ˌɔn fˈaɪv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈæʃənəlˌɪst fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌʌndɚ vˈɛɹlə kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd hɪz ˈeɪt bˈæɾɚɹiz ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ˌɛmˈɛm ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi, tˈæŋks ænd ˈɛɹkɹæft ˌɔn pəzwˈeɪloʊ.
On 5 January Nationalist forces under Varela concentrated his eight batteries of 105 and 155 mm artillery, tanks and aircraft on Pozuelo.