Chapter 723: Gloomy Commanders
On March 4, 1909, the day after the end of the naval battle, the remnants of the navies of Britain, the United States, Germany and France fled in fear for a day, and when the sky darkened again, the remaining officers and soldiers of the navies of the four countries put their hearts in their stomachs.
In the bridge of the British Navy's flagship Orion Super Dreadnought, the lights were bright at this time, and it was already pitch black outside the bridge, and Bridget, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Expeditionary Fleet, asked the captain of the Orion, Ray McCal, in a hoarse voice: "Have you counted how many warships are left in our British Navy?" ”
Bridget was not only depressed by the defeat of the Combined Expeditionary Fleet at the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, but also felt a little sad about the loss of 300,000 elite units of the British Army.
You must know that when the navies of Britain, the United States, Germany, and France fled yesterday, they could have notified more than 900 transport ships in advance and asked more than 900 transport ships to retreat immediately, but Sampson, the commander of the US Navy, sent a telegram to the commanders of the other three countries, which means that even if more than 900 transport ships retreat immediately, it is difficult to have many of them with the speed of the transport ships, and it is better to let more than 900 transport ships come to the retreating warships of the four navies of Britain, the United States, Germany, and France.
As a result, the commanders of the naval fleets of the other three countries, including Bridget, chose to remain silent in order to ensure that more warships in their own countries could escape, so that the 500,000 elite troops of the three armies of Britain, France and Germany successfully turned into unlucky people with their backs.
Bridget was in a worse state of mind for this, a day today. Bridget barely eats, and there is a mental torment. It has been bothering Bridget.
Hearing Bridget's words, Ray McCal nodded. He said in a deep voice: "Commander, it has been counted, and now that our British Navy has joined the second joint expeditionary fleet, there are still 3 Orion-class super dreadnought battleships, 1 St. Vincent-class dreadnought-class dreadnought-class battleship, 1 Neptune-class dreadnought-class dreadnought-class battleship, 2 Majesty-class all-steel battleships, 2 Dreadnought-class all-steel battleships, 3 Edward VII-class all-steel battleships, 4 large fast armored cruisers, 12 fast protection cruisers, 26 destroyers, 50 torpedo boats and 3 submarines, our British Navy had a lot of injured warships, because the speed was affected, they had to surrender directly to the navy of the Chinese Empire, and these were the only ones who could escape! ”
When Bridget heard this, he shook his head sadly and said, "The loss is too great." After this naval battle, our British Navy has been weakened very seriously in terms of strength all of a sudden, and we don't want to pose any danger to the navy of the Chinese Empire in a short period of time! ”
Remaikar sighed and said: "Fortunately, the navy of the Chinese Empire did not send any more fighters to continue to bomb the navies of our four countries, Britain, the United States, Germany and France, otherwise the losses of our British navy would have increased." ”
Bridget said with a wry smile: "Thanks to today's strong wind, it should not be conducive to the operation of the Chinese Imperial Fighters, and the 500,000 army units should need the Chinese Imperial Navy to invest a lot of forces to escort them, but we can't take it lightly, although the radar on our warships can no longer see the Chinese Imperial Navy fleet." But no one knows whether the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy that can carry fighters are still behind the navies of our four countries, Britain, the United States, Germany and France? Order all warships to maintain a high speed and continue to retreat to the west! ”
After a pause, Bridget then said to Ray McCal, "When I return to England this time, I will definitely leave the Royal Navy of our British Empire. In the future, the development of the Royal Navy of the British Empire will depend on you people, and the first task of our Royal Navy of the British Empire is to have the kind of warships that can carry fighters, and the naval battles in the future. Whoever has air supremacy will have an advantage in naval battles! ”
Ray Macal opened his mouth. Without any words of consolation, Bridget must not have been able to remain in the Royal Navy of the British Empire this time. In this war, he led the joint expeditionary fleet twice in a row and suffered a crushing defeat, Bridget almost buried two-thirds of the strength of the British Royal Navy, and this time also buried 300,000 elite units of the British Army at once, and then let Bridget stay in the navy, not only the officers and men of the British Army did not agree, but even many British Navy officers and sailors would not agree.
Bridget also understands this truth, which makes him so depressed that he can't even eat, Bridget really feels that God is playing with him, three times! He led a total of 3 unusually large fleets to launch an expedition against the Chinese Empire, but he suffered a crushing defeat again and again, you must know that the size of the fleet he led was larger than the entire Chinese Empire's navy every time, but there were unexpected situations again and again, so that Bridget, who was full of confidence every time, was beaten very sadly, isn't this God playing with him?
In fact, not only Bridget will leave the British Navy, but the commanders of the other naval fleets who escaped will basically have the same fate as Bridget, don't want to continue to mix in their country's navy, this naval battle, the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire has beaten their navies too badly, and someone has to shoulder the responsibility, and their fleet commanders bear the brunt.
In the bridge of the US Navy's flagship Super Dreadnought battleship New York, Sampson, the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet, said to the captain of the USS New York, Everderson, with an unusually ugly face: "After returning to the United States this time, I will take the initiative to resign and assume the responsibility for the fiasco of this naval battle, and I hope that the remaining warships of our US Navy can return to the United States safely, leaving some seeds for our Atlantic Fleet, and in the near future, the Atlantic Fleet can be reborn!" ”
Everderson smiled bitterly, and counted it during the day, the powerful American Atlantic Fleet now has 2 New York-class super dreadnought battleships, 1 South Carolina-class dreadnought, 2 Florida-class dreadnought battleships, 1 Wyoming-class dreadnought, 1 Ginya-class all-steel battleship, 2 Connecticut-class all-steel battleships, 5 large fast armored cruisers, 17 fast protection cruisers, 23 destroyers, 45 torpedo boats and 4 submarines, The Atlantic Fleet has suffered unprecedented heavy losses, and for a moment and a half, the US Atlantic Fleet does not want to return to its previous size!
This fiasco of the Atlantic Fleet can be said to be somewhat resentful. The battleships did not fight much head-to-head, and the entire Combined Expeditionary Fleet was completely blown up and collapsed by the fighters of the Chinese Empire. No amount of command tactics will play a role. However, Sampson, as the commander of the Atlantic Fleet, still has to blame, after all, the losses are too great for someone to take responsibility.
Sampson said: "Everderson, after I resign this time, I will suggest that you take over as the commander of the Atlantic Fleet, hoping that you can build the Atlantic Fleet more powerful, and the Atlantic Fleet must have as many warships as possible that can carry fighters!" ”
When Everderson heard that Sampson would recommend him to take over as commander of the Atlantic Fleet, he suddenly showed a grateful expression on his face and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, Commander, I will definitely suggest to us the US Admiralty." Build enough warships that can carry fighters, and urge the Admiralty to develop US Navy fighters whose performance is not inferior to that of the Chinese Imperial Fighters, so that our American Atlantic Fleet will become strong again, and one day seek revenge on the Chinese Imperial Navy! ”
Sampson glanced at the dark sea outside the bridge and said with a sigh: "The fiasco of this naval battle, maybe we in the United States and other European countries should think about ending the war!" ”
On the bridge of the German Navy's flagship dreadnought, the German Navy's fleet commander Tessime said to Tolebad, the captain of the Helgoland, in a lonely voice: "This time our German Navy dreadnought battleships have lost 8 and 10 all-steel battleships. Other types of warships also lost hundreds of them, which was really miserable, and the 100,000 German troops with the Combined Expeditionary Fleet did not escape, after I returned to Germany. It is basically impossible to stay in the German Navy anymore, and the German Navy will have to rely on you in the future! ”
Like Bridget, Tessim was leading the German Navy's main fleet for the third time. Defeated at the hands of the Imperial Chinese Navy, I believe that Tessim should have no chance after that. Again appeared in the position of commander of the German naval fleet.
Tallerbad sighed and said, "Your Excellency, I didn't expect our combined expeditionary fleet to be so powerful. In this way, it will be defeated by the navy of the Chinese Empire, and it seems that in the future, our German navy will focus its development on building warships that can carry fighters and developing powerful fighters. ”
Tessim nodded and said: "It must be so, this naval battle proves that the future engagement at sea is not only the era of strong ships and sharp guns, but also an important factor in the victory of naval warfare!" ”
After this naval battle, Britain already knew that the warships of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire that could carry fighters were called aircraft carriers, and aircraft carriers must be the top priority in the development of the navies of various countries after this naval battle, and the investment of various countries in the development of new fighters will definitely increase and increase.
The commander of the French naval fleet, François, also sighed like the other 3 commanders, the French Navy suffered very heavy losses, and the main battleships that could escape in the end were 1 Guba-class dreadnought battleship, 1 Provence-class dreadnought battleship, 1 Liberty-class all-steel battleship, 1 Danton-class all-steel battleship, a total of 4 capital battleships, and other types of warships only escaped 2 large fast armored cruisers, 4 fast protection cruisers, 4 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats and 2 submarines.
At the same time, the 100,000 elite units of the French Army that accompanied the Combined Expeditionary Fleet were also finished, and François knew that someone had to take responsibility for such a large loss, and the person who could take responsibility, he François had to occupy a place.
François is worse than Bridget and Tessim, he is already the fourth time to lead the main fleet of the French Navy, the expedition to the navy under Lin Daxin, basically the French Navy finally built a batch of warships, and then François took these warships and was abused by the navy under Lin Daxin, but the chance of François being abused in the future became very small.
The news of the crushing defeat of the Second Combined Expeditionary Fleet formed by the Entente, the Allies and the United States at the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire soon spread through the airwaves around the world in a short time.
All countries in the world were stunned, such a powerful joint expeditionary fleet was defeated again, and the strength of the Imperial Chinese Navy was too rebellious, and so many world naval powers united were still unable to defeat the naval forces of the Chinese Empire.
In particular, those participating countries that formed the second joint expeditionary fleet were even more shocked, like the British, who were once the hegemon of the sea, and even because of the fiasco of the second joint expeditionary fleet, they began to contact other countries participating in the war, preparing to end the war, after the defeat of this naval battle, India, which was particularly important to the British, was facing a very dangerous situation, and the British were even willing to give up Australia, New Zealand, Nepal, Bhutan, and Burma, which the Chinese Empire currently occupies, in order to keep India.
However, many countries are reluctant to end the war, and the Russians are the most obvious ones.
At present, the land forces of the Entente, the Central Powers and the United States have gathered more than 4 million troops on the front line of the Ural Mountains, which is not the final strength of the coalition forces gathered on the front line of the Ural Mountains, according to the agreement of the Nine Nations Conference, the countries will eventually gather 5.3 million army troops on the front line of the Ural Mountains, and then launch a large-scale counteroffensive against the Chinese Imperial Army on the front line of the Ural Mountains to help Russia regain the land occupied by the Chinese Empire in this war.
The Russians are still counting on the recovery of the land that fell into the hands of the Chinese Empire, how can they be willing to end this war now, if they end this war now, the vast land east of the Russian Ural Mountains will not have to be recaptured, according to the temperament of the Chinese Emperor Lin Daxin, how can he spit it out if he eats it in his mouth!
As for the other countries that participated in the war, such as the Central Powers of Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they were not willing to end the war, they joined the war to take advantage, but now they did not take advantage of it, and they also lost a lot of money.
Despite the defeat at sea, there is hope that the Russian battlefield will have more than 5.3 million army units amassed by the coalition forces, and there is still hope to turn the tide of the war.
However, the attitude of the United States and France is biased towards ending the war as soon as possible, France and Britain are now almost wearing the same pants, since the British want to end the war, the French are also shouting to end the war, and the Americans, in the face of the losses of the Atlantic Fleet, have already been frightened, can end the war immediately, the Americans are very willing. (To be continued.) )