Upon hearing "Shire has begun the counterattack," Admiral Avis smiled faintly, his eyes full of sarcasm: "After all, he's only 18 years old, unable to maintain the necessary calm in such a grand battle."
Reminded by Admiral Avis, the parliamentarians naturally recalled the previous statement about Shire's inexperience in commanding large troop engagements.
The parliamentarians nodded in agreement:
"How can we counterattack at this time? Shouldn't we be organizing defenses?"
"The front-line soldiers' negotiation terms are for defense, yet Shire is doing the opposite. This could possibly incite another mutiny among the soldiers."
"The Germans can kill or wound a hundred thousand British soldiers in defensive battles in one day, we can do the same. My God, Shire has missed a golden opportunity and chosen to gamble everything!"
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