The RoK forces heavily defended the town, and arrayed a thin screen of infantry and machine guns west of town on the large hill mass that essentially covered the town from that side. The NKPA attacked from the north and west to clear that hill mass first, before planning to storm the town.

NKPA morale was the main weakness they faced, with their coherent attack melting into a mass of demoralized troops with a few weak company-scale attacks pushing through to break up the RoK defensive screen. By the end of the battle the NKPA was flaming out in the approaches to the town, while a lively RoK counterattack was disrupting any reinforcements that were attempting to filter forward for the NKPA. A solid victory for the RoK forces.