"Quiet!" Kang Ze shouted angrily, slamming the table so hard that it shook.
"Look what you have become? Don't forget who you are. You are all revolutionary soldiers. What is the duty of a soldier? It is to obey orders!"
"Sir, with all due respect, the first duty of a soldier is to protect the homeland and the country." The Fourth Director contradicted Kang Ze for the first time.
"Can we just rely on you people here to protect our country? Is the Nanjing Military Commission just a show-off? The 19th Route Army is short of soldiers like you? If we people in this room can defeat the Japanese army, I will lead it immediately
You go to the battlefield." Kang Ze said angrily.
Everyone lowered their heads. Although Kang Ze's words were reasonable, they couldn't swallow their sense of cowardice.
"Everyone, not only is going to the battlefield a battle, our intelligence analysis work is also a battle, and it is of greater value. If we can figure out the strength of the Japanese army, its troop deployment, and their battle plan, it will be of great help to the 19th Route Army.
The greatest help." Lu Ming hurriedly smoothed things over.
"That's right, what Chief Lu said are the issues we should think about now." Kang Ze said in a slower tone.
"It is impossible for us to collect intelligence on the Japanese army now. They are in the dark and we are in the open." The director of the Fifth Division shook his head and sighed.
"Intelligence collection accumulates, and analysis will yield more gains. For example, we already know that the Japanese army only wants to create a local conflict this time, not to start a full-scale war. This is very important to us.
intelligence." Lu Ming explained his understanding of intelligence work.
"You listen carefully to Chief Lu's speech, and keep the key points firmly in mind. There are more important tasks next," Kang Ze said seriously.
"How does Nanjing view this information?" the director of the Sixth Division said coldly.
"We absolutely attach importance to it. The government and the military committee will use this to formulate policies towards Japan." Kang Ze blocked the other party's question.
"This information was provided by our Shanghai branch, and it is also the first contribution of Lanyi Club since its establishment. All the colleagues here are indispensable." Lu Ming chuckled.
When everyone heard what Lu Ming said, although they felt happy, they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts: Didn't you get this information by yourself?
But what Lu Ming said is right. Even though it was Lu Ming who submitted this military intelligence, all the staff in the Shanghai branch can also get some credit, and everyone can take advantage of it.
"Should we hold a joint meeting with the military staff of the 19th Route Army? Let's study the deployment against Japan." The director of the Fourth Division, who was a soldier, still did not forget to fight against Japan.
"Everyone, let me emphasize once again that the decision to deal with Japan is not something we consider. Nanjing is always paying attention to every move in Shanghai. Our job and responsibility is intelligence, intelligence, intelligence." Kang Ze stared at the Director of the Fourth Division and said.
The fifth director couldn't help but patted the shoulder of the fourth director next to him and blinked, meaning you talked too much.
Kang Ze stared around and looked around. Everyone was silent and nodded in agreement.
During lunch, Lu Ming was about to have a drink when he heard the loud Whampoa military song playing in the restaurant outside.
He poked his head out and saw that all the personnel were upright and singing military songs at the top of their lungs. Although he could not sing the Whampoa military song, he felt very excited when he heard it.
"Brothers have good hearts and warm blood. They have not lost their true qualities as revolutionary soldiers." Kang Ze sighed.
At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Ming received a call from Deng Wenyi. He said directly: "Brother Lu, the principal wants to talk to you directly."
Lu Ming stood up in excitement, and then Mr. Jiang's voice came from the microphone: "Is it Lu Ming?"
"Sir, I am Lu Ming." Lu Ming said loudly.
"I want to ask you again, how certain are you that the Japanese army in Shanghai this time only wanted to create a local conflict, rather than launch a sneak attack on Nanjing and start a full-scale war against China?" the chairman asked very seriously.
"Sir, I am now 100% sure that the Japanese army's appetite is limited to creating a local conflict in Shanghai, and it is absolutely impossible to regard Nanjing as a military target." Lu Ming said very firmly.
"Why are you so sure? We have received intelligence from many sources. The Japanese warships not only docked at Wusongkou, but also sent additional fleets to Wuhan and other places. There are signs of attacking multiple cities in our country at the same time," the chairman said.
"Sir, I am not a military strategist, but I am convinced that Japan does not have the ability to launch a full-scale war against our country now. If they really want to do this, they may be able to occupy Shanghai, maybe Wuhan, but within half a year, Japan's domestic economy will
It will completely collapse." Lu Ming said solemnly.
"I think this sounds like Chairman Sheng's tone, ah, am I right?" The chairman's tone was a little more relaxed.
"Yes, sir, you guessed it right. This is indeed Chairman Sheng's point of view, and I think so too. War requires strong financial support. In the short term, the economic resources they plundered cannot sustain military expenditures, and the domestic economy
It will inevitably collapse." Lu Ming said succinctly.
"Well, if we can't make ends meet, Chairman Sheng will settle the accounts. But now that they are in this position, we have to guard against it," the chairman said.
"This is completely a fake move, trying to scare us, and at the same time cover up their actions to establish Manchukuo in the Northeast. Sir, we absolutely cannot accept their blackmail," Lu Ming said.
It is no longer a secret that Japan established Manchukuo in the Northeast. Puyi, the deposed emperor of the Qing Dynasty, has been taken to Changchun in the Northeast by the Japanese Kwantung Army, preparing to support him as the leader of Manchukuo.
"Tomorrow we will have a meeting to discuss decisions about Japan. Mayor Wu of Shanghai will also come to participate. You and Kang Ze will also come to Nanjing tomorrow and come in the same car with Mayor Wu," the chairman said.
"Sir, is it appropriate for a junior like me to attend such an important meeting?" Lu Ming frowned and smiled bitterly.
"You must not only attend the meeting, but also make a speech at the meeting. Organize what you said to me today, and then tell it to all the military committee members participating in the meeting to eliminate some people's doubts." The chairman finished.
Transferred the call to Deng Wenyi.
"Brother, congratulations, the principal actually invited you to speak at the highest military meeting." Deng Wenyi said with a smile.
"What... the supreme military meeting." Lu Ming felt that his head was big and his tongue was numb. He was really scared.
Putting down the phone, Lu Ming sat down on the sofa, his mind buzzing, and he didn't hear anyone knocking on the door at all.
Before Lu Ming could calm down, Kang Ze came over and said with confusion on his face: "Brother Lu, I just received a call from Brother Deng, saying that you and I were asked to go to Nanjing tomorrow to attend the Supreme Military Conference. You know this is
why?"
"I... don't know." Lu Ming broke out in cold sweat.
I remember that he had never been so nervous when faced with Ying'er's assassination, but now he was really at a loss and his mind went blank.
He does not have stage fright when facing a high-level person alone, but when speaking at a conference where big bosses from the party, government and military gather together, listening to the Chairman's opinions is almost equivalent to giving a report to them.
Lu Ming felt that this was really ridiculous. He had never even been on the battlefield, how could he be qualified to give a report to a group of generals?
"You don't know either, so have you received the notice?" Kang Ze was even more puzzled.
"I've been notified." Lu Ming said sweating.
"Didn't I tell you why we were asked to attend the Supreme Military Conference?" Kang Ze felt that Lu Ming was a little distracted.
"It seems... not." Lu Ming answered vaguely.
"Brother, the temperature in your room is too high, be careful of catching a cold." Kang Ze said and turned around and left.
He asked Deng Wenyi about this, but Deng Wenyi told him that he would know it by then. He did not dare to ask more questions, so he had to ask Lu Ming. Unexpectedly, Lu Ming was as confused as him.
After Kang Ze left, Lu Ming immediately took out a bottle of whiskey from the wine cabinet and took two big sips from the bottle before he became calmer.
"No, we have to discuss this matter with my old man. We must make the chairman change his mind." He thought for a while and said to himself.
Lu Ming picked up the phone, thought about it and put it down again. He couldn't explain clearly on the phone, so he might as well go over and have a good talk with Sheng Youde at night.
He was restless all afternoon, trying to sort out his thoughts, but his mind was so fuzzy that he couldn't figure it out at all.
After finally staying up until four o'clock, he hurried downstairs and drove straight to the Liuyuan Garden. He didn't even have the heart to eat dinner.