Kazunari Ugaki, the foreign minister of the island, personally greeted Hopkins at the airport. When the B-17 bomber heard about it, Ugaki Kazunari immediately greeted him.

The huge B-17 bomber brought a great shock to Kazunari Ugaki. Although he did not understand military affairs, he knew that the island nation did not have such a huge fighter plane as the B-17 bomber. On the one hand, island nations lack the relevant technology. On the other hand, the construction of heavy bombers is too expensive and resource-intensive. The resources of the island countries are not rich in the first place, and there are simply not so many resources to waste. There are resources for the construction of heavy bombers, it is better to build a few more Zero fighters.

Of course, this does not prevent the islanders from being hateful to heavy bombers. The senior officials of the army air force of the island country have repeatedly applied for the construction of heavy bombers. In particular, Germany began to carry out strategic bombing of Bu and Russia, and the powerful power of heavy bombers was revealed, which made the people of the island countries eager to have such heavy bombers. Regrettably, however, the top brass of the island nation rejected their request. Because, war is about to break out. All the resources of the island nation must be used to win the war. Unless they wait until the island nation occupies the South Seas and Australia and has a lot of resources, it is impossible for them to build this kind of heavy bomber.

Hopkins came down the gangway. Ugaki Kazunari had a smile on his face and immediately greeted him.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two sides drove to the Prime Minister's Office.

Originally, Ugaki Kazunari planned to arrange for Hopkins to go to the post house to rest first. After all, in this era, taking a plane for long-distance fulfillment is definitely not a pleasure, but a deep torment. When Hopkins got off the plane, he also looked tired.

However, Hopkins was unwilling to waste time and directly asked for talks with the island's prime minister, Fumihiro Konoe.

When Hopkins arrived at the prime minister, the island's five cabinet ministers were all gathered here. They will all be involved in this meeting. Of course, the main thing is that Fumiro Konoe talks to Hopkins. The most others have done is to offer a little advice.

"Your Excellency, Special Envoy, welcome to the island nation!" Fumiro Konoe smiled.

At this moment, there was no one else in the conference room except for Hopkins and the island's cabinet five ministers. The translators were all performed by Foreign Minister Kazunari Ugaki. It can be seen that this meeting is undoubtedly very secretive.

"Hello, Prime Minister. On the orders of His Excellency the President, I am on mission to the island nation. I think you know exactly what I mean. In the current war, the situation is already very critical. The war launched by Germany against Brazzaville and Russia has already paid a huge price. Now, the Russian government is almost out of the way. Therefore, the US government hopes that the government of the island country will fulfill its promise and start a war against Germany as soon as possible! Otherwise, if you continue to drag it out, something bad will happen. Once Germany wins this war, it will be a disaster for the rest of the world, and no country will be able to mobilize Germany's hegemony! All other countries will be suppressed by the Germans, or even destroyed. Hopkins said straight to the point. He did not hide anything about his intentions and the intentions of the US government. Actually, there is no need to hide it. After all, it's a well-known thing. He believes that the governments of island countries are also very aware of this.

Besides, now they are in the same boat. If the ship sinks, no one can escape.

The cabinet ministers of the island country are also well aware of this. They all know very well that no one can change the participation in the war. It's just that they hope to take this opportunity to grab as many benefits and benefits as possible for the island nation.

"Your Excellency, we have promised to go to war against Germany in January of this year. This will never change. It's just that the Germans are too strong, and we have to use all means to defeat the Germans. So, we will not declare war on the Germans until we really attack. However, our army will be dispatched! Fumiro Konoe said.

Hopkins finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Konoe Fumiro say this. The islanders did not push back again, and this left a lot of trouble. As for the way the islanders will adopt an undeclared war, although it is a bit despicable, if it can really make the Germans pay a lot of price for this, then the United States is undoubtedly happy to see it.

"However, Your Excellency, we also have our difficulties. Although we are ready for war, we have mobilized more than three million troops for this purpose. More troops will be invested in the future. However, our foundation is too weak. Once a war breaks out, the consumption of various resources will continue to soar. Therefore, we hope that the U.S. government will support us as much as possible and provide us with sufficient resources for the war. Otherwise, there would be no way to fight this battle. Fumiro Konoe said.

"It's laissez-faire. The United States will increase your government's steel and oil resources. In addition, our spies have obtained information from the Germans, and I am sure you will be interested. Hopkins said with a laugh.

The important ministers of the island government are all engrossed.

"The Germans sent a number of geologists to the South Seas and Australia. In the Dutch East Indies in the South Seas, they discovered a large number of oil fields with huge reserves. It's just that the Germans didn't mine it. On the one hand, the Middle East, which the Germans controlled, was already able to provide them with enough oil. On the other hand, it is for the sake of war security. In Australia, the Germans also found a large number of iron mines. It's just that they don't mine it either. If your army can defeat the Germans and occupy these areas. Then, resources will no longer be a bottleneck for your country. Hopkins said.

This information was obtained from Germany at great cost by the American intelligence agencies. They believe that this will be a temptation that will be difficult to refuse for the island nation.

In fact, it is true that the important ministers of these island countries, after learning the news, they couldn't help but breathe a little fast. The problem of resources has always been the biggest bottleneck plaguing the development of island countries. This has also made the people of the island countries always feel why other countries are rich in resources, but tens of millions of them have to be crammed into small islands with poor resources, dense volcanoes, and frequent earthquakes. If they can snatch the resource-rich and fertile South Seas and Australia from the war, the bottleneck that plagues them will disappear. When the time comes, the island nation will become even stronger.