But this time, Empress Tantai Zijun's proposal was once again jointly rejected by Zong Ruoan and Quan Yuxun in the Senate three days later.
They questioned the Military Department, demanding to know the true details of this "great victory," including but not limited to the casualty figures, damaged equipment, weapons and ammunition expended, and the number of Zerg killed.
More precisely, they needed an accurate account of the entire battle. Otherwise, they would not agree to Empress Tantai Zijun's proposal to promote Tan Tai Weizong to Marshal.
At the same time, scattered voices had begun speaking out on the Star Net, revealing the truth about the horrific sacrifices in this battle.
Because they were the families of the fallen soldiers.
As family members of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet, they had their own family group.
When they saw the densely packed death notifications in the family group, they nearly fainted.
Unable to bear the blow any longer, they exposed the matter on the Star Net.
"What?! This so-called 'great victory' was actually bought with the near total annihilation of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet?!"
"Heh, a great victory... Out of 3.5 million soldiers in the Fifth Interstellar Fleet, fewer than 100,000 survived, yet the Imperial Family's official account didn't mention a single word... You tell me, is that a 'great victory' or not... Pah!"
"Exactly! My son, daughter-in-law, daughter, and son-in-law all died in that battle! They went through the first and second wars against the Zerg, and neither was this horrific!"
"Heh... Under General Xia's command, our win rate against the Zerg had clearly been getting higher and higher! Only 120,000 died in the second battle! Compared to one million in the first battle and 3.4 million in the third, that number had already dropped drastically!"
"So why was General Xia