91 years ago today, on May 30, 1934 (April 18, 1934, the Japanese Navy veteran Heihachiro Dongxiang passed away. On May 30, 1934, Heihachiro Dongxiang, a veteran of the Japanese Navy and Imperial Marshal, passed away from illness. Heihachiro Dongxiang (1847-1934) was a Samurai. His original name was Nakogorang, and later changed to Pinghachiro. In 1863, he participated in the "Sahar-British War" against the British invasion. In 1868, he was appointed as a third-class non-commissioned officer on the Satsuma "Haruga" ship to participate in the Wuchen War. In 1870, he served as a trainee officer on the "Longxiang" ship. In 1871, he went to Britain to study naval construction and tactical command. In 1886, he was awarded the rank of Chief Officer of the Navy and became a key officer. In 1894, as captain of the "Langsu" ship, he ordered the sinking of the Qing army troop carrier "Gaosheng", taking the lead in provoking the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 - 1894. In 1895, he led the fleet to invade Penghu and Taiwan. In 1896, he was appointed president of the Naval University and in 1898 was promoted to lieutenant general. In 1900, he commanded the Japanese fleet to attack Dagukou. In 1903, he served as commander of the Japanese Joint Fleet. In 1904, he commanded the Japanese Navy to launch a sneak attack and severely damage the Russian fleet stationed at Lushun Exit. In the same year, he was promoted to Navy General. In 1905, he deployed Japan to destroy the Russian Baltic Fleet. In the same year, he served as Minister of the Naval Command Department. In 1909, he was transferred to the Military Senate and participated in military affairs. He was awarded the title of Marshal of the Reich in 1913. In 1925, he was promoted to the rank of Marquis. Since then, he has supported hardliners as a naval veteran and opposed naval disarmament. After his illness in 1934, he was regarded as a "military god" by Japanese militarism.