In 1915, Gao became a soldier of the Beiyang government and was gradually promoted in the army led by Feng Yuxiang.

After his defeat, Gao surrendered to Chiang and was appointed the 27th Division Commander of the 26th Route Army.

In December 1940, due to his sworn brother Shi Yousan's attempt to surrender to the Japanese, Gao arrested him and buried him alive by Chiang Kai-shek's secret order.

Soon, Mao Zedong launched the "Gao Shuxun Movement" to promote the Kuomintang army uprising, surrender, and accept the adaptation.

One year after the review, no evidence was found, and Gao Shuxun was appointed deputy commander of the North China Military Region.

Later, after the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the injustice of the so-called "conspiracy riot" by the Democratic People's Founding Army was finally vindicated.