1938年8月,当时的中共南方局准备在桂林建立八路军办事处,并报请中共中央批准。为适应战局的变化,提早做好准备工作,中共长江局决定事先派人到桂林筹备。9月间,八路军总参谋长叶剑英打电话通知长沙八路军办事处的刘 In August 1938, the then Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China prepared to set up an Eighth Route Army office in Guilin and submitted it to the Central Committee for approval. In order to adapt to the changes in the war situation and make preparation well in advance, the CPC Changjiang Administration decided to send personnel to Guilin for preparation in advance. In September, Yeh Ying-ying, chief of general staff of the Eighth Route Army, called Liu by phone to inform the Changsha Eighth Route Army Office