Chapter 1244 Malashenko's Big Scam (Part 1)

Martin made great efforts to get the opportunity to interview the Russian general, and almost broke up with the Americans.

The last time he visited the Russian Air Force, the American Time reporter snatched the exclusive interview with Pokryshkin. The Russians only arranged a limited interview time and a meeting opportunity, which was extremely valuable. God knows how the Americans got the interview. Maybe they promised more aid through the government?

Martin didn't know, but he knew the great value of the interview.

The whole world is now paying attention to the largest land war conflict in human history. This unprecedented anti-fascist war has involved too many countries, which means extremely high attention, newspaper sales, article value, the essence of the report, and countless money. This is the most important thing!

So this time, as the leader of the group, Martin, even if he quarreled with the Americans and almost overturned the table, still got the interview right. Good things and money can't all be taken by you Americans, at least we, the British Empire, should have a share.

These days, the British Empire, which has not yet reached its twilight years, still has some backbone. Even their reporters have the confidence to challenge Americans, which is very different from the 21st century.

For this interview, Martin made full preparations in advance.

This Soviet tank major general named Malashenko is not simple. On the first day of leading the team to Moscow on a special plane, Martin saw the recruitment poster posted in the lobby of the residence where he stayed.

The poster has a strong Soviet style and flavor. The Red Army soldiers holding submachine guns stand tall and look forward angrily. In the sky, the Il-2 attack aircraft that the Russians are proud of fly in formation.

In the center of the poster, a mighty and domineering heavy tank fills the field of vision. The upper body of a car commander standing tall seems to be on the turret, waving his right arm vigorously to lead the countless tanks behind him to attack.

Although the portrait has the strong style of Soviet posters, Martin can still recognize that the person on the poster is the famous Soviet tank hero who has appeared on the headlines of Pravda many times: Malashenko.

As a colleague in the news industry and in the same anti-fascist camp, the content published in Pravda is the object that Martin spends some time studying every day, even if it requires the help of translation and is a bit difficult.

Sometimes, if you extract one or two seemingly insignificant details from it, enlarge it and write a new original article, then the sales of this issue of the newspaper may surge because of this exclusive article. This has been confirmed many times and is not accidental.

In other words, this is the keen sense of smell of a veteran editor in the news industry to accurately grasp the hot spots of current affairs. Only those who are good at following their own way can stand out and become the leaders in the industry. Martin knows this well and has always strictly disciplined himself with this, and has never changed.

"Join the Red Army for your motherland"

"Ha, these Russian posters are always like this, they never have new tricks. This is not even worth reporting, no readers will like to read this stuff."

The young reporter who helped translate the big words under the poster left with a smile and went upstairs to his room, but Martin, who was still standing in the lobby on the first floor staring at the poster in front of him, did not comment or make any statement, but instead remembered the man in the portrait deeply in his heart.

A man who can be printed on a poster as a heroic model must have extraordinary news value, this is a news explosion!

If possible, Martin hopes to have the opportunity to interview this long-heard Soviet tank hero.

And now, Martin, who is sitting face to face with Malashenko, only more than one meter away, finally has such an opportunity.

"Hello, General Malashenko, nice to meet you."

"Let me introduce myself. I am Martin Norman, editor-in-chief of the British Times, and this is our front-line reporter Charlie Sanderson. I am honored to interview you. As an ally, we hope to share your unique experience and proud record in fighting against the evil German fascists, which will be very useful for our future battles with common enemies."

Martin was about to ask his assistant who knew Russian to help translate, but what happened next was beyond Martin's expectations.

"Let's talk directly in English, Mr. Martin. This is not a difficult task for me, and it can also shorten unnecessary waste of time."

The person who said this was Malashenko, who was sitting in a chair, speaking English with a little Russian accent, not so authentic but with standard pronunciation.

Martin, who felt a little unbelievable and even incredible about all this, was speechless for a while. After a long while, he blinked and replied to Malashenko.

"What a surprise, General Malashenko."

"I have interviewed some Red Army commanders before, and the language barrier made me take the initiative to learn Russian. However, this is not an easy task, and it seems difficult for my tongue to bend to the right degree."

Martin was speaking the truth, and Malashenko, who was sitting in the chair, just smiled politely. Martin, who knew what to do next, quickly blurted out the question.

"First question, General."

"In our country, many people say that the German armored forces are indestructible. They conquered the whole of Europe and almost conquered you. Sorry, this may not be appropriate, but what I want to know is how do you evaluate these rumors? What is the real combat power of the German armored forces?"

Malachenko had basically guessed and anticipated the questions that John Bull might ask in advance. Now it seems that the level of this question is just like that and it is not beyond expectations.

As for how to answer such questions, Malachenko is also prepared.

However, Malachenko, who was instructed by Comrade Lao Zhu, did not intend to tell the truth.

There is no need for him to teach the British in advance and give them vaccinations. Accelerating the military development of Britain and the Americans is not the result that Malachenko wants.

"This question is not difficult to answer, Martin."

"You should know about the Battle of Kursk that just ended. In this battle, we defeated the lackey army of fascist Germany and beat their proud large cat tanks into sick pet cats."

"Whether it was in 1941 or now, my answer is the same. The tanks made by the Germans are a pile of broken copper and iron like tin packaging boxes. The quality of the Red Army's equipment has been crushing the opponent and has never stopped."

"If someone questions my point of view and preaches that fascism is invincible. Then I will tell him to look at how our Soviet Red Army resisted the fierce attack of three elite armored divisions of the fascist SS in Prokhorovka with the strength of a tank brigade, and finally turned defeat into victory."

"Don't worry about the tanks made by the Germans. They only produce garbage and waste resources. Then they exploit resources to continue to produce garbage. It is a garbage cycle in itself. As an ally, I am very happy that we can face such a weakly equipped enemy together. They are already on the decline. I hope that this great world anti-fascist war can reach the end of victory as soon as possible."