The deeds of General Zhang Zizhong, a famous anti-Japanese hero, I believe everyone has heard about it. He died after several fierce battles with the Japanese army at the Battle of Zaoyi. His heroic achievements are still admirable, and although General Zhang Zizhong has been dead for many years, posterity still misses him endlessly. A veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression who was once a guard of General Zhang Zizhong, he would be worshipped every year on the Qingming Festival and on the day of General Zhang Zizhong's death.
This anti-Japanese war veteran, as soon as he arrived at the mausoleum of General Zhang Zizhong, would say the following words: "Commander-in-Chief, I have come to see you!" "What made the anti-war veterans insist on worshipping the general for decades? It's because of the grace of salvation. In that year, this anti-war veteran participated in the Battle of Taierzhuang, in which he unfortunately lost his leg by a Japanese shell and lost his mobility. At that time, many seriously injured soldiers like him could not be treated and could only let them go untreated, leaving them to fend for themselves. However, Zhang Zizhong saw it and said a word to save him, Zhang Zizhong said: "No one can be less"!
Therefore, the anti-war veterans were rescued, and later recovered their health after treatment and recuperation. After that, he became a guard for General Zhang Zizhong. This lucky anti-war veteran is Cao Tingming. A sentence that Cao Tingming often hangs on his lips is to thank General Zhang Zizhong: "It was General Zhang Zizhong's words that saved my life, otherwise I would have died more than 70 years ago, and he let me live." He is grateful for General Zhang's life-saving grace and expresses his high moral character. ”
Cao Tingming was born in Datong, Shanxi, and after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he arranged his family and left his hometown to join the army. At the age of 22, he joined the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression he followed the troops in the Southern Expedition to the North and participated in many important battles. Later, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Cao Tingming did not return to his hometown, but settled down in Chongqing, married and had children.
Although he did not return to his hometown, he still missed his hometown very much, so he dragged a lot of people to help him find his family in his hometown, because they had lost contact, so it was difficult to find. Day after day, Cao Tingming still misses his hometown for decades. It wasn't until he was 101 years old that when he watched TV, he found that there was a non-profit organization that could help the anti-war veterans who had left their homes to return to their hometowns, so he contacted the relevant staff. With their help, they found Cao Tingming's hometown in Shanxi and the descendants of his family.
With the help of volunteers from Shanxi and Chongqing, It took Cao Tingming 80 years to finally return to his hometown again. At that time, his parents had already died, and Cao Tingming also worshipped his ancestors. At the grave of his parents, he said, "Your son has returned, and I have been loyal to the country, but I have not fulfilled my filial piety." All the villagers and volunteers present, as well as Cao Tingming himself, left tears in their eyes. Cao Lao's wish was fulfilled, and there were no regrets left.