Born in a peasant family. He entered the village primary school at the age of 8, the fifth senior middle school in the county at the age of 12, the private civilian middle school in Taiyuan at the age of 15, and joined the student propaganda team and student volunteers after the September 18th Incident in193/0, and went to the Kuomintang provincial party department to petition. Because his father's family went bankrupt, after graduating from junior high school, he helped people manage accounts, worked as a tutor, worked as a short-term worker, and worked as a primary school teacher in Dingxiangcheng District for nearly two years.

/kloc-in the winter of 0/936, he served as secretary of the General Secretariat of Shanxi Sacrifice and Salvation Alliance, and soon went to Taiyuan military and political training class to study and train. At the same time, he joined the national liberation vanguard in China and was sent to work in the Young Pioneer.

During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, 1937- 10, he was a political worker, instructor, instructor, organizer, propagandist and acting director of the political department of the fourth column of Shanxi Youth Anti-Japanese Death Squad. The "65438+ February Incident" troops suffered losses, leaving more than one battalion, and the second battalion where they were located was not taken away. They were incorporated into the third regiment of the second column of guerrillas and served as instructors of the second battalion. 1940, the Ministry was organized into 2 columns and 5 regiments, and served as the director of the political training department of the 5 regiments of the Eighth Army Division of the Eighth Route Army Northwest Shanxi Military Region. Later, he was promoted to the political commissar of the regiment and led his troops to participate in the Hundred Regiments War in Zhaizi Village, Lanxian County, the guerrilla warfare in the triangle of Li Fen Highway and Li Lan Highway, the Wenshui and Xinxian County battles. 1944 was transferred to the political commissar and detachment leader of the 6 th detachment of the 8 th Division of the Jinsui Military Region.

During the War of Liberation, he successively served as the head of the Independent 12 Regiment of Lvliang Military Region, the Independent 4 Brigade 12 Regiment of the Second Column of Northwest Field Army, and the 4th Division 12 Regiment of the Second Army of the First Field Army. He led his troops to the Battle of Renyan Town and sanquan town, and was commended by He Long. 1February, 946, the 8 th company of Leiyang Tang Department of Wenshui Dongzhuang was eliminated. 1in the autumn of 947, he led his troops to ambush the enemy near Yongping, Yan 'an, wiped out two enemy battalions, destroyed many enemy cars and tanks, and seized a large number of treasures stolen by the enemy from Qingling, which was commended by Commander Peng as "effectively attacking the enemy's traffic lines". Wang Zhen praised him for his bravery and tenacity, and was called "Zhang Fei". In the process of liberating Lvliang, Xiaofen, Yangmahe, Longdong, Sanbian, Panlong, Yulin, Shajiadian, Huanglong, Wazi Street, Xifu, Hecheng, Bailey, Zhongshan, Yongfeng and Dunhuang, and marching into Xinjiang, they have repeatedly made outstanding achievements and won numerous awards.

1949 transferred to the 8th Division of Xinjiang Cavalry of the Uprising Force as the political commissar of the division and secretary of the CPC shache prefectural committee.

195 1 year served as vice president and principal of Dihua No.2 Infantry School.

From 65438 to 0952, he studied in the senior department of Nanjing Military Institute for three years. After graduation, he served as the deputy director and director of the professors' association in the General Senior Infantry School of China People's Liberation Army.

1958 Ordinary Senior Infantry School was merged into Nanjing Military Academy, 1959 served as Director of the Second Division of the Synthetic Army Command of Military Academy.

196 1 year later, he served as deputy director of the training department of the military academy and was later promoted to minister.

Persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, he stopped working and decentralized his work, and his body and mind were devastated.

197 1 year 1 month served as deputy chief of staff of Lanzhou military region.

1In July, 975, he served as the principal of the Military and Political Cadre School in Lanzhou Military Region.

Rehabilitation after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee.

1980 transferred to the academy of military sciences as the head of tactical research department.

From 65438 to 0982, he served as vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Academy, and editor-in-chief of the military volume and tactics volume of the Encyclopedia of China. It has made important contributions to the construction of our army, especially to the prosperity and development of our military education and military scientific research.

1955 was awarded the rank of senior colonel, and 1964 was promoted to the rank of major general.

Won the second medal of independence and freedom and the second medal of liberation.

1988 was awarded the first-class Red Star Meritorious Medal of China People's Liberation Army in July.

He is a delegate to the 11th National Congress of China.