On 5 January Nationalist forces under Varela concentrated his eight batteries of 105 and 155 mm artillery, tanks and aircraft on Pozuelo.
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.