"Tiger father has no dog son", this is a well-known saying, which means that if the father is a hero, then his son must also be a hero. General Su Yu of our army is a great hero, and his eldest son Su Rongsheng is also a heroic figure.
Su Rongsheng was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province in 1942, during the warping years of the War of Resistance Against Japan. His father named him "Rong Sheng", which not only heralded his birth, but also set the tone for his life.
Su Yu has a unique perspective on nurturing children's talents, and he firmly believes that only in difficulties and challenges can children's potential be stimulated. Therefore, from the time Su Rong was three years old, he took him to the river and taught him how to protect himself with a bamboo tube.
Although the mother was frightened to see her son being pushed into the river, Su Yu firmly believed that this method would stimulate the child's desire to survive. Sure enough, Su Rongsheng quickly got used to the feeling of being in the water and also learned how to protect himself.
This kind of education not only cultivated Su Rongsheng's survival skills, but also allowed him to learn to survive in difficult situations, and eventually became an excellent soldier. For Su Yu, this type of education is not only suitable for children, but also a summary of his own experience on the battlefield.
He did not receive a formal military school education, but through constant combat and study, he became an excellent commander.
Su Rongsheng was admitted to the Department of Military Missile Engineering of Kazakhstan in the 60s, but after graduation, he chose to go to the front line to resist US aggression and aid Vietnam, which was encouraged by his father Su Yu. My father believed that only by experiencing it on the battlefield could we truly understand the meaning of the word "soldier".
After five years of service, Su Rongsheng was once again faced with a choice, this time whether to work in a scientific research institute or go to the Sino-Soviet border. His father encouraged him again and made him choose to go north to the Sino-Soviet border.
Although he did not fight much there, the harsh living conditions gave him valuable training and strengthened his revolutionary will.
Once, when the troops were carrying out tunnel operations, although Su Rongsheng was a company commander and he did not need to rush to the front, he still took the initiative to lead the soldiers to clear the danger.
However, a rock suddenly fell and almost hit him, nearly killing him. This experience made him more aware that the duty of a soldier is to protect the people, and to persevere even in the face of life-and-death threats.
Su Rongsheng constantly faced choices on the road of life, and each time he made a brave decision with the encouragement of his father. His experience tells us that only by experiencing difficulties and setbacks can we truly understand the meaning of the word "soldier" and better perform our duties and protect the safety of people's lives and property.
In 1998, Su Rongsheng was appointed deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region, and the following year he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In this era of peace, it is not easy to be promoted to lieutenant general.
Su Rongsheng grew from an ordinary soldier to a general, and he was inseparable from his father's teachings. Su Rongsheng believes that the relationship between him and his father is a "military father and son", rather than an ordinary father-son relationship.
When Su Rongsheng was the company commander, Su Yu warned him to mingle with the soldiers, to care, respect, and understand them, and not to engage in bureaucracy. When Su Rongsheng was the regiment commander and division commander, Su Yu carefully taught him in tactical tactics and strategic planning, and emphasized seriousness and prudence, not carelessness.
Therefore, the so-called "tiger father without dog son" does not mean that the son can rely on the father to get bare, but the father's strict education and requirements make the son grow up rapidly.