▁and ▁his ▁Grand ▁Han ▁R igh te ous ▁Army ▁were ▁tr uck ed ▁into ▁a ▁location ▁near ▁P ai - ling - m iao ▁and ▁launched ▁a ▁counter att ack , ▁which ▁failed ▁dis m ally ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁attack ers ▁either ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁or ▁anni h il ated . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁The ▁defeat ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁proxy ▁forces ▁encourag ed ▁many ▁Chinese ▁into ▁pushing ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁active ▁resistance ▁against ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁The ▁X i ' an ▁Inc ident ▁which ▁occurred ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁successful ▁outcome ▁of ▁this ▁campaign ▁was ▁possibly ▁triggered ▁by ▁this ▁event . ▁ ▁Small ▁scale ▁combat ▁continued ▁in ▁S ui y uan ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁open ▁host ilities ▁following ▁the ▁Marco ▁Pol o ▁Bridge ▁Inc ident ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Following ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁S ui y uan , ▁Prince ▁Dem ch ug d ong r ub ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁re build ▁his ▁army . ▁ ▁With ▁Japanese ▁help ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁his ▁army ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁in ▁eight ▁caval ry ▁divisions . ▁These ▁forces ▁participated ▁in ▁Operation ▁Ch ah ar ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tai y uan ▁during ▁which ▁Japanese ▁regular ▁and ▁al lied ▁Inner ▁Mong ol ▁forces ▁finally ▁captured ▁eastern ▁S ui y uan ▁province . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War , ▁China ▁fell