At the Mumen Conference at the end of 1932, the troops were expanded. Xu Shiyou was appointed deputy commander of the Ninth Army and commander of the 25th Division, while Xu Guofu served as the head of the Organization Section in the Political Department of the Ninth Army.
Due to his work, Xu Guofu often needed to go to the 25th Division to conduct investigations and studies.
In his relationship with Xu Shiyou, Xu Guofu was severely criticized for an enemy detective's escape, and the relationship between the two became intimate. However, Xu Guofu expressed dissatisfaction with this and secretly called Xu Shiyou a "warlord".
So, how did Xu Shiyou react to this? And how to deal with it? When the Red Fourth Front Army was moving westward, it was blocked by Yang Hucheng of the Shaanxi Army, and at the same time it was closely pursued by Hu Zongnan's three-way pursuers, and was forced to stop in the deep mountains and valleys of Renling.
In this case, our army is faced with a dilemma: if we attack the pursuers, our soldiers will have few ammunition and will be difficult to gain an advantage; If the attack is blocked, our army does not occupy the advantageous terrain.
In this emergency, Zhang Guotao, Chen Changhao and others fell into a predicament, and even *** became anxious.
** is a battle-hardened general who has remained calm even in the face of the danger of total annihilation. After thinking about it carefully, he issued an order to the staff officers around him: "Let Han Liangchen's regiment cooperate with your regiment and take down the Beishan Pass, do you dare to go?" ”
Xu Shiyou accepted the order without hesitation, and after listening to it, he felt very satisfied. After the battle began, Xu Shiyou took off his shabby clothes, held a light machine gun, and led the whole regiment of soldiers to bravely rush towards the enemy!
Although Xu Shiyou rushed to the front, the bullets avoided him as if they had eyes. After an hour of fierce fighting, the Beishan Pass was finally captured by Xu Shiyou's troops, opening the way for our army to break through.
** He was full of praise for his excellent performance, and other leaders praised him. This incident left a deep impression on Xu Guofu. At that time, his elder brother Xu Guowu was the battalion commander of the second battalion of Xu Shiyou's 34th regiment.
He often listened to his brother talk about Xu Shiyou's heroic deeds. Once, when his 35th regiment passed through Tongjiang, he went to find his brother. It so happened that Xu Shiyou was also present.
Xu Shiyou's first impression of Xu Guofu was that he was not tall, dark, and his face looked very heavy. Xu Guofu's understanding of Xu Shiyou's personality and style was gradually formed after he became the head of the organization section.
It was a period of recuperation in Tongjiang Town, Xu Shiyou, as deputy commander of the army, and several leaders of the 25th Division lived in the east of the village, and Xu Guofu and other staff members of the Political Department lived in the west of the village.
One day, Wang Xinting, director of the Political Department of the Ninth Army, went out for a meeting, and he designated Xu Guofu to temporarily take charge of the relevant affairs of the Political Department.
As night fell, the comrades of the Security Section were not strictly guarded, causing the two enemy agents who were about to be executed to escape. The news quickly reached Xu Shiyou's ears, and he called Xu Guofu to the front very angrily.
Xu Guofu explained that this matter should be the responsibility of the Security Section, and it has nothing to do with the Organization Section. However, Xu Shiyou suddenly stood up, violently reprimanded Xu Guofu, and asked him to go back and reflect.
At that time, Xu Guofu felt very aggrieved, and scolded in his heart: "It's really a warlord style!" A few hours later, the correspondent found Xu Guofu and told him that Deputy Commander Xu needed him to come over.
Xu Guofu felt very scared, worried that Xu Shiyou would punish himself in anger. However, he didn't dare not go, so he could only bite the bullet and go.
Xu Shiyou sat at a table with several dishes on the table, including a roast chicken and two large bowls of wine. He pointed to the small stool next to him and said to Xu Guofu, "Director Wang is not at home, you are the temporary person in charge."
To be a cadre is to have the courage to take responsibility, and not to push it on others as soon as something goes wrong. After hearing this, Xu Guofu quickly admitted his mistake and expressed his determination. Later he was appointed head of the Organization Department.
Xu Shiyou crossed his hands, pointed to the stone stone used by the peasants to fight and said to Xu Guofu: "Try it." Although Xu Guofu exerted all his strength, he only lifted the stone stone off the ground, and it was still far from lifting.
In the end, he had to step aside with a red face. At this time, Xu Shiyou took off his shirt, clasped Shi Yan with both hands, and shouted: "Get up!" ”
In the blink of an eye, Shi Yan was lifted above his head. Xu Shiyou put down the stone and said to Xu Guofu meaningfully that his diligent and hard training made him turn evil into good fortune every time he charged and killed the enemy.
Later, the Red Fourth Front Army established a cavalry division, and Xu Shiyou was appointed as the division commander. He strongly recommended Xu Guofu as the instructor of the first company, and later changed to the company commander. In August 1936, Xu Guofu led the whole company to explore the way for the division headquarters, and encountered Ma Bufang's cavalry battalion on the way.
Xu Guofu was worried when he learned that Xu Shiyou was fighting with the enemy army at the moment of crisis. Xu Shiyou's bravery and fearlessness are well known, and this time he is charging forward. Sure enough, the enemy forces had already surrounded them.
Xu Guofu urgently dispatched a team of cavalry, rushed into the encirclement, and ordered a squad to protect Xu Shiyou's retreat, while he himself covered. He slashed six enemies in a row with his excellent sword skills, but was also wounded in his left hand.
After a bloody battle, a gap was finally torn open to protect Xu Shiyou from danger.
After Xu Shiyou's performance in Dalian, he had dinner with the cadres of the troops led by Xu Guofu. Everyone present knew that Xu Shiyou had a lot of alcohol, and they toasted him one after another, and he did not refuse.
At the end, Xu Shiyou walked to Xu Guofu's table and said drunkly, "You can drink less." Xu Guofu found that Xu Shiyou was a little drunk, but he couldn't help but show it, so he hurriedly picked up the wine glass.
Xu Shiyou drank all the wine in one gulp, and then fell asleep. The next day, Xu Guofu apologized to Xu Shiyou, but Xu Shiyou laughed that years of working together made him think that Xu Guofu was a brave and resourceful general, and he was particularly bold.
Xu Shiyou's behavior deeply inspired Xu Guofu, learned a lot of things, and also pointed out the direction for his future development.