On this day, 54 years ago, on April 27, 1971 (April 3, 1971 in the lunar calendar), Huang Huoxing, a general of the People's Liberation Army, died of illness. Huang Huoxing (1909-1971) was from Le 'an County, Jiangxi Province. In 1930, he joined the Red Army of Workers and Peasants of China and joined the Communist Youth League of China in the same year. In 1931, he became a member of the Communist Party of China. He served as political commissar of the Fourth Guerrilla Brigade of Yiyang County, political commissar of the First Regiment of the Red Guard Division of the Red Army in Northeast Jiangxi, and led his troops to participate in many anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations in the revolutionary base area of Northeast Jiangxi. In January 1933, following the transfer of the 10th Red Army to the Central Revolutionary Base, he served as a political commissar of the 95th Regiment of the 31st Division of the 11th Red Army of the First Red Army, and led his troops to participate in the fourth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operation. In 1934, he was transferred to the political commissar of the Third Army Division of the Fujian Military Region and led the local Red Army to participate in the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operation. After the Long March, the main force of the Central Red Army was ordered to stay behind and persist in the struggle. In April 1935, he served as a member of the Southwest Fujian Military and Political Committee and commander (detachment leader) of the Fourth Military Subdivision (also known as the Hangdai Detachment). In the spring of 1936, he served as political commissar of the Second Guerrilla Warfare Division of the Southwest Fujian Anti-Japanese War and was later renamed the Second Column of Southwest Fujian. He served as political commissar and political commissar of the Fifth Detachment. Led his troops to persist in the arduous three-year guerrilla war in the south. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, his troops were reorganized into the Third Regiment of the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army. He served as the commander and led his troops north to the Anti-Japanese Front. In 1940, he served as political commissar of the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army. He broke through during the Southern Anhui Incident in 1941. Since then, he has served successively as political commissar of the 55th Regiment of the 19th Brigade of the Seventh Division of the New Fourth Army, deputy director and acting director of the Political Department of the Seventh Division, political commissar of the Hehan Detachment, and political commissar of the 19th Brigade. Led his troops to participate in the opening up and development of Huainan Anti-Japanese Base Area and persisted in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. During the War of Liberation, he successively served as director of the Political Department of the Seventh Column of the Central China Field Army and deputy political commissar of the Seventh Column of the East China Field Army. In January 1949, he was appointed as political commissar of the 25th Army of the Third Field Army, and in August, he was appointed as political commissar of the 29th Army. He led his troops to participate in many important battles to liberate East China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served successively as the 10th Corps of the People's Liberation Army and Director of the Political Department of the Fujian Military Region, Director of the Xiamen Military Control Commission, Second Political Commissar of the Jiangsu Military Region, President of the Military Procuratorate of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, Deputy Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China and President of the Military Procuratorate and Director of the Political Department directly under the Central Military Commission. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General and the Second Class Eighth Medal, the First Class Order of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Liberation Medal. He was elected as a representative to the Third National People's Congress. He died in Beijing on April 27, 1971 due to illness.