In Changsha Campaign, Xue Yue invented the cupola tactics, wiped out the Japanese army100000, and effectively stopped the Japanese army's strategic goal. This battle was a very important victory in China's anti-Japanese war.
In the third battle of Changsha, Xue Yue troops * * * annihilated the Japanese army 1 1.75 million (the number of enemy bodies wiped out in the third battle was 20,000, 4 1.5 million and 56,000 respectively). Although China's army lost in the Battle of Heng Chang (the fourth Changsha Battle) in 1944, Changsha and Hengyang successively fell, but it still caused 68,000 casualties to the Japanese army.
Skyfurnace is to lay the troops in the war zone into a stronghold network, using ambush, bait, side attack, tail attack and so on. Sectional consumption of enemy troops and morale. Finally, drag the enemy to the decisive battle area, and then panic in without mercy. Xue Yue became famous after defending Changsha and defeating the Japanese army. China War History Publishing Bureau also published a book "The Battle of the Heavenly Furnace" written by Xue Yue.
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Significance of Changsha Battle
1, the victory of Changsha Battle dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders, shattered Japan's strategic goal of destroying the main force of China's army and "forced landing by war", and inspired the confidence of the people of the whole country in winning War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression? .
2. Strongly supported the world anti-fascist camp and greatly improved China's position in the world anti-fascist camp? . It has effectively defended the security of the vast area of Hunan and the southwest rear area of China, stabilized the situation in Hunan, and made it an important base for supporting the long-term national war of resistance.
3. After the victory of the third Changsha Battle, a large-scale celebration meeting was held in the Ninth Theater of China. The United States announced that it would lend China $500 million. Subsequently, the United States and Britain announced the abolition of the unequal treaty with China. In the following two years, the Japanese army never launched a large-scale attack on the ninth theater.
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