General Xu Shiyou is one of the martial arts masters of the older generation of senior PLA generals, and he has challenged many martial arts masters in the army, including his fellow countryman, his peers, and his brother General Qian Jun.
However, whenever Xu Shiyou challenged him, Qian Jun always started with "You can't do it, don't make trouble!" "Come and excuse me, even if I am forced to do so, I will not fight.
As early as the Anti-Japanese War, ** was known as the "Tiger Taibao" for his outstanding performance, and was the famous "uncrowned general" at that time. * His father, Geng Chunan, was a well-known local martial arts master, and after he returned to his hometown, he often used the "Tiger Head Double Hook" given by the emperor to compete with others, so he had the tuba of "Double Hook Hero".
* He learned a good kung fu from his father, and later, after joining the local "Red Guards", he won the recognition of his comrades with his own strength. During a night operation, ** entered the enemy's arsenal alone, easily knocked out 6 guards and brought back 16 rifles and a machine gun.
In the end, ** joined the ranks of the Red Army with the "Red Guards" and became a valiant fighter.
* He performed well in the Battle of Shuikou, Nanxiong, not only taking over the command of the seriously wounded division commander, but also rushing into the enemy line with a saber in his hand at a critical moment, leading his soldiers to repel the Kuomintang army five times his size.
His bravery earned him praise, and even *** wrote letters of praise to him. In the Battle of Xiangjiang, he rushed to the front with his wounds, but he opened a breakthrough, and he hacked to death and wounded dozens of Kuomintang soldiers alone.
On the bank of the Dadu River, he led the Red Fourth Regiment to march 120 kilometers in one day and one night in the battle to capture the Luding Bridge, and took the Luding Bridge incredibly. His comrades-in-arms often mentioned the anecdotes of his horse taming and tiger fighting, and he exchanged the fur of wild horses and tigers for supplies to solve the urgent needs of the Red Army.
His courage and strength are admirable, and he is known as the "Tiger Taibao". Xu Shiyou's experience is also legendary, he worked as a handyman in the Shaolin Temple for eight years and secretly learned kung fu.
After joining the army, he made countless meritorious contributions, and was promoted from squad leader to regiment commander in only one year. He has been a death squad member 8 times and captained a death squad 5 times, and his bravery and tenacity are admirable. He is known as the hero of the "Battle of Wanyuan".
General Xu Shiyou is a person who likes to test martial arts, and he has competed with Qian Jun, ** and other "people who practice martial arts". For these competitions, he doesn't care about winning or losing, but to show his strength and exercise.
However, he also respects the opponent's strength and willingness, and if the opponent is not willing to compete, he will not force it. He believed that although martial arts competitions were important, what was more important was to concentrate on confronting the enemy and contributing to the revolutionary cause.
Under the patient guidance of **, Xu Shiyou finally gave up his original point of view. In fact, the content of the conversation with Xu Shiyou is all superficial, and the thinking about the "competition" is far deeper than that of Xu Shiyou.
Under the special historical background at that time, ** realized that if he coveted a temporary victory, it might affect the unity between the Red Fourth Front Army and the Red Front Army cadets, and even cause unnecessary turmoil, so he politely rejected the proposal to compete with Xu Shiyou.
Many years later, General Xu Shiyou also understood the good intentions of ** back then, and after decades, Xu Shiyou never mentioned the matter of competing with ** again. In 1950, the People's Republic of China had just been founded, and the diplomatic front was in dire need of talent.
In the more than ten years since then, ** has done many beautiful things, including: In 1963, while working in Pakistan, ** skillfully broke the deadlock of "China-Pakistan border negotiations".
After obtaining domestic consent, ** gave up an "enclave" in our country and exchanged this abandoned "enclave" for concessions from the other side on the demarcation of the Karakoram Corridor.
In 1969, he moved to Albania, where he discovered a chilling problem. At that time, our country was still very poor, but even so, we provided a lot of assistance to Albania, and in order to help Albania, the people of the whole country "tightened their belts", which can be described as doing their best and sincerely.
However, after taking office, it was found that Albania completely disrespected the wishes of the Chinese people, and a large amount of China's aid materials were squandered and wasted, or even abandoned.
Moreover, Albania** is still "opening its mouth" and constantly asking for assistance from our country. ** Aware that with the national strength of our country at that time, such assistance could not be sustained and should not be continued as such.
So, **Xiang** reflected this situation, and in the report, ** told the truth and bluntly recommended "stopping aid". Seeing the report, he praised sincerely: "This is not simple, dare to tell the truth, reflect the real situation, and be a good diplomat." ”
In 1979, **, who had been fighting on the diplomatic front for nearly 30 years, once again put on a military uniform.
Despite having the qualifications and qualifications of a general, he moved to diplomacy in 1950 and thus missed the opportunity to be promoted in the 1955 "Great Awards" and became one of the few "uncrowned generals".
During his visit to the United States, he boarded the aircraft carrier with the commander of the Navy, Admiral ***, and personally felt the gap between China and the United States in terms of modernization.
After returning to China, he actively supported the reduction of the size of the army, advocating "concentrating financial resources and developing high and new technologies**" In addition, he also suggested the formation of China's first special police team, so he was called the "father of China's special police".
*, one of the founding fathers of China, once galloped on the battlefield as a soldier, with strong martial arts and broad vision; Later, he served in state affairs as a diplomat and was highly praised.
In 1991, he resolutely resigned from all positions and faded out of public view; He died of illness in 2000 at the age of 91. His life was like a bright meteor, although it was short, but it left a far-reaching impact.