1932, Wang Yi joined the Communist Youth League of China.
1933, Wang Yi joined the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants, worked as a propagandist in the Political Department of Hong Jiu Army, and later transferred to the General Political Department of Gongsijun as a copywriter. He is also doing propaganda work in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee.
1935, the group transferred to China. Captain of the Armed Propaganda Team of Sichuan-Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Captain of the Armed Propaganda Team of Jinchuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Chief of the Printing Section of Northwest Bureau. Participated in the Long March.
After the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, he was transferred to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Provincial Party Committee as the Minister of Printing Department and the Secretary General of the Provincial Party Committee.
1938, Wang Yi went to Yan 'an Central Party School to study, and worked as a secretary in Liu Ren after the study.
From 65438 to 0940, he served as secretary of Wang Shoudao, who was then secretary-general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He also worked as a teacher at the Central Party School for 194 1 year, and Wang Yi served as deputy section chief in the organization department of the political department of the police 1 brigade.
1945, the garrison 1 brigade was incorporated into the south detachment, and Wang Yi went south with Wen Niansheng, surrendered to Henan and Japan, and moved to the northeast.
During the period of 1945, Wang Yi served as deputy political commissar of the supply department of the reliao column, political commissar of the supply department of the jiliao military region, political commissar of the 8th vertical supply department, and minister of the supply department of the northeast military region.
After the founding of New China, Wang Yi served as the political commissar of the 45th Army 133 Division and deputy director of the political department of the 45th Army, and later as the political commissar of the 12 Corps Division.
1952 133 Division was transferred to the 46th Army, and Wang Yi was appointed as the political commissar of the 46th Army 133 Division. In the same year, he entered the DPRK with the 46th Army133rd Division and was promoted to the position of Director of the Political Department of the 46th Army in Korea.
After returning to China, he served as deputy political commissar of the 54th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of the headquarters of the General Logistics Department, director of the logistics department of the Beijing Military Region and deputy commander of the military region.