The evaluation of the famous general Fang Xianjue has not been publicly discussed until now, the cause is the extremely tragic defense of Hengyang, Fang Xianjue held out for a full 47 days in the case of the enemy and the enemy, no matter what decision he finally made, at least in this battle, he should not be responsible, then who should be responsible, that is, Fang Xianjue's superior Li Yutang.
Li Yutang was also a famous general of the Kuomintang and the previous commander of the 10th Army under the command of Fang Xianjue, and after the Battle of Hengyang, Li Yutang had been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the 27th Group Army, and commanded the 62nd Army of the 46th Army in addition to the 10th Army. Unfortunately, Li Yutang was facing Japan's 110,000 elite troops, and when he heard that Fang Xianjue was besieged in Hengyang City, he immediately sent troops to help, but unfortunately, the Japanese encirclement circle was like a solid cage, no matter how the 46th Army and the 62nd Army attacked fiercely, it was impossible to open the gap in the encirclement, and he could only watch as the 10th Army defending the city was eaten away little by little.
The world of difference in combat effectiveness was the main reason for the defeat in the Battle of Hengyang, so that after the fall of Hengyang, Li Yutang wanted to resign, but was stopped by Chiang Kai-shek and forgave him innocent.
Although he suffered a crushing defeat in Hengyang, in the whole process of the War of Resistance, Li Yutang's contribution was far greater than his contribution, and as early as the Battle of Nanxun Line at the Battle of Wuhan, Li Yutang made outstanding achievements. During the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Yutang's troops were almost on a par with the 74th Army of the Ace Army, and Li Yutang's figure could be seen in many hard battles and vicious battles.
The most glorious battle of the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was the Battle of Changsha, and Li Yutang was the main participant in the Third Battle of Changsha, which had the most brilliant record, but before he was dressed up, there was a small episode.
Li Yutang also participated in the Second Battle of Changsha, which is known to have fought a total of 4 battles, Chinese won three, and the one that was lost was the Second Battle of Changsha. At that time, Li Yutang's 10th Army was ordered to garrison the area around Takahashi and Jinjing, but as a result, it suffered a crushing defeat under the siege of three Japanese divisions, and Li Yutang himself was dismissed.
However, before the Third Battle of Changsha, a phone call from Chiang Kai-shek made Li Yutang put on his back on the battlefield, and finally achieved brilliant results that attracted worldwide attention. In this battle, the Chinese army suffered nearly 30,000 casualties, but the Japanese paid nearly 3 times the price, and the good news spread to the British and American sides, and even made Roosevelt happy to shoot the case.
Unfortunately, such a famous general did not get a good death, and Li Yutang, who followed Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan, was suspected of his wife Tonggong, and he was also sent to the execution ground, and finally shot by Chiang Kai-shek.