<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Wayengumuntu obalulekile ekunqobeni izikhulu zempi eziphikisayo zikaChiang eMpini yaseCentral Plains futhi wandise amandla ezempi e-KMT ngawo-1930 ngokunqoba amabutho amaKhomanisi aseShayina esifundazweni saseHenan. UChiang Kai-shek wamvuza ngokumqoka njengombusi wesiFundazwe saseHennan futhi waqamba isifunda ngegama lakhe. Lapho kugqashuka iMpi Yesibili YamaShayina namaJapane, uLiu waqokwa waba yiphini lomkhuzi wendawo yokuqala yempi kanye nomkhuzi omkhulu weqembu lesibili lezempi. Ngalesi sikhathi, kubonakala sengathi kancane kancane wayesephelelwe amandla akhe ezempi, futhi iButho LaseJapane LaseJapane lakwazi ukunqoba amabutho akhe futhi laqhekeza imigqa yokuzivikela yamaShayina naphezu kokuba lincane kakhulu. ULiu waphoqeleka ukuba ashiye ingxenye enkulu yesifundazwe saseHebei eNyakatho neChina futhi lokhu kunqotshwa kwaba nomthelela ekukhukhuleni koMfula iYellow River ngo-1938  <response>: , okwathi ngemuva kwalokho wakhululwa ezikhundleni zakhe nguChiang. Lapho uhulumeni wobuzwe uhoxa eChongking, uChiang waphinde wamqoka njengomphathi wezokuvikela umoya wedolobha. Lapho ibutho lomoya laseJapane liqala ukubhomba iChongking, ubuholi bukaLiu babungasebenzi ngokwanele ukuba bumise ukuhlasela kwamaphekula aseJapane futhi bukhulise isibindi sabantu. Waphinde waxoshwa futhi ngo-1942. 