When Qiu Qingquan traveled thousands of miles to Dangshan, Gui Yongqing was anxiously pacing back and forth in his military headquarters.

The 74th Army had successfully retreated to the vicinity of Dangshan late last night, and Li Shusen, deputy commander of the army, and several senior staff members of the General Staff had already gone to express their condolences on behalf of the army, and came back to tell Gui Yongqing that the 74th Army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Fengxian, mainly because the casualties of the 58th Division were very large, and one regiment could not even gather a whole battalion with the regiment commander and the man

In addition, the casualties of Zheng Dongguo Dipei, who was fighting near Pei County, were also relatively large, and for this matter, it is said that Tang Enbo had sent a telegram to the Military Commission to report his complaint, and Gui Yongqing's immediate boss, Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the First Corps, was also extremely dissatisfied with Gui Yongqing, and publicly claimed that Gui Yongqing was fully responsible for the defeat of Feng County.

Because of his refusal to block the Japanese grassland detachment that returned from Dangshan to help Feng County, Gui Yongqing had already committed public anger.

Although Gui Yongqing has people in the Central Committee, whether it is Chairman Chiang's confidant Chen Cheng or the party-state veteran and Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqin, all of them have a close relationship with Gui Yongqing.

He Yingqin and Gui Yongqing are even in-laws, because Gui Yongqing married He Yingqin's niece, Gui Yongqing was almost shot by Lao Jiang in the nineteenth year of the Republic of China, it was He Yingqin who helped to say the love, Zuihou also went to Germany to visit and study, and after coming back, he became a senior general of returnees, and soon became the captain of the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps.

To be honest, Gui Yongqing's connections in the central government are really not comparable to ordinary generals of the national army.

However, this time Gui Yongqing's disaster was a bit big, because Chairman Jiang was also very concerned about the Battle of Fengxian, and the Nationalist Government was holding its breath from top to bottom, hoping to kill or even capture the number one person in the Nanjing Massacre, but in the end, it was a failure because Gui Yongqing dropped the chain at a critical moment.

Gui Yongqing also inquired from He Yingqin's side, hoping that He Yingqin could say a few good words for him in front of Chairman Jiang, but He Yingqin said euphemistically that this time the matter was quite big, and Chairman Jiang even lost his temper and threatened to remove Gui Yongqing from the post of army commander.

"Brother Frank, what's wrong with you? Look at you in a hurry. Qiu Qingquan asked.

Qiu Qingquan is arrogant, he has never taken others very seriously, and even dares to fire cannons in front of others, so he has the nickname of Qiu Maniac, and although Gui Yongqing is very afraid of death in his bones, he looks like a famous general on the surface, his mouth is full of righteousness, plus he has the experience of studying in Germany, Qiu Qingquan looks down on him, the two have a close relationship, and when Qiu Qingquan served as the chief of staff of the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, the cooperation between the two was also relatively pleasant.

During the defense of Nanjing, Gui Yongqing left his troops to cross the river alone, Qiu Qingquan was still quite dissatisfied with Gui Yongqing in his heart, otherwise he would not have left the 46th Division to go to the 0th Division to Du Yuming as the deputy division commander, but in any case, Gui Yongqing usually treated Qiu Qingquan quite well, and Qiu Qingquan was recommended by Gui Yongqing to study in Germany, so this time after Qiu Qingquan became the commander of the first column of the assault army and transferred to the first corps, he left the troops and came to Dangshan to meet the old commander.

Gui Yongqing sighed and said with a sad face: "Yu'an, I have a big deal this time. ”

After that, Gui Yongqing told Qiu Qingquan the reason for the matter, Gui Yongqing knew that Qiu Qingquan was a cannon with a temper, and there were not so many twists and turns in his stomach, so he didn't hide too much, of course, he didn't want to see the 74th Army kill Nakajima and Imoyama made a great contribution to the dark reason, Gui Yongqing would never say it.

"This matter, Brother Zhenzhen, what you have done is indeed not authentic." Qiu Qingquan is really a cannon barrel, how can he say it in his heart, he didn't look at Gui Yongqing's face after he finished speaking, and then said, "Let's not mention that the Commander-in-Chief Xue of the Military Commission and the Corps Department have given orders, even if there is no order from the top, you have to help the friendly army in difficulty, right?" ”

Gui Yongqing's face was dry for a while, if he wasn't familiar with Qiu Qingquan's temper, he was afraid that he would turn his face on the spot.

Qiu Qingquan didn't care at all, and after counting a few words from Gui Yongqing, his tone changed and continued: "But Feng Shengfa is also a toad swallowing the sky, what a big breath, he wants to eat the division headquarters of a permanent division of the Japanese army with just one infantry division, and dares to actually mobilize so many troops from the First and Fifth Theaters to participate in the war, which is too crazy." ”

"Who's to say it's not?" Qiu Qingquan's words hit Gui Yongqing's heart, "Feng Shengfa relied on Tang Ying's courtesan last time to give him 500,000 US dollars, buy some belongings, and ask for a battalion of artillery equipment from the Military Commission, so he dared to shake a permanent division of small Japan, he simply didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he would die when he died, why did he have to catch up with our army?" ”

Qiu Qingquan also said: "The most pity is that the officers and soldiers of the 74th Army 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, the Army, the Army, and even the 3L Group Army, hey, ......" Speaking of this, Gui Yongqing's expression suddenly moved, and he had a vague idea in his heart, if this matter is handled well, maybe there will really be 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 Gui Yongqing's telegram, He Yingqin immediately went to Chairman Chiang's residence; ever since he became the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chairman Chiang has always demanded that he be a soldier with the standard of work and rest, and has always gone to bed early and got up early.

In the 17th year of the Republic of China, Chairman Jiang appointed Li Mo'an to Gui Yongqing as the deputy brigade commander, but Li Mo'an asked Gui Yongqing to drive him back, and Chairman Jiang was so angry that Chairman Jiang almost shot Gui Yongqing to death.

When He Yingqin was led into the study by Wang Shihe, Chairman Chiang was losing his temper with Chen Cheng, commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater, and after the defeat of the Battle of Xuzhou, it was imminent to defend Wuhan.

"This Gui Yongqing, in the early years, was arrogant and arrogant, and even dared not listen to my orders, and now he is returning from studying abroad in Germany, and he has no one in his eyes." Chairman Jiang lost his temper again as he spoke, and said angrily, "Last time in Nanjing, he left the army to cross the river alone and didn't settle the account with him, but this time the new account and the old account will be settled together, hum." ”

Seeing He Yingqin coming in, Chairman Jiang said again: "Jingzhi, you came just in time, what do you say should be done with this matter?" ”

He Yingqin said: "Commission, before deciding to deal with Gui Yongqing, do you think you should first reflect on the causes and consequences of the Battle of Fengxian, as well as the gains and losses?" ”

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

He Yingqin didn't explain, and then said: "Commission, originally according to Xue Yue's deployment, the 74th Army should have advanced out of Fengxian County to form a horn with the troops in Dangshan, and after 5 Pei discovered the main force of the Japanese 16th Division in Fengxian, he should decisively build a defensive line near Shanxian County, so the intention of protecting the flank of Dangshan can also be realized."

"Wait, you wait." Chairman Jiang suddenly interjected, "You just said that the main force of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army is in Feng County?" Isn't it in Dangshan? Later, it was precisely because the main force of the 16th Division of Dangshan returned to Fengxian that the 58th Division's siege of Fengxian was lost, isn't this the case? ”

He Yingqin said: "I don't know that in Dangshan, there is only a grassland detachment composed of the 19th Infantry Brigade of the 16th Division plus some artillery, and one of the remaining two infantry wings of the 16th Division is in Pei County, and in Feng County, in addition to the remaining infantry wing, there is also half a reserve corps, which is full 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, and he preferred to believe Yu Jishi's statement, if it weren't for the fact that he found that the Japanese troops in Fengxian were empty, how could Feng Shengfa rashly attack without knowing whether he was alive or dead? How could Yu Jishi rashly agree to Feng Shengfa's request without knowing the importance of it, and mobilize the whole army to storm Feng County?

He Yingqin did not answer this question head-on, and reminded from the side: "How many Japanese troops are in Feng County, you can see one or two from the number of enemy killed by the 74th Army reported to the Military Commission, this time the 74th Army killed and wounded more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers in Feng County, isn't it?" If the Japanese army in Fengxian really only had one infantry brigade, where would the number of kills come from more than 4,000?

Chairman Chiang frowned and said, "That includes the killed and wounded Japanese non-combatants. ”

He Yingqin shook his head with a smile and said: "If the 58th Division really has such strong combat effectiveness, it can easily defeat the two infantry brigades of the Japanese army in Shanxian and Fengxian, and if the 1st Pei Regiment really reaches the point where even non-combatants are in battle, they still haven't taken Fengxian, or have they not been able to kill the old devil Nakajima Jinchao?" ”

Chairman Jiang said: "Yu Liangzhen said that if it weren't for Gui Yongqing's refusal to send troops to drag the Caochang detachment, the 74th Army would have taken Feng County a long time ago and killed the old devil Nakajima Jinchao. ”

"This is just Feng Shengfa's words, Yu Liangzhen has never been to Feng County, and he doesn't know the specific situation there, and he suspects that the truth of the matter is not the case at all." He Yingqin's tone changed and continued, "The truth is likely to be like this, Feng Shengfa had a serious miscalculation after the 58th Division easily captured Shanxian, and rashly launched a strong attack on Fengxian before the exact information of the Japanese army was clarified, in order to succeed in his military adventure, he even did not hesitate to falsify information to mobilize friendly troops to participate in the battle, and after losing the battle, he lied that the 58th Division was only one step away from victory, if it weren't for the Caochang detachment returning to Shifeng County, the 58th Division would have already killed Nakajima Yunyun, Instead, the blame is shifted to friendly forces. ”

Chairman Jiang was dumbfounded when he heard this, if it was really like what He Yingqin said, it would be of a different nature.

He Yingqin continued: "Commission, because of Feng Shengfa's arrogance, the 74th Army has suffered huge casualties, and now Shanxian has also been lost, the tactical intention to protect the flank of Dangshan has completely failed, and the situation in Dangshan is already very serious, and someone should indeed come out to take responsibility for all this, but it should definitely not be Gui Yongqing."

Chairman Jiang felt a little dizzy, but he still didn't believe He Yingqin, and said angrily: "Investigate, this matter must be investigated." After that, he turned his head to Chen Cheng who was standing next to him and said, "Cixiu, you are responsible for this matter." ”