抗戰時期,國民政府西遷重慶,亟須切實掌控四川,而地方勢力卻因既得利益受損,多次武力抗拒中央,使得四川政潮迭起。1938年1月四川省主席劉湘逝世后,蔣介石任命張群主川,引起劉湘嫡系強烈反彈,被迫收回成命,改任劉湘舊部王纘緒主川。次年8月,風潮再起,四川軍人武力驅逐王纘緒。此形勢下,蔣介石不得不親主川政。然而一年后,在四川軍人多方掣肘乃至進行兵變的威脅下,蔣介石也不得不辭職,但仍堅持讓張群繼主川政。持續不斷的川政風潮很大程度上破壞了大后方的穩定,影響了抗戰大局,也呈現了戰時中央與地方之間復雜多變的關系。

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,the Nationalist government urgently needed to take control of Sichuan in its westward move to Chongqing.However,local forces whose vested interests were affected repeatedly put up armed resistance to the central government,disrupting the political situation.With the death of the Chairman of Sichuan Province,Liu Xiang,in January 1938,Chiang appointed Zhang Qun to the position,but was forced to reassign it to Liu Xiang’s subordinate,Wang Zuanxu,in place of Zhang,due to strong protests from Liu’s followers.In August of the following year,more political changes occurred as the Sichuan military expelled Wang.In this situation,Chiang had to assume control himself of the province,but he quit a year later due to interference and even threats of mutiny from the Sichuan military.He insisted,however,on having Zhang Qun resume the post.The constant political turbulence in Sichuan to a large extent destroyed the stability of the rear areas,affecting the overall situation of the war.These circumstances reveal the complex and changing relations between the central and the local governments during the war.