▁the ▁Mar uy ama ▁Road . ▁Between ▁ 1 6 : 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 1 : 0 0 , ▁heavy ▁rain ▁fell , ▁delay ing ▁the ▁Japanese ▁approach ▁and ▁causing ▁" cha os " ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁form ations , ▁already ▁exha usted ▁from ▁the ▁long ▁march ▁through ▁the ▁j ung le . ▁Sho ji ' s ▁right ▁wing ▁force ▁accident ally ▁turned ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁lines , ▁and ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁batt alion ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Marine ▁def enses . ▁Sho ji ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 2 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁" st umbled " ▁into ▁P ull er ' s ▁lines ▁about ▁ 2 2 : 0 0 ▁and ▁were ▁driven ▁off ▁by ▁P ull er ' s ▁men . ▁For ▁unknown ▁reasons , ▁Mar uy ama ' s ▁staff ▁then ▁reported ▁to ▁Hy ak ut ake ▁that ▁Sho ji ' s ▁men ▁had ▁over run ▁Hend erson ▁Field . ▁At ▁ 0 0 : 5 0 ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October , ▁Hy ak ut ake ▁sign aled ▁R aba ul ▁that , ▁" A ▁little ▁before ▁ 2 3 : 0 0 ▁the ▁Right ▁Wing ▁captured ▁the ▁air field ." ▁ ▁At ▁about ▁this ▁time , ▁Nas u ' s ▁left ▁wing ▁batt al ions ▁finally ▁began ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Marine ▁def enses . ▁At ▁ 0 0 : 3 0 ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Company ▁of ▁Nas u ' s