He used to be the commander of Zhanjiang naval base.

In June 2004, he served as deputy chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet.

In June 2008, he served as deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet.

Major general level.

The second escort formation of China Navy will depart from Zhanjiang on April 2, and go to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to replace the first escort formation to perform escort missions, with Mo Zhilou as the commander of the second escort formation.