Shortly after dark on 31 March, Langlais told Major Marcel Bigeard, who was leading the defense at "Eliane" 2, to fall back from "Eliane" 4. Bigeard refused, saying "As long as I have one man alive I won't let go of "Eliane" 4. Otherwise, Dien Bien Phu is done for." The night of 31 March, the 316th Division attacked "Eliane" 2. Just as it appeared the French were about to be overrun, a few French tanks arrived from the central garrison, and helped push the Viet Minh back. Smaller attacks on "Eliane" 4 were also pushed back. The Viet Minh briefly captured "Huguette" 7, only to be pushed back by a French counterattack at dawn on 1 April.