In the art of war, it is difficult to attack the city, and it is even more difficult to defend the city. Under normal circumstances, if it is not helpless, forced to be anxious, or the strength of the siege side is too strong, otherwise it will not choose to attack the city.
So once one side chooses to attack the city, it must be a victory and the preparation is sufficient. The defending side of the city is definitely not going to be better. They will be subjected to an unusually fierce onslaught, most likely cut off from supply, turning the city they are defending into an isolated city, scattering the hearts of the people in the city, and then being gathered and annihilated.
Therefore, if you want to defend the city, the requirements are particularly high, there must be absolutely sufficient water, grain and grass; there must be a capable cadre, he must not only be brave but also resourceful and strategic. There must also be sufficient troops, and the city should be steep and strong. These conditions are greatly reduced without a chance of winning.
There are many battles in history, and many people have become famous because of the battle of defending the city, which has been recorded in history for thousands of years. For example, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Liao and Sun Quan's "Battle of Heshui" made Zhang Liao famous. There is also Zhu Wenzheng's "Battle of Hongdu" zhu Wenzheng in the early Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Wenzheng became famous in the first battle, which has been impressive since then.
Today we are talking about a defensive battle during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the "Battle of Changheng" The protagonist we want to introduce is Fang Xianjue, the leader of the Battle of Changheng.
Since childhood, he has a tenacious personality and never accepts defeat
When the country is in trouble, many people with lofty ideals abandon their pens and serve the country. Fang Xianjue is one of them. Fang Xianjue has had his own ideas since he was a child, Rong Ma's life was not his ambition, his ambition was to become a lawyer and do his part for the injustice of the world.
Helplessly, the country is in turmoil and unrest, instead of being a lawyer to fight for the people, it is better to really go to the battlefield and defend the country. In addition, Fang Xianjue's University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai came into contact with many of Mr. Sun Wen's advanced ideas. Fang Xianjue was even more determined in his idea of throwing pens from Rong.
At this time, Fang Xianjue heard that the Whampoa Military Academy was recruiting cadets in Shanghai. Fang Xianjue couldn't wait to sign up and successfully passed the entrance exam. In Fang Xianjue's military school life, an interesting thing happened.
The thing is, during his time at school, Fang Xianjue found that the school canteen department embezzled food funds. As a result, the diet of the trainees is not as good as a day. Fang Xianjue couldn't see this kind of sneaky and unsightly thing. He and a few of his classmates beat up the chief who managed the food expenses. This is good, the gas is gone, and the quality of the classmates' food has also risen, but Fang Xianjue has been expelled from the school.
Fang Xianjue did not feel any chagrin, he did justice, and it was nothing to be expelled. There is no only way out for the country. Fang Xianjue is such a character with a true temperament.
7 days turned into 47 days, and Fang Xianjue's battle to defend the city was a miracle
Fang Xianjue has a tenacious personality, but he does not accept defeat, and no one likes this kind of soldier billet. Old Jiang's Five Tiger Generals, Wei Lihuang took a fancy to Fang Xianjue at a glance and felt that he was a malleable talent. He was recommended as a company commander of the Gendarmerie Company of the 1st Army.
Fang Xianjue lived up to the expectations of the people, fought steadily and steadily all the way, from company commander to battalion commander, and then because of the Battle of Guangdong and Guizhou and the Battle of the Central Plains, Fang Xianjue accumulated certain combat experience, was selected into the officer training camp, and then was promoted to lieutenant colonel regiment deputy.
When the Battle of Changheng broke out in May 1944, the Japanese wanted to quickly dredge up their front hub and launch a fierce offensive at Hengyang. At that time, the main force of the battle was the 10th Army led by Xue Yue. Xue Yue appointed Fang Xianjue to lead the 190th Division, the 54th Division, the Pre-10th Division, and the 3rd Division he had previously led, a total of four divisions to defend Hengyang.
Fang Xianjue had the confidence of victory, and after arranging the overall deployment of the four divisions, he also invited journalists to the position to take pictures and inspect. First of all, the momentum above the premonition has been pulled out of the top, so that the soldier's momentum has increased greatly.
At the end of June, the first attack of the Japanese army came, 5 days of onslaught, the Japanese general suffered serious injuries, except for Zhangjiashan, the other positions could not move at all, had to give up. The first round of the offensive thus ceased. Originally thought that the task was successfully concluded, at this time Fang Xianjue received an order from his superiors to continue to hold on for about 7 to 10 days, and as a result, Fang Xianjue listened to it for 47 days.
The orders of the superiors had to be obeyed, and this task was almost impossible for the characters to complete. However, Fang Xianjue still actively planned a coping strategy. He ordered the abandonment of the First Front, tightening the defensive area and increasing the density of operations. This command is quite wise. At this time, the second wave of japanese offensives came, this attack lasted for 8 days, but still ended in failure.
The third offensive became more ferocious, and Fang Xian felt that their supply lines were also cut off by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army continued to increase its strength to besiege them. After more than 20 days of continuous defense, Fang Xianjue's 54th and 190th Divisions were captured by the Japanese. At this time, the 3rd and 10th Divisions led by Fang Xianjue had run out of ammunition.
Under such difficult circumstances, the number of wounded continued to increase, there was no combat supply, and they had to surrender except to wait for death. In order to save the lives of the wounded soldiers. Fang Xianjue chose to surrender.
Rather die unyieldingly, refuse to be treated, who says surrender is not husband?
Fang Xianjue didn't want to die on the battlefield and fight to the end with his bayonet, but there were still so many people in Hengyang and his soldiers. Saving their lives is more important than anything else. Fang Xianjue sent people to the Japanese side to send his own truce demands, that is, to ensure the safety of all his soldiers, to treat the wounded, and to bury their dead brothers and compatriots.
The Japanese side agreed, and Fang Xianjue and some of his senior officials were detained and guarded by the Japanese army. The idea of the Japanese army was to let Fang Xianjue they reorganize the Japanese Army's Xianhe Army, Fang Xianjue vowed to die, and after more than three months of stalemate, Fang Xianjue was ill and seriously ill, but he refused to accept treatment and was bent on death. He would rather die than die for the Japanese.
In a desperate situation, Fang Xianjue later escaped the control of the Japanese army with the help of the Hengyang Self-Defense Forces and returned to Chongqing. On the day of the return, the airport was full of banners welcoming Fang Xianjue's return, and the scene was incredibly warm. Fang Xianjue returned in glory in a cry.
brief summary
Fang Xianjue became famous in the Battle of Changheng, which was also called the "Defense of Moscow in the East" by foreign people. However, there are still people who regret the surrender of the other party's premonition, saying that he has abandoned his previous achievements and should die and fall into a good reputation.
Isn't this kind of rhetoric a bit superficial, victory comes in many forms, and who says surrender without a husband? Fang Xianjue is such an iron-boned patriotic soldier, even if he surrenders to Japan, he is still our favorite hero.