He was a founding general from Yougang Village, Chengang Village, Sunshine Mountain, Henan Province, and he began to join the great Chinese Red Army as early as he was 13 years old, and then he followed our Communist Party through many battles, whether in the agrarian revolution, the War of Resistance Against Japan or the War of Liberation.
He is the former commander of the Chengdu Military Region, General You Taizhong, You Taizhong is indeed a very famous general in our army, his ability to fight is very outstanding, You Taizhong is a Xinyang person, there was a peasant movement in the local area very early, and You Taizhong is also an active member, he knows the truth of resistance, in 1931 You Taizhong chose to join the guerrilla brigade in Guangshan County, although he was still very young at the time, but his brain was extremely clever, and then he was appointed as a service soldier.
After joining the Red Army, General You Taizhong really excelled, and in several battles, he showed great bravery, and soon after he was appointed as the squad leader of the communications squad.
After that, You Taizhong also successively served as a company political commissar, an acting battalion instructor, the secretary of the Communist Youth League of the Division's Political Department, and a youth officer, and You Taizhong also participated in the anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, and was gradually valued by the superior leaders.
In 1935, You Taizhong followed the Red Fourth Front army to start the Long March, and on the way, You Taizhong also participated in many battles, such as the famous Battle of Jialing River, You Taizhong once again showed his talent.
2 years later, a great danger struck our Chinese nation, the Japanese army launched the Lugou Bridge Incident, which also represented the beginning of the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, indeed this is the most critical moment for the Survival of the Chinese nation, as the hot-blooded boy of our party, You Taizhong is naturally very angry, he is extremely eager to lead troops to the front line to fight with the Japanese army, not long after You Taizhong was sent into the anti-Japanese battlefield, and successively served as the eighth route army 12th division 386 brigade 772 regiment 12th company instructor, special agent company instructor, The commander of the eighth company of the second battalion, the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion, and the commander of the third battalion were appointed.
In the War of Resistance Against Japan, You Taizhong was still remarkable, and not long after the outbreak of the Liberation War, he was promoted to brigade commander of the 16th Brigade of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region.
In the Liberation War, You Taizhong also behaved unashamedly, and made many meritorious contributions during his tenure as the commander of the Thirty-fourth Division of the Twelfth Army of the Third Corps of the Second Field Army.
Not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Korean War broke out, and You Taizhong also entered the Korean War, at that time he followed the Thirty-fourth Division and also participated in the Battle of Shangganling, which shocked the world.
During the period of the People's Republic of China, You Taizhong also served as deputy commander of the Twelfth Army, deputy commander and commander of the Twenty-seventh Army, deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region, commander of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, and commander of the Chengdu Military Region. In 1988, General You Taizhong was promoted to the rank of general, which was undoubtedly a great honor.
Among You Taizhong's children, the second son, You Haitao, has the highest achievements, rising to the rank of lieutenant general in July 2014 and now serving as deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Army.
In addition, the husband of his daughter You Jing, Li Heping, is also very outstanding, he is the son of General Li Desheng, who participated in the counterattack against Vietnam and engaged in charity after retiring from the army.