ðə bˈæɾəl wʌz pˈɑːɹt əvə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ fˈɪfθ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹˈiːdʒən ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən nˈoʊn æz kæmpˈeɪn æn lˈaʊ tə kˈæptʃɚɹ æn lˈaʊ vˈæli, ænd jˈuːs ɪɾ æz ɐ kˈɔɹɪdˌoːɹ bᵻtwˌiːn ðɛɹ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi bˈeɪsᵻz ɪn kjˈuː jˈuː lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːˈeɪθɹˈiː ˈɛn dʒˈiː əŋɡˈaɪ pɹˈɑːvɪns ænd bˈɪn dˌiːstɹˌoʊklˌɛɾɚwˌʌnˈiːsˌiːbˌiːˌɛnˈeɪtʃ pɹˈɑːvɪns.
The battle was part of a larger 5th Military Region operation known as Campaign An Lão  to capture An Lão valley, and use it as a corridor between their military bases in Quảng Ngãi Province and Bình Định Province.