In North China, NLVC headquarters moved from Peiping to Paoting, one of the three reconcentration points for NLVC members. There, they rallied to the support of Sun Ku-ying, Shih Yu-san, and other 29th Army commanders. However, the Japanese blitzkrieg made effective resistance impossible. On September 24, Paoting fell.

One last word, then I have to scat.

Now comes the cincher...

I can't give you a raise now; if I did, this whole company would go bankrupt, and you wouldn't have a job at all. Now how do you like them apples?