The officers and men of the 3rd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps, who were stationed in Pearl City and Honolulu, woke up early in the morning to find that their division commander could not be contacted. The people of the Pacific Fleet www.biquge.info also discovered that their commander was nowhere to be found. This has dealt a devastating blow to the morale of the US military, which has already fallen to the freezing point. A lot of people know what's going on. Their commander had already abandoned them and fled.

"Hell, we fought with the Chinese again, but those generals fled, what is this?"

"God will send those guys to hell!" Someone else cursed viciously.

Of course, Admiral Hasben Kimmel and Major General Cullen and others have already paid their price. These US officers and men did not know that the submarine in which Admiral Hasben Kimmel and Rear Admiral Cullen were traveling last night had been sunk by a destroyer of the Chinese Navy. If they had known this would happen, they probably wouldn't have fled Oahu. On Oahu, even if they are captured by Chinese marines, they can live in prisoner of war camps. With their rank, they were treated very well, even in the prisoner of war camps.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Early in the morning, the five 'Five Emperor-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy began shelling the US defense line in close proximity. On the two main aircraft carriers, ground crews are also busy, beginning to prepare for the takeoff of carrier-based aircraft.

The Chinese* army is about to launch a new round of attacks on the US defense line, which has caused the US military to fall into a panic. And the commanders all fled. As a result, many US troops demanded to stop fighting and surrender to the Chinese. In their opinion, they have done their best to surrender to the Chinese, and there is no way to do it. In this way, at least their lives can be saved.

Thus, before the bombing of the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, before the attack of the Chinese Marines, the remnants of the 3rd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps, as well as those surviving sailors and civilians on the shore of the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy, sent representatives to surrender to the Empire. With the Empire promising to guarantee their lives, the remnants of the 3rd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps laid down their weapons, walked out of the fortifications, and surrendered to the Imperial Marines. The surviving sailors of the Pacific Fleet, plus the civilian staff, more than 20,000 people also surrendered like Imperial Marines. Pearl City and Honolulu fell into the hands of the Empire without much damage.

This also heralded the end of the Empire's attack on the Hawaiian Islands after twelve days. The Imperial Navy and Marines captured the entire Hawaiian Islands at a small cost, giving the Empire a reliable fortress in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The existence of the Hawaiian Islands made it possible for the United States not to worry about the enemy attacking its homeland. After all, the vastness of the Pacific Ocean combined with the defenses of the Hawaiian Islands is enough to keep most of the enemy at bay. Now that the Empire has occupied the Hawaiian Islands, it is entirely possible to use the Hawaiian Islands as a base from which to launch an attack on the U.S. mainland. Of course, there are still 4,000 kilometers from the Hawaiian Islands to the continental United States, and for the vast majority of existing weapons and equipment, this distance cannot be crossed.

However, the empire could also focus on building the Hawaiian Islands into a strong line of defense against a possible counterattack by the Americans. As long as the Hawaiian Islands are in the hands of the Empire, if the Americans want to compete with the Empire for the Pacific, they must first retake the Hawaiian Islands. This will be very difficult for the United States. If the empire strengthens its military construction of the Hawaiian Islands, it can build the Hawaiian Islands into a place where Americans shed blood.

In fact, that's exactly what the Empire did. After Emperor Wu Haoxuan learned that the Hawaiian Islands had been completely occupied by the Imperial Marines, he immediately asked the General Staff to make a construction plan for the Hawaiian Islands, building the Hawaiian Islands into a solid defense line of the Empire in the Pacific Ocean, ensuring that even if the United States launched a large-scale attack in the direction of Hawaii, the Empire could firmly hold the Hawaiian Islands and make the Americans pay a heavy price here.

The General Staff has also planned for this for a long time. According to the predetermined plan, the Imperial Marines were to deploy five divisions and more than 100,000 men to the Hawaiian Islands. The Navy's land-based aviation will deploy three fighter wings, one dive bomber wing and one torpedo attack aircraft wing to the Hawaiian Islands to form the Hawaiian air cluster. In addition, the Imperial Air Force will deploy two fighter wings and one medium bomber wing in Hawaii to further strengthen the air defense capabilities of the Hawaiian Islands. The Imperial Navy will also deploy four carrier strike groups in the Hawaiian Islands as the main force for the Imperial Navy to attack the continental United States and control the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

From now on, the empire will be like the Hawaiian Islands to transport large quantities of building materials, building airfields and other fortifications on the Hawaiian Islands. On some of the main islands, shore fortifications will be built. Combined with air defense positions, the entire Hawaiian Islands became a fortified fortress. If the Americans wanted to attack Hawaii, they would inevitably hit their heads in Hawaii and bleed.

In addition, with the Hawaiian Defense Line, the Empire was able to contain the United States with a small number of troops, thus devoting most of its forces to other battlefields. For example, continue the offensive in the Pacific Ocean and sweep across Oceania. Launching offensives on the Western Front, as well as in the theaters of West Asia and North Africa, and so on.

It can be said that the change of hands of the Hawaiian Islands has allowed the empire to no longer have to worry about being violently counterattacked by the Americans in the Pacific direction. After all, a rash counterattack against the Empire before the Americans retake the Hawaiian Islands will only wipe out their fleet.

The fall of the Hawaiian Islands was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Americans. Of course, the Americans, under a series of blows from the Chinese Empire, had long expected such an outcome.

When Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson reported to Roosevelt that Hawaii had been lost, Roosevelt's eyes flashed with a hint of loss.

"We had an infantry division and a marine division on the Hawaiian Islands, totaling more than 45,000 men, and we only lasted 12 days. Is the combat effectiveness of the Chinese* army really that strong? Roosevelt asked.

"Your Excellency the President, I have to admit that at this stage, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is indeed higher than that of the United States. Compared with the Chinese, the gap between our weapons and equipment is not large, and it can even be ignored. However, the combat quality and experience of the Chinese* army are lacking in the American army. In addition, the Chinese used sneak attacks to crush our Pacific Fleet, so that our troops lost the cover of the sea and air. The Chinese, on the other hand, had support from the sea and the air, so that our army was completely suppressed on the Hawaiian Islands. This is also the reason why our army will be defeated so quickly. Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. George Marshall said.

"Your Excellency, the loss of the Hawaiian Islands was doomed from the time the Chinese launched a sneak attack on our Oahu military port. The Chinese launched this attack with all their hearts, and they were fully prepared. And if we are attacked by them when we are caught off guard, we will naturally pay heavy losses. However, now that we are ready, it will be impossible for the Chinese to once again rely on this despicable tactic to succeed. Harry H. Woodlin, Secretary of War said.

President Roosevelt nodded, the surprise attack launched by the Chinese Empire was indeed a very heavy loss to the United States. In Europe, Germany is still blitzing Poland. Poland had millions of troops, but in the face of a German blitzkrieg, there was nothing to do. This has shown the world the power of blitzkrieg. But the Chinese Navy has also shown the world the power of aircraft carriers in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Chinese Navy dispatched a huge aircraft carrier fleet to directly defeat the United States, and the mighty Pacific Fleet was destroyed, and the flames of war even burned to the United States, so that the whole world could see that the United States is fundamentally a big country with strong industrial strength but very weak military strength.

At the beginning of this war, both China and Germany performed very impressively. Of course, the Germans are still very far from the United States, and they cannot be threatened for the time being. However, the threat of the Chinese empire was imminent. The United States, under the fierce attack of the Chinese Empire, has already suffered terribly.

"Is it possible for us to retake Hawaii in the future?" President Roosevelt asked. Without the Hawaiian Islands, the security of the United States is no longer guaranteed, which is very detrimental to the United States.

"Your Excellency, the war against the Hawaiian Islands will be at least after we have gained sea supremacy in the eastern waters of the Pacific Ocean, that is, after we have defeated the Chinese Navy. Otherwise, we simply don't have the strength to attack the Hawaiian Islands. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Hadro Stark said.

President Roosevelt nodded, he knew that launching an attack on the Hawaiian Islands without sea supremacy would be looking for death. Of course, when the US Navy defeats the Chinese Navy and gains sea supremacy in the eastern Pacific Ocean, it will undoubtedly be more difficult than ascending to the sky. Perhaps, the U.S. Navy will never have this opportunity. Even if there is this opportunity, the Hawaiian Islands have been built into a strong fortress by the Chinese, and the United States wants to retake the Hawaiian Islands, and I don't know how many lives will be lost. (To be continued.) )