Mr. Feng Laoshuai is an older generation military strategist, a staunch nationalist, and a thoroughgoing revolutionary. He enjoys high prestige in the Republic of China government.
After the Northwest Army was carved up, the old commander was in a very depressed mood, but his patriotism never diminished and his back was always straight.
Everyone still respects him wherever he goes, and the committee members have to respectfully call him "big brother" when they see him. Old soldiers like Song Zheyuan still call him "old commander".
They have enough to eat and drink, and their status is high, but they have no power at all. The older generation may be able to handle this situation, but can the arrogant young commander be willing to live this kind of life?
After the Japanese occupied the Northeast, they sent high-ranking officials to Peiping to meet with the Marshal and invited him to return to the Northeast. The Japanese wanted to help him become the king of the Northeast.
Do you know what the young marshal did? The young marshal refused without hesitation, just one word: Get out!
The Japanese also wanted to give the young marshal all his property and send it to Peking, but the young marshal also refused.
The young marshal said, why do I need you to return my own things to me? I can just go back and take them back in person.
Compared with the "kindness" of the Japanese, what the Nanjing government did to the Northeast Army was really a bit too unkind.
Lu Ming would rather believe that this is the government's behavior rather than the commission's own intention. The commission has its own difficulties.
However, everyone knows what is going on.
"By the way, I also heard that the government seems to be moving the Northeast Army to the northwest to fight the Communist Party." Zhao Yuanliang suddenly remembered something and added.
"What? There is such a thing? Who came up with this bad idea?" Lu Ming was shocked.
If the committee members do this, they will not only put the young marshal in trouble, but will directly force the young marshal to revolt.
The Marshal has always advocated cooperation with the Red Army of the Communist Party of China to form an anti-Japanese national united front to jointly resist Japanese aggression. The committee members probably also know what the Marshal is thinking.
The young marshal just wants to return to the Northeast one day and wash away the shame of September 18th. This is probably the wish of the people across the country.
Now the committee wants to transfer the Northeast Army to the northwest to fight the Red Army. Isn't this forcing the young marshal to give up his own ideas and break with the Communist Party?
The key point is that this is a civil war. The young commander who abandoned the Northeast will not fight against the Japanese, but will fight against his own compatriots. This is the logic of the king of hell.
"Is the news accurate?" Lu Ming was anxious, wishing he could fly to the young marshal immediately and ask questions.
This action must be stopped immediately.
"It's hard to say now. I've only heard internal rumors, and no formal order has been issued." Zhao Yuanliang said.
"Could it be that someone is spreading rumors? Otherwise, how could I not know about it?" Lu Ming asked doubtfully.
It is said that his rank is much higher than that of Zhao Yuanliang. As a counselor of the Military Commission, if there is any news in this regard, he should be notified first.
"Now who doesn't know that you and the young marshal are brothers? If there is such an order, it will definitely be detrimental to the young marshal, so it is impossible for you to know." Zhao Yuanliang said with a smile.
The people around you are often the last ones to know the truth, which seems to have become a secret in the world.
"This is again caused by the villains around the envoy. It may not be the envoy's intention." Lu Ming shook his head.
"It's impossible to say for certain. There are villains around the commissioner, but how effective can those villains be? For any major decision, doesn't the commissioner still have to give the order in the end?" Zhao Yuanliang said, rolling his eyes.
"They don't understand the young marshal. As a person, the young marshal really doesn't care about the position of deputy commander-in-chief of the navy, land and air force. He only cares about one day being able to return to the Northeast. This is his destiny." Lu Ming said.
"Actually, I have heard that many people at the top levels of the government and the military are dissatisfied with the young marshal. They think that the high status given to him by the appointment is not worthy of his reputation," Zhao Yuanliang said.
Lu Ming sighed, needless to say, everyone in the government believed that the young marshal was the one who appointed him, so he was ostracized.
However, in the military circles, those generals who came from Huangpu also looked down upon the Marshal and the Northeastern Army, thinking that the Marshal and the Northeastern Army were just local warlords, not as orthodox as they were, and also had the hidden danger of being too big to lose.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the Northeast Army is discriminated against.
Lu Ming thought of Sheng Youde's words: Chiang Kai-shek has two different attitudes towards the young marshal and the Northeastern Army, and they are not the same thing.
The commissioners may be very loyal to the young marshal, but they treat the Northeastern Army the same as they treat other miscellaneous troops.
This puts the young marshal in a dilemma. The young marshal and the Northeast Army are one. Without the Northeast Army, where would the young marshal be?
Can the commission really treat the young marshal and the Northeast Army separately? This is a paradox.
"By the way, I also received a secret order asking the Shanghai Station to secretly monitor the young marshal's every move in Shanghai and then report it. What do you think I should do?" Zhao Yuanliang asked.
"Surveillance Marshal? Is it Yu Nong's order or the commissioner himself?" Lu Ming said in surprise.
"I don't know. Anyway, it's a secret order, issued in the name of the headquarters." Zhao Yuanliang said truthfully.
Lu Ming thought about it and felt that only the commissioners would dare to issue such a secret order. Dai Li did not have such courage. He secretly monitored the deputy commander-in-chief. If the matter was exposed, Dai Li's head would be at risk.
On the surface, Dai Li seems to have a very reckless side, like a desperate man, but Lu Ming knows that this guy cherishes his life the most, and as long as it is dangerous, he will definitely try to avoid it skillfully.
"Then follow the order. You won't be able to spy on anything anyway. By the way, there is no secret order to spy on me." Lu Ming shrugged and said with a bitter smile.
"Sir, there is no order to monitor you, but there is an order to monitor the Sheng Group." Zhao Yuanliang winked and said.
"I know this. It's a matter between the commissioner and Mr. Sheng. It has nothing to do with me." Lu Ming had long known that Mr. Jiang's every move was under Mr. Jiang's nose.
But was Sheng Youde afraid of Mr. Jiang? Never. The worst he could do was break up and live forever.
It is not Sheng Youde who suffers, but Mr. Jiang. In fact, Mr. Jiang monitors the Sheng family openly and covertly, which just shows that he cannot do without Sheng Youde.
It’s just a tacit understanding.
Lu Ming thought about the young marshal's usual words and deeds, and found that he was quite cautious, including when he was with him. He may not have the intention to protect himself wisely.
The young marshal never complained about the various grievances he and the Northeastern Army suffered. Instead, he let himself indulge in the dance hall, fine wine, and beautiful women, looking like he was happy to be there.
"Sir, are you and the young marshal too close? Shouldn't you avoid suspicion?" Zhao Yuanliang said tactfully.
"I have no suspicion to avoid. The young commander and I have a close relationship. Everyone knows this, and we can't avoid it even if we want to. Besides, if I deliberately avoid it, it will make people misunderstand whether there is something involved.
Question." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"That's true, then just ignore him." Zhao Yuanliang thought for a moment and nodded.
Zhao Yuanliang's last words still made Lu Ming fall into deep thought.
Lu Ming put himself in the Young Marshal's shoes and tried to find a way out, but he couldn't find one at all.
The Northeast Army wants to change its discrimination situation, unless the young commander voluntarily abandons this army, and then allows the Northeast Army to accept the so-called reorganization, which is actually to be divided up.
But such a result is absolutely unacceptable to the young marshal. Besides, the Northeast Army cannot be commanded by anyone except the young marshal, which is equivalent to pushing these 300,000 Northeastern soldiers into a pit of fire.
How could the young commander do such a thing?
"Stationmaster Zhao has another secret report? Is it so mysterious?"
Liu Qiwen saw Zhao Yuanliang leaving in the corridor, and then returned to the office.
"It's some headaches at Shanghai Station." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"The matters at Shanghai Station can be settled at Shanghai Station. Why do we come here to you? Isn't it because we are short of funds again?" Liu Qiwen said dissatisfied.
"It has nothing to do with money, it's something else." Lu Ming said vaguely.
"Oh, I understand. They still trust you as an old officer and come to ask for advice when they are unsure." Liu Qiwen nodded.
"By the way, how many of us still haven't sent back a safety signal?" Lu Ming asked, changing the subject.
"There are still five people who have not sent back safety signals." Liu Qiwen said with a worried look on her face.
Over the past month or so, people have sent back safety signals one after another, indicating that these people have not been exposed yet, but there are still people who are out of contact.
Lu Ming has been asking the telecommunications department every day for more than a month, sometimes several times a day. He has been anxiously waiting for the agent to reply with a security signal.
"Hey, are there five more people?" Lu Ming sighed.
"They may have been delayed due to various things, but it may not necessarily mean that something really happened. Aren't there others who failed to send back safety signals in time due to some things these days?" Liu Qiwen comforted Lu Ming.
"Maybe, I hope so. Keep an eye on me and report any news to me as soon as possible." Lu Ming said weakly.
"Sir, you are almost a talker. No matter who gets the news, they will report it to you immediately, not just me." Liu Qiwen scolded.
Lu Ming was a little discouraged. He had a hunch that something might really happen to these people, but he couldn't do anything or provide any help.
After these latent agents enter enemy territory, all they can rely on are themselves and the various survival skills they learned in agent school. Apart from these, they cannot rely on anyone else.