 While Talvela continued his advance both further east along the shore of the Lake Ladoga as well as further inland the Soviets had reorganized some of their forces and were rushing reinforcements to the east shore of Lake Ladoga.Soviet 452nd Motorized Infantry Regiment set up defensive positions around the town of Salmi; however advancing Finnish forces encircled the defenders and captured Salmi by 21 July.After the VI Corps reached the 1939 border on July 23 Mannerheim next day ordered a halt to advances further east to and set the forces to preparing defensive positions along the Tuulema River.