In the summer, the movement rebels went on the offensive, pushing the army out of the mountains, with Castro using his columns in a pincer movement to surround the main army concentration in Santiago
mnthawi ya chilimwe, gulu la zigawengali linayamba kuchita ntoppola, kukankha asilikaliwo kuchoka mmapiri ndipo panthawiyi Castro amagwiritsa ntchito asilikali ake mkayendedwe kozungulira adani ake kuti agwire dera lomwe lidali ndi asilikali ambiri ku Santiago