In the course of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, countless heroes emerged in China, and in this anti-aggression war that determined the survival of the nation, Xue Yue's merits were indelible. The four battles of Changsha that he commanded can be said to be the most annihilation of the Japanese army in the entire War of Resistance Against Japan, perhaps because of the merits of annihilating the Japanese army, Xue Yue has a special longevity, and has lived for 103 years. Of course, in his later years, Xue Yue was severely suppressed by the authorities for political reasons, and even canceled his entire pension, forcing the 97-year-old Xue Yue to go to court for trial.
In court, in front of the public and the judge, Xue Yue's lament silenced everyone, so that the plaintiff did not have the face to continue to sue him. So what did he say, and why did a generation of anti-Japanese war gods fall into such a situation?
In 1896, Xue Yue was born in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, and he went out to study very early, in fact, he did not stay in Shaoguan for a long time. In 1910, Xue Yue was influenced by progressive ideas in the process of studying, and joined the League founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen early and became one of the early members. After graduating from the Baoding Army Officer Academy, Xue Yue officially became an officer in the revolutionary army, with very senior qualifications. When General Ye Ting followed Sun Yat-sen as the battalion commander, Xue Yue was also the battalion commander, and the two people were of the same level.
Later, in the Northern Expedition, Xue Yue gradually became an indispensable general within the Kuomintang, which can be said to have made many military achievements, which made Chiang Kai-shek both happy and worried. In short, Xue Yue was from a standard class, more than Huangpu, and very good at fighting. Of course, Chiang Kai-shek has always taken precautionary measures against this senior and good at fighting Xue Yue, and has always guarded against him while using him, which is also Chiang Kai-shek's consistent style, and he has no habit of using people without doubt.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Xue Yue was appointed commander of the 19th Army Group and was ordered to participate in the Battle of Songhu. Xue Yue was not the main force in this battle, but he showed great bravery in the battle with the Japanese army, even if his side was tragic at any time, it also caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army. This life-for-life style of play makes the Japanese army very jealous, in the eyes of the Japanese, this person is simply a madman, so he is nicknamed "Tiger Cub".
Shanghai and Nanjing fell one after another, followed by Wuhan and Guangzhou, chiang kai-shek was panicked, and the war was very unfavorable to China. Of course, at this time, the Japanese were also very anxious, because the European battlefield had reached a stalemate, the Japanese were afraid of the United States entering the war, and the protracted war had left Japan's resources in a state of short supply. To this end, the Japanese General Staff proposed the "No. 1 Battle Plan", which was ready to form a line by capturing Wuhan, Changsha, and Guangzhou, and cut off the connection between the east and the west of China.
In 1939, in the entire "No. 1 Battle Plan", only Changsha, a large city, had not yet been captured by the Japanese army, and the Japanese were ready for a decisive battle in Changsha. On the Kuomintang side, Chiang Kai-shek had no one to use, and no one dared to carry this "black cauldron", and finally Xue Yue stood up and became the commander of the Battle of Changsha. The Japanese army gathered 180,000 elite troops at that time, and no one felt that Xue Yue could hold on before the war, just to see how long he could hold out and save a little face for Chiang Kai-shek in the international community.
As a result, Xue Yue created his own "Heavenly Furnace Tactics", which not only resisted the attack of Okamura Ningji, but also fought back when the Japanese army retreated, pursuing and annihilating nearly 30,000 Japanese troops. This battle can be said to let the Japanese clearly know that Changsha is a hard bone to gnaw, and Xue Yue is changsha's dinghai god needle. The Japanese suffered this defeat and did not dare to attack for a long time, so Okamura Ninji was also replaced by Anan.
Two years later, in 1941, Anan gathered all the elites of the 11th Army to shame him, which was also the Second Battle of Changsha. The final result was the same as the first time, Anan Weiji also became a defeated general under Xue Yue, and was also pursued by Xue Yue's troops on the way back, and was once defeated. In December of the same year, more than two months after the Second Battle of Changsha, Anan, at the urging of the Japanese headquarters, once again launched an attack on Changsha. At this time, the Pacific War had broken out, and the Japanese were really anxious and very eager to complete their "No. 1 Battle Plan".
This time, Xue Yue also adopted the "Heavenly Furnace Combat Method", but it was much more tragic than the previous two times, and the Japanese also fought to the death, and the two sides fought for a long time in Changsha City, fighting for willpower. In the end, the Changsha garrison led by Xue Yue persisted to the end. The three Battles of Changsha, which annihilated more than 100,000 enemies, were the most successful battles in the entire War of Resistance Against Japan. It was not until the Fourth Battle of Changsha that the new commander of the Japanese army, Isamu Yokoyama, successfully captured Changsha, but by this time, Xue Yue had already dragged out enough time. In Chiang Kai-shek's words, the international situation has undergone great changes, and the Japanese are at the end of their rope.
Unfortunately, after Xue Yue's four battles of Changsha, Chiang Kai-shek's defensive mentality towards him became even heavier. Xue Yue said that in the end, his seniority was too old, and he had been ordered to arrest Chiang Kai-shek that year, and the two of them had a little grudge. After the Battle of Changsha, Xue Yue's prestige was too high, which was not a good thing for Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, during the Liberation War, after Xue Yue lost several battles to Su Yu, Chiang Kai-shek took the opportunity to completely empty Xue Yue.
To tell the truth, how many people have won Su Yu from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the War of Liberation? Even small wins were few, and it was a win for Shangsu Yu that was less than a loser, not to mention that Du Yuming, who was later reused by Chiang Kai-shek, became a prisoner. During the Liberation War, allowing a general like Xue Yue to sit on a cold bench was indeed a recipe for Chiang Kai-shek to be terminally ill and there was no cure. When Chiang Kai-shek remembered Xue Yue again, the three major battles were all fought, and he was asked to defend Hainan Island, which Xue Yue had done well. As a result, he encountered another god of war in the People's Liberation Army, of course, this is another story.
After Chiang Kai-shek was defeated and retreated to the Taiwan region, Xue Yue also followed him to the Taiwan region, at this time Xue Yue had been completely emptied, of course, he himself did not have any mental strength, and when he was old, he wanted to spend his old age in peace. Although Chiang Kai-shek guarded against Xue Yue, after Xue Yue had no ambitions, he was still ready to let him end the rest of his life quietly.
As a result, I did not expect that Chiang Kai-shek himself walked in front of Xue Yue, probably killing too many Japanese troops, Xue Yue's life expectancy was very long, living 103 years, almost spanning three centuries. After Chiang Kai-shek's death, Xue Yue was regarded as a thorn in the eye by the new leader of the Taiwan authorities, Xue Yue's pension was canceled, and finally he could not even pay the rent, and he was sued in court.
In court, Xue Yue said a sentence: "I also destroyed 100,000 Japanese troops in that year." This sentence made everyone present feel ashamed, it was really a hero who was late, and the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by the dog.
There are many controversies in Xue Yue, but Xue Yue's merits during the War of Resistance Against Japan should not be erased, and in any case, he can be regarded as a part of his own contribution to the Chinese War of Resistance. The fall of the old age to this point is still lamentable.