On a light cruiser of the British Royal Navy, Vice Admiral Cavison looked at the eastern sea without tears. There, countless Royal Navy ships are sinking in that area. I don't know how many souls of the Royal Navy officers and men are weeping in that sea.

The main force of the fleet, 21 former dreadnoughts and 13 armored cruisers, had been sunk by the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft forces. For other small and medium-sized warships, the losses were not large. But such a heavy loss was undoubtedly another heavy blow to the British Navy. Although, these former dreadnoughts and armored cruisers are old battleships that have become obsolete. But it is undoubtedly very distressing to lose so much at one time. What's more, although the battleship is outdated, those sailors of the Royal Navy are not! The loss of so many sailors is also a pain break for the Royal Navy.

"It's over, the British Empire is completely finished. The Germans were so powerful, could the Royal Navy really be able to defeat them? Lieutenant General Cavison muttered.

This battle completely shattered his confidence. In his mind, the German Navy had become invincible.

However, the Royal Navy was still actively preparing for the final decisive battle with the German Navy, and pinned its hopes on this decisive battle. If the Royal Navy can turn defeat into victory, then Britain still has a chance to win. No matter how bad it is, it will be able to reach a decent peace with the Germans on the premise of preserving most of its core interests. In that case, the British Empire would not have collapsed. There is still a chance to win again in the future. But in the opinion of Vice Admiral Kavisen, the German Navy was so powerful. Not only has the most powerful main fleet in the world, but also so many aircraft capable of launching attacks on surface targets. The Royal Navy is not comparable to it at all!

The fleet led by Vice Admiral Cavison this time was a crushing defeat. All the former dreadnoughts and armored cruisers were sunk by the carrier-based aircraft forces of the German Navy. The remaining small and medium-sized warships, although many of them escaped, no longer had the courage to go to Le Havre. Vice Admiral Carveson was not sure if the German Navy's planes would destroy all of their small and medium-sized warships if they went to Le Havre again. At that time, their losses will undoubtedly increase further.

What's more, the remaining small and medium-sized warships were no longer able to provide decent fire support to the British expeditionary force in Le Havre. This mission was a complete failure.

"General, a telegram from the headquarters of the expeditionary force, asking how we are doing?" A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General Cavison.

"Tell Sir that they have suffered heavy losses in the fleet. We lost all the former dreadnoughts and armored cruisers, and now the few small and medium-sized warships that remain are being withdrawn. Tell them that we're sorry we can't provide them with fire support anymore. The rest of the battle will be on their own. May God bless them! Lieutenant General Cavison said.

Although, he was eager to help the expeditionary force and resist the German attack. And it was with their naval guns that they inflicted further casualties on the Germans. However, now they can't even protect themselves, so naturally they have no way to help the expeditionary force anymore. The expeditionary force could only find a way to resist the German attack on its own. Of course, Lieutenant General Cavison also knew that this meant that the fate of the expeditionary force had already been decided. They will be wiped out under the attack of the German army.

"May God bless you!" Lieutenant General Cavison said secretly in his heart.

"Yes, General." The staff officer immediately went to telegraph.

Le Havre, Command of the British Expeditionary Force. Sir French, Admiral Haig, and Admiral Gough were grim-faced as they waited for a call back from the Royal Navy. The atmosphere of the entire headquarters has become very solemn. It seems that all the previous confidence has vanished at this moment.

When the fleet of the Royal Navy arrived, it taught the German Army a hard lesson with naval guns, making them pay a heavy price. The whole expeditionary force rejoiced, believing that it would be able to withstand the German attack at Le Havre. But now, the German counterattack has given them a hard slap in the face, pulling them back from fantasy to reality.

"General Haig, will the Royal Navy be able to withstand the attacks of the Germans?" Sir French asked. He really doesn't have much faith now. If the Royal Navy was defeated, he really didn't know how to hold on.

"Perhaps...... You should be able to resist it! Admiral Haig said. In fact, he didn't have much faith either. The German fleet flew over Le Havre, and the overwhelming posture had a great impact on everyone's psychology.

In fact, the German fleet could have bypassed Le Havre, in that case, it would have been possible to keep it a little secret. However, in the end, Admiral Crook and Lieutenant General Ludendorff chose to let the group fly over Le Havre in order to deter the British Expeditionary Force. After the morale of them was damaged, it was easier to defeat the British expeditionary force and take Le Havre in the following battles.

"Damn the Germans! How could they have such a powerful aircraft? Compared to them, the British Empire has not achieved anything in this regard. Sir French grumbled.

It was really in the field of aviation that the British Empire had been far surpassed by Germany. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been suppressed so badly.

"Sir Sir, General, telegram from the fleet!" A communications officer reported.

Sir French took the telegram, but then his face turned pale.

"What's wrong, Sir?" Admiral Haig asked.

"Lieutenant General Cavison reported that they suffered extremely heavy losses under the blows of the German planes. 21 ex-dreadnoughts and 13 armored cruisers, all sunk. Sir French said.

"What?" Admiral Haig and Admiral Goff were dumbfounded. They also realized the meaning of this sentence, which undoubtedly means that the fleet may no longer be able to provide them with fire support. In the next battle, the only thing they can rely on is themselves.

"Without naval fire support, the Germans would have attacked Le Havre soon, will we be able to withstand the Germans?" Sir French asked.

But neither Admiral Haig nor Admiral Gough said a word. Obviously, none of them had faith.