At this time, the other Chinese units were pressing onto the Japanese positions.
The force fought its way into the Japanese position but took heavy casualties and was forced to withdraw.
American engineers destroyed the Japanese defensive position the next day.
This was the first of several bombardments performed by the ship against Japanese positions during the war.
Chase had to reduce a series of strongly held Japanese positions.
The official Japanese position is that the request is a waste of time and money.
Over the next four days, the Americans tried to feel out the Japanese positions with patrols.
Frontal attacks on the Japanese positions failed with heavy losses.
The aircraft also conducted strafing runs of the Japanese positions.
In reality, the majority of the Japanese positions were completely unharmed.