However, Song Xilian doesn't seem to be very famous, mainly because of his mixed reputations and criticisms throughout his life. Song Xilian was born in a wealthy family and had the opportunity to receive a good education. Influenced by patriotic thoughts, he first entered the ma

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, many famous anti-Japanese generals emerged among the Kuomintang generals, such as the familiar Xue Yue , Sun Liren , Dai Anlan and others, but the good ratio of combat losses with the Japanese army was Song Xilian . His combat losses were 1 to 1, which shocked the Japanese army.

However, Song Xilian doesn't seem to be very famous, mainly because of his mixed reputations and criticisms throughout his life. Song Xilian was born in a wealthy family and had the opportunity to receive a good education. Influenced by patriotic thoughts, he first entered the martial arts lecture hall , and then entered the first phase of Huangpu.

Song Xilian became the second lieutenant deputy platoon leader after Whampoa Military Academy . After half a month, Song Xilian, who was a professional, started a relatively high starting point. In 1925, Song Xilian participated in the Eastern Expedition and was promoted to company commander in combat bravery. During the second Eastern Expedition, was promoted to deputy battalion commander. After

, during the Northern Expedition , Song Xilian was injured many times in combat, and was appreciated. In 1927, Song Xilian was sent to Japan to study and did not return home until 1930. He was then respected by Chiang Kai-shek and was sent to fight Red Army . By fighting with the Red Army, Song Xilian was promoted repeatedly.

Therefore, Song Xilian was also regarded as Chiang Kai-shek's hawk and was nicknamed "hawk and dog general". In September 1933, just three years after returning from studying in Japan, Song Xilian became the lieutenant general of the Kuomintang. The higher his status, the greater the crime he committed.

Song Xilian not only led his troops to fight with the Red Army, but also killed many progressive people. Among the people killed by Song Xilian, Qu Qiubai is the most famous. On June 18, 1935, Song Xilian ordered the killing of Qu Qiubai in Zhongshan Park . In his later years, Song Xilian repented for this.

Song Xilian recalled this incident and said, "This is the biggest regret in my life!" Such repentance is inevitably pale and powerless. People are dead and irreversible. However, during the full-scale War of Resistance, Song Xilian was still quite tough. In August 1937, Song Xilian participated in the Battle of Shanghai . After

, he participated in Wuhan Battle . In Fujinshan Battle , Song Xilian showed his strength. Fujinshan is the remnant of Dabie Mountain . If you want to defend Wuhan, Fujinshan is a strategic location. Song Xilian led his troops to establish a blocking position in the Fujinshan area. The battle was very fierce. The Battle of Fujinshan was the most intense battle against Wuhan. The battle range involved some villages and towns such as Gushi County, Sanhejian, Wumiaoji Township , and the scope was very large. The battle started on September 2, 1938 and ended on the 11th. During this period, Song Xilian commanded three divisions to block the 13th Division of the Japanese army.

battle lasted nearly 10 days. Under Song Xilian's command, more than 15,000 Chinese soldiers were killed and injured, and about 15,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and injured, and they fought a 1-to-1 loss ratio. The Japanese army was shocked, but they did not expect that the Chinese army still had such strong combat effectiveness.

Song Xilian became famous in this battle and won the Huazhou Medal of Honor of National Government . After that, Song Xilian was entrusted with important tasks. In November 1941, Song Xilian was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the 11th Army, with the 66th Army and the 71st Army. Later, Song Xilian led his troops to fight in Myanmar and annihilated more than 10,000 enemies.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Song Xilian followed Chiang Kai-shek to fight a civil war. On February 1, 1949, Song Xilian was appointed as the commander of the Pacification of the Hunan-European Border Region and the commander of the 14th Corps. With the successful advance of the People's Liberation Army, Song Xilian led his troops to flee in the direction of Xichang and was surrounded near the Dadu River on December 19.

At that time, Song Xilian tried to shoot himself and was stopped by his guard platoon leader. Later, Song Xilian and others were captured by the People's Liberation Army. During the capture, Song Xilian performed well and received a pardon on December 4, 1959, becoming one of the first batch of pardoned war criminals.

Later, Song Xilian was arranged to work in the CPPCC Literature and History Materials Committee, and later served as a CPPCC member . In 1980, Song Xilian went to the United States to visit relatives and met his children. Later, he settled in the United States. In his later years, he devoted himself to promoting peaceful reunification of China until he died of illness on February 13, 1993 at the age of 86.