Xu Guangda, a native of Changsha, Hunan, graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy and studied in the Soviet Union for many years. Although Xu Guangda and *** are fellow countrymen, the two met and met late, and they gradually became familiar with each other in Yan'an.
In 1938, Xu Guangda served as the director of education of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University in Yan'an, at the age of 30, he was always alone, and was called "** bachelor" by students and teachers in the university. In fact, Xu Guangda got married very early, but he was separated from his wife because of the war, and he didn't find anyone for many years, and he didn't get in touch.
Xu Guangda is energetic and educated, so many single girls beat his idea, and many people told him to be a matchmaker, but Xu Guangda refused. He thought that his wife must still be alive, and he was unwilling to remarry hastily, but kept asking people to inquire about his wife Zou Jinghua's news.
The emperor lived up to his wishes, and it didn't take long for Xu Guangda to really hear the news of Zou Jinghua, and Zou Jinghua trekked through mountains and rivers to Yan'an to reunite with Xu Guangda. ** heard about Xu Guangda, and specially called the husband and wife over.
Xu Guangda and Zou Jinghua with children.
** has made fun of the relationship between the husband and wife many times, let's take a look at the story between ** and them.
In 1908, Xu Guangda was born in an ordinary family in Changsha, Hunan, his parents worked hard for their son to study, Xu Guangda was admitted to Changsha Normal School in 1921, only 14 years old, is a "little prodigy".
In Changsha Normal College, Xu Guangda came into contact with revolutionary ideas, joined the Communist Party of China a few years later, and later was admitted to the Huangpu Military Academy Xi and embarked on the revolutionary road. Because Xu Guangda can carry a pen and a gun, he is very popular in the army, and his military rank has been promoted from platoon commander to regiment commander and division commander.
At the beginning of 1932, Xu Guangda was injured in the battle, and at that time, the medical conditions in the ** Soviet area were poor, and a bullet was buried in the chest, which was never successfully removed, and was first sent to Shanghai for recuperation. In the summer, Xu Guangda's injury worsened, and ** decided to send him to the Soviet Union for medical treatment, and at the same time entered the Moscow International Lenin Institute for further Xi.
Xu Guangda. After arriving in the Soviet Union, Xu Guangda's bullet in the chest was successfully removed, and after recuperating for a period of time, he began to study Xi, mainly Xi learning the construction and use of high-tech products such as automobiles, tanks, and artillery, which laid a good foundation for his future work.
During his treatment and Xi in the Soviet Union, Xu Guangda was still concerned about the situation at home, and he asked to return to China several times to work, but was refused.
At the end of 1937, Xu Guangda was allowed to return to China and arrived in Yan'an in January 1938. Previously, when Xu Guangda was studying at Changsha Normal School, he had heard of the name of ***, and he also loved to read the "Xiangjiang Review" founded by **.
Later, when he joined the Communist Party of China, Xu Guangda was stationed in the Honghu Revolutionary Base and never had the opportunity to meet the leader and fellow countrymen. A few days after returning from the Soviet Union, he personally went to the guest house of the Military Commission to meet the cadres who had returned to China, and Xu Guangda was one of them.
**。Xu Guangda was very excited to see ***, especially *** came over to shake hands, he was even more nervous. ** But he said with a smile: "You are from Changsha, a fellow villager in Hunan!."Xu Guangda saw ***'s smile, coupled with ***'s familiar Hunan accent, his nervousness was greatly relieved, and he nodded towards *** with a smile.
** Obviously, he attached great importance to this group of cadres who had returned from the Soviet Union, and seriously inquired about the situation in the Soviet Union one by one. Xu Guangda and others each briefly talked about the situation in the Soviet Union, and they listened carefully.
When everyone had finished talking about the situation, ** concluded: "You are all foreign buns who drank foreign ink in Lenin's hometown, and you are knowledgeable!."**Welcome back to the Great War of Resistance Against Japan. Our party will develop greatly in the future, and it needs talented peopleThe more cadres like you, the better!I hope you will come back and play a good role. ”
Xu Guangda had long hoped to return to China to resist Japan, and was full of expectations for a new job, but this time he was not assigned to the front line of the battlefield, and in May he was assigned to the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to replace Comrade Liu Yalou as the new chief of education.
Anti-Japanese Military and Political University.
In fact, Xu Guangda wanted to go to the battlefield, but he still resolutely obeyed the party's arrangements and conscientiously devoted himself to the education of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, so as to cultivate more high-quality and high-character revolutionary fighters for the party.
The Anti-Japanese Military and Political University is a place where young talents are concentrated, and there are many talented female students and instructors. For the young and promising and single Xu Education, many female comrades bravely expressed their appreciation and admiration, but Xu Guangda politely declined.
Therefore, Xu Guangda refused simply, and many female comrades chatted in private: "The education chief is too high, and it is a little difficult to approach." In fact, Xu Guangda is not a person who does not understand feelings, he has always remembered a person in his heart, the wife of his hometown.
In 1927, the Kuomintang reactionaries wanted Xu Guangda, and Xu Guangda returned to his hometown for temporary refuge. After returning to his hometown, Xu Guangda's father set a family affair for him, and the woman who was married was Zou Jinghua, the daughter of Xu Guangda's teacher Zou Xilu. Taking refuge at home, the two discussed handling family affairs.
Zou Jinghua, Xu Guangda and Xu Guangda's sisters.
A few days after the social turmoil and the young couple got married, the Kuomintang found traces of Xu Guangda. Xu Guangda fled his hometown in a hurry for the safety of his family, and cut off contact with his family and his newlywed wife.
Later, Xu Guangda had been running around for the revolution, and due to the inconvenience of communication during the war, he gradually completely cut off contact with his hometown. He returned from the Soviet Union this time and had already delivered the news to his hometown through the party, but he didn't know if his wife in his hometown was still waiting for him, or if his family had already thought that he was dead and his wife had remarried
And Zou Jinghua, who is far away in her hometown in Hunan, has not heard from her husband for 10 years, but she firmly believes that Xu Guangda is still alive. It just so happened that some time ago, Zou Jinghua set off with Xu Guangda's sister after Xu Teli's introduction and went to Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, hoping to contribute to the anti-Japanese resistance.
Regardless of whether Xu Guangda delivered news to his hometown or not, Zou Jinghua was about to go to the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to study and Xi, and the two would meet sooner or later.
Xu Guangda's family.
In August 1938, Zou Jinghua and Xu Guangda's little sister, with the help of the party organization, traveled all the way from the Guotong Region to Yan'an, and Xu Guangda was finally reunited with his wife. The story of Xu Guangda and Zou Jinghua also spread in Yan'an, and everyone praised the two for having lovers and eventually becoming married.
One morning, Xu Guangda and Zou Jinghua were about to go out, one went to work, the other went to class, and a soldier of the Eighth Route Army suddenly ran over, "Education Chief Xu, ** invites you to his house as a guest." After the little soldier finished speaking, he saluted and ran away again.
Xu Guangda was moved to care about his subordinates, and even invited his wife to go with him. Zou Jinghua was very excited, she had already heard a lot of legendary experiences, and she had admired this big man for a long time, but she didn't expect that she would have such an opportunity not long after she came to Yan'an.
Zou Jinghua's father, Zou Xilu, used to be a Chinese language teacher at Changsha Normal School, and he also took *** for a while, so Zou Jinghua often heard his father mention *** excited, Zou Jinghua couldn't help but feel a little nervous, I don't know if *** is what his father described.
**。Xu Guangda on the side seemed to see that his wife was a little nervous, so he comforted: "Jinghua, don't be restrained." **Usually busy with work, but very concerned about the masses and subordinates. Like us, he lived in caves, ate millet, and wore patched clothes. The first time I met the chairman, I was a little nervous, but as soon as I spoke, I relaxed. ”
The two talked all the way, walked all the way to the cave of ***, and soon arrived at the place. **Seeing the two coming, he happily shook hands with Zou Jinghua and said, "Congratulations on your husband and wife reunion!."Guangda used to be a thousand miles to find the party, and this time you are a thousand miles to find a husband, and you are welcome to study at Kang University. ”
Zou Jinghua was speechless with excitement, tears were about to fall, and he calmed down before saying, "Hello chairman!."* Asked the two to sit down, and then spoke to Zou Jinghua: "You are Mr. Zou Xilu's daughter?"When I was studying in Changsha, he gave me a lecture. Mr. Zou is very open-minded. It is not easy for him to marry his daughter to a revolutionary soldier and support you to come to Yan'an. Is Mr. Zou okay?”
Zou Jinghua felt very cordial when he heard *** talk about his father, and ***'s care for his father also made Zou Jinghua very warm. Zou Jinghua's nervousness was relieved, and he said: "My father was dissatisfied with the dark reality, but he was powerless to change it, so he believed in the Buddha. I also felt very depressed in my hometown and followed my father to Buddhism. ”
Xu Guangda and Zou Jinghua.
**A little surprised, he said, "Oh, you still believe in Buddhism?."Guangda believes in Marxism-Leninism, so you don't believe in Buddhism anymore!As he spoke, he picked out a few pamphlets from the table and handed them to Zou Jinghua: "Send a few books to you, you can read them." When he came to Yan'an to resist Japan, he could not defeat Japanese imperialism by relying on the Bodhisattva. ”
Zou Jinghua looked at a few books in his hand, including Marxist-Leninist works and a few *** books, and he was moved for a while and didn't know what to say.
Xu Guangda, the chief of university education, worked for more than 3 years, and in the spring of 1942, ** and *** approved Xu Guangda's request to go to the anti-Japanese front. Xu Guangda got his wish and was appointed as the commander of the Second Division of the Jinsui Military Region and the commander of the Second Independent Brigade.
Because Zou Jinghua and Xu Guangda had been separated for many years before, neither of them wanted to be separated from each other this time, so it was decided that Zou Jinghua would follow Xu Guangda to work in the northwest of Shanxi. Before leaving, the two of them came together to bid farewell to ***.
**Seeing that the two had a good relationship, he was also very happy, he crossed his waist with his right hand, held a cigarette in his left hand, tilted his head and looked at Xu Guangda and said, "Guangda, you have to learn Xue Rengui!."Xu Guangda was a little embarrassed to be asked, smiled and said, "Chairman, how dare I compare with Xue Rengui!."”
Xue Rengui. ** pinched his cigarette and said seriously: "It's not easier than Xue Rengui to go here!."As he spoke, he walked to the map, pointed to the northwest of Jin, and said: "This place is very important, it is a transportation artery, and the enemy attaches great importance to this area. Because this is the only way to contact the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines!”
Xu Guangda became serious when he talked about business: "Mr. He and Staff Officer Zhou have introduced me to me. I heard that the natural conditions of the second sub-district over there were very poor, the damage caused by the enemy was serious, there was a serious shortage of food and food, and the life of the military and civilians was very difficult, especially the situation in Baode, where the sub-district organs were stationed, was even more severe. ”
**sighed: "Ho, Baode, it's a famous place, it's famous for being hungry." To be able to stand there is a victory!”
After Xu Guangda took office, he actively waged a struggle against the enemy in the 2nd Division in the northwest of Shanxi. In November 1942, ** issued a new instruction to the Jinsui Military Region: "To squeeze out the enemy!."”
Xu Guangda convened a meeting of cadres above the regiment level in response to the new instructions, at which he emphasized the use of the word "squeeze":
** Instead of mentioning "beating out" or "driving out" the enemy, the word "squeeze out" is used, and the word "squeeze" is very popular. ** We have been warned many times that the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a war in which military, political, economic, cultural and other aspects were intertwined. Therefore, we squeeze out the enemy from all sides, not only by the army, but also by mobilizing the masses.
At the meeting, a set of operational guidelines for "squeezing" the enemy was determined, and in this way, Xu Guangda won a series of victories in the 2nd Division in the northwest of Shanxi.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the work was reassigned, and it was proposed that Guangda should be transferred to work. Xu Guangda has studied in the Soviet Union for several years, speaks Russian very well, is familiar with the situation in the Soviet Union, and is very suitable for *** work.
**。However, ** and *** put forward different opinions, they think that it is better to let Xu Guangda stay in the army, because China's army needs to change to mechanization, regularization, and modernization, Xu Guangda has learned artillery and machinery, and it is more valuable in military work.
Later, Xu Guangda personally asked Xu Guangda for his own opinion on this matter, and Xu Guangda said frankly: "Report to the Prime Minister, I'm afraid that I won't be competent in diplomatic work, and I should be familiar with military work." ”
was chatting,**walked in,asked what the two were talking about,**told the ins and outs of the matter,**smiled and said, "Let's listen to the bosses!."Xu Guangda stayed in the army and continued to work.
In May 1950, it was decided to form a brand-new modern technical arm in the history of our army - the armored corps, and he personally appointed Xu Guangda to be responsible for the formation of the armored corps and served as the commander and political commissar of the armored corps.
Xu Guangda and the tank soldier took a group photo.
Xu Guangda was very excited when he received the news of the assignment, and immediately said: "* The Military Commission asked me to engage in armored troops, and I will definitely do a good job of it until I go to meet Marx." And not only did Xu Guangda go to the armored corps, but his wife Zou Jinghua was also arranged to serve as the secretary of the general branch of the armored corps, and the husband and wife worked together and were very motivated.
In October 1950, ** decided to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and organized the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to go to Korea to participate in the war. At this time, the People's Armored Corps had just been formed, and there were many differences about whether or not the Armored Corps should participate in politics. The U.S. ** team has a very high degree of modernization, so should we let this brand-new armored unit touch the U.S. military?
In the end, it was *** who made a decision: "The cub who hides in his mother's arms has no future, and he must build armored troops in battle!."In January 1951, Xu Guangda personally organized a tank unit to fight in North Korea and played an important role in the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Xu Guangda's tank unit was greatly tempered. After returning to China, Xu Guangda continued to devote himself to the formation of the armored corps, and he stayed in the post of commander of the armored corps for more than 10 years, making outstanding contributions to the development of the armored forces of New China. He is also known as the "Father of Chinese Armored Forces".
Xu Guangda accompanied *** to watch the military performance of the tank soldiers.
However, more people went directly to Xu Guangda because of the 1955 award ceremony. The award in 1955 was the first award after the founding of the People's Republic of China, which was of great significance.
** Personally proposed to confer the rank of general on Xu Guangda. Xu Guangda was very moved when he learned the news, but he thought that compared with other generals, his contribution was nothing, and the award of the university would be the love of the leaders.
So Xu Guangda immediately proposed to *** and ** to demote his rank, and he also wrote a letter of demotion to the chairman and vice chairman of the Loyal Military Commission. The full text of this letter of demotion is sincere and humble, and the leaders are very touched when they read it.
Later, at the meeting held by the Military Commission to determine the title, Xu Guangda's matter was specifically mentioned, and he held up Xu Guangda's application for demotion, saying: "This is a mirror, a mirror of the Communists' own revolution. ”
Xu Guangda's office photo.
The more I talked, the more excited I became, so I simply stood up and said:"Five hundred years ago, the general Xu Da, the second Pingxi, Zhiyong crown Zhongzhou;Five hundred years later, the general Xu Guangda relinquished his title several times, and his reputation rose all over the world. ”
**Comparing Xu Guangda with the historical general Xu Da, it can be seen that Xu Guangda is recognized and appreciated in his heart.
Xu Guangda's application for demotion:
Vice-Chairmen of the Military Commission:However, the *** and ** Military Commissions did not accept Xu Guangda's request and still awarded him the rank of general.I have been informed of the news that I have been conferred the rank of General. These days, this matter is like a small mallet and keeps beating the heart drum. I am grateful to the Chairman and the leaders of the Central Military Commission for the high regard they have placed in me. In addition to being happy, I am not at ease. I asked myself: In terms of virtue and ability, do I wear four stars and have peace of mind?This time, he was awarded the medal according to his merits during the period of the New Democratic Revolution.
Looking back on its own history, he participated in the revolution in 1925 and had a mediocre record. From 1932 to 1937, he did nothing to Xi the Chinese revolution in the Soviet Union, and this period was the most difficult and difficult period of the Chinese revolution: Chiang's bandit army had several bloody "encirclement and suppression", and the three front armies were forced to fight strategic battles. Surrounded by enemy troops, my comrades-in-arms fought hard, ate bark and grass roots, and sacrificed their blood and lives.
Since the return of the USSR, there were several years in the rear. What have I done for the party and the people in the cause of the Chinese revolution?The contribution to the Chinese revolution was, to be honest, insignificant. Don't say that compared with the generals, I feel ashamed, and I am ashamed of myself compared with some senior generals. The ** comrades I have worked with for a long time have made outstanding contributions.
For the sake of peace of mind and fairness, I asked Vice Chairman He to be demoted. Now, I sincerely and prudently apply to the President and the Vice-Chairmen that I be conferred the rank of Admiral. In addition, he was awarded the rank of general for outstanding meritorious service.