The two battalions bore the brunt of the assault and stopped an entire Chinese division during the hard fought defensive battle.

Eight Chinese divisions joined the battle, and captured some of the northernmost cities in Vietnam.

Caught in the open, the Chinese division suffered heavy casualties from the American tanks.

One was occupied entirely by the Chinese divisions.

In 2005, its Chinese division was one of the most profitable parts of the company.

Frankly, the Chinese division was for students who couldn't get into the Western one.

The lines eventually gave way to brutal assaults by three Chinese divisions.

However, an hour later two Chinese divisions (the 190th and the 191st, totaling around 14,000 men) counter-attacked.

The Chinese divisions massed along the thirty-eighth parallel were quick to respond, and inside a matter of a few more days the takeover was complete.

During this night, the two Chinese divisions facing them sustained over 5000 casualties.