After receiving a call from the Prime Minister's Office, the British Cabinet ministers got out of the warm bed, got into a car, and rushed to the Prime Minister's Office. Pen & Fun & Cabinet www.biquge.info As everyone knows, if it weren't for an emergency, Prime Minister Asquith would certainly not have summoned them in the middle of the night. What's more, the Royal Navy seemed to be fighting a decisive battle with the Germans. Therefore, Prime Minister Asquith's purpose in summoning them is naturally obvious.

"Let's hope the Royal Navy can win this naval battle! If it is defeated, then the British Empire will be in trouble, or a big * trouble! "Edward? Sir Grey sat in his car, worried.

And Edward? Sir Grey had the same idea, and there were many. As British cabinet ministers, they were undoubtedly aware of the dire situation facing the British Empire. If they could win the naval battle, then the British Empire could win the war. Even if they lost a lot of national strength in this war, they were still able to survive. If the Royal Navy loses, it's all over.

In less than half an hour, the British cabinet ministers arrived at the Prime Minister's Office.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's really a last resort to bring you here so late. Your Excellency Churchill will first inform you of the results of the naval battle. Prime Minister Asquith's sad face naturally made those cabinet ministers suddenly have a not very good feeling in their hearts.

Churchill stood up, and when he saw that everyone's eyes fell on him, he immediately felt a great pressure.

"Guys, I have very bad news for you." Churchill said.

This made all the cabinet members frown tightly. Obviously, this time the Royal Navy had already lost, and everyone guessed that this would be the result.

"The Royal Navy was not able to defeat the Germans and win the naval battle that had just ended, but suffered heavy losses in the naval battle and lost the naval battle. During the naval battles of the Royal Navy, 22 battleships and 5 battlecruisers were sunk, while three battleships and 1 battlecruiser were severely damaged. The losses of cruisers and destroyers, too, were very large. And we, having paid a heavy price, only sank one battleship of the Germans and severely damaged several of their battleships and battlecruisers. Churchill took the plunge to inform everyone about the situation.

As soon as Churchill's words were finished, the conference room was filled with the sound of inhalations. Obviously, everyone expected the Royal Navy to lose so badly, but they didn't expect it to lose so badly.

"Your Excellency Churchill, the loss of so many capital ships has caused only very small losses to the Germans. How are we going to fight this battle? "Secretary of War Richard? Haldan's face was furious.

You know, there are now more than a million expeditionary forces fighting in France. The defeat of the Royal Navy was so great that it would undoubtedly give up the sea supremacy to the Germans. At that time, it will probably not be so easy for them to secure the sea transport route from Britain to France. In addition, if the Anglo-French forces were unable to withstand the German attack on the Western Front, the sea passage would be cut off, which would directly make it impossible for the British Expeditionary Force to return to the British mainland.

"Lord Haldan, the Royal Navy has done its best in this battle. We were defeated by the Germans not because the officers and men of the Royal Navy were afraid of death. We have done everything we can to defeat the Germans. However, the Germans were too strong for us to end up defeating miserably. Churchill explained.

Richard? Haldan opened his mouth, trying to say more. However, in the end, nothing was spoken. After all, he also knew that the Royal Navy could not be blamed entirely for this failure. Who made the Royal Navy's previous development thinking wrong? This made the performance of the capital ships of the Royal Navy completely incomparable with that of the German Navy. In this naval battle, it was beaten by the German Navy and suffered heavy losses.

Now that the Royal Navy has failed, there is no point in holding accountable.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Royal Navy has lost this naval battle, so according to the plan drawn up by His Excellency Churchill before, do we still have a chance to turn the tables?" Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd? George asked.

Churchill shook his head: "Our capital ships, lost. And the damage we inflicted on the Germans was very small. Although, we still have several dozen ex-dreadnoughts. However, the combat effectiveness of those former dreadnoughts is very poor. In front of the new battleships of the Germans, it was simply vulnerable. If they were to deal with the Germans according to the plan they had drawn up, they would be sent to their deaths. ”

Suddenly, all the cabinet ministers fell silent. They all knew that the Royal Navy had suffered a terrible defeat this time, and at the same time failed to accomplish the set operational objectives, which would make it impossible for them to defeat the German Navy and regain sea supremacy according to the predetermined plan. Even after the crushing defeat of the Royal Navy, the security of the homeland was seriously threatened. If the German Army had won victory on the Western Front and had defeated France, the German Army would have landed on the British Isles if Britain had not accepted the harsh conditions of the Germans. At that time, the entire British Isles will be plunged into war.

Such a terrible result made these cabinet ministers of the British Empire pale one by one.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, since the Navy has failed. Then, our chances of winning this war are almost zero. In order to avoid the war in our homeland, we may be able to negotiate with the Germans to end the war. "Foreign Secretary Edward? Sir Gray suggested.

"However, the Germans put forward conditions that were too harsh, and if they agreed to their terms, the British Empire would cease to exist."

"No matter how much profit is lost, it is much better than the homeland being scorched in the German offensive."

With the defeat of the Royal Navy, more and more cabinet ministers began to think about whether or not to negotiate peace with the Germans. Of course, peace talks will lose a lot of benefits, but if the country is caught in the flames of war, it is also not what they want to see.

"The conditions of the Germans were harsh, but we could bargain with them."

Seeing that the cabinet ministers were more and more inclined to negotiate peace with the Germans, Churchill was very unwilling. He didn't want the British Empire to be brought down by the Germans like this.