In December 1973, under the proposal of Chairman Mao, the Central Military Commission issued an order: Beijing and Shenyang, Nanjing and Guangzhou, Jinan and Wuhan, Fuzhou and Lanzhou, the commanders of the eight military regions, conducted a swap, and ten Within days, all the reversal work must be completed, and all commanders must arrive at their new positions.
However, at the meeting where this instruction was announced, Xu Shiyou of the Nanjing Military Region expressed opposition to this, and directly said to others: " except Nanjing, I will not go anywhere. The chairman asked me to stay. in Nanjing!" After Chairman Mao learned about Xu Shiyou's attitude, he specially invited him to play chess with him. Xu Shiyou agreed without much thought.
In the course of playing chess, Chairman Mao only made one move. Xu Shiyou's face changed suddenly. He immediately stood up and saluted the chairman. then said firmly: "Chairman , I firmly obey Your instructions, I will go wherever you tell me to go ! "How did Chairman Mao take the first move? Is there anything special that can make Xu Shiyou's attitude change immediately?
Eight Military Regions Swap
In 1973, there were 11 military regions in the country. The commander of the Beijing Military Region was Li Desheng, the Shenyang Military Region was Chen Xilian, Lanzhou Military Region, Urumqi Military Region, Yangyong, Urumpi Dingjun Xu Shiyou of Nanjing Military Region, Yang Dezhi of Jinan Military Region, Wuhan Military Region Zeng Siyu, Chengdu Military Region Qin Jiwei, Guangzhou Military Region Ding Sheng, Kunming Military Region Wang Bicheng, Fuzhou Military Region Han Xianchu.
Among these 11 commanders, Xu Shiyou and Yang Dezhi have served the longest.Both have been in office for 18 years, Han Xianchu has served for 16 years, Chen Xilian has served for 14 years, and the other commanders have served for a shorter time.
The commanders of the eight military regions were swapped, which was proposed by Mao Zedong at the beginning. The army is an important factor in determining the stability of the regime. Therefore, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong and have always held on to the army very tightly . And the leader of the army is the figure who plays a decisive role in the overall outlook and development of the army, so for them, Mao Zedong attaches great importance to them.
Among the 11 military districts, the commanders of 8 military districts have been in their respective military districts for more than 20 years. Mao Zedong will inevitably feel that if stays in one place for a long time, people will become passive, even "Nepotism" will also be formed locally, which will make the relationship intertwined, which is not good for work.
So in order to prevent this from happening, at a meeting in December 1973, Mao Zedong proposed the idea of "reversal". The meeting was held in Mao Zedong’s study and guest room. At the beginning, Mao Zedong said: " I propose to discuss a military issue. The commanders of the major military districts across the country will exchange each other. I have been thinking about this for a long time. I am alone in one place. After staying for a long time, it will be oily ."
Deng Xiaoping, who had just resumed work at that time, was also at this meeting. In fact, before the meeting, Mao Zedong mentioned this matter in a work report and asked Deng Xiaoping. What should I do about this. After Deng Xiaoping thought for a while, didn't answer directly, but changed the position of the teacup in front of him and the teacup in front of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong immediately understood his thoughts and said with a knowing smile: "The heroes of see the same thing as ."
After the meeting, Mao Zedong put forward his own opinions.She turned to Ye Jianying and said, "You agree with . I agree with your opinion, and I speak on your behalf. I first contacted the Premier and Wang Hongwen, who also agreed with ." Zhou Enlai nodded and said so. . For him, the commanders of the major military regions have been exchanged without any work or other influence.
At the end of the meeting, Mao Zedong announced the exchange order, determined the specific adjustments of each commander, and appointed Deng Xiaoping as the chief of the PLA's general staff. In addition, there are a few very special and strict requirements: first, leave when you give an order; second, you are not allowed to bring secretaries and other staff when you take office; third, people move from house to house.
Soon, all the commanders of the eight military regions flew to Beijing. When learning this news, everyone will inevitably have some negative emotions. After all, most of them have been in their jobs for a long time. Whether it is work or life, they are all used and familiar, but now they have to restart. But this time it was an order issued by Chairman Mao, and everyone had to obey it.
However, for , who has a straight-tempered and hot temper, is also careless, and has no fear of anything, Xu Shiyou is not so easy to accept for a while. So at the meeting, after Wang Hongwen read the list of swaps, he yelled " Xu Shiyou! ", and he looked at the ceiling with a dark face, as if he hadn't heard it.
When Wang Hongwen was in Shanghai, he was familiar with Xu Shiyou and had a drink together. Unexpectedly, he didn't give himself any face at this time, so he was bold again and even called his name several times. Xu Shiyou still did not agree. When the last call was made: " Xu Shiyou !" After that, the opponent not only did not answer, but directly knocked the teacup on the table and made a loud noise, seeming to express his dissatisfaction on purpose.
Fortunately, Zhou Enlai on the side responded quickly. After taking the list, he started to roll the names again, which made the work proceed smoothly.But Xu Shiyou did not compromise because of this. After the meeting, he said to the people around him: " except Nanjing, I will not go anywhere, it is Chairman Mao who let me stay in Nanjing !"
Mao Zedong is learning After this incident, because he understood Xu Shiyou’s personality, thought he was just unobstructed and upright, so did this behavior at the meeting, so he was not angry, and asked the staff to call him and prepare to meet He played a game of chess together.
Xu Shiyou is not good at chess, but this time it was invited by Chairman Mao. He readily agreed without thinking. At the same time, he also guessed that during the course of playing chess, the chairman would certainly preach to his performance in the meeting.
An unusual chess game
After seeing Xu Shiyou, Mao Zedong's face is still amiable, and he doesn't seem to be angry at all when he greets him, Xu Shiyou also relaxes slightly, he doesn't Scratching his head embarrassingly, he said to Mao Zedong: "Chairman , you know me, I can't play !" " is not the other time, now I invite you to play ." Mao Zedong humorously Replied, after the two of them exchanged greetings, they began to play chess.
Xu Shiyou took the red pawn, so he took a "pawn" and took a step forward. After Mao Zedong watched it, he calmly placed a cigarette, and after another glance at Xu Shiyou, directly picked up the veteran of the base camp and moved it aside. Xu Shiyou raised his head in surprise, thinking that the chairman had misunderstood, "the commander does not meet" , the oppressor can easily not move.
So Xu Shiyou couldn't help reminding: "Chairman , this is just the beginning, why do you move the veteran first ?" Mao Zedong said a meaningful sentence: " is getting old,The command can't move anymore. I, a veteran, can only move by himself first and move . "After Xu Shiyou listened, he was shocked. Even the duller could hear the true meaning of this sentence.
So he immediately stood up and respectfully paid a military salute to Mao Zedong, and his tone was firm. Said to him: "Chairman , I will always be your soldier, resolutely obey orders, and I will fight wherever you indicate! "After hearing this sentence, Mao Zedong's face reappeared with a smile: ", you are right .
In this way, Xu Shiyou bid farewell to Mao Zedong and returned to Nanjing to start packing. It was against this background that Xu Shiyou was ordered to leave Nanjing in December 1973 and hurried south to Guangzhou.
Xu Shiyou’s military life has always been on the battlefield. He is not afraid of the sky and the earth. He only respects and admires one person, that is Chairman Mao Zedong. And when it comes to the relationship between Xu Shiyou and Mao Zedong, it is also well known to everyone. Xu Shiyou listens to Mao the most. Chairman's words, Mao Zedong also admired Xu Shiyou's loyalty, courage and courage, and the courage to speak and act as a soldier.
During the two long-term contacts, Mao Zedong rescued Xu Shiyou twice. Once in 1937, because of Zhang Guotao's Xu Shiyou was affected by the incident and was finally sentenced to death. During his detention, Mao Zedong not only went to visit Xu Shiyou himself, but also brought him his favorite Moutai.
He was moved by his thoughts, and he apologized to Mao Zedong. Finally, Mao Zedong asked Xu Shiyou what his plans are for the future, and heard the other party say: ", I want to go home to farm and serve the old mother. After , Mao Zedong shook his head: "The enemy of is now, at this time, do you really want to live a paradise life ?
Xu Shiyou replied sadly: " I have been expelled from the party ."Mao Zedong said:" can be reinstated after being expelled from the party. You still need you, take your knife, go to the first line ! "It didn't take long before the Party Central Committee decided to amnesty Xu Shiyou and others. first asked them to return to to continue their studies. In the second year, the central government revoked Xu Shiyou’s internal party sanctions and restored party membership.
and then Xu Shiyou He followed Zhu De to the front line of the Taihang Mountains again. Since then, he has been on the battlefield to kill the enemy. has become the pillar of the party and the army and made great contributions to the revolution and construction. Approved by Mao Zedong, Xu Shiyou took only one guard and went to Jiaodong, and made a great contribution to the consolidation and development of the Shandong base.
After the death of Chairman Mao, Xu Shiyou recalled this incident and said: " from this day At the beginning, Chairman Mao gave me a new political life.
The second rescue was in 1967, when there were many voices criticizing Xu Shiyou in East China. Once, after Mao Zedong lived in Hangzhou, a local person in charge talked to Mao Zedong about Xu Shiyou, and Mao Zedong asked him : "Why did defeat Xu Shiyou? "" Everyone says that Xu Shiyou has always opposed Chairman Mao .
As soon as the person in charge said, Mao Zedong's attitude suddenly became serious and said, ", Comrade Xu Shiyou has not opposed me ." "Mao Zedong’s public statement at the time made people who were unclear about right and wrong at the time fully realize.
In late September of this year, before a working meeting, Mao Zedong saw that Xu Shiyou’s name was not on the list, so he went to get to know Xu Shiyou. The whereabouts of him. After learning that he was hiding behind Dabieshan,He immediately sent someone to take him to Zhongnanhai.
As soon as he got off the plane, Xu Shiyou went to see Mao Zedong. After seeing the chairman who missed him day and night, the general who had frightened the enemy even started to cry. He held Mao Zedong's hand for a long time and couldn't say a word.
After relieving his emotions, Xu Shiyou spoke: " Chairman Mao, please give me an order. I, Xu Shiyou, don’t want this black hat . Let me go home and put on a drafting hat to go ."
Mao Zedong looked at Xu Shiyou, who was so haggard in front of him, who had to be supported by his entourage. After a moment of silence, he replied: ", Comrade Shiyou, how can you lose your black hat? You are still the commander of the Nanjing Military Region. What are your questions? I'm sorry, you must cheer up and control the troops well. You must rely on the troops, don't act alone, come back and work hard ."
Xu Shiyou burst into laughter when he heard this, and replied loudly: "Chairman , you Don't worry, I have several armies, and the enemy will come to it with hundreds of thousands, and I can also defeat it!" He happily said goodbye to Mao Zedong. From then on, thanks to Mao Zedong's protection, Xu Shiyou passed the difficult and complicated period unharmed. Xu Shiyou has always been unforgettable about this incident, and it is exactly what he said: " without Chairman Mao, there would be no me Xu Shiyou."
Mao Zedong rescued Xu Shiyou twice, and Xu Shiyou also protected and rescued Mao many times. Chairman. In August 1971, Chairman Mao left Beijing for inspection in the south and discussed work with local leaders. In early September, the special train arrived in Hangzhou. On the 8th, after learning that someone was waiting to take action on the way back, on the 10th, Mao Zedong and his party suddenly changed their driving schedule and came to Shanghai.
After the special train stopped in Shanghai, Mao Zedong did not meet anyone, but immediately called Xu Shiyou to his side. On the special train, Mao Zedong and Xu Shiyou had a deep exchange. During the period, Mao Zedong asked him: " if someone wants to harm me,What do you do with ? "" led troops out ! "Xu Shiyou did not hesitate, and replied firmly and forcefully.
Xu Shiyou felt the severity of the situation at the time, and at the beginning was the chairman's safety concern. When he learned that the special train was going to stop in Nanjing for a while, Xu Shiyou immediately notified the Nanjing Railway Department.
After the special train left Shanghai, Xu Shiyou took the military area duty plane to Nanjing. After arriving in Nanjing, Xu Shiyou came to the fish pond to catch fish when he got off the plane. He knew that Chairman Mao loved fish, and the ingredients on the special train were not fresh, so he planned to take some live fish and send it to him.
Finally, just when the special train was about to start from Nanjing, Xu Shiyou arrived, Mao Zedong looked just off. Xu Shiyou, who was out of water, smiled knowingly with the waterweed on his straw sandals.
Mao Zedong ordered Xu Shiyou
Mao Zedong ordered Xu Shiyou for the first time. It was when the Anti-Japanese War broke out. Xu Shiyou was still fighting. One day, he couldn’t help proposing to Mao Zedong that he wanted to go to the front to kill the enemy and make meritorious service, " would rather die on the battlefield than in school." Mao Zedong was pleased. Agreed, he was sent to serve as assistant to Chen Geng, and began to serve as deputy brigade commander in 386 brigade.
In more than a year, he participated in and commanded some battles, has won and lost, and has gained and lost_ strong2strong. Although he is not the main commander, and has not made much military achievements, even said to be "obscured", Mao Zedong always thinks of this "Monk Xu" when he dispatched troops in Yan'an.
To be in Shandong To develop base areas to control the enemy forces, Mao Zedong sent Luo Ronghuan and Xu Xiangqian successively. However, is not enough to hold the knife, and the sharp knife needs a sharp point-a vanguard general.So Mao Zedong ordered Xu Shiyou.
However, regarding this opinion, there was a lot of criticism from the upper echelons of Yan'an at that time. Some said that Xu Shiyou had "average record", and some said he had been sentenced to death before. Wait for some questions. But in the end Mao Zedong insisted on seeing everyone and said to everyone: " is still Xu monk." In this way, Xu Shiyou was appointed as the commander of the 3rd Brigade of the Eighth Route Army Shandong Column, and later as the commander of the Jiaodong Military Region. Give him the important task of consolidating and opening up the Jiaodong base area.
Why did Mao Zedong trust and reuse Xu Shiyou so much? In fact, as early as the Long March, Mao Zedong had heard of him: participated in the death squad 7 times, served as the captain of the death squad 5 times, and was injured 6 times . commanded 3 regiments in the Sichuan-Shanxi Soviet Area, defended the Wanyuan City in Sichuan, repelled an overwhelmingly dominant enemy in number, and held on for up to 3 months, making a significant contribution to defending the Sichuan-Shanxi Revolutionary Base .
When the Red Army walked out of the grass, Mao Zedong personally commanded Xu Shiyou, fought the enemy for two days and two nights, and opened the door to advance to Gannan. Xu Shiyou did not live up to Mao Zedong's expectations of him, and took office in the snow.
From the spring of 1941 to Jiaodong, until August 1945, the enemy did not surrender. During these four years, fought bloody battles with the enemy with fearless revolutionary spirit and reversed the passive situation of our army in Jiaodong. . In just one autumn of 1944, his troops wiped out more than 5,000 enemy troops, liberated more than 1.4 million people, and expanded the base area by 5,000 square kilometers.
This extraordinary victory has regained his reputation for Xu Shiyou, who had previously opposed his visit to Jiaodong, all began to admit that they were a little bit "worried" and said, " Chairman Mao sees people well, click on right."
Before the military area changeover in 1973, Mao Zedong once said to Wei Guoqing, political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Area Command: "Old , you have to help Comrade Xu Shiyou more. When he gets there, he is not familiar with the place of his life! There will be a lot of difficulties in coming to a new place. ." Seeing that Chairman Mao cares so much about himself, Xu Shiyou sincerely stated to the chairman: " has a party and comrades, you can learn ."
Then Mao Zedong asked him again: ", Comrade Xu Shiyou, you too Did you watch "Dream of Red Mansions" ?" " watched it, and watched it all. " " has to be watched five times to have the right to speak ." Xu Shiyou said honestly: " didn't watch so much, I still Just read it again. Be sure to stick to it ." Mao Zedong continued: " This is the best one in ancient Chinese novels, which has created a lot of literary languages. You just talk about war . "
Xu Shiyou was persuaded: "This statement made by Chairman really hits the key ." Mao Zedong instructed: ", you will only do some literature, civil and martial arts. Speaking of martial arts, love to fight, but also to talk about literature. Civil officials, military officials, military officials, civil and military officials must read some literature. Can you read "Dream of Red Mansions", can you understand ?"
" is generally OK .” “ needs to watch five times.” Xu Shiyou said again: “ insist on watching five times.When parting, Mao Zedong gave another word: ", you are Zhou Bo, go read "Dream of Red Mansions" ! "After arriving in Guangzhou, Xu Shiyou followed the chairman's instructions and began to calm down and read "Dream of Red Mansions". He had less time for walking and did not go hunting much. He sat in the house and studied "Dream of Red Mansions" every time.
Patience and dedication, holding a magnifying glass in his left hand and a red and blue pencil in his right hand, and memorizing the wonderful poems after reading it. During the meeting, Xu Shiyou would say from time to time: " I have read it for the first time_ span6span"," I have watched for the second time.
At first, Xu Shiyou read a small book of "Dream of Red Mansions", gradually got older, and his eyes were getting worse, so he asked the secretary to copy the wonderful places and show him it_ span6span. For this purpose, the secretary also specially designed a kind of manuscript paper, which is 16 karat wide and can write 120 characters on each page. The font is much larger. Xu Shiyou is also quite satisfied with it.
Sign a big "Xu" in the blank space. After a while, the manuscript paper for copying the book was more than half a foot thick. In this way, the secretary accompanied Xu Shiyou to complete the reading task assigned to him by Mao Zedong.
In 1952, Mao Zedong arrived. Visited Shandong. On October 28th, on the special train to Qufu, Mao Zedong asked Xu Shiyou, then commander of Shandong Military Region , how he was practicing martial arts at Shaolin Temple when he was a boy, and said with interest: " How many hands do you use Shaolin Boxing , I will learn . "Xu Shiyou stood up immediately, took off his hat, took off his coat, clenched his fists, stretched his arms and kicked his legs and performed .
Mao Zedong also stood up, tightened his belt, and drew and learned afterwards. Someone asked afterwards. Xu Shiyou: "If the chairman of asks you to punch you, just hit ? "Xu Shiyou said solemnly: ", we are not children in front of the chairman.Let's do whatever the chairman tells us . "A simple and humorous sentence, but it fully expresses his sincere friendship with the leader.
In 1984, Xu Shiyou was sick and had to stay in bed. was in the hospital bed, and what he missed day and night was still the same. Chairman Mao, who had been dead for 8 years at that time. He also specifically asked the staff to plaster the portraits of Chairman Mao on the four walls and ceiling of the ward. Whenever he woke up, he could see the kind face of Chairman Mao.
Xu Shiyou was loyal to Mao Zedong and admired Mao Zedong all his life, he often said: " I live to be loyal to Chairman Mao; I am filial to death, and guard the grave for my mother.
On the occasion of commemorating the 40th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the comrades of the publishing house asked Xu Shiyou to express his testimony. He gladly picked up the pen and wrote a heroic poem: " looks back on his life in eighty times, and embarks on his journey with drums and banners." Taihang immediately screamed for a long night, and Wutai Golden Rooster reported Xiaoming. The dream of a strong warrior in southern Hebei, the love of the fathers of Jiaodong Qingsha. Who will rule the roost in decision-making? The head of the armed forces Mao Zedong .
It can be seen that General Xu Shiyou's friendship with Chairman Mao Zedong is touching.
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