When Churchill arrived at Prime Minister's residence, Prime Minister Asquith was already waiting in the office. In addition to Prime Minister Asquith, there are also Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Minister, Minister of War, Home Secretary, Colonial Secretary, etc. After everyone received the notice, they rushed to Prime Minister's residence as soon as possible. They all know how important this decisive battle between Royal Navy and German Navy is, directly related to the life and death of the British Empire.
When Churchill walked into the office, everyone's eyes were focused on him. However, everyone was quickly disappointed. Because they didn't see a smile on Churchill's face, they were all serious. Although Churchill tried hard to behave calmly, these ministers were all mature people, and it was easy to see a trace of despair in Churchill's eyes.
This undoubtedly allowed these ministers to guess the outcome of the naval battle.
"Mr. Churchill, did we lose again?" Minister of War Richard Haldan asked.
Churchill nodded.
"God! Have you abandoned British Empire?" Richard Haldan said painfully.
The faces of the other ministers were also full of frustration. Although, they already knew before that it would be very difficult for Royal Navy to win. But in their hearts, there is still a glimmer of hope that a miracle will happen. Now, reality slaps them hard, letting them know that their previous delusions were just daydreams.
"Mr. Churchill, are our losses big?" Prime Minister Asquith asked. There is still a trace of extravagant hope in his heart. If the navy's losses are not large, there may be a chance.
"Prime Minister, in this battle, all the Capital Shipss of Royal Navys were sunk by the Germany people. Frenchs still have four Battleships left, and Italys have two s left. Battleship. However, they all surrendered to the Germany people. It was precisely because the French and Italy people were afraid of the enemy and fled at the critical moment that Royal Navy was quickly defeated by the Germany people." Churchill said.
"Damn French and Italy, they actually escaped on the battlefield?" Prime Minister Asquith was furious, and of course he blamed France and Italy for the defeat.
The other ministers also cursed France and Italy, as if if the French fleet and Italy fleet had not escaped, they would not have been defeated in this battle.
Churchill couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this situation. He knew very well that even if French Navy and Italian Navy did not escape, Royal Navy would definitely be annihilated. At most, it just lasts a little longer.
Now, Prime Minister Asquith and others are just taking this opportunity to vent their anger.
"Prime Minister, ministers, this time Royal Navy failed once again. I think from now on, we may not have the strength to challenge German Navy again, right? In this battle, British Empire It is almost impossible for to defeat the Germany people. So, what should we do now?" Foreign Minister Edward? Sir Gray asked.
Suddenly, the office became very quiet, and even the sound of a pin dropping to the ground could be heard clearly.
Edward? Sir Gray's problem is undoubtedly an extremely troublesome issue for everyone. Now in front of Britain, there are only two ways. However, no matter which path it takes, it will not be of any benefit to Britain. If they had a choice, they would certainly not choose either path. But unfortunately, the current situation is already very bad. When the situation is not as good as human beings, they have no choice but to do what they want.
"Okay, let's talk about it! Now, what should British Empire do?" Prime Minister Asquith said.
As Prime Minister of the British Empire, Asquith was definitely the most powerful person in the world. But now, he would rather he had never been Prime Minister of the British Empire. He felt very aggrieved, why did Empire dominate the world when others thought it was Prime Minister? It was his turn to be Prime Minister, and it became like this. Although, British Empire can't blame him completely for his current fate. However, British Empire fell from a world hegemon to a loser in the war during his tenure. In the history books of later generations, the records about him will obviously not be much better. This makes Prime Minister Asquith very frustrated, but more importantly, helpless.
"Prime Minister, now, apart from surrendering to the Germany people, we have no choice but to fight to the end. As for negotiating with Germany and reaching a decent peace, it is almost impossible. In Now that Royal Navy has lost everything, we may no longer have the capital to negotiate with Germany. Now Germany people have already taken advantage of them!" said Sir Edward.
"If we surrender, the Germans' conditions will be very, very harsh! We may have to lose all overseas colonies. Even the mainland may not be able to be preserved. The Germans and the Irish have always been in contact, and they have even been secretly supporting them. If we surrender, Ireland will definitely split from the British Empire. The situation in Scotland may not be acceptable either. Optimistic. In addition, the Germans will definitely extort large amounts of war reparations from us. This is almost certain. In order to remove the threat from the empire, the Germans will probably impose various restrictions on the empire, so that the empire will never have a chance to stand up. "Sir Edward Gray said.
When Sir Edward Gray finished speaking all this, the faces of all the Cabinet Ministers present had no trace of color left on their faces. They are unwilling to accept the conditions that Germany people may offer that Sir Edward? Gray proposed. However, if they surrender, nothing will be left to them. They are just pieces of meat on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by Germany people.
"No! We absolutely cannot surrender to the Germany people, and we cannot let the Germany people slaughter us so wantonly! In that case, we might as well let British Empire perish." Churchill said through gritted teeth.
Although Royal Navy suffered a disastrous defeat and all the main forces were wiped out, this was undoubtedly a huge blow to Churchill. However, asking British Empire to surrender to Germany is still not something he can accept.