On December 2, 1966, Bai Xianhui, who was far away in the United States, suddenly received a shocking call: his father Bai Chongxi died of a sudden heart attack. Bai Xianhui was extremely sad and rushed back to Taiwan immediately.

• Preface

On December 2, 1966, Bai Xianhui, who was far away in the United States, suddenly received a shocking call: his father Bai Chongxi died of a sudden heart attack. Bai Xianhui was extremely sad and rushed back to Taiwan immediately.

While visiting my father's grave, Bai Xianhui discovered that his father's tombstone was facing the mainland.

Bai Xianhui felt very complicated for a moment. After she went back, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. Over the years, she has longed for her father's longing wish to "return to the roots of fallen leaves", so why don't she know? After some thought, Bai Xianhui made a "bold" decision: she would sneak into the mainland secretly, return to her hometown Guilin to see her, and fulfill her father's last wish.

20 years later, in 1986, Bai Xianhui set foot on the land of his hometown with his attachment to his motherland.

She originally thought that this time she came was secret enough, but she didn't know that the moment she got off the plane, our intelligence personnel had already grasped her identity information...

• [To fulfill my wish for my father]

Since her father Bai Chongxi passed away in 1966, Bai Xianhui has been thinking about the issue of "how to return to his hometown". Whenever she thought of what her father had done after Jiang Shi, she felt hesitant. After

, she told several close relatives about her idea, but there was no doubt that she was severely opposed.

The reason is: there are concerns.

Although the tensions between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait eased at that time, as the daughter of Bai Chongxi, a former senior Kuomintang general, Bai Xianhui had a very special identity. If she rashly returned to her hometown in the mainland, it would probably attract attention. What's more, when his father was alive, Chiang Kai-shek had already regarded him as a thorn in his eyes. If... Bai Xianhui dared not think about it anymore. These words from the family members awakened Bai Xianhui.

As we all know, after forcing Chiang to step down three times, an irreparable gap has arisen between Bai Chongxi and Chiang Kai-shek. However, although Bai Chongxi knew that Chiang Kai-shek was a narrow-minded and ruthless person, he was just a little powerful and loyal, and obeyed only his orders.

After the national army was in a desperate situation in 1949, Li Zongren planned to bring his family to the United States. Before leaving, he repeatedly invited Bai Chongxi to accompany him, but unfortunately, Bai Chongxi was deceived by Chiang Kai-shek at this time and resolutely refused Li Zongren's invitation to go to the United States. He even ignored Li Zongren's advice and continued to follow Chiang Kai-shek with the intention to help him continue to lead the army.

It was not until after coming to Taiwan that Bai Chongxi discovered that Chiang Kai-shek did not sincerely want to continue to reuse him. The position of "Premier Executive" promised before was not mentioned, but instead gave him the position of "Deputy Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the Presidential Office". At first glance, this position sounds very grand, but in fact it is just a idle position without any real power.

In Jiang's view, although Bai Chongxi, who is known as " Little Zhuge ", has extremely high talent and military capabilities, for him, this is exactly a threat. Compared to using him seriously, Jiang Jiang wanted to get rid of him more.

In this way, Bai Chongxi was "house arrest" by Jiang Jiang. Later, he became even more aggressive and asked the Secret Bureau to build a police station opposite the Bai family's residence to monitor Bai Chongxi's every move, saying that it was called "protecting" their family.

Bai Chongxi was deeply angry and frustrated about this, but he was helpless.

In 1965, Li Zongren broke through many obstacles and returned to the mainland of the motherland, and was warmly welcomed and personally received by the leaders of the Party and the state. After the incident of

came to Chiang Kai-shek's ears, Chiang Kai-shek was very angry and full of anger.It was precisely in order to cure Li Zongren's crime that he let Bai Chongxi go, and asked Bai Chongxi to persuade Li Zongren to return to Taiwan many times. Now Li Zongren has gone directly to the mainland. Isn't this just slapping him in the face?

, angry Chiang Kai-shek directly spread his anger on Bai Chongxi. Seeing Bai Chongxi losing the role of checking and balancing Li Zongren, he had the idea of ​​killing him to vent his anger. But because Bai Chongxi is also a public figure, directly eliminating it would make the veterans who follow Chiang Kai-shek feel sad. So Chiang Kai-shek ordered Mao Renfeng, the director of the Secret Bureau, to let him secretly deal with Bai Chongxi. After some planning, Mao Renfeng bribed the doctors around Bai Chongxi and finally poisoned Bai Chongxi by "poisoning".

But why didn’t Bai Chongxi’s children know the situation of his father in his later years and the unfair treatment he received? However, due to power and lack of evidence, he had to declare to the public that his father Bai Chongxi died of a heart attack.

Now that his father has passed away, the brother and sister can no longer pursue the real cause of death. The only thing she can do is to fulfill her last wish for the old man...

• [Bai Xianhui secretly "hidden back to the mainland]

Recalling here, Bai Xianhui's sadness reached its peak. This is her father's only last wish and the only thing she can do for her father as a child. So even if she cannot bring her father's body back to the mainland for burial, she must return to her hometown on behalf of her father and then give him an explanation.

, and Bai Xianhui has been waiting for 20 years.

In the 1980s, cross-strait relations gradually eased. The release of the film "The Battle of Taierzhuang" in 1986 also directly promoted the channel for cross-strait exchanges.

Taierzhuang Battle was the first great victory in the Kuomintang's frontal battlefield against the Japanese invaders. It broke the myth of the invincible Japanese army and greatly inspired the whole nation's determination to resist Japan. In the film, not only does the patriotic actions of senior national army generals such as Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren, who led the army to kill and kill the enemy, but also objectively praises his military talents and his great contributions to Anti-Japanese War . Once the

video was broadcast, it immediately caused a great response on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Many Taiwanese veterans saw the mainland's tolerance of the past, and the patriotism on both sides of the Taiwan Strait continued to rise.

Jiang Ching-kuo also announced that it will officially open the exchange channels between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait from now on, and make decisions such as opening up to visit relatives.

Bai Xianhui also watched this movie. She deeply felt the lenient treatment and understanding of the people of the motherland, so she delayed her return plan for more than ten years and was put on the agenda again.

In late summer of 1986, Bai Xianhui mentioned this matter to her family again. This time she no longer hesitated, but directly expressed her determination: no matter how much the price she paid, she had to do this.

Finally, after 20 years of anticipation, Bai Xianhui embarked on the road back to her hometown.

Although the two sides of the Taiwan Strait had communicated with each other at that time, those people were either ordinary people or ordinary officers and soldiers, while Bai Xianhui's father Bai Chongxi was a former "wanted war criminal". Such a special identity forced Bai Xianhui to be cautious.

In order to prevent himself from being exposed or being followed, Bai Xianhui first flew to Hong Kong, then transferred from Hong Kong to Guilin, and dressed up before boarding the plane, pretending to be an ordinary rural woman. After getting off the plane, Bai Xianhui did not go directly to find accommodation, but went to the home of Li Zongren's first wife, Mrs. Li Xiuwen.

Li Xiuwen is Li Zongren's first wife and is also from Guilin, Guangxi. After Li Zongren lived in the United States, Li Xiuren also went to the United States with her. It was not until 1973 that she returned to China under the arrangement of the Chinese government and settled in Guilin.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi have always had a good relationship, so it is an extremely wise choice for Bai Xianhui to join Mrs. Li Xiuwen first.In order to cover up, it was already night when Bai Xianhui arrived at Li Xiuwen's house. After meeting, the two were particularly excited and exchanged greetings until late at night.

After staying at Li Xiuwen's home for a few days, Bai Xianhui finally confessed her true purpose of coming to the mainland this time, and said that she was disguising herself as she traveled secretly, hoping that Li Xiuwen could keep the secret for her.

Li Xiuwen chuckled after hearing this and realized that Bai Xianhui didn't understand the current policies of the mainland, so she told Bai Xianhui all the adjustments to Taiwan in recent years. She held Bai Xianhui's hand tightly and said: Silly child, we have reformed and opened up. Whether it is day or night, you are safe in the mainland and can walk freely.

After hearing Li Xiuwen's words, Bai Xianhui felt a little relieved, but after all, her identity was special, so she still didn't let go. So in the next few days, Bai Xianhui was still staying at Mrs. Li Xiuwen's house and dared not go out.

• [Identity that has been exposed long ago]

Seeing this, Mrs. Li Xiuwen encouraged her to go out for a walk and see the changes in the mainland in recent years, and promised confidently that the current society will never be like before.

So this scene appeared on the streets of Guilin, Guangxi: a woman in simple clothes and panic looked on the street, looking around while rushing, for fear that someone around would notice her.

But what she didn't expect was that everyone on the street was rushing to the road, and no one noticed her existence at all.

Bai Xianhui gradually relaxed her vigilance when she saw this. Then she went to her father's former residence and school to witness the places where her father had lived and fought. And wherever she goes, she will take photos as a souvenir, wanting to take them to her father’s grave to see so that he can also know the changes in his hometown over the years. Although decades have passed, my hometown has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the people are all smiling happily, without any mark of the war. After seeing this scene, Bai Xianhui finally completely let go of the burden in her heart.

Considering the inconvenience of living in Mrs. Li Wenxiu's home, Bai Xianhui found a local hotel and prepared to have a good time in the next few days to enjoy this hard-won trip back home.

But what she didn't expect was that at the checkout, the front desk staff recognized her identity.

Bai Xianhui thought this was Mrs. Li Wenxiu's explanation, but the service staff explained: Miss Bai, our local government has known that you are back for a long time, so we specially told our manager to treat you well, and even Miss Bai's room fee was waived.

Perhaps it was because he saw the surprise on Bai Xianhui's face, and the service staff continued: General Bai made contributions to the anti-Japanese war and was also a person who made great contributions to our country. We all know his deeds. It was at this point that Bai Xianhui realized that her secret return home was not successful. It turned out that from the moment she stepped into the motherland, our party had already known her identity. The incident of

made Bai Xianhui completely feel the tolerance, generosity, warmth and kindness of the motherland.

So in the next few days, Bai Xianhui no longer concealed her identity. She took the initiative to come to the people and listen to their evaluation of her father. Although decades have passed, many people still remember Bai Chongxi's name and praised him most, which made Bai Xianhui very pleased.

Before leaving, Bai Xianhui specially brought a handful of homeland in front of his father's former residence, picked up a stone and put it in his suitcase. She wanted to bring all these things to her father's grave and tell him that the people in her hometown and the motherland had forgiven him.

This can be regarded as helping his father fulfill his last wish.

At the airport, Bai Xianhui was finally not as nervous as when she first came to the mainland. When the security personnel asked her what was in her luggage, she explained generously: it was the soil and stones from her hometown. And ask if you can take the plane. After hearing this, the security checkerman smiled and said: Of course he can bring it, and he can also check it for free.

Bai Xianhui heard this and asked again in surprise: Do you know who I am? After hearing this, the staff of

replied gently: Miss Bai is welcome to go home often when you have time!

Everything here was seen and remembered in his heart by Bai Xianhui. Finally, with a feeling of extreme nostalgia, Bai Xianhui boarded the plane and flew to Taiwan. After returning to Taiwan, Bai Xianhui immediately told her brothers and sisters what she saw and heard in the mainland. She said emotionally: The people of the motherland have accepted and forgiven them.

• [Conclusion]

It is worth mentioning that Bai Xianhui's trip to the mainland laid a good foundation for the rest of Bai Chongxi's descendants to return to their hometown to visit. A year later, Bai Chongxi's son Bai Xianyong openly set foot on the land of his hometown, and later Bai Chongxi's other children returned to the mainland to visit many times...

In fact, many descendants of the national army who were eager to return to their hometown were as nervous and worried as Bai Xianhui at first, but the tolerance and enthusiasm of the motherland and the people for them completely dispelled their concerns and allowed them to truly feel the warm love of the motherland for all their compatriots.

The last sentence is still the same, the Chinese nation is one family!