But every attempt to leave the wadi was stopped by very heavy fire from well placed machine-guns. The reserve battalion was brought up but an attempt to work up the wadi between Qatra and El Mughar was barred by heavy machine-gun fire from the villages. At about 14:30 it was agreed between the GOC 52nd (Lowland) Division and the GOC Yeomanry Mounted Division that the 6th Mounted Brigade should attack El Mughar ridge in combination with a renewed assault on Qatra and El Mughar by the 52nd (Lowland) Division.
The passage describes a military situation where attempts to retreat were thwarted by heavy machine-gun fire from fortified positions. The GOCs of both divisions agreed on a new strategy involving an attack on El Mughar and Qatra, with the 6th Mounted Brigade leading the charge.