In the War of Resistance Against Japan, there was a special army, which was often ragged and untidy. Their personnel organization is also very strange, some of them are caught by Zhuang Ding, and some are even sticks (bandits). On the way to the anti-Japanese resistance, they blew and beat gongs and drums all the way, just like marrying relatives. They are also known as carrying two guns, one rifle and one smoking gun. They are the worst equipped, the worst dressed, and the poorest cultural quality, they are the Sichuan Army!
The footprints of the Sichuan army spread across the frontal battlefields of the country, participated in almost all large-scale battles, and 640,000 Sichuan boys left their bones in a foreign land. The Sichuan army left its hometown and rushed to the anti-Japanese front, and a banner with the word "death" was played in the team out of Sichuan, and many ordinary people were in tears when they saw it. This is a banner of "death" given to the son of the Sichuan War of Resistance by Wang Zhicheng, a peasant in An County, Sichuan, which reads: "The country is in trouble, the Japanese Kou is vicious, the country rises and falls, the pifu has the responsibility, he wants to serve, nai has passed the age, he is lucky to have a son, he consciously asks for a flag, he always carries it, wipes his blood when he is injured, and wraps himself after death." According to the statistics of the National Government, the number of casualties of the Sichuan Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was about 1/5 of the total casualties of the national anti-Japanese army, ranking first in the country!
The front foot of the Sichuan army went out of Sichuan to resist the Japanese, and the rear foot of the Nationalist government moved the capital to Chongqing. To the Nationalist government is still the capital of Nanjing, for nearly 8 years, Sichuan has been carrying a variety of overloaded burdens. However, the people of Sichuan have never complained, while cutting down on food and clothing, tightening their trouser belts to support the government's war of resistance, while tearfully sending nearly 3 million children to the front line... In addition to contributing a large number of soldiers, Sichuan Province has also contributed countless migrant workers. Using the simplest tools, they starved, and in 1940, in a year's time, they opened up 4 road transport lifelines, effectively supporting the front line of resistance. Therefore, at the time of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, as long as Sichuan was still there, It was impossible for Japan to perish in China. As the founder of the Sichuan Army and the vanguard of the Anti-Japanese Resistance, Liu Xiang died of a recurrence of illness on the anti-Japanese front. His last will and testament to the Sichuan Army before his death said: "The War of Resistance to the end has always been unswerving. The enemy army will not leave the country for a day, and the Sichuan army will not return to its hometown for a day. Liu Xiang's will, the sichuan army officers on the front line of the War of Resistance, must silently recite it every day before raising the flag to show their determination to resist the war to the end. Some people in later generations also commented: "Liu Xiang is the most unforgettable person in the history of the Chinese nation. ”