ang ▁refused ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁Japanese ▁immediately . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁immediately ▁recon ci led ▁with ▁Chi ang ▁K ai - she k , ▁his ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁K MT ▁were ▁stra ined ▁throughout ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War . ▁ ▁X ue ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Army ▁Group ▁that ▁fought ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Shang hai . ▁Later , ▁during ▁the ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁Battle ▁of ▁Northern ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Hen an ▁( J anu ary – J une ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Hen an ▁Army . ▁ ▁X ue ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wu han , ▁command ing ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Army ▁Corps . ▁In ▁the ▁mountains ▁north west ▁of ▁Wu han , ▁X ue ▁succeeded ▁in ▁nearly ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁entire ▁ 1 0 6 th ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁Japanese ▁army . ▁During ▁the ▁battle , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁officers ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁had ▁to ▁air - drop ▁ 3 0 0 ▁officers ▁by ▁par ach utes ▁into ▁the ▁battle field . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁occasion ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁had ▁to ▁use ▁air bor ne ▁strategy ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁whole ▁division ▁from ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁enemy ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁X ue ▁Y ue ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁vict ories ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Front , ▁in ▁the ▁First , ▁Second ▁and ▁Third ▁Battle ▁for ▁Ch ang sha . ▁His ▁forces ▁of ▁the