However, the sight of the Nationalist soldiers in their tattered uniforms, shouldering cooking pots, and with loose leg bindings, inevitably caused some disappointment when compared with the crisp, clean-cut appearance of Japanese soldiers. However, the onlookers, still full of goodwill, guessed: "They must have tied strips of lead to their legs to train their strength, which is why they march so sloppily!"
當他們看見軍服破舊、一根扁擔挑著鍋鼎的國軍，相較於英姿畢挺的日本軍人，台灣民眾的失望在所難免，然而看著國軍鬆散的綁腿，民眾依然充滿嚮往地推測，「應該是綁了鉛條練輕功，才那麼臃腫吧！」