At the moment when he needed comfort most, he sent a message to his wife, Lei Mingzhen. A few days later, he received a farewell letter: "We make a clean break, I insist on divorce! Please read it and sign it. "

Xu Shiyou was thunderstruck. He signed two documents in one breath, one is a divorce agreement and the other is a death sentence.

He said to the law enforcement officers: "I fought thousands of vicious battles and didn't expect to come back alive. I'm dying now, and I just want to see Chairman Mao. "

1905, people all over the country were in poverty. A baby boy was born in Dabie Mountain area at the junction of Henan and Hubei.

But unfortunately, he ranks seventh, and his family is too poor to eat. Before he was 9 years old, he was sent to Shaolin Temple as a handyman. The abbot of Shaolin Temple, seeing that he is passionate and big, taught him to practice martial arts for 8 years.

Xu Shiyou practiced a perfect kung fu.

He will jump over the wall, cross the ridge, fly over the eaves and walk over the wall; A fence more than 3 meters high, jumping up in a few steps; Nine 9-purlin Thousand-Buddha Halls can do three somersaults in the air by grasping the rafters.

Kung fu people are bloody and always want to do something vigorous. * * * The Party's troops carried out political propaganda all the way. When they heard the slogan "Fight local tyrants and divide fields", Xu Shiyou couldn't stay any longer, and made a tearful farewell to the abbot of the temple.

Xu Shiyou is absolutely fearless in the army. At first, he was the captain of the death squad. He was injured seven times. Every time, he dug out the bullets in the wounds with his fingers. Without medical care and medicine, he just got rid of it.

However, it was this founding general from Shaolin, 1937, who wanted to "drag his gun and flee" with his men.

This matter should start with 1935.

At that time, Zhang Guotao believed that the Red Fourth Front Army had many men and guns, causing division, and put forward the idea of "the second central government", and then led the Red Fourth Front Army south.

But then marked almost completely annihilated, Zhang Guotao ambition bankruptcy. The successful joining forces of the three Red Army established Mao Zedong's actual leading position in the CPC Central Committee and the Red Army.

1in March, 937, the whole Red Army was deeply saddened by the marked army, which triggered a large-scale criticism of Zhang Guotao. At that time, Xu Shiyou was the commander of the Fourth Army of the Red Fourth Army. As Zhang Guotao's old staff, he was sent to Yan 'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to study.

This critical movement, Kangda is a bit too hard, and Zhang Guotao and the cadres and soldiers of the Red Fourth Army are bound together to criticize, which makes the students of the Red Fourth Army lift their heads.

Xu Shiyou was born in the military, and he was full of anger. For one thing, he was an old subordinate hand-picked by Zhang Guotao. He was loyal and honest and frank, and Zhang Guotao was his favorite at that time. Secondly, Xu Shiyou felt that they had fought a lot of hard battles in the Red Fourth Army, and they had no credit and hard work.

He dares to think and speak.

However, other students immediately thought of the sacrificed soldiers of the marked army, accusing Xu Shiyou of being the spokesman of Zhang Guotao's resistance to the Great War, and some even pulled out their guns.

Seeing this scene, Liu Shimo, deputy commander of the Red Fourth Front Army, was filled with grief and indignation. He shot himself in the head and was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital.

Xu Shiyou was so angry that he covered his chest, spouted a stream of old blood in his mouth and was admitted to the hospital. After waking up, he cursed: "I quit, I will learn from Liangshan heroes and become an outlaw!" "

Strong-willed and fiery Xu Shiyou has become the target of public criticism.

Some people say that he is Trotsky, some people say that he is a bandit, and some people say that he is anti-Central. However, Xu Shiyou was uneducated and didn't understand it. He listened to "Trotsky" as "rabbits eat chickens". He shouted: "I don't understand going to your to eat chickens with rabbits, and I don't understand it!"

In the hospital, Xu Shiyou and the cadres of the Fourth Army complained: Over the years, they fought seven or eight holes in their bodies, without any credit, but they did. It is better to go out and fight guerrilla warfare than to be completely smashed!

He and more than 30 comrades-in-arms decided to go back to Sichuan and rebuild the base area, and agreed to meet at the toilet gate at 10 o'clock on the evening of April 4.

In fact, Xu Shiyou and his subordinates didn't know the inside story at that time.

Chairman Mao listened to the report of Ren Bishi and others on the discussion at the meeting, accurately positioned the nature of the "Zhang Guotao incident" and corrected the tendency of expansion in time: "Only Zhang Guotao's wrong views can be approved, not the cadres of the fourth army, let alone the soldiers."

Wang Jianan, the former political commissar of the Red Fourth Army, originally planned to flee with Xu Shiyou, but he suddenly realized at the crucial moment that he could not turn contradictions within the party into principled mistakes.

He changed his mind and reported the matter to Xie Fuzhi, a member of the General Party Branch of the Anti-Japanese University. Xie Fuzhi quickly reported the matter to Deng Fulian, secretary of the General Party Branch of the school, and Deng Fulian immediately found Mo Wenhua, director of the school's Political Department.

Soon, a series of people knew, and President Lin Biao immediately reported to Chairman Mao. Soon, Lin Biao called Liu Yalou, Fu Zhong, Deng Fulian, Xie Fuzhi and others to convey the decision of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao, and immediately arrested the main members who planned the incident.

On April 3rd, when Xu Shiyou saw the soldiers on duty, he understood in an instant. He immediately turned and dived, and flew to the roof with his foot on the low wall. The soldiers were not allowed to get close at all. But after staying on the roof for a while, he felt that it was detrimental to his face. He flew down the room and was tied up.

Chairman Mao soon figured out the ins and outs of the case, and he didn't really blame Xu Shiyou.

On the one hand, marked all the way down hard, Xu Shiyou was blinded by Zhang Guotao, can't see the revolutionary situation;

On the one hand, Xu Shiyou fought bravely and invincible, while Chairman Mao cherished talents.

One morning, before dawn, the chairman hurried to the cave of Kangda to visit Xu Shiyou and wanted to talk openly with him.

As a result, when he first entered the cave, Xu Shiyou thought that his army was gone, and his wife, who fell in love at first sight, broke off the relationship. He was so excited that he rushed to slap Chairman Mao.

The chairman stepped back two steps, and the guards around him stopped Xu Shiyou in time. Chairman Mao saw that he was emotional and didn't insist on talking. He said many words to comfort Xu Shiyou, and took care of Kang Sheng not to embarrass him.

However, Kang Sheng and others drafted a record of Xu Shiyou's anti-Party and anti-Chairman Mao's words and deeds, and put a steel seal on the official document, resulting in a fait accompli.

One morning, Kang Sheng came to Xu Shiyou detention center and said to him, "This is an official document. Please sign it."

Xu Shiyou just signed a divorce agreement, and when he saw the execution, he couldn't help feeling sad.

He heaved a sigh, signed it with a stroke of his hand: "It's no big deal to behead. I fought thousands of wars in Xu Shiyou, and I didn't expect to come back alive at all. If I want to die, I have no other requirements. Before I leave, I want to meet with Chairman Mao and theorize with him face to face. "

Seeing that Kang Sheng's attitude was unclear, Xu Shiyou was angry: "If you don't report this to Chairman Mao, you can't take the verdict!"

Kang Sheng had no choice but to inform Chairman Mao. When Mao Zedong heard about it, he immediately told Kang Sheng, "Go and call Xu Shiyou, I want to see him."

Xu Shiyou is also a crude and meticulous person. He wants to find out what the chairman really thinks, so he "pushes his luck": "Since the chairman gave me face, I am very grateful. I am a soldier from Xu Shiyou. Can I take a gun to see Chairman Mao?"

When' tis once spoken, the guards immediately looked at each other-Xu Shiyou is really wild, really dare to mention. After a brief discussion, they can never agree to his unreasonable request, and it is impossible for him to carry a gun.

But this word still reached Mao Zedong's ears. He said to Kang Sheng, "Please tell Xu Shiyou immediately that you can bring a gun. Add another one, and the bullets are allowed to be loaded. You are afraid of death, but we are not afraid of death! "

Kang Sheng had to make the guards take Xu Shiyou's mauser pistol and bullets and give them to him.

Xu Shiyou took the mauser pistol and felt Chairman Mao's sincerity and aboveboard. He was very moved. But seeing Kang Sheng's unfathomable eyes, Xu Shiyou pushed the bullet into the barrel.

Xu Shiyou arrived at the village head of Wayaobao in a jeep.

After getting off the bus, he found that the guards were nervous and lined up in two rows with guns outside Mao Zedong's office, and the atmosphere was tense.

It turned out that Luo Ruiqing, who was in charge of the security of the central leaders, was under great pressure. For the safety of the chairman and other central leaders, he decided to strengthen his vigilance inside and outside the chairman's office to prevent accidents.

But Xu Shiyou was very unhappy, feeling that he was still regarded as an alien and a bandit. Touching the mauser pistol at his waist, he walked to Chairman Mao's office under the supervision of two rows of sentries, looking generous.

When he entered the office, he found that Mao Zedong was already sitting at his desk, lit a cigarette and was quietly waiting for Xu Shiyou.

As soon as he entered, Mao Zedong stood up and said something that he would never forget: "Comrade Shiyou, you have fought many wars and suffered a lot. It's hard enough! I pay tribute to you! "

Hearing Chairman Mao's voice, Xu Shiyou's heart surged, and when he entered the room, he plopped down on his knees.

He held the mauser pistol above his head with both hands: "Chairman, I won't give it to them, I'll give it to you! This gun embodies my loyalty to the revolution. More than a thousand Chiang Kai-shek and local tyrants have become ghosts under this gun. I have no intention of murdering you! " Xu Shiyou burst into tears and let out all the grievances in her heart.

Mao Zedong went on to say: "The cadres of the Red Fourth Front Army are all party cadres and party treasures, not other cadres in Zhang Guotao. Zhang Guotao is Zhang Guotao, and you Xu Shiyou is Xu Shiyou. How can you be alone? " When he finished speaking, he returned the gun to Xu Shiyou.

After hearing these warm words, Xu Shiyou, a strong and tough man, was extremely warm in his heart. "Madam President, I used to be dissatisfied with the Central Committee in many places, thinking that the Central Committee was retaliating against our fourth army, but this is not the case. I made a serious mistake in my mind. "

He took his beloved pistol in his hands and swore to Mao Zedong: "I will fight for the poor in Xu Shiyou, and I will fight wherever the party points."

1978 in September, Xu Shiyou wrote in an article commemorating the second anniversary of Mao Zedong's death:

At that time, this incident was characterized as a "counter-revolutionary group in Xu Shiyou" case with extremely serious charges. However, Chairman Mao was very generous, and he made a suggestion to the CPC Central Committee. Xu Shiyou and others all had revolutionary achievements, and everyone was injured more than four times, striving for leniency.

According to Mao Zedong's advice and instructions, Xu Shiyou was sentenced to one and a half years' imprisonment and deprived of his citizenship for two years. According to the arrangement of the chairman, he still returned to Kangda University to study, "work and study" and concurrently served as the deputy director of the school affairs department.

Almost overnight, the psychological distance between Chairman Mao and Xu Shiyou narrowed. He got a valiant soldier, and Xu Shiyou found an enlightened master.

Although Xu Shiyou's culture is low, Mao Zedong has obvious preference for him. 1964 When he visited Dazhai, he said proudly:

After Xu Shiyou identified Chairman Mao, his loyalty was unparalleled.

After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Mao Zedong personally ordered Xu Shiyou to move to Shandong.

In the middle, they haven't seen each other for 1 1 year. But no matter where he goes, he always receives greetings from Chairman Mao and telegrams drafted by himself.

Xu Shiyou fought hard in Jiaodong, and faced the devil's "Tatsu Yamashiro" without fear. Once, he led his troops straight into the enemy line, and the Japanese army saw that the general trend was gone, but a Japanese officer was not reconciled and pulled out his sword to "head-on" him. As a result, Xu Shiyou took only one turn with a hand-held knife, and the officer went to see the Emperor.

Mao Zedong praised him: "Playing red in Jiaodong holds up half the sky, great, great!"

The battle of Pingdu heard that Xu Shiyou was injured, and the chairman personally sent someone to visit him from northern Shaanxi, and brought him a special gift-two bottles of northern Shaanxi famous wine and a pack of "Biluochun" famous tea.

Xu Shiyou said with emotion: "The chairman still knows me and trusts me!" He dreamed of talking and chatting with the chairman many times, and dreamed of shaking hands with Chairman Mao.

After liberation, Mao Zedong made Xu Shiyou guard the southeast coast, and the monarch and his subjects were divided into the north and the south, echoing each other, showing the importance of Xu Shiyou in the strategic layout of Mao Zedong.

In a special period, Xu Shiyou went north to Beijing, was specially protected by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, and lived in Zhongnanhai. He lived in Zhongnanhai for more than 40 days in a row, and played chess every day. This is the second time that Chairman Mao rescued him. As he often said, "Without Chairman Mao, there would be no Xu Shiyou."

197 1 in August, Chairman Mao left Beijing for a tour of the south to discuss with the responsible comrades of the local party, government and army.

Xu Shiyou is looking forward to defending the chairman and meeting him again. On September 10, the Mao Zedong special train suddenly changed its itinerary and came to Shanghai. After the train stopped, Mao Zedong didn't meet anyone, so he quickly called Xu Shiyou to his side. On the special train, Chairman Mao asked him, "What would you do if someone in the Central Committee staged a coup?"

"Take troops to the Northern Expedition!" Xu Shiyou did not hesitate, and his answer was particularly firm and powerful.

At this time, Xu Shiyou began to worry about the safety and health of Mao Zedong. When he learned that Chairman Mao's special train was going to stop in Nanjing for a short time, he immediately informed Nanjing to carry out special security at the station where the chairman's special train stopped to ensure foolproof.

When Chairman Mao's special train started to leave Shanghai, Xu Shiyou immediately boarded the military combat readiness duty plane and flew to Nanjing. When I got off the plane, I quickly took out my fishing net, put on sandals and went to the fish pond to fish for the chairman.

It turned out that he knew that Chairman Mao loved to eat "crucian carp in tiger's mouth", and he rushed to the station with a bucket filled with fish, just as the special train was about to start. Xu Shiyou quickly got on the bus with a bucket. When he saw the chairman, he said with a big smile, "I caught some small fish for you. Please take care!" Chairman Mao stared at Xu Shiyou and smiled with emotion.

1976 After May, Mao Zedong was seriously ill, and since then, he rarely appeared. Although Xu Shiyou is a member of the Politburo, he has been away from home and doesn't know the inside story.

Knowing the death of Chairman Mao, he rushed to Beijing at the first time, entered the mourning hall, and made a deep bow to Chairman Mao's body. Xu Shiyou only kneeled two people in his life, Chairman Mao and his mother. For Xu Shiyou, kneeling on Chairman Mao is loyalty and kneeling on his mother is filial piety.

On September 18, a memorial service for Mao Zedong was held in Tiananmen Square.

After the memorial service, Xu Shiyou returned to the residence of Jingxi Hotel and sat in his room without saying a word for a day. At that time, General Chen Zaidao had come to see him. When his daughter Xu Huashan told him, she found that the curtains in her father's room were all closed. He sat alone and bowed his head in thought and whispered, "Please come back in the afternoon, Commander Chen. I am in a bad mood now."

After Chen Zaidao left, Xu Shiyou said to his daughter, "I feel very sad when Chairman Mao left. This old man is the best to me ..."

Taking Xu Shiyou's life as a whole, he made outstanding achievements in the revolution of more than 20 years, and made indelible historical contributions to the victory of the new-democratic revolution and the liberation of the people of China.

It is Chairman Mao who has a unique eye, knows people well and does his duty well. He has saved the Party from dire straits many times, helped comrades-in-arms and comrades around him to relieve their ideological burdens and let them find the correct revolutionary road in time.

For Xu Shiyou, who has a violent personality, Mao Zedong not only didn't blame him for perfection, but also was extremely understanding and generous to him. He once said: "A person has both strengths and weaknesses, and his temperament and habits have both evil points and good points. You can't stick to one and abandon the other."

Chairman Mao often said, especially for those who make mistakes, we should not only see his mistakes, but also make him realize them greatly. This made Xu Shiyou and made Xu Shiyou a loyal supporter and follower of Chairman Mao.

Salute the great man and General Xu Shiyou!