"Our Capital Ships formation has been almost completely wiped out. If the Americans and British use Capital Ships to attack us, we will have no way to strike back before dawn! Our aircraft carriers could even be easily sunk by the enemy's Capital Ships." Marshal Lütjens spoke with a grave expression.
"Yes, Commander. In that case, we must be more cautious." Lieutenant General Karl Weizel said.
Lieutenant General Hans was somewhat unwilling to accept it. "Commander, if we miss this opportunity, then after daybreak, the Americans and British will probably escape beyond our strike radius. By then, it will be extremely difficult for us to launch another attack on them."
Marshal Lütjens nodded. "Indeed, that would be regrettable. But with the battle having reached this point, we have already secured victory. From here on, we must be more cautious. Otherwise, if we suffer another heavy blow, we will have no advantage left to speak of."
Marshal Lütjens clearly intended to quit while he was ahead. This naval battle had undoubtedly been exceedingly risky. Their Capital Ships formation had been almost completely wiped out. Of the seven Capital Ships, four had been sunk, while the remaining three had also suffered severe damage. As for the carriers, although none of the eight aircraft carriers had been lost, nearly half of their carrier-based aircraft had been lost as well. This showed just how brutal the naval battle had been. Fortunately, during this battle, they had sunk as many as seventeen aircraft carriers of the American Navy and British Navy, practically exhausting the aircraft carriers of the American and British fleets. This meant that the German Home Fleet had actually come out ahead in this battle. Even if the battle ended here, the German Navy could still be considered to have won a great