One of the ten marshals of the PRC. A school text, 军神, tells how in 1916 he had his wounded eye operated on without anaesthetic; in 1947 he and 邓小平 led their army south into the Dabie Mountains.
Liú Bóchéng shì Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó shí dà yuánshuài zhīyī.
Liu Bocheng was one of the Ten Marshals of the PRC.
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In the school story he counts every cut, 72 in all, and the astonished German doctor calls him a 军神, 'army god'. He and 邓小平 fought side by side for 13 years, and their forces are known simply as the 刘邓大军, 'Liu-Deng army'.
