For a long time, the image of senior generals has been to show people with decisiveness, composure, and even some ruthlessness. However, when their touching love story was revealed, people realized that the "iron man tenderness" was not groundless.
Bai Chongxi is such a senior Kuomintang general, he is known as "Xiao Zhuge ", known for his resourcefulness and decisiveness, and was even evaluated as "China's first cunning warlord".
However, in the face of his wife Ma Peizhang, Bai Chongxi is a "strict wife", and the big and small affairs of the family are decided by his wife. The two spent 37 years together, had 10 children, and remained together until old age.
Their marriage has also experienced ups and downs, but the smart Ma Peizhang has used his wisdom to protect this love. So, how did she do it?
Ma Peizhang, after a famous family in Guilin, Guangxi, followed his father to read poetry and books since he was a child, and he became famous. With a good face and a rare scholarly temperament, she entered the Guilin Women's Normal School at the age of fifteen, and was known as "the beauty of the outside of the show, and the talent and appearance are complete".
According to the media, the father Ma Weiqi is particularly cautious about his daughter's marriage choice, and only wishes her to marry an outstanding young man who also believes in Islam. And the arrangement of fate made Bai Chongxi's appearance change all this, and their arranged marriage finally became true love.
Ma Peizhang is 22 years old, and her marriage makes her father Ma Weiqi very worried. So he began to actively search for a suitable partner for his daughter. Among the many candidates, he took a fancy to Bai Chongxi, who had just won the battle and was full of spirit.
Bai Chongxi was born in 1983 and is nearly 10 years older than Ma Peizhang. He also came from a family of scholars, was gifted and hardworking, and has always been the best among his peers.
After the death of his father and the defeat of his family, 14-year-old Bai Chongxi applied for the Guangxi Army Primary School and became associated with the army. Over the next few years, he participated in many social activities as a student and officially enlisted in the army at the age of 19.
Over the next decade or so, he fought against bandits and old warlords many times, and showed outstanding military talent in the war, rising from an unknown small soldier to the chief of staff of the Dinggui Bandit Coalition and the former commander-in-chief of the enemy.
Ma Weiqi was attracted by Bai Chongxi's military and political achievements and thought he was a perfect candidate for a son-in-law. He learned that Bai Chongxi was young and promising, believed in Islam, and met his expectations in all aspects.
Although it is generally the man who proposes marriage, he is not informal, and uses Bai Chongxi's brother to match his daughter to protect her family. Bai Chongxi was indeed an outstanding soldier, he led the army to defeat the old warlords, and made great contributions to the unification of Guangxi, so he was given the title of "Little Zhuge ".
Ma Peizhang and Bai Chongxi's marriage was the decision of the family elders, and without the consent of the two of them, they never even met. But they all complied with their parents' arrangements and had a grand wedding on February 27, 1925.
Ma Peizhang is the daughter of a prestigious family, but she is married to a poor boy who is down-and-out. They lived in a dilapidated old house in the countryside, and Bai Chongxi was worried that Ma Peizhang would dislike his poor family, but Ma Peizhang was not squeamish at all, she felt that the mountains and rivers here were beautiful, and life should be more comfortable than in the city.
In order to express her love for her new daughter-in-law, Bai Chongxi's mother wanted to put all the delicious food and use at home close to Ma Peizhang first.
Despite being in a wealthy family, Ma Peizhang is not arrogant. She takes care of her mother-in-law considerately and treats her sister-in-law very politely. These excellent qualities have won her the affection of the whole family in a short period of time.
Bai Chongxi's mother-in-law proudly praised her filial daughter-in-law to others, and even Bai Chongxi, who was galloping on the battlefield, believed in her. In the period of war and panic, with Ma Peizhang's company, Bai Chongxi can feel precious peace and tranquility, and it is no exaggeration to say that Ma Peizhang is Bai Chongxi's spiritual healer.
The relationship between the two is even deeper because of this. However, two years later, a mistake by Bai Chongxi almost broke the relationship, but Ma Peizhang skillfully resolved the crisis by overcoming rigidity with softness.
So, what exactly did Bai Chongxi do in this war? In the face of these challenges, how did Ma Peizhang respond? In the 1927 Jiang-Gui War, Bai Chongxi was fighting on the front line, and Ma Peizhang had just given birth to his second daughter, and her health was still recovering.
In order to ensure the safety of his family, Bai Chongxi personally placed Ma Peizhang and his daughters in Hong Kong, while he stayed in Guilin to continue fighting. Although his main focus was on analyzing the situation and only wanting to defeat Chiang Kai-shek, he was a commander in chief of the army, so some people who wanted to convince him would take the initiative to offer women.
In the face of this situation, Ma Peizhang showed her wisdom and wit, overcame rigidity with softness, and successfully resolved this marital crisis.
Xu Huisheng is Bai Chongxi's adjutant, although he has some talents, he lacks practical character, and always wants to take shortcuts and leap forward. His family has made a family appointment for him, and his fiancée is a beautiful girl surnamed Wang, gentle and considerate, like the dream lover of talented people.
However, when Xu Huisheng first saw his fiancée, he began to plan how to use her for his own benefit. He thought of a vicious plan to invite Bai Chongxi to dine out, and after he was full, he began to cautiously ask Bai Chongxi if he missed his family.
Xu Huisheng wittily captured Bai Chongxi's loneliness, so he skillfully introduced Wang to him, and said many words to praise Wang, such as "heroes with beautiful women".
Bai Chongxi was a little fluttered by Xu Huisheng's praise, and he looked at the Wang family who had just walked into the room according to Xu Huisheng's arrangement. The Wang family had naturally heard of Bai Chongxi's reputation, she was so shy that she couldn't help herself, and this gentle appearance made Bai Chongxi feel pity immediately.
You must know that Bai Chongxi's wife Ma Peizhang has always been steady and polite, she acts magnificently, and her thoughts are close to that of modern independent women, although she is gentle and virtuous, she can't bring Bai Chongxi the feeling of being worshipped.
Bai Chongxi found a special sense of satisfaction in Wang's body, and for a while he forgot his promise to Ma Peizhang's "one life and one couple", and accepted Wang as a partial house.
Bai Chongxi appreciated the introducer Xu Huisheng very much, and directly promoted his position to the commander of the garrison. Although Ma Peizhang is thousands of miles away, she knows her husband's movements well.
In order to understand her husband's physical condition, Ma Peizhang found an "eyeliner" in the army through her mother's family. However, to her surprise, the scandal of the derailment preceded the news of the injury.
Ma Peizhang's "eyeliner" was not Bai Chongxi's cronies, and he didn't notice about his concubine at first, but when he found out, Bai Chongxi and Wang had been together for more than a year, and Wang had also given birth to a son for him.
Ma Peizhang understands that relationships need to be maintained, and although she and her husband are separated, she is still worried that his husband may cheat. However, when her husband really cheated on her, she didn't show it, although she was in pain inside.
She is a firm believer in monogamy and will not be shaken by this. Therefore, she is faced with two choices: one is to divorce and fulfill her husband and Wang; The second is to find a way to cut off contact between her husband and Wang.
As a mother, she needs to think about her children, her two daughters are still young and need the protection of their father, and it is difficult for the mother and daughter to live peacefully in a foreign land without their father.
In addition, she is also the daughter of the Ma family, and the cooperative relationship between the Ma family and the Bai family has become increasingly close. If she insists on divorcing, not only will her father oppose it, but both families will also suffer a major blow as a result.
Therefore, Ma Peizhang had no choice but to try to separate Bai Chongxi and Wang. The ancients said: "Outside the general, the military order is not subject to it." "The distance of space is too far for even a king's order to be disobeyed, let alone a wife's request?
Ma Peizhang decided to return to Guilin and personally interview Wang before making a decision.
In order to avoid Bai Chongxi misunderstanding that he was being watched, Ma Peizhang sent him a letter before leaving. In the sprinkling of thousand-word letters, Ma Peizhang spends a lot of space describing the growth of her two daughters and expressing her longing for her husband.
At the end of the letter, she mentioned that she had heard by chance that Bai Chongxi had found a new partner in Guilin, calmly asked him if he remembered the past promise, and said that she wanted to meet the newcomer.
Bai Chongxi was a little nervous after receiving the letter, because Ma Peizhang was in charge of everything in the family, and he was away for a long time, and Ma Peizhang was the real decision-maker in the family. Therefore, he is full of respect for Ma Peizhang.
In the process of getting along with Wang, Bai Chongxi found that although she was gentle and considerate, she could not accompany him to delve into some topics because of her limited knowledge. Although Wang is beautiful on the outside, it lacks connotation, which makes him feel empty.
Looking at the letter, Bai Chongxi was worried that Ma Peizhang would leave him out of disappointment. At this time, he realizes that his wife is his soul mate, and they have a heart-to-heart connection, and every conversation is deep and pleasant.
He understands that he may meet many lovers in his life, but it is not easy to truly understand himself. Fortunately, his confidant is his wife Ma Peizhang, but he has never known how to cherish it.
It wasn't until there was a crisis in his relationship that he really saw his heart clearly. So, Bai Chongxi decided to send someone to take Ma Peizhang back to Guilin.
He decided not to talk to Wang face-to-face about the breakup, and they also had a child between them, and he was worried that Wang would use the child to control him. At the same time, he is not good at dealing with such family disputes, so he believes that Ma Peizhang can help him solve these problems.
After Ma Peizhang returned to Guilin, she was still a little dissatisfied, so she went directly to visit Wang. Wang has a timid personality, and as soon as he heard that Ma Peizhang was Bai Chongxi's wife, he was a little afraid of her, worried that she would find her trouble.
However, Ma Peizhang did not show the vixen style, she spoke with Wang very kindly, and asked some details of Wang's relationship with Bai Chongxi.
According to Wang, Bai Chongxi's attitude towards her has gradually become cold recently, and if she doesn't have children, I'm afraid she won't come to visit her for a long time. Wang sighed deeply when he said this.
Ma Peizhang immediately understood that Wang's personality was simple and timid, and he was not a person who liked to cause trouble. Her relationship with Bai Chongxi has faded, and for her, she is probably unwilling to stay in the boudoir alone with her children.
So, Ma Peizhang offered to provide a large sum of money for the Wang family to let her be free, and her son would be raised by herself as the child of the Bai family, and promised to treat the child well.
Bai Chongxi admires Wang's bearing, realizing that his feelings are just empty names, and the union of his son and Ma Peizhang will bring more opportunities for his future. He followed Ma Peizhang's advice and took the initiative to leave the Wang family.
Although Bai Chongxi had no objection to his wife's treatment, this crisis made him see his feelings for the Wang family clearly, and he felt even more sorry for his wife who came all the way to Guilin.
He made up his mind that he would never let down his wife again in his life, and he would never do such a bastard thing again. 3.Si people passed away for a long time, and tears were shed on the coffin and tombstone of their lover. Bai Chongxi kept his promise and spent 37 years of ups and downs with Ma Peizhang.
On December 4, 1962, Ma Peizhang died of hypertension at the age of 59. Bai Chongxi was deeply saddened by the death of his wife, and even in a trance, he crouched next to Ma Peizhang's body, as if he wanted to find his wife's breath, however, he could no longer find it.
On the day of Ma Peizhang's burial, Bai Chongxi began to burst into tears the moment he left the mourning hall from the coffin. This general, who has always been in good spirits, seems to have cried until he has lost all the strength in his body, and can only be supported by his children to move forward slowly.
After Ma Peizhang's burial, Bai Chongxi strictly abided by the Islamic funeral rites, and took his children and grandchildren to his wife's grave for 40 consecutive days to recite **.
Every time he chanted, he was extremely focused, worried that a mistake in one word would affect Ma Peizhang's well-being in the afterlife. The pain of losing his loved one made him feel like a knife, as if his ribs had been shaved out of his life.
Since then, his face has become paler, his body has aged even more, and he is no longer as shrewd and capable as before. Four years later, he was poisoned in his bedroom in a strange way, and the true cause of death is still unknown.
But surprisingly, the day he died was exactly two days after Ma Peizhang's death. Therefore, some people speculate that Bai Chongxi set off ahead of time to find his wife's soul.
In the same cemetery, two tombstones facing each other from a distance seem to tell an eternal love story. Even though both have passed away, their affectionate stories still circulate in people's mouths.
This love story is like a movie with no ending, although there is no starring role, but the touching part of the story will always be there.