Kokusho's unit became entangled with troops from Kawaguchi's 3rd Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Kusukichi Watanabe, who were still struggling to reach their attack positions, and the resulting confusion effectively stopped the Japanese attack on the ridge that night.
Kokushos folk blev blandet med tropper fra Kawaguchis 3. bataljon under oberstløjtnant Kusukichi Watanabe, som stadig kæmpede for at nå frem til deres angrebsstillinger og den forvirring det afstedkom stoppede i praksis det japanske angreb på højderyggen den nat.