回复：对越自卫反击战是绝对失败的决策，什么目的也没有达到，中国军人鲜血染红的老山和卡塔山又被政府划给越南。

Militarily Deng should have appointed Shu Yu (unless Shu was too ill) not Hsu Monk to be Commander. But again Deng was not Mao. Deng was too narrow minded and still bore grudge against Shu Yu.