In 1935, Cao Siyu graduated from the Red Army University and came to the headquarters of the Red First Army to meet Lin Biao.
"Hello chief! My name is Cao Siyu, and I am a cadet of the Red Army University. ”
"College students are good and educated."
"Chief, what task do you assign me?"
"Your task is to engage in reconnaissance, which is equivalent to the eyes and ears of the troops. If you make a mistake, the army will be wiped out. ”
"Don't worry, chief, I promise to complete the task!"
In this way, Cao Siyu became a reconnaissance staff officer under Lin Biao. During his tenure as a reconnaissance staff officer, he performed three miraculous feats.
The first thing: go to the headquarters of the Red Army to get a map
Before the departure of the Long March, the chief of staff of the Second Division of the Red First Army called Cao Siyu to go to the headquarters to get the map.
"Yu Siyu, you have smart legs and feet, and your brain is good, lead a row of people to the headquarters to get the map."
"Yes!"
"If you lose the map, you don't have to come back."
"Don't worry, chief, I will definitely get the map back!"
In this way, Cao Siyu set off with a row of people. After setting off, they disguised themselves as civilians and passed through several checkpoints to reach the headquarters.
"Hello chief, we are from the Red First Legion, and we are here to get the map on the order of the chief of staff."
"This is the map, you must take it."
"Don't worry, chief, I will bring it back safely."
Cao Siyu lived up to his mission and brought the map back to the Red First Army unscathed. After having the map, Lin Biao immediately arranged the transfer route. That night, the 1st Red Army left the garrison and embarked on a long journey.
The second piece: send a letter to Xu Xiangqian
In September 1935, Zhang Guotao conspired to split the Party Central Committee, and the revolutionary situation was very dangerous. Fortunately, Chairman Mao saw through the conspiracy in time and immediately wrote a letter to Xu Xiangqian, and after the letter was written, Chairman Mao called Cao Siyu to his side.
"You hurry up and send this letter to Xu Xiangqian, the commander-in-chief of the Red Fourth Front Army, the sooner the better."
"Don't worry, Chairman, I'll go now."
After getting the letter, Cao Siyu immediately left the station with a battalion of troops, braved the rain to find Xu Xiangqian, and after a long journey of several hours, ran to Xu Xiangqian out of breath:
"Hello Commander-in-Chief Xu, I am Cao Siyu of the Central Red Army, Chairman Mao has a letter to you."
Xu Xiangqian opened the letter, and after reading it, he was furious:
"Where is the truth of the Red Army fighting the Red Army!"
"Commander-in-Chief Xu, do you have a reply?"
"Tell Chairman Mao: I support him!"
This letter saved the Red Army, the Party, and the Chinese Revolution.
The third miraculous feat: finding the base area in northern Shaanxi;
In the later stages of the Long March, the central leadership did not know where to develop, whether to stay in Sichuan and rely on themselves, or go to Mongolia to rely on Soviet assistance? At this time, Cao Siyu found a newspaper that said that the Red Army had established a base in northern Shaanxi.
"Go to northern Shaanxi and join the local Red Army!"
On October 19, 1935, the Central Red Army and the Northern Shaanxi Red Army triumphantly joined forces. The newspaper that she found rewrote the fate of China's future.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cao Siyu led the troops to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and made great achievements.
In 1955, the Central Military Commission awarded Cao Siyu the rank of lieutenant general, which was well deserved.
From the founding of the People's Republic of China to 1983, Cao Siyu has been a senior member of the army, an evergreen tree in the army, in 1983, Cao Siyu took the initiative to retire, leaving opportunities for young people.
Finally, I would like to conclude the article with a passage written by General Zeng to his young friends:
"Don't be afraid of a low starting point, don't be afraid of difficult conditions, and don't complain that the work is boring. When you look back at my age, you will find that perhaps when you were doing things in a down-to-earth manner, you had inadvertently written history. ”