Xue Yue
When it was overrun in 1934 by the Nationalist army in the [[Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet|Fifth]] of its [[Encirclement Campaigns]], the Communists began their famous [[Long March]] with 86,000 soldiers, of which more than 70% were Hakkas. The Fifth Encirclement Campaign was led by Nationalist Hakka general, Xue Yue. During the retreat, the Communists managed to strike a deal with the Hakka warlord controlling Guangdong province, Chen Jitang, to let them pass through Guangdong without a fight. When the [[People's Liberation Army]] had its rank structure from 1955 to 1964, the highest number of generals, totalling 54, came from the small Hakka county of [[Xingguo County|Xingguo]] in Jiangxi province. The county had also previously produced 27 Nationalist generals. Xingguo county is thus known as the Generals' County.