Many people know general Xu Shiyou, who is a well-known kung fu master in the military and a well-known martial artist.
One day he heard that there was a person in the army who was better than himself, and he also heard that this person had killed four fierce tigers shirtless, this rumor inevitably made Xu Shiyou have a sense of discussion in his heart, and he did not think about it, and Xu Shiyou, who finally caught the opportunity to compete, was directly and domineeringly rejected by this person.
And put down a sentence:
"Let's not compare, you are not my opponent"
。
Who is this person? Why did he refuse General Xu Shiyou's intention to compete?
Figure Geng Biao
Since ancient times, the army has been the place where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but when it comes to excellent generals who are both literate and martial, and who can also lead soldiers to fight, there is really such an all-rounder in the army, who is today's protagonist.
Geng Biao, known as "Geng Mengzi"
From memory, Geng Biao often saw his father practicing martial arts in the courtyard, saw his father's clean and neat moves, and Geng Biao, who was young, was determined to become a hero like his father.
Geng Biao's father was geng chunan, who was a well-known "double hook hero" at that time, and when geng was young, he followed Zeng Guofan's Xiang army to the southern expedition to the north, and later because of his superb martial arts, he was deeply loved by Empress Dowager Cixi, and was incorporated into the pro-army escort by Cixi.
Geng's father's excellent performance in the guard was also deeply appreciated by the emperor at that time, and later gave him a pair of tiger head double hooks, so he was named "Double Hook Hero".
Therefore, the young Geng Biao was very proud, and often pestered his father to teach himself to practice kung fu.
Under the careful teaching of Geng Biao's father, coupled with Geng Biao's own talent and hard work, within a few years, Geng Biao had already learned something
However, with the change of the times, the Geng family gradually fell into the middle of the road, forced to make a living, in 1916, only 7 years old Geng Biao, he followed his parents to Shuikou Mountain, Changning County, Shonan Province, where Geng Biao began a difficult childhood life, at the age of 13, the underage Geng Biao began to work in the local lead and zinc mine to subsidize the family.
In the days of the lead and zinc mine, Geng Biao suffered from the cruel exploitation and oppression of the evil capitalists, and also made Geng Biao feel the danger of society in advance, in order to get rid of this bad environment, that is, at this time.
Geng Biao was educated and correctly guided by the ideological education of the local party organization, he began to have a strong interest in Marxism, and was determined to become a soldier to save the country and the people, following the footsteps of the party and the country.
The first half of his life began
As the revolutionary struggle throughout the country entered a situation in full swing, Geng Biao went through five levels and six generals, became a staff officer of the army before the age of twenty, and later promoted all the way to the regimental commander, he was brave and good at fighting, resourceful and decisive, leading the troops to fight beautiful battles all the way.
Chairman Mao also wrote a letter specifically praising Geng Biao
At the same time that Geng Biao threw himself into the revolution, Xu Shiyou, who had a similar experience with him, was also making unremitting efforts for the hope of the nation.
Xu Shiyou is known for his hot temper and love of drinking, in addition to these,
Xu Shiyou has a well-known name "Monk General"
Figure Xu Shiyou
The reason is that Xu Shiyou grew up poor, in order to make a living, forced to enter the Shaolin Temple to eat mixed food, in the Shaolin Temple for eight years, during this period, Xu Shiyou studied hard, practiced a body of skills and a body of Shaolin martial arts,
In the military, there are few people who can match it, coupled with the habit of being as fierce as a tiger as soon as he goes to the battlefield, Xu Shiyou has become a frightened figure in the army
But his free and direct personality has also won him a lot of praise, in the gap between not fighting, Xu Shiyou is keen to organize small activities, such as wrestling, martial arts competition, etc., therefore, his unit, we all know Xu Shiyou "good martial arts".
Xu Shiyou had long heard that Geng Biao had learned martial arts since childhood, mastered kung fu, and was also a well-known figure in the military, and he could fight and train war horses.
These rumors soon aroused Xu Shiyou's strong desire to win or lose
Moreover, many comrades-in-arms in the army often made suggestions to Xu Shiyou, hoping to see him and Geng Biao have a good discussion.
One day, Xu Shiyou, who was walking in the playground, happened to meet Geng Biao, and Xu Shiyou thought:
"The narrow road meets the brave one wins, and today I have to try with you."
At this time, Geng Biao also saw Xu Shiyou and was ready to stop and briefly greet Xu Shiyou, but he did not expect that Xu Shiyou, who had always been straight, directly opened his mouth:
"I heard that you are a martial arts master, and everyone praises you for your kung fu."
Figure Xu Shiyou "Contest"
Before Geng Biao could speak, Xu Shiyou continued:
"Why don't we try it out and practice martial arts?"
Geng Biao heard that Xu Shiyou was fighting to himself, in fact, before that, Geng Biao had heard that Xu Shiyou wanted to compete with him.
Geng Biao thought about it and said, "
Forget it, let's have a south fist, a north leg, we may not be able to fight
At this time, the two people's side was already full, coming to see the lively warriors. Seeing that Xu Shiyou showed no sign of leaving, Geng Biao then waved his hand and said:
"Whether you play with a big knife or punch and kick, you are not my opponent"
When Xu Shiyou heard this, he was even more energetic, and Geng Biao hurriedly found a step for Xu Shiyou:
It is not appropriate for the two of us to fight anyone, so why don't you come to a set of Shaolin fists yourself, let's open our eyes
Geng Biao did not say this to compliment Xu Shiyou, he himself actually had a strong interest in the boxing skills of the Northern Shaolin Temple.
Figure Xu Shiyou playing boxing
Xu Shiyou did not say more when he saw the situation, so he performed a set of Shaolin boxing techniques in front of Geng Biao and the warriors, and won the praise of Geng Biao, and many years later, Geng Biao recalled this incident, and his memory is still fresh.
He said:
"When Xu Shiyou really played a set of Shaolin fists, he could use full strength and great strength to carry the momentum, and his invincible style of doing things complemented his personality traits of always being bold, rough and not loving to go around in circles."
After this incident,
The military often treats this as small talk
Many people believe that the reason why Geng Biao was unwilling to accept Xu Shiyou's invitation to compete was because Geng Biao was a little afraid of Xu Shiyou, because Geng Biao's personality was indeed softer and more low-key than Xu Shiyou, and at that time, Xu Shiyou was a well-known good player, and Geng Biao was afraid of losing to Xu Shiyou and not being able to come to the stage.
In fact, the truth of the matter is not so, and at that time, Geng Biao's refusal was also out of good intentions, the reason why he was unwilling to compete with Xu Shiyou was
Two reasons
On the one hand: he believes that there is real kung fu between the two of them, which is beyond doubt, if they really compete in public, it is inevitable that there will be an uncontrollable situation, no matter who is injured, it will be a loss to the army and to us.
On the other hand, although I learned martial arts since I was a child, my father warned me more than once,
Fists are aimed at the enemy, not used to hit one's own family
What's more, the two of us are real comrades-in-arms, and no matter who loses and who wins, it is not good on the face, so we will refuse to compete with General Xu Shiyou.
In the subsequent Liberation War, Geng Biao participated in and commanded countless famous battles, making indelible contributions to the cause of national liberation. Moreover, his kung fu will definitely remain in the army, and he never expected that Geng Biao, who has been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, is there
In 1950, he ended his military career and began more than 20 years of diplomacy
In 1950, at the beginning of the founding of New China, many aspects had to be relocated, especially the newly formed Ministry of Foreign Affairs urgently needed talents to take office, so after Chen Yi became minister of foreign affairs, he began to comprehensively search for talents within the party who were suitable for diplomatic work.
Geng Biao, who has always been calm and unfazed, has become the key selection object of Chen Yi
Then, the Party Central Committee issued an order to transfer Comrade Geng Biao to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and sure enough, Geng Biao lived up to the expectations of the people, and his talent once again appeared, and he successively served as diplomatic ambassadors of many countries, making extremely important contributions to the diplomatic cause of New China at that time.
And
Geng Biao was also one of the first diplomats to embark on the diplomatic road after the founding of New China, and the first minister to be sent to Europe
During this period, Geng Biao's outstanding diplomatic ability was undoubtedly highly valued by the party, and since then, Geng Biao has been promoted to vice minister of foreign affairs and assisted Vice Premier Chen Yi in completing countless foreign-related cases.
Chairman Mao praised Geng Biao more than once: "
Comrade Geng Biao's personality is very compatible with his name, Geng Biao is straightforward and very dare to tell the truth, Comrade Geng Biao reflects the situation very really, he is a good ambassador, a rare talent of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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In the 1955 ceremony, Geng Biao was not included in the ranks of generals, because Geng Biao did not serve or work in the army at that time, but shifted his focus entirely to diplomatic work.
Therefore, he was not given a title, but Geng Biao's great achievements in military neutrality are known to everyone.
As a result, he became known as the "rankless general"
Figure Geng Biao with his family
However, to be fair, with Comrade Geng Biao's combat qualifications of more than ten years and his outstanding military achievements, if he can participate in the conferment ceremony, he will at least be at the rank of general.
At that time, Geng Biao did not seem to remember this matter, but still campaigned for the national defense security of new China, and during his tenure as defense minister, Geng Biao realized that China must have a strong and reliable national defense force.
To this end, he proposed to the party organization that it hoped to establish a special police force to deal with rampant banditry and terrorist attacks. In 1982, this force was finally established as desired, and China also created a precedent for swatten police forces.
Comrade Geng Biao is also known as the "father of special police"
Figure Geng Biao and Liu Huaqing
June 23, 2000,
Comrade Geng Biao, who spent the first half of his life on the battlefield and dedicated the second half of his life to China's diplomatic cause, completed his brilliant and splendid life at the age of 91
And his noble character and glorious history will always be remembered.