Speaking of warriors with martial arts, we immediately think of Xu Shiyou, a fierce general who practiced in the Shaolin Temple. In fact, there was a lieutenant general among the founding generals who practiced martial arts at the Shaolin Temple, and many people did not know who he was. The founding lieutenant general came to the Shaolin Temple 3 years later than Xu Shiyou and practiced in the Shaolin Temple for 5 years, but they did not know each other at that time. This founding lieutenant general, in the Shaolin Temple, practiced an "iron palm divine skill", and did not sacrifice 15 bullets in his body during the battle. So, who is this founding lieutenant general?
Founding Lieutenant General Qian Jun
This warrior with the "Iron Palm Divine Skill" was named Qian Jun. Born in 1905, a native of Guangshan County, Henan Province. At the age of 13, he entered the Shaolin Temple to study martial arts. The next day at the temple, the monk on duty ordered him to burn the fire. I saw a bowl of thick stumps in front of the stove. He asked, "Where is the wood-splitting knife?" The monk raised his hand and said, "This is the wood-splitting knife!" ”。 He was shocked: he must learn martial arts! Since then, he has specialized in "cinnabar palms". One practice is 5 years. At that time, Xu Shiyou entered the temple 3 years before him and studied martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for 5 years, but they did not know each other. When they studied and chatted at Yan'an Kang Da, they learned that they both had experience in practicing martial arts at the Shaolin Temple.
In 1925, Qian Jun was introduced by Dong Biwu to join the revolution and was incorporated into the party. A martial art, a strong physique, let him show his skills on the battlefield, it is difficult not to die.
During the Long March, Qian Jun was also the commander of the cavalry regiment
When Qian Jun was serving as the political commissar of the 33rd Regiment of the Red Fourth Front, during a battle near Qianfo Mountain, enemy bullets penetrated his left abdomen. He was carried out on a stretcher for more than 30 miles, his clothes and straps stained red with blood, and he was unconscious for a day and a night without waking up. Everyone thought he had died, so they found an uncovered coffin and a door panel, and tearfully loaded him into it and parked him in the cowshed behind the house. Early the next morning, Commander Wang asked, "What about Commissar Qian?" Some officers and soldiers replied, "Sacrificed!" The regimental commander asked again, "Where?" When the regimental commander opened the door panel in grief, he saw commissar Qian blinking his eyes in the coffin. Surprised and delighted, he immediately took Commissar Qian out of the coffin.
Qian Jun, who was with his comrades-in-arms during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
In 1938, Qian Jun served as the commander of the second regiment of the four detachments of the Lunan Anti-Japanese Brigade, and in the battle to crush the Japanese army's encirclement and annihilation and defend important organs, in order to regain the radio station that had been snatched by the enemy, he led a company to rush into the enemy position at the risk of death. He fought dozens of battles with the devils in the Anti-Japanese Base Area in Shandong, and in each hand-to-hand combat, the enemy did not take advantage of it at all. But he was shot 15 times, and he didn't die. Shortly after each shot, he was able to return to battle.
Painting by General Qian Jun after his retirement
Qian Jun is known for his "Iron Palm Divine Skill". His "cinnabar palm" started to work, like a sharp axe cast in steel, a large rock, a palm down, immediately shattered. As for splitting green bricks, it's like cutting tofu with a knife. However, he never showed his kung fu, and he was afraid of hurting his comrades-in-arms. Even if others take the initiative to compete with him, he often pretends to be a "dwarf" and takes the initiative to lose. Occasionally, when there is really no way, I have to show my hand. Once, he went to northern Jiangsu to inspect the work of the militia. Cadres asked him to perform "hand splitting stones." But in northern Jiangsu, it is difficult to find stones. Finally, I found a piece of bluestone that a common man's house pressed with pickles. This stone is said to be more than 20 pounds, bare and slippery, wet, and placed on the table. In the midst of everyone's whispering, Qian Jun straightened the stone, raised his right hand violently, and slapped it down, only to hear a "bang" sound. The bluestone shattered into 3 pieces, and the slag jumped out more than 3 meters away! After his retirement, General Qian was invited by a martial arts group to summarize and write a book called "Cinnabar Palm Exercises".
Qian Jun and Xu Shiyou served together in the Nanjing Military Region
The great man praised Qian Jun: "Improper monk as a general." In 1955, Qian Jun was awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general, successively serving as deputy commander and commander of the Zhejiang Provincial Military Region, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, and enjoyed the full-time treatment of the Grand Military Region in 1983. He died in 1990 at the age of 85.