The Japanese Navy split into two forces. One headed for Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, launching its attack on the United States and moving to occupy the islands, cutting off America's Pacific transit hub and turning Hawaii into a base from which to fight the United States.
The other headed for the Philippines, attacking American military bases to clear the last obstacle to the Japanese Army's advance into Southeast Asia.
As the Japanese saw it, once the Americans were defeated, Britain and France would pose no real threat.
The two wars broke out with little warning. Japan had been plotting for a long time, while the United States was unprepared, so both conflicts ended in American defeats.
The military balance in the Pacific, which had held until then, was shattered. Japan believed it now dominated the Pacific and began confidently attacking countries across South Asia.
Wang Yue's fleet was requisitioned by the Americans and assigned to evacuate large numbers of people to safety. The Japanese arrived too late to find any ships, so they had no evidence they could use against Wang Yue.
When she heard the news, Yu Manli was checking the accounts in the coffee shop. She put down her ledger and asked Wang Yue worriedly,
"Brother, the Japanese actually won!
"Were the Americans really that weak?
"Now that Japan has no enemies in the Pacific, won't they become even more brazen?"
Seeing Yu Manli's concern, Wang Yue smiled. "The United States has enormous potential for war. It may be far away, but after this war began, it was only a matter of time before it turned things around."
Yu Manli furrowed her brow, still uncertain. "But now Japan's sphere of influence is growing larger and larger, leaving us less and less room to survive. That can't be a