In the Red Army’s endeavour against the KMT's Fifth Encirclement Campaign, Liu was demoted to Chief of Staff of the 5th Field Army following his dissidence with Bo and Braun.
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The doctor was greatly moved by this display of courage and perseverance, and out of great respect he gave Liu the nickname "Chinese Mars".
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Liu's nicknames, Chinese Mars and The One-eyed Dragon, also reflect his character and military achievement.
One group was labeled "dogmatists," comprising Wang Ming, the 28 Bolsheviks, and those who had studied abroad and were deeply influenced by foreign theories, including Liu Bocheng, Zuo Quan, and Zhu Rui.
Lucy Liu | Liu Bei | Liu Ruyi | Liu Xiang | Liu Shaoqi | Liu Kang | Jesseca Liu | Liu Yunshan | Liu Yan (general) | Liu Yan | Liu Tang | Bernice Liu | Liu Yazi | Liu Yao | Liu Qi | Liu Hong | Liu Bocheng | Laurin Liu | Eric Liu | Masaki Liu | Liu Zhang | Liu You | Liu Yongfu | Liu Yifei | Liu Yang (violinist) | Liu Yang | Liu Xiaobo | Liu Xian | Liu Wu | Liu Wenhui |
Realizing that their original plan would not be successful, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping promptly changed their strategy from decimating the nationalist force to retaking lost territory, taking Xiangyuan (襄垣), Changzi (长子), Tunliu (屯留), Lucheng, Huguang (壶关) and other counties by September 19, 1945, annihilating over 7,000 Nationalist troops in the process.