(Admiral Xu Shiyou)
General Xu Shiyou is no stranger to everyone, he was awarded the rank of general in 1955, and since joining the revolution, he has fought bloody battles on the battlefield for decades, and his military achievements have been outstanding, and Chairman Mao has highly praised him.
He is a military general, relying on a martial art and extraordinary courage, laid a world for the country, by his comrades-in-arms as "Shaolin General" and "Great Sword Regiment Leader", so is General Xu's martial arts really particularly high?
At the age of eight, he learned the art of shaolin temple and eventually beat the master
General Xu Shiyou, whose original name was Xu Shiyou, was born in 1905 to a poor family in Henan, and his name has something to do with Chairman Mao.
Once during the Long March, Mao Zedong asked for his name, he said that his original name was Xu Shiyou, "Shi" was a civilian official, and later after joining the army, he changed "Shi" to "soldier" of soldiers, which was in line with his meaning of being a Soldier of the Red Army.
Mao Zedong listened and said:
Changing "scholar" to "world" of the world means that we must look at the world and not only limit china. ”
Xu Shiyou was changed to "Shiyou", a friend of the world...
(Xu Shiyou and Mao Zedong)
When Xu Shiyou was 8 years old, he met a senior monk of Yunyou, and he followed him to the Shaolin Temple, first, to reduce the burden on his family, and secondly, because he liked to learn martial arts, he envisioned his path of learning martial arts, and he did not know that when he entered the Buddhist Gate, he would be ordained.
But Xu Shiyou only wanted to learn martial arts and did not want to leave the family, he still had his mother to take care of. Master Shaolin listened: Since you don't go out of the house, you can't learn martial arts. So he let him do miscellaneous work in the Shaolin Temple, doing everything dirty and tiring, but he couldn't learn martial arts.
He did not give up on kung fu, while working while secretly watching the masters practicing, at night others slept he got up to practice secretly, he had a high level of understanding and hard work, three years later, it was better than those Shaolin disciples who followed the master every day to learn kung fu.
When the master saw that he was a seedling practicing martial arts, he took him under his own disciples and taught him personally. Later, whenever he recalled this time, he would meditate for a moment and sigh: "Bitter! ”
Every morning, he would practice handstanding on the cold stone ground without shaking a little. The master is not lazy in him, after five years of hard training, Xu Shiyou has improved his martial arts, and at the age of sixteen, he not only has mastered fist and foot kung fu, but also a large knife is pure fire by his dance.
(Shaolin Temple)
It is said that there was once a group of bandits, the eldest brother named "Zhou Rui", who used to seem to be a disciple of the Shaolin Temple, and after learning to go down the mountain, he robbed his house every day, and the Shaolin Temple was extremely dissatisfied with it.
On this day, it is necessary to blackmail the shimen in turn, the Shaolin Temple has a long history and is a Buddhist gate, and its status is very lofty, how can a gang of cockroach thieves be allowed to move the soil on their heads.
After the bandits knocked open the temple door, they saw no one but a strong man standing in the courtyard, but only faintly heard the chanting of the monks.
Zhou Rui shouted for the abbot to come out and take out the money, and the monk Xu sneered: "Come to the Shaolin Temple to blackmail money, I see that you want to go to the Western Paradise World." After saying that, he danced his big knife and went straight into the bandit group, but these rabble-rousers were the opponents of Xu Monk, and after a while, they wailed everywhere.
Zhou Rui was furious, and the dancing knife wanted to compete with Xu Shiyou, after all, he was a practicing family, and he could play two rounds with Xu Monk, but after a while, Zhou Rui was killed by Xu Monk's knife, and the others pulled their legs and ran...
(Xu Shiyou)
Just when Xu Shiyou was improving his martial arts, the news suddenly came from home that Xu Shiyou's mother was seriously ill, Xu Shiyou was a great filial piety, and he was anxious to hear this news, and he was anxious to go home to visit his mother.
But the master is unwilling to:
"When you enter the temple gate, how can you go down the mountain casually, you must abide by the rules of the temple."
Xu Shiyou retorted: "I was not ordained at that time, I could not be considered a monk in the Shaolin Temple, and I did not have to abide by this rule." "The master has no way to let him beat the master with his ability."
The master deliberately made it difficult for him to retreat, but Xu Shiyou was worried about his mother and insisted on going down the mountain. With his profound martial arts, Xu Shiyou broke through the formation one by one, beat all the masters, and successfully descended the mountain.
After returning to his hometown, Xu Shiyou heard the villagers say that there was a group of bandits in the town who were committing crimes and had a lot of power, so Xu Monk became the captain of the volunteer army organized by the villagers themselves, and Xu Shiyou personally taught them the sword technique, so that they could better protect the villagers in the future.
(Xu Shiyou on the right)
When the bandit leader heard about this, he wanted to get rid of this volunteer army, and more than 800 bandits came to the village in a mighty way, and Xu Shiyou shouted: "Brothers copy guys." The brothers had long wanted to try their hand, and instantly fought with the bandits.
The more the volunteer army fought, the fewer and fewer bandits, Xu Shiyou saw the situation and shouted: "Retreat if you don't want to die, let your boss out." As soon as the boss looked up, he became a lonely man in an instant, and before he could react, he had already killed xu monk's knife, and then the bandits never dared to come to the town to make trouble.
"Shaolin General" on the Revolutionary Battlefield
During the Great Revolution, Xu Shiyou participated in the peasant revolutionary movement, suppressed landlords and local tycoons, and served as the leader of the peasant self-defense forces. In 1926, he joined the National Revolutionary Army in Wuhan and became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1927.
In the same year, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, participated in the Jute Uprising in November, served as a platoon leader, he fought heroically in the army, he was a pioneer, he had served as a division commander and a military commander when he participated in the Long March, and his promotion speed was the best proof of his outstanding achievements in the revolutionary war.
(Xu Shiyou and Chairman Mao)
But no matter what the official position, Xu Shiyou often carried a large knife into the enemy camp, never liked to hide behind and command, in the years when he participated in the revolution, with a miraculous feat, he made countless achievements, his large knife made of pure steel, and the blade he cut was rolled up...
General Xu Shiyou's kung fu is also well known in the military, many people heard that he had learned kung fu in Shaolin, they were very curious, once everyone let Xu Shiyou show his kung fu, he asked everyone to turn off the lights, and after two seconds, the lights were turned on.
Two seconds later, the light turned on, but did not see Xu Shiyou, just when everyone was confused, there was a response overhead, General Xu Shiyou quietly jumped on the beam in two seconds, which showed that there was no certain amount of kung fu that could not be done.
In 1936, the cavalry division led by Xu Shiyou came to the foot of Dangling Mountain in Sichuan, and under the situation of being blocked by a large mountain in front and chasing soldiers in the back, such a small episode occurred...
(The Red Army's Long March passes through Sichuan)
There is a minority village on Dangling Mountain called Yunwu Village, there are many warriors who are good at riding and shooting, and the owner of the village is also wise and courageous, but because they listen to the rumors of the Kuomintang, they mistakenly think that the Red Army has come to seize the territory, so they want to set up a high and low ring.
Yunwu Village is the only way for the Red Army to go north, and it is necessary to cross this hurdle in the most appropriate way, Xu Xiangqian issued instructions: Through the ring, the ethnic minorities can understand the Red Army, and we must do a good job in the work of national unity. Xu Shiyou selected 12 people with better skills overnight, and the next day he went to the Cloud Mist Village.
However, in one confrontation after another, the generals were defeated one by one, and by the evening, the messengers had the news that Liu Xiang's army was pursuing the Red Army with all its might, and Xu Shiyou was impatient, and if he could not pass the Dangling Mountain tomorrow, the entire army might be destroyed, and it was necessary to quickly take down the ring.
He jumped into the ring, the two of them each exerted their full strength, after dozens of rounds, it was still not up and down, Xu Shiyou deliberately exposed flaws, causing the owner of the village to attack him, he took this opportunity to counterattack and raised the owner of the village above his head, spinning more than ten times, the owner of the village was shocked.
But Xu Shiyou did not throw him out of the ring, but gently put him down, and held his fist to apologize, the owner of the village admired Xu Shiyou's martial arts, and even more admired his martial virtue, on the spot to set up a banquet, befriended the Red Army, and personally sent the Red Army across the Dangling Mountain early the next morning.
He also single-handedly killed the Japanese Daisa, which happened in 1938, when all the soldiers were lurking on Mount Qingfeng, waiting for the opportunity to destroy the invading enemy, when suddenly several scouts came to report: "The Japanese Daisaku led more than a hundred Japanese troops and more than a thousand Japanese puppet troops to sweep in one direction. ”
"Continue to investigate, and report new situations at any time," Xu Shiyou said after reporting to brigade commander Chen Geng: The Japanese puppet army is invading, and the nameless canyon on the waist of Qingfeng Mountain is the only way to go. ”
Chen Geng glanced at the battle map and pondered for a moment: "Resolutely eat it!" The tone was indisputable, and then the two generals decided to use the tactic of luring the enemy deeper, and the soldiers went to their respective positions, and the pre-war preparations were carried out unconsciously.
Seeing that there were only a few people in our army, he smiled treacherously, pulled out his long knife, and commanded the Japanese army to advance, and the Japanese army rushed forward, lest they lose this opportunity for meritorious service.
(Red Army Combat)
At nightfall, the Japanese General Saw No Trace of our Generals, and became angry and embarrassed, so he marched into the canyon according to the original plan, intending to kill our army. At the same time, Xu Shiyou also issued battle orders, and the enemy hid in the panic.
Seeing that most of the casualties were inflicted, Daisa immediately stabilized his mind and gathered the remnants of his troops, intending to break through from the south, Xu Shiyou saw through his ruse, he took his rifle and put on the bayonet, shouted: "Charge", all the generals of the army put on the bayonet and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
Seeing the tense battle situation, Xu Shiyou threw off his shirt, roared, and carried a large knife directly to the Japanese Daisa, Who had already lost his red eyes, held the Toyo knife in his hand, and killed Xu Shiyou, under the emergency, Xu Shiyou turned around, kicked the Japanese Daisa, and the Japanese daisaku fell to the ground, and the Japanese army surrendered under the death of the leader, ending the battle.
General Xu Shiyou was not afraid of life and death, and bravely killed the enemy, this revolutionary spirit is admirable, he joined the death squad seven times, served as the captain many times, was wounded four times, and annihilated countless enemies.
"Xu Shiyou, a military general, has played the red half of the sky in the eastern part of Jiaodong, which is remarkable!"
A tall kung fu actually lost to these people
Although General Xu Shiyou is good at kung fu, he is not invincible. During a chat, Xu Shiyou happened to hear that there was a person in the army who was particularly good at martial arts since childhood, called Wang Zhen, and Xu Shiyou seemed to have found a fellow person, when he even proposed to compete with him.
Wang Zhen repeatedly refused, fearing that it would have an impact on the military affairs between the two in the future, but Xu Shiyou had a firm attitude and he could not shirk it. But no one thought that in just 10 moves, Xu Shiyou would lose.
But Xu Shiyou did not pay attention to it, but laughed, and then became a life-and-death friend with Wang Zhen, saying that although he lost, he was very happy to lose.
In addition to Wang Zhen, He Fusheng was also one of the few people xu Shiyou who praised his martial arts achievements, He Fusheng was a guard and also served as a martial arts instructor for Red Army soldiers.
Once the police officers chatted with each other, they talked about He Fusheng's martial arts, and asked him to show everyone to open their eyes, and he could not stand the encouragement, and his performance won everyone's applause.
Who knew that the next day he heard Xu Shiyou's name to meet him, He Fusheng had already heard of Xu Shiyou's name, how could he fight with Xu Shiyou when he was just a policeman? After several persuasions, he was helpless to fight.
This competition is wonderful, more than ten rounds down, He Fusheng has been defending, Xu Shiyou attacked fiercely, He Fusheng saw his eagerness to win, taking advantage of his flaws, he threw Xu Shiyou to the ground.
Although Xu Shiyou lost, he did not feel "ashamed", but admired He Fusheng very much and confessed that he was not his opponent.
After the founding of New China, a Soviet "Hercules" came to visit, heard about Xu Shiyou, and wanted to challenge him, Xu Shiyou was a violent temper, without saying a word, easily lifted the three or four hundred pounds of stone lions around him, and walked three circles, the Soviet advisers looked stunned.
In fact, during that period, there were not many people in the military who knew martial arts, and although General Xu Shiyou's martial arts were also among the best, it could not be said that no one could beat them...
Among the founding generals, there are not a few people who know martial arts. Zhou Enlai studied under Han Muxia, who was known as the "Jade-Faced Tiger" at the time; Zhu De practiced martial arts from an early age and taught his students martial arts.
General He Long is superior in martial arts, and the boxing skills he practiced are said to be able to play several well at a time; General Chen Geng, who came from a martial arts family, learned martial arts with his grandfather since he was a child.
There are also great generals Xu Haidong, Peng Dehuai, Su Yu, etc., all of whom are outstanding in martial arts, all of whom have been taught by famous martial artists, experienced hundreds of battles, and made great contributions to the country, with many achievements. I have to say that people can produce...
In his later years, Xu Shiyou returned to his pastoral life
In the early 1980s, Xu Shiyou was elected as the deputy director of the Central Advisory Committee, but after all, he was older and had a little difficulty in working, and soon Xu Shiyou applied for retirement, saying that he would go down, without the slightest nostalgia, and after retirement, he moved into the Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and chose to retire with peace of mind.
The place where he lives is a small two-story western-style building, relatively secluded, there is a garden in the courtyard of dozens of acres, Xu Shiyou feels good, suitable for the elderly.
After moving in, he took all the flowers away, he was a rough man, he couldn't take care of these elegant things, and after thinking about it, he felt that he was more suitable for growing some vegetables here, so the lawn was dug up.
He led the staff around him to grow sweet potatoes, wheat, corn, sorghum, etc. in the yard, and after planting grain, there was still a vacant lot in the yard, so he changed it to a pigsty, and the pond where the fish used to be watched was dug up by him and changed into a real fish pond.
Then he simply built a guard building next to it, where he could observe the streets outside, and if there was a war, his small building could be used as a bunker. He is very satisfied, there is a vegetable garden, there is a pigsty, and a fish pond, he can retire here safely and steadily.
Xu Shiyou, who has been busy all his life, likes this kind of life, he no longer has to deal with a lot of documents, every day he plants, he also divides the territory for the people around him, who grows sweet potatoes, who grows corn... He himself was in charge of more than a dozen rabbits a day and became a "rabbit commander"...
Although he returned to the pastoral life, he would still pay attention to the affairs of the country every day, get up in the morning to listen to important news, news broadcasts, etc., fight boxing, read books in the morning, fish, plant vegetables and weeds.
After his lunch break, he also had to take a jeep into the mountain to "topsy-turvy", which was his unique way of exercising, not upside down and uncomfortable, but since he once heard that the country was tight on gasoline, he even avoided "upside down".
His little "village" had a great harvest, and he was very happy and began to pickle pickles again. After the pickling, he called a group of people, it was the Spring Festival, everyone made a table of good dishes, Xu Shiyou pointed to the fruits of his labor: "The pickles that Old Xu pickled by himself have won another battle."
In addition to this, Xu Shiyou also has a hobby, that is, drinking and having fun, he was addicted to alcohol when he was young, and he did not reduce his love for alcohol when he got old, and his favorite drink was Moutai wine.
But after retirement, he could no longer afford the price of Moutai wine, the price of goods rose two or three times, and his administrator knew that he was good at this sip, so he made him a kind of Tumaotai wine with a similar taste, which could be used for hospitality.
In his later years, Xu Shiyou's health was getting worse and worse than before, and then he also suffered from cirrhosis, the doctor told him to quit drinking, but he said that he would rather die than drink, and the doctor had no choice but to let others supervise him to drink less.
Xu Shiyou was optimistic, life, old age, illness and death is his own law, he joked: "Unfortunately, I don't know if I can see the harvest next year..."
Xu Shiyou commented on the kung fu of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li
In his later years, Xu Shiyou did not reduce his love for martial arts, in addition to exercising, he would also watch various kung fu movies, when Bruce Lee died, the news was almost known, Xu Shiyou naturally heard about it.
He then found a few of his films to watch, and he commented on Bruce Lee: "There are strands of fierceness", but he especially did not like Bruce Lee's signature screams, Xu was old and could not hear these, or Xu Shiyou felt that the fierce should be silent, not roaring.
However, screaming on the one hand is to confuse opponents, on the other hand, it is also for film and television effects, and some of his films are telling stories that Chinese are not willing to be humiliated and resist, which is also the place that touched Xu Shiyou.
At the end of the 70s, Jackie Chan's funny type of kung fu movies swept the craze, Xu Shiyou naturally had an impression of him, a secretary said that his kung fu is juggling, not practical, laymen look lively, insiders look at the doorway, Xu Shiyou said: "Still a little kung fu."
There is also a kung fu superstar, Xu Shiyou is full of praise for him, that is Jet Li, after watching his performance of "Shaolin Temple", Xu Shiyou has a deep impression on him and praises his good kung fu foundation. Although General Xu's body is getting older, his love for martial arts has never diminished.
Time is always fleeting,
In October 1985, this hot heart stopped beating, and General Xu Shiyou left us forever.
But General Xu, who dedicated his life to the revolutionary cause, still left us with many legendary stories.