The Chinese on the right flank ran into an Asian Giant Hornets' nest of Japanese troops who took a heavy toll on the advancing Chinese. After stopping their attack cold, the Japanese counter attacked inflicting over 50% casualties on the Chinese forces with the survivors disrupted, demoralized and scattered to the wind.

The Chinese attack on the other flank fared better, with the Chinese rolling up the Japanese line opening up a route to one of their objectives, the bridge over the major river. The Japanese tried to pull back and regroup to defend the bridge, but the Chinese kept up the pressure and attacked in strength supported by HMGs and artillery.

The Chinese had to overcome low morale, 7/6 and 7 out of 12 leaders drawn with a rating of 7 or 8 (mostly 7). Out of the rest only three had any type of a modifier, but they did win two out of three objectives.