▁Japanese ▁soldiers ▁and ▁killed ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁B inu ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Hy ak ut ake ▁ordered ▁Sh ō ji ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁positions ▁at ▁K oli ▁and ▁re join ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁at ▁K ok umb ona ▁in ▁the ▁Mat an ik au ▁area . ▁Although ▁American ▁forces ▁had ▁almost ▁completely ▁enc irc led ▁Sh ō ji ' s ▁troops ▁along ▁G av aga ▁Creek ▁at ▁K oli , ▁a ▁gap ▁existed ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁a ▁sw amp y ▁cre ek ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁lines . ▁T aking ▁advantage ▁of ▁this ▁route , ▁Sh ō ji ' s ▁men ▁began ▁to ▁escape . ▁The ▁Americans ▁closed ▁the ▁gap ▁in ▁their ▁lines ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November , ▁but ▁by ▁then ▁Sh ō ji ▁and ▁between ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁men ▁had ▁escaped ▁into ▁the ▁j ung le ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁November , ▁Carl son ▁sent ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁batt alion ' s ▁companies — " C ", ▁" D ", ▁" E ", ▁and ▁" F " — to ▁fan ▁out ▁and ▁pat rol ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁B inu . ▁The ▁remaining ▁company , ▁" B ", ▁stayed ▁behind ▁to ▁provide ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁B inu ▁base ▁camp . ▁At ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 , ▁Company ▁C , ▁which ▁had