According to the situation you have estimated and the plan, calmly annihilate the enemy at the border within forty days. This is very prudent and very advantageous. (2) According to the situation estimated above, it is necessary to prepare to fight three or four battles, large and small, in about twenty days. If victory can be achieved, it will be even more advantageous, but it is unknown whether the Vietnamese army has this capability?

Central Military Commission
August 24