1933 Joined the Young Pioneers in Shuanghechang District of Xuanhan County as the team leader.
1934, joined the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants, the soldier, squad leader and deputy platoon leader of the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 76th Regiment of the 9th Army of Ren Hongjun, and the study leader and squad leader of Ren Hongjun Infantry School.
1935 Join the Communist Youth League of China. He has served as the guerrilla captain of Shuanghechang District and the deputy platoon leader of the Red 9 Army, and participated in the anti-encirclement campaign and the Long March in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area.
1936 He joined the Red Army Infantry School and was transferred to China in the same year.
After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he served as deputy company commander, company commander, battalion commander, deputy head and head of the Eighth Route Army 129 Division, and participated in the Nanlin Campaign and the offensive operations of 1945 in the Taihang area.
1938 served as special agent battalion commander and second battalion commander of 77 1 regiment of 386th brigade of Eighth Route Army 1 29th Division, deputy head of 77 1 regiment, head of Taihang Military Region1regiment and deputy head of Taihang Military Region1detachment. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, he served as deputy commander of Taihang Military Region 1 detachment and participated in the Battle of Handan.
Xiang Shouzhi took the lead in rescuing the wounded on the battlefield.
Xiang Shouzhi took the lead in rescuing the wounded on the battlefield (2 photos).
1946 served as deputy brigade commander of Taihang 6th column 18 brigade, independent brigade commander of 2nd brigade of Taihang Military Region, and brigade commander of 26th brigade of 9th column of Zhongyuan Field Army.
65438-0947 Served as Brigadier of Independent 2 Brigade of Taihang Military Region. In the offensive operations in northern Henan, he led the troops to take on the task of blocking the enemy, and played an important role in annihilating the 2nd Fast Column of the Kuomintang Army. His troops were commended by the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region.
1949 served as the commander and political commissar of the 44th Division of the 2nd Field Army 15 Army, and studied in the military academy. Later, he served as the brigade commander of the 26th brigade of the 9th column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army, the division commander and political commissar of the 44th division of the 2nd Field Army 15 Army, and successively participated in campaigns in eastern Henan, Zhengzhou, Huaihai, crossing the river and marching into the southwest.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC): 195 1 took part in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, served as the commander of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, participated in the fifth campaign and defensive operations, and later served as the chief of staff of 15 Army and the commander of 15 Army. 195 1 winter, Xiang Shouzhi suffered a head injury during the second stage of the fifth campaign in South Korea. )
1954 after returning to China, he served as deputy commander, chief of staff and commander.