Chapter 291: The Royal Navy’s Revenge (Part 1)

"Shame! It is simply the greatest shame in the history of the British Empire." At the emergency cabinet meeting held by British Prime Minister Earl Liverpool, the Army reached the meeting and said heartbrokenly. "Does the glory of the great British Empire's Royal Navy really be lost in our generation?" Faced with Hamurabi's satirical sarcasm, Navy Secretary Halbuhel did not refute this time. Indeed, the British Navy was so embarrassing this time. Even the largest naval base in the country was destroyed, which undoubtedly gave Britain a loud slap.

Prime Minister Liverpool did not denounce Hammurabi's rude behavior this time, because the navy was too disrespectful this time. Facing the enemy's attack, he fled in the last battle, but also destroyed the base. Liverpool is sure that if this news spreads, the goalkeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion will be squeezed out by the angry people tomorrow. Even the cabinet will be implicated. Although the news has been blocked now, there is no airtight wall in the world. The only way is to find a way to remedy it immediately to increase the support of the cabinet in the hearts of the people. "His Excellency Harbhul, I need a reasonable explanation, why did Portsmouth be destroyed? Is the Royal Navy really weak enough to even be able to defend its own base?" Liverpool suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice.

Halbucher nervously wiped his sweat: "Prime Minister, this incident has nothing to do. Please believe that the Royal Navy is still the most powerful navy in the world. As for Portsmouth's despicable sneak attack, it was entirely caused by the French Navy's despicable sneak attack. At that time, the main force of the Straits Fleet went to pick up the local fleet according to the headquarters' orders, and the French Navy succeeded in taking advantage of the empty strength of Portsmouth."

"But how can we explain the navy's escape in the last battle? If it were our army, we would fight to the last man even though we knew that the enemy was strong and we were weak. The honor of the British Empire cannot be defiled, even if it was the price of life." Hamurabbi sarcastically again.

Halbucher was very angry about Hammutabee's insults, but he now had no energy to argue with Hammutabee again. Instead, he explained: "The French fleet was very strong at that time, and whether the fleet stayed in Portsmouth had little impact on the ending. Instead, it would be better to preserve its strength and make a comeback in the future."

"Hmph! Quirking! This is simply a coward's behavior. Such a person is not worthy of becoming a warrior of the British Empire." Hamurabi pressed step by step. This is a good opportunity to attack the navy. If you miss this village, you will not have this store. Hamurabi naturally needs to seize it, thinking that the army has been oppressed by the navy for so many years.

"You...!" Even though the clay man was still angry, Halbuhel repeatedly gave in today, but Hamurabi repeatedly pressed, which made Halbuhel feel a little unbearable.

Seeing that the battle was about to escalate, Liverpool quickly stopped it and said, "Okay, everyone is not here to see you quarrel today. Today, you have to come up with a way to revitalize the reputation of the British Empire, otherwise you will wait for the cabinet general to resign."

Liverpool's words were still very effective. As soon as he got angry, Halbuhl and Hammutabee immediately ended the quarrel. However, their eyes kept staring at each other, as if they could kill the other party with their eyes.

"His Excellency, I think we must start the reconstruction of the Portsmouth military port immediately, otherwise our huge navy will be forced to be distributed along the southern coast, which will give the French Navy the opportunity to defeat each one." Halbhul said first.

Liverpool nodded. In his opinion, the war between Britain and France will be a long-term and protracted war, and the losses suffered must be compensated as soon as possible, otherwise they will be at a disadvantage in the later war. "How long will it take to complete the reconstruction of Portsmouth? How much money will it cost?" Liverpool asked.

"After detailed calculations, if all efforts are made to repair the money, it can be completed within 4, and the funding will cost about 50 million pounds." Halbhul said, and then looked at the Chancellor of the Finance Minister Hawkins. Because the Navy had no money, the funds naturally had to be allocated from the Ministry of Finance. Sure enough, after hearing Halbhul's words, Hawkins's face suddenly became ugly.

"The funding will be resolved by the Ministry of Finance, but the reconstruction process must be accelerated and the port of Jun is finally put into use within three months." Liverpool made the decision.

"This is not enough. The Admiralty must take practical actions to prove the strength of the Royal Navy, otherwise we will be questioned by His Majesty the King and the people." Liverpool made his request.

"Prime Minister, I have a way to regain my reputation." Hamurabi suddenly said. Everyone looked at him in surprise. Didn't the army and the navy always have a wrong way? How could Hamurabi give the navy automatically? Harbhul suddenly had a very bad premonition.

"What are you good ways? Tell me to everyone." Although Liverpool was a little strange, he decided to listen to his method first before making a decision.

Hamurabie smiled and said, "The French navy can attack us despicably and destroy Portsmouth. Why can't we retaliate against the French by the same means? Destroy Le Havre or St. Peter's Port."

"His Excellency Hammutrabi, do you think the French would not prevent this after using this despicable count?" Halbuhel glanced at Hammutrabi with contempt and said.

"His Excellency Halbhul. Don't forget that the current straits are concentrated in the main force of the local fleet and the Strait fleet. In the sneak attack by the French Navy, the naval fleet did not suffer much loss. The French Navy is also distributed in different places. The strait fleet is mainly stationed in Le Havre in the Bay of Seine, while the Mediterranean fleet is stationed in the Channel Islands. Faced with any of the two fleets of the French Navy, I think we have an overwhelming advantage. In this case, even if the sneak attack is not carried out, the two sides will have a strong and open decisive battle. But if the navy still fails, then I really have nothing to say." Hamurabi looked at Halbhul provocatively and said.

Halbhul was about to refute, and Prime Minister Liverpool made a statement: "This plan is very good. Just facing any fleet of the French Navy, we have a decisive advantage under the joint efforts of the Straits Fleet and the local fleet. And we have all our strength to attack an enemy fleet, and they do not have enough time to support it. If we can eliminate an opponent's fleet, then the final victory of this war will still belong to us."

Halbucher had no chance of opposing Liverpool's decision. He had to say that he would take revenge against the French Navy as soon as possible. However, under the provocation of Hammutabee, Liverpool shortened his time to a week. This made Halbucher so angry that he was so angry that he was itchy.

"Heronor Halbhul, I dare to ask, what will you do with Nelson and others who fled in the battle?" Hamurabbi smiled. He did not give up any opportunity to attack the navy now, and it can be seen how deep the grudges between the British Army and the navy are.

"This is a matter within our navy, and it's probably not the army's turn to intervene." Halbuhel said sternly.

Hamurabi shrugged indifferently: "I just don't want the navy to become weaker and weaker under the leadership of such a coward."

"You're talking nonsense. Marshal Nelson was a prominent general. His practice of preserving the naval fleet was the most correct strategy at the time." Halbhul stared at Hamurabbi like a cockfighting.

"The Navy's affairs are decided by the Navy themselves." Liverpool suddenly said. In fact, he also agreed with Nelson's strategy. When the Prime Minister spoke, Hamuraby had to give up his entanglement on this issue.

Next, the British Navy began to prepare frantically, a large number of warships began to gather in nearby ports such as Brighton, and a large number of strategic materials were constantly transported to the port. At the same time, the reconstruction of the Portsmouth military port was also booming. But Halbhul did not relax at all, but was a little distressed. Because it was inevitable to retaliate against France, but who would serve as the commander of this operation made Halbhul difficult. Originally, he liked Nelson very much, but because of Nelson's new defeat, the commander of the local fleet, Marshal Westrop, also expressed that he was willing to serve as the commander of this operation. Therefore, the issue of the commander's candidate made Halbhul undecided.

While the British government was trying to block the news, France promoted the victory extensively, calling it the greatest victory of the Navy since Louis XIV. Although this was a bit exaggerated, it was far from meeting the expectations of Xiao Jie and others before the war. When making this plan, they planned to severely damage the British Strait fleet to attract the British Atlantic Fleet to return to the rescue and set up an ambush to destroy the British Atlantic Fleet. But now they have only destroyed Portsmouth, and the losses of the British Fleet were very small. Although it was considered a good victory, it made Xiao Jie and others feel very helpless. Now the main forces of the British Navy are all concentrated together. If they want to implement the plan, they will increase a lot.
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