General Xu Shiyou was a highly respected military tiger general, who grew from an ordinary soldier to a founding general, and his half-life career as a horse warrior was full of legends. ** He has repeatedly praised General Xu Shiyou's outstanding performance, calling him "half the sky in Jiaodong". The general's name is well known, but Xu Shiyou's children are also heroes, and today we will focus on the story of one of his daughters. This daughter's unexpected choice.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's aviation industry flourished, and the number of flights taken by General Xu Shiyou and others gradually increased. Once, General Xu Shiyou needed to take a plane to go out on official business. To his surprise, he discovered that the pilot of the mission turned out to be his daughter. This was a surprise for a pilot position with scarce talent at the time.
General Xu Shiyou proudly introduced to his entourage: "The pilot of this plane is my daughter, and there are two pilots in my family if she is included!"”。The "two pilots" in Xu Shiyou's mouth refer to his daughter Xu Huashan and son Xu Jianjun. Of his seven children, General Xu Shiyou raised three sons and four daughters. Xu Jianjun is the second oldest of his siblings and also served as a pilot before becoming a pilot.
And Xu Huashan became a pilot was an unexpected experience. She did not aspire to become a pilot, but accompanied her to participate in the pilot's assessment and physical examination. However, because his classmates failed to be admitted, Xu Huashan unexpectedly became a pilot. Influenced by her father since she was a child, she has longed for military life for a long time and has always had the desire to join the army. During her time at school, she and a like-minded female classmate both harbored plans to join the army.
Although the classmate signed up for the Air Force, not the Army, she eventually managed to qualify for a medical check-up. However, none of the people who participated in the physical examination met the selection criteria, which made the dean feel anxious. After some persuasion and encouragement, Xu Huashan was unexpectedly accepted as a pilot. This unexpected choice changed the trajectory of her life and became the pride of her family. Still, becoming a pilot isn't all smooth sailing.
Xu Huashan's training life after becoming a pilot was extremely difficult, and she even wavered for a while. However, her father expressed his concern and love for her in a letter, which made her understand her father's heart and finally firm up her choice. Xu Huashan eventually became an excellent pilot and flew many important missions, including one for his father.
In those days, the road to becoming a pilot was difficult, and it was even harder for women to become pilots. However, General Xu Shiyou was sincerely happy and proud of his daughter's achievements.