 With the US 2nd Infantry Division still at engaged at Kujang @-@ dong , Coulter ordered the Turkish Brigade in the IX Corps reserve to block the Chinese advance . On the night of November 27 , the Turks took up defensive position at <unk> to the east of Kunu @-@ ri . They were soon met with the PVA 342nd Regiment from the 114th Division . The ensuing battle between the Chinese regiment and the brigade 's advance battalion continued for much of the November 28 , resulting 400 Turkish casualties . As dusk came on November 28 , the Turkish Brigade tried to retreat 5 km ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) west to <unk> @-@ ri to set up stronger defensive positions , but the PVA 342nd Regiment caught up with the brigade and attacked its rear , completely surrounding the brigade . With communications cut between the brigade and the Turkish headquarters , the PVA 340th and the 342nd Regiment from the 114th Division then fragmented the brigade during the night battle . The trapped Turks broke out of the Chinese encirclement on the morning of November 29 and the brigade was attached to the US 2nd Infantry Division . 
