Re fountainhall. Mao.
It’s my understanding that Mao’s forces did share (for a period) the same war theatre with the Nationalists and the Japanese and that he always avoided taking on the invaders when he could have done so.
Yes he did welcome the Japanese presence because they tied up his Chinese oponents in my view.
However I can see that you know more about this place and time than I do.
My other pet hate is the Little Corporal, by the way, but we can keep that for another day.