We all know that the conditions of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan were very difficult, and the veterans of the War of Resistance against japan relied on millet and rifles to fight against the Japanese invaders; at that time, our country's military industry was backward and materials were scarce, so the soldiers' food, clothing, shelter, and transportation could not be guaranteed at all, and they could only wear straw shoes to march to fight, but in the war, the Eighth Route Army had captured a large number of Japanese military boots but never wore them.
Many anti-japanese war veterans said that they did not dare to wear Japanese boots when they fought, in fact, Japan was much more advanced than our country in terms of weapons and equipment at that time, and their military boots were much better than our army's straw shoes in terms of comfort and warmth.
In fact, the main reason why our soldiers do not wear Japanese military boots is that the shoes are too small, as we all know, Japanese soldiers are very short, the average height is only about one meter and five, so their feet are also very small, most of the captured Japanese military boots are very small size, if our soldiers wear such small military boots to fight, they will have foot pain and distraction.
For the soldiers, straw shoes are light, so the speed of walking is very fast, and the Japanese military boots are extremely bulky, the soldiers wear it will greatly affect the speed of the march, and will consume a lot of physical strength to affect the battle, so the soldiers prefer to wear straw shoes, although the Eighth Route Army soldiers at that time the conditions of resistance were very bad, but still heroically defeated the Japanese invaders.