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。