Flipping through the genealogy of the generals of the Republic, there are fascinating stories flowing on every album. In order to establish a new homeland, these generals fought in the south and the north, were born and died, established the country and the country, and did their best, creating the most majestic and majestic historical stories in Chinese history, and they are all heroes of the world!
Among this group of real heroes and heroes, the founding general Xu Shiyou must be the general with the most national imprint, the most legendary, the most individual, male and human. Some people say that his experience and achievements are not inferior to those of General Patton of the United States. If you want me to say, Xu Shiyou is Xu Shiyou, and in his "world", there is a strong gathering of pure oriental and national general colors and spiritual connotations. It can be said that a general like Xu Shiyou may not appear again in the future.
Xu Shiyou
The most legendary thing about General Xu Shiyou is that he once spent eight years in the Shaolin Temple. In childhood, in order not to starve to death, his mother tearfully handed over the 8-year-old Xu Shiyou to a wandering monk, and in this way, Xu Shiyou began his practice career in Shaolin Temple.
In the life of Shaolin Temple, Xu Shiyou not only did chores every day, but also learned a lot of Shaolin skills, which laid the foundation for him to join the army in the future. After leaving the monastery, Xu Shiyou joined the Chinese Communist Youth League, and later transferred to the Communist Party of China in August 1927, participated in the Jute Uprising in November, and served as the commander of the Red Fourth Army in 1935, participating in the Long March......
Xu Shiyou's life was greatly influenced by Chairman Mao, and in his heart, Chairman Mao had the same status as his biological mother. In his later years, the general once said such a sentence: Be loyal in life and filial piety after death! This shows Xu Shiyou's sincere heart.
Xu Shiyou
In March 1976, during the rhododendron blooming season, General Xu Shiyou came to Chairman Mao's hometown of Shaoshan Chong. When he saw the house where Chairman Mao lived back then, the general's eyes lit up with excitement. Xu Shiyou grew up in a poor family and never lived in such a good house, but Chairman Mao was able to destroy the family and abandon the family business of his ancestors.
When he came to the Mao Zedong Exhibition Hall, when he saw the statue of Chairman Mao placed in the hall, Xu Shiyou immediately put his legs together and solemnly saluted a military salute. These behaviors were seen by the people of Shaoshan, and they knew that Xu Shiyou was Chairman Mao's most loyal soldier, and they warmly welcomed Xu Shiyou's arrival.
Xu Shiyou likes to hunt, and he always brings a shotgun when he goes to play in the mountains, but this time because he came to Chairman Mao's hometown, he did not hunt game as usual, but General Xu's son took the initiative to practice his hands, and he came back from hunting many turtledoves in the mountains.
Seeing that his son returned with a full load, Xu Shiyou proposed to invite everyone to dinner in the evening. But when it was time to open the dinner in the evening, in the face of a table full of delicious food, Xu Shiyou only ate vegetarian and did not eat meat. Everyone is very puzzled, General Xu has been in Shaolin Temple, but he has not quit meat, why don't you eat meat today?
Xu Shiyou and his son
In response to everyone's questions, Xu Shiyou explained with a smile: "In Chairman Mao's hometown, I don't kill or eat raw!"
The general is simple and lovable, and he has integrated respect for Chairman Mao into every aspect of his life.
As we all know, Xu Shiyou loves to drink and can drink, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "addicted to alcohol". This time when he came to Chairman Mao's hometown, it was no surprise that Xu Shiyou also wanted to drink hard. For this reason, the Shaoshan Hotel specially prepared Moutai for the general, and Zhang Pinghua, an old friend and secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee at the time, accompanied him to drink. Xu Shiyou and Zhang Pinghua haven't seen each other for a long time, and they naturally have to drink more when they get together this time, seeing that they have more than a pound of stomach, they are still unsatisfied, and their daughter on the side can't sit still.
I saw the general's daughter quietly walk behind her father, leaned over and said a few words in Xu Shiyou's ear, Xu Shiyou's face changed greatly after hearing this, and he was originally holding a wine glass to drink, but now he said to Zhang Pinghua seriously: "Lao Zhang, don't drink this time, come to Guangzhou next time to drink!"
Xu Shiyou's family
Zhang Pinghua knew that Xu Shiyou was afraid that his daughter would make a "small report" after he went back, and the general's wife Tian Pu had been deliberately controlling her husband's drinking for the sake of his body. So Zhang Pinghua no longer persuaded him to drink, and the two picked up chopsticks and ate food while chatting.
The people of Shaoshan say that Xu Shiyou is a real general. This is probably because even if there is no military affairs in the body, the general is fully armed, with a gun at his waist, a long-sleeved military uniform, and a strict discipline button. Until many years later, Xu Shiyou passed away, and the people of Shaoshan still praised and sighed when they mentioned the founding general!