Under Wu Xiaoliang's repeated insistence, the National Conference was finally held as scheduled in the Luojia Mountain in the middle of Wuchang, the venue site is also unique, located in several villas in the Luojia Mountain, on the one hand, you can choose a spacious house for the venue, on the other hand, you can arrange the centralized accommodation of dignitaries from all over the world, and more importantly, this place is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, just need to transfer a group of people, you can protect the entire Luojia Mountain without leakage, and people from the outside world want to mix in that it is difficult to climb to the sky.

Due to the bomb attack on the Hankou wharf three days ago, He Yaozu, chairman of the Hubei Provincial Government, and Chen Mingshu, commander of the Wuhan garrison, also put aside their previous suspicions for the time being, and jointly vowed to bring the meeting to a successful conclusion, and they could not afford to bear the charge of traitors.

In the past few days, the students in Wuhan City have been ready to make a move, secretly colluding with each other, claiming that the government and the garrison command have connived at the Japanese puppet spies to create chaos in the city in a vain attempt to undermine the overall situation of national reconciliation, but there are also other murmurs, such as the radical students, who have sharply pointed out that Chiang Zhongzheng, Wu Xiaoliang, and Wang Ching-wei are the new warlords who emerged after the Beiyang government, and that their claim that they want to hold a national reconciliation is only to redistribute interests within the Kuomintang. To put it bluntly, it is still necessary to use the name of anti-Japanese resistance to consolidate the fact that the Kuomintang is consolidating one-party dictatorship, and it is not really anti-Japanese.

Not only that, but some students also went on to point out that true national reconciliation can only be achieved by all parties and nationalities joining hands with their hearts, otherwise, the joint congress will be defeated, disputes will not cease, and reunification to resist Japan will be far away.

Elites from all walks of life still have great expectations for the reconciliation of various factions this time, after all, the warlords are fighting, the people are not happy, and their lives are not easy, and now there are more Japanese whales devouring, once they open their mouths to swallow the four eastern provinces, and then open their mouths to swallow the whole of North China, so what about the third and fourth opening of their mouths, the Yellow River is in danger, and the Yangtze River is in danger.

The grand occasion of the conference was unprecedented, newspaper reporters from all over the country gathered in the three towns of Wuhan, the big explosion three days ago made them dig up enough fierce information, and did not hesitate to send a long telegram back, just to grab a timeliness, but then, under the arrangement of the preparatory committee of the conference, the party, government and military dignitaries have been stationed in Nanchang Luojia Mountain, the garrison headquarters and the provincial defense army are jointly stationed inside and outside the mountain, the news of all parties is cut off, and the reporters can no longer dig up valuable information, and can only wait for the day of the start of the conference. Take a few more photos of important party, government, and military personnel across the country.

However, the Preparatory Committee has been quite strict in its investigation of the admission of journalists, and it is not only necessary for the newspaper to issue a certificate of employment for more than three years, but also to obtain a joint guarantee from the local gentry and celebrities before they can obtain the preliminary qualifications for admission.

After a fierce and brutal battle, only 48 people were finally qualified, including nine reporters from Western countries such as the United States and the British Empire.

In this regard, the reporters who lost their access qualifications complained but were helpless.

On the first day of the conference, Wu Xiaoliang came to the venue early, but after looking around, he did not find Jiang Zhongzheng.

"Commissioner Wu, please take a seat here."

The secretary of the preparatory committee for the conference invited Wu Xiaoliang to sit down, and when he heard this voice, he was familiar with it, and at first glance it was He Yaozu's adjutant, who had also been in charge of Wu Xiaoliang's reception before, and was now in charge of the preparations for the conference.

Like a chattering housewife, the officer constantly commanded the temporary service of the gendarmes in the meeting hall, all of whom were clumsy and clumsy in fighting with guns, and who made frequent mistakes.

"You can't put these things here, what if someone knocks them down after a while......" The gendarmes were in a hurry, sweating profusely.

"Hey, what about you, this reporter, the venue is not open to the public now, and there will naturally be arrangements when it opens." The reporter nodded at the officer, then turned around and went out, and Wu Xiaoliang, who was watching, felt that the eye contact between the officer and the reporter seemed to have known each other for a long time.

The first topic of the conference was to discuss the cease-fire, which mainly involved the heavy troops of all parties at the junction of Jiangsu and Shandong, especially Wu Xiaoliang's main force of the Shandong Army and Jiang Zhongzheng's Central Army.

However, Chiang Chung-cheng, one of the protagonists of this meeting, delayed his attendance on the grounds that he was ill, and it was naturally impossible for the participants to bypass the leader of the Nationalist Government to reach an agreement on this matter, but under the difficult mediation of Wu Xiaoliang, a joint statement was finally issued at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, calling on all armed forces in the country to put aside their differences and turn their guns to the outside world in unison.

As the first day of the meeting was coming to an end, He Yaozuben, who was a landlord, stood up and made an ardent proposal: "Members, chairmen, generals, and virtuous people, I am very happy that the meeting went so smoothly. ”

The meeting was attended not only by warlords from all over the country, but also by many Kuomintang veterans who had been idle, and perhaps the only way for them to seek a sense of existence was to take pictures, so they readily agreed.

"Since it's just to take pictures, why don't you invite Jiegong too, just sit down, and it takes a lot of effort." The first proposal was Lin Sen, a member of the Kuomintang Supervisory Committee and president of the Legislative Council of the Nationalist Government, whose proposal was approved by Dai Jitao, Zhang Ji, Zhang Jingjiang and other elders.

So everyone entrusted Wang Zhaoming, the premier, to Jiang Zhongzheng's residence to ask for someone, Jiang Zhongzheng's residence and the venue are just a wall away, Wang Zhaoming happily went under the enthusiastic election of everyone, but in a quarter of an hour, Wang Zhaoming returned alone, everyone asked the reason, his expression was a little unnatural, and he said a few vague words to deal with the past.

"Since the leader is not coming, let's take pictures."

Zhang Ji, political commissar of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, thought it was inappropriate, "If the leader doesn't come, he can't always shoot an empty chair, Jing Gong, why don't you go and clear it again." He turned his gaze to Zhang Zengcheng, the chairman of the KMT's Central Executive Committee, who was silent.

Zhang Zengcheng was reluctant to excuse himself, and everyone waited for nearly half an hour, Jiang and Zhang came one after another, and the crowd muttered meaningfully, "It's still Zhang Jingjiang's big face." ”

Jiang Zhongzheng looked good, smiled, and shook hands with all the dignitaries in the venue one by one, and when Wu Xiaoliang shook hands, he even made a joke bluntly.

"Weizhong has lost weight, this is not good, I still have a lot of refreshments at home, and I just came to ...... at night"

Wu Xiaoliang knew that this was an informal invitation from Jiang Zhongzheng, and of course he couldn't ask for it, so he gladly agreed.

At this time, the photojournalists had already been organized, and when they arrived at the foot of the steps outside the venue, their long-awaited moment had arrived, and these reporters directed the party, government, and military dignitaries on the steps to line up their seats according to their ranks.

The flash lights crackled, and the exciting historical moment was forever frozen at this moment, without warning, the gunshots rang out, and Wu Xiaoliang, who was sitting beside Jiang Zhongzheng, could even feel the blood splashing on his face at a rapid pace, and then, he saw Jiang Zhongzheng's painfully distorted face, and his heart sank suddenly, or let the assassin get in.

The assassin's other shot was obviously aimed at Wu Xiaoliang, but Wu Xiaoliang suddenly leaned over to help Jiang Zhongzheng, who had fallen to the ground, and Wang Zhaoming, who was on Wu Xiaoliang's left, also leaned over with concern, saying that it was a coincidence that a bullet was piercing his chest.

When Wu Xiaoliang raised his head, he saw a young and thin face, which had been distorted and deformed by excitement and nervousness at this moment, and his body wrapped in a black windbreaker was also shaking involuntarily, shouting in his mouth to defeat the traitor, and the delicate gun in his hand was raised again, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at his chest.

Zhang Xueliang was the first to react, and one jumped on the young man, trying to snatch the pistol, Zhang Shaoshuai's bravery, and the party, government, and military bigwigs of the national government who were present were stunned, is this still a gentleman who was hollowed out by opium smoke.

At this time, the military police of the garrison headquarters had rushed in and assisted Zhang Xueliang in arresting the young man who was struggling with himself.

Wu Xiaoliang was also shocked, and when he checked Jiang Zhongzheng's wounds, he found that he had been shot multiple times, with a visible chest, cheek, and left thigh...... And his left leg is showing an extremely unbelievable posture at the moment, it is conceivable that the bullet must have shattered the thigh bone.

The incident happened suddenly, there were no professional medical personnel on Luojia Mountain, and everyone had to carry Jiang Zhongzheng, who was already unconscious, into the house, and at this time, some people exclaimed: "Dean Wang, Dean Wang is also injured." ”

Similarly, a shot went straight into the chest, unconscious, and life and death were uncertain......

The next day, a piece of news that shocked China and the rest of the world was published: Jiang Zhongzheng, chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, and the premier of the Nationalist Government, were assassinated, were seriously injured and unconscious, and their life and death were unknown.

On the same day, the Japanese Ninth Division, which had not withdrawn in time during the Battle of Songhu, launched a surprise attack on Shanghai without declaring war, and the situation in the whole country took a sharp turn for the worse.

The bigwigs of the national government in Wuhan are anxious like ants on a hot pot, and at this time, they are like a bad house that has suffered overnight rain, and they urgently need someone to stand up to the stormy beams, but in the face of the raging Japanese army and the opposition forces of all parties in the country, who wants to stand at the front desk, thanklessly clean up the mess that I don't know how to clean up, and if I don't pay attention, it will be a catastrophe.

A member of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang took the lead in proposing that Wu Xiaoliang should temporarily take over the post of chairman of the Military Commission and command the national army to resist the Japanese army in Shanghai......

In just one day, Wu Xiaoliang was pushed to the cusp, and the calls from all walks of life for him to take over as chairman were loud, but Wu Xiaoliang, who was the master, was contemplating, he habitually lit a cigarette, came to the window and pushed the window open, and the clear air poured in......

People from all walks of life in the three towns of Wuhan were completely boiling, especially the three circles of industry and commerce, and those who marched against Japan, demanded the punishment of the murderers, and called on Wu Xiaoliang to come forward to preside over the overall situation.

In the past, no one noticed that there were a pair of melancholy eyes staring at the river by the Han River, and a drop of clear tears fell and rolled eastward with the river.