The Meuse River defense line was completely closed at around six o'clock the next morning.
It should have been faster, as it was only 60 kilometers from Bicangxi to Mezieres.
This route was different from before. Tijani's mechanized division had been active in this area, and there were basically no enemies capable of resistance. They were aided by friendly forces along the way. To speed up the march, Fuxu ordered troops to advance using bicycles and even taxis.
The delay was caused by the continuous surrender of the German Army along the way.
Fuxu sent a telegram last night, his excitement evident:
"In all my decades of service, I have never seen so many prisoners, nor have I ever seen such docile Germans."
"They suddenly jumped out of the darkness to surrender, outnumbering our vanguard troops by several times."
"God, they had the opportunity to wipe out our entire vanguard before breaking through the encirclement, but they chose to surrender."
