Introduction
General Xu Shiyou has a nickname called "Xu Monk", which is because he won the nickname of Shaolin Kung Fu. So, how strong is General Xu Shiyou's kung fu?
Can a flat shoulder also be used as a weapon?
In modern times, with the development of black powder application technology, cold weapons have fallen into a very embarrassing situation. On the battlefield, it is very difficult to fight with cold weapons and enemies with guns.
However, General Xu Shiyou could easily do it, killing dozens of enemy troops with a large knife.
According to the "Biography of Xu Shiyou": "
In the battle to defend Henan Bay, Xu Shiyou once used a crescent knife to kill the enemy and throw away his armor, and more than 300 of the enemy's vanguard company troops were slashed by Xu Shiyou, and finally only a few dozen people escaped
。 ”
Xu Shiyou's knife technique was thus famous in the Red Army. Many warriors wanted to learn Xu Shiyou's sword technique, and Xu Shiyou was also happy to teach the big knife technique, but not many warriors could learn his sword technique.
Here it needs to be said that Xu Shiyou's ability to have advanced sword techniques stems from the "physical kung fu" he practiced in the Shaolin Temple. "It's not that General Xu Shiyou has specifically learned the sword technique." According to the biography of Xu Shiyou: "
During his time at the Shaolin Temple, Xu Shiyou learned light exercises, practiced standing piles, and punched, but did not learn to use weapons
In July 1928, the organization decided to expand the Eyu-Anhui base area, and Xu Shiyou was ordered to conduct an investigation in the villages near the base area. One night, Xu Shiyou and two soldiers quietly touched the regimental headquarters of the "Qingxiang Regiment". After solving several guards, Xu Shiyou rushed into the regimental headquarters alone. In the regimental commander's bedroom, Xu Shiyou pulled up the sleeping regimental commander and clipped him under his arm socket. The enemy did not have the slightest strength to fight back.
This fully proves the profundity of Xu Shiyou's "physical kung fu".
In addition, there is another incident that proves that Xu Shiyou practiced "physical kung fu".
In November 1929, during the Battle of Xujiaweizi, Xu Shiyou actually used the flat burden of carrying water to repulse the enemy on the battlefield. According to the "Biography of Xu Shiyou", "At that time, the enemy troops of the Qingxiang Regiment approached Xu Shiyou's position, and Xu Shiyou immediately made a decision, grabbed a flat shoulder and rushed to the enemy, and the flat burden rotated back and forth in Xu Shiyou's hand, like a hot wheel, and the enemy looked dumbfounded."
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Xu Shiyou, who was at the front, shouted loudly: "Comrades, don't let this group of rabbit cubs escape, rush!" During the conversation, an enemy with a bayonet went straight to Xu Shiyou's chest, only to see Xu Shiyou's body deflected to the left, and the flat shoulder in his hand smashed to the right, and the enemy was smashed and flew out more than 3 meters away.
According to the recollections of those who have experienced it,
The flat shoulder in Xu Shiyou's hand rotated like a windmill
At once, he swept away the two enemies around him. The other enemies saw that the situation was not good, and they all retreated one after another. Xu Shiyou threw Bian Dan out with a fierce blow, and smashed a retreating enemy.
The use of bian to kill the enemy further proved that Xu Shiyou was practicing "physical kung fu".
Xu Shuai said he was haunted
In May 1930, when the Red Army marched into Yangjiazhai Station, Marshal Xu Qianqian personally inspected Xu Shiyou's troops. According to Admiral Xu Shiyou:
"When Xu Xiangqian was comforting the sharp knife platoon, he met Xu Shiyou and said very humorously: 'You are the one, the captain of the haunted death squad, Comrade Xu Shiyou!' ”
Xu Shiyou was a little embarrassed to hear Xu Shuai's praise, so he said to Xu Shuai: "Report to the chief, the task of attacking Yang Jiazhai, I promise to complete it!" ”
Xu Shuai said:
Be well, with the assurance of your daredevil captain, the Red Army will definitely win. I heard that you are very good at martial arts, you came out of the Shaolin Temple, can you fly over the wall?
The chief wanted to see Xu Shiyou's light skills, and Xu Shiyou and Xu Shuai came to the training ground. According to the "Admiral Xu Shiyou", "Xu Shiyou jumped over a trench 3 meters wide at once, and then jumped into a pit more than 4 meters deep, only to see Xu Shiyou run around the pit wall twice, his feet 'point' at the pit wall, rubbing it twice, and then running out of the pit." ”
When attacking Yangjiazhai Station, Xu Shiyou once again showed his "haunted" light skills. When the troops arrived at the station, it was already 3 a.m., and several soldiers of the enemy standing guard were standing listlessly outside the station smoking cigarettes.
Xu Shiyou led a squad of sharp knives, taking advantage of the moonlight to touch the bottom of the platform, Xu Shiyou turned over, flipped over the platform more than 2 meters high, an arrow rushed up, strangled a sentry standing guard. Rush straight through the small gate into the station. After killing several guards, Xu Shiyou opened the station gate and a large red army rushed in.
According to the "Biography of Xu Shiyou", "The enemy in the dream was awakened by the sound of gunfire, like a swarm of horses and bees blowing up the nest, and it did not take long for the Red Army to solve the battle." ”
"As a death captain, a commando captain like this, I don't remember how many times I've served. If I hadn't had some strong martial arts, I'm afraid I would have died heroically a long time ago." Xu Shiyou said in his later years when recalling the revolutionary struggle in Eyu-Anhui.
If you become a commander, you have to go through the tricks
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, General Xu Shiyou became the commander of the Nanjing Military Region by virtue of his outstanding military achievements. More than half a hundred years old, he still insists on practicing martial arts every day. According to the Memoirs of Xu Shiyou: "
During his days as commander of the Nanjing Military Region, Xu Shiyou often engaged in some innovative inventions in martial arts
。 Because Xu Shiyou was proficient in boxing, he used the moves of boxing to the sword technique.
At first, Xu Shiyou played with a large knife, which seemed a bit bulky, and there were too many useless movements to give the enemy a fatal blow. So he asked his secretary to record his movements when he practiced boxing and knife training. Then a comparison, a lot of useless actions have been streamlined. After that, Xu Shiyou would take time out every day to study the sword technique.
After several practices, Xu Shiyou created a new set of knife techniques, because this set of knife techniques resembled "Mantis Fist", so he named it "Mantis Knife Method"
。
According to the "Biography of Xu Shiyou", "The speed of the mantis knife method is very fast, and the knife is as light and flexible as the palm of the hand, and the places cut are all."
Neck, abdomen, thighs and other fatal parts
In addition to daily martial arts practice, Xu Shiyou also likes to find someone to pass the trick when he is itchy. During the large-scale training of the whole army, Xu Shiyou once went down to the company to find fighters to compete.
Don't look at him, he's almost 60 years old, but his kung fu is really good. Several company champions could not beat him.
By the time of his serious illness, General Xu Shiyou was still obsessed with practicing martial arts. As long as his health improved slightly, he secretly ran to the garden of the hospital to "get the big top". Doctors and nurses did not hesitate to persuade for this. But Xu Shiyou said: "Learning martial arts is the secret of strengthening the body, and anyone who practices martial arts can live a long life of 100 years." ”