Who was the supreme commander in the Battle of Changsha?

Xue Yue.

During the Battle of Changsha, Xue Yue created his own Heavenly Furnace tactics, which annihilated 100,000 Japanese troops and effectively prevented the Japanese army's strategic purpose. This battle was a very significant victory in China's anti-Japanese battlefield.

In the three Changsha battles, the troops commanded by Xue Yue completely annihilated 117,500 Japanese troops (the number of enemies annihilated in the three battles were 20,000, 41,500 and 56,000 respectively). Although the Chinese army failed in the 1944 Battle of Changheng (the Fourth Battle of Changsha) and Changsha and Hengyang were lost one after another, it still caused 68,000 casualties to the Japanese army.

Tianlu is to arrange the troops into a network of strongholds in the combat zone. They use ambushes, decoys, side attacks, tail attacks, etc. to consume the enemy's troops and morale in stages. Finally, the enemy is defeated. The army was dragged to the decisive battle area and then surrounded and annihilated fiercely. Xue Yue defended Changsha and defeated the Japanese army and became famous. The China War History Publishing Bureau also specially published the book "Tianlu War" written by Xue Yue.

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The significance of the Battle of Changsha

1. The victory of the Battle of Changsha dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invading army and shattered Japan’s plan to destroy the Chinese army. The main force and the strategic goal of "forced landing by war" inspired the people across the country to have confidence in the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

2. It has effectively supported the operations of the world's anti-fascist camp and greatly improved China's status in the world's anti-fascist camp. It effectively protected the security of the vast areas of Hunan and the southwest rear area of ??our country, stabilized the situation in Hunan, and made it an important base to support the long-term war of resistance across the country.

3. After the victory in the Third Battle of Changsha, China's Ninth Theater held a large-scale celebration meeting. The United States announced that it would lend China US$500 million. Subsequently, the United States and Britain announced the abolition of the Unequal treaties. In the next two years, the Japanese army did not launch a large-scale attack on the Ninth Theater.

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