"Though this war was still ongoing, the British had already stormed onto our mainland. Our army had just been defeated by the Germans in the southeast, losing over a million troops. So now, defeating the Germans and holding the mainland was already an exceedingly difficult task. To ensure that the Empire could rise again one day, we needed to transport this gold to Canada as capital for making a comeback. But regrettably, no one knew which link had gone wrong—the news had still leaked out," Captain John said with a bitter expression.
"Captain, what should we do now? If we don't agree to the Germans' demands, they really will kill us!" a young sailor could not help asking. Clearly, no one wanted to die.
"Captain, German warships surround us now. There is no escaping them. We have only two paths before us: one is to fight until we are sunk and go down with the gold. The other is to comply with the Germans' demands, hand over the gold, and exchange it for our lives," the navigator said.
Captain John nodded. They truly had only those two choices left. But which one to choose left Captain John in an agonizing dilemma. If it were up to him, he would rather fight until they were sunk. That way, he could preserve the Royal Navy's glory. Yet Captain John could plainly see the desire to live in the sailors' eyes.
"For the interests of the British Empire and the glory of the Royal Navy, we should fight to the bitter end. We absolutely cannot surrender to the Germans!" Captain John said.
"Captain, if we do that, the Germans will kill us all. They are devils—they will definitely keep their word!" a sailor said, almost in tears.
"How about opening the seacocks and