Xu Shiyou has rich experience in his life, and his military career is even more brilliant, but when he received the rank of general in 1955, he once said that he thought he was more worthy of the rank of general. Where does this self-confidence come from?In fact, Xu Shiyou has a high status in the army, and there are many founding generals under him, which is also the source of his self-confidence.
For example, during the Agrarian Revolution, Xu Shiyou served as deputy commander and commander of the Fourth Front Army and the Fourth Army, and trained many outstanding generals under him. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served in the Eighth Route Army and the Jiaodong Military Region, and many outstanding founding generals emerged under his subordinates. After that, he commanded the Jinan Campaign in the Liberation War, and many of his subordinates also had brilliant connections.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xu Shiyou held important positions in major military regions, and his subordinates were even more founding generals. However, there were still two young soldiers, Zhang Wannian and ***, although they did not receive senior military ranks in 1955, but later made great achievements and surpassed Xu Shiyou. The success of these two soldiers is also an outstanding talent cultivated by Xu Shiyou, who has made significant contributions to the country.
The reason why Xu Shiyou did not obtain the rank of general was also related to various factors at that time, after all, his superior Su Yu was only a general. Therefore, under the trade-off, Xu Shiyou finally obtained the rank of general, although he did not agree with it at first, but under the persuasion of ***, he finally accepted the appointment.
Xu Shiyou's life is undoubtedly full of legends and brilliance, his self-confidence and strength have been vividly displayed, and his subordinates have emerged countless outstanding generals, making great contributions to the growth and prosperity of the squadron.