 This came as a surprise to the majority of the villagers who had remained oblivious of the situation until the last minute; they now fled in panic in fear of future reprisals.The Turks continued to funnel fresh troops into the village, steadily approaching the Greek positions which were the source of continuous volleys of shots.In the meantime Christodoulos Hatzipetros' troops redeployed to the Kumula hill overlooking the village from the south.