100 years is exactly a century, and people who can live past 100 years are often called "century old men".
In today's era of peace, it is not easy for ordinary people to live to be 100 years old, not to mention that in the previous stormy war period, there were even fewer elderly people who could live past 100 years old.
And for those founding fathers who galloped on the battlefield for half their lives, it was even more difficult to live a hundred years.
Counting the 57 founding generals, although most of them did not live past the age of 100, there are not a few who live long.
The most noteworthy is thatAmong the 57 founding generals, there were two centenarians.
One is the famous General Xiao Ke, and there was also a saying in the army that he was "General Xiao Ke Town".
In 1988, Xiao Ke's self-written novel "Bloody Luoxiao" won the Mao Dun Literature Award.
* Based on Xiao Ke's personal experience, it tells the story of the Red Army team during the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression period, which made various decisions according to the changes in the forces of the enemy and us, and finally chose to withdraw to the base area in order to preserve its strength.
* It shows the real life of the Red Army soldiers in the white drawing technique, and vividly describes the scenes of many Red Army soldiers who fought bloodily and finally sacrificed their young lives.
And Xiao Ke also became the only founding general to win the Mao Dun Literature Award with this literary work.
The other is General Lu Zhengcao, who lived to be 106 years old, He was born in the vast black soil in the northeast of my country, joined the Northeast Army in his early years, and witnessed the corruption and incompetence of the people.
He also participated in the Xi'an Incident and contributed to the joint resistance of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Lü Zhengcao resolutely joined the ranks of the Communist Party of China and accepted the organization's dispatch to Hebei to engage in guerrilla warfare and liaison with underground party members.
During the period of leading the work of the Jin-Cha-Ji anti-Japanese base area, he flexibly changed guerrilla tactics and innovated the original tactics according to the local topography, thus giving the Japanese invaders a heavy hammer.
Lu Zhengcao's excellent performance in the work made him appear in the sight of the leader step by step, and even the first person wrote an inscription to reward his work.
Among the top ten founding marshals, there are not a few people who are long-lived.
** Marshal lived to be 90 years old; ** Marshal lived to be 94 years old; ** Marshal lived to be 93 years old.
It can be seen from this that most of these founding marshals who worked for the well-being of the people and made great contributions to New China have to enjoy a long life.
What we are going to talk about today are two generals who have served as commanders of large military regions and who have lived to be over 100 years old, and they are Xiang Shouzhi, who served as commander of the Nanjing Military Region, and Zeng Siyu, who served as commander of the Wuhan Military Region.
In 1933, at the age of 17, Xiang Shouzhi joined the revolutionary team and served under Xu Shiyou in his early years.
Later, during the Liberation War, he followed Qin Jiwei to fight in the Central Plains, and also fought bloodily on the Korean battlefield.
Qiu Shaoyun, a famous revolutionary martyr, was a soldier brought out by Xiang Shouzhi.
In 1955, he served as the first commander of the Second Artillery Corps after attending the award ceremony, and after a few years of training, he succeeded Nie Fengzhi as the commander of the Nanjing Military Region. After leaving office, he chose a quiet courtyard in a small alley not far from the compound of the Nanjing Military Region and settled down.
Xiang Lao can live a long life, probably has an exclusive "health secret".
As far as the environment in which he lives, this small courtyard is located in a quiet place, although it is not as lively as the neighborhood, but it is full of flowers in spring, shade in the bottom, fruits in autumn, and green in winter.
Xiang Shouzhi had studied in a private school in his hometown for three years before joining the revolution, so he developed a good habit of paying attention to study, and even when the march was the most difficult, he did not put down his books.
After retirement, Xiang Lao still insists on practicing calligraphy every day, his brush words are vigorous and powerful, and the penmanship is self-contained, which does not look like an old man writing at all. And Xiang Lao also said that he practiced calligraphy for the purpose of cultivating his mind.
Although he has grown older, his memory is still at the same level as before. This is probably because Xiang Lao has always had a very regular schedule and rest, and he has always followed a family motto of Zeng Guofan:"The flowers are not fully blooming, and the moon is not full. ”
That is to say, there must be room for everything, and don't push yourself too hard in life and work.
In addition, Xiang Lao has also been insisting on doing some good and good deeds within his ability, and investing most of his salary in public welfare.
He once said:"Although I am retired and can not work, the responsibility of party members is not retired and is lifelong. For me, there are only retired posts, and there are no retired party members, and people are retired, and the idea of serving the people cannot be retired. ”
In the 90s of the last century, at the beginning of the establishment of the Nanjing Charity Federation, it was the time of lack of funds, Xiang Shouzhi immediately donated generously after learning about this situation, and took out 1,000 yuan from his savings for many years as the founding of the Charity Federation.
On the occasion of commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the chairman, Xiang Lao and his wife made a special trip to Shaoshan and donated 3,000 yuan for the completion of the bronze statue of the chairman.
In recent years, Xiang Lao has continued to donate materials to social welfare undertakings with a cumulative value of 100,000 yuan, and in 2010, he was also rated as "Advanced Individual in Charity" by Nanjing Charity Federation.
In addition, Xiang Lao also served as a counselor and honorary principal of many schools, and in his own words: "As an old party member and old comrade, it is completely appropriate to retire and continue to exert his spare energy." ”
Zeng Siyu is a member of the first confidant and favorite general, during the Long March, he risked his life to send a top-secret letter to the chairman, and he served as the political commissar of the ** guard regiment during the Yan'an period.
There was a saying in the army that Mr. Zeng's 102-year-old life was "fished" by him.
What does this mean?
In fact, Zeng Siyu's biggest hobby before his death was fishing.
In January 1935, after Zeng Siyu's Red Second Division entered the grassland, the grain and grass gradually ran out, the soldiers were hungry, and their combat effectiveness also declined.
Zeng Siyu, then director of the communications department, defeated hunger with fishing and helped many soldiers successfully complete the Long March. Since then, he has fallen in love with fishing uncontrollably, and has not stopped for more than 70 years.
Mr. Zeng believes that fishing in wartime is to survive, which can help soldiers fill their stomachs and destroy the enemy, and continue fishing after retirement is for self-cultivation and is conducive to health and longevity.
In the early 80s of the last century, after Zeng Lao retired from the commander of the large military region, he had more time to focus on his interests and hobbies and cultivate his sentiments.
On this day, he went fishing in a reservoir on the outskirts of Dalian. This reservoir was contracted to put a lot of fish fry, and Zeng Lao took off the fishing gear from the car and specially told the entourage to buy tickets for fishing.
As a result, the staff of the reservoir saw that Zeng was very old, and he still came by car, and there were guards following, and when they inquired, they learned that the person who came turned out to be the famous General Zeng Siyu, so they wanted to exempt Zeng Lao from the cost of fishing.
Unexpectedly, Zeng Lao did not give up, and insisted on paying, and said that although he was retired, the discipline of the army must not be forgotten and he must not take advantage of the masses.
After retirement, Zeng Lao often went out fishing, and he can often be seen next to some lakes and reservoirs on the Liaodong Peninsula.
Many people who also love fishing have the privilege of meeting this respected old Red Army and writing gripping stories based on his experience.
It was Zeng Lao Lei's habit to go out and carry fishing tackle, so that he could fish at any time.
In 1988, there was a celebration in Harbin that invited Zeng Lao to watch the ceremony, and when he passed by a large and deep reservoir, Zeng Lao saw ripples on the water surface from time to time, and his heart was secretly happy. So he asked the guards who accompanied him to take out the fishing tackle on the car for him, and strode towards the reservoir.
Not long after the bait was put down, a "big guy" bit the hook. I saw that Zeng Lao shook it hard, and the big fish swayed its tail and went ashore. Zeng Lao, who caught a big fish, was still not satisfied, and continued to put the bait into the water.
After a while, crucian carp of different sizes bit the hook one after another, and Zeng Lao smiled from ear to ear.
But when Zeng Lao was fishing, he completely forgot about participating in the celebration. This is a big deal for the on-site reception staff, time passes minute by minute, where did the old chief go?
It turned out that he was "addicted" to fishing and forgot to hurry.
Later, there was a time when Zeng was sick and hospitalized and needed surgery, but he was not intimidated by the illness, nor did he abandon fishing.
After being discharged from the hospital, he regarded fishing as a physical fitness sport, and he continued to do so for decades.
Unexpectedly, without any external intervention, Zeng Lao really defeated all kinds of new and old diseases by fishing, and he never took injections and medicines all year round.
Although all the founding generals who lived a long life had their own secrets to maintaining a long and healthy life, in the author's opinion, those who worked for the well-being of the people deserved a long life.