 Wang refused to submit to the Manchukuo regime and his defiance attracted others to join him.When on February 8, 1932, Wang Delin proclaimed the establishment of the Chinese People's National Salvation Army (NSA), his battalion of 200 men had swollen to a force of over 1,000.By capturing the town of Dunhua on February 20, the Wang reversed the Japanese advance which had seemed irresistible until then.