Not long ago, when driving to relatives, passing by Daji Town, Caidian District, not far from home, along the Houguan Lake greenway near the Pi Sihai, there is a mouth on the side of the willow wave, asphalt road, uphill into the bay to the Baojiazui Village Committee, along the fork in the road opposite the village committee, into a small village called Xu Wan, the village is xu surnamed people, the villagers told me with great interest, the ancestral home of Xu Jinglei, a well-known actress, a talented actress who performs, directs, and has great calligraphy, is in this village.
The origin of this statement is that Xu Jinglei's father Xu Zijian wrote a book entitled "Father's Military Uniform" to tell that his grandfather Xu Fangxing, who came to Xiangtan, Hunan Province, from Xuwan, Xiaoji, Hanyang, Hubei (now renamed Xuwan, Baojiazui Village, Daji Town, Caidian District, Wuhan) to do business.
When Xu Chenghuan was a teenager, the Xu family was a famous and prestigious family at that time, the industry was flourishing in the Hunan area, and he lived well from an early age, however, when he was a teenager, it coincided with the chaotic world, business failure, the family situation was declining, he lived a wealthy life, but did not develop a good and lazy character, in the face of the family road, Xu Chenghuan knew how to stand on his own feet, and began to start a small business, living a life that was less than the top, more than the bottom.
Soon after, Xu Chenghu decided to abandon the business and practice medicine, changed his profession and began to study Chinese medicine, after learning Chinese medicine, he went to learn Western medicine and became a famous local doctor. Later, when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, he resolutely decided to abandon everything, chose to join the army, entered the military medical research class for further study, became a real military doctor, and fought with the troops in the forefront, and he began a military career of more than ten years.
First, the commander of the collision division was almost shot
In 1940, Xu Chenghuan served as the lieutenant colonel's military medical director and health captain of the 63rd Division of the Nationalist Army, when a new division commander named Leng Xin came. One morning during the exercise, more than 9,000 officers and men lined up to listen to Leng Xin's words. The divisional health team is in the front row of the line. A newly recruited medic soldier stood up and his heels were not together, Leng Xin saw a change in his face, and he was furious: "What military appearance and discipline?" Not even Li Zheng! The entire playground of the health team ran ten laps. ”
So more than two hundred officers and men ran out of the line, surrounded by a team of several thousand people, and ran along the playground. When the sun was shining, a few laps down, everyone was tired and sweaty. Leng Xin's face was livid, and he looked at it coldly and found Xu Chenghu standing in the ranks of the division officials, not carrying out the running order. He immediately lowered his face and shouted, "Xu Chenghuan! Why didn't you run? ”
"Report to the commander-in-chief, the other day my leg was sprained." Leng Xin was very unhappy, so he said loudly, "You can't run? Then go on stage and sing! Xu Chenghuan was also angry in his heart, and his answer was a little lukewarm: "Report to the chief conductor, I will not sing." If you want to listen, I can sing a Beijing opera. Leng Xin listened, anger from the heart, this is to resist the order, mocking the commander, reaching out and pulling out the pistol in his waist. The chief of staff of the division next to him immediately stepped forward and held the pistol and muttered a few words in his ear, and Leng Xin put away the pistol angrily and left angrily.
At that time, Xu Chenghu had been working in the army for 8 years, and he had a nephew who was much older than him, Xu Zhiqian, chief of the general staff of the group army and lieutenant general who had participated in the First Uprising of Wuchang in Xinhai. Xu Chenghuan purchased medicines, according to the "custom", there were 5% to 8% rebates, he used this money to purchase materials, and built the health team into a rest area for officers, where commanders at all levels of the division could come to take hot baths, eat Hunan dishes, smoke and chat, so they were very familiar with him. At the critical moment, these factors all played a role; a few days later, Xu Chenghuan's nephew also sent a telegram to Leng Xin, plus Xu Chenghuan's own work was also serious and responsible, so the division commander also met him and smiled.
Second, the chief's aunt has a crush on retirement
After the surrender of the Japanese army, Xu Chenghu served as the director of the military medical department of the division headquarters and the director of the left-behind department, because he was intelligent and capable, hung the officer's diagonal shawl, wore military uniforms and riding boots, the image was very handsome, and he was born with artistic cells, he went on stage to play, sang well, and the spectators listened to it like crazy.
At that time, in addition to managing the hospital of the division headquarters and allocating combat materials in the logistics warehouse, Xu Chenghu was also responsible for seeing the dependents of the army above the battalion commander. There are dozens of dependents in the left-behind area, and the age difference is also quite large. In the Kuomintang army, the income of school-level officers is medium, the depreciation of legal tender is serious, and the military salary is only enough to support the family; to the major general and lieutenant general, that is, the division level and the military level, the monthly income is as high as four or five hundred silver dollars, so there are more people who marry their aunts.
Xu Chengxun's 63rd Division, major general Xu Zhixun, huangpu fifth stage, when he Chinese New Year's Eve was eight years old, he won the "Martial Arts Certificate" of the Central Military Commission and the "Golden Leaf Award" of the United States for his victory in the blockade battle between Longtan Division and Mountain Gate, which was the time when he was proud of his life. He married a room aunt named Wang Xuexia, eighteen years old, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, melon face, exquisite facial features, delicate skin, very beautiful, it is said that the family opened a tofu factory, by the wives behind the called "tofu Xishi", the aunt gave birth to a child, because the child is sick from time to time, need to find a military doctor, and several military doctors in the military medical department, she feels that Xu Chenghuan's medical skills are better, so several times asked him to go to the younger daughter to see a doctor, injections, because it is the child of the division commander, Xu Chenghuan is of course very serious.
Once, after Xu Chenghu gave the child an injection, she gave him a gold ring, saying that the child's illness was much better and thanked him. He repeatedly pushed but could not drop, so he accepted it, and when he returned home, he handed it to his wife, saying that the wife of the master was very polite, but it was not good to receive gifts from others, so the wife asked him to buy something to return the gift.
That time Xu Chenghuan went to see the child again, and the aunt asked why the ring was not brought, and he said that he had handed it over to his wife. In the next few times, every time she saw a doctor, Mrs. Wang must send him some small gifts, saying that your family is burdened and needs money, you can tell her. Xu Chenghuan politely thanked her for her kindness every time, saying that although the family had a large population, there was no problem in life.
After so many times, the aunt finally made it clearer, saying that she liked Xu Chenghuan's type of man; and said that when she saw a doctor last year, Xu Chenghuan worked seriously and left a good impression. After seeing the patient, he was sent out the door, turned politely, smiled and nodded his head. With this nod and a smile, the aunt thought she had a crush on her. Later, every time she left after seeing her child, Mrs. Wang stood in the doorway and watched him walk away.
Xu Chengxun said that the aunt of the head of the division commander was young and did not know anything, even if it was a heavenly posture and national color, he did not have the courage to do so, so he wrote a letter and refused, did not expect that this letter was seen by the division commander Xu Zhixun, was furious, and demanded that Xu Chenghuan be removed from his post and investigated, and later the deputy division commander and the chief of staff interceded, saying that Xu Chenghuan was not such a person, and after eight years of the War of Resistance, Xu Chenghuan's treatment of officers and men and the care of his dependents were good, and after their explanation, the matter was calmed down. After this peach-colored storm, Xu Chenghuan considered that Xu Zhixun had a heavy army in his hand and a heavy weight, and felt that shili could not stay, so he decided to change careers and go home.
3. Participate in the Revolution in the Dingtao Campaign
Xu Chenghu, who returned home from another job, is still hanging in his hometown, but the simplicity and directness of the soldiers have become an indelible mark in the bones. The world collapsed, natural and man-made disasters lasted for years, the Nationalist government and local gangs blindly competed for power and profits, and ran amok in the townships; practicing medicine was only a matter of time, but they were restrained everywhere, and Xu Chenghuan could only return to the Kuomintang troops again.
In the first battle of Dingtao during the subsequent Liberation War, Xu Chenghuan's army was annihilated by Liu Shuai's army, and Xu Chenghu was taken prisoner. The platoon leader who caught him was an 18-year-old small platoon leader of the People's Liberation Army, who was only a squad leader before the battle began, and when the platoon leader learned that Xu Chenghuan was a military doctor, he pointed the barrel of his gun downwards, held Xu Chenghu's right hand in his left hand, and did his ideological work all the way, "Come to our side, the People's Liberation Army is the people's army, and there is no way out with the Kuomintang reactionaries." "Persuade him to join the revolution. While captured, Xu Chenghuan was arranged to live in a house with Minister Yong Mingde of the Central Plains Field Military and Civilian Movement Department. Minister Yong was a few years older than Xu Chenghu and was very easy-going, and the matter of letting him join the People's Liberation Army was mentioned only once, and he was never mentioned again.
At the beginning of the meal, Xu Chenghu and Minister Yong ate together, sometimes scrambling two eggs, sometimes some slices of meat. The cooking squad leader in charge of delivering food is surnamed Zhu and is an old eighth road. After getting acquainted, Xu Chenghuan said to him: "Your commander's food is good." Old Zhu smiled, "The chief is stained with your light, and according to the regulations, he can only fight the tooth sacrifice twice a week." Xu Chenghuan asked him again: "Can the People's Liberation Army arrest Zhuang Ding?" Lao Zhu said: "The People's Liberation Army does not arrest Zhuang Ding, and everyone voluntarily joins the People's Liberation Army." ”
There, Xu Chenghu also met countless "migrant workers" who came voluntarily—some carrying water and food on their shoulders, some pushing carts to deliver food and ammunition, some carrying stretchers to transport the wounded, and some helping to escort prisoners... Xu Chenghuan thought of the kuomintang army's civilian husbands, either forcibly arrested, or paid for hiring, no matter what they did, they had to send soldiers to guard them, even beatings and scoldings were commonplace, and escapes happened from time to time.
After some time, a deputy political commissar Zhang came to see Xu Chenghuan. After inquiring about Xu Chenghu's experience, he said: "We are fighting wars to liberate the people of all Of China. Minister Yong told Xu Chenghuan that this deputy political commissar Zhang was the deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region. Xu Chenghuan was shocked to hear this, and thought to himself that this was a high-ranking general of the same level as Gu Zhutong in the Kuomintang army, and he was so approachable.
The contrast between the two armies and the people's hearts and minds stimulated Xu Chenghu all the time. In the end, he chose to stay in the People's Liberation Army to continue to work as a military doctor, after which he followed the large troops into the Dabie Mountains and participated in many major battles, on the battlefield, in addition to being a military doctor who saved lives and helped the wounded, he was also a soldier carrying a gun to the battlefield, fighting bravely against the enemy. Once in a battle, Xu Chenghuan's leg was broken, but there were still wounded people in front of him who needed urgent treatment. So Xu Chenghuan couldn't care about himself, but he was stunned to put his legs up, and he began to concentrate on operating on the wounded.
Until the founding of New China. In December 1949, Xu Chenghuan was appointed director of the office of the Chongqing Municipal Health Bureau and chief of the medical administration section. Such a spirit is awe-inspiring, after the end of the war, Xu Chenghu continued to struggle in the cause of saving lives and helping the injured, and later he was more than 100 years old, and his body was still tough. In 2015, he was awarded the "Commemorative Medal for the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression".
Xu Chenghuan not only has outstanding merits, he educated his son Xu Zijian, published a book called "Father's Military Uniform", is a family history with his father as the protagonist, Xu Zijian to his daughter Xu Jinglei from childhood to strict discipline, her talent and family education are naturally inseparable, so that she grew into a famous talented woman in the entertainment industry, now in her forties she still has an elegant temperament, the so-called years have never defeated beauty. She wrote well in calligraphy, but in the final analysis, it was a good education for her family.
References for this article: Father's Uniform