). ▁ ▁X ue ▁had ▁march ed ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁meeting , ▁but ▁Chen na ult ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁disappoint ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁quest ▁for ▁arms ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁counter off ensive : ▁ ▁Chen na ult ' s ▁super iors ▁had ▁taken ▁everything ▁for ▁an ▁effort ▁being ▁organized ▁in ▁Ch ong q ing . ▁ ▁And ▁so : ▁ ▁Chinese ▁civil ▁war ▁and ▁after ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁X ue ▁refused ▁to ▁exchange ▁his ▁gold ▁for ▁the ▁Gold ▁Y uan ▁paper ▁currency ▁as ▁mand ated ▁by ▁law . ▁ ▁When ▁Hu ang ▁Sh a ox ion g ▁informed ▁X ue ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁illegal , ▁X ue ▁respond ed ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁sub ordinates ' ▁gold ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁in ▁blood ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁personally ▁responsible ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁When ▁Chi ang ▁K ai - she k ▁retre ated ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁X ue ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁def ending ▁H ain an ▁Island . ▁The ▁vict orious ▁Red ▁Army ▁defeated ▁the ▁dem oral ized ▁National ist ▁Forces . ▁ ▁X ue ▁left ▁for ▁Taiwan ▁after ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁H ain an ▁col lapsed . ▁In ▁Taiwan , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁staff , ▁in ▁name ▁only . ▁He ▁was ▁Master ▁of ▁Cer em ony , ▁an ▁honor ary ▁title , ▁at ▁Chi ang ▁K ai - she k ' s ▁fun eral ▁in ▁ 1 9 7