Wang Zhong entered the Headquarters on the second day and immediately asked, "About that 504 from yesterday—I mean, was the tank destroyer battalion intercepted?"
He almost blurted out the enemy's code number, but this information could normally be obtained only through interrogation of prisoners or capturing enemy maps and documents.
Pavlov replied, "Oh? You already know the enemy's code number? That was fast. I just got my hands on the report!"
Wang Zhong said, "Heard about it en route. So, did we manage to stop them?"
"They have been annihilated. They bypassed our blockade position, but while passing through a village, they were ambushed by another guerrilla group. Most of the new tank destroyers were burned by incendiary bottles, and only a few that didn't enter the village in time were captured by the guerrilla fighters."
Pavlov paused, then added, "However, it's a pity that the Sturmgeschütz III assault gun battalion that was following them got away."