Hubei Hong'an --- two hundred generals in the same hometown of Hong'an, located in the southern foothills of the Dabie Mountains in northeastern Hubei. The total area is 1,798 square kilometers, of which the mountain forest area is 1.152 million mu and the cultivated land is 519,000 mu. The total population of the county is 616,800 people. The county seat is 112 kilometers away from Wuhan and 130 kilometers away from Huangzhou. The Beijing-Kowloon-Beijing-Guangzhou railway connection line passes through the south of the county, speeding up the contact and exchange between Hong'an and other places. Hong'an is a magical land. She is the birthplace of the Jute Uprising, the birthplace of the Red Fourth Front, and the political, economic, military and cultural center of the Eyu-Anhui Soviet Region. During the revolutionary war years, Hong'an sacrificed the lives of 140,000 heroes and sons and daughters for the victory of the Chinese revolution, and 22,552 martyrs were identified as registered. In this land, Dong Biwu and Li Xiannian were born as two presidents of the state, and 223 generals, including Han Xianchu, Qin Jiwei, and Chen Xilian, were born, of whom 8 were awarded the rank of general, 13 were awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and 58 were given the rank of major general.
Dong Biwu, one of the founders of the Communist Party of China, was born here, and two presidents of the republic, Dong Biwu (acting chairman) and Li Xiannian, as well as 223 generals such as Han Xianchu, Chen Xilian, Qin Jiwei, Wang Chenghan, Zhou Shizhong, and Xie Fuzhi. Xu Xiangqian, Ye Jianying, Xu Shiyou, Xu Haidong, Chen Geng, Chen Zaidao, Liu Huaqing, and other senior generals of our army have all lived and fought here. In the history of our army, five Red Army units were established, rebuilt and reorganized in Hong'an. In the 22 years of revolutionary struggle from 1927 to 1949, 140,000 outstanding sons and daughters of Hong'an gave their precious lives. After the founding of New China, the commanders or political commissars of China's 10 major military regions, 8 of which were generals of Hong'an nationality. Later, the 10 major military regions were changed into 8 major military regions, and the commanders or political commissars of 6 major military regions were Hong'an people. Hong'an, a small mountainous county, a well-known "general county", a cradle that gave birth to generals, and a brilliant "general city", is not only a "best of China", but also a "best of the world".
Two Presidents Dong Biwu. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Xiannian was awarded 8 generals by Hong'an: Guo Tianmin, who was the deputy director of the Training Directorate of the People's Liberation Army, and Zhou Chunquan, who was the first deputy director of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army. Wang Jian'an, an advisor to the Central Military Commission, served as an advisor. Han Xianchu, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Qin Jiwei, who was a former state councilor and minister of national defense, Chen Xilian, who was a former vice premier of the State Council, Wang Chenghan, who was once commander of the Chengdu Military Region, and Xie Fuzhi, who was former vice premier of the State Council. 12 lieutenant generals: Liu Fei, who was an adviser to the Nanjing Military Region; Zhan Caifang, who was an adviser to the Guangzhou Military Region; Zhang Renchu, who was a former deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region; Xu Shenji, who was an adviser to the Beijing Military Region; Li Tianhuan, who was a political commissar of the Second Artillery Corps of the People's Liberation Army; Xu Binzhou, who was once deputy director of the First Aircraft Department of the People's Liberation Army; Zhang Tianyun, who was once deputy director of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army; Hu Qicai, who was once deputy commander of the PLA Engineering Corps; Wang Jinshan, who was once vice minister of public security; Wu Xianen, who was an adviser to the Beijing Military Region; and Nie Fengzhi, who was once commander of the Nanjing Military Region. Liu Changyi, who was the deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region. 52 major generals: Cheng Ruzhen, Han Weimin, Yuan Jiaotong, Jin Shibai, Luo Houfu, Li Shiyan, Geng Xixiang, Li Xifu, Zou Guohou, Xu Shaohua, He Jian, Xiong Yingtang, Cheng Yuechang, Yin Guohong, Lu Yanqiu, Zhang Tianshu, Zheng Guozhong, Kang Yuchun, Qin Guangyuan, Chen Meizao, Li Dingzhuo, Jiang Bo, Liu Fusheng, Zhao Heting, Ma Zhongquan, Min Xuesheng, Dai Kelin, Dai Keming, Cheng Qiwen, Luo Yinghuai, Gan Sihe, Hu Zhengping, Wang Yunzu, He Deqing, Zhang Zhiyong, Tu Xidao, Zhang Ducheng, Zhan Shaolian, Xie Zhengrong, Zhou Shizhong, Jiang Tengjiao, Gao Houliang, Xiao Yongyin, Xiao Yongzheng, Xiao Zhixian, Wu Shi'an, Wu Zhenting, Zhang Chaofu, Wu Ruiqing, He Huiyan, Huang Liqing, Wu Jie, Chen Yanqing, Cheng Yue.
Marshal Xu Qianqian once wrote an inscription for Hong'an: "Two hundred generals are in the same hometown." ”
