The three lead tanks

At 1145, when the column had advanced to within 1,000 yards (910 m) of the Americans, Smith gave the order for the task force to open fire with everything it had.[1] The mortar, machine gun, artillery, and rifle fire destroyed several trucks, scattering the column. The three lead tanks moved to within 300 meters (980 ft) of Task Force Smith and opened fire. Behind them, around 1,000 of the infantry formed in the rice paddies to the east of the road in an attempt to envelop the American forces, but were repulsed. Smith attempted to order artillery fire on the North Korean force, but runners were unable to get back to the field artillery positions, and so he assumed they had been destroyed by the tanks.[36] Within 45 minutes, another enveloping force formed to the west of the road, forcing Smith to withdraw a platoon to the east side of the road. Quickly thereafter, the American infantry began taking mortar and artillery fire from the North Koreans.[1][37]
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