Private Shimura Kijiro, a recruit of Japan's Eighth Squadron, also translated as Zhiming Kikujiro, a former Japanese soldier in China, was the focus of the Lugouqiao Incident. It was his defeat in the exercise that triggered the war between the two sides. Afterwards, the Japanese side also admitted that Zhicun fell because he had just joined the army and lacked experience, but this "villain" who led to the war was not punished. 1944, Zhicun was killed by the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Sun Liren in Myanmar.

On the evening of July 7th in Shimura Kijiro and Lugouqiao, 1937, he left the team because of diarrhea. The Japanese army, which had been planning for a long time, made representations to the Chinese side on the pretext that the soldiers were missing, and proposed to search in the ancient city of Wanping, but it was rejected, resulting in disputes. Japanese officers Masataka Shimizu and Mu Yi Masataka Shimizu openly shelled the ancient city of Wanping, attacked the garrison of the National Government in 29 army, and the Lugouqiao Incident broke out. Twenty minutes later, Shimura Kijiro returned to the team. In order to cover up the truth, the Japanese called it "physiological need", and then Shimura Kijiro was discharged from active service and sent back to China. 1944 10, Shimura Kijiro, who re-entered the army, was killed by the Sun Liren department of the new army in Myanmar. In an interview published in Tokyo's Asahi Shimbun on June 30 1938, the then Japanese front-line commander battalion chief Yimu explained that the soldier Shimura Kijiro had returned after he was lost-"At that time, it was reported that the soldier (Zhicun) had returned, and there was nothing unusual. However, my idea is that even the captain asked me to negotiate with China on this matter. If so, I wonder how China will publicize it. The previous "Fengtai incident" is an example, which may have given them a concept. As long as they dare to use live ammunition against the Japanese army, they can let the Japanese army escape during the exercise. If so, it will be a pity and shame for Japan. So, we decided to occupy YiWenShan (China position between Lugouqiao and Peiping), and then negotiate ... "