Bai Chongxi ( 18 March 1893 -- 1 December 1966 ) , also spelled Pai Chung-hsi , was a Chinese Muslim general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China . Bai Chongxi ( 18 March 1893 -- 1 December 1966 ) , , also spelled Pai Chung-hsi , was a Chinese general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China ( ROC ) .