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Chapter 721 What a big piece of fat

"Enough!"

Seeing that Minuchi Mitsumasa was so ignorant and did not follow the written script at all, Hirohito's face turned as dark as the bottom of the pot, and he shouted in anger: "I reiterate that there is only one issue at the Imperial Conference today, that is, to agree on the best time to declare war on the United States!

As for the matter of going north, don’t mention it again. If anyone dares to shake the morale of the army again, don’t blame me for turning against me!”

"Hayi!"

Seeing that Hirohito's anger was about to explode, the military and political ministers quickly bent down and noun to accept the order. Even Minai Mitsumasa, who had a strong desire to survive, did not dare to continue to say a word, and closed his mouth obediently.

Hirohito glanced at the silent military and political minister with a sharp look, then turned to Hideki Tojo and said, "Tojo, is the cabinet ready for war?"

Hideki Tojo paused heavily and said, "Please rest assured by His Majesty the Emperor. The cabinet has long formulated a complete combat plan and mobilized enough manpower and material resources to win this epic battle that concerns the destiny of the empire!"

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito threw a look of praise, then turned to look at the Army Minister Shinroku Hata and asked, "Hahata, is the Imperial Army ready?"

"Hayi!"

Hata Shunruo paused his head and said, "Everything is ready, only the east wind is needed. Just wait for the order of His Majesty the Emperor. The Imperial Army can send troops to Southeast Asia at any time to wipe out all enemies who dare to obstruct and fight against the Empire."

"Yosi."

Hirohito nodded in agreement, then turned to the Air Force Commander-in-Chief Yamaguchi Daoshi, and rarely smiled and said, "Yamaguchi Jun, is the Imperial Air Force ready?"

"Hayi."

Yamaguchi Tatsume bowed heavily and replied confidently: "Please rest assured that the Imperial Air Force is unprecedentedly powerful, and has made all preparations, and is always waiting for His Majesty's orders."

"Yoxi, beautifully done!"

Hirohito liked it with satisfaction, then his expression changed slightly, and he looked at Mine Hiromasa and asked in a deep voice: "Mine Jun, are the Imperial Navy ready?"

"Hayi."

Mine Mitsumasa quickly paused and replied: "Back to your Majesty, the Imperial Navy is ready to go to war and can go to war at any time!"

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito's expression was slowed down and nodded, "The so-called "knowing yourself and your enemy will never be defeated in a hundred battles. This declaration of war on the United States is related to the destiny of the empire and life and death. The enemy's intelligence is extremely critical to the success or failure of the war.

Yuasa-kun, now you will tell you about the relevant information about the US military’s Pearl Harbor.”

Yuasakura Hei was the Japanese Minister of Interior and the head of the Japanese spy. Before this, he was ordered by Hirohito to send elite agents to Pearl Harbor to spy on intelligence.

"Hayi!"

Yuasakura Heikra said in an excited tone: "Your Majesty, according to the information we have in our Ministry of Internal Affairs, the U.S. Navy has hoarded at least 4.5 million tons of heavy oil, 2.5 million tons of food, as well as a large number of weapons, ammunition and military supplies in the Hawaiian Islands.

In addition, the Hawaiian Islands have also built a large number of factories including dock repair shops!”

"Nani? 4.5 million tons of heavy oil, 2 million tons of grain? Yoshi, it's so good, it's completely Tianyou Yamato."

Hearing this, Shinji Hata's eyes lit up, and he waved his fist with great excitement and said, "With these oils, food, weapons and ammunition, the troops of a division of the Imperial Army can defend Hawaii Island!

Even without the support of the navy and air force, the Imperial Army Division is enough to last for more than four years!”

Listening to the fact that there were so many strategic supplies on the island of Hawaii, Mine Mitsumasa also sighed with his eyes lit up: "Yes, so much heavy oil is enough for the empire to consume more than a year. This is really a blessing to the Japanese Empire!"

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito nodded excitedly, and then said to Mine Mitsumasa: "After going down, be sure to tell General Yamamoto that this bombing of Pearl Harbor must be as complete as possible to receive the supplies and factories on Haway Island. The empire urgently needs these resources to deal with the Americans for a long time!"

"Hayi! I will definitely pass on Your Majesty's will to Yamamoto."

Mine Mitsumasa quickly paused his command.

In the original time and space, one of the most fatal mistakes of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor was to focus the attack target on US Navy ships, completely ignore the machinery factory, do not take any action on repair facilities, and ignore the 4.5 million tons of heavy oil stored in the harbor.

The direct result was that the Americans quickly resumed and restarted Pearl Harbor without substantial damage.

It is important to know that these heavy oils accumulated over a long period of time are irreplaceable. Without this fuel, the US fleet will not be able to launch any combat operations from Pearl Harbor in a few months.

Needless to say anything else, this fire can completely burn Pearl Harbor and burn the possibility of its continued existence as a military port.

To rebuild this military port, even if the United States has achieved mechanization of civil engineering, it will be impossible in a few years.

Without the advance base, the U.S. Navy had to retreat 3,500 kilometers back to San Diego, California, and from there, starting to fight again, there was no freedom the U.S. Navy enjoyed during the entire Pacific War.

In this historical plane, the Japanese had greater ambitions. They not only wanted to sneak attack and annihilate the US Pacific Fleet, but also directly occupied Hawaii Island, and then became a fulcrum and springboard for the Japanese army in the Pacific.

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito raised his beard and immediately asked Toshiro Hata, a little worried, "Hahata, you just said that a division can defend Hawaii Island, is it really OK?"

After a pause, Hirohito looked at Yuasakura Hei and said, "Didn't you say that there are as many as 20,000 American defenders in the Hawaiian Islands?"

"Hayi!"

Yuasakura Hei nodded quickly and said, "There are indeed more than 20,000 US troops in the entire Hawaiian Islands, and the US Army stationed on Hawai Island has a regiment. If the US Marine Corps and the personnel recuperating on the island are added, at best, there are only about 6,000 people.

In addition, the ships anchored in Pearl Harbor include 3 aircraft carriers, 9 battleships, 12 cruisers, 32 destroyers and 12 submarines!”

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito nodded, then looked at Hata Shunruo again and said, "Do you still think a division can complete the capture mission?"

"Please rest assured that our Majesty has done military flag deductions many times!"

Shinji Hata was still confident and said strongly: "The Hawaiian Islands defense system is mainly based on defense from surface attacks, and its defense core is Oahu in the northwest.
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