In the boxing analogy, Patton wanted to throw a roundhouse right and get the bout over;his superiors ordered him to throw a short right hook to knock the enemy off balance.

• 试以拳击做比：巴顿想打出一记右摆拳，结束这个回合，上级却令其打出一记右短钩拳，只为使敌人失去平衡。