Bai Chongxi (left)
Who is Bai Chongxi?
He is the top tycoon of the Kuomintang. There were 17 first-level army generals (including 5 posthumous awards), and "Little Zhuge" Bai Chongxi was one of them.
Bai Chongxi is a 6-year-old from the Hui ethnic group. He was born in Guilin, Guangxi. At the age of 14, Bai Chongxi was admitted to Guangxi Army Primary School with excellent results and was admitted to Guangxi Provincial Junior Normal School at the age of 16. In the ranking list, Bai Chongxi's name always ranks first.
18 years old, Bai Chongxi became a member of the Guangxi North Expedition Student Death Squad and entered the Guangxi military circle since then.
In the warlords' melee, Bai Chongxi rose all the way with his extraordinary intelligence. A few years later, he became the chief of staff of the Guangxi giant Huang Shaohong. After gradually clearing out various warlords in Guangxi, Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren and became the two leaders of the "Guizhou".
During the Anti-Japanese War, Bai Chongxi assisted Li Zongren to win the famous "Taierzhuang Battle" and has since become famous all over the world.
How smart is Bai Chongxi? People at that time commented:
He is resourceful and good at decisive, and has extraordinary courage;
He is cunning and changeable, and is proficient in strategy;
He is extremely smart and has an amazing memory;
He is good at capturing battlefield dynamics, is good at using strategies and tactics flexibly, and often creates a record of winning with less.
The legend of the folks that when Chairman Mao’s masterpiece " on the protracted war " was published, Bai Chongxi tried every means to get this book.
After careful study, Bai Chongxi used 12 words to extract the essence of "On Protracted War" - exchanges space for time , and accumulates small victories into big victories.
It has to be admitted that Bai Chongxi does have the cleverness that most people cannot match, and he has been given many dazzling crowns, such as: the ever-winning general, the little Zhuge, the current Zhuge , the contemporary Zhang Liang , the modern junmin soldier, the most intelligent man in the Republic of China, etc.
However, Bai Chongxi, a very smart and romantic figure, was in a down-and-out and miserable life in his later years, and his life was extremely miserable, and he died in an unknown way.
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Premier Zhou also used "having little cleverness but not great wisdom" to evaluate Bai Chongxi.
Of course, this "smart" refers to Bai Chongxi's military capabilities, which do not include other abilities other than military capabilities.
Chiang Kai-shek naturally also knew Bai Chongxi's military capabilities. However, because of factional disputes, Chiang Kai-shek's use of Bai Chongxi was both "limited" and "moderate". In a word, Chiang Kai-shek was always not so relieved when talking about Bai Chongxi.
This is because the "Guizhou Clan" controlled by "Li and Bai" is the second largest faction within the Kuomintang after Chiang Kai-shek. After the Central Plains War in , among the many warlords, only the "Guizhou Clan" could threaten Chiang Kai-shek's hegemony.
Moreover, the grudge between the Guangxi clan and Chiang Kai-shek has been entangled for decades. The conflict between the "Guixi clan" and Chiang Kai-shek has been around for a long time and has penetrated into the bone marrow. "Li and Bai" have taken advantage of the dangers to force the palace to make Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly "departure".
By the time of the Liberation War, the Kuomintang regime was shaking, and at this time, the contradiction between Chiang and Gui became even more intense. In
" Huaihai Battle ", Chiang Kai-shek once wanted Bai Chongxi to take charge and command the two war zones of East China and Central China.
Bai Chongxi agreed at first, but before taking office, he suddenly changed his mind and refused to accept the position, which made Chiang Kai-shek very angry. When the Huaihai war entered a critical moment of life and death, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to mobilize troops from central China to support, and Bai Chongxi interfered and obstructed in every way.
After the end of the "Huaihai Battle", the Kuomintang's defeat was decided to be north of the Yangtze River in , and Bai Chongxi gave Chiang Kai-shek another "eye medicine".
On the one hand, he insisted on the anti-communist position, and on the other hand, he made a big fuss about the defeat of the Kuomintang's Huaihai war, and spared no effort to accuse Chiang Kai-shek.What's more, on December 24, 1948, Bai Chongxi, who had heavy troops, suddenly issued a " Hai Jing Telephone ", forcing Chiang Kai-shek to resign and "resign from the country to thank the people."
Judging from the timing of Bai Chongxi's initiation of this incident, Bai Chongxi is very smart, because the Kuomintang was defeated and Chiang Kai-shek could not refuse the blame. This is the best time to oust Chiang Kai-shek from power.
Judging from the results of this incident, Li Zongren was on the throne of "acting president", and Bai Chongxi made an indispensable contribution, so he would naturally "attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven" because of this.
Li Zongren Bai Chongxi took a photo with him
However, the smart Bai Chongxi encountered an opponent like Chiang Kai-shek. Although Chiang Kai-shek announced that he had "quit his power", he was still the "Korean Party President". In addition to being unable to command the "Guizhou" troops, the other Kuomintang troops still only listened to Chiang Kai-shek's orders.
More importantly, the "Jiang-Gui dispute" intensified the fierce struggle between various Kuomintang factions, weakened the combat effectiveness of the Kuomintang army, and accelerated the Kuomintang's process of comprehensive failure.
Can Bai Chongxi still be considered a smart person if a fierce fight leads to such consequences?
"Smart" does not mean "wise"
What should I do next after I drove Chiang Kai-shek off the throne of "President"?
Bai Chongxi's little abacus was very smart. Under his strong encouragement, Li Zongren immediately played a "peace talk" card.
Bai Chongxi's purpose is very obvious, that is, to stabilize the opponent on the grounds of "peace talks", to gain time to speed up preparations, and to try to defend "half of the country" with the natural barrier of the Yangtze River.
However, the self-consciously clever "Little Zhuge" miscalculated again because Chairman Mao saw through his "little tricks" at a glance.
At that time, anyone with discerning eyes could see the development of the war and guess the final outcome of the war.
However, Bai Chongxi still pinned his hopes on "grabbing the river and governing".
At that time, our party clearly told the other party in the "peace talks", "You have only two choices: 'Beijing model' or 'Tianjin model'."
The implication is that either put down your weapons and accept the adaptation, and the PLA crosses the river peacefully; or the PLA "fights the Yangtze River and liberates the whole of China."
The situation is very clear, but Bai Chongxi is still doing his "daydream". He believes that the People's Liberation Army has not even a decent warship, so it is impossible for him to break through his "impure" Yangtze River defense line.
What is even more incredible is that until this time, Bai Chongxi still had unrealistic fantasies about Chiang Kai-shek. Even his "old chief" Li Zongren commented on Bai Chongxi like this: "Jiansheng (who hoped Chiang Kai-shek) was too naive."
After the People's Liberation Army fought the Yangtze River and liberated Nanjing, our party once hoped that Bai Chongxi would understand the situation and make "wise moves."
Li Jishen, who had a deep friendship with Bai Chongxi, also sent someone to pass on a message to him, advising Bai Chongxi to "put down his butcher's knife and become a Buddha on his feet."
However, Bai Chongxi, who had been beaten by the People's Liberation Army, was still unwise. He also fantasized about winning and losing with the People's Liberation Army with his hundreds of thousands of troops.
As a result, the smart but unwise Bai Chongxi was obsessed with it, so he missed the opportunity to "become a Buddha on the spot".
Bai Chongxi is known as "Little Zhuge", which means that he does have such a military style, but politically, Bai Chongxi is indeed not that smart.
As his "old chief" Li Zongren said, Bai Chongxi was "quite conceited, but he really had no foresight in politics."
Bai Chongxi (left) Chiang Kai-shek (right)
"Overconfidence" means "conceited"
Why is Bai Chongxi so stubborn? That's because he has always been smart and very confident.
Little do you know that "overconfidence" becomes "conceit".
When the War of Liberation entered its final stage, Bai Chongxi fled south, preparing to bring the remaining troops to Hainan Island in order to "make a comeback."
Unexpectedly, Chiang Kai-shek ordered to cut off Bai Chongxi's desire to enter Guangdong. Bai Chongxi could only lead his troops to detour west, but was chased by the People's Liberation Army and almost wiped out the entire army.
Just like that, the extremely smart Bai Chongxi lost all his only "capital".
What many people can’t understand is that the “Jiang Gui conflict” is deeply rooted and incompatible. How could Bai Chongxi eventually follow Chiang Kai-shek to flee Taiwan?
In fact, this is Bai Chongxi's cleverness at work, and it is also his natural reaction to overconfidence.
First of all, even if you lose all your "capital", Bai Chongxi still has a "confidence" in his ability. Bai Chongxi believes that he still has a very strong position in Chiang Kai-shek's camp.
Bai Chongxi has always been arrogant because of his talent. In his eyes, except for himself, those under Chiang Kai-shek's men are either "stupid" or "mediocre".
Bai Chongxi "confidently" believes that Chiang Kai-shek will definitely rely on himself, and that Bai Chongxi still has a chance to "turn the tables".
So, even if the "Jiang Gui conflict" is irreconcilable, even if Li Zongren repeatedly dissuaded, even if Bai Chongxi lost all his "capital", Bai Chongxi still followed Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan.
Little did Chiang Kai-shek know that "only use slaves, not talents" because there was a problem with "loyalty to leaders", so how could Chiang Kai-shek reuse a "smart person" like Bai Chongxi.
So, what did Bai Chongxi's "confidence" bring to him and the "Guizhou clan"?
Firstly, as soon as Bai Chongxi went to Taiwan, the "Li and Bai" alliance was naturally broken up, and the "Li and Bai" alliance once made Chiang Kai-shek "like a thorn in his throat";
Secondly, Chiang Kai-shek controlled the remnants of the "Guizhou Clan" without any effort;
Thirdly, from the day he stepped on Taiwan Island , Bai Chongxi became Chiang Kai-shek's "bird in a cage".
On Taiwan Island, Bai Chongxi's "life" or "death" is all in Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts. Whether to take action and when to take action, the initiative is completely in Chiang Kai-shek's hands.
said, "I am too smart to do everything, but I am just going to make my life." Because I am too smart and confident, Bai Chongxi took the road of no return step by step.
Chiang Kai-shek (center) Bai Chongxi (right)
"Smart is wronged by cleverness", how miserable was Bai Chongxi's old age?
Bai Chongxi's old age can be described as the six words "frustrated, cowardly, and desolate".
Bai Chongxi once laughed at himself in his later years: I am a "living dead" lying in a "living coffin".
As soon as he arrived in Taiwan, Bai Chongxi, who was determined to be the "Premier of the Executive Yuan", was secretly monitored by spies sent by the "Prince".
Whether it is making friends, playing Go or hunting with others, or even going to a coffee shop to have a cup of coffee, there are spies behind Bai Chongxi, who are following him, and they are always in a row.
Compared with being monitored, Chiang Kai-shek's "account settlement after autumn" made Bai Chongxi even more frightened.
Under Chiang Kai-shek's instruction, a "National Congress representative" impeached Bai Chongxi for "embezzling military expenditures and seriously neglected his duties in military affairs."
These two crimes are like a "ghost-headed knife" that hit Bai Chongxi's neck. Any crime will kill Bai Chongxi.
Bai Chongxi shouted for justice, but he couldn't argue and no one paid any attention.
What made Bai Chongxi even more restless was that the "ghost-headed knife" was always hanging high above his head, and he didn't know when it would fall.
Bai Chongxi therefore lived in fear for a long time, and life was worse than death.
In 1965, with Mr. Li Zongren returning to the motherland, Bai Chongxi's life entered the countdown.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek and Bai Chongxi calculated the "general account". For the "Gui Dynasty", "Li and Bai", the new hatred and old hatred, Chiang Kai-shek counted all the "Bai Chongxi".
When he was old, Bai Chongxi was bored, so he often went to Alishan to hunt and relieve loneliness, but he encountered "accidents" several times and almost died.
The extremely smart Bai Chongxi realized that someone wanted to "take" his life and never leave the house from now on.
On the evening of December 1, 1966, Bai Chongxi suddenly died.
official claims that Bai Chongxi "died due to a sudden heart disease ." But many people think that Bai Chongxi died of murder.
As for who is the murderer and who is the manipulator behind the scenes, there are many different opinions and no consensus.
There is a saying among them that is noisy and the "plot" is full of "peach color".
It is said that Bai Chongxi fell in love with a young and beautiful nurse in his later years.Because of his old age and a weak body, Bai Chongxi has been taking Chinese medicine tonic.
没想到，有人在中医专门为他配制的“补药”里做了文章……
结果，事发当晚，白崇禧与那位热恋护士夜宿白公馆，第二天被发现“裸死”于床榻之上，而那位漂亮的护士早已人间蒸发，消失得无影无踪。
Therefore, some people speculate that the beautiful nurse was the "culprit" of Bai Chongxi's sudden death in bed, and the official and Bai Chongxi's family insisted that Bai Chongxi died of a "sudden heart disease".
In this way, Bai Chongxi, who had been "smart" for a lifetime, bid farewell to the world in ignorance and unhappiness.
Bai Chongxi’s funeral
“smart” is nothing wrong, but the mistake is “thinking that you are smart”!
In today's society, there are always some smart people around us. Their "IQ" is high enough, but they may not be successful.
There are so many smart people who are afraid that others will not know their intelligence and are often used to hanging their intelligence in broad daylight.
They often show their intelligence (or shrewdness) regardless of the occasion, without any concealment, and spare no effort. They think they are smart and always regard others as fools.
In my opinion, this kind of cleverness is really unsatisfactory!
它会产生人与人之间的距离，它会让聪明人变得自负、浮躁、急于求成，在自以为是的“小聪明”中迷失自我，忘乎所以；
它会让聪明人丢失智慧和格局，它会让聪明人失去定力，最后栽倒在某个美丽的陷阱里。
Smart is not a bad thing. There is nothing wrong with being smart in itself, but the wrong thing is "thinking that you are smart".
Smartness is a kind of "talent" and a rare resource. Only by making good use of your own intelligence will you not let your intelligence ruin your life.
