"Victory? That's great. Send me the telegram quickly. "Even if Wu Haoxuan is the emperor of the empire, he can't be calm at this moment. Since it was a complete victory, then the Imperial Navy must have won this naval battle at a very small cost. Then, the heart that he has been hanging in his throat can finally be put back in his stomach.

Originally, Wu Haoxuan was also worried about the defeat of the Imperial Navy, or the defeat of both the British. Either way, the Imperial Navy will suffer heavy losses. In a short period of time, it will lose the qualification to compete with other powers for supremacy at sea. This will be very detrimental to the sea power of the Empire. Only if the Imperial Navy wins at a very small cost will the Empire be able to establish its position.

Wu Haoxuan flipped through the telegram and read it carefully, the Imperial Navy lost two battleships, and one battleship was heavily damaged. There were also ten destroyers lost. The number of casualties amounted to thousands. Such a loss made his heart ache. However, compared to the losses of the Imperial Navy, the results of the Imperial Navy were undoubtedly more brilliant. Of the 24 capital ships of the British Navy, only the battlecruiser "Hood" escaped. The rest were either sunk by the Imperial Navy or captured. In particular, the five battleships captured will effectively compensate for the losses of the Imperial Navy. It can even make the Imperial Navy more powerful. The heavy cruisers and first class cruisers of the British Navy's expeditionary fleet, except for the heavy cruiser 'Raleigh', which escaped, were sunk. Light cruisers and destroyers, even more heavy losses. Such a victory can indeed be called a complete victory.

"Haha! That's great. We got a big win, a real big win. From now on, the empire will replace Britain as the hegemon of the seas! Wu Haoxuan said in high spirits.

Although, the Americans, as well as other countries. Perhaps the Empire's maritime supremacy will not be recognized. However, they will not dare to challenge the empire for a long time in the future. Even if the empire launched a war against Japan next year, the Americans would at most blame the empire or secretly provide some support to the Japanese. If they want to really deal with the empire, the Americans have to think about it. Will they be able to bear the consequences in case of failure? After all, even the invincible British were defeated by the Empire. The Americans also have to weigh whether they will follow in the footsteps of the British.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Zhao Hu said with joy on his face. As the chief of the guard, he stayed by Wu Haoxuan's side all the year round, and he knew how important this victory was to the empire. Although, the empire may not be able to become a world hegemon through this victory. However, this undoubtedly makes the empire in a struggle for hegemony in the world. Gained a first move, an advantage.

"Hmm. Inform the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Chief of the General Staff, the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. This news should make everyone happy and happy. Wu Haoxuan said. In addition, the reason why he brought these important ministers of the empire here, there is the next step that needs to be discussed with everyone. After all, defeating the British Navy was only the second step in the whole plan. Next. It's time to end this war.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Hu nodded.

Less than half an hour. The military and political ministers of the empire all gathered in Wu Haoxuan's study. Everyone was happy at the moment, and on the way here, they already knew that the Imperial Navy had won a brilliant victory.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty." After meeting Wu Haoxuan, everyone congratulated Wu Haoxuan.

"Haha, everyone is happy. It's not just a happy event for me. At the same time, it is also a happy event for everyone, and it is also a happy event for the empire! Wu Haoxuan said with a smile.

"Yes! Your Majesty, the Imperial Navy was able to defeat the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet this time. This undoubtedly established the empire's sea power advantage. Although, the British Navy still has nearly twenty capital ships, large and small. However, most of those capital ships are outdated and old capital ships. There is no threat to the Empire at all. Since then. We have only one enemy, and that is the Americans. With the superiority of the Imperial Navy in aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, it is also an ironclad thing that he will defeat the Americans and become a real world hegemon. Marshal Sa Zhenbing, Minister of the Imperial Navy, smiled. The navy was able to win in such a crucial naval battle, and he, as the Minister of the Navy, was of course honored.

"Hmmm! This battle indeed heralded that the Imperial Navy was one step closer to the world's sea power. Before the war, I was worried about whether we would be able to win this naval battle. Or, what if the price we pay in this naval battle is too great? Now it seems that I was overthinking. The Imperial Navy has become the world's first-class powerhouse. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Navy has won this crucial battle, so can we extend the victory? After the defeat of the Royal Navy, the Empire could cut off their control over the colonies in Asia and Oceania at any time if it wished. With the addition of the powerful Imperial Army, it can completely eat the Straits Settlements, Burma Colonies, Indian Colonies, and Australian Colonies in one fell swoop. Marshal Cho Seok-fu, Minister of War, proposed.

Obviously, the brilliant victory of the Imperial Navy seriously stimulated the generals of the army. In addition, they also believe that this is undoubtedly a good opportunity for the empire to expand outward on a large scale. The empire could have taken advantage of this opportunity to swallow up all the British colonies in Asia and Australia in one fell swoop. In this way, the whole of Asia and Australia will almost become China's territory.

The other ministers couldn't help but feel moved. However, everyone was strong-willed and recovered quickly.

Although, the blueprint depicted by Marshal Zhao Xifu is very attractive. However, if you take this step directly, it will inevitably feel like a step too big. You know, if you take too big a step, you'll get an egg.

"Your Majesty, although the Imperial Navy has won this victory. However, it is too early to directly seize the British colonies in Asia and Australia. Moreover, this is not in line with the strategy that the Empire has previously developed. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The next opponent to be completely resolved by the empire is Japan. We cannot go to full-scale war with the British until Japan is settled. India was the most important colony of the British, and in order to defend India, they did not hesitate to send such a powerful fleet to engage us. Although, we won. However, we can also see the determination of the British in this. At this stage, it would be better for us not to go to all-out war with the British. Prime Minister Yang Du also said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded and looked at Marshal Shi Tianhan, chief of the General Staff.

"Your Majesty, after the victory of the Imperial Navy this time, as long as the British are not fools. They won't continue to be our enemies. On the contrary, they will try their best to resolve this conflict with us by other means, after all, this time our war with the British, but neither side has declared war, at most it can be regarded as a conflict. It's just that the scale of the conflict is relatively large. Although, the British colonies in Asia and Australia were very tempting. With the strength of the empire, if you try your best, you may not be able to take these colonies. However, this would inevitably lead to a full-scale war between the Empire and Great Britain, which would increase in scale. The current enemy of the empire is not only Britain, but also the Americans on the other side of the ocean, and the Japanese, who are across the sea from us, are also bent on defeating the empire and removing the threat. So, if the empire went to war with the British, it would only make the Americans and the Japanese pick up the cheap. They will even unite with the British against us, plus the Russians who have just been represented by us. There is no doubt that the Chinese Empire will directly taste the siege of the First French Empire ruled by Napoleon the Great. Therefore, the minister suggested that this time it would be better for us to take it as we see it and let the British go, so as not to further plan the tension in the world. Marshal Shi Tianhan said.

"Your Majesty, the minister is too aggressive. It's just that in the current good situation, if the British are let go like this, the minister is a little unwilling. Marshal Zhao Xifu said.

"Hmmm! Although, the empire is now capable of defeating the British, as well as snatching a large number of colonies from the British. At that time, in order to avoid exacerbating the contradictions, we will still have to let them go. After all, the enemies of the empire are not only the British. For the sake of the Empire's world hegemony, we can only think long-term. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The ministers all replied.

"In the next stage, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be in charge. Lord Tang, when the British come to contact the Empire and settle the dispute, the Empire must slaughter the British. At the beginning, after they defeated us in the Opium War, the Second Opium War and the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, they made us pay a heavy price. This time, we're going to get them to spit it all out. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Shaoyi said.

"But, Your Majesty, what if the British don't react?" Tang Shaoyi asked.

"The British, the British, didn't react, and wanted to play dumb, and the empire made them realize how threatening the situation was. The Empire's army in the Kingdom of Iran can make an attack on India, and the Empire's navy can also go to the coast of India. As long as the British want to keep India, they will have to accept our terms. Wu Haoxuan looked like he was a British. (To be continued.) )

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