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Churchill's answer made everyone's hearts heavy, they naturally did not want the British Empire, which had dominated the world for hundreds of years, to decline in their hands. Although, judging by the current situation, it seems that it is already inevitable.

"Unless, we can delay the decisive battle with the Germans until our next few classes of ships are in service. Only then will we have a better chance of winning. It's just that the Germans obviously won't give us that much time. Churchill said.

In the Royal Navy's shipbuilding plan, the construction of subsequent warships has already begun. Including the new 'Iron Duke-class' battleships, the new 'King George V-class' battleships and the 'Lion-class' battleships, a total of 12 ships. There were also three classes with a total of ten battlecruisers, namely three 'Prestige' battlecruisers, three 'Glory-class' battlecruisers and four 'Hood-class' battlecruisers. Among them, the caliber of the main guns of the "Lion-class" battleships and the "Hood-class" battlecruisers has been increased to 406 mm. In terms of defense, it has also been greatly improved compared to the previous battleship. It is precisely because of this that the Royal Navy has placed great hopes on these cutting-edge warships.

However, far water cannot quench the thirst of the near. Even if they worked overtime, it would take at least mid-1916 or even the end of 1916 for these ships to enter service one after another. This is again if all kinds of resources can be guaranteed. Now that the Germans have completed the blockade of Britain, even the Americans are retreating in front of the German no-sail zone, which undoubtedly makes it difficult for Britain to obtain resources from abroad. Without the support of external resources, it would be very difficult for the British Navy to rely on domestic resources to build those ships.

More importantly, the German Navy clearly could not wait until 1916. Judging by the various intelligence obtained so far, the German Navy is expected to do so this year. So, time is running out for the British Navy.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen. If the tide of war is really against us, can we make peace with the Germans? In that case, we may be able to minimize the damage. "Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd's? George suggested.

In the British cabinet, the vast majority of people were originally pro-war factions. However, as the tide of the war became more and more unfavorable for them, the German* army was winning on the battlefield. Both the German army and navy have already achieved superiority. At least for the time being, the British Empire has little chance of winning. This has led some cabinet ministers to have other considerations.

"Peace?" This is undoubtedly an extremely heavy topic for the British cabinet ministers. The British Empire is the hegemon of the world, and as the rulers of the empire, they have always held their heads high and pointed their nostrils at people. Now, to make them bow their noble heads to the Germans and pray for peace, naturally they could not accept it.

"Impossible, the British Empire must not sue for peace with the Germans! The Germans are very ambitious, and unless we give up all our overseas colonies and interests, they will never let us go easily. Churchill shook his head.

"Yes! This time, the Germans originally wanted to use the war to pull us down from the throne of world hegemon. If they don't achieve this goal, they will never give up. "Secretary of War Richard? Haldan said.

"We may be able to get in touch with the Germans, and if the Germans don't have that much appetite, we can pay a certain price and end the war. In this way, we may be able to pay less losses. "Foreign Secretary Edward? Sir Grey also said. In the case of not being able to defeat the Germans, the best way to make peace is undoubtedly the best way.

Prime Minister Asquith couldn't help but be a little moved. Although, suing for peace with the Germans, it was a bit of a loss of face. More importantly, the British Empire's world hegemony may also be lost because of this. The Germans will inevitably take advantage of this opportunity to blackmail them fiercely. But at least this damn war can be brought to an end. Prime Minister Asquith feared that if the war was lost, they would lose even more.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if we really make peace with the Germans, how much appetite will they have?" Prime Minister Asquith asked.

"Your Excellency Chancellor, the Germans have long coveted our overseas colonies. I think that if we ask for peace, they will definitely open their mouths in this regard. India, Australia, and the colonies in Africa are estimated to be unpreserved. Canada, it is estimated that the Americans will strongly oppose it, so it was able to keep it. I'm afraid the rest of the colonies will have to be lost. In addition, in terms of war reparations, the appetite of the Germans will not be much smaller. On the Russians, they all extorted 10 billion marks of war reparations. If it were for us, their demands would probably be several times this amount. After all, in the eyes of the Germans, we are much richer than the Russians. Churchill said.

Prime Minister Asquith's face suddenly became ugly. The colonial system that the British Empire painstakingly maintained was undoubtedly their lifeblood, and it was also the foundation for Britain to remain strong. Without the vast colonies as their markets and raw material sources, British industry would have been dealt a fatal blow long ago. At the same time, it was also because of the vast colonies that Britain could exploit that allowed Britain to maintain a strong military power. Otherwise, only the hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of territory in Britain itself. How can it be able to support a world-class hegemonic power?

Among the many British colonies, India was undoubtedly the most important. Every year the British from India, were able to get huge wealth. It is because of this that India is known as the most sparkling jewel in the crown of the kings of England.

If those colonies were lost, Britain would be completely finished, and it would have been reduced to a second-rate country.

What's more, the huge war reparations are also too much for Britain to bear. Although Britain has accumulated a lot of wealth in the past, the war in the past six months has consumed a lot of wealth for them. If they were to be saddled with a huge war reparation, it would be too much for them to bear.

This also made Prime Minister Asquith very entangled, and it was difficult for him to make a decision on how to choose. In the same way, the other British cabinet ministers are similarly entangled.