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    "Mr. Steven, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" the British Admiralty asked.  Sir Fisher had to sit back behind the desk again. He was also a little surprised, why John.  Admiral Jellicoe sent back the battle report so quickly. Did the main force of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet escape?  In other words, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet is simply vulnerable to the combined fleets of the British and French navies.  However, he suddenly saw that Rear Admiral Steven, the head of the Telegraph Office of the Navy, looked pale, as if he was sick, so he asked quickly.

    "Sir, I'm fine. This is the battle report sent back by General John Jellicoe. I have other things to deal with, so I'll leave first!" Major General Steven put the battle report in John Jellicoe's box.  On Sir Fisher's desk, there is no waiting for John.  Sir Fisher reacted and exited the office as fast as he was running for his life.

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

    "That guy John Jellicoe, what on earth did he do? The United Fleet has a total of 16 capital ships, but the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet only has 8 capital ships, and he was defeated miserably!" John.  Sir Fisher immediately began to curse.  He finally understood why Major General Steven immediately found an excuse to leave after sending the battle report. It turned out that he didn't want to stay here and become John.  The object of Sir Fisher's anger was to avoid undue disaster.

    John at this time.  Sir Fisher no longer had the intention to pursue Major General Steven's rudeness. He put all his thoughts on this battle report.  He really couldn't believe that such a powerful combined fleet would be defeated miserably. Did the Chinese deploy the main naval force deployed in the Eastern Pacific to the Mediterranean?  But why didn't the British intelligence agency get any information before?  In addition, John.  Sir Fisher really couldn't imagine what caused the combined fleet to suffer a disastrous defeat.

    John.  In order to shirk responsibility, Admiral Jellicoe described this naval battle very clearly.  John.  Admiral Jellicoe claimed in the battle report that the combined fleet pursued the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet until it reached the sea area only about 80 kilometers away from Sicily. After that, Chinese planes appeared, and the entire sky was covered with overwhelming planes.  Those planes carried heavy bombs and heavy torpedoes.  All capital ships of the Combined Fleet are targets of Chinese aircraft.  The British Navy had never thought that the Chinese would use aircraft to attack warships at sea. It also had not thought that these aircraft would be so powerful, and there was no preparation at all.  Under the fierce attack of Chinese aircraft, the Combined Fleet lost all its capital ships, and all three battlecruisers were sunk. Among the battleships, except for the battleships Warrior, Barham, and Warspite.  In addition to the battleship "Conqueror" and the French navy's "Bretagne", the remaining eight battleships all surrendered to the Chinese navy, except for the battleship "Bretagne" which sank.  Fortunately, the combat range of the Chinese aircraft is limited, and the combined fleet was able to withdraw from the combat range of the Chinese aircraft in time.  Otherwise, the combined fleet will lose more warships.  So far, the Combined Fleet has lost all its capital ships, but the remaining heavy cruisers, armored cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers have suffered little loss.

    John.  Admiral Jellicoe also stated in the battle report that the Chinese occupied Sicily and deployed a large number of advanced aircraft on the island. Before they were able to deal with these Chinese aircraft, the entire Mediterranean had been divided into two halves by the Chinese.  The British navy simply could not pass the blockade of Chinese aircraft deployed in Sicily and march eastward.

    "Damn, how could this happen? How could a weapon like an airplane be so powerful when used in naval warfare?" John.  Sir Fisher was shocked.  As the British Lord of the Admiralty, he also has a very deep research on the weapons of naval warfare. Now the decisive main force in naval warfare is still battleships. Building more and more powerful battleships has become the only strategy recognized by all countries in the world to fight for sea control.  But now, the Chinese have taken another path and made the British Navy pay a heavy price for it.

    "The Chinese have taken the lead again! Can those yellow-skinned monkeys see the future? Otherwise, why have they been leading the British Empire for so long time and time again?" John.  Sir Fisher felt very aggrieved.  The Chinese built the Zhonghua class battleships, which brought the world's navies into the era of giant ships and cannons, and also caused the British Royal Navy to pay a heavy price in the South China Sea Battle.

    Subsequently, the Chinese Navy continued to build more powerful battleships, which triggered the world's major powers to speed up the construction of battleships and battleships.In the arms competition between foreign ships.  And now the Chinese are using planes to send these battleships to the bottom of the sea.  Everything is like a conspiracy that the Chinese have laid out a long time ago.  The Chinese let other countries in the world use their national strength to build battleships and battlecruisers, while they themselves developed aircraft.  It is now shown that aircraft can easily sink battleships.  And the Chinese were able to win the war at the minimum cost.

    "Oh God! If this is really the case, then the Chinese are terrible! Did they start planning as early as twenty years ago?" John.  Sir Fisher couldn't believe his own inference.  If all this is a Chinese conspiracy, it would be terrible.  As early as twenty years ago, China began to plot against Britain, or the entire Western world.  However, John.  Sir Fisher still couldn't believe it. He would rather it was just a coincidence.  After all, no one can accurately predict what will happen twenty years from now.

    After getting this unrealistic speculation out of his mind, John.  Sir Fisher looked at the battle report in his hand, his face so gloomy that 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 Jellicoe.  Most of the battleships left behind by the local fleet are old battleships.  For example, the 'Bellerophon-class battleships and the 'Saint Vincent-class battleships, etc., are the earliest battleships of the British Navy.  Some of the remaining new battleships are still being repaired on the slipway.  After defeating the German Navy, the strength of the British Navy was once again severely weakened.

    China has occupied Sicily and severely damaged the British navy in the Mediterranean. This has undoubtedly blocked Britain's eastward advance. Both India and Europe may be in danger.  In addition, the strength of the British Navy has once again declined, and the German Navy, which was severely damaged by the British Navy, may not miss this opportunity.  Although the main force of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet has been annihilated by the British Navy and the United States Navy, they still left several battleships and a large number of light battleships and submarines.  Once the British navy cannot have an overwhelming advantage and blockade the German navy in the military port, the German navy will definitely make a comeback, which will pose a great threat to the British homeland.

    It is said that one move affects the whole body. The disastrous defeat of the British and French naval fleets will undoubtedly have a great impact on Britain's overall strategy.

    "Come here, prepare your car and go to the Prime Minister's Office!" John.  cried Sir Fisher.  Such a big matter obviously needs to be reported to the Prime Minister.  Of course, this will definitely cause an uproar in the cabinet.  However, there is nothing that can be done about it. It is impossible to hide the loss of more than ten battleships.

    When John.  When Sir Fisher arrived at the Prime Minister's Office in Downing Street, it was already six o'clock in the evening.  It was not yet dark at this time of year, but Prime Minister Asquith was already enjoying his dinner.  When the secretary reported to the Lord of the Admiralty John.  When Sir Fisher came to visit, Prime Minister Asquith couldn't help but frown. He didn't like others to disturb his meal.  However, he also knew that this was impossible. If there were no major problems, John.  Sir Fisher would not disturb him at this hour.

    "Invite Sir Fisher to my office and prepare a cup of coffee for him. I'll be right away!" Prime Minister Asquith said, then he speeded up his meal and finished the bread in his hand within two minutes.  , and then walked to the study.

    When Prime Minister Asquith came to the office, John.  Sir Fisher was drinking coffee, but his face was a little gloomy.  Prime Minister Asquith's heart suddenly rose. Did something big happen to the navy?  By the way, the joint fleet formed with the French has entered the Mediterranean Sea. Could it be that there is something wrong with the joint fleet?

    "Sir Fisher, what happened?" Prime Minister Asquith asked after sitting down.

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

    "Oh? How is the situation? Are we defeated?" Asquith asked formally.  He had heard of John before.  Sir Fisher's report revealed that the strength of the combined fleet is more than twice that of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.

    ¡°That¡¯s true, Your Excellency, Prime Minister.

    The combined fleet was defeated and lost all its battleships!  "Sir John Fisher said.

    "What? How is this possible? Are you kidding?" Prime Minister Asquith suddenly stood up from his chair and looked at John in disbelief.  Sir Fisher.
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