In 1985, Comrade Xiaoping went south to inspect, at this time, on the special train, Comrade Xiaoping had a bottle of Moutai wine next to him, and this time Xiaoping went south not only for a purpose of inspection, but also to meet his old friends by the way.
On February 1, 1985, when the train heading south passed through Nanjing, Comrade Xiaoping called Han Peixin, secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, and wanted to meet the "Dionysian Commander", Han Peixin put down the phone and immediately drove to No. 8 Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.
This "Dionysian Commander" was none other than the legendary general Xu Shiyou, and how he and Comrade Xiaoping had formed a deep friendship that Comrade Xiaoping, who was full of opportunities, was obsessed with him when he went south.
Xu Shiyou
In this issue, we will talk about the affairs between the legendary general Xu Shiyou and Comrade Xiaoping.
Yue Feishi said, "If you want to pay your heart to Yaoqin, you know little and the strings are broken, and who listens." "In life, it is a great blessing in life to be able to get a confidant." Xu Shiyou and Comrade Xiaoping cooperated for the first time, and in the war-torn anti-Japanese battlefield, the friendship between the two became more and more precious.
Xu Shiyou was born in 1906 in Hubei Jute, the family economy is poor, in order to fill the stomach, Xu Shiyou entered the Shaolin Temple at the age of eight to learn martial arts, sixteen years old out of the mountains. In August 1927, Xu Shiyou joined the peasant volunteer brigade in his hometown, and Xu Shiyou, who was brave and brave, was elected as the leader of the peasant volunteer team. Subsequently, the peasant volunteer brigade was reorganized into the first and second brigades of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army.
Xu Shiyou, who entered the Red Army period, fought fiercely and fiercely, often holding a large knife to lead the commando team into the enemy position, becoming one of the Red Army generals who served as the commando captain the most times at that time. In November 1933, Chiang Kai-shek concentrated the Six Roads of Soldiers and Horses to encircle and suppress the Red Army, xu Shiyou was the deputy commander of the Red Ninth Army and the commander of the Twenty-fifth Division, and when the battle reached a critical juncture, Xu Shiyou grabbed a large knife and led the only reserve to carry out a white-knife battle with Liu Xiang's Sichuan army, which defeated the Sichuan army's attack. After this war, Xu Shiyou became famous in one battle.
Chiang Kai-shek
In June 1935, the Red Fourth Front and the Central Red Army met at Maogong Victory, where Xu Shiyou met Chairman Mao. Xu Shiyou's bravery and good fighting were well-known in the Red Fourth Front, so they attracted Chairman Mao's attention when they first met.
After Seeing Xu Shiyou, Chairman Mao smiled at Xu Shiyou and asked, "I have always heard that there is a Xu Shiyou in the Fourth Front Army, but I have never seen you." What's your name? Xu Shiyou said: "I am a 'Shi' character in the family, and my family named me Xu Shiyou, hoping that I can become an official and shine on the lintel." ”
Then Xu Shiyou said: "After joining the Red Army, I changed my name to 'Shiyou', hoping to share weal and woe with the soldiers and become friends." ”
Chairman Mao heard that he had a good feeling for Xu Shiyou, so he laughed and said, "Your 'scholar friend' is good, but you haven't thought about it long enough." You see, you can change 'Shiyou' to 'Shiyou', Friends of the World! We are going north this time, we must take a long-term view and look at the world! Since then, Xu Shiyou's name has finally been decided.
Chairman Mao
After the July 7 Incident, China entered a period of national resistance. An agreement was reached between the Kuomintang and the Communists, and the Red Army accepted the reorganization of the Nationalist government into the Eighth Route Army, with three divisions of 115, 120 and 129, which began to fight in North China from the beginning of August.
In January 1938, Comrade Xiaoping began to serve as the political commissar of the 129th Division, while Xu Shiyou was still studying at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and after a period of time, Xu Shiyou, who had graduated from his studies, was left at kang da as the deputy director of the school affairs department.
In the second half of 1938, at this time, the situation of the National War of Resistance was grim, and Xu Shiyou, who was enthusiastic about serving the country and was brave and good at war, was not willing to do civilian work in the rear, and repeatedly asked the central authorities for orders and put himself on the front line of the war.
Finally, in January 1939, Xu Shiyou got his wish and was appointed deputy brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and the brigade's commander was Chen Geng. Xu Shiyou then followed Liu and Deng to lead an army into southern Hebei and fought against the local Japanese and puppets.
In February 1939, Xu Shiyou participated in the first battle of the 386th Brigade. The 386th Brigade ambushed the Japanese army in Qiu County, Hebei Province, and finally annihilated 200 Japanese troops at the cost of more than 50 casualties, captured all their equipment, and created a model of ambush warfare on the plains.
After the battle, Comrade Xiaoping, who was in the war room, after seeing the battle report of Xianggucheng, sighed happily: "Xu Shiyou just arrived at the 386 Brigade, and he fought a victorious battle!" ”
Comrade Xiaoping
In September 1940, the situation of the National War of Resistance changed, in order to adapt to the new situation of the War of Resistance, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army decided to open up a new base area, so Xu Shiyou, who could fight a good war, was appointed as the commander of the Third Brigade of the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army, and has since been separated from Comrade Xiaoping.
During the Liberation War, Xu Shiyou fought in Huaye, while Comrade Xiaoping commanded Nakano to chase the deer to the Central Plains, and there was no opportunity to meet between the two, and the connection was not very close.
In the War of Liberation and the Korean War, a large number of brave and good generals emerged in our army, such as General Su Yu and Marshal Liu Bocheng at that time.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Comrade Xiaoping was appointed to take charge of the southwest and was busy with economic construction in the local area, while Xu Shiyou at that time was appointed commander of the Shandong Military Region to take charge of the training and management of the army. Since there are too few things that the two can make contact with, there is not too deep a connection between the two. The two really became friends, close friends, in the period after Chairman Mao's death.
After chairman Mao's death, our country fell into confusion for a period of time. At the critical juncture, Comrade Xiaoping relied on keen insight and decisive decision-making to stabilize the overall situation of the country and open a new chapter in China's economic development.
However, at that time, Vietnam, China's southern neighbor, frequently created friction on the border between the two countries, and soon after, the Sino-Vietnamese self-defense counterattack broke out.
Self-defense counterattack against Vietnam
Choosing an experienced manager on the battlefield was a matter of great concern to Comrade Xiaoping at that time. At that time, Marshal Liu Bocheng was 87 years old and had lost sight in both eyes. Although General Su Yu was only 72 years old at that time, but after years of war, Su Yu's body suffered serious damage, and at that time, Su Yu's skull, there was still shrapnel that had not been taken out, and for many years of illness and torture, Su Yu could not command high-intensity combat.
For some time, Comrade Xiaoping once grasped military work and rectified problems in the army. As an important figure in the military system, Xu Shiyou naturally saw Comrade Xiaoping's actions clearly, could not help but admire Comrade Xiaoping's talents, and gave a lot of cooperation to Comrade Xiaoping's work.
For a period of time, Comrade Xiaoping went to Guangzhou to inspect the work, and in order to protect the safety of Comrade Xiaoping, Xu Shiyou personally took over Comrade Xiaoping's food, clothing, housing, and security work in Guangzhou.
However, in 1979, Xu Shiyou was 73 years old, and when many people were debating whether Xu Shiyou could be competent, Xu Shiyou used his own actions to prove to the world that his sword was not old and would not live up to Comrade Xiaoping's trust in himself.
In December 1978, the Central Military Commission issued a written order ordering Xu Shiyou to serve as the commander-in-chief of the operation. On the evening of receiving the order, Xu Shiyou flew to Nanning. Xu Shiyou immediately organized a meeting of officers to discuss the improvement of the battle plan, at which Xu Shiyou said: "Comrade Xiaoping has ordered me this time, so I must say two words. Immediately after: "With regard to the orders of the Central Military Commission, we must implement them without being sloppy; if we do not fight this battle, we must win it!" ”
On February 17, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam began, and Xu Shiyou, with Nanning as the main position, commanded the 41st Army, 42nd Army, 43rd Army, 50th Army, 54th Army, and 55th Army to launch a surprise attack on the Vietnamese army on the Eastern Front, flattening the Vietnamese army. After only 28 days, Xu Shiyou used his wisdom to defeat the Vietnamese army, won the war, and successfully stopped Vietnam on the southwest border of China.
Before the war, Comrade Xiaoping handed over the heavy responsibility to Xu Shiyou, and some people questioned Xu Shiyou's advanced age, and Comrade Xiaoping only replied: "Victory and defeat are common affairs of soldiers", giving Xu Shiyou great support. Xu Shiyou solved the crisis in only 28 days, proved his ability, and deserved Comrade Xiaoping's appreciation of him.
As we all know, Xu Shiyou is a great filial piety, and not serving around the old mother on her deathbed is the regret of Xu Shiyou's life, so Xu Shiyou has always hoped that after he left, he would be buried next to the old mother. However, in the context of the national cremation at that time, could Xu Shiyou's wish be realized?
At the end of January 1985, when the earth was rejuvenating, Comrade Xiaoping inspected Nanjing in the south and informed Han Peixin that he was going to visit his long-lost friend Xu Shiyou.
When Han Peixin informed Xu Shiyou that Comrade Xiaoping was going to visit him, Xu Shiyou immediately said: "Comrade Xiaoping came to Nanjing to see me, of course I will go to the station to meet me." ”
Deng Xiaoping
At the end of the Spring Festival in 1985, Xu Shiyou's body had already appeared to be swollen in the abdomen, but Xu Shiyou gritted his teeth and insisted in order to welcome Comrade Xiaoping, and even his family did not tell him about the situation.
Han Peixin saw that Xu Shiyou was determined to meet Comrade Xiaoping, and immediately informed Comrade Xiaoping through the General Office of the Central Committee. Comrade Xiaoping knows his old friend very well and does not accept defeat, and his physical condition has not been good in recent years.
So he called back to Han Peixin: "Please tell Comrade Shiyou that although he is younger than me, he is not as good as my health, and the weather is still cold now, don't go to the station to meet me, just wait for me at my residence in Nanjing!" ”
On the morning of February 1st, the sky was clear. Xu Shiyou's secretary received a call from the General Office, in which Han Peixin said: "Commander Xu, Comrade Xiaoping is about to arrive, and the residence is arranged in Building 3, No. 5, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. ”
After the secretary reported the news to Xu Shiyou, Xu Shiyou said: "Comrade Xiaoping can be counted as coming, my beard has been shaved in the morning, put on the military uniform and we will set off, you and the photojournalist Xu Jiasheng will go with me." ”
Soon after, Comrade Xiaoping's car arrived, Comrade Xiaoping stepped out of the car, and Xu Shiyou, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him with a smile and said loudly: "Welcome, welcome!" Then, the two large, long-standing hands clasped together.
After Xu Shiyou and Comrade Xiaoping entered the living room, the two greeted each other, and then Comrade Xiaoping began to ask Xu Shiyou about writing his memoirs. Xu Shiyou replied: "The minutes of the meeting I wrote were approved by you, and they are called summaries of the work of the incumbents." ”
Comrade Xiaoping listened and said: "Writing a memoir is not only a summary of work, but also a little thought for future generations, which is very meaningful!" ”
In the afternoon of the same day, Comrade Xiaoping invited Xu Shiyou to dinner, and Comrade Xiaoping said: "Today is your eightieth birthday, I specially brought a bottle of 80-year-old Maotai, old wine!" Xu Shiyou listened and said, "Great, I like to drink Maotai, the more aged the more fragrant it is!" ”
So the two people began to recall the past Zhengrong years, after the meal the two people began to take photos, when Xu Shiyou got the photo: "Comrade Xiaoping has more hair than me, wearing a straight Zhongshan suit, looks much younger than me!" ”
Eight months later, the legendary Xu Shiyou left us. On the verge of death, Xu Shiyou wrote a report to the Central Committee:
I left home at the age of eight to join the revolution, failed to filial piety to my mother for work, lived loyal to the country, died filial piety for my mother, and hoped that the central authorities could agree to be buried next to my mother, and fulfilled my filial piety.
In the early 1950s, the central leaders led by Chairman Mao at that time took the lead and signed their names after their deaths, but Xu Shiyou did not sign his own name. When Chairman Mao asked why, Xu Shiyou said that he wanted to be buried next to his mother and do filial piety. Although Chairman Mao had some objections to this matter, he finally agreed to Xu Shiyou's request.
When Xu Shiyou died, after the news of the request for burial reached Beijing, the central leaders rushed to read it, but since the founding of New China, only Ren Bi had not been cremated, and other deceased leaders had been cremated, so everyone could not be the master, so they had to report their opinions to Comrade Xiaoping.
Comrade Xiaoping knew his old friend very well, and after some consideration, he issued an instruction: "Handle it according to this, and do not take it as an example." ”
On October 26, Wang Zhen was entrusted by Comrade Xiaoping to come to Nanjing and convey Comrade Xiaoping's opinions. With Comrade Xiaoping's instructions, Xu Shiyou's wish to carry out the burial was finally fulfilled, and this legendary general who was brave and good at war and had made great achievements in battle was finally buried next to his mother.
It is Xu Shiyou and Comrade Xiaoping who feel sorry for each other and are confidants of each other, Comrade Xiaoping, in order to visit Xu Shiyou, does not forget to bring what Xu Shiyou likes, and Xu Shiyou respects his last wish after leaving, which is exactly what stems from the heart of the two people.