You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

Early the next morning.

Lin Feng had just finished washing up and was preparing to inspect the situation of the troops.

"Commander, Commander."

The guard company commander rushed over, his expression strange, and reported to the commander:

"A group of people have arrived outside the camp, demanding to see you."

"Who's there? What happened?"

Lin Feng frowned, his first thought being that the Japanese soldiers occupying Nanjing on the other side might be making a move, and he reached for his sidearm at his waist.

"They are a group of foreigners."

The guard company commander scratched his head:

"They had cameras and notebooks in their hands, claiming to be foreign journalists, and insisted on interviewing you."

Lin Feng was dumbfounded.

He never expected that his open-text telegram would lead to this.

Before the verification personnel from the Nationalist government even arrived, these foreign journalists ran away faster than anyone else, like sharks that had smelled blood.

"Let them in." Lin Feng straightened his uniform and walked out of the command post.

Outside the camp, seven or eight blond-haired, blue-eyed foreign journalists were being stopped by heavily armed guards.

Upon seeing Lin Feng emerge, they immediately waved their identification documents excitedly.

"General Lin, I am Harrett, a reporter for The New York Times!"

"I'm a reporter for John The Times!"

Lin Feng even saw an acquaintance, Hans Wolfgang, a journalist he had met once in Zhabei.

"Did you really annihilate an entire Japanese brigade? Is this yet another exaggeration by the Great Xia military?"

"You sent a clear telegram stating that you killed Major General Kunisaki Noboru, the brigade commander of the Japanese army, but now the Japanese government claims he died of a serious illness. Do you have any evidence to support this?"

The reporters bombarded him with questions, their tone laced with obvious skepticism and arrogance.

In the eyes of Western whites at that time, it was normal for the Japanese, an industrialized country, to win against the backward agricultural country of Great Xia.

The Great Xia army was lucky to put up even a little resistance; how could they possibly annihilate the elite Japanese troops?

After all, the Japanese had not yet declared war on Western countries, and the Western whites generally viewed this war of defending the Great Xia with a superior and spectator mentality.

It's a pitiful story.

There's a famous saying in journalism: "Dog bites man is not news, man bites dog is news."

In the inherent prejudices of Westerners, the Japanese victory over Daxia was seen as "dog biting a man," and was taken for granted.

The complete annihilation of the Japanese brigade by the Great Xia army was a classic case of "man bites dog," an absolutely explosive piece of news.

Therefore, the big commotion that Lin Feng quietly made in Jiangbei caused them to rush over like madmen.

Lin Feng didn't waste any words on these arrogant foreign reporters.

He looked at the group of foreigners expressionlessly and coldly gave the order:

"You can come in for an interview. But this is a frontline military area. Everyone must present their identification for verification and undergo a body search by the guards. You may only enter after it has been confirmed that you are not carrying any dangerous items."

These words immediately caused an uproar among the white reporters, who began to protest loudly.

From the late Qing Dynasty onwards, foreigners in Bactria, a land that had suffered greatly, became accustomed to enjoying preferential treatment over those of ordinary citizens.

In the past, even when they went to the army group headquarters or theater command of the National Revolutionary Army, they could pass through without hindrance because of their white faces and press cards, and were even treated as honored guests by those high-ranking generals.

Now, a ragtag army commander from Daxia is actually ordering his soldiers to search them?

This is simply an insult to civility.

"On my turf, you have to follow my rules."

Lin Feng remained unmoved, his tone firm and leaving no room for negotiation:

"Those who do not wish to be searched, please stay outside the cordon. We regret that we cannot accommodate you."

see a visitor out."

Just when a group of white people were unwilling to back down and the situation was deadlocked.

Wolfgang, a Hans-American journalist wearing a grey leather trench coat, was the first to step forward, raising his hands and speaking in broken Chinese:

"I agree to the inspection. General Lin's sense of vigilance is admirable; this is what a true professional soldier is like."

Having said that, he readily accepted the guards' body search and strode into the camp.

The other white reporters panicked when they saw this.

Wolfgang has already gone in to grab the news.

This is an exclusive, explosive news story. If they go back empty-handed, and other newspapers have news while theirs is blank, the editor-in-chief will definitely tear them apart.

Left with no other choice, these usually arrogant foreign reporters had to swallow their pride and compromise.

They lined up reluctantly, arms outstretched, to be searched from head to toe by the Xia soldiers.

At the back of the crowd, a Chinese reporter from Ta Kung Pao who was accompanying the group was so excited that his hands were trembling.

He raised his camera and snapped a picture, forever capturing on film the rare scene of the group of white people, their faces full of resentment, lining up to undergo security checks by the Great Xia soldiers.

Looking at the footage on camera, the Chinese reporter had already come up with a headline:

Just as Zhou Yafu governed his army at Xiliu in ancient times, General Lin's iron discipline intimidates the Bai people today.

Subsequently, Lin Feng ordered his men to clear out a spacious tent to serve as a temporary press conference room.

The reporters filed in, and as soon as they sat down, Lin Feng turned and winked at Zhao Yushu.

Zhao Yushu immediately understood and turned around to take out a thick brown paper bag.

"Gentlemen, facts speak louder than words."

Lin Feng took the paper bag and threw the stack of printed black and white photos inside onto the simple wooden table in front of the reporters.

"See for yourself."

The reporters immediately swarmed around them.

One glance was enough to elicit a collective gasp from the crowd.

"My God..."

Harrett of The New York Times stared wide-eyed at the photograph in his hand in disbelief.

The first photo shows Kunisaki Noboru's mangled corpse.

Although his face was somewhat blurry, the gold star on his collar insignia, as well as the general's badge and sword placed next to him, were clearly visible.

The second photo shows the Japanese soldiers' corpses piled up like mountains on the riverbank, their densely packed loincloths creating a striking visual impact.

The third photo shows a mountain of Type 38 rifles and Type 92 heavy machine guns, as well as bundles of Japanese flag remnants.

"This...this is actually real!"

"The Great Xia army really did it!"

The reporters were trembling with excitement, their flashbulbs going off non-stop as they frantically snapped photos of Lin Feng and the pictures.

This is absolutely the most shocking exclusive news since the start of the full-scale War of Resistance against Japan!

Soon, these telegrams with photos were quickly transmitted back to Western countries through journalists.

International public opinion reacted instantly.

The New York Times published a photo of Kunisaki Noboru's body on its front page, accompanied by a striking headline:

A Miraculous Victory: General Lin Feng of the Great Xia Dynasty Annihilates the Elite Japanese Brigade North of the Yangtze River

The Times published a lengthy commentary:

The myth of invincibility crumbles as the Japanese army suffers an unprecedented defeat on the Yangtze River.

The articles in Ta Kung Pao mainly focused on boosting national morale.

"Destroying the Great Xia in three months? Wishful thinking!"

Even more curious reporters took their newspapers and went to interview Japanese embassies and military spokespersons abroad.

Faced with reporters' persistent questioning and irrefutable photographic evidence, the Japanese spokesperson was vague and sweating profusely, only able to insist that Kunisaki Noboru had suffered a "sudden illness."

But this perfectly timed "death from illness" appears so comical and ridiculous in the face of the photograph.

In comparison, the Japanese lies were exposed and became a laughing stock worldwide.

The entire Western world was in an uproar.

Military and political circles around the world began to reassess the Great Xia's resistance capabilities and war potential.

The deep-rooted stereotype of the Great Xia people as the "sick man of East Asia" in the eyes of Westerners was completely shattered by Lin Feng's great victory.