9.Some cadres hesitated before this prospect, but Bocheng explained the situation to them. "If we do this," he said, "we can draw the enemy to ourselves and make it easier for the other field armies. How can you take hot embers out from under a pot if you are afraid of burning your fingers? Even if we have to make sacrifices, we should not begrudge them."
当时有的干部对执行这一任务有顾虑，伯承对他们说，这个行动可以把敌人吸引到我们身上来，减轻兄弟野战军的压力。釜底抽薪，焉能惧怕烫手，即使作出牺牲，也义无反顾。
