Xue Yue (1896- 1998), formerly known as Xue Yangyue and nicknamed "Tiger Boy", was born in Lechang County, Guangdong Province. When I was young, I was ambitious and encouraged by Yue Fei. He joined the League in his early years, followed Sun Yat-sen and participated in the Northern Expedition, and later became a senior military general of the Kuomintang. After the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Xue Yue volunteered to participate in the war, which was recognized by the world. From the following two typical examples of Xue Yue directing the war, we can see that he is different from many fleeing generals of the Kuomintang, and he is an "expert on foreign wars" of the Kuomintang. The first famous battle was "Wanjialing Victory", which was the peripheral battle of Wuhan Battle. From June 1938 to June 10, the China army launched a planned counter-offensive strategy against the Japanese invaders in Wuhan. The battlefield was launched in the periphery of Wuhan on both sides of the Yangtze River, covering the vast areas of Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. 1June 9, 938, Chiang Kai-shek promulgated the battle sequence of Wuhan Garrison, and Xue Yue was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the First Corps in Garrison, and soon became the commander-in-chief of the First Corps in the Ninth Theater. In July, after the Japanese invaded Jiujiang, 10 1 division, 106 division and 9 division invaded from Hukou and Jiujiang respectively, in an attempt to occupy Nanchang, and then occupied Changsha, Hunan Province and the Guangdong-China Railway, and surrounded Wuhan from the south. On August 1 day, Xue Yue was ordered to command the defense along Nanxun Railway and Poyang Lake to smash the Japanese attempt to surround Wuhan from the south. After military deployment, an "anti-eight-character position" was formed in front of Nanxun, such as catching kangaroos and flying scissors. If the enemy makes a right, he should respond to the left; if he makes a left, he should respond to the right. Immediately, the Japanese army was blocked in Jinguanqiao, Xing Zi, Huanglaomen and Ruichang. East and West Guling wiped out most of the enemy 10 1 division in World War I and blocked it in Ma Huiling. In mid-September, in order to alleviate the plight of10/division and 106 division, the 27th division of the Japanese army invaded Ruichang and Wuning, and captured the tea cemetery and Baishiya. Xue Yue quickly mobilized the main force from the front of Nanxun Line to attack the enemy with superior forces, and adowa Suzuki United in Qilin Peak. At the same time, the 160 division also wiped out seven or eight hundred enemy troops at Sanjiaojian, Jinlunfeng and Nankang. 10 On June 2nd, the 1st 106 division of the Japanese army took advantage of Xue Yue's transfer of frontal troops to Wu Rui's front line, and made a detour to Wanjialing to penetrate the street and Hujianshi in an attempt to save the 27th division. Xue Yue immediately mobilized 654.38 million troops from De 'an, Xing Zi, Ruichang, Wuning and Nanxun to panic in the enemy who fled with absolute superiority. On the 7th, Xue Yue ordered the troops to launch a general assault. By 10, the activity ended successfully. After ten days and nights, the battle wiped out more than 65,438+0.50 million Japanese soldiers in four wings. Chiang Kai-shek awarded 50,000 yuan to the soldiers who participated in the war. The victory of Wanjialing was the most intense and soul-stirring battle in Wuhan, and it was also the biggest fiasco of the Japanese invasion of Jiangnan, which shocked domestic and foreign countries and once again broke the myth that the imperial army was invincible. Ye Ting, an old friend of Xue Yue and commander of the New Fourth Army, said in his congratulatory message: "I am glad to learn that Nanxun won a great victory, eliminated ugly people, saved floods, and made it the protection of Jianghan and Pingguan Taierzhuang. Its name should be immortal." The second classic battle was three "Changsha battles". With the fall of Wuhan, the strategic role of Changsha and its surrounding areas in the central region has become more prominent. The victory of Wanjialing made Xue Yue famous. 1939 1, Xue Yue was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the acting commander of the ninth theater. In February, he served as chairman and chairman of the Kuomintang Hunan Province and presided over the Hunan government. 10 10/day, officially became the commander of the ninth theater, and began to command the first "Changsha Battle". In late September, more than 65,438+10,000 Japanese troops invaded Changsha from northern Jiangxi, southern Hubei and northern Hunan with the cooperation of 100 aircraft and more than 300 ships. Xue Yue mobilized 2 1 troops and 52 divisions, which were deployed in northern Jiangxi, southern Hubei and Dongting Lake to prevent the Japanese from attacking from the side. He adopted the operational policy of "luring the enemy into depth", "retreating to a decisive battle" and "fighting for the outer wing", and put his main force on the frontal battlefields such as Xin Qiang, Miluo River, Laodao River and Liuyang River, with emphasis on the mountainous areas on both sides of the strait. After the fighting started, he first ordered the troops to stop the Japanese army from advancing westward in northern Jiangxi. Then repel the enemy in southern Hubei and break its flank. Then, concentrate your forces to annihilate the frontal enemy. 14, three Japanese divisions in northern Hunan continued their southward invasion from the new wall river. Xue Yue also commanded the No.1 19, 22, 15, 6, 77, 95, 107, 195 divisions to resist one after another on the battlefronts of Xinbihe and Miluo River, luring the enemy to the Laodao River for decisive battle. /kloc-at the beginning of 0/0, he saw that the Japanese army was exhausted, that is, the fourth, seventieth and new armed forces of the National Revolutionary Army, and the fifteenth army counterattacked the enemy from south to north and from east to west respectively. At the same time, the defenders of Changsha attacked from west to east, and the pursuers attacked from north to south, causing the enemy in the south to be attacked on all sides, with heavy casualties and breaking through to the north. Immediately, he made all the people chase, block and attack. 10 On June 5438+05, the battlefields in northern Jiangxi, northern Hunan and southern Hubei all recovered to the pre-war state. This battle "wiped out 40 thousand enemies and drove 300 miles." Chiang Kai-shek issued a special commendation order: "This battle in northern Hunan has wiped out more than half of the enemy.