During the Anti-Japanese War, Xu Shiyou was not afraid of life and death, fought bravely to kill the enemy, and made great achievements. But even the most courageous warriors have moments when they are in a desperate situation.
In 1934, when Xu Shiyou was isolated, he led a traffic team to help Xu Shiyou break out of the siege.
44 years later, Xu Shiyou waited for the opportunity to repay his kindness and did him a great favor.
Who is the person who helped Xu Shiyou, and how did Xu Shiyou repay his kindness?
Xu Shiyou, a hero of the Anti-Japanese War
Xu Shiyou was born and raised in the countryside, and his family was poor when he was a child. In order to make a living, he worked as a martial arts handyman, and then learned martial arts kung fu at the Shaolin Temple.
It was this arduous juvenile experience that forged Xu Shiyou's resolute and unyielding character, so when the country was in danger, he resolutely chose to join the anti-Japanese war team.
In 1927, when the "412" broke out, Pei Yuting, chairman of the Macheng Liuxiang Agricultural Association, established a peasant volunteer team. Most of the team were farmers with no combat experience, and Pei Yuting needed to train the team in a short time.
At this moment, Xu Shiyou stood up and wanted to help. Then he served as the captain of the artillery team, and swore to his superiors: "I will definitely bring the team out!"
Xu Shiyou's Gu Yong was not appreciated by his superiors, and although the artillery team had a cannon word, it was actually an empty shell.
Their best weapons are a few rifles, and if you want to have a cannon, you have to earn it yourself, and to put it bluntly, you are a death squad.
After several battles, the superiors found that Xu Shiyou was too reckless to fight and too reckless, so the superiors did not feel at ease to hand over the soldiers to him.
But Xu Shiyou has his own ideas. Although he doesn't care about the war, he is a person who values love and righteousness in his bones. Since he became the captain of the artillery team, he has a heavy responsibility.
In order to reduce the casualties of his troops, he began to delve into weapons manufacturing. If you don't have a cannon, then build it yourself! After days and nights of research, he really made a "wooden cannon."
When the battle came, Xu Shiyou went to the battlefield with a wooden cannon, and he deployed the combat lineup in an orderly manner, and led people to take the lead. The comrades-in-arms responded in the rear, and everyone tacitly cooperated to defeat the enemy.
After that, Xu Shiyou served as the captain of the death squad many times, and he was able to successfully complete the task every time.
With his outstanding combat ability and his well-known emphasis on love and righteousness, Xu Shiyou stood out in the revolutionary ranks, and unconsciously gained many followers.
The superiors couldn't help but praise: "Shiyou is no longer the reckless kid he used to be!"
Xu Shiyou was greatly encouraged after being recognized, and became more and more courageous on the battlefield, and made many military exploits. After joining the Red Army, his position was rapidly promoted, and soon he became a battalion commander.
But even invincible generals can find themselves in a desperate situation.
Many years later, when Xu Shiyou recalled the terrifying battle again, he still felt a little afraid.
In prison, life and death are on the line
In 1934, the Red Fourth Front decided to build a revolutionary base for the Red Army in Sichuan.
Lao Chiang took the opportunity to control his troops and began to launch a fierce attack on the Red Fourth Front Army, doing everything possible to block the development of our revolutionary tasks.
At that time, Xu Shiyou was the deputy commander of the Red Fourth Front Army, and a regiment he led was attacked by nine enemy regiments.
Most of the military equipment was destroyed by the enemy, and the entire regiment was almost completely annihilated.
Xu Shiyou held a meeting overnight, and the entire army did not come up with a countermeasure for a long time, and he knew that the team had reached the end of the road.
He slapped his hands on the table: "There is no way, we can only fight to the death!"
At this moment, Wang Hongkun, commander of the Red Fourth Front Army, came with news. He informed Xu Shiyou that the army had sent him a transportation team to come and support.
Xu Shiyou, who learned about this, was not much easier, the traffic team is not a special combat unit, their main daily task is communication and reconnaissance, how can soldiers who have not been on the battlefield support them?
Xu Shiyou was very worried, and said helplessly: "In this situation, aren't these 100 soldiers coming over to die in vain?"
But his comrades-in-arms comforted him: "Don't give up until the last moment, what if you can survive in a desperate situation?"
Xu Shiyou shook his head, preparing for the worst in his heart.
The enemy saw that Xu Shiyou's team was already at the end of its strong crossbows, and the offensive was becoming more and more fierce, and the artillery shells were constantly pouring down on our army's positions, and there was a great tendency to raze the battlefield to the ground.
Xu Shiyou was cornered, thinking of his comrades who died in battle, he gritted his teeth, threw away the gun that had no bullets, drew his machete, and decided to fight the enemy in close combat.
"Rush comrades! Fight to the last moment!" Xu Shiyou shouted loudly.
The enemy's bullets rained down, and just as Xu Shiyou was about to die with the enemy, gunshots were heard in the distance.
There was a commotion in the opposite position, and it turned out that the rear of the enemy troops was attacked. Xu Shiyou was suddenly shocked, could it be that their reinforcements had arrived?
The enemy army received a lot of blows, and no one expected that the reinforcements sent by the Red Army would have such a strong fighting force.
At that time, an enemy commander thought that a large force of the Red Army had arrived, and he was so frightened that he could not even hold his gun steadily.
The encircled Red Army also wondered: "Didn't you say that there was only one transport team? Could it be that the army commander himself came?"
Zhang Xianyue sacrificed his life to save him
The leader of the team came to the rescue was Zhang Xianyue. Although Zhang Xianyue is not well-known, he has the combat talent that is not inferior to Xu Shiyou.
Seeing that the enemy was besieging our army's position, and the grenade was even more desperate to smash into our army's position, Zhang Xianyue's heart swelled with anger, today he is desperate to rescue Xu Shiyou!
In the face of several times the enemy, Zhang Xianyue did not flinch at all, and concentrated his firepower to attack the deepest part of the enemy.
At first, Zhang Xianyue just took the shell gun to direct the battle in front, and when he got to the back, his comrades around him fell one after another, and he directly picked up the machine gun and rushed to the forward position with the team.
Xu Shiyou, who was on the front line of the battle, also saw Zhang Xianyue's rushing figure, and his heart was shocked, and he beckoned to his comrades-in-arms: "Rush! Comrades! We have hope!"
The sluggish morale was reinvigorated after the arrival of Zhang Xianyue, and the soldiers bravely rushed towards the enemy.
Originally, after many days of fighting, the enemy had long believed that the Red Army was in a desperate struggle, and who would have thought that the situation would be reversed in an instant. The enemy army was in great disarray, and the troops of the nine regiments were all scattered under the onslaught of the Red Army.
Xu Shiyou and Zhang Xian joined forces with each other, and after a fierce battle, they successfully annihilated two enemy regiments.
The battle was won, Xu Shiyou went non-stop to find his savior, but who knew that Zhang Xianyue, who was still fighting on the battlefield just now, suddenly fell to the ground.
It turned out that Zhang Xianyue was hit by a bullet, and his life was hanging by a thread at this time.
Xu Shiyou was shocked, and hurriedly sent the person for treatment, and he ordered: "You must do your best to save him!"
Fortunately, with the efforts of the doctors, Zhang Xianyue turned the corner, and Xu Shiyou breathed a sigh of relief.
After Zhang Xianyue's health improved, Xu Shiyou finally found an opportunity to talk to Zhang Xianyue, and the two hit it off at first sight, and they felt a little sorry for each other.
Xu Shiyou believes that Zhang Xianyue's ability should not stay in the traffic team.
Zhang Xianyue scratched his head and said: "Originally, I had been appointed as the battalion instructor not long ago, but I was straight, and I was sent to the traffic team after I collided with my superiors. ”
Xu Shiyou laughed: "This is also the fate of you and my brothers, if you don't bring your traffic team here, I'm afraid I'll die here." ”
After winning the battle, both of them were promoted, but what made them happiest was getting to know each other. Although the relationship between the two is superior-inferior, they are mostly called brothers in private.
Soon after, the two parted ways due to job transfers, but even though the connection decreased, their concern for each other never stopped.
Xu Shiyou has never forgotten Zhang Xianyue's kindness, and 44 years later, he can wait for the opportunity to repay his kindness.
Repay the grace of life
In 1978, Zhang Xian was appointed deputy director of the General Logistics Department. The war has passed, and Zhang Xianyue can finally set his heart on building the Chinese army.
But the good times did not last long, and Zhang Xianyue's work had problems, mainly because of the relocation of the First Military Medical University.
In 1970, the First Military Medical University needed to find a place to be stationed in Guangzhou, and Jinan University was in a state of closure at that time. As a result, the First Military Medical University was temporarily stationed on the campus of Jinan University, and this garrison lasted for eight years.
Nowadays, the country is in ruins, and universities around the country are reopening their enrollments.
Jinan University is about to open its doors, and the two universities cannot be on the same campus, otherwise chaos will easily occur, and the top priority now is to move the First Military Medical University.
Time is tight, the task is heavy, where to find a suitable place to move in as soon as possible?
Zhang Xianyue was very anxious, during that time, Zhang Xianyue stepped on the threshold of the city government, and there was still no progress in things.
Just when Zhang Xian was anxious, he suddenly received the news of an old friend Xu Shiyou's visit.
Friends met again after 44 years, but the deep friendship established on the battlefield did not diminish by half a point, and the two exchanged pleasantries with tears in their eyes.
Xu Shiyou saw at a glance that Zhang Xianyue's face was bitter, and he learned the reason after questioning.
Xu Shiyou laughed, he remembered the kindness 44 years ago for half his life, but he didn't expect to be able to give him a chance to repay the favor.
At this time, Xu Shiyou was already serving as the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region in Guangzhou, and he proposed to Zhang Xianyue to directly relocate the First Military Medical University to Qilingang.
Zhang Xianyue was shocked: "The land of Qilingang is worth a lot of money, so let it go no matter what the commander says!"
Xu Shiyou waved his hand and said, "When I fought on the battlefield back then, if you hadn't come to save me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived today." Now that you're in trouble, how can I stand idly by?"
Zhang Xianyue raised his glass: "Don't say anything, we will be brothers in the future!"
Xu Shiyou said with emotion: "Compared to my brother's life-saving grace, the help I gave you is too insignificant!"
After that, the First Military Medical University was successfully relocated to Qilingang, and Zhang Xianyue's work was successfully completed, and the predecessor of the famous Southern Medical University was the First Military Medical University of that year.
The friendship forged on the battlefield is the feeling that has been fought and washed away with flesh and sweat, and it will not diminish with the passage of time, but will last for a long time in the long river of history.
Even if this kind of relationship does not have the innate conditions of blood connection, it will last for a long time in the memories of mutual support.