In 1967, Xu Shiyou, who was the commander of the Nanjing Military Region, ran to Dabie Mountain to recuperate and treat his illness in order to avoid trouble. In fact, he couldn't afford to provoke the rebels, so he hid. Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou in Beijing were very concerned about Xu Shiyou.
On this day, Xu Shiyou was downstairs watching the guards practicing boxing, which was a big hobby of his spare time, when suddenly the phone rang. The secretary hurried to pick him up, and it was Premier Zhou himself who called. The secretary quickly called Xu Shiyou, and Xu Shiyou did not dare to be sloppy and walked over to answer the phone.
The voice on the phone was Premier Zhou, and this voice Xu Shiyou could not have been more familiar. Premier Zhou first inquired about Xu Shiyou's physical health, and then stepped into the right topic and said, Comrade Xu Shiyou, Chairman Mao invited you to come to Beijing to participate in the National Day activities, and after you came, you stayed at Chairman Mao's house.
Where is Chairman Mao's home? Of course, in Zhongnanhai, Xu Shiyou went to Beijing and also wanted to live in Zhongnanhai.
Premier Zhou knows Xu Shiyou, Xu Shiyou does not like to go to Beijing, until his old age, he liked Nanjing, did not like to live in Beijing, he said that the road in Beijing is not wide enough, there are too many people, he is afraid of quarrels and quarrels can not be people.
Even when Premier Zhou called in person, he was worried that Xu Shiyou would not go to Beijing. It is very dangerous to let Xu Shiyou stay outside, one is worried about Xu Shiyou's personal safety, the other is afraid of him causing trouble, Xu Shiyou has a fiery temper, and does not rub sand in his eyes.
Premier Zhou finished speaking, and then said to Xu Shiyou, there is someone who wants to talk to you. Xu Shiyou was wondering, who was next to Premier Zhou on the other end of the phone? Why did Premier Zhou want him to speak to himself? Obviously, this was specially arranged by Premier Zhou.
After a short pause, a thick and thick voice came from the other end of the phone, this voice Xu Shiyou was too familiar, the typical Dabie Mountain accent, could it be him? That's right, just listen to the other end of the phone,
Commander Xu? I am Chen Xilian! How are you doing? Is your body well? Come to Beijing, we are all in Beijing. Premier Zhou invited you to come to Beijing, this is Chairman Mao's meaning, don't hesitate, come quickly, come and live with Chairman Mao Premier Zhou, live in Zhongnanhai.
It was really Chen Xilian, who was Xu Shiyou's old comrade-in-arms and old subordinate. Chen Xilian was the commander of the Shenyang Military Region at that time, and like Xu Shiyou, he was also the commander of the Great Military Region, and others should be in Shenyang, and now he is also in Beijing, and he personally called Xu Shiyou.
It seems that this is indeed true. Xu Shiyou was very excited at that time, holding the microphone and saying loudly, I must go, you report to the premier, although I am not in good health, I will climb to Beijing!
Why did Xu Shiyou, hearing Chen Xilian's voice, firmly believe in going to Beijing? Xu Shiyou and Chen Xilian can be described as friends of life and death. During the Red Army, Xu Shiyou served as the commander of the Red Fourth Army, and Chen Xilian was a division commander under his command.
The Red Army crossed the meadow and was attacked by enemy cavalry, Xu Shiyou picked up the machine gun and was about to fight, Chen Xilian grabbed the machine gun and said, Commander, you go to the back, I will fight. Chen Xilian wanted to cover up Xu Shiyou. Shortly after firing, Chen Xilian was hit by a bullet.
If Chen Xilian hadn't grabbed the machine gun, the bullet might have hit Xu Shiyou's body. The bullet hit Chen Xilian's back, which was a penetrating wound and the injury was very serious. Xu Shiyou selected a few strong young men and carried Chen Xilian away, and he gave the order to carry Chen Xilian out of the grass alive.
It was a fateful friendship. Many years later, Chen Xilian recalled to Xu Shiyou's daughter that if there was no food on the road, he would kill the horse, kill the horse and eat it, and your father specially left me a large piece of horse meat to eat on the road.
At that time, there was neither oil nor salt, full of fishy horse meat, and now you eat it, you don't eat it, but at that time it was the best tonic, so I walked through the grass, and my wounds were healed.
Chen Xilian summed it up in one sentence: When the battle began, I saved your father's life, and after I was injured, it was your father who saved my life.
Premier Zhou asked Chen Xilian to step up his invitation to Xu Shiyou, and Chen Xilian took the phone, spoke with tears in his eyes, and asked Xu Shiyou to come to Beijing. He was also worried that Xu Shiyou was not safe outside, and he was afraid that Xu Shiyou would make a mistake by shooting.
Hearing Premier Zhou's voice and Chen Xilian's voice testifying, Xu Shiyou did not hesitate and soon flew to Beijing, where Chen Xilian personally went to the airport to greet him, and they stayed together in Chairman Mao's home, Zhongnanhai, and survived the most difficult period.