Xu Shiyou is one of the 57 most legendary founding generals. In the folk, he is a popular protagonist among storytellers, and many legendary stories surround him: one of them, Xu Shiyou entered the Shaolin Temple at the age of 8 when he was a teenager and became a layman who cooks on fire**.
Since ancient times, there have been countless heroes in the "Fire Head Army" of Shaolin Temple, but when he left at the age of 16, Xu Shiyou did not break the Shaolin Temple's "magic weapon" Arhat array.
He was in a hurry and escaped from the dog's hole, showing his ingenuity and indomitable spirit.
1944 year"Eighty-one"At the festival commemoration meeting, Xu Shiyou, commander of the Jiaodong Military Region, delivered a speech, expressing his determination to crusade against the Japanese puppets and announcing the start of the autumn offensive. Xu Shiyou was a coarse and fine, jealous and hateful person, because he missed the battle and killed the bullying landlord, he was forced to wander around, and later ran to the army of the direct warlord Wu Peifu as a soldier, and later returned to his hometown to participate in the Jute Uprising.
Xu Shiyou's temperament is like fire, he likes to be competitive, and he has led the death squad on the battlefield many times and served as the captain, becoming the sharp knife of the Red Army to attack the city. Within the Red Army, when you meet Qian Jun, a fellow disciple of Shaolin Temple, and a general who knows martial arts, you must learn from each other.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Xu Shiyou dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders, puppet army, and recalcitrant army with the momentum of Taihang, Jiaodong and Shandong, consolidated and developed the Jiaodong base area and Shandong base area, and effectively deterred the US ** team stationed in Qingdao.
In the ten years of the extraordinary period, the young man was bent on finding out about Xu Shiyou, the commander of the Nanjing Military Region"Whoever dares to arrest me Xu Shiyou, I will beat him into a hornet's nest. "
Xu Shiyou was a brave and firm general, but he was not awarded the title of the founding general. It is said that he once directly asked his superiors to be awarded the title of general, but Song Renqiang and others were embarrassed by this.
In the end, Zhou Gong came forward to mediate and rejected Xu Shiyou's request on the grounds that "Su Yu is a general, and Xiao Ke is also a general". Although Xu Shiyou's military achievements are outstanding, he was not included in the original list of 22 generals, nor was he included in the final list of 15 generals.
In addition, Liu Yalou, Deng Hua, Chen Zaidao, Yang Dezhi, Peng Shaohui, Wang Hongkun and other 6 founding generals were also excluded from the list of 15 generals. So, who are the famous generals who were finally included in the list of 15 founding generals?
In addition to the top ten generals of the founding of the People's Republic of China who were later determined, there were also 5 generals such as Zhang Zongxun, Song Renqiang, Xiao Ke, ** and Zhou Chunquan. Among them, Zhang Zongxun and Song Renqiang were even ranked ahead of the later general Xu Guangda.
Therefore, it is not Xu Shiyou who has the strength to replace Xu Guangda as a general. Why are well-known generals like Xu Shiyou excluded from the 15 generals in the primary election?
Xu Shiyou's qualifications are not inferior to those of the founding generals. During the Red Army, he served as the commander of the Red 4th Army and fought side by side with other founding generals such as Su Yu and Xu Haidong.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the deputy brigade commander of the 386 Brigade of the Eighth Route Army and the commander of the Jiaodong Military Region, and fought against the Japanese invaders together with Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng and others.
During the liberation period, he served as the commander of the Huaye 9th Column and the commander of the Shandong Corps, and fought together with Su Yu, Huang Kecheng and others for the liberation of the whole of China. Although he is ranked lower than Xu Guangda in the top ten generals, his merits are indelible.
Xu Guangda, the founding general of the People's Republic of China, although his qualifications, military exploits, and military rank are not as good as Xu Shiyou, he has four major advantages. First of all, Xu Guangda joined the organization as early as September 1925, only later than Xiao Jinguang, Chen Geng and Xu Haidong among the top ten generals.
Although it ranked outside the top ten out of 57 generals, it had obvious advantages over Xu Shiyou, who only joined the organization in August 1927. Second, Xu Guangda participated in the Nanchang Uprising as a company commander, which was the starting point of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and was of great importance.
Although Xu Shiyou also participated in the Jute Uprising, it was slightly less important than the Nanchang Uprising. Thirdly, Xu Guangda is the representative of the Red Second Army and the First Field, while Xu Shiyou is the representative of the Red Fourth Front Army and the Third Field.
Finally, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xu Guangda served as the commander and political commissar of the armored corps, and became a representative of new things. In the early days of the "one-sided" founding of the People's Republic of China, the armored corps was still in the early stage of development and needed to learn from the Soviet army, and Xu Guangda's background in the Soviet Union gave him an advantage.
What are the shortcomings of Xu Shiyou compared with Zhang Zongxun, Song Renqiang, Xiao Ke, ** and Zhou Chunquan? During the Red Army, Xu Shiyou served as the commander of the Red 4th Army, and Zhang Zongxun was the chief of staff of the Red 4th Army, which was lower than Xu Shiyou; Song Renqiang was the political commissar of the Red 28th Army, at the same level as Xu Shiyou; Xiao Ke is the commander of the Red Sixth Army and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Second Army, higher than Xu Shiyou; ** is the political commissar of the Red Sixth Army, higher than Xu Shiyou; Zhou Chunquan is the director of the Political Department of the Red Fourth Front Army, and he is also higher than Xu Shiyou.
So, why did Zhang Zongxun, who had a lower position than Xu Shiyou during the Red Army, later surpassed Xu Shiyou's development momentum? The first thing Xu Shiyou did when he became the founding general was the "Anti-Da Incident" in Yan'an in the spring of 1937, when he was arrested by President Lin, the president of Kang University, for connecting more than 30 army, division, regiment and battalion cadres back to southern Shaanxi to fight guerrillas.
Later, the chairman patiently persuaded him, and Xu Shiyou only looked forward to the chairman from then on. However, the impact of this incident on Xu Shiyou is also obvious. The second thing that Xu Shiyou became the founding general of the People's Republic of China was that during the Liberation War, Song Shilun, Xu Shiyou, Chen Shiyu and *** and other fierce generals were dissatisfied with Su Yu.
Of course, this is only a partial and short-term problem, and the relationship between Xu Shiyou and Su Yu has changed since liberation. The third thing Xu Shiyou did when he became the founding general was the liberation of Yijiangshan Island in early 1955, when there was a conflict between Xu Shiyou and the front-line commander Zhang Aiping, which almost affected the progress of the entire campaign.
Fortunately, with the support of Su Yu, the chief of the army, and Chen Geng, the deputy chief in charge, the battle of Yijiangshan Island was not stranded.
Xu Shiyou: A Legendary Life of Bravery, Righteousness, Loyalty, and Filial Piety Xu Shiyou, a brave and fearless founding general who values love and righteousness. His life is full of the four characteristics of bravery, righteousness, loyalty, and filial piety, which is a portrayal of his life.
Xu Shiyou is a Shaolin layman**, proficient in all eighteen kinds of martial arts, does not die when fighting, and often participates in death squads. His bravery is like putting a crown on a man's head.
Xu Shiyou's personality is rough and bold, similar to Meng Liang in the commentary "Yang Jiajiang" and Niu Gao in "The Biography of Yue Fei". His righteousness was reflected in the anti-major incident, because Wang Jian'an, the political commissar of the Red Fourth Army, reported the situation to the organization in a timely manner, and cut off his robe for 11 years, and it was not until the Battle of Jinan that he released his suspicions.
Xu Shiyou is very loyal to the Zhang family, and he does not flinch when he fights. After Kang Da was treated frankly by the chairman, he repented and was only loyal to the chairman after that.
Xu Shiyou is a very traditional person, and his filial piety is reflected in the fact that when he was in the army, he fought for the revolution all his life, and watched his mother and sister ask for food but could not do anything.
After his mother died, his only wish was to be buried next to his mother's tomb after death, and his old superior, Deng Gong, also made an exception to let Xu Shiyou be buried, but the general's wish was fulfilled. Xu Shiyou's life is a summary of the 28-year revolutionary process, and it is also a starting point for the future.
His life, bravery, righteousness, loyalty, filial piety, is an excellent representative of the best people, worthy of our eternal memory and learning.
In front of General Xu Shiyou's tomb, there will always be a pile of Moutai liquor that he loved during his lifetime, which not only reflects people's admiration and nostalgia for him, but also reflects his lifelong struggle for the cause of the country and the nation.
Although he was not awarded the title of Founding General, this did not affect his greatness and excellence. He was one of the 36 regular corps-level cadres and was awarded the founding general along with 32 generals.
Although his military rank was not as good as that of other founding generals, his military career was very long, and he served as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front in the self-defense and counterattack against Vietnam, effectively stopping the invasion of the Vietnamese army.
His story and exploits are undoubtedly the medals of his life, and his charisma and influence cannot be measured by military rank.