▁ 9 th ▁Front ▁were ▁also ▁vict orious ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ang de ▁but ▁were ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Four th ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ang sha . ▁ ▁The ▁K MT ▁and ▁General ▁St il well ▁would ▁not ▁support ▁him ▁or ▁supply ▁his ▁soldiers ▁with ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁Japanese ▁due ▁to ▁Still well ' s ▁belief ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁r amp ant ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁K MT ▁Army ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁gener als ▁or ▁K MT ▁officials ▁diver ting ▁resources ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁battle field . ▁To ▁Still well ' s ▁dis may , ▁however , ▁Chen na ult ' s ▁air ▁forces ▁supplied ▁X ue ▁with ▁am mun ition ▁throughout ▁the ▁war , ▁whenever ▁this ▁was ▁possible . ▁X ue ' s ▁ 9 th ▁Front ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁protect ing ▁Chen na ult ' s ▁air fields . ▁ ▁Chen na ult ▁and ▁X ue ▁became ▁sw orn ▁brothers ▁and ▁remained ▁close ▁friends ▁until ▁Chen na ult ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Chen na ult ▁also ▁rec ount s ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁" W ay ▁of ▁a ▁F ighter ," ▁that ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁just ▁as ▁Chen na ult ▁had ▁res igned , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁over ▁enemy ▁lines ▁to ▁see ▁X ue ▁Y ue . ▁ ▁( In ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁Chen na ult ▁refers ▁to ▁X ue ▁Y ue ▁as ▁H s ue h ▁Y o