In November 1949, the famous general of the hundred battles was seriously ill and admitted to the hospital, and he always missed his mother in his hometown. The general called the guards and asked them to return to his hometown instead of him and take his old mother into the city. When the guards saw the general's mother, they explained their intentions, but the general's mother said, "My son is long gone." ”
Bow to the mother river beam, white hair and tears dry eyes", even if the wanderer is thousands of miles away, he always remembers his parents and relatives. In the revolutionary journey, many aspiring young people bid farewell to their parents and threw themselves into the revolutionary cause without hesitation. They fought the battlefield and did their best for the country, but they couldn't do their filial piety for their parents. "The son wants to raise but does not wait", loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, which is the biggest regret in the hearts of these famous generals.
*In 16 years, the revolutionary ideas spread throughout Huang'an County, the masses of workers and peasants were mobilized, and the peasant volunteer brigade was formed. A 17-year-old young man from Huang'an, Xu Huakui, was inspired by revolutionary ideas and signed up for the Volunteer Army and devoted himself to the revolutionary cause. After Xu Huakui joined the army, he took the lead in the charge in the first battle, took the lead in attacking the enemy formation, and made great contributions.
Because Xu Huakui fought bravely and actively demanded progress, he was soon promoted to squad leader. Since then, Xu Huakui has participated in a series of major battles such as the Battle of Huang'an, the Battle of Sujiabu, the anti-"Three-Way Siege" and the "Six-Way Siege" in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Region, the Battle of Shentouling, the Battle of Xiangtangpu, and the Battle of Linnan, and has made many meritorious achievements.
Xu Huakui served as the commander of the 4th Army Division of the Southern Hebei Military Region, and after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was promoted to the commander of the Southern Hebei Military Region. General Xu has been born and died for decades, leaving many wounds and illnesses on his body, and there are still residual warheads in his body that have not been removed. The scars on his body are all glorious military medals, highlighting the general's outstanding military exploits.
* In the summer of 37, General Xu was commanding operations on the North China Front, but because of old injuries**, he fell ill on the front line of operations. The subordinates persuaded General Xu to let General Xu temporarily put down his official duties and go to the rear to recuperate. General Xu resolutely refused, saying that "minor injuries will not leave the line of fire" and insisted on staying on the front line to command.
After the superiors learned of the situation, they issued several orders one after another, urging General Xu to go to the rear to recuperate. General Xu complied with the order and came to the rear hospital to recuperate, but he always remembered the situation at the front line in his heart. General Xu recuperated in the hospital for more than a year, and learned the good news that his hometown of Huang'an had been liberated while he was in bed.
At this time, General Xu has been away from home for more than 20 years, missing his hometown father and mother. He proposed to his superiors: "Take your old mother to your side, so that you can do your filial piety for your mother." General Xu was filial, and his request was approved by his superiors, so that General Xu could arrange to pick up his old mother.
Immediately, General Xu called the guards and sent the guards back to his hometown to pick up his mother peacefully. After receiving the order, the guards immediately set off and headed for Huang'an County. Fortunately, most of the areas along the way have been liberated, and the guards have walked for more than half a month and successfully arrived in Huang'an County.
Led by local cadres, the guards came to General Xu's hometown and found the Xu family's residence. At this time, the ancestral house of the Xu family had fallen into disrepair, the courtyard wall had collapsed, and most of the houses had collapsed. The guard knocked on the door, only to hear the old woman in the house ask, "Who are you looking for?"”
The guard asked, "Is this Shi Shunxiang's house?"Your son sent me back to take you to the city for a reunion. When the old woman in the house heard the guard's words, she became emotional and asked, "Are you sent by the militia (the remnants of the bandits)?"You have to lie to my wife, my son is long gone. ”
It wasn't until the local cadres came forward that Shi Shunxiang believed that his son was still alive and became a cadre. It turned out that shortly after General Xu joined the army, he took part in a fierce battle. During the battle, General Xu was seriously wounded and fell to the ground. Fellow villagers who joined the army with General Xu also participated in the battle, were also wounded, and saw General Xu unable to be shot.
General Xu's fellow villagers were taken to the hospital, and after being rescued, they crossed the "death line". Because he had never seen General Xu again, his fellow villagers thought that General Xu had been killed, and when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives once, he told Shi Shunxiang the news. When Shi Shunxiang heard that "his son was martyred for the country", he fell into endless grief, and his eyes were blind from crying.
In fact, after General Xu was shot and fell to the ground, he was also rescued by medical personnel. It was only after he recovered from his injuries that he was sent to fight in another unit and lost contact with his fellow villagers, so there was a misinformation. Shi Shunxiang believed the guards and, with the help of local comrades, came to his son's side.
After General Xu saw his old mother, he cried into tears and knelt on the ground to kowtow to his mother. Later, under the careful care of General Xu and his wife, Shi Shunxiang spent a happy old age with his children and grandchildren around his knees.