Time flew by. Three days had passed since Bulgaria's air raid on Taranto, and the news had begun spreading in every direction.
The whole world was stunned. Aircraft could be used like this?
For a naval empire like the British Empire, this was absolutely not good news. It meant that the deterrent power of navies would be greatly diminished in the future, and air defense had become the British Empire's most urgent priority!
Bulgaria could form a strategic bombing force—could the other great powers not do the same?
The answer was obvious. It was merely a matter of time!
Soon afterward, the major powers led by the United Kingdom and Germany began forming strategic bomber groups one after another. To a certain extent, this was also a blow to the Entente's advantage at sea.
It was only that aircraft of this era had limited range and inadequate performance, making it impossible to hit targets effectively. Otherwise, the day when the Germans' High Seas Fleet broke through the blockade would not be far off!
At the London government, George V was holding a high-level meeting. George V lacked his father Edward VII's political finesse and could not cow these politicians into submission, but that was all right—he could play the ostrich.
For instance, though he was presiding over the meeting now, the ones truly making decisions were the cabinet. It was from his reign onward that the British royal family gradually began to lose its power.
The news of Bulgaria's successful air raid on Taranto was undoubtedly good news for the Entente. It meant that the Entente had already seized the initiative in the Mediterranean Sea theater.
But for the Royal Navy, it was a headache. Besides containing the Germans' High Seas Fleet, they now had to guard against threats