Hoshiar Singh was furious with Irani for having pulled 2 Sikh LI out prematurely from the defences around Kye-la. The early pull-out not only sealed the fate of 4 Sikh LI, it gave the Chinese a walkover on what should have been their Waterloo. Had 4 Sikh LI occupied their defences by the time 2 Sikh LI withdrew, the Chinese troops on their tail would have walked into a death trap.
