tanks, more than 1,000 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 20,000 rifles were seized. I am happy to tell all journalists and friends that we have
Smashed the Japanese conspiracy to invade and occupy Xuzhou."
"Crash..."
There was a burst of warm applause from the surroundings, which came from the Chinese reporters in the audience. As for the reporters from European and American countries, they had to applaud out of politeness.
At this time, an untimely voice intervened, "General Li, I heard that your army released a large amount of internationally banned poison gas in Taierzhuang, which led to the so-called Taierzhuang victory. What do you think about this?"
What happens then?”
Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was the Times reporter named Bernie Chad.
"This..." Chief Li was stunned by the question and could not answer for a moment.
Suri, who was standing by, saw the chief in embarrassment and couldn't bear the chief to suffer for him. He couldn't help but stand up and said: "Okay, let me answer this question."
"Oh, it's you!"
Seeing Su Rui jump out on his own, Bernie Chad's eyes lit up and he quickly shouted: "General Su, I heard that the troops who used the poison gas in Taierzhuang belonged to you, and you personally gave the order.
The outside world also gave you a nickname for this, called General Poison Gas. I wonder how you explain this?"
Suri looked at the reporter named Bernie Chad and sneered in his heart. This guy felt too good about himself. Do you think he has nothing to fear just by being a reporter from the British Empire?
"I'm sorry, Mr. Bernie, I'm afraid you are wrong." Suri shook his head: "I have never ordered the release of any poison gas, and my troops will not use poison gas bombs. I'm afraid you are mistaken."
"What... you..."
Bernie Chad was stunned. Before raising this question, he thought that Su Rui might have to defend himself because he had to release the poison gas, or because of the crisis of the situation, or even because of an order from his superiors, but he never thought that Su Rui would
I will deny it outright.
Bernie Chad stayed for a while and then shouted angrily: "General Su, you must know that honesty is the most basic virtue of a person. You have done it but dare not admit it. Are all the generals in China like you?"
"No, no, no..." Suri shook his head like a rattle, "Mr. Bernie, first of all, I have to say that our army has not released poison gas at all, and our army does not have the conditions to produce poison gas. If you
If there is relevant evidence, please take it out. If not, it means that this matter is just your conjecture or even slander."
"You...you..." Bernie Chad was so angry that his body was trembling and he pointed at Suri and was speechless.
A few days ago, reporters like them gained the right to enter Taierzhuang for interviews, but what they saw was only a piece of ruined bricks, floating soil on the ground, and indelible blood stains. Finally, they also saw piles of Japanese soldiers.
Some of the soldiers' corpses had been burned, and some had no time to be burned. They knew that the shocking scene would never be forgotten.
Therefore, although they did not experience this war, the intensity of the war at that time can be seen only from the destruction after the war.
Some reporters also collected some samples and photos of disinfectant water and soapy water. Although they are not many, they are enough to prove that someone has released poisonous gas here. Thinking about the recent statement of the Japanese government, how could the reporters not know the Nationalist Government?
Did the army ever release poison gas here?
So these reporters quickly found out that the poisonous gas was released by the unit called the Independent 300 Brigade. What's more, they even found out that the military commander of this unit was the one who broke out in Nanjing.
Poison gas was released at Yijiangmen, resulting in the complete destruction of a Japanese army. So soon, the name of General Poison Gas fell on Suri's head.
But now the general denied all this, and this behavior immediately angered Bernie Chad.
Bernie Chad was ridiculed by Su Rui last time at Xuzhou Railway Station. Now after hearing what Su Rui said, his impression of Su Rui was even worse. He said coldly: "General Su
, we have organized a visiting group to enter Taierzhuang to investigate and collect evidence. We also have sufficient evidence to prove that someone has released poison gas inside. If you want evidence, of course we can provide it, but I don’t know if you will still do it after we produce the evidence.
Are you denying it?"
Suri looked at the reporter with wide eyes in amusement, and shrugged his shoulders in a very Western manner: "Mr. Bernie Chad, I don't know which of your eyes saw the poison gas released by our army.
Yes, there are traces of poison gas being released in Taierzhuang, but I think that is the ironclad evidence that the Japanese released poison gas. You can recall that since the July 7th Incident, the insidious and despicable Japanese have caused many appalling incidents on our territory.
We have reported on the poison gas incident many times, but Western society and the media have always turned a blind eye. Why did everyone jump out of their skins when they heard the Japanese government said that we used poison gas today? What is going on? Is this the case?
Is this the double standard you implement?"
Having said this, several blond foreigners around them couldn't help but blush. Since the Opium War in modern times, haven't they Western countries done less murders and arson in China? Sometimes it can even be said that the bad things they have done are worse than those of the Japanese.
Even if you come, there won’t be much left.
But they, who claim to be a civilized country, will never admit it. In their opinion, the Japanese releasing some poison gas to kill some people in China has nothing to do with them. Who makes China so weak? They report this
It doesn't mean much if something comes out, and it won't attract the attention of mainstream society at all.
But things are different now. If it could be reported that the Chinese army also used poison gas to carry out counter-retaliation, this would be a great news and would definitely attract people's attention. But now the Chinese general refused to admit it, which made them feel a little annoyed.
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Bernie Chad's face darkened, "General Su, how do you explain the Japanese soldiers who died of poisoning? They wouldn't be idle and die by breathing poison gas, right?"
"Yes!" Su Rui nodded heavily: "This is another thing I want to inform everyone, that is, when our artillery was shooting at the Japanese artillery a few days ago, it happened to hit a Japanese army.
The gas bombs were piled up and detonated, causing the gas to leak. This led to the annihilation of the unprepared Japanese 10th Regiment."
"What……"
"Oh my God!"
"This is ridiculous!"
Everyone was shocked when they saw Su Rui solemnly stating such a strong reason. Damn it, you can come up with such a bad excuse.
Bernie Chad's face turned red and his chest was heaving. He shouted loudly: "General Su, what about the destruction of the 63rd Regiment? Could it be that you also hit their opponent's gas bomb hoarder?"
Would you like to put some down?"
Suri gave a thumbs up to Bernie Chad and nodded solemnly: "Mr. Bernie Chad, you are so smart. Although it sounds incredible, the fact is that we will meet again.
It hit the location where the 63rd Regiment stored poison gas bombs. These two gas bomb explosions were the main culprits that led to the destruction of the two Japanese Regiments."
"Damn it, can you be any more shameless?"
All the reporters present almost vomited blood when they heard this. Do you think the Japanese gas bombs were just cabbage, specially placed in front of you, and they were exploded by you? Why didn't you buy a lottery ticket if you had such luck?
What kind of soldiers!
Bernie Chad was speechless at this time, "General Su, do you also believe this rhetoric?"
"Yes!" Su Rui nodded heavily: "That's the fact. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway!"
silence……
Unprecedented silence...
Everyone's eyes in the entire hall were fixed on Su Rui's face. At this time, a thought came to their minds at the same time, "Is this guy still a soldier? Are there such shameless people in this world?"
Two storage points for gas bombs were hit by stray bullets one after another. How unlucky did the Japanese need to be to have such a thing happen to them, and what kind of incredible luck did Suri and his 300 Brigade need to have to do this?
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Xu Zuyi, who was behind Su Rui, also had a look of admiration in his eyes. It was a pity that this guy came to be a soldier. His place of work should be in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he could show his talents.
Soon, the press conference ended, but his influence still did not dissipate. Not only did Suri's reputation as a poisonous general not disappear with his refuting the rumors, but it became even louder.
After the Japanese government heard the contents of this press conference, the furious Chief of Staff of the Army, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, immediately issued the No. 2 combat order for the Xuzhou operation...
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