On April 7, 2019 (March 3, 2019 in the lunar calendar), the founding major general Xiong Zhaoren passed away. According to reports, the founding major general and former deputy chief of staff of the Fuzhou Military Region Xiong Zhaoren died in Fuzhou, Fujian on the evening of April 7, 2019, at the age of 108. In the 1950s, the movie "Reconnaissance of Crossing the River", which was popular all over the country, tells the story of the Jiangnan guerrilla force led by a company commander of the People's Liberation Army on the eve of the Battle of Crossing the River, covering the People's Liberation Army's crossing of the River. The prototype of the top leader of the heroic force in the movie is the founding general Xiong Zhaoren. "Yellow River Yellow River, I am the Yangtze River", this classic line is from "Reconnaissance of Crossing the River". "Crossing the River Reconnaissance" Stills Life Brief Introduction: Brave battle, from small soldier to commander Xiong Zhaoren was born in 1912, a native of Yongding County, Fujian Province. He joined the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army in 1929, joined the Chinese Communist Youth League in 1931, and transferred to the Communist Party of China in 1933. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Xiong Zhaoren successively served as the platoon leader of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Regiment of Independence of the Fujian Military Region, the deputy captain of the 3rd Brigade of the Yongding (Dingping) (Nanjing) Guerrilla Detachment, and the captain of the 3rd Brigade of the Southwest Fujian Guerrilla Detachment. Participated in the anti-" encirclement and suppression "operations of the Central Soviet Region and persisted in the three-year guerr After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War during the Anti-Japanese War, Xiong Zhaoren served as the commander of the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the New Fourth Army, the company instructor of the secret service battalion of the 2nd Detachment of the New Fourth Army, the instructor of the special service battalion of the Jiangbei Command of the New Fourth Army, and the chief of staff of the New 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Detachment. After the "Southern Anhui Incident" in 1941, Xiong Zhaoren served as the political commissar of the 47th Regiment of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division of the New Fourth Army. In 1943, Xiong Zhaoren entered the East China Party School of the Communist Party of China to study. On February 5, 1945, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Military Regions were established (under the jurisdiction of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th columns, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd military divisions). Xiong Zhaoren served as the deputy commander During the Liberation War, in October 1945, Xiong Zhaoren served as the commander of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui Border Region Command of the Central China Military Region. In November 1946, Xiong Zhaoren served as the head of the military department of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui Border Military Commission. Persisted in armed struggle in the southern Jiangsu region. On May 7, 1949, the Southern Anhui Military Region was established, and Xiong Zhaoren served as the deputy commander. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in January 1950, the Third Field Army and East China Military Region was established, and Xiong Zhaoren served as the deputy commander of the Southern Anhui Military Region. Later, he served as the deputy commander, chief of staff and deputy commander of the Northern Anhui Military Region. In 1954, Xiong Zhaoren entered the Advanced Crash Course Department of the People's Liberation Army Military Academy. After graduating, he successively served as the deputy chief of staff of the Fujian Military Region Command, the deputy chief of staff of the Fuzhou Military Region Command, the political commissar of the Fujian Production and Construction Corps, the deputy chief of staff of the Fuzhou Military Region, and the vice chairperson of the In 1955, Xiong Zhaoren was awarded the rank of major general (paramilitary rank, formerly East China Military Region), and was awarded the August 1st Medal, the second-level Order of Independence and Freedom, the first-level Liberation Medal, and the first-level Red Star Merit Medal. "Poverty Alleviation General": After retirement, he was busy with poverty alleviation, silkworm farming. In June 1983, the organization decided that Xiong Zhaoren, who was 71 years old, would retire. But he was determined to leave and resolutely report to participate in the "battle" of the construction of the old area. In order to fully understand the situation in the old area, Xiong Zhaoren, like the guerrilla in the past, wore plain clothes, carried a kettle, dry food, and a light car. He went to every old area and most of the basic point villages in Fujian Province for investigation and research. On the basis of a large number of investigations and studies, a grand blueprint has been sketched out: build railways and highways to improve traffic conditions; improve cattle and sericulture, and strengthen the breeding industry; transform large reservoirs and develop electricity; realize the "five links" (access, electricity, water, radio and television, telephone) project; strengthen the construction of two civilizations. Now a series of "projects" have been promoted, which have made great contributions to the construction of the old area: the construction of Longmei Railway, the construction of Cotton Beach Hydropower Station, the development of Zijinshan Gold and Copper Mine, the establishment of a mulberry and sericulture base, the realization of the "five links" project, the completion of the "Minxi Revolutionary History Museum" and the "Minxi Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall", and the completion and opening of the Ganzhou Longyan Railway. Xiong Zhaoren: "Without the support of the people in the old areas, our party and army cannot survive and develop; without the bloodshed of the people in the old areas, it is impossible to establish a new China. We veterans have the responsibility to care for the old areas and build them."