/kloc-joined the league in 0/906, joined the Hubei New Army, and served as the No.32 team official and the second team deputy.
19 1 1 year, leading his department to participate in the revolution of 1911. Later, he served as the battalion commander of the Engineering Battalion of the First Division of Hubei Army, once retired from business, then went to Shanxi to go to his hometown of Kong Geng, and soon returned to his hometown to serve as a flag officer under Shi Xingchuan. 19 12, went to the garrison of Datong Town, Shaanxi Province, served as the platoon leader of the guard battalion, the company commander of the machine gun, and the battalion commander of the first division of the Hubei Army.
19 17, Shi took part in the battle to protect the law and was defeated by Wang Zhanyuan, the governor of Hubei province. Xia picked up a suitcase full of money on the way to escape, so he raised the banner to recruit defeated soldiers and formed his own armed forces, known as "general with leather bags" and became the training director of Hubei recruits. Soon, Xia couldn't stand it in Hubei and retreated to Changsha. 19 19, Xia led his troops to participate in the battle of the Xiang army against Wang Zhanyuan, was defeated again, and retreated to the border region of Hubei, Jiangxi and Hunan.
1 joined the national revolutionary army with Tang Shengzhi in 926, and served as the division commander of the national revolutionary army1and the commander of the Hubei army. After taking part in the Northern Expedition and conquering Wuhan, he served as the division commander of Independent 14 Division, member of Hubei Provincial Government Affairs Committee and executive member of Kuomintang Special Party Department.
1May, 927 17, Xia launched a mutiny in Yichang, attacked Wuhan, and was defeated by the Ye Ting Independent Regiment. Xia Hou opposed Tang Shengzhi and supported Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek attached great importance to his appointment as the commander of the 13th Army and led his troops to participate in the Central Plains War and the encirclement and suppression of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants. 1932 served as chairman of Hubei province and general of the army.
1930 served as commander-in-chief of the 2 1 army, joined Chiang Kai-shek in the Central Plains War, 1932 served as chairman of the Hubei provincial government in March, and 1933 resigned and became the general staff of the Hubei, Henan and Anhui headquarters. 1934 was elected as an executive member of the Kuomintang Central Committee, 193.
Xia cultivated his own strength during his stay in Hubei, which was suspected by Chiang Kai-shek. 1933, the post of provincial chairman was taken over by Zhang Qun. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Hubei was captured by the Japanese army, and Xia was appointed as a sinecure and lived in Chengdu. 1945 After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Xia refused Chiang Kai-shek's invitation and retired to start a farm and coal mine.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as director of the National Government 1 Division, legislator 1948, and participated in the Wuhan Peace Movement 1949, signing to welcome the PLA into the city and serving as a member of the Wuhan Public Security Committee. 1950 absconded from Wuhan to Hong Kong and made a career as a stargazer in Six Kingdoms Hotel.
195 1 passed away in Hong Kong on June 23rd.