The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 142 Press Conference
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He Wei's doubts were soon answered. He followed Li Mo'an and others back to the temporary command post of the No. 14 Army. As soon as he entered the compound of the Army Headquarters, He Wei saw a pile of suits and leather shoes. People who did not look like soldiers gathered around. These people were both men and women. They were all wearing fine and exquisite suits and leather shoes. On their heads, they wore German-made M[-] steel helmets issued by the army. Everyone wore a He was wearing a backpack and a camera hanging on his chest.

As soon as they saw Li Mo'an, these people surrounded him with jitters.

"Sir, would you please accept our interview?"

"Sir, when can we go to the front line?"

"Commander Li, when will our army launch a major counterattack and drive the Japanese invaders out of North China?"

"Sir, please let us go to the front line. We want to be with the soldiers on the front line."

"Sir, many people are talking about expelling the Japanese slaves and recovering the four eastern provinces. North China is adjacent to the four eastern provinces. When will our army be able to recover the four eastern provinces?"

As soon as these people spoke, He Wei understood their identities. It was obvious that these people were reporters, but the questions they asked were too weird and whimsical. When will the Japanese be driven out of North China and when will they be able to fight back to the four northeastern provinces? , it would be good if his grandma's mouth can be guarded.

It can only be said that patriotic sentiment is commendable, but thinking about the problem is too idealistic and knows nothing about the situation of the war. Of course, He Wei guessed that while these reporters used their pens to express their patriotic sentiment, most of them also saved up first-hand information. They wanted to obtain exclusive frontline news to increase newspaper sales, so they asked so many speechless questions. However, it was understandable, after all, this was their profession.

Li Mo'an waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and said patiently: "Dear journalists and talented people in the press, I understand everyone's mood, and I admire everyone's bravery. However, the situation on the front line of the battlefield is... The situation is changing rapidly, and the enemy may attack at any time and at any time, and the frontline defense involves confidentiality, so I am sorry that I cannot allow you to visit the frontline for interviews. Of course, this is also for your safety. The danger level on the frontline is extraordinary. I hope that everyone understand."

After Li Mo'an finished speaking, the reporters suddenly lost their energy like eggplants beaten by frost, and lost their enthusiasm for interviews. Suddenly, Li Mo'an's conversation changed.

"However, our army cannot live up to your patriotic enthusiasm. Although you cannot come to the front line in person, our officers and soldiers on the front line can come back. The person next to me is the lieutenant platoon leader who has just returned from the front line. If you want to interview, it would be best to interview him. The position he is on is the front line where our army has the most intense and tragic battles. This platoon leader also has outstanding military exploits. He once annihilated a squadron of Japanese troops, and later With the strength of a reinforced company, he repelled Japanese attacks many times and killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers. Just now, in today's battle, he won again. Not only did he defeat the Japanese attack, but he also captured two vehicles. Japanese tanks and drove back the two captured Japanese tanks. I think that with him here, your trip will be worthwhile."

After saying that, Li Mo'an nodded to He Wei, and then called the adjutant director of the military headquarters. After explaining a few words to the adjutant director, he left. Then, the reporters who were originally disappointed suddenly changed. They were in high spirits, each one showed a look of longing, and their interview attitude was even more enthusiastic than when Li Mo'an was there.

Everyone focused all their firepower on He Wei and surrounded He Wei. A male reporter wearing black-rimmed glasses and a slicked back hair rushed directly in front of him. He looked at him with a look that made He Wei Suddenly I felt a chill.

Faced with this scene, He Wei was quite at a loss. Even before time travel, he had never enjoyed the treatment of being sought after by everyone. Good guy, after time travel to the Republic of China era, he became a hot commodity.

Fortunately, the director of the Adjutant Division reacted quickly and stood in front of He Wei with a few soldiers. He said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone, please be patient. We will arrange an interview immediately. I am from the headquarters of our army. Director of the Adjutant's Office, I understand everyone's mood, please take a rest, we will soon set aside a room for everyone to interview Lieutenant He, no one will be left behind!"

Hearing what the adjutant director said, the reporters below calmed down. Some cheered, and some cheered loudly. The adjutant director turned to look at He Wei and said: "Brother, please take a break, it will be time for you to show your face later. "

He Wei nodded and said, "Sir, do you think I need to change my clothes? What do you think I look like now?"

He Wei is now in full combat attire, with a speed machine slung around his waist and a Type [-] cavalry rifle captured from the Japanese cavalry across his back. There is also a long-handled grenade in his belt. There are blood stains on his body. The oil stains really don’t look like it.

"That's right. I see that your clothes are wet and have holes in them. So, I'll take you to change into a new military uniform and let's go."

After the adjutant director finished speaking, he was about to leave with He Wei when the reporters gathered around him again. For fear that He Wei would run away, the adjutant director could only speak patiently to the reporters.

"Journalists, since you are going to do an interview, you must at least let Lieutenant He change into clean clothes."

"Sir, I think this outfit is very good. It has the atmosphere of a battlefield. A man of iron blood, wearing robes on the battlefield, is very interesting."

said a female reporter with a wavy hair.

"Yeah, I think that's good."

A male reporter followed, and then several other reporters also said that He Wei's clothes were very suitable for the atmosphere of the interview, and asked to wear this clothes for the interview as soon as possible. The director of the Adjutant General Department smiled bitterly and asked for help. He looked at He Wei with an expression on his face.

"Brother, look at them, they are..."

He Wei was helpless and said, "Sir, that's it. No need to change clothes." Just like that, the adjutant chief immediately led people down to set up the interview location. About 10 minutes later, this unique battlefield interview began. The interview room was not big, but it was well decorated. There were more than a dozen military electric lights in the room, which illuminated the room as if it were daytime. There were also several tables covered with red cloth. It looked a bit like a news release from later generations. I mean.

The adjutant and division chief came in with several soldiers to maintain order. As soon as He Wei's butt touched the stool, he saw the reporters holding up their cameras and taking random pictures of him. He Wei didn't say anything and just sat in a standard military posture. , allowing them to shoot as they please.

After a few minutes of filming, the director of the Adjutant's Office began to organize the interview.

"Everyone, the interview can begin now. Anyone who needs an interview, please raise your hand. Lieutenant He will choose to answer. Let's get started."

As soon as the deputy director finished speaking, these reporters rushed to raise their hands and scrambled to answer. Looking at the chaotic scene below, He Wei pointed at a male reporter, who was the one who had just collided with him outside. That guy with glasses.

"Then please ask this gentleman to ask questions first. However, the military situation is urgent now. I don't have much time to be interviewed, and I am still hungry. In order to make the trip worthwhile, everyone can ask one question, but only I have a question and I hope you can understand." He Wei said.

He didn't have time to accompany these people all the time, so he might as well ask everyone a question and get it all, so as not to waste too much time.

After He Wei finished speaking, all the reporters below looked disappointed, but they were all understanding people and knew that the military situation was urgent, and no one expressed objections. Then, the selected male reporter took the lead in asking questions.

"Lieutenant He, this is Liu Fangsu, a special reporter from the Central News Agency. I just heard Commander Li say that you captured two Japanese tanks by yourself. Is this true? How did you capture the tanks from the Japanese? And why? Choose to join the army and kill the enemy to serve the country?"

Although this guy only said one sentence on the surface, he asked three questions. The deputy director hurriedly walked to He Wei and whispered to He Wei: "Brother, this is a reporter from the Central News Agency. It is an official newspaper. You must give face. Say more, answer more, and when you have answered, you must have a better attitude when you show your face."

He Wei nodded and said: "Mr. reporter, you don't need a reason to join the army and kill the enemy to serve the country. The country's top leader, who is also my principal, said that people are old and young, and the land is north and south. Everyone has the responsibility to defend the homeland and fight the war. Everyone in the country should respond to the leader’s call and fight against the Japanese invaders. Everyone has a responsibility. Personally speaking, I am from Liaoning. After the fall of the four eastern provinces, I went into exile and became an exiled student. In order to In order to survive and regain my hometown as soon as possible, I passed the No. 11 class of Huangpu Military Academy. There are many young people like me from the occupied areas from the four eastern provinces in Huangpu. Starting from the eighth class of Huangpu, there are many in the military academy. Students from the four northeastern provinces, we Northeastern students were admitted to the military academy in order to regain lost territory and regain our hometown."

"I remember there was a senior from the [-]th class of Huangpu, named Li Yihu. He was also from the Northeast Fourth Province. After graduating from the [-]th class of the military academy, he was originally assigned to serve in various army units. However, he wrote a blood letter at the military school petitioning to return to the Northeast to fight the war. In the end, he was dismissed from the military academy. The Chief of Education exempted us from normal distribution and returned to the Northeast to fight the war on our own. In short, from a personal or national perspective, joining the army and serving the country by killing the enemy are our only choices."

"Back then, I, a Huangpu man, went on an expedition to the east and north, and was invincible. We, the new generation of Huangpu students, will also follow in the footsteps of our predecessors, implement the will of our leaders, work hard to unite, carry forward the spirit of Huangpu, and realize the last wish of the founding father!"

The adjutant chief on the side nodded repeatedly after hearing this, thinking that He Wei is a very sensible boy. He sings high-pitched words and brags without any false pretense. He first praised the supreme leader and was worthy of being valued by the military commander. Then, He Wei He also recounted today's battle in detail, from the heroism of the Third Battalion and the Eighth Company's attack on Japanese tanks with infantry, to his courage in using cavalry to attack Japanese tanks, and made these reporters applaud again and again.

Then, reporters from Ta Kung Pao, Shen Bao, World Weekly, and World News also asked questions one after another. Some asked about the stories of frontline battles. He Wei picked out a few small battles he had fought and told them about them. There were others he wanted to read. Looking at the weapons in He Wei's hands, He Wei also patiently showed them to them. When they learned that the Type [-] cavalry rifle in He Wei's hands was captured from the Japanese army, He Wei was asked to explain how it was captured.

Then He Wei had to tell them the process of annihilating the Japanese cavalry squadron. As a result, this group of reporters gained a new reporting material, but this was not over yet. After everyone finished interviewing, the group of reporters clamored to take pictures. .

First, a few close-ups were taken of the Type [-] cavalry rifle in He Wei's hand on the table. A few pictures were taken when the bayonet was not opened, and a few more pictures were taken when the bayonet was unfolded. Then He Wei was asked to hold the gun. After striking a few majestic poses and taking another photo, the interview ended with satisfaction for almost an hour.

After the show, the reporters all left with satisfaction, but He Wei was exhausted. The director of the Adjutant's Office looked at the exhausted He Wei, pulled him to sit down, asked someone to pour him a glass of water, and said slowly: "Brother, , you are a command cadre on the front line, but in this army, it is not just marching operations, logistics, communication, propaganda, military and civilians, these are all knowledge. Don't look at these reporters with toad eyes talking like mosquitoes. , but the pens in their hands can kill people, let them interview, the interview will be comfortable, and the newspapers will report it, and when our army becomes famous, the benefits will be huge."

The director of the Adjutant's Office said, and clasped He Wei's hand, as if he was grabbing money.

"It will definitely be useful to boost morale in the rear, and it can also enhance the reputation of our army." He Wei said.

"Hey, reputation and morale are invisible and intangible things. It's useless. Brother, let me tell you, real money is real. As long as it is properly publicized in newspapers and publications, then the donations and aid materials from the rear will be They will be sent continuously, and various non-governmental organizations will definitely rush to visit the famous army. If they come, they will definitely not be empty-handed. If this continues, the famous army will definitely make a lot of money."

"For example, the 29th Army during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War. How many Japanese troops do you think those Northwest Army troops really killed? In the final analysis, it is good publicity. If the publicity is good, the army will become famous and the army will make a lot of money. The bowl is full.”

The director of the Adjutant General's Office looked at He Wei's slightly surprised look, nodded and said with a smile: "Brother, I am not greedy for money, my place is called the Adjutant General's Office. Unlike those more professional war departments, all I do are chores. But it is also extremely important. It is equivalent to the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the office, headquarters and directly affiliated units, welcoming and transporting, guarding and communication, marshalling, personnel, management, general affairs, and even the placement of idle personnel and idle officers, all of which are the responsibility of my Adjutant General's Office. If an officer changes his position but cannot take up his post immediately, he will be transferred to me as the adjutant to make the transition. There is a lot of knowledge in this. The operation of an army is not only marching and fighting, but also fighting. We are fighting hard, and some things are more important. If these reporters publicize it properly and do it well, your brother will soon be prosperous and famous!"

He Wei recalled the words of the Director of the Adjutant's Office. The conversation did not last long, but he also learned a lot. As for what the Director of the Adjutant's Office said about being prosperous, he really didn't think much about it. How could a soldier and a famous person have such a good reputation? No matter what the relationship is, who would have thought that it won't take long for He Wei to know how powerful this "famous" and "developed" thing is.

And the impact and changes this fame and prosperity would have on his personal future and military career are beyond the imagination of He Wei now.

(End of this chapter)