s ▁line . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁darkness ▁and ▁inter mitt ent ▁heavy ▁rain , ▁the ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁troops ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁P ull er ' s ▁def enses ▁before ▁day break . ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁dawn , ▁Colonel ▁Mas aj iro ▁Fur imi ya , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁Infantry , ▁with ▁two ▁companies ▁from ▁his ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁plus ▁his ▁headquarters ▁staff , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁Marine ▁art illery ▁fire ▁and ▁reach ▁P ull er ' s ▁lines ▁about ▁ 0 3 : 3 0 . ▁Most ▁of ▁Fur imi ya ' s ▁troops ▁were ▁killed ▁during ▁their ▁assault , ▁but ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁broke ▁through ▁the ▁American ▁def enses ▁and ▁car ved ▁a ▁sal ient ▁ ▁in ▁width ▁and ▁ ▁deep ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁P ull er ' s ▁line . ▁After ▁sun r ise , ▁Fur imi ya ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁assault ▁on ▁P ull er , ▁but ▁were ▁thrown ▁back . ▁At ▁ 0 7 : 3 0 , ▁Nas u ▁decided ▁to ▁withdraw ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁troops ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁j ung le ▁and ▁prepare ▁for ▁another ▁attack ▁that ▁night . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁October , ▁P ull er ' s ▁men ▁attacked ▁and ▁er adic ated ▁the ▁sal ient ▁in ▁their ▁lines ▁and ▁h unted ▁small ▁groups ▁of ▁Japanese ▁in fil tr ators , ▁killing ▁ 1 0 4