The codename "Tora! Tora! Tora!" carried a chilling implication: the Imperial Japanese Navy hoped to catch the United States completely off guard with a surprise attack, much like a "Pearl Harbor" scenario.
Japan’s recklessness objectively created conditions for the significant expansion of the base areas. This campaign by the 129th Division inadvertently opened a channel between the disaster-stricken regions and the base areas, causing even more refugees to flock into the territory.
For the past few days, Wang Diren had been helping Li Yunlong rebuild the Second Battalion. Li Yunlong didn't know if it was his experience in "sending off a dowry" or his original intent to expand for the war effort, but he had ensured that every battalion now had a full complement of deputy officers.
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