On September 9, there were still sporadic battles within the city, mostly waged by Prosens in Balas Army uniforms who continued to resist.
The Balas defenders were all gone.
Those who had survived yesterday's battle all fell today on their own, for the food they ate yesterday had made them beyond rescue; they would have perished even if the Allied Forces did nothing.
The few with unusually strong constitutions who had not died took their own lives with the weapons in their hands, unable to endure the pain.
At 1100 hours, Wang Zhong entered the outer districts of Balas City in his 422 tank.
He had observed the dire state of the outer districts from an overhead perspective yesterday, but seeing it with his own eyes today was still a shock to him—apparently, an overhead view could greatly diminish the gory details.
