At 1:15 in the afternoon, people entered the venue one after another, and almost all the important military and political officials of the Nanjing government arrived.
At this time, two lieutenant generals carrying two stars on their shoulders and their entourage walked past them and nodded to Deng Wenyi.
Deng Wenyi also smiled and said: "How do you do, two generals?"
After the two generals walked over, Deng Wenyi introduced: "The one walking in front is General Jiang Guangnai, and the one walking behind is General Cai Tingkai. They are both responsible for guarding the city of Shanghai."
When Lu Ming heard what he said, he suddenly thought about it.
At the end of last year, the Republic of China government and the leader of the Cantonese clique, General Chen Mingshu, reached an agreement. The Cantonese clique supported the central government, but the Cantonese clique's troops must be allowed to guard Nanjing and Shanghai.
The central government agreed to the Cantonese clique's request, so General Chen Mingshu served as the commander of the Beijing-Shanghai garrison, and transferred the 19th Route Army that had been suppressing the Communists in western Jiangxi back to garrison in Shanghai, with General Jiang Guangnai as the commander-in-chief.
Because the 19th Route Army not only had to defend Shanghai, but also Suzhou and other places, the appointment of commander-in-chief was given.
The 19th Route Army was stationed in Shanghai at the end of last year. They have always kept a low profile, so Lu Ming didn't know these two generals, but they had admired them for a long time.
"Brother Deng, didn't you say that the Supreme Military Conference was going to be convened? Why did I see many party and government officials coming?" Kang Ze asked in a low voice.
"It was said that the meeting of the Military Commission was enlarged, but it turned out that it was extended to all party and government officials. In fact, it was decided behind closed doors to decide the response and countermeasures against Japan." Deng Wenyi said in a low voice.
He looked at Lu Ming again and said with a smile: "Everything is said in the party now. The principal invited you here personally just to encourage you to encourage those soft-legged crabs within the party, government and military before formulating countermeasures against Japan.
Cheer up."
Lu Ming shook his head and said, "How can I do that?"
Deng Wenyi also sighed: "As much effect as it can have, the principal is also in urgent need of medical treatment now."
They came to the door of a small auditorium, where the meeting would be held.
Lu Ming saw many party and government officials in suits and Chinese tunic suits walking into the small auditorium, and many generals in military uniforms also walked in.
All the people attending the meeting went in, and there was no one outside the room. Deng Wenyi took the two people into the auditorium, and the three of them sat down in the last row.
After everyone arrived and sat down, Mr. Jiang, dressed in military uniform, walked to the stage to preside over the meeting. He looked at Deng Wenyi, Lu Ming and Kang Ze who were sitting in the back row, and nodded.
"Everyone, we are gathered here today to discuss the recent changes in the situation behind closed doors and discuss how to respond to the unreasonable provocations of the Japanese. But before we officially start the closed-door meeting, I would like to introduce to you a young elite of the party-state
.His name is Lu Ming." Mr. Jiang said and pointed to Lu Ming in the last row.
Lu Ming had no choice but to stand up. Everyone sitting there looked back, with doubts in their eyes. They didn't know what Mr. Jiang was up to.
Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat and he gave up completely. He could not die in the river as he should have died in the well. With this thought, he didn't care who was watching him.
"Okay, please sit down." Mr. Jiang pressed his hand down and said.
"Comrade Lu Ming is a talented student from Harvard University in the United States specializing in international law. After graduation, he quit his high-paying job in the United States and returned to China to devote himself to the revolutionary cause and prepare to serve the country. He is now the vice president of our newly established Shanghai branch of Blue Clothes Society."
Some people who know Lu Ming's history can't help laughing. Lu Ming didn't join the revolution in the past few years. He clearly joined the romantic place, unless you call romance a revolutionary cause.
"I want to tell you one thing. This time we knew in advance that the Japanese wanted to attack Shanghai. Comrade Lu Ming got it through his connections in Japan, and then reported it to the government and the military committee in time, so that we could be the first to do so.
Carry out some military deployments, without these advance military deployments, we will be more passive now." Mr. Jiang said.
When he said this, many people at the scene were a little shocked. Except for the members of the Military Commission, others had only heard that the government had obtained Japanese military intelligence, so they made a lot of preparations in advance. Some departments even put forward suggestions to move the capital to Luoyang.
And made a whole set of plans.
Only now did they know that this information came from this young man who was famous in Shanghai but not famous in Nanjing.
Although Nanjing and Shanghai are close to each other, the upper-class social circles are quite distinct and they are not harmonious with each other. People who get along well in Nanjing may not necessarily be well-received in Shanghai, and vice versa.
Nanjing and Shanghai, one being the political center and the other the economic center, looked down upon each other.
Those who are officials are heading to Nanjing, and those who are doing business are heading to Shanghai. They have different ideals and interests.
This kind of regional difference has a long history, and it was not just the Republic of China.
"Although Comrade Lu Ming is young, he has many insights on situation analysis and judgment. I have communicated with him personally and deeply feel that talents are rare, so I would like to ask him to talk about it while taking the opportunity of the enlarged meeting of the Military Committee.
Analysis of the situation. Everyone welcomes it." Mr. Jiang said and gave Lu Ming an encouraging look.
Since he said this, of course the people below also had to give him face and applauded one after another.
However, the applause was neither loud nor neat, just like a group of stragglers stamping their feet.
At this time, Lu Ming was like a prisoner on the execution ground. He was terrified, but he knew that he could not escape, so he had no choice but to go to the execution ground.
He boldly walked over and went directly to the stage. When Mr. Jiang saw him on stage, he returned to his seat under the stage.
Lu Ming glanced down first and saw Mr. Jiang sitting in the middle of the first row, Mr. Wang on the left, and then Mr. Sun.
Sitting on the left in the second row are Chen Lilao, Chen Guolao, the mayor of Nanjing, the mayor of Shanghai and other party and government officials. Sitting on the right are military bosses He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Mr. Wenbai and Mr. Wenbai.
On the right is a general.
Then there are Jiang Guangnai and General Cai Tingkai. It is estimated that the unknown general is Chen Mingshu, the commander of the Beijing and Shanghai garrison.
There were people he knew in the last few rows, and there were more people he didn't know.
After seeing these people clearly, he suddenly calmed down and was no longer so frightened. Just like Sheng Youde said, these people are not tigers and cannot eat people.
Just treat this as a courtroom debate and treat these people as a grand jury.
That's what he thought, and that's all he could think.
"Seniors." He first bowed deeply to the party and government officials on the left.
"Sirs." He bowed deeply to the military leader on the right.
"Whether it is knowledge or qualifications, I am not qualified to stand here and talk to you. Now I feel like I am facing an abyss, walking on thin ice, trembling and terrified. I am not bold. The reason why I am here is
Because I was captured by a young man."
Lu Ming's opening remarks were beyond everyone's expectations.
"Hahaha."
"Haha, this little guy is a bit interesting."
"That's right, I almost died laughing. I don't know who caught him."
"It must be the Chairman, who else, haha."
The people below laughed one after another, but those who dared to laugh loudly were the people sitting in the first two rows. The people in the back could only cover their mouths and laugh, not daring to make a sound.
"Little guy, are you going to do stand-up comedy for us?" The general whom Lu Ming didn't recognize asked with a smile.
"No, please forgive me, General. I just expressed my feelings and the reason why I came here." Lu Ming bowed again.
"I know who captured you young man, but unfortunately I am too young to make the decision for you. Little guy, you don't know me, my name is Chen Mingshu." After speaking, General Chen smiled and glanced at Mr. Jiang.
"It is true that I have never met the general. I have admired the general's reputation for a long time." Lu Ming said honestly.
"Well, I believe what you say." Chen Mingshu said very confidently.
Everyone around Chen Mingshu also laughed.
There is another meaning in the laughter. Is this guy overconfident? He thinks that people all over the country know his name?
Lu Ming's set of gags made the atmosphere of the meeting a bit more relaxed.
Mr. Jiang also grinned. He had been frowning for several days, and it was rare for him to feel happy at this moment.
Deng Wenyi and Kang Ze quietly moved their seats to the back row and were discussing in low voices the next step of the Blue Clothes Club's work.
Kang Ze made a detailed report to Deng Wenyi on the construction of the Shanghai branch's intelligence team.