Why did Bai Chongxi refuse to direct the decisive battle of the Chinese Communist Party to determine the fate of China

Why did Bai Chongxi refuse to direct the decisive battle of the Chinese Communist Party to determine the fate of China


December 1949, the Kuomintang civil war has been set, Bai Chongxi retreated to Hainan Island, Li Zongren has been from Hong Kong to the United States. December 30, Bai Chongxi in Haikou to Taiwan, to Taiwan after only idle, and ultimately died in Taiwan. Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren always called "Li Bai", Li Zongren finally completely with Chiang Kai-shek break, Bai Chongxi chose to stay in Taiwan for the rest of his life.
For a long time, Bai Chongxi in the history of the figure blurred The history of the mainland writers have little ink on him, people only know that he is the other side of Chiang Gui war, Gui warlords; and in the history of the Republic of China, Bai Chongxi was called "abdication" Chiang Kai-shek abdicated, to Taiwan after unsuccessful. In Bai Xianyong book "father and the Republic of China - Bai Chongxi general figure", he Bai Chongxi's life and the entire Republic of history connected to clarify the outside world on Bai Congxi misunderstanding, combing his complex relationship with Chiang Kai-shek. The history of the two sides are blurred figure, slowly clear out.
Why did Bai Chongxi refuse to direct the decisive battle of the Chinese Communist Party to determine the fate of China
In 1938, Bai Chongxi participated in the Wuhan Military Conference, according to the old map
The Cause of the War
Bai Xianyong was originally prepared to write his father "Yang worthy days", written with the finishing out of more than 500 and Bai Chongxi related historical photos. Holding the "photo to show the true history" of the idea, Bai Xianyong first photo collection published around the photo introduction Bai Chongxi life. Although only the photos, but has been able to feel the thrilling history of the Republic of China.
During the Northern Expedition, Bai Chongxi was the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, once with the Guangxi Army into Beijing, 1927 to complete the situation to reverse the Northern Expedition, "Longtan battle", this is the hero. The end of the Northern Expedition, Chiang Kai-shek on the adoption of Yang Yongtai "cut fan" proposal, ready to dissolve the Northern Expedition of the army. At this time, the Wuhan side of the young cadres of the northern group of Hubei Hu Zongduo, Tao Jun and other fought in Hunan attack Lu Ping Ping, resulting in the so-called "Hunan", although Li Zongren Bai Chongxi tried to extinguish the fire, the lifting of Hu Tao soldiers, But Chiang Kai-shek "Gui Gui" policy has been set, even more secretly operate Bai Chongxi army tactics. Bai Chongxi's National Revolutionary Army fourth group army for the Tang Shengzhi old department, Chiang Kai-shek bought Tang Shengzhi dive to Pingjin, policy against white Chongxi department. Eventually Jiang Gui war broke out, Lee, white was designated as "rebel", Bai Chongxi even flee to Annan. Northern expedition, Bai Chongxi just 35 years old, high-spirited, and instantly changed from the hero to "rebel."
Since Chiang Kai-shek and Gui began to oppose for nearly a decade, until the "July 7 Incident", Chiang Kai-shek called on the national anti-Japanese, Bai Chongxi response, and Chiang Kai-shek again, command or participate in the command of the Shanghai tour, Taier Zhuang, And so on these famous battles, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War by the National Government Qingtian day the highest medal.
Refused to command Xu clam war
The victory of the war, the civil war began, between spring and summer of 1946, the KMT and the CPC in the long road on the military town of Siping Street to start a large-scale positional warfare. Both sides of the set of 10 million, Bai Xianyong said it was "the Kuomintang civil war began the largest positive combat." Warfare fierce, the two sides are cutting the occasion, Chiang Kai-shek sent Bai Chongxi on May 17 to the northeast of the war, command Du Yuming, and its new six army, new army, seventy-one army captured Siping Street, and continue to attack Changchun. Lin Biao troops could not hold, to the Songhua River north shore of Harbin retreat. Bai Chongxi flew back to Nanjing, reported to Chiang Kai-shek war situation, advocated the Kuomintang army victory, occupation of Harbin, Qiqihar, Jiamusi and other cities, won the Northeast. At that time Sun Liren rate army army new army, has been over the Songhua River north shore, arrived in Shuangcheng, less than 100 kilometers away from Harbin, Mao ordered Lin Biao ready to abandon Harbin. On June 6, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the truce (known as the second truce). Lin Biao then have the opportunity to counterattack the whole army, the northeast situation reversed.
Many of the Kuomintang people on the victory of Siping Street and the subsequent reversal of the war, that the Northeast affected the whole civil war results. Bai Xianyong in 2011 in the "warm" magazine specifically wrote "post-war dispute in the Northeast" in detail the war in the Northeast. Qi Bangyuan in the "giant river" also mentioned his father Qi Shiying regret the Northeast. Bai Xianyong that Chiang Kai-shek unilaterally ordered the cease-fire for two reasons: one is the United States hope that the Kuomintang peace, the organization of the coalition government, Marshall has been mediation, to Chiang Kai-shek pressure requirements of the truce, and even several times that broadcast, ; On the other hand Chiang Kai-shek himself also have to judge the error, he thought Lin Biao has been defeated, no fighting, stop playing again to win, did not expect the army to fight back success.
In April 1948, Li Zongren was elected "vice president" success, May Bai Chongxi by the Secretary of Defense was appointed "commander in chief of the Chinese army". Bai Chongxi took office after the "Shoujiang will first keep the Huai", the proposed "Huazhong suppression of total" located close to Nanjing Bengbu, in Xuzhou, Bengbu between the Jianghuai Mountains, the use of offensive defense, adhere to long-term combat; also pointed out that the Central Plains must Unified command, can not be divided use, made in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi five provinces defense. When the appointment was published, Bai Chongxi's idea of ​​"five provinces" was not realized. Chiang Kai-shek divided the Central China War zone into two areas. The "Central China" Imagine being completely disrupted. He is also considered Xuzhou easy to attack, not suitable for the command center, Liu Zhi is not a first-class war, directly under the judge: "the Central Plains army division use, the future will be no doubt!" Bai Chongxi did not accept the appointment, Chiang Kai-shek sent more people to Shanghai to urge, barely to Hankou took office.
In October 1948, the Huaihai Campaign (the Kuomintang side called "Xu clam war") has not yet begun, because the Kuomintang army in the northeast defeat, He Yingqin, Gu Zhutong held a military conference in Nanjing, hope Bai Chongxi can come out unified command Hankou Xuzhou two " total". Bai Xianyong book said, on October 30 Bai Chongxi from Hankou back to Nanjing, the day looks quite confident, the next day suddenly refused to accept the unified command. Bai Chongxi found Xuzhou "destroy the total" has long been the main force of several troops deployed in Xuzhou as the center of the Longhai Railway and Jinpu railway line, the word lined up to become a "dead cross", Xuzhou plains According to the war once easy to break the enemy, the war is imminent, to relocate hundreds of thousands of troops is no longer possible. Plus Xuzhou "destroy the total" generals Qiu Qingquan, Huang Bo Tao, Li and others are Chiang Kai-shek's Huangpu love, Bai Chongxi had not and their origin, it is difficult to command.
Bai Xianyong's comment on "refusing to command" is: "The decision made by the father on the evening of October 30, refused to command the battle of Xu clam, may be his life the most difficult, but afterwards seems to be the most sensible of a choice ... ... Xu clan battle , Is the Kuomintang civil war the final victory and defeat of a battle, the success or failure of a non-father can play. Afterwards it seems not just military, he made this decision, the need for great courage and wisdom. If the beginning of the beginning of Chiang Kai-shek will use his father 'Shoujiang will first Huai Huai', set to 'destroy the total' in Bengbu, unified command by the father, I am afraid the outcome of the war will not be so. , Chiang does not understand. "