Born in 1892, formerly known as Liu Bojian, born in Kaixian County, Sichuan Province. 19 12 was admitted to the general school of Chongqing military government. 19 14 joined the China revolutionary party led by sun yat-sen, joined the army during the revolution of 1911, and participated in the war to protect the country and protect the law against the northern warlords, serving as company commander, chief of staff and brigade commander. 1926 joined China. During the Northern Expedition, he was the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army in Sichuan, and temporarily served as the commander of the 15th Army. 1927 participated in and led the "August 1st" Nanchang Uprising and served as the chief of staff of the former enemy committee of the Communist Party of China. After studying in the Soviet Union, he studied in the Advanced Infantry School and the Fulongzhi Military Academy, and returned to China on 1930. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as Secretary of the Military Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Changjiang Bureau, President and Political Commissar of the Red Army School, Chief of Staff of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and Commander of the Central Column, Commander of the Central Red Army Advance Team, Chief of Staff of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, Vice President of the Red Army University, and Commander of the Central Aid to the Western Army. Participated in the Long March. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, he served as the division commander of the Eighth Route Army 129. During the War of Liberation, he served as commander of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, commander of the Central Plains Military Region, commander of the Second Field Army, director of the Nanjing Arms Control Committee and mayor of Nanjing.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as the second secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the chairman of the Southwest Military and Political Committee, the president and political commissar of the China People's Liberation Army Military Academy, the vice chairman of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission of the Central People's Government, the director of the training department of the Military Commission, the president and political commissar of the Higher Military Academy, and Vice Chairmen of the CPC Central Military Commission, the vice chairman of the first, second and third national defense commissions. From April 65438 to April 0959, he served as the second to fifth vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), and resigned as the fifth vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) from June 65438 to April 0980. After 1982, he resigned from the leadership position of the party, state and army for reasons of age and health. He is a member of the 7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the 8th to 11th sessions of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

1955 was awarded the rank of marshal, and won the first-class August 1st Medal, the first-class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the first-class Medal of Liberation.

1986 10 died in Beijing on 10, at the age of 94.