æz æt ðə fˈɜːst bˈæɾəl ʌv ɹɛlˈɑːnoʊ, oːɹˈɑːzkoʊz tɹˈuːps ɹˈɪpt ɐpˈɑːɹt ɹˈeɪl tɹˈæks æz ðeɪ ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾᵻd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə slˈoʊ dˌaʊn ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl fˈoːɹsᵻz, ænd ðˈɛn ɛntɹˈɛntʃt ðɛmsˈɛlvz æt ðə kˈænɪən ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd stˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹɛlˈɑːnoʊ.
As at the first battle of Rellano, Orozco's troops ripped apart rail tracks as they retreated in order to slow down the federal forces, and then entrenched themselves at the canyon around the railroad station of Rellano.