Meanwhile, the commanding general of 200th Division, Dai Anlan’s fortifications at Oktwin and around Toungoo were now ready.
The Japanese were now more careful after the ambush, and used their artillery and machine guns to fire at suspected positions before sending their infantry forward.
Eventually the Chinese set up their heavy machine guns to fire at an angle to deal with this menace.
The battle continued until 4 pm without much success for the attackers, who then tried another flanking move with a company of infantry and scores of cavalry troops around the right side of the Chinese positions.
The Chinese held their ground until nightfall and fell back to the main defensive line at Toungoo on March 24.