However, from October to December, the Japanese responded in force, reasserting control of railway lines and conducting aggressive "mopping up operations" in the rural areas around them.
Namun, dari bulan Oktober sampai Desember, Jepang melakukan serangan balasan, menguasai kembali jalur kereta api dan melakukan "operasi pembersihan" agresif di wilayah-wilayah pedalaman di sekitarnya.