The Last Straw (1,400-Vote Bonus Chapter)

"**Damn! Why did it turn out like this? If this goes on, all our warships will be lost. We simply can't beat the Germans. This decisive battle with the Germans is nothing but a joke!" The moment Admiral Lame climbed aboard the battleship Flanders, he saw the battleship Normandy sink. It left him trembling with fear, his back turning cold, as though he had narrowly escaped a catastrophe.

In Admiral Lame's eyes, the German Navy was simply too powerful. This decisive battle should never have been fought in the first place. Victory was impossible; they were merely throwing their lives away for nothing. Originally, the German Navy had ten Capital Ships, but now only four remained. By the time this battle was over, perhaps not a single one would be left.

If he could, Admiral Lame wanted to withdraw from the battle.

"Send a Telegram to the flagship. Tell Admiral Jellicoe that this battle cannot go on any longer. We have already suffered grievous losses. If we keep fighting, the entire fleet will be wiped out!" Admiral Lame said.

"Yes, Admiral." The Communications Officer immediately went to send the Telegram.

Although retreat meant defeat, and once they were defeated, the entire Allied Powers would be finished, Admiral Lame clearly could not concern himself with such things for the sake of his own life.

Aboard the Combined Fleet's flagship, the battleship Vengeance, Admiral John Jellicoe and Vice Admiral David Beatty both wore even uglier expressions after receiving news that the battleship Normandy had been sunk.

"Idiots! Are all the French idiots? Five of their battleships against two German ones, and they were actually suppressed by the Germans instead. Now one has even been sunk. Are their battleships made of paper?" Vice Admiral David Beatty cursed.

"Admiral Lame was never a brave