In 1937, the country entered the all-out War of Resistance Against Japan. The well-equipped Japanese troops at first cut right through the Chinese forces, while China could only fall back on its deep interior and an indomitable nationalist spirit.
民國二十六年，中國宣佈全面對日抗戰，裝備精良的日軍一開始勢如破竹，中國所依恃的是廣大的幅員和堅毅不屈的民族精神。