▁heavy ▁art illery ▁lifted ▁to ▁targets ▁further ▁back ▁and ▁the ▁field ▁art illery ▁continued ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁front ▁line . ▁C ▁Company ▁was ▁to ▁move ▁along ▁St ans field ▁Road ▁to ▁the ▁support ▁tren ch , ▁where ▁the ▁leading ▁to ▁pl ato ons ▁were ▁to ▁close ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁left ▁two ▁pl ato ons ▁were ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁the ▁support ▁tren ch ▁and ▁at ▁ ▁both ▁parties ▁were ▁to ▁assemble ▁along ▁, ▁ready ▁to ▁attack ▁at ▁ ▁when ▁the ▁field ▁art illery ▁bomb ard ment ▁lifted ▁to ▁tren ches ▁behind ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁Company ▁was ▁to ▁follow ▁C ▁Company ▁and ▁turn ▁off ▁by ▁half - comp an ies , ▁into ▁the ▁support ▁tren ch ▁and ▁the ▁fire ▁tren ch ▁respectively . ▁When ▁A ▁Company ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁fire ▁tren ch , ▁direction ▁was ▁lost ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁support ▁company ▁turned ▁up ▁a ▁blind ▁sap , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁bomb ard ments ▁of ▁both ▁sides ▁alter ing ▁the ▁landscape , ▁some ▁tren ches ▁having ▁been ▁ob liter ated . ▁At ▁ ▁C ▁Company ▁attacked ▁from ▁, ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁left ▁fl ank ▁pl ato ons ▁of ▁A ▁Company , ▁then ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank ▁pl ato ons ▁across ▁no ▁man ' s ▁land , ▁which ▁was ▁about ▁ ▁wide ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁on ▁the ▁left . ▁The ▁leading ▁company ▁had ▁spent ▁nin ety ▁minutes ▁under ▁German ▁art illery ▁and ▁tren ch ▁mort ar ▁bomb ard ment ▁and ▁moved ▁as ▁fast ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁area .