7-7-1937 Modernized Japanese troop perform a sudden attacked on the poorly equiped National Revolutionary Army (Kuomintang) stationed on the Marco Polo bridge near Peking.
The 5600 enemy with armoured unit pounded the about 100 Chinese defender led by Colonel Ji Xingwen. Although outnumbered, The defender put up a 3 days stubbornd fight.
The incident end with the Chinese withdrawal ordered by the supreme commanader Chiang Kai Shek.
My model depict a 219th Regiment under the 110th Brigade of the 37th Division of the Chinese 29 route Army. The basic figure is taken from Trumpeter 1/16 Soviet Officer Figure # 00704. Modified the posture and sculpted a Asian head... The Chinese lack of bullets and supplies had a broad sword (Da Tao) hanging on his back as weapon against the invading japanese.
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