▁Company ▁E , ▁although ▁number ing ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁men , ▁immediately ▁moved ▁forward ▁to ▁support ▁Company ▁H , ▁pushing ▁forward ▁into ▁the ▁P AV N ▁def enses ▁until ▁a ▁large ▁P AV N ▁counter att ack ▁stopped ▁their ▁advance ▁and ▁threatened ▁to ▁over wh elm ▁them . ▁Both ▁companies ▁were ▁ordered ▁back ▁to ▁D ai ▁Do ▁under ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Marine ▁a irst rik es . ▁H ull ▁l ia ised ▁with ▁the ▁AR V N ▁ ▁mechan ized ▁batt alion ▁which ▁was ▁now ▁west ▁of ▁D ai ▁Do ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁advance ▁ 1 km ▁north ▁to ▁Th ong ▁N gh ia ▁while ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁renew ed ▁their ▁attack ▁on ▁Din h ▁To . ▁At ▁ 1 6 : 0 0 ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Din h ▁To ▁res umed ▁with ▁Company ▁G ▁( now ▁down ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁men ) ▁in ▁the ▁lead , ▁followed ▁by ▁Company ▁F ▁( 8 0 ▁men ). ▁Company ▁G ▁pushed ▁through ▁the ▁now ▁light ly ▁def ended ▁Din h ▁To ▁and ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Th u ong ▁Do ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁P AV N ▁fire ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁stream ▁which ▁still ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁reached ▁by ▁the ▁AR V N . ▁Company ▁F ▁adv ancing ▁slightly ▁further ▁east ▁mean while ▁had ▁met ▁heavy ▁P AV N ▁fire ▁and ▁become ▁separated ▁from ▁Company ▁G . ▁The ▁P AV N ▁then ▁counter att ack ed ▁at ▁Th u ong ▁Do ▁and ▁Company ▁G