Chapter 500: Chapter 111: Getaway!

On July 28th, 915, the retreat of the First Mobile Group Army had been underway for almost six hours.

Wang Zhong was still in the converted warehouse that served as command headquarters, watching staff officers burn documents they planned not to take with them.

Because it was uncertain whether the enemy would be deceived, Wang Zhong chose to stay behind to lead the rearguard troops, while Popov went to the local church to oversee the evacuation of the townspeople.

If all the locals were evacuated, the enemy would have no civilians to hire for manual labor, which would slow their advance, so Popov's work was important too.

As for Pavlov, he was currently directing staff officers to burn things, and once that was done, he would take the Army Group's staff clerks and leave under the cover of night.

Wang Zhong, with his hands on his hips, found it boring after watching for a long time, and turned to ask Vasily, "This trick of yours, will it work?"