▁river ▁with ▁one ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁troops , ▁Carl son ▁encountered ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁Japanese ▁who ▁shot ▁and ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁the ▁native ▁sc out ▁leading ▁the ▁Marine ▁column . ▁Return ing ▁fire , ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁killed ▁two ▁Japanese ▁soldiers ▁and ▁drove ▁off ▁another ▁three ▁or ▁four . ▁Carl son ' s ▁main ▁body ▁then ▁arrived ▁and ▁the ▁column ▁b iv ou ack ed ▁for ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁November , ▁the ▁column ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁j ung le ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁striking ▁the ▁coast ▁at ▁the ▁K ena ▁River , ▁and ▁made ▁camp ▁at ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Tas imb oko , ▁ ▁from ▁A ola ▁Bay . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁they ▁crossed ▁the ▁Ber ande ▁and ▁Bal as una ▁rivers ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁B inu — ▁south west ▁of ▁Tas imb oko — in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁At ▁B inu , ▁about ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁K oli ▁Point , ▁Carl son ▁established ▁his ▁base ▁camp ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁any ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁from ▁K oli ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁south . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁ra ider ▁companies ▁arrived ▁at ▁A ola ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November , ▁they ▁moved ▁by ▁landing ▁craft ▁to ▁Tas imb oko ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁march ed ▁over land — gu ided ▁by ▁native ▁sc outs — t ow ard ▁B inu . ▁On ▁the ▁way , ▁the ▁ra iders ▁encountered ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of