"General, the Britain people have escaped, should we pursue them?" a staff officer asked on board the Battlecruiser number 'Moltke'.
Vice Admiral Spee shook his head. "Forget it, let them go! If we chase, we might fall into the trap of the Britain people. We have already won the victory and sunk a Capital Ships belonging to the Britain people. This is already an amazing victory!"
Now we are fighting in British waters, so we have to be extremely cautious. They finally won the victory. If they put themselves in crisis because of taking risks, it would not be worthwhile.
"Report to the general that the 'Goeben' called, and the British Navy and Battlecruiser that they were entangled with have also withdrawn. They asked if they wanted to pursue it."
"Give electricity to the 'Goeben' so that they cannot pursue it and continue to carry out the mission of breaking diplomatic relations."
"Yes, General!"
For German Navy's Commerce Raiding Fleet, the most important task at this stage is still to break diplomatic relations. As for the Capital Ships that sank British Navy, that was just incidental. If you have the opportunity and the conditions are ripe, you can fight such a battle, but if you want to shift the focus to this aspect, the gains will outweigh the losses. After all, if we really want to have a decisive battle with British Navy, now is not the time, and these Battlecruiser will not have their turn. Those rough-skinned Battleship who stayed in the country are the main force in the decisive battle with British Navy.
The 'Moltke' Battlecruiser that sank the 'Lion' Battlecruiser did not stay too much in this sea area. Instead, it left this sea area and continued to search for the Britain merchant ship.
But the sinking of the "Lion" Battlecruiser caused an uproar among British Navy. In particular, the "Lion" Battlecruiser was sunk in a two-on-one situation. Doesn't that mean that even two British Navy and Battlecruiser are not as good as one German Navy? If Battleship is like this, then even if British Navy has the numerical advantage of Capital Ships, it may not be able to take advantage in future naval battles. If you don't do it right, you'll lose in a very ugly way.
After First Sea Lord Churchill learned that the "Lion" Battlecruiser was sunk, he became furious and smashed all the antique vases in the office to pieces.
"Order Battlecruiser and Battleship who were sent out to encircle and suppress Germany people to withdraw them all!" Churchill immediately issued the order.
Although, this will force their encirclement and suppression plan to stop, it will also make Commerce Raiding Fleet of German Navy attack Britain's sea transportation line more unscrupulously, causing further losses to Britain. However, Churchill did not dare to take any more risks until he learned the true situation of the naval battle and made a judgment. If another battleship is sunk, it will further weaken the strength of British Royal Navy. This will be very detrimental to British Navy in the next battle.
"In addition, ask Admiral Jellicoe and Admiral Beatty to come see me immediately!" Churchill said.
That night, Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty rushed to London. They all came directly by seaplane. Although aircraft such as airplanes are not very mature at this stage and have a high risk factor. But in order to hurry, the two of them had no choice. Fortunately, their luck was relatively good and they all arrived at London safely.
After entering Churchill's office, both Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty said nothing, especially Vice Admiral Beatty, who looked ashamed. Obviously, he personally commanded the "Lion" Battlecruiser, but was still defeated in the end, which made him not know how to face Churchill.
You know, the 'Lion' number Battlecruiser is definitely the most powerful Battlecruiser of British Navy. Although the 'HMS Queen Mary' number Battleship can be regarded as an improved version of the 'Lion-class' Battleship, the changes are not major and the combat power improvement is not much, so it is still counted as the 'Lion-class' Battlecruiser. The 'Tiger' number Battlecruiser is a major modification of the 'Lion-class' Battlecruiser, and its combat effectiveness has also been greatly improved. However, the "Tiger" number Battlecruiser was not able to serve.
Vice Admiral Beatty believes that even if the "Tiger" number Battleship is in service, Battlecruiser of German Navy will still be defeated.
"Sit down, generals!" Churchill said, suppressing the anger in his heart.
The secretary left immediately after serving the coffee. He also knows that Churchill has a bad temper now. If you stay here, I'm afraid it will bring disaster to Chiyu.
"Generals? Why was the HMS Lion battlecruiser sunk? That is our most powerful battlecruiser! Especially we sent nearly twice as many battleships as the Germans to pursue. If the outside world knew, this would be a huge blow to the morale of the Royal Navy and even the British Empire. The Germans are launching an attack in Western Europe, and the Belgians are struggling to support it. The French are also preparing for battle. Our army is planning to send an expeditionary force there. Fighting on the European continent. The Royal Navy has always been regarded as the pride of the British Empire. It is the most powerful navy in the world and a major guarantee for us to defeat the Germans. But now, the Royal Navy suffered a disastrous defeat in its first battle. A large battlecruiser was directly sunk. How can I explain this to His Majesty the Prime Minister, how to explain it to His Majesty the King, and how to explain it to all the people?" Churchill was furious, and the expression on his face even became a little ferocious.
Although Royal Navy has a large number of Battlecruiser, and there are more Battleship, the loss of one Battlecruiser is nothing, and it is far from serious damage or injury.
However, none of British Navy or even British Cabinet expected that the powerful Royal Navy would fail the first time he fought German Navy, or simply be sunk. This will undoubtedly make Royal Navy and even British Cabinet have a little doubt about their future victory. That's why Churchill's reaction was so big.
"Prime Minister, I'm sorry about the sinking of the Lion Battleship. I didn't expect it to be like this. However, I have to say that during the battle, those boys tried their best and they are all good." David? Vice Admiral Beatty said.
"Admiral Beatty, what do you mean, the sinking of the Lion Battlecruiser was not due to man-made reasons, but because the enemy was too powerful?" Churchill frowned. I am somewhat dissatisfied with this explanation of David? Vice Admiral Beatty.