Old Jiang asked him to stick to it for 7 days, and he misheard "guarding for 47 days", and the result was a big miracle
This article introduces you to an anti-Japanese god of war: Fang Xianjue. Fang Xianjue was born in Jiangsu in 1905, from the Xiucai family, received a good education since childhood, and set up the ambition to serve the country at a young age. In 1924, Fang Xianjue threw himself into the pen and was admitted to the 3rd phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and after graduation, he became a lieutenant platoon leader.
After that, Fang Xianjue accompanied the troops in the southern expedition to the north, participated in the Battle of Sanheba, the Battle of the Central Plains, and many battles of the "encirclement and suppression" of the Red Army, and because of his outstanding performance, he was promoted to company commander, battalion commander, regiment commander and other positions.
In October 1935, Fang Xianjue entered the higher education class of the Central Military Academy, and in the training examination, Fang Xianjue ranked first in the division with excellent results, and was deeply appreciated by the division commander Li Yutang. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Li Yutangrong promoted Fang Xianjue to deputy brigade commander of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division.
In June 1938, when Fang Xianjue led his troops to resist the invading Japanese army at the Jiujiang Front Headquarters, he was shot three times, seriously wounded and fell to the ground, and was sent to a field hospital for treatment. After recovering from his injuries, Fang Xianjue was promoted to deputy commander of the 10th Division. On the day of taking office, Fang Xianjue found that the quality of the officers of the unit was very poor, and carried out comprehensive rectification and reform at the first time.
First, he replaced the officers above the company level in the army with graduates of regular military schools, or non-commissioned officers with combat experience, and then began German-style training for these officers. In just a few months, every aspect of the force has been renewed. Fang Xianjue was famous for his love for soldiers, and in order to make the amateur life of the officers and soldiers interesting, he deliberately established a military band.
In December 1939, Fang Xianjue led his troops to participate in the Winter Offensive, and in this battle, our army launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army at Chenjia Dashan. At that time, the division commander decided to divide the troops into two routes, the left and right, to seize the top of the mountain, of which the division commander was responsible for commanding the left route army, and Fang Xianjue was in charge of the right route army.
In this campaign, Fang Xianjue and his troops successfully captured the peak on the right side of Chen Jia Dashan Mountain, but due to the defeat of the Left Route Army, the Right Route Army was threatened by the Japanese army. In the face of the crazy Japanese army, Fang Xianjue commanded the troops to resist on the position for 5 days and 5 nights, and then was forced to abandon the position and retreat due to serious losses. After the war, the division commander was removed from his post and investigated, and the division commander was replaced by Fang Xianjue.
After that, Fang Xianjue led his troops to participate in the Battle of Changsha and the Battle of Changde, and also made many outstanding achievements. But those were small feats compared to the next battle. One of the most glorious battles in Fang Xianjue's life was the world-famous Battle of Hengyang.
In May 1944, after the Japanese army captured Changsha, it pointed its spearhead at another strategic powerhouse in China: Hengyang. Before the outbreak of the Battle of Hengyang, the elder Chiang Kai-shek promoted Fang Xianjue to commander of the 10th Army and asked him to hold Hengyang for 7 days.
After receiving the task, Fang Xianjue made detailed arrangements for each department at the first time. In late June, the strength of the two Japanese divisions launched a fierce attack on Hengyang, and the defenders of the 10th Army fought bravely, and after 5 days of fierce fighting, the Japanese division commander was seriously wounded. The First Japanese Attack failed, suffered heavy casualties, and was forced to cease and recuperate.
In mid-July, the Japanese army again sent 2 divisions of troops to make a comeback, and Fang Xianjue changed some of the deployment slightly. In this battle, our army persisted for 4 days and gradually lost strength, and many defensive lines were broken. Seeing that the situation was urgent, Fang Xianjue resolutely ordered the withdrawal from the first-line position and retreated to the second-line position to defend against the invading enemy.
In the second-line position, the defensive area of the 10th Army was reduced, and the strength of the defense and the density of firepower were greatly enhanced, which caused the Japanese army to suffer repeated setbacks, suffer heavy casualties again, and had to stop attacking.
At this time, after a long period of fighting, the casualties of the 10th Army were increasing, and the consumption of ammunition and food was extremely large, and the battle entered the most difficult moment. To this end, Chiang Kai-shek sent two airborne airdrops to supply food, but unfortunately, most of the supplies fell into the Japanese positions.
On August 4, the Japanese launched a third offensive. The 10th Army fought bravely again, and by the 7th, our army suffered casualties, and there were originally more than 18,000 people in one army, but fewer than a thousand people could fight. Fang Xianjue looked at the soldiers who were constantly sacrificing, knowing that the defeat was decided, he pulled out his pistol and tried to commit suicide and martyrdom, but was stopped by the soldiers on the side.
At this time, he looked at the wounded soldiers behind him, who had always loved the soldiers, and he was very painful, because the number of wounded soldiers had reached more than 7,000. At noon, the Japanese army broke into the city, the officers and men of the 10th Army were still fighting to the death, fang Xianjue could not bear to watch the soldiers die one by one, and surrendered to the Japanese army.
In the matter of the armistice, Fang Xianjue had asked the Japanese army to treat the officers and men of the 10th Army, but the Japanese army refused on the grounds of lack of materials. On August 8, Fang Xianjue was detained by the Japanese army, and after being imprisoned for three months, Fang Xianjue escaped from the clutches of the devil and returned to Chongqing with the help of Wang Wei, the commander of the pseudo-Hengyang Self-Defense.
In the defense of Hengyang, Fang Xianjue fought 18,000 Japanese troops against 120,000 troops, which was 6 times the enemy, but he insisted on 47 days and exceeded the task. Although the losses were heavy, they also dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army (according to statistics, the Japanese casualties were nearly 40,000). This long defensive war has delayed the speed of the Japanese army's offensive and won a lot of precious time for our country.
Although he made great achievements, some people still believed that Fang Xianjue was a traitor, because he eventually surrendered to the Japanese army. However, the author believes that Fang Xianjue could have committed suicide and martyrdom or left his soldiers 'himself' to break through, but he did not do so, and the reason why he surrendered was for his own soldiers. Up to 7,000 wounded soldiers, in the era of drug shortage, hundreds of wounded soldiers committed suicide every day because they could not bear the pain, he loved his soldiers so much, how could he sit idly by? Surrender is also out of helplessness, so in the author's eyes, Fang Xianjue is not a traitor, but an anti-Japanese war god.