is also a general, but General Yang Chengwu shouted General Xu Shiyou: "Master Xu". What's going on?
In fact, although Xu Shiyou is strong in martial arts, there is no master-apprentice relationship between them. Yang Chengwu doesn't know martial arts, and Xu Shiyou hasn't learned a punch or a kick.
When Yang Chengwu called Xu Shiyou "master," he was the deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, and Xu Shiyou was the commander of the Nanjing Military Region.
This was in 1967.
At that time, Xu Shiyou took refuge in Dabie Mountain. When Chairman Mao found out, he said to the premier: "Let him come to Beijing to live for a while." ”
One morning, two helicopters landed on a flat ground in front of the Baiyun Temple in the Dabie Mountains. Xu Shiyou, who had been notified in advance, was ready to go, but he was not in a hurry to board the plane and stood aside.
Why?
It turned out that the villagers in Dabie Mountain had never seen an airplane, and they came to watch. Xu Shiyou said to the guards: "Don't stop the crowd, let the old folks get close to the helicopter and let them see enough." ”
As a result, the brave fellow even touched the helicopter and said, "This is an iron guy, how can such a heavy iron guy fly into the sky?" I really don't understand, what if I fall off? Xu Shiyou didn't explain, he listened to it on the side, but squinted his eyes and smiled.
More than two hours later, the plane landed at the airport in the western suburbs of Beijing.
Before the hatch opened, Xu Shiyou saw Yang Chengwu, Chen Xilian, and Wang Liangen, deputy director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, waiting on the tarmac through the window.
As soon as Xu Shiyou got off the plane, General Yang Chengwu clasped his fists with both hands from afar and shouted loudly:
"Hello Master Xu!"
Xu Shiyou's daughter Hua Shan recalled: "My father walked up quickly, holding Yang Chengwu's hand with both hands, and he was overjoyed! When the old friends met, his father once again habitually exercised his skills, and he held Yang Chengwu and shouted......"
Yang Chengwu and Xu Shiyou are both generals, and they are still Xu Shiyou's superiors at this time, but they call Xu Shiyou "master", which is interesting!
In fact, Yang Chengwu has been in the Red Front Army for a long time, Xu Shiyou is in the Red Fourth Front Army, during the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Chengwu was in North China, Xu Shiyou was in Shandong, during the Liberation War, Yang Chengwu was still in North China, Xu Shiyou was in East China, the two did not have a big intersection, why Yang Chengwu called Xu Shiyou "Master Xu", few people know. However, Yang Chengwu has a deep understanding of Xu Shiyou's "handshake and meritorious service". Decades later, he said:
"In the whole army, in terms of hand skills, Master Xu wants to rank first, and every time he catches me, haha!"
The secretary of "The Great River Goes East: Why They Follow Mao Zedong" written by Chen Guanren and published by the Communist Party History Publishing House recounted this incident and revealed the mystery of General Yang Chengwu calling General Xu Shiyou "master". The book is the society's annual bestseller, and once ranked ninth on China's political and military bestseller list (pictured).