3 2 0 th ▁Regiment ▁, ▁which ▁was ▁probably ▁operating ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Division , ▁was ▁in ▁southern ▁K ien ▁Ph ong . ▁The ▁Division , ▁with ▁an ▁attached ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Division , ▁had ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁two ▁independent ▁reg iments : ▁the ▁ 8 8 th ▁and ▁the ▁D TI , ▁controlled ▁by ▁V C ▁Military ▁Region ▁ 2 . ▁Although ▁the ▁Division ▁had ▁secured ▁the ▁vital ▁line ▁of ▁communication ▁to ▁Sa ig on ▁and ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁actions ▁were ▁limited ▁to ▁attacks ▁by ▁fire ▁against ▁out posts ▁and ▁populated ▁areas , ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁impos ing ▁assignment . ▁ ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁the ▁Division , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁N gu y ễ n ▁K ho a ▁Nam , ▁had ▁become ▁particularly ▁skill ful ▁in ▁rapid ▁deployment , ▁net ting ▁significant ▁catch es ▁along ▁the ▁in fil tr ation ▁cor rid ors . ▁As ▁the ▁year ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁however , ▁severe ▁r ation ing ▁of ▁fuel , ▁im posed ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁spir aling ▁costs , ▁dr ast ically ▁limited ▁the ▁Division ' s ▁mob ility . ▁The ▁permanent ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁R F ▁and ▁P F ▁from ▁exposed ▁positions ▁bal anced ▁this ▁dis adv antage ▁somewhat , ▁in ▁that ▁General ▁Nam ▁less ▁frequently ▁had ▁to ▁dispatch ▁troops ▁in ▁what ▁were ▁often ▁fut ile ▁but ▁cost ly ▁attempts ▁to ▁rescue ▁bes ie ged ▁out posts ; ▁he ▁could ▁select ▁areas