One autumn day in 1943, the New Fourth Army escorted Japanese prisoners of war into the village, and the villagers surrounded them, only the eldest sister-in-law Juanzi's face changed, and she whispered a few words to the village chief, who suddenly looked embarrassed and sneaked away.
Juanzi stared at the shoes on the feet of the "Japanese army", and already made a judgment in her heart - this is not the real New Fourth Army, but a pretended Japanese army agent!
Why would Juanzi judge like this? It all started a month ago.
One day in August, Kang Lin led the New Fourth Army Battalion to the optimistic village of Shigang, Nantong, preparing to ambush the Japanese squad that was going to pass by. However, just before the start of the war, the village sister-in-law Juanzi knelt down in front of Kang Lin with her son in her arms, begging him to spare the Japanese army so that the villagers would not suffer. Kang Lin was in a dilemma, so he could only give up this fighter.
More than a week later, the Japanese army turned back and returned to the village without information, arresting strong men, burning, killing and looting. Juanzi's son was shot dead by the Japanese on the spot, and her father-in-law was also brutally killed. Juanzi herself was even more attacked by the Japanese army, and the situation was miserable.
Since then, Juanzi has been determined to seek revenge from the New Fourth Army. She began to pay close attention to the dress of the Japanese soldiers, and found that the Japanese soldiers wore a type of leather boot with iron nails on the soles of their shoes, and made a sound when marching. Most of the New Fourth Army wore cloth shoes or straw sandals, and the styles were different.
Time passed, and in October, a group of people claiming to be from the New Fourth Army escorted the "Japanese prisoners" to the village of Optimism. Juanzi hurried over, but the moment she caught a glimpse of those people's shoes, her face changed drastically - they were all wearing soft-soled rubber shoes with wide toe spacing, which was obviously a Japanese design!
Juanzi immediately judged that this was by no means the real New Fourth Army, but a disguised Japanese spy of the Japanese army!
Why can Juanzi judge like this? The secret lies in these "Japanese-accented" shoes.
Juanzi found that the real Japanese soldiers mostly wore hard-soled leather boots, but the shoes of this group were soft-soled rubber shoes, which was obviously the exclusive attire of the Japanese army's secret operation troops. More critically, they are "split-toe shoes", which undoubtedly reveals the identity of the Japanese army, considering the big toe of the Japanese.
And Juanzi knows very well that the New Fourth Army has these patterns, most of them still wear cloth shoes or straw shoes made by fellow villagers, and there will not be such a unified style.
With this keen insight, Juanzi saw through the disguise of the Japanese army. She immediately reacted very quickly, quietly reminded the village chief to stay away from this fake "New Fourth Army", and personally ran to report the news, so that the real New Fourth Army would come and annihilate this group of Japanese special services.
Juanzi's wit, courage and righteous deeds made the New Fourth Army sincerely admire. She chose to fight against the Japanese invaders at the most painful moment, and finally washed away the humiliation and rescued the optimistic whole village.
This is the story of how Juanzi saw through the camouflage of the Japanese army at a glance. An ordinary peasant woman, tempered in the devastation of the troubled times, tempered sharp observation and extraordinary courage, she dared to struggle, the courage to sacrifice, is the whole village in the eyes of the heroes to sing and cry.
Juanzi's experience is just one of the thousands of such characters during the Anti-Japanese War. In those difficult years, ordinary people also contributed to their respective positions, forming a majestic trend that finally defeated the Japanese invaders.
Looking back now, we should cherish the dedication and sacrifice of the older generation, remember the spirit of the Chinese people as one, and draw wisdom and strength from it.