At the time of the warlord melee in the early years of the Republic of China, the Gui warlord force has always occupied a place in the country, because this force is very special, and although it was finally attached to the old Jiang, it did not become Jiang's concubine. After that, under the management and leadership of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, this army fought well in the War of Resistance. In particular, there were many generals from the Gui clan, of which Bai Chongxi was one of them, and he has always been regarded as a powerful military figure in the Republic of China period. It is said that Bai Chongxi's great strength lies in his ability to fight well, and he is known as "Little Zhuge Ge", the most important point is that he is not afraid of Old Jiang, and he dares to fight against Old Jiang.
Bai Chongxi is a tragic figure, he is known as "military genius, political idiot", the reason why there is such a statement, mainly because Bai Chongxi is good at military, does not understand politics, and some of the last practices are confusing.
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Bai Chongxi graduated from the Baoding Military Academy, and judging from his origins, he was not from the Whampoa clan, but his military command ability was first-class in the G Army. It is said that Bai Chongxi is good at grasping fighters, and his command ability in sudden wars is also very strong, but because he is from the Gui clan and is not from the old Jiang family, no matter how talented he is, old Jiang will not use him.
During the Liberation War, when Shino went south, he attached great importance to Bai Chongxi's troops, and twice wanted to eliminate Bai Chongxi. The first was when the strategic siege of Wuhan was carried out, and the first was when Changsha was attacked. But Bai Chongxi saw through these battle plans, so he was able to quickly disengage, avoiding the exhaustion of his army.
In the Battle of Hengbao, Bai Chongxi's Seventh Army was annihilated. Moreover, at that time, after Ding Wei's troops lost contact with their superiors, they suddenly appeared in Qingshuping, which blocked Bai Chongxi's way south. If Ding Wei does not appear, Bai Chongxi may have to slip away.
At that time, Old Chiang's army had become birds of fright, and there was no combat effectiveness at all. Morale is demoralized, and there is no advantage in numbers. In such a situation, the fact that the old Chiang Kai-shek army can still fight back must be the role of the commander-in-chief. Bai Chongxi reacted quickly, but still could not escape the fate of being annihilated, but his troops were annihilated, but Bai Chongxi ran away.
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Bai Chongxi is not only from the Gui clan, but he is also not welcomed by the old Jiang, mainly because Bai Chongxi does not know politics, and he will play some military tricks.
After the Seventh Army of the Gui clan was destroyed, Li Zongren went to Hong Kong as acting president to hide, observe the national situation, and wait for the opportunity to move.
At that time, Li Zongren was very acquainted, and he realized that he did not have the strength to fight with the People's Liberation Army anymore, and if he did not run, he and his family would not be able to run.
Just as the People's Liberation Army was crossing the river in the south, Bai and Li had analyzed that they believed that old Jiang had exhausted his qi and was completely finished. After Li Zongren arrived in Hong Kong, he also persuaded Bai Chongxi to come over, and then the two went to the United States together and spent their old age in the United States, but Bai Chongxi refused. Bai and Li can be said to be old partners, but this time Li Zongren does not understand Bai Chongxi.
However, on the battlefield, Lao Jiang asked Bai Chongxi to lead an army to rescue Du Yuming, and Bai Chongxi refused to go east to rescue him. Later, he wanted Song Xilian's corps to transfer support to the east, but Bai Chongxi refused. Angry, old Jiang scolded Bai Chongxi as a "warlord." Bai Chongxi saw very clearly that support was meaningless, if the troops were to be used as cannon fodder, it would be better to preserve the strength. This was the state of old Chiang Kai-shek's side at that time, and the discord between the generals and the generals had long become a common phenomenon. Old Chiang's failure was also already doomed.
Bai Chongxi did not save it, and Lao Jiang's Huangpu army was quickly destroyed, so Old Jiang hated Bai Chongxi to the bone. At this time, Li Zongren once again invited Bai Chongxi to the United States, but Bai Chongxi again refused and chose Taiwan.
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Old Chiang Kai-shek can be said to hate Bai Chongxi to the bone, and there are also contradictions between the two, but Bai Chongxi insists on going to Taiwan.
Bai Chongxi did not think like that, he thought that he was kind to Old Jiang, and Old Jiang would not give himself a dead hand.
Everyone knows that Bai Chongxi had some plans on the battlefield, and before he went to Taiwan, during the Battle of Huaihai, some generals persuaded Old Jiang to let Bai Chongxi go to Xuzhou as commander-in-chief, but Old Jiang did not agree. This is the character of old Jiang, with a small heart and eyes, as long as it is difficult to change after jealousy.
As for going to Taiwan, Bai Chongxi later said that he believed that the third world war would break out, and in the future, when Chiang Kai-shek counterattacked the mainland, he would be able to "overturn the market", and if he went to the United States or Hong Kong, he would actually withdraw from the political stage and become a forgotten passerby.
Bai Chongxi followed Old Jiang to Taiwan, and in his bones there may still be the ancient habit of following the master to the end, since he followed Old Jiang, he kept going.
In Taiwan, the old Chiang Kai-shek was very attached to Bai Chongxi and gave him a lot of treatment. In fact, Old Jiang did not trust Bai Chongxi at all, and specially sent people to stare at Bai Chongxi's door, afraid that Bai Chongxi would "rebel."
In 1966, Bai Chongxi died suddenly at home, and he was covered in green, and some people thought that this was the hands and feet used by old Jiang. However, it is still unclear how Bai Chongxi died, and most historical records record that he died of a heart attack. On the other hand, Li Zongren's fate was much stronger than Bai Chongxi's, and Li Zongren gained a high political status after returning to China from the United States.
Although Bai Chongxi had a certain military talent, he saw the situation clearly and even believed that the third world war had occurred, and from the situation at that time, there was such a trend, but it was impossible to analyze it carefully. Bai Chongxi knew that old Jiang was dissatisfied with him, and he still wanted to go to Taiwan, and the factor of wanting to "overturn" was very large, and finally let Bai Chongxi's soul fall on the island.
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