1976, Chairman Mao, the brightest star in our country, passed away. After the news reached General Xu Shiyou's ears, he quickly issued three orders and rushed to Beijing. Before reaching the mourning hall, he ignored the guards to block the gun from entering the mourning hall and became the only person who held a gun to keep Chairman Mao's spirits. So why did he issue three orders, and why did he have to keep a gun?
Xu Shiyou
General Xu Shiyou can be said to be Chairman Mao’s loyal fan . The fate between the two starts from when the Red Army Long March . When Xu Shiyou was young, he went to Shaolin Temple as a tragic servant because his family was poor, and he also learned a lot of kung fu. Later, the situation was turbulent and saw that the people were suffering, he decided to join the army of . After joining the army, he became a member of the Northern Expedition Army and became the company commander with his outstanding ability. However, Chiang Kai-shek launched the 412 coup, and many Chinese Communist Party members died as a result. After the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke down, Xu Shiyou resolutely withdrew from the Northern Expedition Army and joined the revolutionary ranks of the Communist Party of China.
Red Army Long March . Once, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou were in danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy. At this time, Xu Shiyou hurried to help rescue the siege. Not only that, on the way to the Red Army across the grassland , it was logical that the superiors should be very happy to have such an excellent soldier.
However, at that time, many party members actually asked to shoot Xu Shiyou . Why is this? In fact, this has a lot to do with Zhang Guotao. After joining Communist Party of China , at first Xu Shiyou respected him very much, but later, after seeing Zhang Guotao's character clearly, he looked down on him very much, so he devoted himself to revolutionary struggle .
However, he was still implicated because of his previous respect for Zhang Guotao. During the Long March of the Red Army, Zhang Guotao attempted to split our party, which caused significant losses to our party, and it almost reached the point of destruction. Fortunately, under the leadership of Chairman Mao and others, our party successfully completed the Long March and survived the danger.
After the end of the Long March, the solution to the major political errors of brought by Zhang Guotao was also put on the agenda. Originally, the situation of Generational Friends could withstand the test of the party organization. Chairman Mao also said that Zhang Guotao's evil deeds should be distinguished from Red Fourth Front Army . After all, Red Fourth Army made great contributions to the party and could not kill everyone with one blow.
However, many members of the Red Fourth Army , including Xu Shiyou , were treated unfairly. Not only were they publicly criticized by , they also suffered a lot of sarcasm and insults, which obviously angered Xu Shiyou , who was hot-tempered and impulsive. He was full of grievance and stood up to refute it on the spot. At that time, he was not only defending for his , but also defending Red Fourth Army , which made many military achievements. However, his behavior actually made people think that he was maintaining Zhang Guotao, and then pointed the finger at him.
Xu Shiyou was so humiliated that he even vomited blood. So he discussed with his comrades who were also criticized and went south to continue fighting guerrilla warfare . However, this plan was reported by before it was implemented, and Xu Shiyou was locked up because of this. Not only that, Xu Shiyou was also charged with conspiracy to rebel against and shooting Chairman Mao.
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This charge is quite a big deal, so many party members raised their hands to agree that shot Xu Shiyou and his accomplices. Chairman Mao got up to see Xu Shiyou and his accomplices after hearing the news and wanted to appease him. However, Xu Shiyou had a big misunderstanding of Chairman Mao. He blamed all the mistakes on Chairman Mao. As soon as he met, he began to scold Chairman Mao and wanted to throw the chairman with a bench.
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Seeing this, the chairman left silently. Later, someone found him and asked him to sign on the file that betrayed revolution . In response, Xu Shiyou not only did not sign, but also asked to discuss with Chairman Mao and also brought his own gun. For this requirement, Chairman Mao not only agreed, but also allowed him to put ten bullets in the gun ! And prepared a new military uniform for it .
After Xu Shiyou changed into a new military uniform in , the guard put ten bullets into gun chamber in front of him, and then handed the gun to Xu Shiyou, and told the other party that during his conversation with Chairman Mao, , no one would disturb him. If Xu Shiyou really fired at this time, then the chance of Chairman Mao's surviving is 0 .
However, it was this conversation that Chairman Mao was not only fine, but also gained a loyal fan of . After meeting Chairman Mao, he saw that the other party didn't take anything, and as usual, Xu Shiyou gradually realized that the other party was an open and honest gentleman . After some conversation, he realized his error .
He immediately knelt on the ground and handed the gun to Chairman , preparing to accept punishment . However, Chairman Mao not only sincerely expressed his affirmation of his revolution, but also said: "HTM6 people are not sages who can do nothing without . If there is any mistake, just correct them." I knew that Xu Shiyou loved guns as if they were alive and , and even gave them the gun to him, so that he could kill the enemy and make meritorious.
Seeing Chairman Mao Trust in himself so much, Xu Shiyou raised his respect for Chairman Mao and immediately said: Let’s follow Chairman Mao in the future! In the subsequent battle, Xu Shiyou charged in the battle and made great contributions to the victory of the revolution. He resolutely implemented Chairman Mao's leadership and the decision-making of without any doubt. During the battle, the uneducated Xu Shiyou will have doubts and difficult to solve, and Chairman Mao will explain and guide him. And every time he meets Chairman Mao, he will bring the gun he used to.
When 1955 , Xu Shiyou was appointed commander of Nanjing Military Region . Later, when social unrest, Chairman Mao not only personally ordered him to be taken to a safe place, but also specifically told the people around him that no one could touch Xu Shiyou. Because of this sentence, Xu Shiyou escaped again. 1973 , in order to rectify the army and stabilize social peace, Chairman Mao and Deng Xiaoping decided on something - the commanders of the eight military regions exchanged . After that, Xu Shiyou was transferred from Nanjing to Guangzhou .
1976, Chairman Mao passed away . The central government secretly sent Xu Shiyou telegram , telling him the sad news, and asked him to hurry to Beijing to attend the memorial service . Hearing the bad news of , Xu Shiyou immediately cried and almost fainted. He wanted to fly over immediately, but he forced himself to calm down.
After thought about , he issued three commands . First, he reiterated the right to mobilize the troops, and then summoned the heads of various departments in Guangzhou to strictly follow the instructions of their superiors. Finally, he called his confidants and arranged for them the latest work for , so that Guangzhou would not fall into chaos after without the leader .
Some people may wonder, why do you need to use these three commands ? It's very simple. Social has been turbulent for ten years. Although it is still stable on the surface at this time, it has been undercurrents in . After all, this year, my country has lost three leaders in , and the last one is Chairman Mao. If the morale is not stable, social stability will be difficult to guarantee.
After three commands , Xu Shiyou hurriedly flew to Beijing . However, when he arrived at the mourning hall, he was stopped by the guards because the central government stipulated that you should not use a gun to enter the mourning hall. However, facing this statement, Xu Shiyou angrily retorted: "Who stipulates? I am a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of . Why don't I know?" Then he entered the mourning hall with a gun.
Why does Xu Shiyou want to with a gun to keep ? In the ten years of the Cultural Revolution, although Xu Shiyou has no worries about his life, no one knows what will happen in the next second? After arriving in Beijing, Marshal Ye and others also told him to be careful. Secondly, after discussing with Chairman Mao, he developed the habit of keeping guns away from . Every time he saw Chairman Mao, he also had a gun on his waist. Finally, in the view of General Xu Shiyou, holding a gun for the Chairman, was his highest respect and etiquette to the Chairman.
Later, whether in office or at home, Xu Shiyou posted a full picture of Chairman Mao’s . He said that if he did this, he felt that the Chairman was looking at him, so that he could work down-to-earth. In fact, it was not only him, but even now many people are still influenced by Chairman Mao’s . Although Chairman Mao has left us, he will always live in our hearts.
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