In the arduous revolutionary course of the founding of New China, a number of outstanding generals emerged, including one general, who had a unique personality, fought bravely, was in the forefront of the enemy's charge, and was not afraid of death; he could be described as a tiger general; but he was informal in his style, often breaking discipline in the army, and also aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. In the family, he was a famous filial piety. In life, he was drunk as much as his life, and he was not drunk with a thousand cups, which was famous for his "massive quantity", which also led to a series of interesting things, such as setting a precedent for him in the military to allow him to drink, giving him "fake wine" in peacetime, and so on. Today, we will talk about the interesting story of this tiger general Xu Shiyou about drinking.
Speaking of Xu Shiyou wine, it goes back to his childhood. He entered the Shaolin Temple at the age of 8 and practiced martial arts with his master for 8 years. His master was also very fond of drinking. Once, Xu Shiyou followed his master down the mountain to drink, and tasted wine for the first time. He picked up the wine jug and drank it all, without the slightest discomfort, as if he were drinking water. His master was also amazed at what he saw. Since then, Xu Shiyou has never returned on the road of alcoholism.
During the Great Revolution, Xu Shiyou joined the Communist Party, and soon became a commander and fighter of the Red Army because of his high martial arts skills. But he did not change the habit of alcoholism, even in the fierce battle, he never left the wine. As the saying goes, "wine is strong and courageous", this sentence was well fulfilled in Xu Shiyou, because he often drank alcohol and rushed to the position to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. After drinking, Xu Shiyou was unusually brave and fierce, and seemed to have the courage of a thousand men.
During Xu Shiyou's tenure as regimental commander, on one occasion, his Red Fourth Front was besieged by the Sichuan Army in many ways, and the situation was critical. Xu Shiyou received orders from his superiors to attack the enemy in front of him. At this time, Xu Shiyou had just finished drinking and was drunk, but he did not say a word, immediately organized a death squad, and personally led the death squad to touch the Camp of Sichuan In the night as the leader of the regiment, and began to fight with the enemy in close combat. The Sichuan army was defeated and fled in defeat. Xu Shiyou and his death squad have created a bloody road for the whole army. After the war, Xu Shiyou returned to the barracks, and his officers and soldiers could still smell the wine on him, which surprised them. At a later celebration banquet, Wang Weizhou entertained Xu Shiyou and others, and many people fell to the ground drunk in the staggering of the fundraising, but Xu Shiyou raised a glass as usual, which made Wang Weizhou admire.
Xu Shiyou has the best Moutai in his life. As today, Moutai was expensive at that time, and even the salary of a high-ranking general like Xu Shiyou could not buy a few bottles. Before Xu Shiyou retired, he enjoyed the preferential subsidy for public servants to buy alcohol, the price could be reduced a little, plus he often participated in parties due to official duties, and Maotai was indispensable at the banquet, so that Xu Shiyou could still satisfy his desire to drink Moutai. However, with the reform and opening up, prices have risen, and Xu Shiyou has no subsidies to buy alcohol because of retirement, so there is no way to drink Maotai as before.
Fortunately, Xu Shiyou had a careful subordinate by his side, and he knew that Xu Shiyou was not happy with Maotai and was unhappy, so he reflected the situation to the leaders of the military region. Many of the leaders of the military region were former subordinates of Xu Shiyou, and they also knew a little about the habits of this famous "drunken general", so they were very concerned about Xu Shiyou's affairs. Because the military region could not pay for the purchase of authentic Moutai and gave it to Xu Shiyou, they used the "fake Moutai" brewed by the peasants themselves to give Xu Shiyou, and the taste was not bad with the real Moutai, and Xu Shiyou also believed that it was true, and drank this "fake Moutai" until his death.
Xu Shiyou drank wine as much as his life, but drinking never delayed his business, especially in the fight, drinking alcohol can make him kill the enemy more desperately. Chairman Mao also knew of his special hobby and had specially approved Xu Shiyou to drink. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xu Shiyou was named a general, which was an affirmation of his lifelong dedication to revolution.