The chairman was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and he loved to read all his life, and he also asked his comrades-in-arms to read more.
For example, the chairman has repeatedly recommended that people read "Dream of the Red Chamber", including his beloved general Xu Shiyou, the founding general of the country.
However, Commander Xu, who has been a horseman all his life and is not highly educated, has this interest, and he believes that "Dream of the Red Chamber" is "written about hanging arms, and there is something good to see." ”
After the chairman knew about it, he was not angry and said to Commander Xu: "How can you jump to conclusions without reading "Dream of the Red Chamber"? Read it five times to have a say. ”
The chairman said something, and Xu Shiyou didn't say a word and immediately complied with it.
Back in the Nanjing Military Region, he immediately ordered people to look around, and they managed to get a thick copy of "Dream of the Red Chamber."
Commander Xu wants to see "Dream of the Red Chamber"! In order to let Commander Xu save some trouble, they used their brains and finally reduced a thick copy of "Dream of the Red Chamber" into a 50,000-word "condensed version."
We don't know what xu Shiyou finally read from "Dream of the Red Chamber", but Xu Shiyou has since begun to attach importance to the cultural work of the army, and "Sentinel under the Neon Lights" is a literary and artistic masterpiece created under the personal supervision and support of Commander Xu.
The chairman was very satisfied with Commander Xu's progress, and Commander Xu absolutely obeyed the chairman's orders, even if it was such a difficult task as "reading "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Among the many founding generals, General Xu Shiyou can definitely be regarded as a "hardcore fan" of the chairman, and in General Xu Shiyou, the chairman's words are orders that must be carried out to the letter.
However, once upon a time, the relationship between General Xu Shiyou and the chairman was not such a relationship, and on several occasions it was even "full of fire and light and sword shadow".
It was during the Red Army University that Xu Shiyou participated in the study as the commander of the Red Fourth Army.
In the process of liquidating Zhang Guotao's crimes, Xu Shiyou, who was born in the Red Fourth Front, had different views with the cadets of the Red First and Second Fronts, resulting in sharp conflicts.
In the general environment at that time, Xu Shiyou felt that "the pressure was great", but he could not explain it, he was depressed, his heart was horizontal, and he was ready to fight to the end.
The grumpy Xu Shiyou thought left and right, and suddenly came up with an idea - "Thirty-six plans, go to the top plan", why not leave here and continue the revolution in another place.
He told Zhan Caifang, Wang Jian'an and other Red Fourth Army cadets about his ideas, and made a plan of action.
Xu Shiyou did not expect that his most trusted comrade-in-arms, Wang Jian'an, the former political commissar of the Red Fourth Army, had "changed his mind."
At the critical moment, Wang Jian'an reported the plot of Xu Shiyou and others to the Red Army University Security Department...
As a result, Xu Shiyou was arrested before they could run out of Yan'an.
During his detention, Xu Shiyou accidentally received a Hadermen cigarette from the chairman's trustee.
This kind of cigarette was very rare in Yan'an at that time, and Xu Shiyou, who was addicted to smoke, smoked a cigarette sent by the chairman, but his mouth was not a taste.
In fact, General Xu Shiyou has an extraordinary heroic experience, has always been heroic and tenacious, and has made great achievements in battle, which have long attracted the attention of the chairman.
At that time, Xu Xiangqian, another leader of the Red Fourth Front and an old superior of General Xu Shiyou, had just arrived in Yan'an, and the chairman immediately approached Xu Xiangqian and learned more about General Xu Shiyou.
From Xu Xiangqian's introduction, chairman learned that Xu Shiyou has always stressed "righteousness", dared to do everything and dared to be bold, was reckless in nature but brave in battle, but did not read much, and was a typical good Han-style hero.
The chairman also came from a peasant family, and for a heroic warrior like General Xu Shiyou, who was born from a peasant background, the chairman could not only understand his words and deeds, but also liked from the bottom of his heart that this heroic and good man was consistent and honest.
The chairman personally went to visit Xu Shiyou, and originally wanted to have a good chat with this famous hero, but Xu Shiyou mistakenly thought that the chairman had come to settle old accounts, and when his emotions were out of control, he almost moved his fist.
Soon, a report on the shooting of Xu Shiyou was presented to Mao Zedong's desk.
"Human life is at stake!" After carefully reading the relevant materials, the chairman immediately ordered: "Leave people under the gun!" ”
At the same time, comrades in the security department are in the house where Xu Shiyou is being held and asking him to sign the "execution decision.".
Xu Shiyou demanded: "It is okay to ask me to sign, but I want to see the chairman!" ”
The chairman agreed to Xu Shiyou's request.
Unexpectedly, General Xu Shiyou made another request: "I Xu Shiyou is a soldier, and I must be allowed to carry a gun." ”
Xu Shiyou's intention is obvious, that is, to verify whether the chairman really trusts him.
Xu Shiyou said nothing, and everyone present was shocked.
Even Xu Shiyou himself did not think of it, and the chairman quickly had a reply: "Comrade Xu Shiyou can bring a gun to see me, and don't forget to put a bullet in the chamber of the gun." ”
When Xu Shiyou took the pistol filled with bullets handed by Luo Ruiqing, his mood was complicated and his feelings were mixed, and he couldn't help but tremble with his hands.
The chairman is really not an ordinary person, Xu Shiyou was born and died since he was in the army, in the past, others praised him as a "hero and a good man", I did not expect that the chairman's arrogance and courage were so big, it was unbelievably big.
For the first time, the hero Xu Shiyou admired a person so much.
In the chairman's office, the chairman said to Xu Shiyou straight away: "The cadres of the Red Fourth Front are all treasures of the Red Army, and Zhang Guotao's mistakes should be borne by himself, and it has nothing to do with you comrades..."
Xu Shiyou was about to kneel down to the chairman as soon as he "pounced", and the chairman smiled and helped him up, and said humorously: "Master Xu, we call this 'no fight, no deal'?" ”
General Xu Shiyou was speechless for a moment, and the eyes of this strong man were full of tears.
At this time, the chairman wrote down a "Shi" word with a pen: "Your Xu Shiyou's 'Shi' word is not very good, I will help you change it to 'Shi', in the future, you must be a friend of the people of the whole world, not just the friends of the officials and masters, okay?" ”
"Chairman, I listen to you, and from now on I will be called Xu Shiyou." Xu Shiyou sincerely apologized to the chairman: "Chairman, I know that I am wrong! ”
The chairman said sincerely: "Comrade Xu Shiyou, I know your birth and past, you have fought many battles for the workers and peasants, you are a hero, and I like your character very much!" ”
The chairman then said, "It is said that the wen and martial arts partners fight the world, and a slap can't make a sound, but I'm just a literati, how can I do without you, a heroic warrior?" ”
Xu Shiyou straightened his waist and swore to the chairman: "I promise here that in the future, I will listen to the chairman's words and listen to the president's orders for the rest of my life, and there will be no ambiguity!" ”
Xu Shiyou faithfully fulfilled his promise, he was loyal to the chairman and obedient, and the chairman added a "confidant" to his staff.
In the war years that followed, especially on those special days, the chairman ordered his general several times, and General Xu Shiyou never disappointed the chairman, so the general became one of the few soldiers who could bring a gun to the chairman.
Xu Shiyou often said to people later: "The chairman has ink in his stomach, stands tall and can see far, and my name is still changed by the chairman." "Admiration and pride are palpable.
In his later years, the general once said with emotion: "The chairman knows us too well, no matter how bitter you are in your heart and how much you can't think about it, he will solve it for you with three words and two words. ”
General Xu Shiyou, like many founding generals, had faith and objects of admiration.
The chairman's wisdom, talent, grace and outstanding leadership skills impressed them, so that they were loyal and followed him all their lives, without complaint or regret!