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.
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.