Taking Advantage of the Victory to Counterattack - the Volunteer Army Launches the Second Battle

After the first battle, Peng Dehuai, commander and political commissar of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, judged that the "United Nations Army" might reorganize its offensive, and put forward the policy of consolidating victory, overcoming current difficulties, and preparing to fight again. If the enemy advances again, let it penetrate deeply and then annihilate it. Accordingly, the Volunteer Army adopts the policy of fighting on the inside, luring the enemy deep, and defeating them one by one. It plans to lure the "United Nations Army" to the northwest of Dingzhou, Turtle City, Taichuan, Yunshan, north of Tokchuan and north of Yongbyon on the western front, and concentrate six armies to annihilate them. On the eastern front, they were lured to the Xinjin-ri and Changjin lines, and the newly-entered Ninth Corps annihilated them. At this time, the Volunteer Army had more than 380,000 people in 9 corps and 30 divisions, forming superior strength on both the east and west fronts.