"Send a telegram to the battleship cruiser 'Hood', I want to know the details of this naval battle. David Beatty, how the hell did that guy command this naval battle! Sir John Jericho said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, Sir Sir." Major General Jonathan nodded.

"Also, prepare a car for me, and I need to go to His Excellency the Prime Minister immediately." Sir John Jericho said. There is no doubt that this time, their cabinet is in big trouble. Such a disastrous defeat will undoubtedly become a key aspect of their attack. I'm afraid there is no other way than the collapse of their current cabinet.

After all, this war against the Chinese Empire was launched by their current cabinet. And responsibility, naturally, must be taken care of by them. Those Conservative Party guys, I'm afraid they have been staring at them for a long time. Now that they have such a big problem, the Conservatives will surely rejoice and replace them as the new ruling party.

When Sir John Jericho arrived at the Prime Minister's Office, it was just after four o'clock in the morning. Prime Minister David Lloyd George has fallen asleep. However, the visit of the Minister of the Navy with a gloomy face, and the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, naturally knew what was important. So, immediately go and wake up Prime Minister David Lloyd George.

"Your Excellency, what happened?" David Lloyd George asked, yawning. He was still wearing pajamas, which showed that he had just gotten up from bed, and he hadn't even had time to change into a single piece of clothing.

"Your Excellency, something big has happened. The expeditionary fleet failed! Sir John Jericho asked.

"What? The expeditionary fleet failed? This, how is this possible? The drowsiness on David Lloyd George's face suddenly became clean. This news obviously shocked him.

"It's true. And, it was a fiasco. Our 24 capital ships. Except for the battlecruiser "Hood", which was heavily damaged and withdrew from the battlefield ahead of schedule, the rest of the capital ships were sunk or captured by the Chinese. Among them, the captured capital ships included "Malaya", "Determination", "Ramillis". HMS Royal Oak and HMS Iron Duke. All three heavy cruisers were sunk except for the 'Raleigh', which escaped with serious injuries. Ten cruisers of the first rank, all sunk. The rest of the light cruisers and destroyers, also suffered heavy losses, and only a handful escaped. And we gave the Chinese only the cost of sinking two battleships, one heavily damaged, and several heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers seriously damaged, and ten destroyers sinking. Sir John Jericho reported.

"Oh God! How so? The expeditionary fleet was defeated in this way. Still defeated so badly? Prime Minister David Lloyd George was also pale at the moment. Obviously, he was aware of what a blow this crushing defeat would be for the Royal Navy. It is undoubtedly a heavy blow to their current cabinet. Maybe it won't be long before he'll have to get out of this place.

"Sir, what shall we do now?" David Lloyd George said.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we have lost this battle. The crushing defeat of the expeditionary fleet. We lost so badly that we even held the sea power for hundreds of years. It will also be lost. Therefore, we cannot continue to fight. Otherwise, we will pay an even heavier price. Still, I guess, maybe it's not our turn to worry about it anymore. Sir John Jericho said.

Suddenly, David Lloyd George was stunned. He apparently had this in mind as well.

"Someone. Go and get all the cabinet ministers and discuss important matters with them. David Lloyd George instructed the secretary.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister." The secretary hurriedly went to make a phone call.

In less than half an hour, the British cabinet ministers had gathered in the conference room of the Prime Minister's Office. It's just that they all have tired faces on their faces. The eyes are also red. Apparently, they had just been woken up from their beds. To help them refresh themselves, Prime Minister David Lloyd George promised to have his secretary go and prepare coffee.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, what happened?" Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour asked. Everyone was screamed in confusion, not knowing what was going on. But they all guessed that something big must have happened.

"Your Excellency, tell us the news." David Lloyd George said with a blank face.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Sir John Jericho nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have just received a telegram from the expeditionary fleet. I'm sorry to tell you that it's the exact opposite of what they expected. The expeditionary fleet lost in this naval battle, and it was a crushing defeat, a complete defeat. Of the 24 capital ships, except for the battlecruiser 'Hood', which was seriously damaged and evacuated early, the rest of the capital ships were either sunk or captured. Heavy cruisers and cruisers of the first rank, except for the heavy cruiser 'Raleigh', which was withdrawn from the battlefield ahead of schedule, the rest were sunk. Light cruisers and destroyers, likewise suffered extremely heavy losses. Sir John Jericho said. Although, his heart was very sad, and there was even a lot of anger and helplessness. However, he had to accept this reality.

"Phew!"

Almost all cabinet ministers gasped. The original smile on everyone's face has disappeared cleanly. The effect of these words was even more effective than a cup of coffee, and it immediately made everyone feel sleepy at all.

"Sir Sir, you're not joking, are you?" Indian Affairs Minister Edwin Samuel Montague asked.

"I hope it's a joke too. But, I'm sorry to tell you, this is not a joke. And that's just the way it is. Sir John Jericho said.

Suddenly, the conference room became silent, and almost everyone held their breath. Maybe everyone is still digesting this terrible result. After all, such a tragic failure completely surprised everyone and shocked everyone.

"Ahem! Everyone, let's talk about what we should do now, shall we? Prime Minister David Lloyd George coughed twice and then said.

"Your Excellency, how could there be such a terrible defeat? The expeditionary fleet is the absolute main force of the Royal Navy! Walter Lang, the Colonial Chancellor, looked incredulous.

"The specific course of the naval battle. It is not yet known. We are debriefing the battlecruiser 'Hood'. However, there are no more than two reasons, one is that the strength of the Chinese navy is stronger than we expected. The second is the mistake of command. Sir John Jericho said.

Although, there were contradictions between him and Marshal David Beatty. However, he is definitely not a villain who slanders others behind his back. The reason why he said this this time was because he didn't know what the reason to look for. After all. According to the previous deduction of the British Admiralty, even if the Royal Navy would fail this time, it would definitely not lose so badly. After all, the Royal Navy has so many warships, which can be said to be strong, not only not weaker than the Chinese Navy, but stronger. If this situation fails, is there any other reason? Even if it is defeated by the Chinese Navy, it is always no problem to retreat after losing some of the warships. But. In just two days, the main force of the Royal Navy was completely destroyed, and it was almost completely wiped out! Such a loss directly wiped out all the cards of the Royal Navy.

Suddenly, the ministers were no longer bothered with this issue. After all, Sir John Jericho had strongly disagreed with Marshal David Betty as commander of the expeditionary fleet. It was they, the cabinet ministers, who insisted that Marshal David Beatty be the commander of the expeditionary fleet. Now the expeditionary fleet has failed miserably, then these people. There is definitely a certain amount of responsibility that needs to be assumed.

"This naval battle was lost. Then, we will completely lose the strength to compete with the Chinese. Our colonies in Asia and Oceania. will fall into the hands of the Chinese like ripe peaches. Walter Lang, the Colonial Chancellor, said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't think these things are what we should be thinking about. This fiasco was caused by us. We owe it to us to blame for this. So, I think we should always resign. To show our responsibility. Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour proposed.

The ministers' faces suddenly turned bad, everyone cared more about the power in their hands, how could they give up so easily?

"If we don't resign, trust the Conservatives, and the angry populace. It's going to remove us from power, too. When the time comes, it will undoubtedly be even more humiliating. If we resign voluntarily, we will save some face. Arthur Balfour said.

Everyone else nodded their heads. Although they are unwilling to give up the power in their hands, they also know that if they do not resign voluntarily, it will only make them more ugly in the end.

"Since there is no point in everyone, then, after dawn, I will go and resign to His Majesty abroad." David Lloyd George also made up his mind.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister." The other ministers replied. If you resign now, you will undoubtedly hand over the mess to the next cabinet.

After daybreak, David Lloyd George went to Buckingham Palace to resign to His Majesty Abroad. At the same time, the news of the disastrous defeat of the expeditionary fleet also spread, and all of a sudden, the whole of Britain was in an uproar. King George V accepted the resignation of David Lloyd George. On the same day, the Conservative Party came to power to form a government. (To be continued.) )

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