"I want to emphasize that although the Admiralty misjudged the direction of the Germans' offensive and agreed to the large fleet to withdraw from Willis Bay, the Admiralty was not completely prepared for the defense of the Thames River. *1*1* The fortress group deployed at the estuary successfully intercepted all German main ships, including the Ocean Fleet, and sunk more than thirteen German ships! The Army air defense forces successfully shot down at least two German fighters, forcing them to hastily continue the bombs in the Thames River, effectively preventing the Germans from bombing important London facilities!"

At 13:54, at the House of Commons at the north end of Westminster Palace, the Opposition Party, sitting on the left side of the Speaker's seat, was renamed Labour's House of Commons, and the members of the House of Commons who were reiterated as Labor in 1906, bluntly questioned the government's inaction before and after the attacks in London. The new Prime Minister Bonalao, who stood on the stage, was exhausted to deal with it.

In the blink of an eye, the solemn Palace of Westminster became a noisy street market. The ruling party and opposition MPs criticized and attacked each other. The quarrels could almost overturn the Gothic dome of the Capitol. It was not until the new speaker smashed the gavel that symbolized the power of the parliament that the parliament became quiet.

"Although the Admiralty's new tactics for the Germans are insufficient and London suffers a certain degree of losses, this is not enough to show that our Thames defense line has collapsed. It can be foreseen that if the Germans launch a large attack, they will definitely hit hundreds of coastal fortress guns and the large fleet can take the opportunity to restore their strength and re-establish a balance of power at sea with the Germans."

Bonaraw, who has long served as the leader of the opposition and the Speaker of the House of Commons, has gained momentum in Parliament. After a while, Liberal MPs finally let the Prime Minister go.

Bonalao left the sermon in a panic, but the test was far from over. Although the Prime Minister had used all his political capital to demand that the Conservatives and some Liberals, Labor MPs should not make things difficult for the Navy ministers, but the reason why politics is called politics is because of its irrationality.

Navy Secretary Arthur Belfort took the stage and took a deep breath. Looking at the two rows of green oceans that were said to be exactly the length of two swords, trying to forget the just-concluded emergency meeting of the National Defense Commission.

The urgent meeting of the National Defense Commission, which was highly anticipated by Londoners, began with a leisurely afternoon tea and the boring chat of the elders. The meeting for more than an hour. The elders carried out a united and victorious exchange, and concluded that the Navy Staff must be responsible for prediction errors, and insisted on withdrawing the commander-in-chief of the Great Fleet in Willis Bay also needed to review itself. As for the ocean fleet that was close to the sea, the opinions of the nobles of the Navy and Army and the government parliamentary nobles were very simple - to dispatch the Great Fleet.

Haha, dispatch the large fleet! In the naval veterans who shelled Kagoshima and Alexandria, the maritime minister who stepped down in the post-Churchill era, or retired army veterans who were only familiar with land affairs, as the parliament, the nobles' elders seemed to dispatch the large fleet was the only effective way to solve the problem.1(1)

How to effectively and promptly convey the news of the large fleet going to sea to the German Navy's decision-making generals, what are the routes of offensive and retreat? What are the expected goals and ultimate goals of the battle? If you convince the commander-in-chief of the large fleet who had just sent a telegram to request "tactical guidance", these are not in the plans of the veterans who were in a hurry. More importantly, the National Defense Commission will definitely not be responsible for any accidents caused by their decisions!

Despite Prime Minister Bonaraw's hints, Arthur Belfort flatly rejected the inappropriate madness of the National Defense Committee. The Prime Minister had to give up the idea of ​​letting the National Defense Committee take the blame. The Navy Minister, who had a politician style and heroic nature, went to the lower parliament for questioning.

In the British Parliament, facing the House of Lords, which is filled with a large number of nobles and veterans, and the luxurious House of Lords, which is decorated in a luxurious house of Lords, only polite respect is needed. However, the House of Commons, which is the political focus of the British Parliament, is a difficult role.

Although the Conservative Party, the ruling party, occupies most of the seats in the House of Commons, the Labor Party is still a natural ally of the Conservative Party at this stage, and the Speaker and most of the MPs have made an open or secret defense of Belfort, it is like the 2.5-meter wide red line designed to avoid the two MPs drawing their swords toward each other, and the parliament will never be harmonious.

Compared with the Conservative Party and some Labor MPs, the Liberal Party’s questioning statements are obviously much sharper. Even though Prime Minister Bonalao just gave clear support to the Navy Minister who made mistakes in prediction, the Liberal Party’s MP Kafu was still the first to bombard the Navy Minister.

"Mr. Belfort. Did the Admiralty expect the Germans to attack our ports and inland waterways before a series of maritime attacks from the 28th to the 29th? If so, what plans does the Admiralty have and what actions did it take?"

"Since I took over the Admiralty, I have been emphasizing one thing, that is, the Great Fleet was the Great Fleet in 1915, and the Ocean Fleet was the Ocean Fleet in 1915. It may be of no use to remember the past. The problem that the Britons have to face is how to deal with the Ocean Fleet that is about to come to their door, and how to guard the local area to protect the maritime transportation lines!"

Belfort looked at the Liberal camp that was eager to try, and his thin body instantly burst out with infinite energy and said loudly: "It is obvious that the whole of Britain is too optimistic about itself and war!"

"So what considerations does the Admiralty have to place the war-capped fleet in Willis Bay instead of the unsupported Thames. Mr. Navy Secretary, I can think that there is more important in your heart than defending London? Don't you feel that the Navy must be responsible for the attack in London?"

"Mr. Kafo, you may have forgotten something! The reason why the Navy did nothing in the German attack on the land is the root of the stupid mistakes that Mr. Winston Churchill, who was supported by you, made during his abbot of the Royal Navy." Member Locklin, in the Conservative camp, stood up fiercely and retorted: "Our Navy minister just took over the Navy, and more than a month was not enough for him to straighten out his work."

Belfort did not follow the ideas of Congressman Locklin and led the disaster to Winston Churchill, who had already stepped down, and put the infamous former Navy minister on the blame. Perhaps this was the best step, but it was not what Belfort wanted.

"The large fleet no longer has the strength to 'a fight', and the Thames defense line is not 'unsupported'. In the final analysis, the Germans do not have the strength to launch a landing war against the local area. So no matter how the German ships raid the eastern coastline, including London, is insufficient, causing an irreparable disaster to Britain." Belfort stared at the fighting MP Kafu, and paused. A trace of disdain flashed across his old face: "The Navy is indeed responsible for the humanitarian disaster that happened in London. The large fleet should not be the focus of your criticism of the navy! We should be glad that if the Germans' operation is aimed at destroying Scarpa Bay and the large fleet, gentlemen, I can only regret to announce that Britain, which is in a small and poor territory, has no capital to continue fighting, and can only negotiate to end the war!"

The royal family made enemies with the House of Commons. For hundreds of years thereafter, the kings of Britain never set foot in the House of Commons, but on April 29, 1915, history was over.

"It will take one year at the earliest!"

"Then try hard, I will support you!" The king patted Arthur Belfort on the shoulder and told softly.
Chapter completed!