当日本军国主义者对我国步步进逼、侵略深入的三十年代,刘湘虽然是四川地区一位封建军阀,但他具有爱国良知,故对抗战极表赞同。1937年“七·七事变”发生后,刘湘应蒋介石召曾出席最高国防会议,会上他表示:必须全面抗战,方可挽救危亡。后来膺命任第七战区司令长官,率川军出川参加抗日战争。刘湘本人于11月9日乘机离蓉去南京就任。讵料时未兼旬,刘湘旧疾(胃溃疡)突发,势颇危殆,张群见状,乃为觅轮移送武汉,入汉口万国医院疗治。不幸卒告不起,竟于1938年1月20日谢世,终年四十八岁。“出师未捷身先死”,诚可哀矣。 张澜先生知刘较深。刘湘灵柩二月下旬运回成都,安灵后五日,张澜先生为文祭之,对刘湘生平为人及抗日事迹,多所举述。值兹抗战胜 In the 1930s when the Japanese militarists stepped into and invaded China deeply, although Liu Xiang was a feudal warlord in Sichuan, he was very conscientious about the war of resistance because of his patriotic conscience. After the Sept.7 Incident in 1937, Liu Xiang urged Chiang Kai-shek to attend the summit of the highest defense. At the meeting, he said: We must fully resist the war and will be able to save the country from danger. Later, Ying Ren was appointed commander of the Seventh Theater commander, rate Chuanjun Chuchuan to participate in the war of resistance against Japan. Liu Xiang took the opportunity to leave Nanjing for office on November 9. When the material is not yet ten days, Liu Xiang old disease (gastric ulcer) sudden, potential quite critical, Zhang Qun see the state, is to find the hand transfer Wuhan, Hankow IWC treatment. Unfortunately, died unexpectedly, actually died on January 20, 1938, at the age of 48. “Not a successor to death,” Cheng Cheng sad carry on. Mr. Zhang Lan know Liu deeper. Liu Xiangling 运 back to Chengdu in late February, An Ling after five days, Mr. Zhang Lan as a sacrifice, the life of Liu Xiang and anti-Japanese deeds, many of them described. Value hereby anti-victory