Hasdrubal recruited more cavalry and acquired 4,000 horses from the Numidians. Scipio moved inland, capturing a ridgeline and unloading men, horses, and supplies onto a beachhead, set up guards and outposts and sent cavalry forces to reconnoiter, burn, and pillage Carthaginian farms and property.
Scipio expanded his army by recruiting more horsemen and acquiring 4,000 horses from the Numidians. He then advanced inland, capturing a strategic high point and establishing a foothold on the beach, deploying troops, animals, and supplies, as well as setting up defensive positions and sending out reconnaissance missions to ravage Carthaginian estates.