0 ▁and ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁a ▁batt alion ▁of ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁ent rench ed ▁there ▁in ▁fort ified ▁positions . ▁The ▁R angers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁f end ▁off ▁a ▁counter att ack ▁with ▁their ▁heavy ▁weapons , ▁suffering ▁five ▁killed ▁and ▁five ▁wounded ▁while ▁killing ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁soldiers . ▁However , ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁rein force ▁another ▁U . S . ▁inf antry ▁company ▁adv ancing ▁north , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁strong ▁Chinese ▁counter att ack , ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁after ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁am mun ition . ▁It ▁suffered ▁another ▁six ▁killed ▁and ▁three ▁wounded . ▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁pat rol s ▁and ▁sk irm ishes ▁in ▁the ▁T any ang ▁area , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - b attle ▁cas ual ties ▁to ▁fro st b ite ▁and ▁sick ness ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁winter , ▁wh itt led ▁down ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ▁to ▁ 6 7 ▁men ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January . ▁X ▁Corps ▁commander ▁Major ▁General ▁Ned ▁Al mond ▁ordered ▁all ▁black ▁rep lac ements ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁R anger ▁company , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁trained ▁as ▁R angers . ▁This ▁action , ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁rac ist ▁move ▁by ▁histor ians , ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁keep ▁Al mond ' s ▁troops ▁seg reg ated . ▁Although ▁R anger ▁rep lac ements ▁were ▁in ▁short ▁supply