Among the founding generals, Xu Shiyou was very famous in both battle merit and fame, and as a hero in the Liberation War, the Shandong Corps under his command made great contributions to the liberation of Shandong. The chairman commented on Xu Shiyou: "Xu Shiyou is a general who has played the red half of the sky in the east of Jiaodong, which is remarkable, remarkable! ”
After the founding of New China, Xu Shiyou was highly valued and appointed by his superiors as the commander of the military region, stationed on one side to defend the country. The revolution was victorious, and Xu Shiyou's life was also leisurely, he liked to drink alcohol on weekdays, and once he was angry because Moutai wine was too expensive.
Drinking naturally requires wine and dishes, Xu Shiyou likes to hunt, this hobby he insists on for a long time, from the moment he can carry a gun, often hunt to improve the food of the brothers in the same camp, but also practice marksmanship, hunting This hobby is really the best of both worlds for Xu Shiyou.
A general who can't sit still?
In peacetime, Xu Shiyou's life was simple and boring, and he needed some hobbies to pass the time. When Xu Shiyou was the commander of the Nanjing Military Region, many local officials liked to fish and pass the time when they were fine on weekdays, and there were still a lot of people. Xu Shiyou also tried to accept this fishing hobby, but over time, he found that he was not suitable for fishing, on the grounds that he was too passive.
Fishing is about patience, Xu Shiyou is a person who can't stay idle, for a few minutes the fish is not hooked, he will throw down the fishing rod and leave. One day, Xu Shiyou said: "It is still good to hunt, you can walk around the mountains, fishing is too boring," Speaking of hunting, that is his biggest hobby, as long as there is hunting on weekdays, Xu Shiyou will not miss it.
Before hunting, Xu Shiyou has to do a lot of preparatory work, the first is to choose a field, that is exquisite, will not choose a place with many people, generally in the open space on the mountain and the field of troop training. In addition, it is necessary to do terrain surveys, preparation of firearms and ammunition, and trapping food needed for hunting.
Before the hunt, the preparation work was made, naturally the harvest was full, Xu Shiyou was very happy, and distributed a large amount of prey to the soldiers of the troops, leaving only a little behind to share the "fruits of victory" with everyone. At that time, China's conditions were poor, the troops rarely ate some meat with oil and water, Xu Shiyou hunted, but also improved the food of the troops.
At that time, the state did not stipulate that hunting could not be hunted, and there were many kinds of native guns in the folk, and there were no civilized regulations on ecological protection, so Xu Shiyou had no problem hunting, and I believe that middle-aged and elderly men born in the fifties and sixties had seen relatives and friends fight even if they had not hunted.
Set up a table of Xu's "wild game feast"?
From 1955, when Xu Shiyou was appointed commander of the Nanjing Military Region, to 1973, Xu Shiyou served as a parent official in Nanjing for more than a decade, defending peace on one side. In 1973, Xu Shiyou came to Guangzhou and served as the commander of the military region, officially serving in Guangzhou.
After coming to Guangzhou, Xu Shiyou still has the habit of hunting, compared to Nanjing, Guangzhou is suitable for hunting places are few, there are very few prey, under normal circumstances, at most a few hares, sparrows or whatever, can not see large objects. In August 1975, the weather in Guangzhou was sweltering, and one day, a local farmer reported to the troops that there were wild boars in Baiyun Mountain, destroying a large number of farmers' crops, and asked the military region to send someone to subdue the wild boars.
Upon hearing that there were wild boars, Xu Shiyou, who was resting in the villa, was very excited, and despite the hot weather, he immediately took the guard squad next to him to the scene to survey the terrain and formulate a plan for catching wild boars. Soon, the terrain survey was clear, a plan was made to capture the wild boar accordingly, and the warriors began to implement it separately according to the tactics formulated by Xu Shiyou.
At first, Xu Shiyou's guards ambushed in the wild boar-infested place for several days without moving, everyone doubted whether there was a wild boar, and when they wanted to give up, Xu Shiyou criticized the guards around him: "There is no patience at all, it is not okay to suffer a little, the war years are the material for deserters." ”
The warriors were honest after receiving a criticism from Xu Shiyou, no longer complaining, and after a few days of ambush, one night, the warriors saw two wild boars and a bunch of piglets harming the crops. Seeing the wild boar step by step into the pre-designed trap, Xu Shiyou, who commanded from the side, was also very happy, and after a while, after a burst of shooting, many wild boars were captured.
So many wild boars were caught, the harvest was full, and the next day, the wild boars were dragged to the kitchen, and the chefs were busy for a while before they were cleaned up. Some of these wild boar meats were made into ingredients, and some of them were sent to the homes of the leaders of the military region according to Xu Shiyou's instructions, so that they could taste them, and some of them were used to reward the soldiers who had ambushed wild boars for several days, and let them also taste the fragrant wild boar meat.
According to Xu Shiyou's chef, after beating the wild boar, Commander Xu asked people to come to the house as a guest and set up a table of Xu's "wild game feast", and many guests came, so that everyone could change their tastes. Xu Shiyou's guests did not eat wild game as often as he did, nor did they have any interest in hunting, so it was rare to eat a meal of wild game, which was very delicious.
The reason why Xu Shiyou will entertain guests with wild game, in addition to wanting guests to improve their food and eat something different, is more important because of his financial constraints. At that time, the salary of the commander of the military region was not very high, xu Shiyou often drank alcohol, and he had to support his family, and the little money was enough for him to invite guests to dinner one after another.
epilogue
During the war, Xu Shiyou was a fierce general, and in the peaceful era, Xu Shiyou still "did not forget his true colors", liked to play with guns and hunts, and was really a temperamental person. Hunting is a major hobby of Xu Shiyou, according to his children recall: Dad often hunts, if you do not go to the hunting ground for a week, you will get sick.
During his stay in Guangzhou, Xu Shiyou commanded the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam and personally went to the front line at an old age, and this spirit is worthy of our affirmation. The sword is not old, as long as the country needs, Commander Xu can always rush to the front, this is the great patriotic spirit of the older generation of revolutionaries.