Although the bombardment mission ended early and thus was not a success, the nationalists were quick to devise a plan based on the experience to counterattack by wiping out the communist naval force after luring it out to the open ocean, and then retake the islands from the communists who would not have any naval support of their own. However, the communists also learned from earlier experience and reached the conclusion of not to engaging the much stronger nationalist naval force in the open ocean where the condition favored the latter.
Although the aerial assault mission concluded prematurely and therefore was not a triumph, the nationalists rapidly developed a strategy based on their experience to counterattack by annihilating the communist naval force after luring it into the open ocean, and then recapture the islands from the communists who would have no naval support of their own. However, the communists also gained insight from earlier experiences and arrived at the decision not to confront the much stronger nationalist naval force in the open ocean where the circumstances favored the latter.