When Qiu Qingquan arrived at Dangshan from thousands of miles away, Gui Yongqing was pacing back and forth anxiously in his military headquarters.

The 74th Army had retreated to the vicinity of Dangshan late last night. The deputy commander of the army, Li Shusen and several senior officials from the General Staff had already visited the army on behalf of the army. When they came back, they told Gui Yongqing that the 74th Army suffered a lot of casualties in the battle of Fengxian, mainly because of the 58th Division's casualties. One of them was even the commander of the company and the vets couldn't get together for a whole battalion.

There are also Zheng Dongguo Dipei, who was fighting and blocking near Pei County, who suffered heavy casualties. For this matter, it is said that Tang Enbo had directly sent a power to the Military Commission to report his case. There are also Gui Yongqing's immediate superiors, Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the First Corps, was extremely dissatisfied with Gui Yongqing and publicly claimed that Gui Yongqing was fully responsible for the failure of Fengxian.

Gui Yongqing had already committed public anger because he refused to block the Japanese grassland detachment that returned from Dangshan to Feng County.

Although Gui Yongqing has someone in the central government, whether it is Chairman Jiang's confidant Chen Cheng or the veteran of the Party and the Minister of Military Affairs, He Yingqin, all have close ties with Gui Yongqing.

He Yingqin and Gui Yongqing were even in-laws because Gui Yongqing married He Yingqin's niece. In the 19th year of the Republic of China, Gui Yongqing was almost shot by Chiang Kai-shek. It was He Yingqin's love for help. Finally, he made a fuss to visit Germany to study. After returning, he became a senior general of the returnees and soon became the captain of the Central Military Academy's teaching corps.

To be honest, Gui Yongqing's connections in the central government are really beyond the reach of ordinary national generals.

But this time Gui Yongqing's disaster was a bit big, because Chairman Jiang was also very concerned about the battle in Fengxian. The National Government held its breath, hoping to kill or even capture the number one in the Nanjing Massacre, Imao Shima, but in the end, Gui Yongqing lost all his efforts because he lost the chain at the critical moment.

Gui Yongqing also inquired from He Yingqin, hoping that He Yingqin could say a few good things to Chairman Jiang for him. However, He Yingqin tactfully said that this time the matter was quite big, and Chairman Jiang even got angry and threatened to remove Gui Yongqing from his position as military commander. After learning the news, Gui Yongqing was really anxious.

"Brother Shuzhen, what's wrong with you? It's so anxious." Qiu Qingquan asked.

Qiu Qingquan is arrogant and never takes others seriously. He even dares to make trouble in front of others, so he gets the nickname of Qiu Crazy. Although Gui Yongqing is afraid of death at heart, he looks like a famous general on the surface and is full of righteousness. In addition, he has experienced studying in Germany, Qiu Qingquan looks up to him. The two have a close relationship. When Qiu Qingquan served as the chief of staff of the Central Military Academy's teaching corps, the cooperation between the two was also relatively pleasant.

During the Nanjing Defense Battle, Gui Yongqing left his troops to cross the river alone. Qiu Qingquan was still quite dissatisfied with Gui Yongqing, otherwise he would not have left the 46th Division to go to the 0th Division to be the deputy division commander of Du Yuming. However, no matter what, Gui Yongqing was usually good to Qiu Qingquan. Qiu Qingquan was recommended by Gui Yongqing when he went to Germany to study. So this time, Qiu Qingquan became the commander of the First Column of the Assault Army and transferred to the First Corps, he left the troops and ran to Dangshan to pay homage to the old commander.

Gui Yongqing sighed and said with a frown: "Yu'an, I'm having a big deal this time."

After saying that, Gui Yongqing told Qiu Qingquan that the reason for the incident was that Gui Yongqing knew that Qiu Qingquan was a cannon and had no twists and turns in his belly, so he didn't hide it much. Of course, he didn't want to see the 74th Army kill Nakajima, the reason why Gui Yongqing would never say it.

"Brother Fengzhen, you are really not authentic in this matter." Qiu Qingquan is really a cannon. He said it no matter how he thought about it. After saying that, he didn't look at Gui Yongqing's expression. Then he said, "Not to mention that the Military Commission and Commander-in-Chief Xue of the Corps have issued orders. Even if there is no order to go up to the top, you have to help the friendly forces in trouble, right?"

Gui Yongqing's face was very dry. If he hadn't known Qiu Qingquan's temper well, he would have turned against him on the spot.

Qiu Qingquan didn't care at all. After scolding Gui Yongqing for a few words, he changed his tone and continued, "But Feng Shengfa is also a toad to swallow the sky. He was so angry that he just had an infantry division that wanted to eat the division headquarters of a permanent division of the Japanese army. He dared to actually mobilize the First War Zone. There were so many troops in the Fifth War Zone to participate in the war, which was too crazy."

"Who said no?" Qiu Qingquan's words hit Gui Yongqing's heart. "Feng Shengfa relied on Tang Ying's socialite last time that he gave him 500,000 US dollars, bought some property, and asked for artillery equipment from the Military Commission. He dared to beat a permanent division in Japan. He was simply ignorant of his life and death. He died, so why did he have to take over our army?"

Qiu Qingquan also said: "The most regrettable thing is the officers and soldiers of the 74th Army, who paid the price because of Feng Shengfa's arrogance."

"Not only the officers and soldiers of the 74th Army, but also the officers and soldiers of the 8th Army, Army, Army and even the 31st Army, Huh..." Speaking of this, Gui Yongqing suddenly looked moved and had a vague idea in his heart. If this matter is done well, he might have a chance to reverse the current unfavorable situation and help him get out of trouble.

Gui Yongqing sent a telegram to He Yingqin as soon as possible.

After receiving the telegram from Gui Yongqing, He Yingqin immediately went to Chairman Jiang's residence. Since becoming the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chairman Jiang has always demanded himself by the standard of service and rest. He has always gone to bed early and got up early. Even during the war, he rarely made exceptions. However, today he did not go to bed before 10 o'clock for the first time.

Chairman Jiang was still angry because of the loss of the battle in Fengxian. What made Chairman Jiang angry was that this was not the first time Gui Yongqing had disobeyed his orders. In the 17th year of the Republic of China, Chairman Jiang appointed Li Mo'an as deputy brigade commander for Gui Yongqing, but Li Mo'an asked Gui Yongqing to come back. At that time, Chairman Jiang was so angry that he almost shot Gui Yongqing.

When He Yingqin was led into the study by Wang Shihe, Chairman Jiang was losing his temper with Chen Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone. After the defeat of the Battle of Xuzhou, it was urgent to defend Wuhan. For this reason, Chairman Jiang specially formed the Ninth War Zone and appointed his confidant general Chen Cheng as the commander-in-chief. He is now mobilizing troops from all over the country to Wuhan.

"This Gui Yongqing was arrogant in his early years and even dared not listen to my orders. Now he has returned from studying abroad in Germany and has become more and more arrogant." Chairman Jiang said as he became angry and said angrily, "Last time in Nanjing, he left his troops and crossed the river alone, but he has not settled the accounts with him. This time, the new accounts and old accounts are settled together, hum."

Seeing He Yingqin come in, Chairman Jiang said again: "Jingzhi, you are here just in time. How do you think this matter should be handled?"

He Yingqin said: "The commissioner, before deciding to deal with Gui Yongqing, I thought that we should reflect on the causes and consequences of the Battle of Fengxian first?"

Chairman Jiang frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

He Yingqin did not explain, and continued: "Commission, according to Xue Yue's deployment, the 74th Army should have gone forward to Fengxian and Dangshan's troops to form a horn. After Pei discovered the main force of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army in Fengxian, he should decisively build a defense line near Dan County, so that the intention of protecting the flanks of Dangshan can also be achieved.

"Wait, wait." Chairman Jiang suddenly interrupted, "You just said that the main force of the Japanese 16th Division was in Fengxian County? Isn't it in Dangshan? Later, it was precisely because the main force of the 16th Division in Dangshan returned to Fengxian County that the 58th Division's siege of Fengxian was a small loss. Isn't that the case?"

He Yingqin said: "I don't know that the committee member is in Dangshan. The grassland detachment composed of the 19th Infantry Brigade belonging to the 16th Division and some artillery. The remaining two infantry regiments of the 16th Division are in Pei County. In Feng County, in addition to the remaining infantry registrars, there are half a reserve corps, with a total of four or five thousand people."

Chairman Jiang frowned and said, "Who told you this number?"

Chairman Jiang obviously didn't believe He Yingqin's remarks. He was more willing to believe Yu Jishi's statement. If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese troops in Fengxian were empty, how could Feng Shengfa not know how to attack? How could Yu Jishi not know the importance of the matter and rashly agree to Feng Shengfa's request and mobilize the entire army to attack Fengxian?

He Yingqin did not answer this question head-on, and reminded indirectly: "How many Japanese troops are there in Fengxian County? It is a good idea to see the number of enemies killed by the 74th Army reported to the Military Commission. This time, the 74th Army killed more than 4,000 Japanese troops in Fengxian County, right? If the Japanese army in Fengxian really had only one infantry brigade, where would there be more than 4,000 enemy killing numbers?

Chairman Jiang frowned and said, "That includes the Japanese non-combatants who were killed and wounded."

He Yingqin smiled and shook his head, "If the 58th Division really had such strong combat effectiveness, in Dan County, Fengxian could easily destroy two Japanese infantry brigades. If the 1st Pei regiment was really at the point where even non-combatants were on the battlefield, why did they not take Fengxian in the end or even kill the old devil Nakajima Atsugo?"

Chairman Jiang said: "Yu Liangzhen said that if it weren't for Gui Yongqing's unwillingness to send troops to drag the Caochang Detachment, the 74th Army would have taken Fengxian and killed Nakajima Atsugo, an old Japanese devil."

"This is just a one-sided statement of Feng Shengfa. Yu Liangzhen has never been to Fengxian and does not know the specific situation there. The truth of the matter is not like this." He Yingqin continued to say, "The truth is probably like this. Feng Shengfa made a serious misjudgment after easily capturing Shanxian in the 58th Division. Before he found out the exact information of the Japanese army, he rashly launched a strong attack on Fengxian. In order to succeed in his military adventure, he even made no choice but to forge intelligence to mobilize friendly troops to participate in the battle. After the battle failed, he lied that the 58th Division was only one step away from victory. If it weren't for the Caochang Detachment returning to Fengxian, the 58th Division would have already shot Nakajima Yunyun and turned the blame on the friendly troops."

Chairman Jiang was stunned when he heard this. If it was really like what He Yingqin said, it would be another nature.

He Yingqin continued: "Commissioner, because of Feng Shengfa's arrogance, the 74th Army suffered huge casualties. Now Shan County has also been lost. The tactical intention to protect the flanks of Dangshan has completely failed. The situation in Dangshan is already very serious. Someone should indeed come out to take responsibility for all this, but it should never be Gui Yongqing.
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