Xu Shiyou asked Xiao Yongyin to visit *** often
One day in 1970, Xiao Yongyin, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, was busy handling his work when he suddenly received a notice from his superior, Xu Shiyou: Liu Shuai has arrived, and you should go to greet him immediately.
After learning the news, Xiao Yongyin's heart was full of excitement and expectation, because he hadn't met Marshal *** for a long time. So, Xiao Yongyin hurried to the train station, looking forward to seeing this long-lost old comrade-in-arms.
**Although the marshal is over the age and his face looks a little old, when he appeared in front of Xiao Yongyin, the familiar intimacy still made Xiao Yongyin feel very excited.
He took the marshal into the car and said softly: "Thank you so much for the trouble." After the marshal stayed in the Nanjing Military Region, Xu Shiyou cared for him meticulously.
However, as time passed, Xu Shiyou discovered a strange phenomenon. He expressed his doubts to Xiao Yongyin, and said to him very solemnly: "You often go to see Liu Shuai, there are some things I think he may need your help." ”
In this process, the relationship between Xiao Yongyin and Marshal *** has become deeper and deeper. Their friendship is like an old wine, which has become more and more mellow after years of precipitation.
Although Marshal *** has passed away, his spirit and Xiao Yongyin's friendship will always be remembered in people's hearts.
**Affectionately recalling the story of Xiao Yongyin's thousand-mile run, full of emotion. Their first meeting took place in mid-July 1937, when the Red Army Headquarters** heard that two "beggars" had come to the door, and when he went out to look, he found that it was indeed two unclothed wanderers, a comrade named Xiao Yongyin.
When Chen Mingyi introduced Xiao Yongyin's identity to him, **'s tears couldn't help but welled up, he couldn't imagine what these two heroic warriors had experienced before. In fact, this story starts from the Long March period, Xiao Yongyin is a young soldier of the Red Fourth Front Army, who joined the Red Army at the age of thirteen, and his courage and bravery are deeply loved by the regiment commander Zhang Changhou.
In 1935, during the transfer of the Red Fourth Front Army, it was blocked by the Sichuan Army, and Xiao Yongyin's 33rd Regiment launched a fierce battle with the enemy. Although the terrain allowed the Red Army to confront the enemy, the Red Army fighters were under great pressure due to the superiority in the number and equipment of the enemy.
In just one week, the 33rd Regiment suffered serious casualties, which made Xiao Yongyin, as a division commander, unable to sit still. He came to the regiment commander Zhang Changhou and resolutely asked to go to the front line to fight.
Although Zhang Changhou was well aware of Xiao Yongyin's abilities, he was concerned about Xiao Yongyin's lack of front-line combat experience, so he did not allow him to take the risk. Xiao Yongyin was resolute and promised that if he could not repel the enemy, Zhang Changhou could shoot him.
Seeing Xiao Yongyin's determination, Zhang Changhou finally sent him two companies of troops and warned him to pay attention to safety.
Xiao Yongyin, a trumpeter, unexpectedly led his soldiers around the enemy's rear and launched a surprise attack. The exhausted enemy troops were taken by surprise. Seeing that Xiao Yongyin's surprise attack had a remarkable effect, Zhang Changhou immediately ordered the rest of the troops to pursue the victory and successfully repelled the Sichuan army.
However, Xiao Yongyin was unfortunately hit by a stray bullet during the battle and was seriously injured and fell into a coma. After learning of this, the army commander Xu Shiyou immediately sent a military doctor for him, and assigned two comrades to carry him on a stretcher.
From then on, Xiao Yongyin's Long March was carried by his comrades-in-arms on a stretcher.
In war, courage and perseverance are the key factors that determine life and death. Xu Shiyou was appointed as the commander of the guard platoon of the political commissar *** for his heroic performance, and this decision ultimately changed the trajectory of his life.
In 1936, due to Zhang Guotao's erroneous leadership, the Red Fourth Front Army did not advance according to the deployment of the Red Front during the Long March. However, the marshal had a high political consciousness and successfully led his troops across the Yellow River and renamed it the Western Route Army.
The mission of the Western Route Army was to advance westward and defeat the Ma Army. The Ma Jiajun had been in the northwest region for many years, and its troops were huge, which was a difficult task for the Western Route Army.
Despite this, the Western Route Army showed great courage and perseverance, and launched a bloody battle with the Ma Jiajun in the Gansu region. Although the Ma Jiajun had an obvious numerical advantage, the Western Route Army relied on its firm will, and the two sides fought fiercely in the Hexi Corridor for more than four months, and finally the Western Route Army successfully completed the task.
Although the Western Route Army succeeded in destroying more than 20,000 enemy troops, they themselves paid a heavy price, and their plan to exterminate the Ma Jiajun basically failed. In order to cope with the current predicament, the Western Route Army immediately convened a meeting to discuss a retreat plan.
Due to being surrounded by enemy troops, the meeting decided that everyone would break through by different routes, and Xu Shuai would go to northern Shaanxi to report the situation. After the meeting ended, Xu Shuai specially stopped *** and asked him to assign his guard platoon commander Xiao Yongyin to himself.
Xiao Yongyin understands that this is Xu Shuai's trust in himself, and he swears in his heart that he must protect the safety of ***'s life. On the way to northern Shaanxi, ** realized that he was the target of the enemy, so he offered to part ways with the team.
Before parting, he specially handed a letter to Xiao Yongyin, and asked him to help hand over the letter to *** to explain the current situation when the team arrived in northern Shaanxi first.
It's not easy for the two comrades to come back alive. ”
**Met *** at the age of twenty and began a decades-long friendship. Liu Shuai selflessly imparted knowledge, and Xiao Yongyin benefited a lot. Many years later, Liu Shuai had reached the age of antiquity, settled in Nanjing, and found that Xiao Yongyin was also in Nanjing.
Xu Shiyou, commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Military Region, made arrangements for Liu Shuai's daily life, but found that Liu Shuai was lukewarm to anyone, and he was only very happy when he was with Xiao Yongyin.
Xu Shiyou then instructed Xiao Yongyin to let Xiao Yongyin often visit Liu Shuai.
Xu Shiyou) Xiao Yongyin knows that his friendship with Liu Shuai has been more than 30 years. Thinking of Liu Shuai, who was immediately swordsman, and now has difficulty moving, Xiao Yongyin can't help but recall the division commander who was high-spirited and taught him a lot of knowledge during the Anti-Japanese War In 1942, Xiao Yongyin was already the deputy commander of the 13th Regiment of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and *** was the division commander.
As one of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, the 129th Division played a vital role in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. One day, Yan'an suddenly found that the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army had lost contact, so he immediately asked the person in charge of the 129th Division, who had also lost contact with the headquarters.
Hearing the news, Xiao Yongyin immediately led his 13th Regiment to find the personnel of the Eighth Route Army headquarters. On the way, Xiao Yongyin's troops encountered a large number of Japanese troops, but finally succeeded in recovering leaders such as the director of the Political Department of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
**Asked Xiao Yongyin about the situation, and learned that Mr. Peng successfully broke through, Xiao Yongyin acted decisively to rescue *** and others, avoid *** suffering losses, and was praised by ***.
However, ** found that Xiao Yongyin did not bring the staff of the South Hebei Bank with him during the rescue, and believed that as a leader, he should take care of all people, including civilians. Xiao Yongyin expressed his understanding and decided to do this in the future.
During the War of Liberation, Xiao Yongyin led the 18th Brigade into Dabie Mountain, received urgent information, and leaders such as ** and *** personally gave him combat missions.
** Firmly believe that Xiao Yongyin can complete the task, and tell him: "The brave wins when you meet on a narrow road!" ”
** gave Xiao Yongyin a life and death certificate, asking him to fight his way out of the enemy's siege no matter what, and bring a turn to the fate of Nakano and even the entire Liberation War.
Xiao Yongyin did not hesitate to salute a military salute and said that he promised to complete the task. After nightfall, he led the 52nd Regiment and the 53rd Regiment to break through with difficulty, and in the face of the enemy's fierce attack, they picked up bayonets, fought with the enemy to the end, and fought a passage ten miles long and seven miles wide, providing a road for the main force of Nakano, and finally helping Liu Deng's army successfully penetrate into the hinterland of the Central Plains and reverse the situation of the Liberation War.
Many years later, Xiao Yongyin recalled the bloody battle of the Ru River and was full of emotion, believing that it was the most dangerous, important, and tense battle on the way of Nakano's advance into the Dabie Mountains.
Liu Deng's army advanced into Dabie Mountain, and the "brave man wins when he meets on a narrow road" inspired Xiao Yongyin, making him gradually grow in the battle, and the revolutionary friendship will never dissipate. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xiao Yongyin was promoted to deputy commander of the 12th Army for his military merits, and entered the Nanjing Military Academy founded by the first company for further study.
At this time, the Korean War broke out, and the flames of war spread to the Yalu River. ** Resolutely ordered to send troops to North Korea. Xiao Yongyin learned the news of the army's departure at the Military Academy and immediately rushed back to the military headquarters, but his name was not in the battle order, which made him feel very aggrieved.
There is a slight contradiction between Xiao Yongyin and the army commander Wang Jinshan, but the two are still friends. Xiao Yongyin did not understand why he was excluded from the list of expeditions to North Korea, and he repeatedly asked Wang Jinshan to change his mind, but Wang Jinshan did not agree.
With nothing to do, Xiao Yongyin found his old chief*** and confided his confusion to him. Xiao Yongyin expressed his dissatisfaction to *** without any scruples, hoping to get help.
** Understanding the contradiction between Xiao Yongyin and Wang Jinshan, he decided to help Xiao Yongyin solve this problem.
In the face of Xiao Yongyin's complaints, the ** chief deeply felt his grievances and nodded his head to show understanding. Hearing ***'s agreement, Xiao Yongyin immediately expressed his determination: "Chief, I request to go to North Korea to fight, please approve it." ”
** Knowing Xiao Yongyin's stubborn character, he decisively wrote down the word "agree". Xiao Yongyin left with *** approval and full of joy. On the Korean battlefield, Xiao Yongyin performed well and performed many miraculous feats, especially in the Battle of Shangganling, and made great contributions to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
He will never forget that it was the help of the old chief who gave him the opportunity to fight abroad. In 1970, as vice chairman of the Military Commission, the old marshal planned to go to Nanjing to inspect the work and inspect the situation of the military region.
After Xu Shiyou learned about it, he immediately sent Xiao Yongyin, who had an old friendship with Liu Shuai, to receive him. However, perhaps because of his advanced age, or perhaps because the country is in a tortuous stage of development, Liu Shuai's first impression of Xiao Yongyin is not very good, and his mental state does not seem to be very good.
**Seeing that Xiao Yongyin, an old subordinate in the past, came to greet him, he didn't say anything, just nodded simply. It wasn't until he walked into the special car that Liu Shuai said helplessly: "I'm old now, and I'm going to make trouble for you when I come to Nanjing." ”
Hearing this somewhat melancholy words from this general who had galloped on the battlefield, Xiao Yongyin couldn't help but have a sour nose, he knew that the country had encountered some difficulties in the process of development, which made Liu Shuai's mood a little heavy.
So, Xiao Yongyin encouraged himself like Liu Shuai had encouraged him: "Liu Shuai, how can you say such a thing? You are here to inspect the situation of our military region, and you are the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, so how can you cause trouble? ”
Hearing the sincere words of his former subordinates, Liu Shuai's mood also improved, and he began to guide Xiao Yongyin as he did many years ago. ** said earnestly: "Yongyin, you are now the deputy commander of the military region, the chief of staff, you must learn to put yourself in the shadows." ”
Xiao Yongyin naturally understood what the old minister meant.
Liu Shuai is well aware that the country is in a critical period of construction and development, and in order not to cause unnecessary gossip, he decided to reduce the opportunity to appear in public and devote more energy to work.
His comrade-in-arms Xiao Yongyin also deeply understood Liu Shuai's intentions and tried to avoid appearing in public, unless Xu Shiyou personally arranged it. Xu Shiyou took care of Liu Shuai meticulously, but he found that Liu Shuai was always reluctant to talk more when Xiao Yongyin was not present.
But once Xiao Yongyin is present, Liu Shuai will become talkative. Xu Shiyou understood that Xiao Yongyin was Liu Shuai's good comrade-in-arms, good apprentice and good subordinate, and only when facing Xiao Yongyin would Liu Shuai open his heart.
Therefore, Xu Shiyou specially found Xiao Yongyin and told him: "Liu Shuai is willing to talk to you, you can go to see him often." ”
Xiao Yongyin has always been concerned about ***'s health, even if ***'s body is getting weaker and weaker and unable to speak, he insists on visiting him. After the death of ***, ** asked why Xiao Yongyin was not in the memorial list, which showed Xiao Yongyin's respect and deep affection for ***.
1.Liu Shuai died, Xiao Yongyin heard the bad news, and immediately decided to fly to Beijing to attend the memorial service. Although the journey was full of twists and turns, his unwavering belief made it imperative for him to say goodbye to Liu Shuai.
His grief was indescribable, he bowed deeply, saluted, and then fell to the ground and cried, expressing his deep admiration and gratitude for Liu Shuai. 2.Although Xiao Yongyin and *** are twenty-five years apart, their friendship has transcended the age limit and has become the strongest friendship.
From the Red Army's Long March, to the War of Resistance Against Japan, to the War of Liberation, and even the Korean War after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the two helped each other, not only becoming friends, but also teachers and students.
This kind of teacher-student friendship and profound comrade-in-arms friendship is the inheritance of the revolution and the inheritance of the party's spirit, and it deserves to be remembered and remembered by all of us. 3.The friendship between Xiao Yongyin and *** is not all smooth sailing, they have experienced many setbacks and difficulties together on the road of revolution, but they have always maintained an attitude of supporting each other and making progress together.
This spirit of mutual help and encouragement also has important implications for our social and personal growth today.