Among the generals of the Republic, many left home to start a revolution when they were young. After fighting in the flames of war, they grew into outstanding military talents. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many people returned to their hometowns after a long absence to visit their relatives and the land where they were raised.
For Zeng Guohua, after the founding of New China, he wanted to "find relatives" and find his parents, brothers and sisters.
In 1910, Zeng Guohua was born in Wuhua County, Guangdong . His father, Zeng Wenshan, worked as an accountant in the Chamber of Commerce. This was a stable career, but he had many children, leaving 12 children. Zeng Guohua ranks tenth. He has 3 brothers and 6 sisters, and 1 brother and 1 sister below him.
It is really difficult for one person to feed 14 people with a meager salary. For this reason, when Zeng Guohua was 3 years old, he was given as an adopted son to a local official named Lu.
There were no boys in this family at first. After Zeng Guohua arrived, life was pretty good. The next year the hostess of the family gave birth to a son. His living conditions went from bad to worse. When he was 10 years old, he became a small-time laborer in the family, carrying water, collecting firewood, herding cattle, etc., without enough food to eat.
was bullied at home, and his friends laughed at him outside. When he was 14 years old, went behind the back of the Lu family and joined the National Revolutionary Army led by Zhang Fakui. In the old army, being scolded and beaten was commonplace. In 1931, his unit went to Jiangxi and witnessed the cruelty of the national army. He longed for the Red Army and finally tried his best to join the Red Army and embark on the road of revolution.
In the revolutionary ranks, he gradually grew into an outstanding commander, and was praised by his superiors many times during battles. At the National Games held by the Red Front Army, he represented the 2nd Division and won first place in various military, cultural, and sports assessment competitions.
During the Long March of the Red Army, his 2nd Division had always been the main force. Zeng Guohua served as the commando captain many times and completed the mission brilliantly.
In 1949, he served as the chief of staff of the Corps and went south to fight in Central and South China, all the way to Guangxi.
In June 1950, he was transferred to Guangzhou as chief of staff of the 15th Corps. When he went to the Fujian Military Region for business, he went home by the way. Which home should you go back to? Not the Lu family of the past, nor the Zeng family. It has been 26 years since he left his hometown and 37 years since he left the Zeng family.
He wanted to see his parents, brothers and sisters. When we drove all the way to the streets of Qiling, Wuhua County, Guangdong, many fellow villagers came to see it. It was exactly like what was said in an ancient poem: "When a young boy leaves home, his elder brother returns, his local pronunciation has not changed, his hair on his temples has faded, and children do not recognize each other when they see each other. Ask where the guest comes from."
He asked who knew his father Zeng Wenshan. Among a group of people, a young man said: That is my grandfather. He excitedly asked the young man to take him to see the old man. When he came home, he saw his father, who was over ninety years old, calling him. The old man was a little at a loss.
I have never had a son who was a soldier. Is this because I have mistaken the person. The old man couldn't remember his tenth brother and his sister-in-law who had been away from home for 37 years, and he had no memory. He wanted to tell everyone: He was the tenth person who came to live in the Lu family when he was 3 years old. At this time, the old father and brothers suddenly realized that the old father burst into tears: God has eyes!
Zeng Guohua successfully found his relatives and reunited with his father, brothers and sister-in-law at home for two days. Because I still have a job to do, I am very reluctant to leave home. During this search for relatives, he had more contact with his brothers and sisters and became more cordial.
