Born in Zhenhai, Ningbo, he moved to Xiaofeng (now Anji County, Huzhou) with his family when he was 3 years old. I followed Wang Yaqiao when I was young. From 65438 to 0920, he entered the summer school of Nanjing Normal University (later changed to National Southeast University, Central University and Nanjing University) and got to know Miao and others. 1924 June [3] Entered the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy. He was eliminated because his height was less than 1.6 meters. He was admitted by Liao Te, a representative of the military academy, and graduated from 1925 [2]. He was assigned to the eighth second lieutenant of the third battalion of the Military Academy 1 regiment. Later, Hu Ceng participated in the Northern Expedition and served as the head of the second regiment of the first division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army. 1932, Hu Zongnan participated in the organization of Li Xing Society and Fuxing Society, ranking first in the 13th National Insurance Company of the Pacific Ocean, calling himself the "Prince" of Huangpu Department. During the winter of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression 1937, Hu Zongnan was the head of the 17 th Corps of the Kuomintang; Later, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the 34th Army, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the 8th Theater and Commander-in-Chief of theNo./kloc-0 Theater. Hu Zongnan with four hundred thousand troops stationed in Shaanxi, responsible for monitoring the activities of the * * * army.

1On February 28th, 947, Jiang Zhongzheng summoned Hu Zongnan in Nanking and planned a surprise attack on Yan 'an. Because Hu Zongnan's adjutant and confidential secretary, Xiong Xianghui, is a spy of the * * * production party (Hu Zongnan's subordinates, Shen Jian and Chen Zhongjing, are called * * * "the last three outstanding men"), Hu Zongnan's military actions are under the control of the * * * production party. Hu Zongnan never doubted Xiong Xianghui beside him [4]. 1947 On February 28th, Chiang Kai-shek summoned Hu Zongnan and attacked Yan 'an by surprise. 1March 947, Jiang Zhongzheng ordered Hu Zongnan to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Yan 'an. /kloc-in March of 0/9, the first army of Hu Zongnan entered Yan 'an, which was almost an empty city at that time. In order to falsify the results, Hu Zongnan arranged for a group of officers and men to pretend to be prisoners of war of the * * * army, which was widely publicized. Although it was an empty city, it was promoted to general of the army and awarded the second-class Baoding medal.

Hu Zongnan occupied Yanan that year, has been unable to find * * * main force. Due to confidential secretary Xiong Xianghui's tip-off, the Kuomintang troops fought three times in Qinghuabian, Yangmahe and panlong town-the grain and ammunition logistics of panlong town Military Department was suppressed by the * * * production party, and then lost in the battle of Shajiadian. In the Battle of Yichuan, Liu Kan and Yan Ming were killed, while Brigadier General, Li Jiyun and Li Kungang were captured. On April 2 1 day, 17 Division was reorganized and withdrawn from Yan 'an. 1From May to July, 1949, Hu troops suffered heavy losses in the battle of bricks, with more than100000 casualties, and gradually retreated to Qinba Mountain area. There are three regiments left under Hu, and soon Peichang, the seventh corps, will drop to Deyang; 18 corps Li Zhen in Chengdu * * *; Wenli, the fifth corps, was besieged in Ya 'an, and only a few people fled to Xichang. Chiang Kai-shek lost his land because of his teacher's loss, and the whole army was wiped out. He was ordered to live and die with Xichang.

Guo Jiqiao, deputy chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense, told Chiang Kai-shek: "Giving a general as a prisoner to the enemy is not only against the interests of war, but also against the command ethics." Chiang Kai-shek sent a plane to pick up Hu Huitai. 1On March 26th, 950, Hu Zongnan himself boarded a special plane at Xichang Airport and flew to Taipei, where he was transferred to the strategic advisor of the Presidential Palace. In May 1950, 1 1, more than 50 members of the supervisory committee, including Li Mengbiao, jointly impeached Hu Zongnan. Surprisingly, Hu Zongnan, who had the heaviest responsibility, the most unified army, the longest attendance time, the handling of the good party and the delay of the military plane, was not punished. Half a year later, the Military Justice Department of the Ministry of National Defense announced that "Li Mengbiao, a supervisory committee member, and others attacked Hu Zongnan, which was inconsistent with the facts and could not be established", and said that "there was no criminal responsibility, which was enough to investigate. ..... should not be handed over to a military court. " Eventually failed because of Jiang Zhongzheng's asylum.

195 1 year, Hu Zongnan, who was in Taipei, still resumed commanding coastal guerrillas to fight against the People's Liberation Army, and served as chairman of Zhejiang Province from 65438 to 0952, but only governed a few outlying islands along the coast of Zhejiang. 1955, Hu Zongnan went to penghu and served as the defense chief of penghu.

1959 After he was discharged from the army, Hu Zongnan was re-appointed as the strategic adviser of the Presidential Palace, and died in February 1962. 65 years old.