Chapter 958: Utterly disappointed

Prime Minister's Office, Toronto, Canada.

Although the British government was forced to leave the country and go into exile in Canada. However, Britain still has a lot of potential power on the European continent. The great war between Germany and Austria-Hungary in Europe also made Britain ecstatic.

Some optimistic British ministers even believed that the war would cost Germany dearly. At that time, Britain may be able to take the opportunity to counterattack its homeland. Canada's foundations are so weak that it is almost impossible for Britain to regain its strength with Canada.

Originally, Canada's population was only a few million. However, after the British lost their homeland and lost Canada, the British continued to flee to Canada from the mainland and other colonies. Especially after the German army began to attack the British colonies, British people from all over the country gathered in Canada, so that the population of Canada has exceeded 10 million.

But even this was not enough for the British government, which was bent on becoming strong again, and then defeating Germany and reclaiming Britain proper. That's why they work with the Americans.

This time, the Americans provoked Germany and Austria-Hungary to war, and the British did not contribute less to it. Otherwise, everything wouldn't have gone so well. Among other things, when Karl I made the decision to withdraw from the Central Powers, the British used their power to get the ministers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who were under their influence, to support Karl I's decision. This was the decision of Karl I.

Eventually, the war broke out. This made the British ecstatic. Even if Austria-Hungary could not defeat Germany, as long as it could make Germany pay relatively large losses, it would be a victory.

However, the final result does not seem to be satisfactory to the British.

When a series of news from Europe was summarized, the British cabinet ministers turned blue one by one.

"Oh God! It's hard to imagine that Austria-Hungary has always been called one of the great powers. But they are so vulnerable. As soon as the Germans came, this mighty empire had already fallen apart. This time, the Germans not only did not pay a heavy price in Austria-Hungary, but they were able to solve a powerful country around them in one fell swoop, making them safer! This was not a good thing for the British Empire. Churchill said with a dark face.

"Yes! No one could believe that Austria-Hungary could be so weak. But Karl I, the emperor, didn't he know? Knowing that his country is so weak, he provokes the Germans, which is simply an act of seeking death. How did the Habsburgs produce such an emperor? "British Foreign Secretary Edward? Sir Grey sighed.

After all, the Habsburgs were also a very famous royal family in Europe, and they could be compared with the royal family of the British Empire. However, it is a pity that now both royal families are under the blow of the Germans and have declined.

"Your Excellency, what should we do next? If you want to retake the homeland, I am afraid that it is far away. War Secretary Kitchener said with a look of regret. If the British Empire could regain its homeland, the power of the British Empire would have increased considerably. Among other things, enough troops will allow their army to expand to more than two million. Unlike in Canada now, even with maximum mobilization, it has expanded to a maximum of 1 million. With such a small number of troops, it is almost impossible to go on an expedition to Europe and defeat Germany. Therefore, they can only pin their hopes on the Americans now, hoping that the Americans will be able to give a little more force.

"For the time being, I can only wait. We need to wait further for the right time. We will not be able to do so until we are strong again, and our American allies have the strength to defeat the Germans. It will be difficult to defeat the Germans by our strength alone! Churchill sighed.

The other ministers all nodded their heads, although the result was very disheartening. However, this is the case, and they have no choice.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Americans have sent a fleet to the waters east of the Atlantic. Originally, they planned to cooperate with the Austro-Hungarian Navy and flank the German Navy. But now, Austria-Hungary was so vulnerable. I think it seems useless for the Americans to send a fleet to the waters of the eastern Atlantic. Admiral Jericho, Secretary of the Admiralty, said.

Although, Admiral Jellicoe was in command of the Grand Fleet, but was not able to defeat the German Navy, but caused a crushing defeat for the Royal Navy. However, Admiral Jellicoe had a lot of experience as a general who had fought against the German Navy. In the absence of other suitable candidates, Admiral Jericho is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

"The Americans sent their fleet to the eastern waters of the Atlantic Ocean as nothing more than a demonstration to the Germans. It's a pity that the Imperial Navy is now greatly weakened, and the rebuilt capital ships have not yet been able to enter service. Otherwise, we could have united with the US Navy and made the Germans pay a heavy price! Churchill said.

The British Navy had been almost completely lost in the previous war, so they fled to Canada without a single capital ship. The capital ships built on British soil fell into the hands of the Germans before they were completed. As a result, if Britain wanted to revive its navy, it would have to rebuild its capital ships.

Canadian shipyards do not have the capacity to build capital ships, which makes the UK have to invest heavily in upgrading shipyards first. These works were carried out, and then the construction of new capital ships began. So far, it's only half done. If you want to serve, it is estimated that you will have to wait for a year.

All in all, the British cabinet was very disappointed with the performance of Austria-Hungary this time. Originally, he wanted to borrow the hand of Austria-Hungary to make Germany pay heavy losses. Unexpectedly, the final result was that Germany easily solved the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Also very disappointed with the performance of Austria-Hungary were the island states of the Far East. The last time the island nation failed fiascoly, not only spit out all the colonies in the South Seas. At the same time, it also caused the coastal areas of the country to be beaten into ruins by the Germans, which can be described as heavy losses.

Originally, they thought that a war would break out between Germany and Austria-Hungary, and if the war reached a stalemate, they would be able to take the opportunity to send troops to attack the South Seas again. In that case, they will not only be able to make a fuss, but will also be able to take the opportunity to occupy the colonies in the South Seas and let the island nation solve the resource bottleneck.

But unfortunately, they never imagined that Austria-Hungary would be so vulnerable. This made the plan of the island nation end before it could be implemented.