Main Force Showdown (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Admiral John Jellicoe and Vice Admiral David Beatty's faces were so gloomy they seemed ready to drip water. Admiral Lame and Admiral Paul actually wanted to retreat—how could that do? Although the French Navy still had five Battleships left and the Italian Navy only two, they were both indispensable sources of support for the British Navy.

If the French Navy and Italian Navy retreated, the British Navy would be left with only twenty Capital Ships. Facing the German Navy's thirty-four Capital Ships, what fate awaited them was something anyone could figure out with their toes!

"Admiral Lame, Admiral Paul. Although the German aircraft attacks have inflicted heavy losses on us, this battle has only just begun. We have not been defeated yet. If fortune favors us, we may still have a chance to defeat the Germans. This is the last opportunity for all our nations, and we absolutely cannot let it slip away. If we retreat, it will mean we have lost this battle. When that happens, we can only lose this war!" Vice Admiral David Beatty said.

"Gentlemen, once we lose this war, the Germans will certainly destroy all our countries," Admiral John Jellicoe added.

Admiral Lame and Admiral Paul immediately fell silent. Indeed, their governments had sent them into this battle in the hope that they could seize this chance to defeat the Germans and prevent their nations from losing the war. But now, the strength the Germans had displayed in naval combat was simply too formidable. They had already lost confidence in victory.

"The Germans are powerful, that is beyond doubt. Otherwise, they would not have made the Royal Navy pay such a terrible price. But if we fear the Germans because of that, then there is no need to fight this battle at all. I believe