The 42nd Army Should Threaten Pyongyang from the Flank
(December 1, 1950)

Peng, Deng, Piao, and Hong, with copies to Song and Qin[1]:

(1) The puppet Second Corps is concentrating toward Samdung[2]. The U.S. 24th Division is moving from Pyongyang to the Samdung area. The puppet First Division is now at Sukchon, with reports that it may move to Sunchon and Jasan[3]. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division[4] is at Sunchon and Jasan and has not crossed the Taedong River. Therefore our 42nd Army should also not cross the Taedong River, but should instead operate east of the Taedong River toward Songchon and Samdung to seek out remnants of the puppet Second Corps and the U.S. 25th Division for combat, thereby threatening Pyongyang from the flank. Please decide at your discretion. (2) The main force of the U.S. 7th Division and one regiment of the puppet Third Division are moving west from Hyesan, attempting to cut off our supply line between Huchang and Changjin. Direct Song and Qin to order the division at Huchang to move east to block and intercept this enemy force, and ensure by all means that they cannot advance westward.

Mao Zedong
12:00, December 1

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[1] Song and Qin refer to Song Shilun and Qin Jian, who at the time served respectively as Commander and Political Commissar, and Chief of Staff of the 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
[2] Samdung is located in the southern part of Kangdong County, South Pyongan Province.
[3] Jasan is located in the southern part of Sunchon County, South Pyongan Province.
[4] The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was established during the American Civil War. Although it had been reorganized as a mechanized unit, it retained the designation of the 1st Cavalry Division.