ways . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁ 3 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁forest ▁it ▁found ▁a ▁V C ▁force ▁in ▁well - prep ared ▁positions . ▁Ass isted ▁by ▁art illery ▁and ▁close ▁air ▁support , ▁the ▁Americans ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁Under ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁inf antry ▁advance ▁and ▁supporting ▁fire , ▁the ▁V C ▁attempted ▁to ▁e va de ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁north west , ▁expos ing ▁themselves ▁along ▁thin ly ▁veget ated ▁rice ▁p addy ▁d ikes . ▁The ▁ 5 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion , ▁engaged ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ; ▁fire ▁from ▁M 1 1 3 ▁arm ored ▁personnel ▁carri ers ▁and ▁mort ars ▁killed ▁or ▁dispers ed ▁the ▁V C . ▁ ▁At ▁approximately ▁ 1 4 : 3 0 ▁a ▁batt alion ▁of ▁ Đ ị n h ▁T ư ờ ng ▁ ▁Province ▁Regional ▁Forces ▁was ▁sent ▁in ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry . ▁The ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁batt alion ▁engaged ▁the ▁V C , ▁who ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁run ▁after ▁the ▁attacks ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁Batt al ions , ▁ 6 0 th ▁Infantry . ▁The ▁MR F ▁lost ▁ 9 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁wounded , ▁all ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry . ▁The ▁three ▁batt al ions ▁killed ▁ 1