860: Post-war summary, follow-up plans...

"How were the combat losses for this military training exercise?"

In the conference room, Lei Ming heard Yang Dian's inquiry and couldn't help but glance at Ya Zi, who was sitting in the first seat on the right side of the conference table, wearing a black Expeditionary Force uniform, with a sword stuck in its head and a serious look on its small face.

"Ahem~"

Ya Zi extended a claw to adjust the tie under its neck, sitting on a small chair, and said earnestly:

"This expedition to the Thousand Star Battlefield lasted a total of 273 Earth days."

"During the first 15 days, large-scale legion operations were conducted. For the following 235 days, soldiers from the Expeditionary Force, Eastern Theater, Western Theater, Southern Theater, Northern Theater, and other legions fought in dispersed operations. For the final 23 days, battlefield access was opened, allowing everyone to participate in the expedition."

"In this war, 200,000 troops from the Expeditionary Force main legion, 300,000 reservists, and 23 million personnel from alien auxiliary legions were deployed. We utilized 2,300 star destroyers, 850 star destroyer-class mechs, and 130,000 third-tier star cruisers..."

"During this war, with the help of the 'Lightning Tribulation' rules, the Expeditionary Force fully conquered 637 planets, subjugated 63 alien races, and gained their complete allegiance."

"Through destructive mining, we obtained 1,353.26 kilograms of fourth-tier resources, 1,272,532,321 tons of third-tier resources, and over quadrillions of tons of second-tier and first-tier resources..."

"Due to the desperate resistance of some alien races, 7,323 members of the Expeditionary Force main legion were 'killed in action,' with the highest-ranking officer 'killed' being the Third Legion Commander, Chu Anyun."

"53,721 reservists were 'killed in action,' including Deputy Battalion Commander Liu Tao."

"Approximately 3.76 million members of the auxiliary legions were killed."

"The 'killed' members of the main legion and reserves have already been teleported to the Emerald Dragon Star under System protection; their relevant files have been sealed, and in the eyes of outsiders, they are dead."

"Following this campaign, stimulated by the battlefield atmosphere and supported by abundant resource supplies, the vast majority of the Expeditionary Force main legion broke through their shackles, reaching the third-tier Star Dome Realm, while a small portion of the reservists also reached the third tier."

"The alien auxiliary legions need to be replenished and recruited again."

"The average strength of the alien races that surrendered in the Thousand Star Battlefield far exceeds that of the Lizardmen and intelligent zombies. For the fifth recruitment drive, we might be able to recruit from the alien races that surrendered to us in the Thousand Star Battlefield and expand the auxiliary legions to over a hundred million..."

As Ya Zi continued to report the compiled battle situation, the gazes of everyone in the conference room gradually became strange.

In particular, the way everyone looked at the 3rd Legion Commander, Chu Anyun, was extremely peculiar.

Even without words, and even while keeping his head down, Chu Anyun knew what was being conveyed in the schadenfreude-filled gazes of his colleagues.

'Old Chu, I heard you were killed in action? And you were even stabbed to death by an alien child.'

Consequently, feeling he couldn't face his elders and fellow countrymen, Chu Anyun stood up first after Ya Zi finished speaking:

"I admit that I made the mistake of underestimating the enemy. Although I am alive, I feel I should resign to take responsibility, and my mistake should even be announced to the entire military as a precedent, or even..."

Before Chu Anyun could finish speaking, Yang Dian raised his right hand to stop him:

"Because of System Function 1: the System protection measure that activates upon receiving fatal damage and teleports the host to the Emerald Dragon Star must be hidden from the public, you are already in a 'deceased' status in our records."

"So, there is no need for you to resign; you are already in a 'deactivated' status."

"Additionally, as the highest-ranking military officer to be 'killed in action' since the Great Expedition Era,"

"your 'death' is indeed worth writing about extensively."

"At the very least, there will be no problem with it appearing in history textbooks."

After amusedly glancing at the utterly defeated Chu Anyun, Yang Dian shifted his gaze away from him, and while sweeping his eyes across the others, he tapped the conference table twice:

"After the war ends, we won't be writing any reflections or summaries of the war period for the time being."

"After all, we don't need to engage in such superficial work."

"I have only one request here."

"Reasonably distribute the resources obtained from the Thousand Star Battlefield and improve the soldiers' strength as much as possible."

At this point, Yang Dian paused, then continued:

"Next, I will briefly talk about the development plans for the Expeditionary Force, and even for Huaxia, for the coming period."

As his voice fell, the expressions of everyone in the conference room, who had just been smiling, instantly turned serious...