Hu Lien : A Fox in the Kuomingtang Army

Hu Lien, the general who was best at fighting battles in the Kuomingtang Army, was described "e;as cunning as a fox and bold as a lion"e; by *. "e;We would rather capture one Hu Lien than capturing ten Huang Weis,"e; said the founding general Yang Yong. He had the same "e;fierceness"e; as Zhang Lingfu yet no the latter's "e;arrogance"e;; he has as much "e;devotion"e; as Huang Baitao and far more "e;strategies"e; than the latter. According to the Global Times, during the Shipai Defense War commanded by Hu Lien, he shattered the attempt of Japanese army to invade the Great Southeast of China and more than 7,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, making the war a significant military turning point and be hailed as "e;Oriental Stalingrad Battle"e; by western militarists. In a fight between the 11th Division led by Hu Lien and the Second Field Army of the People's Liberation Army commanded by Liu Bocheng during the war of liberation, Hu's division had the upper hand thanks to its weaponry equipped by America; at Nanma, Shandong, Su Yu used five columns to encircle him and his army, but lost thousands of people lives due to damped weapons as a result of a rainstorm lasting 7 days, and then due to the arrival of the reinforcements to the enemy, he had to remove the encirclement and brought up resignation after the battle. In the Battle of Kinmen, the 28th Army of the People's Liberation Army held Kinmen, making Hu Lien the "e;King of Kinmen"e;.