 However, Hobbs had not fully taken into account the nearly nonexistent road network in front of the XVI Corps bridgehead.Faced with trying to make rapid advances through dense forest on rutted dirt roads and muddy trails, which could be strongly defended by a few determined soldiers and well-placed roadblocks, the task forces advanced only about on the 25th.The next day they gained some more ground, and one even seized its objective, having slogged a total of , but the limited progress forced Hobbs to abandon the hope for a quick breakout.