"Mr. Steven, what's wrong with you? Uncomfortable? "The British Admiralty Covenant. Sir Fisher had to sit back down at his desk, and he wondered why John . Admiral Jericho sent the battle report back so quickly, could it be that the main forces of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy fled? In other words, the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy is simply vulnerable in the face of the combined fleet of the British and French Navies. It's just that he suddenly saw that Rear Admiral Steven, the head of the Admiralty's telegraph office, was pale, as if he was sick, so he hurriedly asked.

"Sir Sir, I'm fine. This is John. A battle report sent back by General Jericho. I have other things to attend to, so I'll go first! "Major General Steven sent the battle report to John. Sir Fisher's desk, not waiting for John. Sir Fisher reacted and exited the office, as if he were running for his life.

"What's going on? What is this guy doing with Steven? "John. Sir Fisher frowned. However, now he couldn't care so much, and quickly opened the John. The battle report sent back by Admiral Jericho. It's just that I just opened the battle report and read the content of the first page. Sir Fisher's face darkened.

"John. Jellico's guy, what the hell did he do? The Combined Fleet has a total of 16 capital ships, while the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy has only 8 capital ships, and he has failed miserably! "John. Sir Fisher immediately scolded. He now understood why Major General Steven immediately made an excuse to leave after sending the battle report just now, it turned out that he didn't want to stay here and become John. The object of Sir Fisher's anger was spared unwarranted calamity.

John. Sir Fisher no longer had the heart to pursue Major General Steven's impudence, and he put all his thoughts on this battle report. He really couldn't believe that with such a powerful strength of the combined fleet, would it be that the Chinese would send the main naval forces deployed in the eastern Pacific to the Mediterranean? However, why didn't the British intelligence services get any information before? In addition to this, John. Sir Fisher couldn't imagine what had caused the Combined Fleet to suffer a crushing defeat.

John. In order to shirk his responsibility, Admiral Jericho described this naval battle very clearly. John. Admiral Jericho claimed in his war report that the Combined Fleet pursued the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy until it reached only about 80 kilometers from Sicily, when Chinese planes appeared, overwhelming the sky with heavy bombs and torpedoes. All the capital ships of the combined fleet were targets for Chinese aircraft. The British Navy had never thought that the Chinese would use aircraft to attack warships at sea, nor did they think that these planes would be so powerful, and they were not prepared at all. Under the onslaught of Chinese aircraft, the Combined Fleet lost all its capital ships, three of which were sunk, and among the battleships, except for the battleship "Warrior, battleship", "Barham, battleship", "war-weary, battleship", "conqueror, battleship, and the French Navy's battleship Brittany, all eight battleships surrendered to the Chinese Navy. Fortunately, the combat distance of the Chinese aircraft is limited, and the combined fleet can withdraw from the combat range of the Chinese aircraft in time. Otherwise, the combined fleet will lose even more warships. By now, the Combined Fleet had lost all its capital ships, but the rest of the heavy cruisers, armored cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers had suffered minor losses.

John. Admiral Jericho also said in the war report that the Chinese occupied Sicily and deployed a large number of advanced aircraft on the island, and before they had the ability to deal with these Chinese aircraft, the entire Mediterranean Sea had been divided into two halves by the Chinese, and the British Navy could not pass the blockade of the planes deployed by the Chinese in Sicily and march eastward.

"Damn, how can this be? How powerful can an airplane be used in naval warfare? "John. Sir Fisher was shocked. As the British Admiralty, he also studied the weapons of naval warfare very deeply, and now the decisive main force in naval warfare is still battleships, and the construction of more and more powerful battleships has become the only strategy for sea supremacy recognized by all countries in the world. But now, the Chinese have gone the other way, and the British Navy has paid a heavy price for it.

"Led by the Chinese again! Can those yellow-skinned monkeys see the future? Otherwise, why did they lead the British Empire for so long again and again? "John. Sir Fisher felt very aggrieved. The construction of the 'Chinese-class, battleships, by the Chinese, brought the world's navy into the era of giant ships and cannons, and incidentally made the British Royal Navy pay a heavy price in the Battle of the South China Sea.

Subsequently, the Chinese Navy continued to build more powerful battleships, triggering an arms competition among the world's major powers to build battleships and battle cruisers. And now the Chinese are sending these battleships to the bottom of the sea with planes. A qiē is like a conspiracy that the Chinese have long arranged. The Chinese let the countries of the world spend their national power on the construction of battleships and battlecruisers, and they themselves developed aircraft. Now it is shown that the plane can sink the capital ship with a light light. And the Chinese were able to win the war at the least cost.

"Oh God! If this is really the case, then the Chinese are terrible! Did they start laying out twenty years ago? "John. Sir Fisher was a little incredulous at this inference of his own. If this qiē is all a conspiracy of the Chinese, it would be terrible. Twenty years ago, China began to calculate Britain, or the entire Western world. However, John. Sir Fisher was still a little unconvinced, and he preferred that it was a coincidence. After all, no one can predict exactly what will happen twenty years from now.

After driving this unrealistic speculation out of his mind, John. Sir Fisher looked at the battle report in his hand, and his face was gloomy as if he could drip water. This time to reorganize the Mediterranean Fleet, he sent all the most powerful battleships in the British Navy to John. Admiral Jericho. Most of the battleships left behind by the home fleet were old-fashioned battleships. For example, the 'Burle-Rophon class, the battleships and the 'St. Vincent' class, the battleships, etc., were the first battleships of the British Navy. The rest of the new battleships are still being repaired on the slipway. After defeating the German navy, the strength of the British navy was once again weakened by Yan zhòng.

China's occupation of Sicily and its heavy damage to the British navy in the Mediterranean undoubtedly blocked Britain's eastward advance, and it was dangerous for both India and Europe. In addition, the strength of the British Navy has declined again, and the German Navy, which has been severely damaged by the British Navy, will probably not let go of this opportunity. Although the main force of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet had been annihilated by the British Navy and the American Navy, they were left with several battleships and a large number of light warships and submarines. If the British Navy is unable to have an overwhelming advantage and blockade the German Navy in a military port, the German Navy will definitely make a comeback, which will pose a great threat to the British mainland.

The disastrous defeat of the combined fleet of the British and French navies will undoubtedly have a very big impact on Britain's overall strategy.

"Come on, prepare the car, go to the Prime Minister's Office!" John. Sir Fisher shouted. Obviously, such a big matter has to be reported to the Prime Minister. Of course, this will certainly cause an uproar in the cabinet. It's just that there is no way to do it, and if you want to hide more than a dozen capital ships, it's impossible.

When John. When Sir Fisher arrived at the Prime Minister's House in Downing Street, it was already six o'clock in the evening. This season, it is not yet dark, but Prime Minister Asquith is already enjoying dinner. When the secretary reported to the Secretary of the Admiralty, John. When Sir Fisher visited, Prime Minister Asquith frowned, he did not like to be disturbed by his meal. Only, he also knew that it would not be possible to do without the question of heavy dà, John. Sir Fisher would not have bothered him at this point in time.

"Invite Sir Fisher to my office, and prepare him a cup of coffee, and I'll be right there!" Prime Minister Asquith said, then sped up his meal, disposed of the bread in his hand in two minutes, and walked towards the study.

When Prime Minister Asquith came to the office, John Askis came to the office. Sir Fisher was drinking coffee, but his face was a little gloomy. Prime Minister Asquith's heart suddenly lifted, could it be that something big happened in the navy? By the way, the combined fleet with the French has already entered the Mediterranean, so it shouldn't be that the combined fleet has a problem!

"Sir Fisher, is something wrong?" Prime Minister Asquith sat down and asked.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Commander of the Combined Fleet, John Brown. Sir Fisher had sent back the battle report. "John. Sir Fisher said.

"Oh? How's it going? We're not going to be defeated, are we? Asquith asked. He had heard John before. Sir Fisher's report, knowing that the strength of the Combined Fleet is more than twice that of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy.

"Indeed, Your Excellency Prime Minister.

The combined fleet was defeated and lost all the capital ships! "John. Sir Fisher said.

"What? How is this possible? Are you kidding? Prime Minister Asquith slammed into his chair and looked at John with a look of disbelief. Sir Fisher.