Chen Jingyun took Liang Xunqin and Chen Yi into the mansion, and soon saw a middle-aged woman dressed solemnly and with a sad look hurriedly walking up: "Governor, why are you here!" ”

Chen Jingyun hadn't seen this middle-aged lady, but before he could ask, Yu Shifeng next to him whispered in his ear: "This is President Feng's wife, who just arrived in Shanghai today!" ”

Chen Jingyun said with a smile: "Mrs. Feng is welcome, Feng Qin and I have been colleagues for many years, and now we are fighting together for the cause of China's reunification." Now that he's sick, how could I not come and see! ”

In fact, if Feng Qin was a minor illness or something, Chen Jingyun would naturally not come, but this Feng Qin is not a minor illness, Chen Jingyun's personal doctor, Dr. Smidt, told Chen Jingyun that Feng Qin was most likely suffering from some kind of heart disease, and it was extremely dangerous, and he had fainted twice in a row in just two days!

In this case, Chen Jingyun couldn't help but come and see this Feng Qin, who could be regarded as an old comrade-in-arms.

Before he walked into the room, Chen Jingyun had already smelled a strong smell of medicine, and when he walked into the room, he saw Feng Qin lying on the bed covered with a thin quilt, the charcoal basin in the house was burning extremely strongly, and the doors and windows were closed tightly, making the room almost suffocating. That Feng Qin obviously knew that Chen Jingyun had come in at this time: "Commander, why did you come here in person!" ”

Chen Jingyun walked up quickly, supported his body that wanted to sit up from the bed, and looked at Feng Qin's pale face and sunken eyes from a sturdy man in just a few days, Chen Jingyun felt very uncomfortable: "You lie down well, you don't need to get up, now is not the time to talk about etiquette!" ”

Feng Qin didn't struggle, but lay down again, raised the pillow and waved his hand, so that the family members who were waiting on the side and even his wife went down, and only he and Chen Jingyun were left in this room, and then there were Liang Xunqin and Chen Yi.

"Commander!" Feng Qin said: "I can call you Zihua, I haven't called you like that for a long time, and now it's a little awkward to call you!" ”

Chen Jingyun said with a half-smile: "You and I have known each other for several years, and all the way to the present, you still need to be polite to me!" ”

Feng Qin continued: "I also asked those foreign doctors and other doctors before, and they all said that my illness was very urgent, and said that it would take three or five days at most. Originally, death was nothing, but my heart has indeed been unwilling, our national army has come all the way to the present, I have poured all my heart and soul into it like Zihua, since the war in southern Jiangsu, I have been nervous and worried every day, worried about the future of our national army, worried about the way out of our old brothers! I originally thought that after the war in southern Jiangsu, our national army might be able to replace Beiyang, and then unify China and achieve the great cause of rejuvenating China for our generation, but I am sick at this juncture, and I am unwilling! ”

Feng Qin said when the old tears were shed, people live a lifetime, if the nest is alive, it's just that, but he Feng Qin encountered a great change in China that has never been seen in the ages, in the Xinhai storm with Chen Jingyun and many generals of the National Army together to create the foundation of the National Army, now the National Army is thriving, look at this momentum is very likely to unify China, if this thing can really be done, he Feng Qin will have to leave his own pen and ink in the history books. However, at this critical moment, he was sick and was about to die, how could he be reconciled.

Chen Jingyun sighed and comforted: "You have to worry, take care of your illness, we are waiting for you to come back and continue to work, you can't do without the General Staff!"

Feng Qin shook his head: "Alas, Zihua, you don't have to comfort me, I know my own illness very well." I'm not afraid of death, I'm just unwilling! ”

After saying that, Feng Qin took a breath and looked at Chen Jingyun again: "I can't go back to the General Staff, Zihua here in the General Staff, you have to carefully choose someone to continue to manage." A few years ago, I was poor, my family suffered a lot, and the situation finally got better this year, but after I went, I was afraid that they would not have a place in the future! ”

Chen Jingyun nodded and held Feng Qin's hand: "Don't worry about this, as long as I, Chen Jingyun, don't live for a day, I won't let my subordinates' families have no livelihood!" ”

Feng Qin shook his head: "My eldest son and second son are useless, but my third son is studious, and he is still studying at the Fuzhou Military Academy, I ...... I...... Please Zihua said that he would ......"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Chen Jingyun just said: "Don't worry, I will take care of him!" ”

"Pity the hearts of parents all over the world!" After coming out, Chen Yi sighed: "Chief Feng is worried about his family, worried about his son's future in the future, and even does not hesitate to lower his face and beg our commander!" ”

Liang Xunqin on the side also said: "Alas, it's sad to watch, how can this good person not be able to cross this threshold!" ”

Chen Yi saw that Chen Jingyun had already gotten into the car in front of him at this time, and then whispered to Liang Xunqin: "Now that Feng Qin has resigned from the commander in person, the position of the chief of staff is now vacant." Who do you think can sit on it? ”

Liang Xunqin also had a dull face after hearing this: "It's hard to say, there are not many people in our national army who are qualified to sit in the position of chief of staff, and a slap can be counted, it is nothing more than Yuan Fang, the deputy chief of staff, and the division commanders of the divisions below, and the others including us are still more qualified!" ”

Regarding Liang Xunqin's words, Chen Yi also nodded in agreement, in the national army system, the staff department is an extremely important position, if you want to serve as the chief of staff, in addition to being qualified, you must also have the deep trust of Chen Jingyun, and at the same time, you must have enough ability. In the past, Feng Qin was the most suitable and only candidate, but now Feng Qin is about to fail, and this successor is not easy to do.

When Liang Xunqin and Chen Yi were speculating, Chen Jingyun himself was also worried about the position of the chief of the staff.

In the national army system, there are five departments directly under the direct jurisdiction of the headquarters, that is, Chen Jingyun, namely the General Staff Department, the Equipment Department, the Logistics Department, the Navy Department, and the Salary Raising Department.

Among them, the salary department is a civilian system, which is used by Chen Jingyun to control the financial power of his territory, and strictly speaking, it is not an organization of the national army itself, but only attached to the headquarters to facilitate affairs.

Among the remaining three departments and the Navy Department, there is no doubt that the General Staff Department is the most important, and basically, the recruitment, training, and combat affairs of the National Army are all under the responsibility of the departments under the General Staff Officers, so the selection of the chief of the General Staff Department has become very important. This person must need to be qualified enough, then have enough ability, and then also need Chen Jingyun's trust.

It is not so easy to find such a person in the national army system, and the first thing to consider is Yuan Fang, deputy chief of staff, who has both qualifications and ranks, but Chen Jingyun is still a little skeptical in terms of ability. In addition, Chen Jingyun feels that Lin Zhaomin is also a suitable candidate, this person is also qualified, and his ability is also good. Among the rest of the people, most of Chen Jingyun thinks it is not feasible, such as Lin Chengkun, this person has the ability, and the relationship with Chen Jingyun is also close, but this person is too young, younger than Chen Jingyun himself, and now he is a lieutenant general and division commander.

Then the rest of Shen Gang's ability is also good, but this person's promotion speed has been super fast, at the beginning of the Hangzhou war, he was just the director of the Operations Department, and later served as the commander of the Third Division, and now the commander of the First Division, and the military rank has been continuously promoted to lieutenant general. If he continues to rise to become chief of staff, it is estimated that those local factions below such as Lin Chengkun, Xu Jingqing, and those old generals such as Li Jimin and others will be very dissatisfied.

After turning around like this, Chen Jingyun initially set his targets on Lin Zhaomin and Yuan Fang, but now that Lin Zhaomin is still presiding over the war in Jurong, he can't get out of his body, and Chen Jingyun can't rush him back from the front line. But the staff can't be left alone, and no one is in charge of the staff these days, and things are about to go haywire.

After Chen Jingyun returned to the Chen Mansion, he gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Order Yuan Fang, deputy chief of the General Staff, to temporarily preside over the work of the General Staff!" ”

But Chen Jingyun did not directly mention Yuan Fang as the chief of staff, but only gave him a temporary title, Chen Jingyun thought that he would do it first, and when the time came, he would either stay in office or transfer Lin Zhaomin back to serve as chief of staff.

Chen Jingyun's order soon reached Yuan Fang's hands, and Yuan Fang sighed: "Alas, Brother Feng is really a pity! ”

Although he sighed, Yuan Fang's face showed joy, when he was transferred back from the commander of the First Division by Chen Jingyun to serve as the deputy chief of the General Staff, he could be regarded as unlucky. Everyone knows that the chief of staff is powerful, but this deputy chief of staff is different, the power is in Feng Qin's hands, and he Yuan Fangping can only manage some trivial things. It is precisely because of this that many people think that he Yuan Fang was suppressed by Chen Jingyun, and the biggest possible reason is that the thirteenth regiment was surrounded at that time.

Even Yuan Fang himself is extremely depressed, there is nothing to do in Fuzhou, he usually goes to the Fuzhou Military Academy to give lectures, and then deals with some trivial things and other trivial things, watching the national army fight in southern Jiangsu, when the generals make a lot of credit, he can only stay in Fuzhou, so that sometimes he himself thinks that he has declined.

But unexpectedly, Feng Qin's sudden serious illness brought him a new opportunity, and he jumped to the position of chief of staff. Although Chen Jingyun gave the name of presiding over the work of the staff department as the deputy chief of staff, Yuan Fang also knew that Chen Jingyun was scrupling about something, which was nothing more than that he could not do it well. But he Yuan Fang is confident, as long as he sorts out the work of the General Staff Department thoroughly, and then if the war in southern Jiangsu is won, his own contribution is indispensable, and the position of Chief of Staff will be logical at that time.

So as soon as he got the order, Yuan Fang didn't even notify his family, and went directly to Shanghai on a ship!