History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
Speaking of the old general Xu Shiyou, I believe that many people are not strangers. Rong Ma was loyal to the country all his life, and the heroic killing of the enemy on the battlefield broke out of his reputation. Coupled with his straightforward and hot temper, he is principled in his treatment of people and things, so he has been respected and appreciated by many people. But it was such a respectable veteran general who left us forever in 1985, and the whole country was in grief.
General Xu uttered four words from his mouth before his death, which made everyone who heard it change their faces. After his death, the number of people who came to attend his funeral exceeded 10,000, which shows how prestigious he was during his lifetime, and his military achievements were outstanding, and he made great achievements.
Back in 1905, a boy was born in a small, remote village in Xinyang, Henan Province. Ordinary, except for the family's joy, in that era environment, it did not cause excessive attention. He is Xu Shiyou, because his family is poor, he has developed a hard-working personality since he was a child. Later, he spent 8 years in the Shaolin Temple and learned a lifetime of martial arts, which also laid a solid foundation for his heroic performance on the battlefield.
In 1928, the Eleventh Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was established, and Xu was an ordinary soldier to a squad leader and a battalion commander. After fighting the enemy to the death again and again, he accumulated incomparably rich combat experience, and also rose to the top with his heroic performance.
He also participated in the Long March of our army, leading the Fourth Army of the Red Fourth Front, fighting with the subordinates led by Hu Zongnan for two days and two nights, and finally destroying the enemy and destroying the enemy's prestige and the idea of pursuing. The autumn soldiers on the battlefield are sharp spears on the battlefield and the solid backing of our army, and Xu Laofeng's great achievements are worth remembering all the time.
The battlefield had no eyes, and Elder Xu had been injured many times, but after the injuries improved, he began the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, and has been charging in the front line. It is precisely because of this long-term hard work, coupled with the fact that there are old injuries that have not been properly healed. In 1984, Xu Lao often had physical discomfort, especially the pain in his stomach. But he did not take this matter to heart, and has always stuck to his post and worked hard. When he couldn't bear to go to the hospital for examination, he found that the liver cancer was advanced.
Later, Elder Xu was often in a coma, and the situation has not been good. The leaders visited many times, but he did not react at all. Later, on the day that Yang Shangkun came to visit on behalf of Deng Gong, suddenly, Elder Xu said four words with difficulty. The people who were originally present saw that Elder Xu was able to speak, thinking that the situation would improve. But after listening to the four words he said, his face changed greatly. He said: I'm finished. Then he passed out again.
At 16:57 on October 22, 1985, General Xu Lao died of illness at the age of 81.
Such a hero with outstanding military achievements, on top of the memorial service and funeral held for him, tens of thousands of people heard the news. There were his comrades-in-arms, there were leaders, and there were people who admired him. Wreaths were piled all over the place, because there were so many that in the end even the wreaths of the commander of the Grand Military Region could not be put into the auditorium, and finally moved to the side hall.
A lifetime of hard work, a lifetime of battlefield, the deeds of the old general Xu have been singing in our ears and echoing in everyone's hearts for a long time. Although his story is over, his spirit is still spreading.