Meanwhile,the units of its brother army,the Eighth Route Army,will not sit by and watch it suffer these pincer attacks,but will certainly take steps to give the necessary assistance -- this I can say bluntly.

• 同时，它的兄弟部队八路军各部，决不坐视它陷于夹击，必能采取相当步骤，予以必要的援助，这是我可以率直地告诉他们的。