Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a data retransmission communication method and a terminal for implementing inter-base station carrier aggregation, where the method includes: receiving, by a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity of a terminal, a packet data unit PDU; and when the first RLC entity determines that the PDU reaches a maximum quantity of retransmissions, instructing, by the first RLC entity, a second RLC entity of the terminal to transmit the PDU, where the first RLC entity is corresponding to a first base station, and the second RLC entity is corresponding to a second base station. By using the method and the terminal in the embodiments, frequency of RRC connection re-establishment is reduced, and a data packet loss caused by frequent re-establishment is further avoided, thereby improving user experience.