When Churchill arrived at the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Asquith was already waiting in his office. In addition to Prime Minister Asquith, there are also Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for the Army, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Secretary of State for Colonies, etc. After receiving the notice, everyone rushed to the Prime Minister's Office as soon as possible. They all know how important this decisive battle between the Royal Navy and the German Navy is, and it is directly related to the life and death of the British Empire.

When Churchill walked into the office, all eyes were on him. However, everyone was quickly disappointed. Because, they did not see a smile on Churchill's face, and all of them were serious. Although Churchill tried to calm himself down, these ministers were old people, and it was easy to see a hint of despair in Churchill's eyes.

This undoubtedly made these ministers guess the outcome of the naval battle.

"Your Excellency Churchill, have we lost again?" War Secretary Richard? Haldan asked.

Churchill nodded.

"Oh God! Have you abandoned the British Empire? "Richard? Haldan said bitterly.

The other ministers also had frustration on their faces. Although, as they already knew, it would be almost very difficult for the Royal Navy to win. But in their hearts, there is still a glimmer of hope, hoping that a miracle will happen. Now, reality has slapped them hard, letting them know that their previous delusions were just daydreams.

"Your Excellency Churchill, are our losses great?" Prime Minister Asquith asked. He still had a glimmer of extravagant hope in his heart. If the losses of the Navy are not large, maybe there is still a chance.

"Your Excellency, in this battle, all the capital ships of the Royal Navy were sunk by the Germans. The French had four battleships left, and the Italians two more. However, they had all already surrendered to the Germans. It was precisely because the French and Italians fled in fear of the enemy at the critical moment that the Royal Navy was quickly defeated by the Germans. Churchill said.

"Damn the French and Italians, they actually ran away on the battlefield?" Prime Minister Asquith was furious and rightly placed the blame for the defeat on France and Italy.

The other ministers also scolded France and Italy, as if they would not have been defeated if the French and Italian fleets had not fled.

When Churchill saw this, he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. He knew that even if the French and Italian navies did not escape, the Royal Navy would be annihilated. At most, it's just a little longer.

Now, Prime Minister Asquith and others are just using this to vent their anger in their hearts.

"Your Excellency, Prime Ministers, this time the Royal Navy has failed once again. I don't think we will have the strength to challenge the German Navy from now on, right? In this battle, if the British Empire wanted to defeat the Germans, it was almost impossible. So, what do we do now? "Foreign Secretary Edward? Sir Grey asked.

Suddenly, the office became very quiet, and even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard clearly.

Edward? Sir Grey's question is undoubtedly a great headache for everyone. Now in front of the UK, there are only two paths. However, either way, it will not benefit Britain in the slightest. If they had a choice, they wouldn't be willing to either. But unfortunately, the current situation is very bad, and when the situation is not as good as others, they can't do what they want.

"Well, let's talk about it, everybody! Now, what should the British Empire do? Prime Minister Asquith said.

As the Prime Minister of the British Empire, Asquith was definitely the most powerful man in the world. But now, he would rather he had never been prime minister of the British Empire. He was very aggrieved in his heart, why did others rise to peace when they became prime ministers, and the empire dominated the world. When it was his turn to be prime minister, it became like this. Although, the British Empire will have its current fate, and he cannot be blamed completely. But, after all, the British Empire fell from a world hegemon to a loser of the war during his tenure. In the history books of later generations, the record of him will obviously not be much better. This made Prime Minister Asquith very aggrieved, but more helpless.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, now we have no choice but to surrender to the Germans. As for peace talks with the Germans, it is almost impossible to achieve a decent peace. With the Royal Navy already depleted, we probably don't have the capital to negotiate peace with the Germans. Now the Germans have the upper hand! "Edward? Sir Grey said.

"If they surrender, the conditions of the Germans will be very, very harsh! We're afraid we'll have to lose all of our overseas colonies. Even the local area may not be able to be preserved. The Germans and the Irish, however, have always been in contact, and even have been secretly supporting them. If we surrender, Ireland will be separated from the British Empire. The situation in Scotland is probably not optimistic. In addition, the Germans will inevitably extort large sums of war reparations from us. That's almost a certainty. The Germans have made this a common practice. In order to remove the threat of the Reich to Germany, the Germans are afraid that they will impose all kinds of restrictions on the Reich, so that the Reich will never have a chance to turn over. When the time comes, the empire will inevitably be reduced to a small third-rate country. "Edward? Sir Grey said.

When Edward? When Sir Grey had finished saying this, none of the Cabinet Ministers present had any blood on their faces. For Edward? The conditions that Sir Grey had put forward that the Germans might offer, they were not willing to accept from the bottom of their hearts. However, if they surrender, then nothing can be left to them. They were nothing more than a piece of meat on a board to be slaughtered by the Germans.

"No! We must not surrender to the Germans, and we must not allow the Germans to slaughter us like this! In that case, it would be better to let the British Empire fall. Churchill gritted his teeth and said.

Although, the Royal Navy was defeated, and the main force had been annihilated, which was undoubtedly a great blow to Churchill. However, the surrender of the British Empire to Germany was still not acceptable to him.