ɪn ˈɜːli dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ðə pˈɑːɹɾi kəmˈɪɾi ænd ðə kəmˈænd ʌvðə fˈɪfθ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹˈiːdʒən dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ɐtˈæk ðɪ æn lˈaʊ dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈæpɪɾəl tʊ ɛkspˈænd ðɛɹ kəntɹˈoʊld ˈɛɹiə.
In early December 1964, the Party Committee and the Command of the 5th Military Region decided to attack the An Lão district capital to expand their controlled area.