Chapter 143, The Situation Further Deteriorates

The British Far East Fleet was in utter misery, and as the losers of the Malacca Naval Battle, the days for the Japanese Navy were naturally hard as well.

After 30 years of building up since the Meiji Restoration, the naval family fortune had been squandered in a single morning. The number one naval power in East Asia had become a laughingstock overnight.

For the newly risen Japanese nationalism, the defeat at the Malacca Naval Battle was clearly unacceptable.

With the news of the defeat spreading, the slogan "Punish the National Traitors" resonated throughout the Japanese Archipelago.

The once-praised "Naval Hope of the Nation" turned into the despised national sinners overnight, perfectly exemplifying the extremism of the island country.

In the Imperial Palace, ever since the news of the defeat at Malacca reached home, Emperor Meiji had been convening imperial conferences nonstop.