Xue Yue
| Xue Yue | |
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| Native name | 薛岳 |
| Nickname(s) | Patton of Asia, Tiger of Changsha |
| Born |
December 26, 1896 Shaoguan, Guangdong |
| Died | May 3, 1998 (aged 101) Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Allegiance |
 Republic of China
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| Service/branch |
 National Revolutionary Army
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| Years of service | 1914–1950 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 4th corps |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief of 9th war zone |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
Xue Yue (Chinese: 薛岳; pinyin: Xuē Yuè; Wade–Giles: Hsüeh Yüeh; December 26, 1896 – May 3, 1998) was a Chinese Nationalist military general, nicknamed by Claire Lee Chennault of the Flying Tigers as the "Patton of Asia" and called the "God of War" (戰神) by the Chinese.
Born to a Hakka peasant family in Shaoguan, Guangdong, Xue joined the army in 1914, at the age of 17. When Chiang Kai-shek formed the Whampoa Military Academy years later, Xue was one of the members of the first graduating class.
He was one of the most effective nationalist commanders of the Northern Expedition, and was promoted to command the 4th army after the April 12 Incident. During the first stage of the Chinese Civil War, Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek ordered General Xue to lead the Guangdong First Army to attack the Chinese communists during the Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, forcing them to start the Long March and his forces chased the retreating communists all the way to Sichuan and Guizhou, until the communist forces retreated across the great swamplands and finally escaped to Shaanxi Province. He then turned his forces around and marched unstopped to Central China and defeated the famed Red Army commanders like He Long and Ye Ting of the communist area which they controlled and forced them out of these strongholds. For these accomplishments, Chiang Kai-shek hailed him as "a true example of a Chinese officer".
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