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In July 1937

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Japan started the Marco Polo Bridge Incident

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Beijing and Tianjin fell one after another

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The Chinese nation's
very existence was at stake

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For the whole nation's interests

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CPC joined hands with KMT once again

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Red Army was recomposed into
KMT's 8th Route Army

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Following the order of

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CPC's Central Military Commission

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I crossed the Yellow River
and rushed day and night

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for the frontline against Japan

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Between Henan and Hebei is the Yellow River

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while between Shandong
and Shanxi is Mt. Taihang

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After we march through
Shanhaiguan from Manchuria

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the vast North China Plain
is right in front of us

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As the Chinese saying goes

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he who has conquered Taihang will be invincible

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Shanxi is right between Mt.
Taihang and the Yellow River

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The goal for this army is to

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capture northern China via Shanxi

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How come the area and shape of Shanxi

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are so much like those of Japan?

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It is more like the spine of China

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Seizing Taihang is like
breaking the back of the Chinese

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Chiang calls for 'resistance
by burning the land'

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