Because in the eyes of reporters, news is money. Finding the most valuable news first is equal to countless wealth.
So, within two to three hours of breaking through the encirclement at midnight, first breaking through the prisoner-of-war camp, and then seizing the Yun, which severely damaged the Japanese First Fleet, reporters from all over the world gathered at the Japanese headquarters and asked for interviews.
Matsui Iwane.
At this time, Matsui Iwane kept scratching his head, and his whole old face was as gloomy as the March sky.
He had a splitting headache, as if a burst of air was about to burst out of his head.
"Baga Ya Road!... Huh, Huh!..."
Matsui Iwane finally broke out. He roared angrily and overturned all the documents on his desk to the ground.
He hated the young Chinese officer. Originally everything was fine and going according to his plan. But he didn't expect that a little Chinese officer would cause him so much trouble.
The annihilation of the 68th Regiment only caused Matsui Iwane some pain at most. But the fall of the Izumo and the heavy damage to the First Fleet were the pain in his heart.
But at this time, what caused him the most trouble was a group of foreign reporters who were chattering outside the door and clamoring to see him.
He really wanted to lock up all these reporters or even kill them all.
However, he cannot do this because these reporters are the eyes, ears, mouth and nose of the Western colonizers. If he wants to kill them, he will definitely bring huge trouble to himself.
"Your Mightiness!"
Just when Matsui Iwane was exhausted and had a splitting headache, he walked in unexpectedly without wanting to be alone.
This man was of medium build, with a mustache and round-framed glasses. When he saw Matsui Iwane, he bowed slightly and said, "Sir, what are you worried about? Is it because of those reporters?"
"Youhe, it turns out to be Lord Changyong?"
Matsui Iwane finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the man in front of him. Because the man who came was none other than Chang Yong, the section chief of the Shanghai Expedition Army Intelligence Section.
The name Changyong is very strange, because most Japanese names have four characters, and there are also many three or five characters, but names with two characters are extremely rare.
But Changyong is indeed a native Japanese. And he is an extremely arrogant and greedy Japanese.
Whatever he does, no matter whether it is correct or not, he is always self-righteous and capable of using any vicious means without any reflection on himself.
For example, he was one of the participants in the Nanjing Massacre that shocked China and the world. He personally drafted the order to massacre all Chinese prisoners of war. He can be said to be the devil among devils.
In some respects, this Nagayong was even more hateful than Matsui Iwane. If he had really stormed into the headquarters during the Dragon Boat Festival, this old devil would have definitely followed Matsui Iwane to commit suicide.
But at this time, Nagayong was very humble and obeyed Matsui Iwane's orders.
Matsui Iwane also admired Nagayong very much. He sighed and said: "A bug has affected the war situation, but the most troublesome thing is these Western reporters. If they find out, the Izumo has been hijacked
, and if it causes huge losses to our army, then I don’t know what they will write on the news. I don’t want to lose the empire’s face internationally.”
Changyong thought for a while and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, what's the difficulty? You just need to do this, this, and then this, and then there will be no problem."
Changyong listened and whispered in Matsui Iwane's ear for a while.
Matsui Iwane's pupils shrank at first, but then he smiled and immediately held a press conference.
At the meeting, an American reporter asked: "According to the news we received, the Izumo armored cruiser that was being repaired at the shipyard was taken away by Chinese soldiers. May I ask Mr. Matsui, what kind of Chinese force is this?
?
Also, I heard that this Chinese army is under the command of the crazy Chinese officer in Sihang Warehouse?
May I ask Mr. Matsui, what is your evaluation of the Chinese officer? And do you have anything to say about this failure of the Japanese army?"
The American reporter's endless questioning made Matsui Iwane very disgusted. He felt that this American reporter was as annoying as the Hawaiian Islands in the United States.
However, you still have to put on a hypocritical smile. And with Changyong's idea, Matsui Iwane's confidence doubled.
Matsui Iwane deliberately kept a straight face and raised his voice: "All of this is the Chinese people spreading rumors and deliberately creating public opinion in favor of them.
China is weak, and its soldiers are nothing more than a bunch of losers.
The Chinese soldiers in Sihang Warehouse had already fled with their tail between their legs in front of the warriors of the Japanese Empire. They were hiding in the British Concession and lingering.
Of course, there is indeed a small group of Chinese soldiers who have penetrated into the rear of our empire.
But what they took away was just a speedboat that was escaping. According to our investigation, there were only three people on the speedboat.
Just think about it, how can just three people take away the empire's armored cruiser? That's just a daydream."
"Then where did the Izumo go? Wasn't it at the dock for repairs before? And I heard that around 12 o'clock last night, fierce gunshots and explosions were heard in the dock and Zhangjiawan area.
And some people saw Japanese warships fighting the Izumo at sea. At least three warships were sunk."
At this moment, it was a British reporter who asked.
Matsui Iwane was well prepared, pretending to be proud and said: "Excuse me, is there any evidence for what you said? For example, photos, or people's positives. I, the Empire of Japan, will definitely investigate who is spreading rumors and will never tolerate it.
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The British reporter was speechless and thought to himself: Are you in a hurry? Why do you want to kill people and silence them?
And photos? Is it possible that there are photos? Cameras at that time were extremely expensive. It was not like a hundred years later when everyone could take photos with a mobile phone.
As for people's righteousness, that's even more ridiculous. Who doesn't know that little devil is not a thing? If he comes out to testify at this time, wouldn't it mean that he will disappear from this world in a matter of seconds?
So the British reporter paused for a few seconds and then sat back down.
The American reporter also asked: "Why don't you ask any more questions? Your questions are very good and insightful."
The corner of the British reporter's mouth twitched and he thought to himself: Why didn't you ask? Are you saying that we Brits don't know how to count? If you had known better, you wouldn't have been able to build our country even if we went bankrupt.
The British reporter ignored them, but at this time, Matsui Iwane seized the opportunity and said: "So, the story about the Izumo being hijacked and the Imperial fleet being severely damaged is pure nonsense. These are all tricks of the Chinese people. I hope journalists from all countries
Keep your eyes open and don't be fooled by the Chinese.
I think they want to win, so they want to go crazy, so they made up such a lie!..."