Chapter 706: Press Conference!
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This group of little devils didn't think wrong, when it came to this time, the news of Shunroku Hata being assassinated and killed suddenly spread all over the world, whether it was in the Republic of China, in foreign countries, or even in the homeland of the little devils, it was everywhere.
Everyone is talking fiercely about the news of Shunroku Hatata's death!
After all, this is a general!
This is the largest general killed on the entire world battlefield since the outbreak of the war!
What's more, the dead general is still a little devil from the first power in Asia, which naturally caused a lot of conversation!
Many people applauded Shunroku Hatata's death, and more were cold-eyed.
This group of little devils is usually used to being arrogant in the international community, and now it is natural to see that they have suffered such a big setback.
In the Republic of China, there was an uproar, and countless people applauded and expressed their joy in various ways, but compared with the Republic of China, the difference was the Japanese army.
In their homeland, when the media reported it, when these people saw the news in the newspaper, the first reaction of all the people was disbelief, followed by a look of disbelief.
No one could believe that their empire would actually kill or wound a commander, and the situation of the war would end up like this!
Usually, the major media talk about the sword fighting on the mainland, where they have achieved a great victory, and how many enemies they have eliminated, but the news they got today has suppressed all of them!
A general is killed, it's like a dream!
Everyone's first reaction is impossible!
However, whether they believe it or not, the whole society is everywhere to publicize this matter, and the government does not immediately explain the news, and gradually, more and more people begin to believe it!
And as they believed, a burst of discussion suddenly appeared!
"Nani? How is this possible? ”
"Our empire is invincible in China, how can there be a general who will be killed?"
"I can't be dreaming!"
"Yaga! What the hell is going on? What is the real situation of the war situation on the mainland? Why hasn't there been an explanation from the government side? ”
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Countless people were talking about it, and many people spontaneously gathered at the door of the government, wanting to ask the cabinet to give an explanation and answer.
After all, the country has always been preaching that the war situation on the mainland is smooth sailing, and it is precisely because of this that they will enthusiastically join the army, and will heed the call from above to let their families join the army, but if the real situation is not what they imagined, if the war situation on the mainland is very anxious, wouldn't this push their relatives into the fire pit?
Many people feel that they seem to have been deceived!
A wave of anger arises spontaneously!
With the anger of being deceived and the fear of their loved ones, they all blocked the door of the government and paraded through the streets, trying to get the government to come out and give an explanation!
For a time, in Kyoto, countless angry people blocked the entrance of the government, but the result was that the government building was blocked, and the operation of the government was almost paralyzed.
As a last resort, the little devil government sent a garrison brigade to dredge, but it was useless!
The angry crowd just wants the government to give them an explanation, to give them an answer, and until this answer comes out, they will not give up at all!
In desperation, the Kyoto Garrison had no choice but to report the news to the cabinet, and after receiving the news, the cabinet also attached great importance to it and immediately reported the news to Cabinet Minister Fumihiro Konoe.
After careful consideration by Konoe Fumiro, he finally decided to come forward to explain and want the people to explain frankly.
This is not to say that Fumiro Konoe is really calm, but it is because of the persuasion of Mijiro Umezu before that he was tempted!
After all, if such a big thing happens, it must be impossible to conceal it, rather than passing the buck or shirking responsibility, it is better to say it directly, in this way, you may be able to win the trust of the people, and you can also get the people's forgiveness.
And if you keep hiding it, although you can hide it for a while, you will definitely not be able to hide it for a lifetime!
Those who want to sit and watch their imperial jokes will definitely not let go of this opportunity to fall into the ground, if they are exposed by them and finally cause public anger, it is better to be calm from the beginning, in this way, this hidden danger can also be completely solved!
After thinking of this, Konoe Fumiro immediately made up his mind, and immediately entered the palace to discuss with Emperor Hirohito for a while, and in the afternoon, he had already issued a notice to the outside world, and a press conference would be held tomorrow, when the time would be to inform the recent situation of the war on the mainland, and ask the people to restrain their emotions and not to make radical moves.
Seeing the command of the news released above, the people also quieted down!
But they didn't really disperse, but they all stayed at the door of the government, sitting quietly and waiting!
They want to wait until tomorrow, until the result!
Seeing that the people did not disperse, there was no way for the garrison to dare or stay, so they could only send some soldiers to watch and bring them some water and food at night.
And in such a situation, the time of the day passed quickly!
When it was about 10 a.m. the next day, Emperor Hirohito and members of the internal medicine department, including Hiroki Hirota, Hideki Tojo, and Mijiro Umezu, were all present amid a long wait among the people.
In total, more than a dozen high-ranking generals of the Japanese army attended, and in order to be able to meet with the people directly, and in order to maximize the effect of the press conference, they attended in the open air.
The venue was arranged in front of the door of the garrison hall, and a temporary platform was erected, and then all the people stood in front of the platform, facing the people in front of them who blocked the streets and squares, and after the arrival of more than a dozen high-ranking military officers and Emperor Hirohito, they did not say anything, but directly bowed to the audience.
After seeing this scene, the open-air venue, which was still a little noisy, suddenly became silent!
Everyone looked at the scene in front of them with some surprise, and many people felt a little at a loss!
They thought that the government would pass the buck and even think that they would be furious, but in any case they never thought that they would actually bend down and bow to them in the first place.
I couldn't help but be a little stunned for a while!
Unconsciously, the anger in my heart has also dissipated a lot!
(End of chapter)