Every battle in the war with Djo can be considered an act of revenge; you retaliate, and I strike back.
Gao Yang was always worried about Djo launching a retaliatory action, mainly concerned about Djo deploying the Butter Knife unit again, so he hadn't been having an easy time these past few days.
He obtained some specific information about Butter Knife's operations from Nate, which was quite important. Also, some news could be gathered from Andre's guards. By piecing this information together, Gao Yang could barely understand some of Butter Knife's tactics and make targeted defensive arrangements against them.
The characteristics of Butter Knife can be summed up in three words: fast, precise, and ruthless.
Fast, precise, ruthless—these are cliché features of any Special Forces unit, indeed a common goal during actions. However, achieving this is rare.