Light forces retreating through Malaya would report Japanese positions and delay the advance without seeking a decisive early battle. Their reports guide night bombers toward the advancing columns. Accuracy is expected to be poor, but nearby bombing could still deny sleep, disrupt movement, and wear down morale. The plan borrows Wellington's method at the Lines of Torres Vedras by drawing an attacker toward ground prepared for the decisive defence. The fortified line is the centre of the campaign design.
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Apply a Torres Vedras model in Malaya
The defence borrows from Wellington's Lines of Torres Vedras: draw the attacker onto prepared positions while reconnaissance and night bombing wear down the advance.