"General, the British have fled, shall we pursue?" On the battlecruiser Moltke, a staff officer asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lieutenant General Shi Pei shook his head: "Forget it, let them go!" If you catch up, you will fall into the trap of the British. We have already taken a victorious start and sunk one of the capital ships of the British. This is already a great victory! ”

Now it is fighting in British waters, and it is necessary to be extremely cautious. They won with great difficulty, and if they put themselves in danger because of risk, it would not be worth it.

"Report to the general, the 'Goburn' has called, and the battle cruiser of the British Navy with which they are entangled has also withdrawn. They asked if they wanted to pursue. ”

"Send a telegram to the 'Goben', so that they will not pursue and continue to carry out the combat mission of breaking diplomatic relations."

"Yes, General!"

For the German Navy's broken fleet, the most important task at this stage is still to break the diplomatic battle. As for the sinking of the capital ships of the British Navy, it was only incidental. There is a chance, and the conditions are ripe, to fight such a war, but if you want to shift the focus to this aspect, it is a bit more than worth the loss. After all, if there was really a decisive battle with the British Navy, it would not be the time, and it would not be the turn of these battle cruisers. The rough-skinned battleships that remained at home were the main force in the decisive battle with the British Navy.

The battlecruiser Moltke, which sank the Lion battlecruiser, did not stay too long in this area, but left the area and continued to search for British merchant ships.

However, the sinking of the battlecruiser "Lion" caused an uproar in the British Navy. In particular, the battlecruiser "Lion" was still sunk in a situation of two to one. Doesn't that mean that even two battle cruisers of the British Navy are inferior to one of the German Navy? If even the battleships were like this, then even if the British Navy had the advantage in the number of capital ships, it would probably not be able to take advantage of future naval battles. If you don't do it, you'll lose ugly.

When Winston Churchill learned that the battlecruiser Lion had been sunk, he was furious and smashed all the antique vases in his office.

"Order the battlecruisers and battleships sent out to encircle and suppress the Germans, and all be withdrawn!" Churchill then gave the order.

Although, this will make their encirclement and suppression plan forced to stop, and it will also make the German Navy's broken fleet more brazen to attack Britain's sea transportation lines, causing further losses to Britain. However, until he learned the real situation of the naval battle, and made his judgment, Churchill did not dare to take any more risks. If any more warships were sunk, it would further weaken the strength of the Royal Navy. This will be very detrimental to the British Navy in the next battle.

"Also, let General Jericho and General Betty come to see me at once!" Churchill said.

That evening, Admiral Jericho and Lieutenant General Betty arrived in London, both arriving directly by seaplane. Although the aircraft is not very mature at this stage, the danger factor is very high. But in order to hurry, the two had no choice. Fortunately, their luck was relatively good, and they all arrived in London safely.

After entering Churchill's office, both Admiral Jellicoe and Lieutenant General Betty did not say a word, especially Lieutenant General Betty, who was even more ashamed. Obviously, he personally commanded the battlecruiser 'Lion', but in the end he was still defeated, which made him not know how to face Churchill.

You know, the battlecruiser "Lion" is definitely the most powerful battlecruiser in the British Navy. Although the 'Queen Mary' battleship can be regarded as an improved version of the 'Lion-class' battleship, the changes are not big, and the combat power increase is not too much, so it is still counted as a 'Lion-class' battlecruiser. The 'Tiger' battlecruiser is a major modification of the 'Lion-class' battlecruiser, and its combat effectiveness has also been greatly improved. It's just that the battlecruiser 'Tiger' was not able to enter service.

Vice Admiral Betty believed that even if the battleship "Tiger" was put into service, it would still be defeated against the battlecruisers of the German Navy.

"Sit down, generals!" Churchill said, holding back the anger in his heart.

The secretary brought the coffee and left immediately. He also knew that Churchill was now in a bad temper. If you stay here, I'm afraid you'll be harmed by the fish in the pond.

"Generals? Why was the battlecruiser 'Lion' sunk? That's our most powerful battlecruiser! In particular, we also sent almost twice as many battleships as the Germans in pursuit. If the outside world knows, this will be a great blow to the morale of the Royal Navy and even the British Empire. The Germans are on the offensive in Western Europe, and the Belgians are struggling to hold on. The French were also desperately preparing for battle. Our army is planning to send an expeditionary force to fight on the European continent. The Royal Navy, which has always been regarded as the pride of the British Empire, is the most powerful navy in the world, and a great guarantee of our defeat of the Germans. But now, the Royal Navy suffered a crushing defeat in the first battle, and a powerful battle cruiser was sunk directly, so how can I explain to His Excellency the Prime Minister, how to explain to His Majesty the King, and how to explain to the whole people? Churchill was furious, and the expression on his face even became a little hideous.

Although, the Royal Navy had a large number of battlecruisers, and many more, the loss of a battlecruiser was nothing, far from the point of heavy damage or broken bones.

It's just that the British Navy and even the British Cabinet did not expect that the mighty Royal Navy would fail in the first confrontation with the German Navy, or simply fail by being sunk. This will undoubtedly make the Royal Navy and even the British Cabinet have a slight doubt about future victories. That's why Churchill's reaction was so big.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I am sorry for the sinking of the battleship Lion. I didn't expect it to be like this. However, I have to say that in the fight, the lads did their best, and they were all good. "David? Lieutenant General Betty discerned.

"General Betty, then you mean that the sinking of the battlecruiser 'Lion' was not due to man-made reasons, but because the enemy was too strong?" Churchill frowned. For David? Lieutenant General Betty's explanation was somewhat unsatisfactory.