1927 went to primary school in his hometown, 1932 was admitted to Tinghu Middle School in Yancheng County, and 1935 studied in Taizhou Shi Mei High School for two years. After the July 7th Incident broke out, he participated in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement led by the underground party organization in Shanggang. 1Feb. 938, introduced by Er Ge Tang, he went to the training class of the New Fourth Army in Zhugou Town, Queshan County, Henan Province. In June of that year, he was dispatched by the Eighth Route Army in Wuhan and entered the Kuomintang army. /kloc-in June of 0/0, he was admitted to the Engineering Department of Huangpu Military Academy, and served as the team leader and company commander of the 24th Engineering Corps after graduation.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as operational staff in the War Department of the Kuomintang Ministry of National Defense and collected a large number of top-secret military information for the Chinese Communist Party. In June, 1948 was transferred to the battalion commander of Jiangyin Fortress Engineering Battalion, and actively cooperated with Tang, Wu and other underground party member to carry out counter-insurgency work.

1April, 949, in the battle of crossing the river, he participated in organizing a fortress uprising to welcome the troops to cross the river smoothly; Since then, he has served as the chief of staff of the 3 rd Special Agents Corps of the 3 rd Field Army of the People's Liberation Army and the chief of staff of the East China Military Region 1 1 Engineering Corps.