When the coalition forces were having a headache for heavy losses, the London government was even more bleak.

The Royal Navy, which had high hopes, not only failed to win the victory like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, but even did not win.

For Britain, the ending of both sides is failure. In the daytime battle, the Air Force has tried its best to create opportunities for the Navy, but has not achieved strategic goals. It will be even more difficult to want such opportunities in the later stage.

Without air supremacy and unable to suppress the enemy's navy, the next battle to defend the British Isles will be inevitable.

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Campbell was speechless for a long time. From the cold numbers above, it can be seen that the Royal Navy has really fought hard.

The failure to win is not because the Royal Navy does not work hard, but because the enemy is too strong.

Looking at the data on paper, even military novices know who is stronger and who is weaker. That's right, the Royal Navy does have the advantage on conventional warships, but as a combat power, the dreadnought is missing a total of 7 ships.

The Royal Navy is already worthy of the title of overlord by being able to defeat both sides with weak attacks and strong results. But this is far from enough. What Britain needs is victory, a hearty victory.

‘'Everyone has read the battle report. Whether it is the Air Force or the Navy, they suffered heavy losses in the daytime battle. The number of casualties alone reached 14,000, setting a record since the war began.

Weapons and equipment have suffered heavy losses. It will be difficult for us to organize a second such battle for a long time in the future.

After paying such a great price, we also achieved amazing results and severely damaged the enemy's navy. But this is far from enough, the enemy's strength is even stronger than we expected.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the plan to intercept the enemy's landings by the navy has failed. The next battle to defend the British Isles will become even more brutal and bloody.’’

No blame is passed or held accountable, it is entirely a matter of fact. It is not that Campbell is so honest, but it is meaningless to talk about these things now.

The outside world's criticism of the government has soared to the sky, and the cabinet government's position in the eyes of the people has long fallen to the bottom.

Campbell's reputation also took a sharp turn for the worse. If it weren't for political correctness and the domestic media's mercy, he would have been the worst leader in the history of the British Empire.

But the worst prime minister has been crowned. Lord North, Spencer Percival, Duke of Wellington, these predecessors have not been able to stop him from reaching the top.

After all, he is a monarchy country and the worst leader must be a "regicide criminal". The media also needs to be politically correct, and Campbell, who is recognized as "incompetent", can only follow closely.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the war has not yet ended; if the war is defeated, everyone will not be so easy to talk to.

Interestingly, the Campbell Cabinet, whose reputation has fallen to the bottom, has not been removed from parliament. Especially in recent times, even the impeachment proposal has disappeared.

It seemed as if all competitors disappeared overnight. The ready-made handles delivered to the door were useless.

On the contrary, Campbell's cabinet submitted resignations to the king many times, hoping that a talented person would come out to turn the tide.

Unfortunately, the talent of the gods did not come out. Even Edward VII, who reshaped the authority of the British monarch, lowered his mark after the war broke out, pushed all his government affairs to the cabinet, and became the boss.

We can't blame everyone for being snob. The stalls left by the previous few jobs are too bad and the endgame is too difficult to deal with.

Even if you win this war by chance, Britain will suffer heavy losses. As a government leader, not only will it not be able to win reputation, but it will be criticized because of this.

This is the case with the world war in original time and space. The government that led Britain to win the war was immediately driven out of Taiwan as soon as the war ended.

Although the ages are different, the political logic and essence are still in line with each other. Smart people will not tread this muddy water at all.

Of course, Campbell's cabinet did not work badly, and it was also an important factor in being able to remain in office.

Ordinary people may not understand it, but the elites understand how difficult it is to use one country to fight against the entire European continent.

"The Army is ready to fight to the death. We will defend the British Isles at all costs and let the enemy understand that landing is the biggest mistake.

But defense alone cannot win the war. What's more, the enemy this time is the entire European continent. If you want to win this war, the navy and the air force must have more active strategic plans."

Marcus had no intention of being ashamed at all while shouting the loudest slogan and pushing things to his colleagues.

As the Secretary of the Army, Marcus knew the quality of the lobster soldiers too well.

Originally, the lobster soldiers were also elite, and their combat effectiveness was at the forefront of the world; unfortunately, after the expansion of the army, the combat effectiveness of the troops took a sharp decline.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the lobster soldiers today are just a group of mobs.

Since the Army cannot complete the important task of defeating the Continental Alliance, it can only be handed over to its colleagues.

Anyway, the army has always been raised by stepmothers. When the military spending is used, the ones who have more money should be paid first.

The Air Force Minister is fine. As a new branch of military service, the Air Force usually receives not many resources, and it is reasonable to be unable to defeat the enemy.

The Navy Minister was embarrassed. The Navy had long held the most budgets, and every time he fought for military budget, he had to talk about the security of the British Isles.

Now it is time to protect the security of the British Isles, but they have lost the chain.

"The enemy is strong" is not a reason. In the past, the Royal Navy's cowhide broke the sky, but its current performance cannot satisfy everyone at all.

Swinding, in awe, could only lower his head and pretended not to hear anything.

There is no problem with counterattack, and we will talk about it after the new warships are put into service. As long as the gap in the main battleship is filled, Swinding is still very confident in the Royal Navy.

It just takes time, although the shipyard has been working overtime, it still takes time.

So far, the shipyards in the north have completed the main construction of the warship. As they are about to be launched, the progress of other shipyards has been more or less delayed due to the impact of enemy air strikes.

However, time is not waiting for anyone on the battlefield, and the Royal Navy cannot fully control the maritime power, so the enemy can escort the army to land on the British Isles.

Although the Army has strengthened its defense, Britain's coastline is so long that it is impossible to take into account all of them. It can only give priority to areas with high strategic value.

Once the enemy lands successfully, no matter where they land, the political impact will be fatal.

The Ocean Alliance is already in a panic, and such bad news comes again, which is to force everyone to fly away.

The room was silent, leaving only the sound of their pulses beating, and the depressing atmosphere made it difficult to breathe.

Seeing that he could not escape, Swinding said slowly: "The losses during the day are too great, and most warships will face overhaul. In the short term, we are not suitable for another decisive battle with the enemy.

However, we will dispatch high-speed battleships and submarines to attack enemy troop transport ships and logistics ships.

As for the full counterattack, we plan to put it in three months. By then, our new batch of warships will be in service, just to reverse the strength comparison between the two sides."

Now is the weakest period for the Royal Navy. It is going out to fight the enemy again and will use ordinary battleships to restrain the enemy's "dreadnoughts".

This "restraint" requires a price of bleeding. The daytime battle is enough to illustrate this point, and five battleships sank as a result.

The price is so heavy, and the record is just to injure the enemy ship.

In contrast, the showdown between the dreadnoughts was much more harmonious. After the melee, there were many dreadnoughts that were seriously injured on both sides, but none of them were directly sunk.

There is nothing strange about it. The hit rate of artillery in naval battles is already low, and the armor of the dreadnought is thick, so the defense is tight enough.

Unless you are hit by the main gun many times, you will suffer local damage at most and will not be able to kill you at all.

As long as the luck is not too bad, the dreadnought has a strong survivability in naval battles.

There were few dreadnoughts in the original time and space, and they were directly sunk during warship bombardment; on the contrary, in the era of aircraft carriers, most of them were killed by aircraft.

There is no need to worry about aircraft carriers at the moment. The English Channel is just such a big place. The Air Force can reach it in an hour. Land is a natural aircraft carrier.

"The Air Force will also attack the enemy's troop ship at the right time. However, we should try our best to avoid such encounters during the day.

After the Japanese suicide squad arrives, we will choose the right time to launch a sneak attack on the enemy's main naval force.

In a short period of time, we still need to accumulate strength. We can only provide firepower support in daily wars to a limited extent."

Strength is the basis of everything. The Air Force itself is not strong enough, so Artillio is naturally not tough in speaking.

The most active strategy is limited to sneak attacks. The decisive battle against the God of Horse is not necessary to think about it.

Even if the Air Force wants to break out, it will not be able to produce enough aircraft and pilots. Fights like the daytime will not be organized in the short term.

...

After listening to the military's opinions, Campbell's expression changed drastically, as if he was in a fierce mental struggle.

In the end, reason prevailed. Whether you want to admit it or not, it would be difficult for Britain to win this war with the current situation.

Unless the international situation changes dramatically, the main members of the mainland alliance collectively turn against each other, or the Holy Roman Empire collapses from within, Britain can turn around.

It is better to pray to God to directly hit the sky and kill the enemy if you expect such a huge change.

Military tragedy is even worse politically. The probability of winning a war is almost zero, but a decent ending of the war can still be fought for.

The British Empire in the early 20th century was really a big family and a big business. Even if Africa was gone, it was still a giant.

In the past, this was a symbol of Britain's glory, but now it is an obstacle for them to escape unsuccessfully.

If a family is big and a business is big, you will inevitably be loved by others. The interests are touching. If you want to end the war with a decent amount, you must first eliminate the hungry wolf's peeping.

If there are so many member states of the Mainland Alliance, if there is no ambition for the wealth of the British Empire, it is probably the kind of Monaco that is like.

Anyone with some strength is now grinding his fist and waiting to divide the feast. It is not easy to stop everyone.

After hesitating for a while, Campbell said fiercely: "Don't wait any longer. Send all the revolutionary parties in various countries we took in, and all the secrets buried in the European continent should be activated, and provide them with support as much as possible..."
Chapter completed!