Another World: Naval Storm

"Gentlemen, the country is in danger! Since the war began, the Royal Navy has lost dozens of warships, including more than a dozen battleships! Important transportation lines have been harassed, and hundreds of thousands of expeditionary forces are starving in the Fran battlefield. They are in urgent need of support from the mainland! The most important problem now is to prevent Drake submarines from attacking our transport ships!"

In a small office, representatives from all parties in Tarun gathered together to discuss.

"Gentlemen, the people of Talen gave us two chances, but we failed them time and time again! Our record since the war began has brought shame to the hundreds of years of honor of the Royal Navy!" Hawkekis glanced at everyone and continued, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. I need you to cheer up and find a way to regain the people's trust in us!"

The destruction of the first Sturdee fleet had already made the people of Talen lose their patience, and the defeat in the second naval battle of Heligoland made the people of Talen lose their minds. A large crowd surrounded the Prime Minister's residence and the Admiralty building, and demonstrations have not stopped since the defeat.

"Mr. Prime Minister, the National Defense Committee unconditionally supports all your actions!"

"Prime Minister, the House of Commons will also support your actions!" As for the Senate controlled by the nobles, it had long regarded Hoqiukis as its spokesperson. Hoqiukis was a nobleman.

Naval officers had long been warned by the civilian group not to cause trouble during this period and they only needed to follow orders.

"Gentlemen, the Royal Navy is still very powerful, but we have deployed a large number of warships to protect colonies and transportation lines, but a large number of transport ships and escort ships are still sunk every day."

"In fact, Marshal Jericho (Tallen promoted Jericho to marshal immediately after the Battle of Heligoland, the meaning of which is unclear) and the long-range blockade theory of the Grand Fleet have become invalid. We should let the Grand Fleet take the initiative! We need to send four battlecruisers to the Mediterranean to help our Rakshasa allies maintain the suppression of the Ottomans. Deploy more cruisers and destroyers to capture Drake's attack ships and submarines! In addition, completely block the English Channel, and transport the supplies by train to the middle of the channel for loading, and finally transport them to France."

"Mr. Prime Minister, this will extend the transportation time to more than two weeks, and the situation in the army will be very bad!" The representative of the Ministry of Transport informed in advance of the adverse effects of blocking the English Channel.

"Then send more ships to transport the supplies. As long as there are enough ships, the amount of supplies that arrive in France at the same time will not decrease, but may actually increase!"

"Ahem!" Marshal Jericho drew everyone's attention to himself.

"As of today, four battleships of the Ocean Fleet have returned to the factory for overhaul and are unlikely to be put back into service in a short period of time. Three battleships and one battlecruiser have just been put into service and have not yet formed effective combat power. We can only deploy one battlecruiser to the Mediterranean for support."

He did not directly confront Hawkins' plan, but told Hawkins the situation of the fleet truthfully.

"Marshal Jericho, please rest assured! The German Emperor has already ordered the High-Earth Fleet not to take the initiative to attack!" Hoqiukis was a little annoyed, and a blush appeared on his face. His nature did not allow anyone to refute him.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the situation in war is unpredictable! Intelligence can sometimes be wrong! Just like before the Battle of Heligoland!"

"Okay... the Grand Fleet doesn't need to mobilize its warships for the time being, but I hope that you, Marshal, can come up with practical and effective ways to defeat the Drakes!" Hoqiukis said gritting his teeth, but his face looked calm.

"Marshal, you still offended the Prime Minister!" Major General Biden came to Jericho after the meeting.

"It's nothing. At worst I can go and live with Fisher in his old age. If I let him transfer the four battlecruisers, the Grand Fleet will only have 4 battleships available for a long time, and the Drake Ocean Fleet has 25 battleships. Our numerical advantage will no longer exist! If the Ocean Fleet attacks, I will be the sinner of the Royal Navy!" Jericho's eyes were firm. He couldn't let the Grand Fleet be in danger.

“I wonder what the Prime Minister will do next?”

"Who knows?" As Jericho and Biden were about to walk down the last step, the Prime Minister's secretary invited Jericho to talk alone.

"Marshal, the next meeting for the navy will be held tomorrow. I hope to reach an agreement with you before that!" Huo Qiujis was the first to break the dull and awkward atmosphere on the scene.

"Lord Hochukis, although I don't want to invest any more precious warships in the Mediterranean, if you insist, I will send four battlecruisers to support you!"

"Marshal, what are your conditions? Allowing the grand fleet to move freely? Or adding the newly launched warships to the grand fleet?" Since Jericho agreed, Hoqiukis should pay some price for it, but he will still bargain when it is time to bargain.

In order to open up a new battlefield, Prime Minister Hochukis invested huge forces in Tarun. This long and fierce battle did not achieve the predetermined goals, but occupied the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, occupied the Ottoman capital and forced the Ottomans to surrender.

The Allied Powers suffered heavy losses and were defeated by the Ottomans. As the leader of the plan to open up a new battlefield, Horchukis could not fail, so he could only add troops and warships.

Talen and his 41 colonial troops and the 7.9 French troops suffered a heavy defeat in a few months, with 25.2 casualties. In addition to personnel, some large naval warships were also lost in this battle.

The Royal Navy suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the Dardanelles, which made the naval officers and soldiers led by Jericho very dissatisfied, and was also one of the reasons for their hard fight against Horchokis.

"Lord Hochukiss, I am a member of the Royal Navy. What I think about most is how to lead the fleet to victory!" Jericho smiled. "What I want is to be able to move freely and fire in Shipwreck Bay, and I need you to authorize the Intelligence Department to give the greatest support to the operation!"

"The whole fleet is going to be dispatched? A decisive battle?" Hochukis wondered. He also had connections in the navy, so how come there was no news at all? Was the Navy hiding something from him?

"No, the Grand Fleet will only send the First Battle Patrol Squadron. In addition, in order to strengthen the First Battle Patrol Squadron, I will give three Guardian-class battleships to Liam!"

Hoqiukis panted and looked at Jericho with red eyes for three minutes, "Marshal, I agree!"

Marshal Jericho walked out of the office and saw Liam standing at the door waiting.

"You shouldn't have come!" He shook his head and sighed.

“I think it is necessary to have an in-depth conversation with the Prime Minister!”

"How naive! You will be looked down upon by many people!"

"I just want to win the war for Taron!"

"I know, Fisher knows, but others may not know, and they may not understand!"

"Just let me do it with a clear conscience!"