"Against war, we need peace!"

"Your Excellency!"

The effects of the defeat of the Royal Navy's expeditionary fleet continued to ferment, and large numbers of people began to take to the streets to participate in anti-war demonstrations. Less than four years before the end of the world war, Britain was on the verge of war, which made the British people, who had only managed to get out of the war, very dissatisfied. They chanted slogans against war and demanded peace. At the same time, everyone was also very dissatisfied with the cabinet of David Lloyd George and asked the cabinet to come to power.

If the British Navy had been able to win the war, perhaps the British people would have cheered with joy and applauded the strength of the British Empire. After all, victory in a foreign war means a lot of benefits. But now, the main force of the elite Royal Navy has actually failed, or it is a fiasco that is close to the total annihilation, which naturally cannot be accepted by the people. At the same time, it also frightened them.

The people were worried that if Britain and the Chinese Empire went to war in an all-out way, they did not know how many people would go to war and how many would die on the battlefield. After all, in the last world war, they have already paid a huge price of casualties. What's more, the performance of the Chinese Expeditionary Force on the European battlefield back then made many British people remember it vividly. Fighting against such a formidable opponent, the British simply had no confidence and did not think that they would win the war. That's why so many people are against the war.

The anti-war movement was not only in London, but also spread from London to the whole of the United Kingdom. In just two days, it has swept almost the whole of the United Kingdom. This put the British government under great pressure, and even King George V had to come forward to state that the government was trying to find a way to resolve the conflict with the Chinese Empire.

The newly inaugurated Conservative Cabinet has also been overwhelmed by this. After the resignation of the cabinet of David Lloyd George. What they came to power to take over was nothing more than a mess. This made the new Prime Minister Andrew Bona Law very depressed, and he didn't know how many times he cursed David Lloyd George, cursing that guy should go to hell.

Originally, Britain suffered great losses in the world war, which made the country and its people need to recuperate. In the case of vast colonies to exploit. Britain's recovery is still very fast. At least much better than the defeated Allies. However, the conflict with the Chinese Empire initiated by the cabinet of David Lloyd George brought Britain to the brink of war once again. If you are not careful, you may fall into the abyss of war. The most infuriating thing is that after such a catastrophe, David Lloyd George led the cabinet ministers of that term to resign from George V, leaving such a big mess to the Conservative government. The Conservative government was furious with this. I don't know how many people cursed David Lloyd George and others.

However, no matter how great the difficulties they face, now that they have come to power, they have no other way but to go on step by step. Otherwise, they may have no choice but to step down automatically.

The new prime minister, Andrew Bona Law, convened his cabinet ministers to discuss how to solve the problem. The main ministers of the new cabinet. They were Earl Curzon, Foreign Secretary, and Stanley Baldwin, Chancellor of the Exchequer. War Secretary Stephen Walsh, Lord of the Admiralty Sir Roslyn Williams, Lord of India Viscount Peel, and Lord of Devonshire, Lord of the Colonies.

"Gentlemen, the current situation in China must be very clear to everyone. The crushing defeat of the Royal Navy. We've been cornered. The people's opposition to the war is getting louder, and His Majesty is inclined to use peaceful means to resolve this conflict with the Chinese. Damn David Lloyd George, they got into such a big mess and walked away, it's simply an irresponsible and shameless act. Prime Minister Andrew Bona Rau said. At the end. I couldn't help but curse David Lloyd George, which showed how angry he was in his heart.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have to admit that what we have inherited is indeed a mess. If I had to choose again, I'd rather we didn't come to power this time. The Foreign Secretary, Count Curzon, shook his head and smiled wryly.

"The current situation is very unfavorable for us. On the land battlefield, the Chinese army has approached India. The first battle in the south of the Kingdom of Iran had already shown the disparity between the armies of the two sides. If the Chinese were to attack India, there would be no way for us to resist them. Those Anglo-Indian troops were not their opponents at all. Even if we wanted to mobilize elite troops from within the country to India, it would not be possible. The Royal Navy has lost control of the Indian Ocean due to the crushing defeat of the Royal Navy. If the Chinese want to, they can keep our ships out of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Count Curzon continued.

The strength of the Royal Navy is the guarantee for Britain to maintain its hegemony in the world. Now that the main force of the Royal Navy has been annihilated, this undoubtedly puts Britain in an extremely dangerous situation.

"This crushing defeat of the Royal Navy was an absolute disaster for the British Empire. The Royal Navy has not only lost sea power, but has also put our colonies in Asia and Australia in crisis. Think about it, if the Chinese sent a large number of land forces to attack India, Burma and the Straits Settlements by land, and landed in Australia under the escort of their navy, how could we reach them? War Secretary Stephen Walsh said with a bitter face. He undoubtedly paints a picture of Britain's rapid loss of the colonies of India, Burma, the Straits Settlements, and Australia.

Such a scene made the British cabinet ministers fall into an ice cellar. They believe that the current Chinese Empire is fully capable of doing this. Great industrial power, combined with a large population, allowed the Chinese Empire to mobilize its military at will. Their army, absolutely the first in the world. Now, plus the fact that it has become the world's number one navy. This makes it undoubtedly the world's number one military power in the Chinese Empire. The British suffered too much in this war, which made them have no resistance to the possible invasion of the Chinese Empire.

"Your Excellency the Lord of the Admiralty, is it possible that the Royal Navy has no power to fight back at all?" The Duke of Devonshire, the Colonial Chancellor, asked. There is no doubt that if the British Empire loses its colonies in Asia and Australia, then the world colonial system that the British Empire has worked so hard to maintain will collapse, which will be a fatal blow to Britain. Britain will quickly decline from a top world power to a second-rate country. After all, a large part of the reason why Britain is so powerful is because of their exploitation of the colonies. If there were no vast colonies to serve as a source of raw materials and dumping ground for their products, where would Britain be able to live as well as it is now?

"Yes, Your Excellency the Lord of the Admiralty. The Royal Navy has a deep heritage, so it can't be all destroyed in this battle. Viscount Peel, Minister of Indian Affairs, also hurriedly said. India was the most important of the British colonies. If the colony were lost, Britain would be doomed.

Lord Chancellor, Sir Roslyn Williams, also smiled wryly: "Gentlemen, the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet has assembled all the elite main forces of the Royal Navy, including four 'Admiral-class' battle cruisers. Five 'Revenge-class' battleships, five 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, two 'Prestige-class' battlecruisers, four 'Iron Duke-class' battlecruisers, 'Tiger' battlecruisers and three 'Lion-class' battlecruisers. These are a total of 24 capital ships, which are already the main force of the Royal Navy. It accounts for almost 70 percent of the Royal Navy's combat strength. Now, these capital ships, except for the battleship "Hood" who fled with serious injuries, the rest of the capital ships were either sunk by the Chinese or captured. The remaining battleships of the Royal Navy were just old battleships. Even, many warships have been sold for scrap steel, but they have not been dismantled for the time being. Now, though, their fortunes should be changing. We must redeem them again. Otherwise, the Royal Navy of the British Empire would face the dilemma of having no warships available. ”

The Royal Navy has quite a few capital ships, if you talk about the number. Including three 'King George V-class' battleships, four 'Orion-class' battleships, two 'Giant-class' battleships, 'Neptune' battleship, two 'St. Vincent-class' battleships, three 'Bellerophon-class' battleships, and one 'Dreadnought' battleship. Three 'Valiant-class' battlecruisers (or large light cruisers), two 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers, and two 'Invincible-class' battlecruisers.

Together with the seriously damaged battlecruiser 'Hood', which was returning, the total number reached 24. If this is the case, the Royal Navy is still considered a maritime power. After all, apart from the United States and China, there is simply no country capable of having 24 capital ships. Even China, after capturing five British naval battleships in this naval battle, brought the total number of capital ships to 25. Ordinary countries simply do not have such a deep foundation, that is, the British Empire is so strong. (To be continued.) )

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