In 1955, after General Xu Shiyou was transferred to the commander of the Nanjing Military Region, he always liked to walk on the street after dinner, not only to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the street, but also to understand the lives of ordinary people. Unexpectedly, during a walk, I actually met a gang of gangsters.
Xu Shiyou
After dinner that day, Xu Shiyou, as usual, went out for a walk with a few guards, and when the group walked near the Confucius Temple, a guard suddenly found a group of gangsters who were prying the door of the shop, and he quickly reported the news to the commander Xu Shiyou. He also asked the commander whether he needed to call the Military Region Security Section, but general Xu Shiyou directly whispered, "These few hair thieves don't need to be called."
Then he added: "These hair thieves are really the pests of society, go, let's go and clean them up!" So General Xu Shiyou walked in the forefront and led the guards to block the way of these gangsters, getting closer and closer to this group of gangsters.
Xu Shiyou performs martial arts
However, the gangsters, intently priing the door, did not notice anyone approaching. At this time, General Xu Shiyou, who was approaching, suddenly shouted: "Put down the things in your hands quickly, and follow me to the police station, otherwise you will look good!"
Hearing this reprimand, several gangsters were startled suddenly, and turned around nervously to see that it was an old man with a few young people, and his mood instantly relaxed. The gangsters stared at nearly ten people on their side, would they be afraid of these five or six people on the other side? And there was an old man among them.
The leader of the gangsters said to the general: Old man, I advise you not to be nosy, the guys in the hands of the brothers are not long-eyed, and when the time comes, they will hurt anyone, don't blame me for not greeting me in advance, hurry up and give me the way. ”
As soon as General Xu Shiyou heard this, he did not bat an eyelid and said to the gangsters: Just by relying on a few of you, what can I do? I urge you to hurry up and grab it, and not to make unnecessary struggles. The leader of the gangsters continued, "The old man sees that you are old enough, and if you don't want to live for a few more years, then I will fulfill you." ”
Then he said to his brother, "First knock this old man down, and then clean up the others." As soon as the guards heard this, they were about to rush upwards, and General Xu Shiyou stopped the guards and said to the guards: These few hair thieves are enough for me alone.
General Xu Shiyou handed his coat to the guards, and one of them stepped forward. I have to say that the general's fist and foot kung fu is really good. Left a punch to the right, turn around and another kick, really fist with the wind, agile and rapid. Before it was a minute, the dozen or so gangsters on the other side were already overwhelmed. Seeing this scene, the leader of the gangsters was actually frightened and stood silly in the same place.
The leader of the gangsters just reacted, immediately gestured to prepare to slip away, and as soon as he turned around, he was pressed to the ground by the guards, and then three times five divided by two subdued a group of people and directly thrown into the corner. Then General Xu Shiyou asked the guards to hurry up and notify the police station to arrest people. Ten minutes later, the police arrived at the scene and laughed at the group of people lying in the corner.
Xu Shiyou communicated with the warriors
Then, after the police and General Xu Shiyou learned about the situation, they took the gangsters away one by one. After the police left, the guards surrounded General Xu Shiyou and exclaimed, "The commander's kung fu is really good, especially those few kicks are too addictive", that is, we are probably not the commander's opponents together.
When the commander-in-chief heard this, he laughed and said to the soldiers, "Don't slap your ass, I know my kung fu, but I really can't enjoy it enough." Then he talked and laughed with the soldiers and returned to the compound of the military region. These gangsters may not know that standing in front of them is the founding general Xu Shiyou, if they know, it is estimated that they will not dare to do anything if they dare to do so.
Be loyal before death, and filial piety after death
General Xu Shiyou was born in 1905 to an ordinary peasant family in Macheng, Hubei Province. At that time, the peasants' life was very hard, and even filling their stomachs became a luxury. After Xu Shiyou was born, his mother Xu Lishi especially liked the child and called the milk name "Three Servants".
Unfortunately, the birth of this child did not bring any joy to this suffering family, but added a little sadness to the family. My father was busy with the family's livelihood every day, and even if he came out early and returned late, did not eat or sleep, the family still did not have enough to eat. In those years, Hubei suffered famine, and many people starved to death.
Xu Shiyou in his youth
And Xu Shiyou's family has a total of 9 people, eating is a big problem, Xu Shiyou due to malnutrition, small and black. The mother looked in the eyes and the pain was in the heart, at that time, Xu Shiyou's mother had not eaten for several days, and her body was already a little puffy. In order to keep the family alive, Xu Shiyou's father plans to sell Xu Shiyou to others.
One day, two human traffickers, carrying two buckets of rice in their hands, planned to buy Xu Shiyou. After seeing the two people come in, Xu Shiyou's mother rushed out desperately, crying while shouting "three boys", under the insistence of his mother, Xu Shiyou was not sold. That day, Xu Li's tears soaked Xu Shiyou's shirt, and from then on, in Xu Shiyou's heart, his mother was the greatest person in the world.
Soon Xu Shiyou's father died of illness, leaving a large group of people, and all the pressure was transferred to Xu Shiyou's mother. In order to keep the family from dispersing, Xu Shiyou's mother got up early every day and was greedy, thrifty, and tried to take care of this big family.
Xu Shiyou's mother
When Xu Shiyou was eight years old, his family was too poor, and in order to survive, Xu Shiyou followed a boxer to the Songshan Shaolin Temple and stayed for eight years. When Xu Shiyou set out from home, his mother stuffed him with the only eight eggs in the family and left a pair of bracelets for him to think about.
During his eight years at the Shaolin Temple, Xu Shiyou missed his mother every moment. The moment Xu Shiyou came down the mountain, not to mention how happy he was, he could finally see his mother who thought about it day and night. Xu Shiyou's first words when he returned home were: Mother, I have learned the skill, which can let you enjoy the blessings.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, one day Xu Shiyou was ready to go out to do farm work, and just when he went out, he saw that the village bullies were bullying Xu Shiyou's eldest brother and still humiliating his mother next to him. Xu Shiyou was instantly enraged and directly punched the bully in the face. I didn't expect to shoot too hard, and directly beat the bully to death.
Xu Shiyou and his mother
This can make Xu Shiyou's mother anxious, and the government will definitely arrest Xu Shiyou, and maybe let Xu Shiyou lose his life. In desperation, after discussing the family's plan, Xu Shiyou was far away from home, and the farther away the better.
Xu Shiyou, who had just returned home for a short time, left his hometown again. Xu Shiyou quietly left the only 20 pieces of ocean on his body under his mother's quilt. But when Xu Shiyou just left the village, he found 20 pieces of ocean in his bag, Xu Shiyou burst into tears, knelt on the ground and prostrated his head in the direction of the village.
Since then, Xu Shiyou participated in the revolution, and occasionally went home to see his old mother, and after 1932, Xu Shiyou followed the troops to the south to fight in the northern war, and never returned to his hometown. After the victory of the revolution, due to the busy work, there was no time to go home.
Until 1952, when he finally had the opportunity to set foot on the land of his hometown again, the closer he was to his hometown, the more anxious Xu Shiyou became. He didn't know if his mother was still alive or if she could still be blessed.
The scenery in front of him became more and more familiar, and Xu Shiyou knew that he was getting closer and closer to home. When the familiar hut appeared in front of Xu Shiyou, after seeing the old man standing outside the house, Xu Shiyou was stunned, and he did not dare to come forward.
At this time, Xu Shiyou's heart began to beat faster, and when Xu Shiyou walked to the old man, the old man suddenly asked: You are the three boys. As soon as the old woman opened her mouth, Xu Shiyou threw herself on her knees and cried and shouted: Mother, no filial piety, come back.
From the beginning of the western expedition with the army in 1932, it has now been 20 years, and Xu Lishi has also waited for 20 years. Xu Shiyou's mother was already in tears at this time, holding her son and crying.
Ten minutes later, Xu Shiyou took his mother's hand and returned home together. Looking at the house that leaked wind everywhere and the walls of the family disciples, Xu Shiyou's heart was full of mixed feelings. Later, Xu Shiyou consulted with his mother and wanted his mother to go to Jinan to enjoy happiness, and when he heard his son say this, Xu Shiyou's mother agreed.
After coming to Jinan, Xu Mu was not very accustomed to chopping firewood, cooking, and feeding pigs every day in the countryside, and after coming to the city, someone washed and cooked, and when she entered the door, there were guard reports and salutes, all of which she was not used to. Within a few months, he told Xu Shiyou that he wanted to go back to the countryside, not because life here was not good enough, but because he was used to everything in the countryside.
After Xu Shiyou repeatedly pulled him to stay, the old mother promised to live for a while longer. Xu Shiyou is very busy at work every day, and almost only at night can he find time to talk to his old mother. The old mother always said to Xu Shiyou, we are poor people, we can't do oppressive things. It may be that Xu Shiyou's mother saw the people washing and cooking at home and would say these words to Xu Shiyou.
Later, at the repeated request of his mother, Xu Shiyou had no choice but to send the old man back to the village, and before leaving, the old mother said to Xu Shiyou: We must work well for the country and do not do oppressive things.
In 1957, Xu Shiyou returned to his hometown again, and in addition to being happy, this meeting was also a little sad. The old mother said to Xu Shiyou: I am a 78-year-old person, and I will see him less than once in the future. After hearing these words, Xu Shiyou, who had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, actually cried loudly, he knew that this was his mother saying goodbye to him.
A few days later, under the watchful eye of his mother, Xu Shiyou left his hometown again, and when he left, Xu Shiyou said to his mother: Mother, the son will come back to see you, but this time Xu Shiyou reneged on his word.
In 1965, Xu Shiyou was inspecting the work on the front line of coastal defense, when he suddenly saw a telegram from his mother who was seriously ill, at this time Xu Shiyou was anxious in his heart, but he had no choice but to do official business. After the inspection work was over, Xu Shiyou immediately returned to Nanjing. Unfortunately, the day did not go according to people's wishes, xu Shiyou had not yet arrived in Nanjing, and he received the news of his mother's death. After arriving in Nanjing, Xu Shiyou knelt in front of his mother's portrait and cried loudly, saying, "Wait for your son to accompany you."
Tomb of Xu Shiyou
Therefore, in Xu Shiyou's heart, there has always been an obsession, he will be buried a hundred years later, accompanied by his mother. Later, after many applications, it was finally approved, but the general's wish to "be loyal before death and filial piety after death" was fulfilled.