The PLA also failed to seek and engage the bulk of Vietnamese regular units; instead, most of the battles were fought against Vietnamese militia and citizen-soldiers, which had inflicted heavy losses on Chinese troops and held off their invasion.
The PLA also failed to seek and engage the bulk of Vietnamese regular units. With the exception of Sóc Giang, most of the battles were fought against Vietnamese militia and citizen-soldiers, which had inflicted heavy losses on Chinese troops and held off their invasion.