Episode 205 - Nanking Part 1
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The Battle of Yangzie
The city was penned in by water on two sides, lying south of band of the yangzie river. The japanese could simply use the natural barrier to act as a total encirclement. By november third, different forces of japanese soldiers marched into the city under the operational command of general cas go nakajima. Food began to ran low as the siege settled in, and disease became rampant. Shankai shak decided not to command the defence of nan king, but instead giving the defence over the warlord.
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