He used to be the leader and deputy instructor of the ship management team of the Third Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Participated in the campaigns of Jiaodong, Jinan, Huaihai and Zhang Xia.
During the War of Liberation, he served as a correspondent, guard, monitor, deputy platoon leader and monitor, and participated in the battles of Qijiabao, Yexian, Laiyang, Jinan and Huaihai.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as captain, deputy political instructor, officer and vice captain of the naval practice team.
1958, graduated from naval command school. Later, he served as the captain of the navy, the deputy chief of staff and deputy detachment leader of the naval ship detachment command, the deputy chief of staff of the navy North Sea Fleet, and the deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet.
198 1 year later, he successively served as deputy commander of South China Sea Fleet, deputy commander of jinan military area command and commander of North China Sea Fleet, deputy commander of Nanjing Military Region and commander of Navy East China Sea Fleet.