 B Company was also drawing near on foot, and observed the VC moving around the western flank, likely to escape the APCs.Shortly after, they were accidentally engaged by the APCs and lost one man wounded.After moving a further 200m, the relief force came out of the tree-line and were confronted by groups of 8 to 10 VC moving east, in total about 100 men, believed to be the lead elements of the force that had just been struck, now withdrawing after abandoning its attempt to outflank D Company.