Lernt, it looks like a lot of people agree that it was a nes and we should acknowledge it. There might be disagreement between different groups with each claiming that it was their zechus of learning/chesed/army … As they say success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.
Following this line, there might be a change in our zechuyos after Simchas Torah… Maybe we can compare the list of those who claim nes is due to them with a list of those who said that Simchas Torah was due to their aveiros and did teshuva. There were indeed people who showed more achdus than before, and so we should double down on that. I don’t want to start guessing specific examples, as I am sure someone will get offended and the opposite will be achieved.