To counter the Kota Bharu landings, the British overseas fleet's proudest battleships, the Prince of Wales and the Repulse, sailed north.
Britain didn't respond to the threat of landing at Kota Bharu.
mnli hypothesis: Britain didn't respond to the threat of landing at Kota Bharu. premise: To counter the Kota Bharu landings, the British overseas fleet's proudest battleships, the Prince of Wales and the Repulse, sailed north.