a ▁Point , ▁Hy ak ut ake ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁thrust ▁of ▁his ▁planned ▁attack ▁would ▁be ▁from ▁south ▁of ▁Hend erson ▁Field . ▁His ▁ 2 nd ▁Division ▁( aug ment ed ▁by ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Division ), ▁under ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Mas ao ▁Mar uy ama ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁march ▁through ▁the ▁j ung le ▁and ▁attack ▁the ▁American ▁def enses ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁near ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁L ung a ▁River . ▁The ▁ 7 0 0 0 - member ▁ 2 nd   Div ision ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁three ▁units ; ▁the ▁Left ▁Wing ▁Unit ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁Y um io ▁Nas u ▁containing ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁the ▁Right ▁Wing ▁Unit ▁under ▁K aw ag uch i ▁consisting ▁of ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁( from ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ), ▁and ▁the ▁division ▁reserve ▁led ▁by ▁Mar uy ama ▁compr ising ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁Mar uy ama ' s ▁forces ▁strugg led ▁through ▁the ▁j ung le ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁American ▁lines . ▁K aw ag uch i — on ▁his ▁own ▁initi ative — beg an ▁to ▁shift ▁his ▁right ▁wing ▁unit ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁def enses ▁were ▁we aker ▁in ▁that ▁area . ▁Mar uy ama , ▁through ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁staff ▁officers , ▁ordered ▁K aw ag uch