In the National Period, it can be said that Chiang Kai-shek was a prominent figure. At that time, he was in a lot of power, his men were fierce, and there were many people. For example, the great generals who were loyal to him were Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo, Chen Cheng, and Gu Zhu, who followed him with a dead heart, and did not give up for his birth and death. However, none of these generals were his favorites, and his favorite general was Qiu Xingxiang. This person was a student of his time as president of the Whampoa Military Academy. Chiang Kai-shek called him a model student in Huangpu. It can be said that he was Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man. When he met General Chen Geng, he did not expect that this Huangpu model student was directly captured alive by General Chen Geng.
General Chen Geng
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Qiu Xingxiang
Qiu Xingxiang is a native of Qiujiaqiao, Jiangsu Province, who graduated from the 5th phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and is a backbone general of the Whampoa department and the civil engineering department. He admired Chiang Kai-shek very much, and he obeyed Chiang Kai-shek's orders in major and minor matters. And he imitated Chiang Kai-shek's living habits everywhere, and was later known as little Chiang Kai-shek. In his life and in all kinds of things, he was full of pleasing to Chiang Kai-shek. But that alone is not enough. On the battlefield, he was also a good fighter. In the 1946 Battle of Siping in Northeast China, he played a great role and was later praised by Chiang Kai-shek as Qiu Laohu.
Chiang Kai-shek
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937. Qiu Xingxiang served as the deputy brigade commander of the 201st Brigade of the 67th Division of the Eighteenth Army and the commander of the 402nd Regiment to participate in the Battle of Songlu and the Defense of Nanjing. Later, he also participated in the Battle of Wuhan and the Battle of Western Hubei, and his achievements were outstanding, and he was deeply loved by Chiang Kai-shek.
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek launched a civil war. However, in the defense of Luoyang, Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered the generals and transferred Qiu Xingxiang to defend Luoyang. It should be known that Luoyang has always been a place of contention for successive generations of soldiers, and is known as the capital of the Nine Dynasties. In order to ensure that everything was foolproof, Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered the general to guard Luoyang. Qiu Xingxiang was personally ordered by Chiang Kai-shek and was extremely honored. So he made a military order in front of Chiang Kai-shek. If Luoyang was lost, he would bring his head up to see Chiang Kai-shek. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek directly promoted him to be the commander of the Luoyang garrison and the commander of the 206th Division. Qiu Xingxiang was flattered at that time and immediately saluted Chiang Kai-shek.
Qiu Xingxiang took the order and rushed to Luoyang. At that time, he led the officers above the battalion level to solemnly swear: The facts defend Luoyang, and people in Luoyang will become ren if they are unsuccessful. After taking the oath, he also strengthened the fortifications of the city, adding three layers inside and outside.
However, Qiu Xingxiang did not expect that the fortifications he had painstakingly built were breached by the People's Liberation Army in less than 5 days. At that time, the leader of the People's Liberation Army was Commander Chen Geng. As the saying goes, the narrow road meets the brave to win. Chen Geng attacked Luoyang in a few days and captured Qiu Xingxiang alive. This model student who was known as Huangpu did not expect to meet Commander Chen Geng, and it was not like that.
From the perspective of Huangpu studies, Commander Chen Geng was the first batch of graduates, Qiu Xingxiang was the fifth batch of graduates, and he had to be called Master Brother of Commander Chen Geng. Later, Qiu Xingxiang also said that losing to Chen Geng, the master brother, would not be ashamed, and he would not lose unjustly. If you have any different views on this, please leave a comment below.