Trường ca Sông Lô

In October 1947, Văn Cao went to Việt Bắc for taking part in the resistance war against the French army.

In order to reach Việt Bắc, Văn Cao arrived at Phú Thọ, and then walked along the river Lô to the place of the Viet Minh headquarter.

[1] During this time, the French carried out Operation Léa to attack the Viet Minh's headquarter, and Lô River was also a place of fierce fighting.

During the retreat, the French troops raided, burned, destroy a lot of Vietnamese villages along the river banks.

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