By the evening of 21 October, it was clear to Maruyama that his units would not be in position to attack the next day, so he postponed the attack to 23 October and put his men on half rations to conserve their dwindling food supply.
Om aftenen den 21. oktober stod det klart for Maruyama, at hans enheder ikke ville blive klar til at angribe den følgende dag, så han udskød angrebet til den 23. oktober og satte sine mænd på halve rationer for at strække deres svindende forsyninger.