Xue Yue
Born	December 26, 1896(1896-12-26)
Died	May 3, 1998 (age 101)
Occupation	General

Xue Yue (Chinese: 薛岳; pinyin: Xuē Yuè) (December 26, 1896 -May 3, 1998) was one of Nationalist China's best generals. Nicknamed by General Claire Chennault of Flying Tigers fame as the Patton of Asia. Born to a peasant family in Canton, Xue joined the Chinese army in 1914, at the age of 18. When Chiang Kai-shek formed the Whampoa Military Academy years later, Xue was one of its graduates. After Chiang purged the communists during the Northern Expedition, Xue's army chased the Communists 12,000 miles by foot and nearly annihilated them, forcing them to start the Long March. For these, Chiang Kai-shek hailed him as "a true example of an officer." Image File history File links Sitok. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Maj. ... The Flying Tigers was the nickname of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), a group of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy (USN), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and ground crew, recruited under a secret Presidential sanction by Claire Chennault, that formed a fighter group with... There are multiple Cantons in China Canton City : Guangzhou Canton Province : Guangdong This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was the Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... The Chinese Military Academy emblem includes its motto, which was first proclaimed by Sun Yat-sen at the Whampoa Academys opening in 1924. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Nationalist Party of China and allied warlords Communist Party of China Commanders Chiang Kai-shek various, eventually Mao Zedong Strength over 300,000 First Front Red Army: 86,000 (October 1934) 7,000 (October 1935) The Long March (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was a massive military retreat undertaken...

After the Xian incident, however, Xue's loyalty was in doubt after he offered to personally arrest Chiang Kai-shek and hand him over to the Communists if he didn't begin fighting the Japanese immediately. Although he immediately reconciled with Chiang Kai-shek, his relations with the KMT were strained throughout the Sino-Japanese War. Once the war started, he commandeded the 19th Army Group in the Battle of Shanghai. During the Campaign of Northern and Eastern Honan 1938 (January-June 1938) he commanded the Eastern Honan Army. The Xian Incident (西安事变 Xīān shìbiàn) occurred in Xian on December 12, 1936. ... The Second Sino-Japanese War was a major invasion of eastern China by Japan preceding and during World War II. It ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945. ... Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Cheng Heisuke Yanagawa, Iwane Matsui, Hasegawa Kiyoshi Strength 600,000 troops in 75 divisions and 9 brigades, 200 airplanes 300,000 troops in 8 divisions and 6 brigades, 500 airplanes, 300 tanks... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

During the early stages of the Sino-Japanese War, due to low ammunition, he disobeyed orders to attack a Japanese garrison directly. Instead, he ordered his smaller army to surround the Japanese garrison and attack them from behind. Before doing so, he called Chiang on the telephone and informed him his intentions and that he was prepared to be executed afterwards. Because Chiang was already asleep, Madame Chiang told Xue not to worry and to go ahead with his plans. The plan was a success. Instead of executing him, Chiang immediately promoted him to full general, a position he held until his death. Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek with General Stilwell in Burma (1942). ...

Another glorious battle he got involved was the defense of greater Wuhan, commanding the 1st Army Corps. In the mountains northwest of Wuhan, Xue succeeded in nearly wiping out the whole 106th division of the imperial Japanese army. During the battle, most officer-grade soldiers were killed by Xue's army and the Japanese had to air-drop 300 officers by parachutes into the battlefield to prevent the division from being completely wiped out by Xue. Xue Yue was also responsible for the victories of the 9th War Area, in the Second and Third Battle for Changsha. His 9th War Area forces also fought in the victorious Battle of Changde but were defeated in the Fourth Battle of Changsha. The Battle of Changsha (September 6, 1941 _ October 8, 1941) was Japans second attempt in taking the city of China, as part of the second Sino-Japanese War. ... The Battle of Changsha (December 24, 1941 _ January 15, 1942) was the third attempt by Japan to take the city of China during the China following their attack on Pearl Harbor. ... The Battle of Changde (Traditional Chinese: 常德會戰; Simplified Chinese: 常德会战; pinyin: ) was a major engagement in the Second Sino-Japanese War. ... Combatants National Revolutionary Army Imperial Japanese Army Commanders Xue Yue There were three more battles in Changsha during the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1939, 1941 and 1944. ...

During World War II, the KMT and General Stilwell opposed to giving him and his men ammunition to fight the Japanese because of the rampant corruption in the KMT. Chennault, however, gave him weapons, angering Stilwell deeply. Xue's Ninth War Zone was also the only Chinese force standing between Chennault's air fields and the Japanese. Once Chiang heard of this, however, he immediately ordered that weapons be given and immediately requested that the Lend-Lease Act be under his control, not Stilwell's. Shortly before Chennault left China in May 1945, he and Xue became sworn brothers and remained close friends until Chennault's death in 1958. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army four-star general best-known for his service in China. ...

After WWII, Xue fought victoriously against the Communists, but his relationship with Chiang suffered another blow in Chiang Ching-kuo's financial/economical reform when Xue refused to exchange gold for Gold Yuan, as required. When Huang Shaoxiong asked Xue that it was illegal and what he would do, Xue angrily proclaimed that the gold was saved through huge sacrifice, and if Chiang Ching-kuo dared to come to arrest him like others, he would have him machine gunned. As a result of his insistence, Xue and his subordinates managed to keep most of their gold in their possession, which proved to be extremely valuable in the last of fightings against the communists, and Chiang Kai-shek allowed Xue not to be touched. When Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan in 1949, Xue was the one of the last generals to leave China, and he was put in charge of defending Hainan island. However, Xue proved to be no match for Lin Biao, whose force broke Xue's defensive lines by crossing the strait despite the complete lack of air and naval superiority, and Xue was forced to evacuate by air. Once he arrived to Taiwan, Chiang offered him a job in the new KMT government but he declined. Instead, he retired and settled in Chiayi until his death in 1998 at the age of 102. When he retired, Chiang gave him an enormous pension and 10 years of backpay with interest, leaving him as an extremely wealthy man. Chiang Ching-kuo (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎng Jīngguó; Wade-Giles: Chiang Ching-kuo) (April 271, 1910 – January 13, 1988), Kuomintang (KMT) politician and leader, was the son of President Chiang Kai-shek and held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China (from... Collection of Chinese yuan (renminbi) paper currency. ... Huang Shaoxiong or Huang Shaohong, Huang Shaohong (1895-1966) was a warlord in Guangxi Province, and governed Guangxi as part of the New Guangxi clique, though the later part of the Warlord Era and a leader in the later years of the Republic of China. ... Chiang Ching-kuo (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎng Jīngguó; Wade-Giles: Chiang Ching-kuo) (April 271, 1910 – January 13, 1988), Kuomintang (KMT) politician and leader, was the son of President Chiang Kai-shek and held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China (from... Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was the Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... An artistic rendition of Mao Zedong and Lin Biao as his heir apparent in the style of socialist realism in the prime of the Cultural Revolution. ... Chiayi City (Chinese: 嘉義市; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chia-yi shih; Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a provincial city in Southwestern Taiwan. ...