Lu Ming had no time to pay attention to Lester's decision to help Onnershan appeal. He hurriedly flew back to the East China Sea on the second day after the trial of the case.
Because thunder exploded in the five provinces south of the Yangtze River, in Zhenjiang Province, the southernmost of the five provinces, Chen Jingyuan, the former commander of the Provincial Border Guard Division, launched a military coup and shot the chief envoy to death. He himself declared himself chairman of Zhenjiang Province.
Zhenjiang Province is adjacent to Ayton Prefecture and Xinji Province in the northernmost part of the Eastern Economic Alliance.
Zhenjiang Province is out of control, and refugees are pouring into Ayton Prefecture and Xinji Province in large numbers, many of whom take advantage of the opportunity to commit crimes.
Not to mention, Chen Jingyuan shot the chief envoy to death. A bloody military coup will inevitably establish a bloody regime, which has already posed a security threat to the northern members of the Eastern Economic Alliance.
Moreover, from the perspective of imperial laws, Chen Jingyuan obviously violated many homeland security laws. The Eastern Alliance was an alliance established based on the maintenance of imperial laws.
The Eastern League Secretariat held urgent consultations.
It was also announced that an interim alliance summit would be held the next day to discuss the situation in Zhenjiang Province and create a formal statement.
Zhenjiang Province is also a very familiar place to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming took a special plane for the first time, and the airport he landed at was the airport in Zhenjiang Province.
At that time, Zhenjiang had the only airport in the five provinces south of the Yangtze River.
Moreover, Lu Ming was still a nominal student of Zhenjiang Normal School, but unfortunately he never went there for the second time. Moreover, because Teacher Oracle died of illness, he completely lost contact with the school.
Because Zhenjiang Province is adjacent to the developed eastern areas, its economy is the best among the five Jiangnan provinces.
After the civil strife in the imperial capital, the former governor fled, and the chief envoy temporarily assumed the role of a senior official, but he did not want to be killed by the coup soldiers now.
Speaking of which, Sanheli Airport in the provincial capital of Zhenjiang, the airport owned by the former governor, was bought by Lu Ming. It was also the first private airport owned by Lu Ming in the East China Sea.
Now the airport seems to have been confiscated by Chen Jingyuan.
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In the conference room on the 93rd floor of the Huaxia Building, a closed-door meeting of nine alliance leaders was in progress.
There was no record-keeper at the secret meeting where everyone spoke freely.
The Grand Duke Charles IX of the East China Sea was ill and was attended by the Duke and Duchess Christine on his behalf.
Of course, in this kind of meeting, like Charles IX, Christine also sat in a higher position, but she was more like a god of clay sculptures and wooden tires, and would not participate in the specific discussions. .
From time to time, Lu Ming secretly glances at Christine, who is sitting high in the clouds. At this moment, she is like a queen in full dress. In addition, the bright crown inlaid with countless gems representing the authority of the duke on the high golden bun makes her even more majestic. , sacrosanct.
Did he really hold her hand? Moreover, he even kissed her on the lips?
The memory seems a bit fuzzy, like a dream.
Christine seemed to glare at him suddenly.
Lu Ming was startled and quickly turned his eyes away, not daring to take a peek anymore.
In fact, the remaining eight companies apparently had secret discussions yesterday.
The Montenegro Special Zone is obviously still an outsider in the eyes of the eight "founding members" of the alliance.
Of course, there is a leader in it, and he has a close relationship with Lu Ming, but that is a personal relationship. In terms of the overall will, there will still be a difference between the founding countries and the later members of a newly formed alliance.
Lu Ming came back from work yesterday and was also busy until late at night. He also talked to Christine on the phone.
At today's meeting, Li Yuande, a senior official in Xinji Province, first proposed that troops should be sent to quell the rebellion.
Most coalition leaders agreed.
After further discussion, an atmosphere gradually formed for Montenegro to send troops, and everyone agreed with this.
The members of the Eastern Alliance are all economically developed areas, and they despise armaments. Originally it was the East China Sea, and there were no more than a thousand professional soldiers, mainly militiamen like the National Guard.
Nowadays, in each member region, the militia has been converted into a standing army, and there are not many troops that can be maintained.
And economically developed areas are naturally afraid of war, especially in areas outside the region. If they want to send troops to fight with people, the leaders agree, but the parliament may not pass it. Even if it passes, it may take several months of quarreling. Daylily It's all cold.
But fortunately, there is still the dictatorship of the Montenegro Special Administrative Region. At this time, isn't it its greatest use value?
Lu Ming didn't say much. Listening to the discussion of the other eight families, the direction gradually changed to Black Mountain sending troops alone to quell the rebellion.
"General Lu, what do you think?" Donghai Chief Municipal Councilor and Prime Minister Shatton Nicholasson looked at Lu Ming with a smile.
Lu Ming frowned and thought, and everyone looked at him.
"How to solve the military expenses?" Lu Ming sighed, "As you know, Montenegro is very poor, lacks fiscal revenue, and the deficit is not small to begin with."
"That's easy to say!" Nicholasson laughed happily.
Governor Michelson of Ayton State sighed and said: "Actually, it is obvious that the empire is going to enter troubled times. We all understand it. Therefore, in the future, the alliance will rely on the Montenegrin Army in many places. I think, let’s not talk about this peace. Our alliance should have a special military expenditure every year to pay to Montenegro for the rebellion’s military expenses. After all, what’s the use of more money? Does anyone’s life matter?”
The main production and R&D base of Sanmai Flight Company is in Ayton State.
This proposal was obviously not discussed by the heads of the eight alliance members last night.
The atmosphere in the venue immediately became tense, with some alliance member leaders showing displeasure on their faces.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's okay. Our Montenegrin Army is just thugs. We are also the guardians of our wealthy neighbors. We should also give some reward money. Thank you for the reward!" As he spoke, they clasped their fists together.
On the high platform, Christine had a hint of helplessness on her face, and she felt that this guy was starting to mess up again.
"General Lu, how can you say that?!" Nicholasson laughed, "Our alliance members are of the same body and have equal status, but we only have different strengths in our division of labor and cooperation."
The other leaders also agreed.
"As Governor Michelson said, we can all discuss it, but it is definitely not what you meant, General Lu, because it is also the obligation of each of our alliance members to help Montenegro develop its economy!"
Nicholasson's words caused another wave of echoes.
After Lu Ming said this, it was obvious that no one objected to the annual payment of military expenses and quickly appeased the members who felt that their status was unequal.
Of course, the specific amount to be paid is another matter to be discussed, it is just symbolic.
Some member leaders lowered their heads and thought.
Lu Ming added: "Actually, military expenditures and the like are all minor issues. The big issue is, for example, if we successfully quelled the rebellion, how will we deal with this mess in Zhenjiang Province?"
"Help them establish a democratically elected government!" Newton Governor Leonder said without hesitation.
The other leaders agreed.
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."
After discussing for a while, Lu Ming stood up and said, "Military expenditures and the like are all minor issues. We can send representatives to discuss them slowly, and the secretariat will also review them. But you must hurry up. I will go back to Montenegro now. I will be in Zhenjiang a moment later." The people will suffer a moment longer, and there may be a few more dead souls. From the people's point of view, war is very cruel." He sighed softly.
All the leaders were stunned. They thought it would take a few days to discuss, but the leaders mainly discussed their intentions.
Then the amount of special military expenditures will be discussed in detail by representatives of all parties.
All kinds of bargaining, it would be good if the results can be reached in ten and a half months.
Only when everything is settled will Montenegro send troops to quell the rebellion.
Unexpectedly, this General Lu, in the Jianghu language of the people of Central China, is a bachelor. He does things first and gets paid later?
Some leaders felt guilty and felt that they were being treated like villains by giving some symbolic annual allocations.
Of course, the Western governors do not understand the Jianghu of Zhongzhou. The Jianghu people of Zhongzhou work first and get paid later. They are ruthless people who cannot be offended. It is because they know that they cannot get enough money that they can work for you first. .
When Lu Ming left, he even received a round of applause.
Lu Ming walked by the high platform and caught a glimpse of Christine glaring at him from the corner of his eye. Naturally, he felt that he was in a mess and had deceived others again.
I really want to wave to her and say, "Let's go!"
But in the end he didn't dare. He kept his military posture and strode out of the conference room.
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In the evening, Lu Ming arrived at Montenegro.
Nowadays, it is still very dangerous for planes to fly in bad weather and at night, but the route from the East China Sea to Montenegro and Longgang, the royal pilots around Lu Ming are all familiar with the route, and they are very familiar with every plant and tree.
In addition, the weather was very good, so Lu Ming took off from Donghai in the evening and arrived at Longgang at around ten o'clock in the evening.
Subsequently, Lu Ming held a high-level meeting in the General White House conference room.
Those attending the meeting were all the highest-level military and political leaders in Montenegro.
The military has Zhao Jingxun, Director of the General Office and Minister of Political Training of the Legion, Lu Xiangqian, Chief of the General Staff and Director of the Operational Training Department, Cheng Wei, First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Liu Jingzong, Chief of the Equipment Department, Li Tieheng, Chief of the Logistics Department, and Lu Gao, Chief of the Military Intelligence Section 1. Yu Luan, Director-General of the Homeland Security Committee (General Administration of Secrecy).
There are only three political figures: Wei Baoyi, chairman of the Finance Committee of Montenegro, Gu Hansheng, chief of the Police Department of Montenegro, and Pan Mila, chairman of the Mining Committee of Montenegro and mayor of Montenegro.
In order to maintain confidentiality, only these three people outside the military participated in the meeting.
The main reason is that the special appropriation requires Wei Baoyi to advance it.
In addition, with such a large-scale military operation, security in various places in the Special Administrative Region must be strengthened.
And from any angle, the Commissioner of Police should also participate in this meeting.
As for Pan Mila, it was mainly because of his status as the mayor of Montenegro.
Montenegro City is the purse string of the entire Special Administrative Region. Currently, the fiscal revenue of Montenegro City and the fiscal revenue of the rest of the Special Administrative Region combined are less than half of that.
Therefore, Montenegro has been set up as a special city.
The mayor of the city, whether she is Pan Mila or not, will definitely be one of the core members of the power structure of Montenegro.
Lu Ming briefly reported the situation of the alliance's interim summit, and said that he agreed to send troops, but everyone could talk freely about the specific plans. First, Chief Lu Gaoyi talked about the current situation in Zhenjiang Province.
Thousands of materials about Zhenjiang Province were distributed to everyone, and Lu Gaoyi started talking about the materials.
Looking at the materials collected by the Military Intelligence Section, everyone was a little surprised. It was obvious that the Military Intelligence Section had been active in Zhenjiang Province for a long time and had penetrated into almost every aspect of the province.
Lu Ming also looked through it slowly, although most of them had been seen before.
In fact, not only Zhenjiang Province, but also the Military Intelligence Division's infiltration into the five Jiangnan provinces has continued for several years.
A military coup was about to break out in Zhenjiang Province, and the Military Intelligence Department had already noticed it.
It’s unclear whether he even contributed to the situation or not. As soon as Lu Gao didn’t report it, he turned a blind eye.
According to the intelligence from the Military Intelligence Section, those who followed Chen Jingyuan in launching the military coup were mainly his direct line of border guard divisions. In addition, two security brigades were also involved, with a total strength of about 15,000 people. Military martial law is currently implemented in Zhenjiang Provincial City, including The newspaper building, television communication building, etc. are all under Chen Jingyuan's military control.
"General, destroying Chen Jingyuan will definitely not be a problem for our Montenegrin Army. I think, should we delay the attack? Advance step by step? The longer the time goes, the more military spending will be sufficient for the alliance?" The one who spoke first was actually Wei Baoyi, chairman of the Finance Committee, all he does is calculate economic accounts.
Lu Ming waved his hand, "Fighting requires thunderous force, and the later stages of mopping up the rebellion, countering the rebellion, and helping and maintaining democratic elections are all projects that take time. We must be prepared to station troops in Zhenjiang for a long time."
Wei Baoyi nodded: "Yes, that's good." Since the garrison is there, the alliance will naturally have to pay related expenses.
Lu Ming thought about it and added: "However, it is called thunder, but we don't need the real thunder."
The so-called "Thunder" is the code name for the bombers and fighter jets in the confidential documents. Among the actual participants, they were all the core figures of the Montenegrin Group. The highest level of the military naturally knew about the existence of the new air force of the Corps.
Pan Mila is Lu Ming's pillow.
But of course Wei Baoyi, the head of the Finance Committee, and Gu Hansheng, the chief of the police station, did not know the top secrets of the military.
Wei Baoyi did know that the military had a Thunder Plan, in which special military expenditures were directly allocated from the Heishan City finance. The specifics were not clear.
Lu Xiangqian, also known as Datou, formerly known as Zeng Dashou and currently the Chief of General Staff and Director of the Training Department, lit a cigarette and said: "If the intelligence department cooperates properly, we can use paratroopers to seize the Sanheli Airport in Zhenjiang Provincial City. Looking at the map, the airport is very close to Chen Jingyuan’s official residence, so we can directly attack and behead him, and there will be no problem in ending the war within a few days.”
The beheading he was talking about did not necessarily mean directly killing Chen Jingyuan, arresting Chen Jingyuan, and paralyzing the rebel high command. It was also a kind of beheading.
Lu Ming smiled: "The air crew and paratroopers cooperate and attack together!" Regarding the situation of Sanheli Airport, I am afraid that no one here knows better than him. When the former governor of Zhenjiang built this airport, it was his private airport. In the Governor's Mansion Next to it, the current Governor's Mansion has become Chen Jingyuan's official residence.
On the other side, the big head smiled: "Of course that's better."
Although the Air Service Regiment is nominally under the military headquarters, only Army Generals can actually mobilize it. Therefore, even if the boss has ideas, he will not recommend the Air Service Regiment's action plan.
Over there, Wei Baoyi coughed, "Paratrooper, what is that?"
Lu Ming smiled, Wei Baoyi came from the East China Sea, was active in thinking, and lacked respect for the hierarchical structure of power. These were advantages, but he was not cautious enough.
For example, when it comes to military operations, he is the first to speak.
Of course, the paratroopers will not be a secret, especially after the raid on the provincial capital of Zhenjiang.
"Old Wei, your military knowledge is full of blind spots. When participating in this kind of meeting, involving military operations, just come with your ears!" Zhao Jingxun reminded kindly from the side.
Wei Baoyi smiled awkwardly: "Yes!"
"This is just one large-scale long-distance raid by paratroopers, right?" Lu Ming asked.
After the Montenegro-East China Sea-Antiguala route was opened, Datou organized long-distance transportation and paratrooper assaults.
Datou thought about it and said: "When we go to Zhenjiang Province, it is very close to Montenegro. The terrain there is no problem. Moreover, we have conducted many airborne trainings at city airports. As long as our military intelligence department does not make mistakes and there is an air service group as a double insurance, There won’t be much problem with the decapitation operation.” After a pause, “Of course, it would be better if our infantry regiment enters Zhenjiang and attracts its main force to leave the provincial capital.”
Lu Ming nodded, "Sanheli Airport is not too big. Our large transport planes are not suitable for parking. The runway is not long enough. Otherwise, infantry can be transported directly. Today, there is basically no air defense force at the airport. Well, the helicopter formation of the Air Service Regiment immediately Take control of Sanheli Airport and then send paratroopers. If there are casualties, it’s because we haven’t trained enough or it’s a matter of luck!”
Another smile: "If you have any other ideas, let's talk about them."
The atmosphere in the conference room gradually became warm.
It was the first time for the generals in the conference room to be involved in this kind of multi-level war, and they couldn't hide their excitement.
It is even more difficult to express my admiration for General Lu. General Lu’s understanding of war is simply not that of a person of this era. It can only be said that he is a natural strategist. He has opened a window for everyone to come into contact with the world. A whole new world.
The fish belly gradually turns white outside.
Even Lu Ming lit a cigarette to refresh himself.
"That's all in general. Our strategy is to attack the heart, spread out on all sides, and have the infantry corps feint attack. When the decapitation operation is successful and the enemy's troops are distracted, the infantry corps will launch an attack with all its strength. The specific combat plan will be discussed by your general staff and relevant departments. Today Leave it to me before night." Lu Ming put out the cigarette butt.
"Yes!" The big head stood up and stood at attention.
Lu Ming looked at Pan Mila again and said with a smile: "What you said just now is very good. You are indeed a leader in the business community. You have a long-term vision. No one else has thought about the issue of democratic elections in Zhenjiang Province, but you have!"
Pan Mila is wearing a light blue dress, which is very bright. However, her originally sexy long golden hair has been cut short long ago, and has become an extremely delicate and layered short hair, which is less charming and more charming. Being serious and capable is more in line with her current status and adds a bit of unique charm to her.
Hearing Lu Ming praise her, she smiled slightly but didn't say anything.
In fact, everyone here already knows that Mayor Pan is General Lu's lover, but he is indeed outstanding in ability. Montenegro City is changing with each passing day under her rule. If there is such nepotism, it would be better to have more.
Lu Ming added: "However, you said we should choose the right person to support you. I think I might as well make preparations to run for Zhenjiang Provincial Chairman!" After a pause, "From a legal perspective, this is not a problem. I also I have a student status at Zhenjiang Normal University, so I am also a Zhenjiang person, and Sanheli Airport is also my private property."
"Our propaganda department should pay attention to publicizing the connection between me and Zhenjiang in Zhenjiang. Of course, we still need to be decisive and quick in countering the rebellion, not disturbing the people, maintaining strict military discipline, and restoring the normal life of the people of Zhenjiang as soon as possible. Then we will naturally be loved."
Lu Ming looked at Pan Mila, "Let's set up a position next to me, publicity specialist, and you can do it as well. The main purpose is to report and publicize my preparations for running for Zhenjiang Provincial Chairman."
There is no news censorship agency in Montenegro. Even in today's troubled times, Lu Ming hates this thing.
Those who create false news that harms the interests of others, or make shocking and inappropriate remarks, will naturally be prosecuted and severely punished.
As for foreign forces with ulterior motives causing trouble, that is the job of the Secrecy Bureau. Otherwise, what would these secret police be doing? Do you only focus on repairing your own people?
The appointment of Pan Mila as the publicity specialist is to prevent the position from expanding the boundaries of power and instead censor the media.
Pan Mila's words also reminded herself that it would be good if she could take control of Zhenjiang Province.
Although Zhenjiang Province is similar to other states and provinces, with a population of more than 10 million, it is the most economically developed among the five Jiangnan provinces.
If it forms a union with the Montenegro Special Economic Zone, its economic strength may not be weaker than any of the four provinces in the Northern Territory.
Although the four northern provinces have a large population and a vast territory, their economic development seriously lags behind.
For example, Anshan Province, which has the largest population and the most vast territory, is said to have a population of 60 to 70 million. However, if a census is actually carried out, there may be 80 to 90 million people. But after all, most rural areas are extremely poor. Zhenjiang Province plus Heishan Special Economic Zone , the economic strength will not be weaker than it.
After thinking wildly, Lu Ming announced the adjournment of the meeting. Immediately everyone stood up. The generals saluted with military salutes. Wei Baoyi, Pan Mila and others paid attention and watched General Lu leave the venue.
There are games today and tomorrow night. The next update will be around 18:00 tomorrow afternoon.
(End of chapter)
