Twenty-six years ago today, on April 18, 1999 (March 3, 1999 in the lunar calendar), Ye Fei, a famous senior general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and an anti-Japanese hero, passed away. Ye Fei (1914-1999), formerly known as Ye Qiheng. Ye Fei was a famous senior general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Originally from Nan'an, Fujian. Born in 1914 in a family of overseas Chinese in Quezon Province, Philippines. Returned to China in 1918. Joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1928. Transferred to the Communist Party of China in March 1932. In the same year, he went to Mindong to participate in the establishment of the Mindong Soviet Area and guerrilla armed forces. He served as the secretary of the Mindong Special Committee of the Communist Party of China, the chairperson of the Mindong Military and Political Committee, and the political commissar of the Mindong Independent Division of the After the full outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the commander of the 6th Regiment of the 3rd Detachment of the New Fourth Army. In late July 1939, he commanded the troops to break into Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and destroy 4 enemy aircraft, which shocked the Japanese puppet army and expanded the political influence of our party and the New Fourth Army. After the Southern Anhui Incident in 1941, he served as the brigade commander, political commissar, and deputy division commander of the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army. In March 1944, he commanded the famous Battle of Chesqiao, which swept away the enemy's false strongholds and wiped out more than 500 Japanese troops in one fell swoop, and was commended by his superiors. In 1945, he served as the commander of the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army and the commander of the Central Soviet Military Region, the secretary of the Central Soviet District Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the deputy commander of the Soviet and Zhejiang Military Regions. He participated in leading the establishment of the new area behind the enemy in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Ye Fei risked his life and death, and made outstanding achievements, making significant contributions to the independence and liberation of the nation. During the War of Liberation, he successively served as the commander of the 1st Column of the Shandong Field Army, the commander and political commissar of the 1st Column of the East China Field Army, the deputy commander and commander of the 1st Column of the 1st Corps, the commander of the 10th Corps of the 3rd Field Army, and the commander of the Fujian Military Region. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the first secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the governor of Fujian Province, the deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, the commander and political commissar of the Fuzhou Military Region, the minister of transportation, the first political commissar and commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy, and the vice chairperson of the 6th and 7th National People's Congress Standing Committees. He was awarded the rank of general in 1955. Died in Beijing on April 18, 1999.