When the General of the Republic was awarded the title in 1955, the generals waited for their glorious positions. But as you know, at that time, the selection of generals was not the current ten, but as high as twenty-two. For example, in the alternative, there is a well-known tough general like Xu Shiyou. Although his qualifications and achievements are unquestionable, why did he lose touch with the title of general? And listen to me.
Xu Shiyou, who was born in Shaolin, was armed with martial arts, and after completing his studies, he returned to his hometown to join the peasant Red Guards. Because of his ingenuity and bravery, the crowd elected him as captain. Later, he led his men to the Red Army. Almost all of the battles of Eyuwan and Anhui have Xu Shiyou's figure. He often fought several times a day, and each time he led his men to charge forward.
The fierce strength that Xu Shiyou himself brought with him always reminded everyone of Cao Cao's personal bodyguard Dianwei! With the increase in the number of wars, Xu Shiyou also took one step at a time, squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, battalion commander, and regiment commander. The promotion of military ranks also represents a bloody hunt again and again, and the spirit of desperate Sanlang makes the enemy army afraid. Before he became division commander, he had been the captain of the death squad nine times, and on 4 occasions he was seriously wounded, and if he had not been properly treated, he would not have been a later general. In 1932, after he followed the Red Fourth Front to the west to withdraw to the Shaanxi region, the troops were expanded and reorganized, and he was appointed division commander and deputy commander by the organization, and it was not long before he was promoted to commander.
Before the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he had the privilege of being sent to the University of the Red Army to study military theory. Later, for special reasons, when some problems were not clearly understood, he had to lead his troops to fight guerrilla warfare. Eventually it was discovered in time and stopped. As a result, in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he did not follow the three main forces to fight, but served as the deputy director of the Anti-Japanese University Affairs Department.
It was not until 1938, a full year after the Outbreak of Resistance Against Japan, that he was sent to the 386th Brigade organizationally to command the operation as Comrade Chen Geng's deputy. Later, because the Jiaodong area urgently needed to open up a base area, the organization sent him to Jiaodong to direct the operation. After the establishment of the Jiaodong Military Region, Xu Shiyou led his subordinates to kill the enemy bravely, not only the number of troops doubled, but also the area of the base area greatly increased. As the commander of the military region, he worked hard and complained, strict military discipline, and meticulousness.
During the Liberation War, the Central China Field Army was successfully merged with the Shandong Military Region, and Xu Shiyou was appointed deputy commander of the military region and commander of the Ninth Column of the East China Field Army. It can be said that in Shandong during the Liberation War, he was present in every battle.
With such high military merit and position having been included in the list of pre-awarded generals in 1952, why was it missed?
Originally, the number of people pre-authorized at that time was as high as 22, and after meetings with the central leaders and various factors, the final ruling was that only ten people were selected. And these ten people are representatives of all aspects. Although Xu Shiyougen zhengmiaohong was from the Red Fourth Front, Wang Shusheng's position in the army has always been a strong pressure on him, and after the decision of the Party Central Committee, Wang Shusheng was finally selected as a general!