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1937 Β· Drama Β· History Β· War Β· Romance
It was assisted by the Qing army and some traitors (Fan Cheng-En), who captured Guangzhou and massacred the civilians for three days until Sun Yat-Sen established the Republic of China and Chiang Kai-Shek succeeded in the Northern Expedition.
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