我ら罠に落つ。山道と神の嵐に盲いられ、完全に迷いたり。食料も尽きぬ。あらゆる聖なるものの名にかけて、救いをよこしたまえ……。
――敗走部隊より武野御大将への最後の伝言
"We are trapped. The mountains and blinding kami storms have made us hopelessly lost. We are starving. In the name of all things sacred, please, send help . . . ."
――Lost Battalion, final message to General Takeno