Britain, London. As the capital of the world's most powerful country, this place should be the center of the world. Once upon a time, London was indeed the center of the world. Products from all over the world could be found here.
However, it had only been three months since the war started, and London was already in dire straits. There were very few pedestrians on the street, and they were all in a hurry. The shops on both sides were almost closed for a long time. Because they have no goods to sell at all. Because of German Navy's Commerce Raiding Fleet and the submarine force's blockade of British Isles, Britain has already experienced a shortage of supplies in the country.
Although the merchant ships from United States brought a lot of supplies, almost all of them were food and various Mineral Resources. As for other goods, they were not shipped at all. In other words, the Britain people simply have no energy to care about other commodities. What they have to do now is to store war materials as much as possible so that Britain can last longer in this war until the war is finally won.
A car was driving on a deserted street. This is Foreign Minister Edward? Sir Gray's car. Originally, his car was a luxurious Daimler A-Class car. However, after the war began, especially after British Royal Navy suffered heavy losses under the attack of German Navy, Sir Edward Gray stopped riding in that car and replaced it with British mainland's own brand. Although, the cars produced by Britain's own car brand are not very good at all. Not only are they ugly in appearance, but their comfort is also terrible. But at least you don't have to worry about getting Encirclement Offensive from angry people.
Not only did Edward Sir Gray change his car, but the other members of British Cabinet also changed their cars to local brands. When the war is not going well and the people are angry, they don't dare to provoke the people anymore. If it arouses people's anger, the consequences will be very bad. These Cabinet Ministers don't want this government to be overthrown by angry people because of their stupid actions.
"Alas! It has only been three months, and London is already like this. This battle is getting worse and worse for us!" Edward Sir Gray couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the deserted streets.
"Sir, are we going to lose this war?" asked the secretary sitting in the front row.
"Will he lose?" Edward? Sir Gray himself didn't know. However, he knew clearly that they could not lose. If you lose, the consequences will be very serious.
But immediately, Edward? Sir Gray's eyes became firm. As Cabinet Minister of Britain, while enjoying power, his responsibility is to lead the development to become stronger. Although, now Britain is facing a great crisis. But he believed that they would be able to survive this crisis and win future wars.
"We will not lose! In the hundreds of years since British Empire has been around, what challenges have we not encountered? This time, the challenge Germany poses to us is just a small challenge that British Empire has encountered in hundreds of years. We will definitely defeat them! Victory will belong to the British Empire. British Empire will continue to lead the world!" Edward? Sir Gray said firmly.
The secretary's eyes immediately became firm.
"Yes, Your Excellency. We can definitely defeat the Germany people and win this war!"
After the war lasted for three months, the beliefs of many Britain people were inevitably affected. Because, they suddenly discovered that British Empire did not seem to be as powerful as they imagined! They once thought that British Empire could easily win the war. But now, reality slaps them hard.
Fortunately, British Cabinet's determination is still relatively firm. This allowed Britain to continue participating in the war. However, as the situation becomes increasingly unfavorable to them, how long can the senior officials of British Cabinet persist?
Although, in front of the secretary, Edward Sir Gray looked confident. But in fact, it was just a show.
He went to Prime Minister's residence this time to discuss the Russia issue with Prime Minister. Russia Southwestern Front was a disastrous defeat, with losses exceeding one million people. This makes the main force of the Russian army considered to have been annihilated by German-Austrian Allied Forces. This reduces the threat Eastern Front poses to Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is foreseeable that next, Western Front and Anglo-French Allied Forces will inevitably bear greater pressure. This is undoubtedly very bad news for Britain.
From the standpoint of Britain, they certainly hope that Russia can continue the war. It is best to invest more troops in Eastern Front so that they can pose a greater threat to Germany.
After Edward? Sir Gray arrived at Prime Minister's residence, he found that in Prime Minister's Office, in addition to Prime Minister Asquith, there were also Minister of War Richard Haldan and First Sea Lord Churchill.
Edward? After Sir Gray greeted them, he found a place to sit down. This is not a Cabinet meeting, so there is not so much emphasis on it, and there is no need to go to a fixed location.
"Okay, everyone is here. Then, let's have the meeting!" Prime Minister Asquith glanced at everyone and then said.
"Everyone, our Russian allies are now in trouble again. Their army has just lost one million troops. Including the previous losses, they have lost two million troops in this war. This is really unbelievable. The war has only started three months ago, and they have lost so many troops. However, this is also This has led to problems. The Russian army, which has lost a large number of its main troops, is no longer able to launch attacks on the eastern front. Therefore, the Germans no longer need to worry about the problems on the eastern front. Soon, our troops on the western front will be under tremendous pressure.
"Russians lost two million troops in three months, which is indeed very shocking. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the entire Allied Powers. It is foreseeable that the Germany people will soon launch a powerful offensive on the Western Front. In order to alleviate Under our pressure, we need to urge Russians to continue attacking on the eastern front. Although their losses are huge, they also have a lot of soldiers. Although the loss of two million people is a bit broken, it will not defeat them." Richard Haldan said.