In August 1948, Xu Shiyou was issuing this Military Order in the headquarters outside Jinan City, several correspondents quickly returned between the Jinan front and the command, these soldiers brought back news from the battlefield one after another, Xu Shiyou was very calm to solve all emergencies, at this time General Xu Shiyou has not slept for three days, this big battle determines the situation in East China in the future, he absolutely does not dare to take it lightly.
At this time, song Shilun, commander of the 10th Column, sent a battle report, which read: "The 25th Division of our 10th Column has launched the fourth attack on Jinan, and all the enemy's strongholds outside the city have been clearly known to our army, and the attack on Jinan is just around the corner!" ”
Photo of General Xu Shiyou
After Xu Shiyou saw this report, his originally tense nerves were relaxed, and just now, Nie Fengzhi's Ninth Column also sent two good reports, and the battle situation on Nie Fengzhi's side also progressed rapidly, and launched a general offensive against Jinan City one step earlier than the 10th Column of the Song Dynasty.
Xu Shiyou said to the political commissar Tan Zhenlin next to him: "Old Tan! You stare for a moment, and I squint for a few minutes! Tan Zhenlin looked at Xu Shiyou with pain in his eyes and said, "Commander, go and rest!" You haven't slept for three days and three nights, and your eyes are so red you're about to bleed! ”
Xu Shiyou patted Tan Zhenlin's arm and said, "Hard political commissar! I woke up in half an hour, and there was still a whole bunch of things to deal with! Wake me up immediately if there is an emergency! ”
Xu Shiyou is strong in martial arts, his physical fitness is very good, at this time he is also a little unable to support, back to the headquarters, he fell asleep, the sound of snoring suddenly sounded, Tan Zhenlin smiled outside and said: "A good thunderclap!" This is to shatter the courage of the enemy in Jinan! In fact, at this time, Tan Zhenlin did not rest for two days.
Time passed slowly, the three columns of our army fought bravely on the front line, and as Nie Fengzhi took the lead in breaking through the city gates of Jinan with artillery fire, our army basically won a victory in this battle.
What Wang Yaowu could not have imagined was that his carefully constructed Jinan defense line had been beaten to pieces in 7 days, and he had originally fantasized that the reinforcements from Xuzhou would come to support Jinan, and Du Yuming and Huang Wei had written to him to promise him that they would quickly lead their troops to support, but now it seemed that even if Du Yuming and Huang Wei inserted their wings, it would be impossible to rush to Jinan within 7 days.
Wang Yaowu shouted loudly, "Chiang Kai-shek misled me!" If I had agreed to withdraw from Jinan at that time, what would be the disaster of today! ”
General Su Yu, who led the East China Field Army in the battle to block the reinforcements, was also quite surprised, and he also said: "Xu Shiyou is more and more good at fighting!" After taking Jinan in only 7 days, I didn't even see the shadow of the reinforcements on my side, and the Battle of Jinan was won! Congratulations! ”
A copy of the good news was sent to Xu Shiyou's headquarters, but at this time Xu Shiyou was sleeping heavily, he was indeed tired to the extreme, half an hour had long passed, Tan Zhenlin did not have the heart to wake him up after all, pinching the time, Xu Shiyou had been sleeping for 6 hours, Tan Zhenlin pressed all the good reports on the front line, and waited for Xu Shiyou to wake up and show him again.
At this time, a bloodied battalion commander ran to the door of the headquarters and reported: "I have something important to see the commander!" Tan Zhenlin went up and asked, "Is there an emergency?" ”
The battalion commander gasped, "Guo Youpeng is no more!" His last wish was to meet Commander Xu Shiyou! ”
Tan Zhenlin's eyes widened and said, "You're talking about Xiao Guo?" The battalion commander nodded emphatically and said, "Yes! It's Xiao Guo! ”
Tan Zhenlin's tears had already begun to be contained in his eyes, and he hurried inside to gently wake up Xu Shiyou, and as soon as Xu Shiyou opened his eyes, he said, "Political Commissar! How long have I been sleeping? What happened to the war ahead? ”
Tan Zhenlin whispered, "Jinan has been taken by our army, and Wang Yaowu has also been captured by our army!" I woke up the commander because Guo Youpeng wanted to see you, he was seriously injured and may not last long! ”
Xu Shiyou did not expect that he had just woken up, he heard this bad news, this news is like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, so that Xu Shiyou has not had time to rejoice in the victory of the Battle of Jinan, he fell into sadness, Xu Shiyou's tears suddenly lost control, this battle-hardened fierce general cried like a child.
Guo Youpeng is an ordinary soldier under Song Shilun, but his relationship with Xu Shiyou is not ordinary, Guo Youpeng once served as Xu Shiyou's guard for many years, he is a Shanghainese, he has been learning martial arts since childhood, a kung fu show, four or five people can not get close.
Xu Shiyou himself is also a master of martial arts, so he often competes with the guard Guo Youpeng in fists and feet, and he also praises Guo Youpeng's kung fu. During the Jiaodong Defense War, Xu Shiyou led the Shandong Army to resist the attack of the Kuomintang Fan Hanjie Group Army, and at the most critical moment of the war situation, Xu Shiyou personally went to the front line to inspect, and a shell exploded not far from Xu Shiyou's side, at that time, it was Guo Youpeng who defended Xu Shiyou with his body, three shrapnels hit Guo Youpeng, fortunately, Guo Youpeng survived later.
During Guo Youpeng's hospitalization, Xu Shiyou went to visit him every three to five minutes, and Xu Shiyou said to Guo Youpeng several times: "You are my savior!" This friendship I promise Shiyou will never forget! ”
At that time, Guo Youpeng smiled and said, "Commander don't have to care! Keeping you safe is my responsibility, and if anything happens to you, I'll live in guilt for the rest of my life! ”
After Guo Youpeng and Xu Shiyou experienced this difficulty, they established a lifelong friendship between them! Soon after, Guo Youpeng offered to go to the front line troops to fight, although Xu Shiyou was very reluctant to let him go, but the good boy should make meritorious achievements on the battlefield, Xu Shiyou thought twice, or promised to let Guo Youpeng go to the 10th column of the Song Shilun to become an ordinary soldier.
Xu Shiyou originally wanted to arrange for Guo Youpeng to serve as a platoon leader, but Guo Youpeng thought that he had no military merit and could not engage in specialization, so he applied to start as an ordinary soldier.
In this Battle of Jinan, Guo Youpeng's 25th Division fought very fiercely, he himself always fought in the front line, when he was fighting in the city, he and the enemy made fierce progress, after trying to fight 4 enemies, he was shot twice, after being injured, Guo Youpeng refused to go down for treatment and continued to fight with his wounds, due to serious injuries, one was careless, his left arm was cut off by the enemy, and under the desperate rescue of his comrades-in-arms, Guo Youpeng was sent to the rear hospital for treatment.
However, because his injuries were too serious, the doctor was still unable to return to heaven after two rescues, and Guo Youpeng was in a state of dying at this time!
Tan Zhenlin woke up Xu Shiyou and told him this unfortunate news, Xu Shiyou wiped his tears and got up, hurried to the hospital to see Guo Youpeng, Xu Shiyou as soon as he arrived at the ward, he saw that Guo Youpeng lost his left arm, and a lot of bandages were tied around his body, and his tears could not help but flow down at once.
Guo Youpeng barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Commander! I'm a soldier out of your side, and I'm not losing face to you! ”
Xu Shiyou said with tears, "Xiao Guo! You are good looking! You are a hero! Shandong Corps will not forget your contribution! ”
Guo Youpeng continued in a weak voice, "Commander! Originally, I didn't want to upset you, but I couldn't rest assured of one thing in my heart, I received a letter from my wife Qin Yulan a few days ago, my daughter is 4 years old! The nickname is Juanjuan! I know I can't get through this time! Please, commander, take care of my wife and children! ”
Xu Shiyou knew why Guo Youpeng was in a hurry to see himself, xu Shiyou nodded his head and said, "Xiao Guo! Rest assured! I will definitely find a way to find your wife and daughter, and I will treat Juanjuan as my own daughter in the future! ”
Guo Youpeng no longer had any regrets when he heard this, he closed his eyes and sacrificed in front of Xu Shiyou, Xu Shiyou cried bitterly, his sadness overflowed into words, and Tan Zhenlin on the side also quietly wiped away tears.
However, at that time, Shanghai was still under the control of the Kuomintang, and Xu Shiyou knew that at this time, he did not have the conditions to look for Guo Youpeng's wife and children, and this matter was temporarily suppressed in Xu Shiyou's heart.
In May 1949, Chen Yi and Su Yu led the main force of the Northeast Field Army into Shanghai, they defeated the senior Kuomintang general Tang Enbo Group Army under extremely harsh battlefield conditions, and successfully liberated Shanghai, Nie Fengzhi's 9 columns were the main force in this battle, and the ninth column was the first unit to fight the Suzhou River, so after the liberation of Shanghai, Nie Fengzhi's 9 columns were also responsible for the security task of Shanghai.
The things that Guo Youpeng entrusted to Xu Shiyou before his death, Xu Shiyou has always kept in mind, at this time Shanghai returned to the hands of the people, Xu Shiyou immediately called Nie Fengzhi and said: "I have one thing to ask you!" Oh there is a deceased person, his wife is called Qin Yulan, his daughter is called Juanjuan, now living in Shanghai, please be sure to find them! ”
Nie Fengzhi was originally Xu Shiyou's old subordinate, at this time Xu Shiyou had been promoted to deputy commander of the East China Field Army, before the Huaye division, Xu Shiyou was the commander of the Huaye 9th Column, at that time Nie Fengzhi was the deputy commander and chief of staff of the 9th Column, and later after Xu Shiyou became the commander of the Shandong Corps, Nie Fengzhi took over the position of commander of the 9th Column.
Nie Fengzhi instinctively stood up on the other end of the phone and said, "The old chief is assured!" I will definitely try my best to get the job done! But you have to tell me whose wives and children they are, so that I can easily find them! ”
Xu Shiyou sighed deeply on the phone and said, "Qin Yulan is Guo Youqiang's wife, and Juanjuan is Guo Youqiang's only daughter!" Guo Youqiang is my savior! ”
Nie Fengzhi understood this, of course, he knew very well about Guo Yu's strong and fierce sacrifice, after hanging up the phone, Nie Fengzhi immediately explained this matter to the soldiers under his command, and everyone took the information to look for Qin Yulan and Juanjuan all over the world in Shanghai, but after some effort, they were not found.
Nie Fengzhi was soon transferred to the Air Force, and Xu Shiyou was never relieved about this, he was afraid that Qin Yulan and Juanjuan had left Shanghai, and the worst result was that these two people might no longer be alive.
Xu Shiyou personally called Yang Fan, then director of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, and told Yang Fan the last words of the martyr Guo Youpeng and his promise, and asked Yang Fan to find Qin Yulan and Juanjuan. ”
Yang Fan thought about it and decided to give this task to a subordinate named Qian Yunshi, a native of Shanghai who was known by many as a "detective" and had first-class skills in finding people and solving cases. After Qian Yunshi received the task, he immediately launched an investigation, and he launched all his connections to inquire about the whereabouts of Qin Yulan and Juanjuan, but there was no result.
Later, Qian Yunshi thought of Guo Youqiang's identity, and he called the East China Military Region to request guo Youpeng's information, but due to a fire, Guo Youpeng's personal information had been burned.
Qian Yunshi also thought of a way, that is, many military family members could not wait for their families to return, they would definitely go to the military investigation office to inquire about the news, and the military investigation office would also register the information of the people, Qian Yunshi immediately went to the military investigation office to find out whether there was a person named Qin Yulan who had come, but after going through all the registration books, he did not find Qin Yulan's name.
This made Qian Yunshi feel bad, and he couldn't find any information related to Qin Yulan and Juanjuan everywhere, how could this be good? Qian Yunshi found newspapers large and small in recent years, hoping to find some news on them to see if there would be news of Qin Yulan.
Photo of General Nie Fengzhi
In the process of flipping through the newspaper, Qian Yunshi saw an article about mourning Guo Youpeng, and the person who wrote this article was a soldier of our army, and he immediately found this soldier to inquire about Guo Youqiang's situation, and this soldier told Qian Yunshi: "Guo Youqiang is an orphan, he grew up in his great uncle's parents, and I can provide the address of his great uncle!" ”
Qian Yunshi, who had originally seen hope, immediately went to find Guo Youpeng's uncle, and as a result, his uncle did not know the whereabouts of Qin Yulan's mother and son, and when he investigated here, all the clues were broken, and Director Yang Fan truthfully reported the results of the investigation to Xu Shiyou, and Xu Shiyou said: "It doesn't matter! I can wait! If you have new news later, remember to notify me! In my lifetime, I must find Juanjuan! ”
This matter is temporarily gone, but Xu Shiyou has never given up looking for Juanjuan. In 1959, the Seventh Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee was held in Shanghai, and Xu Shiyou, then commander of the Nanjing Military Region, was also one of the delegates attending the meeting.
General Luo Ruiqing was the minister of public security at the time, and after he arrived in Shanghai, he immediately dragged Huang Chibo, who was then the director of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, to visit Xu Shiyou, and Xu Shiyou said to Huang Chibo before leaving: "Director Huang! Please bother with the things I mentioned earlier! ”
Huang Chibo knew what Xu Shiyou was talking about, and he replied, "Commander Xu is assured!" As soon as this meeting ended, I immediately led the team to find Juanjuan's whereabouts! ”
This is the fourth time xu Shiyou has entrusted someone to find Juanjuan's whereabouts, and for so many years, Xu Shiyou has always regarded this matter as his life's wish.
Later, Huang Chibo set up a special group to look for Qin Yulan and Juanjuan, Huang Chibo thought that if Qin Yulan was still alive, she would definitely need to earn money to support Juanjuan, and most women would work in yarn factories and garment factories, and Huang Chibo decided to find someone from this direction.
Huang Chibo finally found Qin Yulan at a garment factory on Yulin Road in Shanghai, but when he inquired, he learned that this Qin Yulan had only one son and no daughter, and that this Qin Yulan had a husband. Could it be that this is not the wife of the martyr Guo Youpeng who was found?
Huang Chibo decided to personally find this Qin Yulan to understand the situation, Huang Chibo took a lot of brain trouble, Qin Yulan only told the truth, it turned out that Qin Yulan did not know about Guo Youqiang's sacrifice, after Guo Youpeng joined the army, suddenly there was no reply, Qin Yulan took her daughter Juanjuan to live alone, she thought guo Youpeng had been sacrificed, so she moved the idea of remarrying.
But Qin Yulan took her daughter Juanjuan at that time, she was afraid that her daughter would become a drag on her, so she gave Juanjuan to a kind old lady Zhang of the City God Temple to raise, Old Lady Zhang had no children, and treated Juanjuan as her own daughter, because Juanjuan had congenital heart disease, Old Lady Zhang would regularly take Juanjuan to the hospital for examination, and Huang Chibo finally found Juanjuan through the registration information of the hospital.
Huang Chibo immediately told Xu Shiyou about this, xu Shiyou was very excited, but he was very annoyed by Qin Yulan's approach, when Xu Shiyou said: "This Qin Yulan, really has no insight, how can she be so cruel?" ”
Xu Shiyou put down all the things in his hands on the same day and went to Shanghai to visit Juanjuan, he bought a lot of gifts for Juanjuan, Xu Shiyou originally wanted to take Juanjuan to his side to raise, but Mrs. Zhang was very good to Juanjuan, Xu Shiyou could not bear to hurt Mrs. Zhang's heart, so he decided to let Juanjuan stay with Mrs. Zhang to live.
Xu Shiyou said to Juanjuan, who was already sensible, with tears in his eyes: "Your father is a hero! He was a glorious PLA soldier! He was also his uncle's savior! ”
Group photo of General Xu Shiyou and his comrades-in-arms
The dust settled on this matter, but General Xu Shiyou had a big wish. In 1960, Xu Shiyou went to Shanghai for a business trip, he went to visit Juanjuan again, and also invited Juanjuan to dinner, before leaving Xu Shiyou left Juanjuan a living expenses, and instructed Juanjuan: "You must study hard!" In the future, I will have to come to Nanjing to find me! ”
Unexpectedly, just over two months later, Juanjuan had a car accident, causing a heart attack and died, Xu Shiyou, who was far away in Nanjing, cried bitterly after learning about it, and he murmured: "Xiao Guo! I'm sorry for you! I failed to take good care of Juanjuan! ”
General Xu Shiyou has been proud and dry all his life, and he is also affectionate and righteous to his subordinates, and this general who has killed countless enemies has shown the tender side of the iron man in the matter of Juanjuan, which makes people admire!