The Japanese consolidated positions, fending off the Peng Dehuai and Zhu De led 100 Regiments Offensive in northern China, with heavy fighting lasting from August to December and inflicting over 22,000 CCP losses to just 3-4000 Japanese. The Japanese retaliated with the 'three alls' - kill all, burn all, loot all against the CCP bases in Shaanxi, driving the CCP out of much of their controlled territory