During the War of Resistance Against Japan, our army had many encounters with the Japanese army. During this time, the Japanese army witnessed the majesty of the Chinese army on the battlefield and concluded that "China has three and a half military experts." So, who are these people, who are praised by the Japanese as "military experts"?
First of all, what the Japanese call "half a military expert" is Liu Bocheng. He was a general known as the "One-Eyed General", who led the army to fight the Japanese army, inflicting heavy damage on enemy forces many times.
In particular, in October 1937 and March 1938, Liu Bocheng's brilliant pen at Yangmingbao Airport and Shentou Ridge made the Japanese particularly admired. His battlefield command skills and wisdom were appreciated by all Japanese troops, so he was called "half a military master".
It should be noted that "half" does not mean derogatory, but a conclusion that the Japanese have drawn after comparing their officers with Chinese military ranks, and it is also a praise for Liu Bocheng.
Jiang Baili
Although many people are not familiar with Jiang Baili, in the eyes of the Japanese, he is regarded as China's first military strategist. In fact, this "military strategist", admired by the Japanese, did not really go to the front and command the battle.
Jiang Baili's greatest achievements lay in military education and theory. He studied at the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School, graduating first place and receiving a sword from the Emperor of Japan.
Although he did not personally experience the battlefield, Jiang Baili immediately became the object of contention by major forces after returning to China. During his tenure as the principal of the Baoding Army Officer Academy of the Beiyang Government, he wrote many military theoretical works such as "Sun Tzu's New Interpretation" and "Military Common Sense".
In particular, "Military Common Sense" is regarded as the foundation work of modern Chinese military theory.
Hero
Another military scientist, Yang Jie, is relatively less well-known, but this does not affect his extraordinary life. In addition to excelling in his studies, he is also good at directing operations. Particularly striking is his unforgettable, talented.
Since the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, Yang Jie has been determined to devote himself to the cause of national salvation. Originally, he wanted to engage in literature to change people's thinking and behavior, but due to a chance accident, he missed the opportunity to apply for Kyoshi University. Therefore, he chose to enter the Yunnan Army Martial Arts Academy to study, and since then he has embarked on the military road.
In the Battle of the Central Plains, he assisted Chiang Kai-shek in victory, but had to leave due to disagreements with Chiang Kai-shek. Since then, he has devoted himself to long-term theoretical research and written important works such as "New Theory of National Defense" and "Military and National Defense".
These works became must-read for Kuomintang officers at that time and played an important guiding role in China's military development. In 1931, Chiang Kai-shek personally appointed him president of the Army University to train more outstanding military talents.
In the early days of the War of Resistance, he found that Chiang Kai-shek, in order to consolidate his position, still regarded the main enemy as the Communists, despite the Japanese invasion, which made Yang Jie very angry.
He raised objections on several occasions. He even openly stated that if Chiang Kai-shek did not step down, he would give up his military career and become a monk. At the same time, Yang Jie gradually approached the Chinese Communist Party and became interested in the Communist Party's anti-Japanese struggle.
During the Liberation War, Yang Jie devoted himself to instigating armed uprisings by powerful factions in Yun, Gui, Sichuan and other regions, which made Chiang Kai-shek hold a grudge against him. After noticing Yang Jie's movements, Chiang Kai-shek tried unsuccessfully to woo him.
In order to prevent Yang Jie from falling into the Communist camp, Chiang Kai-shek sent people to assassinate him. Unfortunately, Yang Jie's death is a huge loss for China.
Bai Chongxi
The third military strategist was Bai Chongxi. He is a first-class general of the Republic of China Army, known as "Little Zhuge ", and is a representative figure of the warlord Xingui family. He was born on March 18, 1893 in Guilin, Guangxi. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, Bai Chongxi joined the Guangxi Northwest Expedition student death squad and began his military career.
After the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out in 1937, Bai Chongxi, Li Zongren and others called the Nanjing government to demand a full-scale war of resistance. To this end, Bai Chongxi specially flew from Guangxi to Nanjing to discuss with Chiang Kai-shek.
Later, the Military Commission was reorganized, and Bai Chongxi became the head of the Military Training Department. During this period, he cultivated a large number of excellent talents and pumped a lot of new blood into the front line.
In March 1938, Bai Chongxi arrived in Xuzhou to direct the anti-Japanese work. With his assistance, Li Zongren resisted, fought fiercely with the Japanese army for a month, annihilated more than 20,000 enemies, and finally won the victory of Taierzhuang.
This battle was the biggest victory since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. Bai Chongxi's outstanding military level displayed in this battle was also widely recognized. The Japanese, in particular, called him a military strategist.
In fact, China has countless outstanding military talents, just like each of the ten founding marshals has a first-class level in the use of troops. Peng Dehuai, Zhu De, and others are all outstanding talents who command and lead operations.
In addition, there are ten founding generals such as General Su Yu, whose way of using troops is still remembered today.
The military talent of each of these generals is excellent, and each has his own outstanding points, both in terms of battle merit and theory.
However, these will not be comparable. After all, every one of them is an excellent military talent on the mainland, and they have dedicated and paid for the country. They are all heroes of the country.