X Corps had greater difficulty reaching some of its final objectives.
X Corps was to capture the Spoil Bank and the areas adjacent.
X Corps found itself under attack from the 20th, 26th and 27th Chinese field armies, commanding a total of 12 divisions.
The three divisions of X Corps sustained 4,000 casualties during the period of the first battle.
The mission of X Corps was to stop any Soviet assault and prepare to counterattack.
They would open gaps in the minefield through which the armoured divisions of X Corps were to pass.
This battalion was attached to X Corps until August 1917, then disbanded.
In X Corps the 5th Division attacked with two brigades.
They ran into and defeated elements of X Corps near Chemery.
The extreme temperatures during this period caused the majority of the casualties for X Corps.
