12dz Chapter 790 Are you serious?
Chapter 790 Are you serious?
Li Muzhi, director of the Chongqing office, was once a naive and romantic little bookworm.
After Li Muzhi left the east bank of Nujiang River, he went to the political and military cadre training class of Pingshun National Defense University to study and receive training. Because of his high level of education, flexible mind, and hard work, he completed all the courses in just two months and passed them all with excellent results.
After that, he was brought by Zhao Gang to participate in the establishment of grassroots governments and policy formulation in Inner Mongolia. He was very reliable in all the operations and was finally selected to set up an office in Chongqing.
Although this Chongqing office seemed to be only responsible for receiving people coming and going from the independent column, it was actually a veritable intelligence organization, responsible for gathering intelligence, rescuing prisoners, etc.
"Director Li, the last time we met was on the east bank of the Nujiang River. At that time, you were as clear as water. Although you seem to have changed a little now, the fire in your eyes is still there!"
"Chief of Staff, please don't mention that time. I feel stupid thinking about it now."
Wang Meng waved his hand and said honestly, if it weren't for the little bookworm's innocence and his patriotism, he wouldn't have taken it so seriously.
"Haha, that's the only way for you to grow. Since the establishment of the Chongqing Office, we have completed our tasks well. Next, we have important tasks to accomplish!"
Li Muzhi stood aside and said respectfully:
"What are the Chief of Staff's instructions?"
"According to reliable intelligence, the Japanese are expected to launch a large-scale campaign against Central and Southern China, including Hunan and Guangxi. The Independent Column will definitely not sit idly by when the time comes, so you need to create a voice among the masses and the Kuomintang high-ranking officials requesting the Independent Column to send troops to take over the defense of Hunan and Guangxi provinces!"
According to Wang Meng's estimation, Chang Guangzhou suffered the loss of "letting a wolf into the house" on the battlefield in central Henan, and would not agree to China's demands so easily.
Therefore, in order to legitimately send troops to Hunan and Guangxi, we must not only rely on the support of the ordinary people, but also obtain the support of the Kuomintang’s top leaders.
If the Central Army suffers a defeat as expected, some people within it will express dissatisfaction and demand that Chang Guangzhou give a reasonable explanation, and then take the opportunity to launch an attack.
The pressure on Guangzhou will be much greater than if ordinary people were just marching and demonstrating outside, and they might even have to step down!
Therefore, Wang Meng’s plan was to find his internal opponents and contact them so that they could lend him a helping hand.
Of course, it would be best if we could take the opportunity to leave Chang Guangzhou behind, but things are never that simple.
He has been working in the Kuomintang for many years and has many followers and deep roots.
After Wang Meng explained to Li Muzhi, he began to search for candidates in his mind, and within a minute he gave an answer that satisfied Wang Meng: Li Zongren.
Li Zongren, as the soul figure of the Guangxi clique, was originally a brother with Chang Guangzhou. Later, due to factional disputes, they became mortal enemies.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Zongren won the Battle of Taierzhuang and the Battle of Wuhan, and also won victories in the Sui-Zao Campaign and the Zao-Yi Campaign. His voice within the party and his reputation among the masses continued to rise.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Chang Guangzhou directly transferred him from the Fifth War Zone and appointed him as the director of the camp in Hanzhong, in charge of the First and Fifth War Zones.
It seems that he was promoted, but what people don't know is that the First and Fifth War Zones are directly responsible to the Military Commission. All reports are submitted to the Military Commission, and the Hanzhong Camp only received a copy.
So much so that Li Zongren laughed at himself:
"He really went to great lengths to set up the Hanzhong camp just for me."
Li Zongren felt uncomfortable sitting on the bench, but he couldn't sit still because he supported the student movement and won the title of "Democratic General" and "Innovative Person".
Therefore, if Li Zongren was willing to fight back, Chang Guangzhou would inevitably be forced to order the independent column to participate in the battles in Hunan and Guangxi.
"Well, I agree with this candidate. You should be careful when you come into contact with him. You can use this person, but you must not trust him!"
Li Muzhi nodded.
"I'll do it tomorrow!"
"You must keep it confidential. In addition, I announced the filming at the airport today. Please contact the Women and Children newspaper and use this as an excuse to contact Li Zongren."
Early the next morning, Li Muzhi arrived at the Women and Children newspaper office. Seeing the shabby courtyard, he felt very sympathetic.
"Hello, I'm Li Muzhi, the director of the Independent Column's Chongqing Office. Today I'm here on the orders of the Chief of Staff to discuss matters related to filming. Please let me know!"
The doorman excitedly opened the door and ushered Li Muzhi in.
"Director Li, please wait a moment. I will report it immediately!"
The concierge was gone for a moment, and immediately came back with a capable woman with glasses and short hair.
She looked happy and stretched out her hand heroically.
"Hello, I'm Zhou Guiying, the president and editor-in-chief of Women and Children newspaper!"
"Hello, I'm Li Muzhi, Director of the Independent Column's Chongqing Office!"
Two pairs of young hands held together, feeling each other's passion.
"President Zhou, I see your place is quite shabby. Can you guarantee that you can publish newspapers every day?"
Zhou Guiying looked ashamed.
"Director Li, I feel a little embarrassed when I talk about this. Although we are a newspaper company, due to tight funding and lack of staff, we can only publish one issue of the newspaper every week!"
Upon hearing this, Li Muzhi quickly looked up at the three small rooms in the yard. There were two rooms that looked like offices, and a workshop with printing tools.
Zhou Guiying continued:
"Although our newspaper is still in its infancy, I am confident that it will become bigger and stronger! We will awaken more sleeping women and protect the rights of more children!"
"You have ambition. On behalf of the Independent Column's Chongqing Office, I will donate 2,000 yuan!"
Zhou Guiying was extremely excited. Although their newspaper's financial resources came from social donations, they still had to go to the streets, factories and government agencies to "beg for alms".
This was the first time she had encountered such a large amount of donation coming to her door.
"Great! We'll thank you in the next issue of the newspaper!"
"Forget it, forget it. Newspaper space is so valuable, let's not waste it."
Zhou Guiying smiled bitterly, thinking that Li Muzhi was making fun of her.
"Our newspapers are not read by many people, how can they be valuable? Director Li, please stop making fun of us."
"Haha, although it's not worth much now, your newspaper will soon become the best-selling newspaper in Chongqing. By then, I'm afraid your small yard won't be enough!"
If Zhou Guiying hadn't seen Li Muzhi's serious face and the fact that he donated 2,000 yuan, she would have slapped him in the face.
"Are you serious?"