 After marching southwest approximately , the team concealed itself in some bushes near the river and waited.That evening, the PAVN-VC northern attack wing began moving towards Huế from base camps in the western hills.A VC company armed with 82mm mortars and 57mm recoilless rifles veered north and took up a position near PK–17 outpost to shell the ARVN airborne and armored units stationed there once the offensive began.