If the truce and ceasefire had remained in place, with both forces returning their original positions, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident would have ended as a minor skirmish.

• 如果这一停火能一直很好的维持下去，双方军队回到原来的位置，那么或许卢沟桥事件就只能算是鸡毛蒜皮了。