He Fenglin graduated from the Beiyang Military Academy then he entered the New Army. In May 1912 He Fenglin was promoted to Commander of the 8th Brigade of the 4th Division. After the death of Yuan Shikai, He Fenglin joined the Anhui clique commander Lu Yongxiang. Later He participated in the Fengtian clique. When Zhang Zuolin became Generalissimo, He Fenglin was made Supreme Commander of the Model Army Corps of the Anguojun ('Peaceful Country Army'). After the Beijing Government collapsed, He Fenglin escaped to the Northeast. In 1931 he was appointed Chief of the Council of the Commander?in?Chief's Office, Northeast Border Defence Army. He Fenglin died in 1935.