The military losses were equally appalling.
Over eight million soldiers of the Empire had fallen—a majority from the secondary and tertiary line troops of the six Administrative Stars and the surface armed police forces; all with military status were accounted for.
More than 1,300 various warships were destroyed—mainly from local defense fleets.
Nineteen main battleships were lost.
A Dreadnought encountered a malfunction due to high-intensity operations and needed maintenance.
All wars were tragic.
This one was especially so.
The artificially planted insect swarm simultaneously attacked the forty or so warships at the burial sites, the New Federation's worm-planting plan...
This was not just a Natural Disaster.
It was also a man-made calamity.
In order to surpass the Empire in national strength, the New Federation spared no expense in using any means to cause the ancient Empire to collapse from the inside.
Yang Ming did not take advantage to guide public opinion.
