 The beleaguered 9th Division units at Bình Trị Đông exploited the diversions on the morning of 9 May to make their escape.VC soldiers crept out of the bunkers and spider holes that had kept them alive during the last five days and began marching west in small groups, leaving behind a great deal of equipment and most of their dead in order to travel quickly.The VC showed their usual efficiency in slipping past the US troops positioned along Route 10 west of the village.