General Ceng Siyu was an old soldier who participated in the revolution in 1927. He participated in one to five counter-campaigns in the Central Soviet Area and personally experienced the arduous 25,000-mile long March. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, General Ceng Siyu took part in the famous Pingxingguan Campaign. Moved to Luliang Mountain area to participate in the creation and expansion of Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan anti-Japanese base areas; Commanded and participated in many major battles. During the War of Liberation, General Zeng commanded his troops to March straight into Cha 'nan, move to Jidong and capture Zunbei. Take part in the battle of Ping Jin, seize Taiyuan, March into the northwest and liberate Ningxia; He also led the troops to repair the railway line from Baoji to Tianshui. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, General Zeng led sixty-four troops to participate in the fifth campaign and won the battles of Maliangshan and Gaowangshan. Old General 1955 was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General for the first time. General Ceng Siyu is a legendary hero. He is Chairman Mao Zedong's favorite person. In 40 years, Chairman Mao has met him dozens of times.
He is a legendary hero, passing death dozens of times; When he was still a "nobody", he contributed to determining the direction of victory of the Red Army's Long March. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he made a choice that surprised many people: he took the lead in bidding farewell to the "life tenure system" of leading cadres, took the initiative to ask for "naked retirement" and gave his post to young people.
He 10 1 year old. In his eighties, he beat cancer. At the age of 100, he fought death again and was reborn at the age of 100. His published autobiography is called My First Hundred Years. On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Party, the old general dictated his life wisdom to the young readers in the future from his hospital bed in shenyang military area command: how to make life span a hundred years and how to make the value of life eternal. Freedom and light, only those who have been struggling in the dark for a long time can understand the meaning of these two words. It takes several generations of hard work to maintain and consolidate this hard-won achievement and promote the prosperity of the country. If we forget these things, the country will be in danger and the people will suffer.
In his later years, Comrade Ceng Siyu was inspired by the old adage that "calligraphy nourishes the heart and cures diseases", and took calligraphy as a method to cure diseases and prolong life. His calligraphy art is highly praised by experts, and many works are collected by famous artists.