With the death of General Lv Zhengcao, these veterans, who are of great significance to the times and dedicated their lives to the new China, have become history, a curtain call for heroes of the times and a deep prospect for the future of China. General He died in July 1, 1960, which made the founding generals no longer complete. It was not until June 2009 10 and 13 that Lv Zhengcao, the founding general, passed away at the age of 106 that this veteran team finally came to an end.
Lv Zhengcao was born in a poor peasant family in Haicheng County, Liaoning Province, but he happened to be born in a war-torn era. I have to say that Admiral Lv Zhengcao's childhood was sad and broken. Sometimes, in order to avoid the ravages and attacks of war, his mother even hid him in the firewood pile. The poverty of the family can't support the academic development of Lv Zhengcao. After only four years of primary school, he dropped out of school because his family was poor. Lv Zhengcao also officially started his apprenticeship.
There are always many opportunities and coincidences in life, and it is these uncertainties that constantly change the trajectory of life until you embark on your own destiny. /kloc-At the age of 0/7, Lv Zhengcao finally embarked on his dream trip. At that time, after the baptism of war, he resolutely joined the Northeast Army. In the most difficult years in China, Lv Zhengcao personally experienced the darkness of that era and witnessed the oppression of the three northeastern provinces by the Japanese invaders. There are not a few displaced people, even their relatives and neighbors starved to death in this catastrophe. Lv Zhengcao, which witnessed all this, is full of hatred for the invaders.
In elementary school, the teacher gave him an artistic name called Yan Zheng, but Lv Zhengcao himself changed his name to Alvin, meaning that he was always ready to practice, and when he did, he could fight against the Japanese invaders. One day the dream came true and Lv Zhengcao joined the Northeast Army.
Coincidentally, at this time, a distant cousin of Lv Zhengcao happened to be a military doctor in Zhang Xueliang's army. On the recommendation of this relative, Lv Zhengcao was able to come to work with Zhang Xueliang. At that time, Zhang Xueliang's Qin Bing team was a new type of army, paying special attention to educated young people. Although Lv Zhengcao's education level is not high, he is also very diligent during his study, and he also has the habit of studying at ordinary times. After joining Zhang Xueliang's army, because of his neat handwriting,
Lv Zhengcao lived up to expectations, studied hard in Wujiang Guild Hall in Northeast China, and finally graduated smoothly. Since then, Lv Zhengcao's cultural level has gone up a storey still higher, and he has also become a rare cultural person in the army, and his position in the army is getting higher and higher. He gradually became Zhang Xueliang's main adjutant and part-time secretary, responsible for managing the students who graduated from Jiangwutang. During this period, Lv Zhengcao cherished the opportunity to get along with Zhang Xueliang, and they established a lifelong friendship, which was deeply influenced, especially patriotism.
/kloc-in the spring of 0/929, Lv Zhengcao asked to lead troops to experience in the army, and Zhang Xueliang readily agreed. After that, Lv Zhengcao became a member of the army and served as the chief of staff of Lieutenant Colonel in the Northeast Army 16 Brigade. Lv Zhengcao is not only good at paperwork, but also an excellent soldier in battle. During his tenure in the Northeast Army, he participated in the 1932 Jehol War of Resistance.
/kloc-in the spring of 0/934, Comrade Lv Zhengcao moved to Beiping with the Legion and was stationed in Hebei. During this period, he also had frequent and close contacts with many underground party member in Central China. However, in the communication and contact with Comrade party member, Lv Zhengcao's patriotic thoughts have been studied and improved, and his patriotic feelings have been targeted and certain.
/kloc-in the autumn of 0/936, Lv Zhengcao was transferred to Xi 'an by Zhang Xueliang. During this period, his work was relatively leisure, mainly in charge of back office work in Zhang Xueliang's mansion, but the good times did not last long, and the "Xi incident" shocked China and foreign countries occurred.
In his later years, General Lv Zhengcao also talked about his departure from Zhang Xueliang during the Xi Incident, and Lv Zhengcao deeply missed getting along with him during this period. He once said that Zhang Xueliang launched the Xi Incident on February 12 12, and Lv Zhengcao was responsible for defending Zhang Xueliang's residence. According to Lv Zhengcao's memory, Zhang Xueliang invited many representatives from China. A group of people, including Zhou Enlai, live in Zhang Xueliang's residence. At that time, Admiral Lv Zhengcao was also very lucky to get in touch with these important figures in the situation in China at that time. He once recalled that Zhang Xueliang had put aside his personal life and death at that time. Zhang Xueliang only wanted to do one thing for China wholeheartedly. His personal life and death is no longer important. In order to stabilize the situation in China, he dared to meet Chiang Kai-shek.
When General Lv Zhengcao was in his later years, every time he mentioned Zhang Xueliang to others, he was full of affection, saying that this was his hometown and his life mentor. At the beginning, in the Xi incident, when they broke up, they agreed to meet again three days later, but to everyone's surprise, this separation lasted for 54 years. During the 54-year separation, Lv Zhengcao kept close contact with Zhang Xueliang. When possible, he called and wrote to Zhang Xueliang when conditions were poor. But under the special conditions at that time, Zhang Xueliang's life was under surveillance, and they even dared not sign the letter. Even under such difficult conditions, they have maintained their friendship for decades.
The friendship between the two people is profound. In many years in Taiwan Province, Zhang Xueliang has been thinking about two subordinates in Chinese mainland, one of whom is General Lv Zhengcao. 199 1 On May 29th, Lv Zhengcao made a special trip to new york to celebrate Zhang Xueliang's 90th birthday. Lv Zhengcao brought three meaningful gifts, one of which was a complete set of records of Complete Works of Chinese Peking Opera, which was precious at that time and was also Zhang Xueliang's favorite gift. At the same time, he also brought Biluochun tea with China characteristics, which also gave Zhang Xueliang a sense of hometown in a foreign country. Besides, the most memorable gift should be a calligraphy work by the great calligrapher Aisin Giro, which reads Zhang Xueliang's motto "Never be afraid of death, don't love money, and the husband will never be pitied, and he will stand for more than a year".
At Zhang Xueliang's birthday party, the two chatted happily. Zhang Xueliang said humorously, "I am superstitious and believe in God." Lv Zhengcao casually added, "I am superstitious and believe in the people." Admiral Lv Zhengcao always cares about the people in battle, and it is this excellent style that makes him achieve good results in guerrilla warfare. Zhang Xueliang immediately agreed: "If you get the people, you will be prosperous!"
1in March, 937, Chiang Kai-shek forcibly ordered the reorganization of the Northeast Army, and Lv Zhengcao was also appointed as the head of the 69 1 regiment of the 53rd Army. Also in that year, with the approval of China Beibuju, Lv Zhengcao secretly joined the producer party of China. After the outbreak of Japan's full-scale war of aggression against China, the national army became more and more weak and suffered repeated defeats. In the meantime, Lv Zhengcao, who is the head of the army, is also worried. Most of the troops he led came from the northeast, and gradually retreating to the south made them farther and farther away from their hometown. During this period, the soldiers became more and more afraid and farther away from their hometown, which made them feel very painful. They don't know when they will see their families again. Especially in the process of being forced to retreat, many soldiers complained one after another: it is simply hell on earth to see those Japanese soldiers who bully the weak but can't fight.
Influenced by many factors, Lv Zhengcao finally couldn't help it, no longer adhered to Chiang Kai-shek's regulations, and led his 69 1 regiment to be formally reorganized into Hebei People's Guard, with Lv Zhengcao as the commander of the unit.
/kloc-in the winter of 0/937, he led troops to meet in the Eighth Route Army Military Region and accepted the appointment of Nie as commander. Lv Zhengcao led the People's Self-Defense Forces to open anti-Japanese base areas in central Hebei.
1in April, 938, China's army won Lien Chan, which quickly solved the crisis. Traitors and bandits were gradually defeated, various miscellaneous armies were gradually incorporated, and the ranks gradually grew. Lv Zhengcao also accumulated experience in these wars and gradually won the trust of the people. Under the active call and leadership of Lv Zhengcao and others, many people also joined the anti-Japanese team, and people's lives have been greatly improved. Many people actively requested to join the army. The People's Self-Defense Force grew gradually and was formally reorganized into the third column of the Eighth Route Army. Comrade Lv Zhengcao is still the commander of this army.
On the evening of August 20th, 10, 1940, the first battle of Zheng Tai Road officially started, and the vigorous Hundred Regiments War officially kicked off. In that night's battle, the Japanese puppet troops were killed or injured 1300 people, while our army was only killed or injured 400 people. As a result, the planned purpose was achieved, and the transportation of the Japanese and puppet troops was completely destroyed. In the three and a half months of Hundred Regiments War,
In the course of fierce and cruel fighting, Lv Zhengcao always adhered to the principle of calm and decisive fighting, and his outstanding military talents made him more and more important among the people, even becoming a legend. At the most difficult time, Lv Zhengcao had to fight five wars a day. In the process of fighting, he is often the first to take the lead and be brave and good at fighting. Zhang Xueliang was inspired by house arrest. Zhang Xueliang once asked his fourth brother Zhang Xuesi to tell Lv Zhengcao to congratulate him on joining the China Producers' Party, and pointed out that this road was indeed right.
In his later years, Lv Zhengcao recalled those years and said, "People don't live long and do a lot." With the rich experience accumulated in the battle, Lv Zhengcao's army also gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains and became an anti-Japanese democratic regime supported by the people.
/kloc-in the winter of 0/944, Comrade Lv Zhengcao came to Yan 'an as the representative of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which was the first time he met Chairman Mao. In fact, as early as five years ago, Comrade Lv Zhengcao wrote a letter to Chairman Mao, sincerely and eagerly expressing his desire to study in Yan 'an. This time, his dream came true, and he really met Chairman Mao. When Lv Zhengcao saw Chairman Mao, he was all smiles. Chairman Mao is also very happy to see him. He smiled and said to him, "I read your letter to me, but the name you signed at that time was stumped." It took me a long time to recognize the words' Lv Zhengcao'. " Chairman Mao continued to ask him with a smile, "Why do you want to write these three words together? Hearing this, Comrade Lv Zhengcao also bowed his head shyly.
At the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Lv Zhengcao not only attended the congress as a representative, but also was elected as an important alternate party member.
1After Japan surrendered in August, 945, Lv Zhengcao led his troops into Chahar and Jehol to cooperate with local troops to fight against the Japanese army. During this period, Lv Zhengcao's outstanding leadership and operational command ability have also been fully demonstrated. Not only that, he is not greedy for merit, and always puts the overall situation first. When Comrade Lv Zhengcao was the commander of Ximan Military Region, he found his subordinates. At that time, the deputy commander was Comrade Huang Kecheng (1955 awarded the rank of general), and Huang Kecheng was senior. Lv Zhengcao thought that such a capable comrade should not be his deputy, so he proposed to DongBeiJu that Comrade Huang Kecheng should be the political commander in chief. After the examination and approval of relevant departments, he finally agreed to Lv Zhengcao's abdication. This ability and the overall situation have also been highly praised by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China leaders, including Chairman Mao, who once rated him as a "model representative of persisting in guerrilla warfare in the plain".
At the beginning of 1946, Lv Zhengcao also served as the deputy commander of the democratic areas in Northeast China. In July of the same year, he was transferred to the Central District of Northeast Railway Bureau as the director. "Gold always shines", Lv Zhengcao is like a tough brick, which can not only play the role of a load-bearing wall everywhere, but also bring the Northeast Railway General Administration back to life during his railway work. Many broken machines and vehicles have been repaired. Before the start of the three major battles, more than 5,700 kilometers of railways and 885 cars had been repaired in the Northeast Liberated Area, which laid a very solid foundation for the victory of the Northeast Liberation War.
Before the Liaoshen Campaign, the Northeast Administrative Committee specially established the Ministry of Railways, and Lv Zhengcao also served as the Minister of Railways. The railway transportation work in Northeast China also changed the later life of General Lv Zhengcao. A layman in railway construction has become an insider. After the founding of New China, Lv Zhengcao served as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Railways, and later served as the commander of the military transportation to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, contributing to the material transportation and road construction work of the support troops. Especially when fighting with the United States, Comrade Lv Zhengcao did not panic in the face of the indiscriminate bombing of American planes. Under his command, the repair team created one miracle after another. With this series of special emergency repair methods and orderly emergency measures, the railway has been in a smooth state. In a short 10 minute, it has created a miracle of efficiency, created a strong railway construction team, and ensured the material supply of the front troops during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea.
After the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Lv Zhengcao served as the head of the Military Communications Department of the General Staff of the Central Military Commission. 1955, Comrade Lv Zhengcao was officially awarded the rank of general, and at the same time won the first-class medal of independence and freedom and the first-class medal of liberation.
Lv Zhengcao had an indissoluble bond with railways in his later life, and made many achievements. Among the projects he was in charge of, the projects of three railway lines in southwest China, such as Chengdu-Kunming Line, can be said to be difficult to compare with the heavenly projects at that time, but under the leadership of General Lv Zhengcao, they were successfully completed. At that time, the conditions were not firm, and even Chairman Mao once said, "The railway line of Chengdu-Kunming Line can't sleep without good repair." Such a huge project, but after Comrade Lv Zhengcao took over as commander-in-chief, it was carried out in an orderly manner.
Comrade Lv Zhengcao lived up to everyone's expectations. In order to build this railway, he also tried his best. More than 300,000 people from the Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Railways and the Railway Corps participated in this huge project. With such a huge workload at that time, it can be said that even the top railway construction team in the world came, it could not do better.
Comrade Lv Zhengcao has excellent skills, and his staff is also a group of railway construction teams with strong ability to tackle key problems. In the late 1960s, African presidents asked China to sponsor railway construction. Premier Zhou personally approached Lv Zhengcao and asked him if he had the confidence and ability to help African countries build railways. Lv Zhengcao did not refuse, and made every effort to bring China's excellent engineering construction to Africa. This move won the praise of the African people and provided a solid foundation for the struggle of the people of China. Chairman Mao once said humorously, "It was African friends who carried us into the United Nations". During this period, Comrade Lv Zhengcao played an important role.
1967, 1 this month, the whole country ushered in a catastrophe. In this movement, Lv Zhengcao was greatly influenced, even defined as counter-revolutionary, and was taken to the workers' stadium for a critical meeting. Premier Zhou personally rushed to the meeting after knowing this incident and angrily said to the leader who presided over the criticism meeting, "You shouldn't just clean up my minister. Even if Lv Zhengcao made a mistake in his work, he should be allowed to work and make contributions. " Under the protection of Premier Zhou, comrades were escorted home by the railway soldiers of the executive meeting. Regrettably, although Comrade Lv Zhengcao was not threatened by his life and health, many precious notes and materials were destroyed in this disaster.
During the extremely chaotic period, Premier Zhou and Premier Zhou paid close attention to the situation of railway transportation every day, and many places they didn't understand had to ask Comrade Lv Zhengcao for advice. In the face of slander and surveillance, comrades struggled to contribute their own strength to the railway transportation of the motherland, and under the hard work of Premier Zhou and personally sitting in the town, they barely maintained the situation of railway transportation in China. Until July 1967, Comrade Lv Zhengcao was slandered as the principal offender and was detained in the suburbs of Beijing, completely losing his personal freedom and being placed under house arrest for seven years.
Justice may be late, but it will never be absent. 1In July, 974, Chairman Mao proposed to release Lv Zhengcao from Wuhan prison and let him attend the grand reception of August 1st Army Day. Comrade Lv Zhengcao's name was in the newspaper, and Lv Zhengcao finally regained his freedom and met Premier Zhou. Lv Zhengcao said with great excitement: "Thanks to the CPC Central Committee, I finally figured out my problem."
At the beginning of 1975, a major earthquake occurred in Haicheng, Liaoning Province. Premier Zhou remembered very clearly that Lv Zhengcao was from Haicheng, Liaoning Province, and specially appointed Lv Zhengcao as the deputy head of the Central Committee to let him go back to his hometown. On the one hand, he brought care as a party representative, on the other hand, he also asked him to go back to his hometown to visit relatives. Lv Zhengcao cherishes this opportunity very much. After returning to his hometown, he also served the people wholeheartedly and brought warmth to his hometown. In their most difficult time, Lv Zhengcao appeared in time and felt the affection. At this time, Lv Zhengcao knew very well that what he represented was not himself, but the CPC Central Committee. In this way, Comrade Lv Zhengcao completed the first task entrusted to him by the CPC Central Committee and Premier Zhou without formal work.
1975 1, Comrade Lv Zhengcao attended the 1 meeting of the Fourth National People's Congress, during which he was elected as the NPC Standing Committee. 1In August, 975, Comrade Lv Zhengcao was appointed as the political commissar of the Railway Corps and the second secretary of the Party Committee of the Railway Corps.
Comrade Lv Zhengcao attached great importance to physical exercise and began to play tennis in the 1920s. Even in the war-torn years, he can always find a place to practice tennis. He often pulls ropes on the barley field at the head of the village, which is a very good tennis court. In this way, Lv Zhengcao's life and tennis forged an indissoluble bond. Lv Zhengcao's tennis level is far more than just a hobby. He is not only a well-known player in China, but also famous internationally. 1990 was awarded the highest medal of honor of the International Tennis Federation by Chater Saint-Ayre, president of the International Tennis Federation, on September 23rd. On the other hand, when General Lv Zhengcao was the president of China Tennis Association, he didn't play in name, but insisted on sports and work. After 90 years old, he stopped playing tennis under the repeated discouragement of doctors and his family. He also said humorously: "I really can't play tennis, and now I can only give awards to others."
When Lv Zhengcao wrote his memoirs in his later years and reviewed his legendary life for a century, he once concluded: "I have done three things in my life, playing Japan, managing railways and playing tennis.". Such a good attitude, such humility and frankness may be one of the reasons why this old revolutionary can live a long life.