Ceng Mei, formerly known as Zeng Zhaotai, joined the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants in 1930 and the China * * * Production Party in 1932. After five "anti-encirclement campaigns", he participated in the 25,000-mile Long March and witnessed the Zunyi Conference. 1955 was awarded the rank of major general, and served as the deputy commander of the National Day military parade five times after the founding of New China.
(2065438+February 2005) On the afternoon of the 2nd, the reporter came to the old man. The yard is full of wreaths, and people come to mourn from time to time. The general's eldest son, Xing, said that his father began to stay in the hospital last May (20 14) and left at 4 am on June 65438+1October 3 1 this year. As the recorder of Zunyi Conference, I experienced this historical moment. The old man loved life before his death and liked fishing and photography. "After catching a big fish, he will dance like a child."
Xing said that his father was born in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province, a famous "general county" in China, and he has deep feelings for his hometown. He often sings Jiangxi folk song "Ten Send to the Red Army" and named him Jiang Xing to commemorate his hometown. Old people live a simple life, are strict with themselves and their families and never do anything special.
Earlier, on the occasion of General Ceng Mei's centenary birthday, the reporter visited his home. When asked about his century-old wish, the old man who has been a soldier all his life slowly wrote "Hope for world peace" on paper with a pen.
It is reported that the farewell ceremony of General Ceng Mei's body will be held on February 6th (20 15) in Shijiazhuang funeral home. The venue of this conference (Zunyi Conference) was the later founding general Ceng Mei. This name can also be seen by visitors among the housing management personnel on the first floor of the Zunyi conference site.
1935 65438+ 10, after the Red Army conquered Zunyi, Ceng Mei, then one of the eight operational staff of the Central Red Army General Command, entered Zunyi Old Town with the Central Column.
(1935 65438+ 10) 10, Vice President Zhou Enlai issued an order to Ceng Mei: The Central Committee is going to hold a special meeting, with many participants and very confidential contents, asking him to find a safe and larger house.
After accepting the task, Ceng Mei put on a gun to look for it. When I came to No.80 Hongqi Road, I saw that this building has two floors, brick and wood structure, and the whole building is gray bricks. The building faces south, with a rectangular plane, a corridor on the first floor and colonnades around the floors.
Upon inquiry, Ceng Mei learned that this was the private residence of Huizhang Bo, the warlord of Guizhou and then the division commander of the 2nd Division of the 25th Army of Guizhou. Built in 1930s, the building has a width of 25.75m, a depth of16.95m, a height of12m and an area of 528m. Therefore, Huizhang Bo was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to intercept the Red Army, and there was only one janitor here.
After Ceng Mei identified himself, the doorman took him into the house to have a look. There are houses on the left and south, pickle jars on the right, a big kitchen in the middle and a big room along the stairs on the left. "It's perfect." Ceng Mei sincerely praised.
When Ceng Mei reported this situation to Zhou Enlai in detail, Zhou Enlai looked very satisfied and immediately ordered the General Command Warfare Department to move into this building. There is a war room downstairs where the combatants work. Subsequently, the leading comrades of the Red Army General Command, the Central Committee and the Military Commission successively stationed.
The meeting was held upstairs from 15 and lasted for three days. It starts at three or four o'clock every afternoon and stays open until late at night. During the meeting, Ceng Mei and seven other operational staff were on duty in the war room downstairs in pairs. During the duty, if it is not an emergency, it will be recorded in the "diary in the array". Only an emergency can alarm the leaders upstairs.
It is worth noting that these eight operational staff officers are Ceng Mei, Kong Shiquan, Huang Guxian, Wang Hui, Liping Lu, Luo Shunchu, Huang Gongfa and Xie Hanchu. At that time, there was no section chief. They are not only the operational staff of the headquarters, but also the clerks of the central leaders, shouldering dual tasks.