Wang Zhong confirmed that the enemy was retreating, so he yelled into the radio, "Cease fire! Cease fire! Conserve the ammunition!"
As he was shouting, he picked up a branch that had been shaken off the turret top by the cannon fire and threw it at the signalman who was fully focused on the enemy.
The signalman was startled by the hit and turned his puzzled gaze towards Wang Zhong.
General Wang: "Cease fire! Tell all the tank crews to stop firing!"
"Oh!" The signalman finally sprinted off along the communication trench.
It took a full two minutes before all 30 T34 tanks completely stopped firing.
It was unclear what those guys were shooting at after the enemy smoke cover.
Wang Zhong continued to instruct the signalman, "Order the infantry battalion to advance! Look for the ranks of the prisoners, capture lieutenants and above, especially those with staff armbands, adjutant ribbons, carrying briefcases, carrying map cases."
