Ma Xizhen (馬希珍,
Xiao'erjing
Xiao'erjing or Xiao'erjin or Xiaor jin or in its shortened form, Xiaojing, literally meaning "children's script" or "minor script" (cf. "original script" referring to the original Perso-Arabic script; zh, s=本经, t=本經, p=Běnjīng, Xiao ...
: ) was a
Chinese Hui Muslim General, born in Bahuzhuang village (八戶庄村) in
Guanghe County
Guanghe County (, Xiao'erjing: ) is a county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, located in the province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. I ...
,
Gansu province. He joined the
Ninghai Army in
Qinghai
Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...
and became part of its Fifth Cavalry Army. He then became the commander of the third cavalry regiment of the first division. Ma fought against Soviet and Mongol forces in the
Pei-ta-shan Incident
The Battle of Baitag Bogd Mountain ( mn, Байтаг богдын тулгарал, translit=Baitag bogdyn tulgaral) or Beitashan Incident (; alternatively ''Baitak Bogdo incident'') was a border conflict between China, Mongolia, and the Sovie ...
. Under his command served the
Salar Muslim General
Han Youwen
Han Youwen (; October 1912 – February 22, 1998) was an ethnic Salar Muslim General in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, born in Hualong Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai. His Muslim name was Muhammad Habibullah ().
Caree ...
who led the First Cavalry Division.
Wang 1999b
p. 274.
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