▁but ▁still ▁had ▁ 7 ▁miles ▁to ▁go ▁before ▁they ▁reached ▁B agu io . ▁▁ 3 - 1 2 3 ▁rel ieved ▁ 2 - 1 2 3 ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁main ▁effort . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁mountains , ▁units ▁of ▁ 2 - 1 2 3 ▁executed ▁a ▁brilliant ▁night ▁operation ▁to ▁capture ▁strateg ic ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁advance . ▁ ▁This ▁night ▁attack ▁was ▁so ▁well ▁undert aken ▁that ▁the ▁Japanese ▁were ▁una ware ▁that ▁their ▁strong ▁emp lac ements ▁had ▁been ▁occupied , ▁and ▁at ▁day break ▁the ▁enemy ▁was ▁m owed ▁down ▁in ▁great ▁numbers ▁as ▁they ▁emer ged ▁from ▁their ▁c aves ▁on ▁the ▁reverse ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁hill ▁to ▁man ▁their ▁positions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁of ▁terrain , ▁K ▁Company ▁ 3 - 1 2 3 ▁launched ▁a ▁well - co ordin ated ▁attack ▁after ▁first ▁having ▁an ▁art illery ▁bar rage ▁laid ▁down ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁yards ▁to ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁Tim ed ▁to ▁per fection , ▁the ▁assault , ▁which ▁immediately ▁followed ▁the ▁lif ting ▁of ▁the ▁bar rage , ▁caught ▁the ▁Japanese ▁in ▁their ▁fo x hol es ▁and ▁the ▁victory ▁was ▁achieved ▁without ▁any ▁cas ual ties . ▁▁ 1 - 1 2 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁I ▁Corps ▁reserve , ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁fight ▁and ▁attacked ▁near ▁Gal iano . ▁ ▁After ▁numerous ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁enemy ▁controlled ▁high ▁ground , ▁the ▁ 1 2 3 rd