The Shocked Classroom

After ending his communication with Liang Xingchen, Li Fulai was a little excited.

Liang Xingchen had told him two things just now.

First, Lin Fan's debut sortie resulted in a classic battle that could be included in textbooks.

Second, due to this battle and the capture of the Oakes Empire's Ninth Prince, the higher-ups had adjusted their policy to allow the disclosure of some real situations on the front lines within the military academy to boost morale.

Of course, the public would still not be informed until the Oakes Empire was driven out of the Solar System.

With these two points, Li Fulai began to repeatedly study the details of the battle case sent by Liang Xingchen, preparing to personally give a lecture and critique tomorrow.

The next day, early in the morning, all cadets in the command departments of the Interstellar Military Academy received a notice to gather at the academy's main lecture hall at ten o'clock in the morning, where the dean would personally explain a classic practical combat case.

At this moment, all the cadets were confused. Since humanity entered space, they had only fought more than twenty battles, big and small, right?

Except for the last battle, where Liang Xingchen achieved victory in the Asteroid Belt and could be called a classic campaign, in all the others, they were crushed by the might of the Oakes Empire, weren't they?

Moreover, they had talked about the battle in the Asteroid Belt several times. Apart from that, where else was there a classic battle to discuss?

Although the cadets were full of doubts, they all arrived at the main lecture hall on time.

However, what puzzled the cadets was that not only them, but all the instructors of the command departments of the academy were also present, and they were all seated in the seats below to listen to the lecture.

This was a bit strange? Explaining a battle case, even if the dean himself was explaining it, wouldn't require such a scene.

Besides, didn't instructors usually sit on the side of the podium when they were auditing? When did they start sitting in the students' seating area below?

At precisely ten o'clock, Li Fulai strode powerfully onto the podium.

"Fellow students, the battle case we will discuss today occurred yesterday. It was a battle fought by the 101st Task Force Fleet, belonging to the Fourth Fleet of our Mars Base, against the Oakes Empire within the Asteroid Belt."

As soon as Li Fulai finished speaking, the cadets below immediately lost their composure.

What did I just hear? Yesterday? A battle with the Oakes Empire?

Didn't they flee the Solar System after Admiral Liang Xingchen defeated the Oakes Empire in the Asteroid Belt a few years ago?

What the hell? Did you time travel, or did I time travel? Why is what you're saying different from what I know?

"Silence!"

Seeing the chaotic scene below, Li Fulai, who had expected this, immediately shouted!

Watching the lecture hall gradually quiet down, Li Fulai nodded and continued speaking.

"I know what you are thinking. I can tell you one thing first: in Federation Year 52, Admiral Liang Xingchen led the Fourth Fleet to defeat a 200,000-strong army of the Oakes Empire in the Asteroid Belt. This is a fact, and you don't need to doubt it!"

"However, after losing nearly half of their fleet, the Oakes Empire did not flee the Solar System. Instead, they stationed themselves at Jupiter and have been in a standoff with us, separated by the Asteroid Belt, until now."

"Of course, during the standoff, there have been continuous small-scale conflicts between both sides in the Asteroid Belt. Today's discussion is about one of those battles that happened yesterday."

"You don't know about it because the Federation has imposed a news blackout. After all, if the news spread, the Federation's civilian population would have already descended into chaos. You will also need to keep this information confidential for now. As soldiers of the Federation, you should know the consequences of leaking secrets!"

After Li Fulai finished speaking, the cadets below found it difficult to accept for a moment.

You mean, we are still at war with the Oakes Empire?

And their main army is at Jupiter?

Li Fulai watched the cadets below from the stage. He knew that these children needed some time to accept this information.

Several minutes later, feeling that it was about time, Li Fulai continued.

"Now, let's officially begin the lecture. Everyone listen carefully."

"Yesterday afternoon at 1 p.m., the Mars Base received a distress signal from Sector 279 of the Asteroid Belt. The signal was sent by a resource collection ship, stating that it had encountered a fleet of 208 warships from the Oakes Empire and was currently hiding within the Asteroid Belt, requiring rescue."

Li Fulai explained some details as he spoke.

It took a full two hours to complete the explanation of the battle case.

The cadets below had excited expressions, and some even shouted directly!

"As expected of our Federation's God of War, Admiral Liang Xingchen, this tactical application is simply superb!"

Li Fulai on stage heard this and felt a headache coming on.

"Did I say this was commanded by Liang Xingchen?"

"Uh, Dean, apart from our Federation's God of War, Admiral Liang, who else could fight so brilliantly?"

"The newly appointed commander of the 101st Task Force Fleet, you know him!"

What? What did the Dean say? The commander of the battle wasn't Liang Xingchen? And we all know him?

The cadets were a bit bewildered. After all, Lin Fan had just graduated a few days ago and should have just arrived at the Mars Base. So, no one thought of him, except for one person.

At this moment, Emma thought of a possibility.

According to the time Lin Fan left, he should have arrived at the Mars Base yesterday morning?

Could it be that he became the commander of a fleet right after arriving and went straight to the battlefield?

Emma's eyes widened, and she looked at Dean Li Fulai, who had a slightly proud expression on stage, in shock.

"Alright, the commander of the 101st Task Force Fleet is Federation Colonel Lin Fan. It was also his first sortie in a real battle after arriving at the Mars Base yesterday."

"It's really Lin Fan. Have you reached this level already?"

Hearing Li Fulai's confirmation, Emma couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed, as if she was drifting further and further away from Lin Fan.

As for the other students, they exploded.

What? Lin Fan?

He just graduated a few days ago, and by the timing, he should have just arrived at Mars Base?

Did he become a fleet commander right after arriving at the base? Shouldn't the commander of a fleet of this scale be a Major General?

This prodigy is still a prodigy even on the front lines.

Lin Fan's reputation as a prodigy within the academy was still quite renowned. While it was a bit unbelievable, most people quickly accepted this fact!

They all started shouting excitedly in the lecture hall.

"He's going to the front lines to join the 101st Task Force Fleet after graduation."

"We should take Lin Fan as our role model and drive the Oakes Empire out of the Solar System in the future."

There were also a few strange comments, like "I want to have his babies."

Alright, our Emma glared at those girls who were shouting the loudest with a murderous look, making them immediately back down.

Regardless of the small interlude with Emma and a few girls, Li Fulai was very satisfied with the effect. The order from above to lift the information censorship on the military academy was indeed the right move.

Didn't you see how all these students were pumped up like they had just had a shot of adrenaline?