Xiao Lei couldn't sit still anymore and proposed to go to Wusongkou Fort: the reason was that there were no Japanese troops in that area and it was considered safe.

She was going to interview Wei Mingyang and get to know him herself!

This reason is so powerful that even reporter Fan Jiang couldn't interview Wei Mingyang because he didn't know him.

Xiao Lei is not a reckless person, she also invited American reporter Dai Lisi.

On this continent, I don’t know since when, the foreigners who used to be called barbarians have all become foreigners.

Foreigners have become superior beings on this continent, and Xiao Lei also wants to find a foreigner as a talisman.

With Delise here, not only will the national army not be in trouble, but even if they encounter the Japanese army, they will be much safer.

The invitation from Xiao Lei made Dai Lisi extremely excited, and she also wanted to see the magical boy again.

The two women hit it off immediately and invited a few American soldiers to drive a jeep to Wusongkou.

When Commander Susumu Fujita of the 3rd Japanese Infantry Division was in the headquarters in Shanghai, he received a farewell telegram from the Commander of the Brigade of Kanichiro Ueno.

Suddenly he collapsed on the ground: "It's over!"

It originally planned to use the Sixth Regiment to capture the fort, and the 17th Infantry Brigade arrived at the Wusongkou Fort and held it there.

Waiting for the country to continue sending troops to serve as a base for counterattack.

Now the counterattack stronghold is still in the hands of the national army, but not a single one of its troops is left.

The Third Infantry Division only had a few hundred Japanese soldiers and a field hospital left in Shanghai.

"Eight grids!" Commander Matsui Iwane never expected that today's battle report would be obtained from the national army.

The annihilation of the First Air Force was reported by Kiyoshi Hasegawa himself.

The news that the 4th and 5th Marine Corps were completely wiped out was collected from the battle reports from the National Army.

The 17th Infantry Brigade was completely wiped out, and several regimental commanders were captured. Such a shame and humiliation was all reported from the National Army battle report.

"It doesn't matter if you lose the battle, you can't be prisoners!" Matsui Iwane was angry here.

It was already in the hospital, and its chief of staff didn't want it to know the information.

However, the entire Third Division was wiped out. It was obviously wrong to hide such news from the commander who directly commanded it.

Matsui Iwane, who knew the truth, had already begun to vomit blood.

Its remaining lungs can't bear such a blow, and neither can it.

"What should we do?" Chief of Staff Harada Kumakichi asked.

Matsui Iwane knew it was asking how to report it to the country.

This is a difficult problem. It is simply impossible to hide the fact that the Third Division lost 20,000 Japanese soldiers from the base camp.

The Nationalist Government will definitely report it extensively, and Western countries will also report it.

"Report the truth!"

"Hai!" Chief of Staff Kumayoshi Harada actually knew in his heart: Apart from reporting the truth, there was no other good way.

This was the first time Emperor Hirohito held an imperial meeting at night: to urgently discuss the new situation that had emerged on the Shanghai battlefield.

Army Minister Gen Sugiyama stood up and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor! I have a heavy responsibility for my humble position!"

This attitude immediately made Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuch nervous.

He stood up quickly, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, you have a heavy responsibility for your humble position!"

Hirohito waved his hand and motioned for the two Japs to sit down: "There are hundreds of millions of people in the empire, and it is not a big deal if one or two infantry divisions die.

What I want is not a review, but a countermeasure."

"Hai!" The Minister of the Navy and the Minister of War immediately felt at ease.

For the five ministers and the emperor who are above them, ordinary soldiers are expendable figures.

Just as Hirohito said, if 100 million people die and 20,000 die, it doesn't even count as a fraction. It's not a big deal.

The most important thing is the countermeasures!

Prime Minister Konoe Fumima also said: "Your Majesty! The loss of an infantry division has no impact on the strength of the empire.

The only thing that affects the empire now is the fear that the people will not know the truth after knowing the news!

It will cause panic, so domestic reporting of this incident must be strictly controlled.

In order to prevent the incident from being known to ordinary people, the official believes that it is necessary to conduct advance review of the daily content of newspapers and radio stations.

Overseas mail must also be screened and reviewed, and no one is allowed to discuss this matter!"

"Hey! The Prime Minister has thought carefully, so just do it like this!" Hirohito knew that the people's mouth was better than Fangchuan, as long as they did not let them know the real war situation.

These ordinary people who are kept in the dark will keep tightening their belts to support the continuation of the war.

Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroshi said: "The empire has been very passive in diplomacy recently. Should we relax the censorship of foreign newspapers this time?"

"No! A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an anthill! The censorship of foreign newspapers has been relaxed.

Our press censorship system is useless and treats everyone the same!" Prime Minister Konoe Fumima said loudly.

"But..." Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroshi still wanted to struggle.

"No need to do that! Do as the Prime Minister wants!" Hirohito frowned slightly, it was a little unhappy.

"A few days ago, fighter jets injured British Ambassador Hugo Sen and burned so many US Marines to death.

They did not raise much diplomatic protest.

It's just a matter of asking for some money! We will only store the money with them temporarily.

You will get it back sooner or later, Hirota-kun! Diplomacy relies on strength.

The whole world has seen the strength of the Imperial Japanese Army, and they are trembling.

You should be tougher when talking to Westerners."

"Hai!" Foreign Minister Hirota stood up and bowed in agreement.

This attitude made Prime Minister Konoe Fumima very satisfied.

Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi said: “The Navy’s Third Fleet and First Air Force were destroyed, which requires immediate funding for the construction of new aircraft carriers and cruisers.

The empire is surrounded by sea, and the strength of the navy must not be weakened in the slightest."

"Yo Xi!" Hirohito nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It thought what Mitsumasa Yoneuchi said was reasonable.

Prime Minister Konoe Fumima also agreed with this view.

The Minister of Finance Kagoya Konobu stood up and said: "Your Majesty! The national treasury still has reserves prepared for this war, which can support the navy to build two more fleets."

Hirohito was happy to hear Kagoya Konobu's statement: "The navy is the basis for our attack. To show our support, I have allocated 50 million from my internal treasury to support it."

"Hai! If the citizens know that Your Majesty is like this, they will definitely donate enthusiastically." Prime Minister Konoe Fumima immediately understood Hirohito's thoughts.

It was only then that Army Minister Bin Sanyuan took his turn to speak: "Your Majesty! The war in Shanghai is stalemate, and the Army Base Camp believes that a strong new army must be formed.

Open up a new battlefield in Shanghai."

"Where will this battlefield be opened?" Hirohito asked.

The new battlefield they had just opened at the Chuanjiang estuary and the Lion Forest had definitely failed.

"Your Majesty! Here!" said Army Minister Bin Sanyuan.

"Jinshanwei?" Hirohito was a little confused.

"Hai!"

"Isn't this place very muddy and inconvenient for landing?" Hirohito was not an idiot.
Chapter completed!