Kubva musi wa 8 Mbudzi, mauto eAmerica akaedza kukomba mauto aShōji paGavage Creek pedyo neKoli Point. Panguva iyi, Hyakutake akarayira Shōji kuti asiyane nenzvimbo dzake paKoli uye adzokere kumauto eJapan kuKokumbona munzvimbo yeMatanikau. Pakave nemukana kuburikidza nemupata wemupata kumaodzanyemba kwemitsetse yeAmerica. Pakati pa9 na11 Mbudzi, Shōji nevarume vake vari pakati pe2,000 ne3,000 vakapukunyuka kupinda musango kuenda kumaodzanyemba. Musi wa12 Mbudzi, maAmerican vakakunda zvachose uye vakauraya vese mauto eJapan akasara muhomwe yekuruboshwe. MaAmerican akaverenga miviri yevanhu mazana mana nemakumi mashanu nemakumi mashanu vakafa muKoli Point uye vakasiya mauto aShōji paGavage Creek padyo neKoli Point. Kutanga musi wa 16 Mbudzi, mauto eAmerica akaedza kudzokera kuShōji. Panguva iyoyo, Hyakutake akarayira Shōji kuti asiyane nenzvimbo dzake paKoli uye adzokere kumauto eAmerica paKokumbona Creek
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