When Wu Peifu inspected the troops, he found a first-class soldier with an extraordinary temperament, and his strength was infinite, which was impressive. Wu Peifu, who has a good ability to identify talents, did not hesitate to order this first-class soldier to be promoted to **. Many years later, this first-class private was promoted by Wu Peifu and became a well-known founding general of the Republic, and he was Xu Shiyou. Xu Shiyou was born in Macheng, Hubei, and his hometown was subsequently assigned to Xinxian County, Henan. Whether it is Macheng or Xinxian, it is located in the Dabie Mountains, which is the junction of the two provinces. Xu Shiyou lost his father at an early age, left his hometown at the age of 8, and followed the Shaolin monks to the Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Henan. Out of filial piety, Xu Shiyou did not want to become a monk, so he had to become a handyman, serving the master, wiping urinals, washing clothes, chopping wood, cooking, and everything. Of course, he also learned a lot of martial arts from his master. After eight years of hard training, Xu Shiyou has developed a martial art and easily defeated many opponents. Xu Shiyou, who has a jealous and hateful character, coupled with strong martial arts, is easy to cause trouble in society. Sure enough, as soon as he returned to his hometown, Xu Shiyou got into trouble. In an accident, he accidentally killed the son of a bully landlord.
How could the bully landlord give up, Xu Shiyou had to flee his hometown day and night. He returned to the Shaolin Temple, but the master did not take him in and drove him away. Just like Sun Wukong and his master, when he left, the master warned him that if he caused trouble again in the future, he must not mention the master, Shaolin Temple has never accepted an apprentice like him. The master's vision was unambiguous, and soon Xu Shiyou injured people to death again. In the many irrationalities of the old society, Xu Shiyou was keen on justice, and he was so good at punching and kicking that a shot was a fatal blow. In a desperate situation, Xu Shiyou decided to join the army, but he was only 16 years old and no one accepted him. Knowing that Wu Dashuai was recruiting boy scouts in Luoyang, Xu Shiyou went to the ancient capital of Luoyang, signed up for the army, and became Wu Peifu's subordinate from then on. Although Xu Shiyou is young and short, he is proficient in all kinds of **, and soon became the focus of attention, and even the captain was impressed by him. Three months later, Xu Shiyou was promoted to Private 1st Class and received a monthly allowance of 12 yuan and 5 jiao. Why did Xu Shiyou join the ranks of the warlords?He later recalled: "I was penniless, struggling at the bottom of society, unable to display my talents, but having to support my family. There was no choice but to join the military.
When Wu Peifu inspected the troops, he saw that Xu Shiyou easily defeated the veterans, and pushed three boulders weighing more than 700 catties in one fell swoop. Wu Peifu, who praised the recruit, promoted him. Although Wu Peifu is a warlord, from a military point of view, he also deserves the name of a famous general. And Xu Shiyou is definitely a famous general. It is a good story that there is such an intersection between the two famous players. Valued by Wu Peifu, Xu Shiyou has a bright future. However, unexpectedly, just a few days after serving as the deputy company commander, Xu Shiyou got into trouble again. He discovered that Li Renshan, the squad leader who was the opposite of him, was actually a heinous and evil bandit. In the army of the warlords, there are all kinds of people. Xu Shiyou was a cheerful person, and in a fit of rage, he beat Li Renshan to death. This is another case, Xu Shiyou was officially arrested and thrown into prison. The murderer will be killed, and he is already on death row. Wu Peifu ordered Xu Shiyou to be burned alive. Fortunately, two fellow villagers risked their lives to save them, and Xu Shiyou successfully escaped at night. The warlord's troops could not stay any longer. So, Xu Shiyou had to return to his hometown again. Not long after, the Jute Uprising broke out, and Xu Shiyou became the commando leader of the peasant self-defense force in his hometown, and began the revolutionary journey of truly asking for the people's lives. His talents were finally being put to use.
From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army and then to the People's Liberation Army, Xu Shiyou experienced more than 20 years of fighting and hardships, and finally witnessed the birth of New China. He became one of the founding generals of the Republic and served as the commander of the Grand Military Region for 25 years. Of course, Wu Peifu did not expect all this.