"Your Excellency, Commander, our losses are huge!"Major General Arthur reported dejectedly.

Algernon nodded, which did not surprise him.

"In this battle we lost seven destroyers and two light cruisers. Many of the other battleships were injured. However, we also took out two light cruisers and six destroyers of the Third Reich. Moreover, many of their remaining warships suffered heavy damage. As for submarines, we sank at least five of their submarines."Rear Admiral Arthur said.

Judging from the results of the battle, the Royal Navy did not suffer at all, and even took a slight advantage.

But if the size of the fleets invested by both sides is calculated, the Royal Navy undoubtedly did not take advantage at all.

The Royal Navy has The four heavy cruisers as the main force only caused the Third Reich to lose slightly more than they did. Without these four heavy cruisers to suppress the battle, I am afraid that the Royal Navy would have suffered greater losses than the Third Reich Navy.

This made Algernon Zhong After hearing this, Jiang's face turned ugly.

"What about the merchant ships and transport ships? Lieutenant General Algernon asked

"Your Excellency, Commander, sixty-five of our merchant and transport ships were sunk by the submarine force and surface fleet of the Third Reich."Rear Admiral Arthur reported.

This directly made Algernon's face livid. Such a heavy loss was undoubtedly a slap in the face to him! In fact, the entire Royal Navy lost face due to this.

"Report it to the country! Let transport ships and merchant ships rescue those soldiers who fell into the water as much as possible, and then protect them and return to the homeland. We must seize the time, otherwise, who knows whether those despicable guys in the Third Reich will continue to attack us!" Lieutenant General Algernon ordered

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!"Rear Admiral Arthur replied.

Immediately, the warships of the Royal Navy, as well as the merchant ships and transport ships, began to actively salvage the fallen soldiers. They were busy until the middle of the night before rescuing the fallen sailors. Of course, this was just They only rescued some of them. Many sailors had already drowned alive.

At this moment, Prime Minister Winston, who had been paying attention to the withdrawal plan, couldn't help but become furious after learning the news.

"Damn it! how so? Didn't I get the Royal Navy ready? But there was still such a mistake! Dozens of transport ships and merchant ships were sunk. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the maritime transportation capacity of the Empire on which the sun never sets! What's more, so many soldiers fell into the water and drowned."Winston was very angry.

"Your Excellency, Chancellor, I am very sorry, but we underestimated the Navy of the Third Reich. Unexpectedly, they had the guts to send a surface fleet to stop us. The fleet was fooled by a moment of inadvertence! Lord Admiralty Sir Dudley Pound quickly apologized

"Sir, the expeditionary force paid at least ten thousand for this. Could it be that the Navy couldn't prepare in advance?"War Secretary Leslie Bertha was also very angry.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I guarantee that this will not happen again. Next, the Royal Navy will dispatch more warships to protect the transport fleet and will not give the Third Reich another chance."Sir Dudley Pound explained.

Indeed, the Royal Navy's failure this time. They have suffered great criticism and endured tremendous pressure.

If the Royal Navy continues, it will still be unable to bring the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force safely. If you bring it back to the country, I'm afraid more people will be dissatisfied. Even if the Royal Navy is the foundation of the empire on which the sun never sets, it will not be able to withstand such huge pressure!

"Sir, I hope what happened tonight will never happen again. Prime Minister Winston said

"Yes, Your Majesty the Prime Minister! replied Sir Dudley Pound

"Will the Royal Navy continue to transport the expeditionary force during the day tomorrow? asked Winston

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we cannot transport the expeditionary force during the day. It would be too risky to send out a fleet and fleet at this time. We do not have control of the air. Once we dispatch our fleet, we will only become the target of attack by the Third Reich's air force and naval aviation. By then, our losses will be even greater."Sir Dudley Pound said.

Prime Minister Winston nodded, and he could naturally understand this.

Then, Sir Dudley Pound ordered to recruit more transport ships and merchant ships to transport the expeditionary force. In the plan, we strive to bring the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force back to the mainland as soon as possible.

At the same time, the Royal Navy has also deployed more warships to escort the transport fleet. The original four heavy cruisers have increased to six. Light cruisers , not only supplemented the loss of two ships, but also increased it to 10. The number of destroyers also increased to a full thirty-two.

The Royal Navy believes that when they once again strengthen the strength of the escort fleet, if the third If the imperial fleet and submarine force dare to come, the Third Reich Navy will definitely pay a heavy price.

Bolin and Hess, the ruler of the Third Reich, are also paying attention to the navy's efforts to block the withdrawal plan of the Empire on which the sun never sets.

"Your Excellency, the Navy has just concluded its efforts to block the withdrawal plan of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, and has achieved good results. In this battle, our surface fleet and submarine forces sank at least more than sixty transport ships and merchant ships. In addition, two Royal Navy light cruisers and seven destroyers were killed. However, our losses were also heavy. Two light cruisers and six destroyers were sunk, and six submarines were lost. Most of the remaining battleships were injured."Marshal Redl reported.

Hess nodded. After all, the Navy's financial resources are not strong. Such a big loss is already difficult for the Navy to accept.

"The Sun Never Sets Empire suffered a loss this time, and they will definitely invest more escort forces in the future. Next, it will probably be even more difficult to stop them!"Marshal Redl continued.

Hess also frowned. If possible, he would of course want to eat the Imperial Expeditionary Force in one bite to prevent it from becoming a future trouble.

But the navy's losses were huge, so we can't Let all the small and medium-sized warships of the Navy be damaged here. In that case, it will be very uneconomical.

"Is there any other way to prevent the Third Reich from bringing back the expeditionary force without risking the navy?"Hess murmured.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he thought of a wonderful way.

"Come on, let Marshal Bromberg and General Wilhelm Keitel come to see me! Hess ordered.

He has already thought of a good way. Once successful, it will not only prevent the Sun Never Sets Empire from transporting back the expeditionary force, but also can severely defraud the Royal Navy._Feilu reminds you: Reading 3 Things-Collection, Recommendation,

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