Xu (1February 28th, 905-19851October 22nd) was born in Xujiawa, Hepu Village, Xinxian County, Henan Province. 1955, General Xu was awarded the rank of general. He served as deputy chief of staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, commander of the Nanjing Military Region, commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, deputy minister of national defense and member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission. He is a member of the First, Second and Third National Defense Committees, an alternate member of the Eighth Central Committee of the Producers' Party of China, and a member of the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Sessions of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. At the first plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Advisory Committee, he was elected as the Standing Committee member and Deputy Director of the Central Advisory Committee.
1985101October 22 16: 57 Xu died of illness at the age of 80.
Personality assessment
People's Daily: Xu was loyal to the Party, the people and Marxism–Leninism, and devoted his life to the proletarian revolutionary cause. He was good at learning and using Mao Zedong Thought, accumulated rich combat experience, commanded a series of important battles and battles, organized large-scale corps to fight, and showed outstanding military talents. He is one of the rare outstanding military commanders in our army who have grown up step by step from soldiers.
Mao Zedong: "Xu is a warrior. He won half the sky in Jiaodong. Great, great! "
Deng Xiaoping: "In his 60-year military career, Xu was a special person with special personality, special experience and special contribution."