During the early antiJapanese War, in order to solve the serious problem of the military service in Hunan, Xu Teli put forward the idea of carrying out compulsory military service in time of war in combination with the military service experience and policy of the Communist Party of China. Xu thought first we should standardize the relationship between the rights and obligations of military service, and on this basis, we should establish a civilian army through reform, education, extensive propaganda and mobilization, select model talents from them, build up local armed forces, and then transform them into regular troops. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the compulsory military service system, it is necessary to train cadres, establish mass organizations, and change the habits of warlords in the Kuomintang army so that officers and soldiers are United. Xu Teli’s conscription ideas are practical and pertinent, which has a positive impact on solving the military service problem in Hunan in the early days of the AntiJapanese War.