In Chinese history textbooks, the Pingxingguan Great Victory is described as "the first victorious battle achieved through a bloody fight against a part of the 21st Brigade and the logistics convoy of the 5th Division led by Itagaki Seishiro, who was known as the leader of the 'Steel Army' of Japan, annihilating more than a thousand enemies. It was the first major victory since the Eighth Route Army went into battle."
But, is this the real history?
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