▁battle , ▁the ▁enemy ▁reported ly ▁left ▁behind ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁dead ▁and ▁numerous ▁weapons . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁General ▁Le ▁Ng oc ▁Tri en ▁replaced ▁Hi ế u ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Division ▁and ▁Hi ế u ▁replaced ▁the ▁in e pt , ▁but ▁polit ically - connected ▁General ▁Ph ạ m ▁Qu ố c ▁Th u ầ n ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Division , ▁however ▁US ▁officials ▁had ▁major ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁this ▁replacement , ▁not ▁regarding ▁Hi ế u ▁as ▁a ▁dynamic ▁leader . ▁ ▁To àn ▁Th ắ ng ▁ 4 6 ▁From ▁May ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Division ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁Camp aign ▁with ▁Operation ▁Total ▁Vict ory ▁ 4 6 ▁in ▁the ▁Fish hook ▁area , ▁north ▁of ▁L ộ c ▁Nin h . ▁This ▁base ▁area ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁N VA ▁Division ▁as ▁a ▁headquarters ▁location ▁and ▁training ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁R ear ▁Service ▁Group ▁which ▁moved ▁supplies ▁down ▁the ▁Ser ges ▁Jung le ▁Highway . ▁Element s ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁N VA ▁Division ▁were ▁identified ▁along ▁with ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁R ear ▁Service ▁Group ▁and ▁its ▁affili ated ▁hosp it als . ▁the ▁division ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁attack ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁and ▁ 8