Chapter 29 Guiding Public Opinion

"Hmph, this uneducated guy actually claims to be a commander, and I even doubt his identity as an officer. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Coman has a lot of complaints about Zhao Yi's attitude of turning a blind eye to him.

"Perhaps, it wasn't deliberate neglect, maybe it was just a kind of casualness of the superior." Krillman has a different view of Zhao.

Except for interrupting him. Zhao Yi's attitude towards him can be regarded as courteous. He even took the initiative to give them the opportunity to get first-hand information about the interview.

"The superior? God testifies that his arrogant attitude is like a cowboy from Texas, and I don't see a hint of aristocracy in him. Coman sarcastically said harshly.

Chrisman was a little disgusted by Koeman's tone, even though he was from New York and had nothing to do with the cowboys in the Wild West. But Koeman's words are completely alluding to the fact that the United States is a country without heritage.

"You should have noticed the emblem of the little crown on his car, I think it was the emblem of a family or his identity. Who knows? You should be more familiar with the intricate insignia of nobility than I am in this regard, aren't you? Mr. Koeman. "Chrisman gave Koeman a soft nail.

Chrisman didn't want to ruin his interview because of the Times reporter's bias. No sooner had the invincible Japanese army landed on the Liaodong Peninsula than they were routed head-on by a mysterious Chinese army. This is big news, the Japanese army is not as strong as they claim.

Chrisman's words made Koeman realize that he seemed to be ignoring some clues. Arrogant prejudices blinded him and diminished his keen observation as a journalist.

The small crown emblem and the emblem of the Arabic numeral 1 were placed on the steel beast of great size, and no one could ignore it.

It's just that Koman, who has been in various battlefields in Europe all the year round, thinks that this is normal, and many armies that are crowned as royal troops will have such marks. Royal Navy, Household Cavalry and much more. They have a lot of troops in the British Empire with such a crown mark.

However, before he came to the East, he made up some knowledge about this mysterious country of the East. He knew that in China, the emblems and totems related to imperial power could not be used casually.

Krielman's reminder allowed him to regain his keen sense as a journalist.

The soldiers and vehicles that remained behind to guard the bridge did not without exception any insignia of the crown.

After observing this phenomenon, Koeman's rich imagination began to fly.

This commander's status should be very honorable, which is why he was allowed to use this crown insignia. Well, that's it, that would explain his arrogant attitude. Imagine if Corman had met a prince of the British Empire and had not saluted first. Who else will give him a good look, if the guards don't beat you, they are considered educated.

It's no secret that members of the British Empire served in the military, and Koeman knew about it. But to Koeman's surprise, this man was really brave, rushing directly to the front of the line, which is not comparable to the gilded shelves of the British Imperial Royal Family.

Koeman, who thought too much, felt that his behavior just now was really rude, and there was no gentleman's demeanor at all.

This is how strange people are, when they think that their status is lower than yours, they will make up for it and find a reasonable explanation for your unreasonable behavior.

The wounded Japanese soldiers in Zhao Yi's mouth were quickly pulled to the edge of the small bridge on the bank of the Anzi River. The wounded were disembarked by the soldiers who had just been captured at the station. Lu Xiayang sent two M35 military trucks to transport the wounded, and two Humvees to escort them.

In addition to the wounded who were pointed out by the dog and those who were issued black cards by Lu Xiaobei, a total of eighty-five lightly and seriously injured people were squeezed into the two trucks like fish in a sardine can.

Some of the wounded, after being told that they were going to be released here, cried as they hugged the Japanese prisoners who carried them off the car. Seeing these scenes, Krielman and Koman, even if they did not interview the wounded, knew that the commander had not lied to them.

The wounded were asked to line up, and those who could not walk were placed on stretchers found in the station.

The traverser soldiers followed Zhao Yi's instructions and distributed dry rations to each soldier. They were surprised when they were told that it was for two days of dry rations so that they could return to their troops on their own.

This two-day portion of dry food is obviously a lot more than the two-day portion of dry food in their drill code.

This weight is distributed by the traverser according to the standards of modern people, which is really a loser. However, the dry food, which they themselves do not eat, is for the prisoners, and it doesn't matter if it is for these people to be released or imprisoned.

Zhao Yi spent so much diesel fuel to transport these wounded to this place, not because of any kindness. In addition to throwing off the burden and reducing the pressure on the rations of the prisoners of war, it can also increase the burden on the Japanese army.

The Japanese army received these wounded, which affected morale and consumed medical supplies for treatment.

Of course, the main thing is to put on a show for these two reporters. The time-travelers of the 21st century know the power of public opinion.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, before and during the war, and after the war, the Japanese side invested more than 30 media in the guidance of public opinion. Advocate the exploits of the Japanese army at home and guide public opinion in the international community.

Even after the Lushun massacre was exposed in the newspapers by Chrisman and Koman, his foreign minister, Munemitsu Mutsu, personally bribed foreign media to help him cover up the crime. And those who do not want to be bought, they attack in groups. Chrisman was besieged by thirty-four newspapers.

Through the Western media, the Japanese army has created an image of a civilized and progressive division to the Western world. Japan's opening of prisoner of war camps and field hospitals to military journalists shows that they have an international medical assistance system and treat prisoners well.

On the other hand, the ignorant and backward Qing court was simply lackluster in this regard. Cixi has always guarded against the Han people, how can the media comment on the affairs of the Manchurians.

In an interview with a New York correspondent during his visit to the United States in 1896, Li Hongzhang said: "China has newspapers, but unfortunately the Chinese editors are unwilling to tell the truth to their readers. Chinese editors are very stingy when it comes to telling the truth, they only tell part of the truth, and their newspapers don't have as much circulation as your newspapers. Unable to tell the truth honestly, our newspapers lose the noble value of journalism itself and fail to become a way to widely disseminate civilization.

This kind of disadvantage in public opinion, the traverser does not want to repeat it. Coming from the information-advanced 21st century, they don't care what the truth is said, they make "news", they know what people want to see in the newspapers.

What is good for them, if there is none, it is made. What is not good for them, let it disappear from the world.

The wounded were apparently bandaged and were queuing up to receive food rations for the next two days. Chrisman and Koeman recorded everything they saw in a small notebook.

Apparently, this mysterious army is very chivalrous. They gave the greatest mercy to these wounded, who had lost their combat effectiveness. The wounds of the wounded were covered with clean bandages, and they were distributing two days' rations to the unfortunate ones so that they could return to their original camps. These gentlemen even provided two physically fit prisoners of war to carry stretchers for the wounded who could not walk. And those who were too stretcher-bound were fortunate to be pardoned.

This is how Chrisman describes the release of the captives by the traverser on the banks of the Saddle River in his notebook.

That mysterious commander is the bravest knight I've ever seen. In the battle, he rushed to the front, showing mercy and tolerance to those who were wounded and captive. The Japanese who invaded his country should be glad that they met this chivalrous commander. He insisted on treating the wounded according to the Geneva protocols and giving them preferential treatment, otherwise they would not have survived a cold night in such a situation of injury and illness. By the way, this commander was the only one of all the soldiers I met who was allowed to wear the crown insignia.

In his notebook, Coman describes one of Zhao's who was previously good-looking and unpleasant.

Li Sahu held a cigarette and watched impatiently as the prisoners lined up to receive their rations. The "Piranha" chariot driven by his squad was the only heavy firepower here.

He hated the task, he had no sense of life and death for the Japanese. It's just that the low temperature at night in Liaodong makes Li Sahu, a southerner, unbearable. He wanted to get back to base as soon as possible and find a way to warm up his foxhole. Last night he was curled up in his sleeping bag, and today he was sick and he felt like he was about to have a fever.

Now he still has to stand guard for these Japanese uncles and watch them slowly receive rations. It is said that those Japanese military horses are being slaughtered at the base, and if they go back late, they will not be able to eat the most delicious horse ribs that Hu Dazhuang said.

Koeman was very interested in the chariot with the insignia of the fiery red fox, and he approached the "Piranha" chariot of the Lisa Hu, touching it here and there with his hand.

"Hi, Mr. Reporter, although you have the right to interview with Your Highness, please stay away from combat equipment." Li Sahu shouted at Koeman.

Your Highness, Your Royal Highness the Little Prince, Little Prince, these are all nicknames given to Zhao by the time-traveler soldiers. The U.S. military has a long tradition of giving nicknames to their comrades, even to their superiors. These nicknames are often used to refer to superiors when communicating orders, or in communication channels. This is also good for secrecy and not revealing military ranks.

Zhao Yiyi traveled around and came into contact with these soldiers, making him the most photographed officer in the base. The GIs gave him the code name "Little Prince I" for his M1A2 main battle tank.

This also represents the recognition of his prestige by these GIs.

There's nothing wrong with Li Sahu calling Zhao Yi by this nickname here. His military rank was not named, in case anyone guessed the establishment of the unit according to his rank.

"You're talking about Your Highness?" Coman asked Li Sahu again to confirm what he had just said.

"Yes, Your Highness, Your Highness the Prince, is my pronunciation so strange?" Li Sahu replied angrily.

Your Highness, Your Royal Highness! Coman didn't bother with Lisa Hu's disrespectful attitude this time. A prince who didn't salute a member of the royal family just now.

As for Li Sahu's attitude, Coman thinks it's normal. His rudeness to His Royal Highness the Prince, the soldiers under his command didn't make up for him, even if they were educated, they didn't care about him, what kind of attitude did they talk about.

"And which unit are you?" Coman continued to ask.

Zhao Yi confessed that he tried his best to cooperate with the interviews of these two reporters to create an image of crossing the tall and majestic shore. Li Sahu was a little annoyed with this reporter at this time, but he couldn't ignore him.

Since you want to have a tall and majestic image, then I'll make a nonsense.

"1st Volunteer Brigade of the Royal Marines." Is it tall enough, Li Sahu thinks it's enough.

Coman is about to collapse here, the First Volunteer Brigade of the Royal Marine Corps, this amount of information is too much, he has to digest it.