Everyone stared at the lines of text on the light screen.
Those unbelievable steps.
That insane operation that completely rewrote the course of the battle.
All sent a chill down their spines.
They simply couldn't imagine the terror the Imperial Fleet must have felt when facing such a horrifying assault.
Zou Qishen's eyes widened like copper bells.
His lips parted slightly as he whispered.
"Modifying a meteorite…"
"Turning it into a kinetic weapon…"
"And installing a zero-point energy bomb…"
On the light screen, the line of text was clearly displayed.
[Using seized wreckage from Imperial warships, armor welding and engine modifications were performed on an 82-kilometer-diameter meteorite, transforming it into a kinetic weapon capable of ultra-high-speed impact.]
[A zero-point energy bomb was installed inside the meteorite as a secondary means of destruction.]
[Actively warping to the B-380 Jump Point, exposing their own position to draw the Stargate garrison forces to gather near the Stargate.]
[Releasing a Gravitational Disturbance - Active Clutter Nanocomposite Cloud to create battlefield fog, covering the fleet's withdrawal.]
Zou Qishen's Adam's apple bobbed.
He swallowed hard.
[Accelerated by the gravitational slingshot of Danube Star, the meteorite reached an ultimate velocity of 198,000 kilometers per second, crashing into and destroying the Stargate.]
[The zero-point energy bomb detonated at the moment of impact, releasing destructive energy equivalent to 100,000 nuclear bombs.]
[The shockwave destroyed the Stargate and all Imperial warships in the vicinity.]
[The black hole generated by the explosion continued to expand, devouring all surviving Imperial warships attempting to escape.]
The Wargaming Hall was terrifyingly quiet.
Zou Qishen leaned back in his chair, breathing heavily.
Fine beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
"So, those over 30,000 Imperial warships were successively struck by the meteorite impact, the shockwave from the zero-point energy explosion, and the devouring black hole.
That's how they were annihilated!
Now I understand how to use 400 warships to destroy over 30,000 enemy ships!"
His voice was hoarse beyond recognition.
"This is just too audacious…
If there had been the slightest misstep, it would have been a mutually assured destruction tactic!"
Chen Qingyu stood there, a faint smile playing on his lips.
He looked at his stunned colleagues, at the veteran officers rendered speechless by the shock.
Then he spoke.
His voice echoed in the Wargaming Hall, carrying an irrepressible pride.
"Truly worthy of being a hero of our Federation."
He paused before continuing.
"Even in combat, he is so bold."
His gaze swept over everyone present.
"Throughout the thousand-year war history of the Federation and the Empire…"
He shook his head.
"Has there ever been such a bold, wildly imaginative operation?"
No one in the Wargaming Hall spoke.
Because no one could deny it.
A thousand years of war history.
Countless campaigns.
Countless famous generals.
But not a single one dared to do this.
Modify a meteorite into a weapon.
Use a gravitational slingshot to accelerate it to 200,000 kilometers per second.
Detonate a zero-point energy bomb in the Imperial Hinterland.
Create a black hole.
And Qin Bei Wang did it.
He did all of it.
And he succeeded.
Chen Qingyu's gaze slowly settled on Ruan Xingwei.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, carrying a hint of mischievous amusement.
"How about it?"
"General Ruan..."
"Speechless now, aren't you?"
All eyes turned to Ruan Xingwei.
Ruan Xingwei sat there, his expression extremely complex.
There was shock.
Confusion.
Disbelief.
And a trace of admiration he himself was reluctant to admit.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But after his mouth opened, nothing came out.
He remained silent for a few seconds.
Then he snorted coldly.
That snort was light, but in the dead silence of the Wargaming Hall, everyone heard it.
"Hmph."
"He's impressive, I'll give him that."
The Wargaming Hall fell silent for a second.
Then Zou Qishen was the first to laugh out loud.
Immediately after, more people joined in the laughter.
Leaning back in his chair, he looked at Ruan Xingwei's aggrieved face and couldn't help but shake his head.
"To make the esteemed General Ruan Xingwei utter the words 'he's impressive'..."
He paused, then continued.
"Qin Bei Wang is the first."
The laughter in the Wargaming Hall grew even louder.
Ruan Xingwei glared at them but said nothing.
Then, everyone continued looking onward.
Gravitational slingshot acceleration, the ambush at Danube Star, the annihilation of the Blood Locust Fleet.
The Z-78 and S-22 Jump Points, the Wreckage Trap, over fifty thousand Imperial regular army ships reduced to dust.
After seeing all this, the expressions on everyone's faces had grown numb.
It wasn't that they weren't shocked.
It was that there had been too much shock; they no longer knew how to react.
Zou Qishen leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.
"Destroying the star gate, creating a black hole, taking out thirty-five thousand Imperial warships."
He paused, then added.
"And then wiping out another fifty thousand at the Jump Point."
Tang Huaiqian said with a smile.
"That kid went out and directly eliminated eighty-five thousand Imperial warships.
I'm afraid even the achievements of the Sequence Fleet aren't as dazzling as those of the mother-class fleet he commanded!"
Chen Qingyu stood there, a smile playing on his lips.
"The ingenuity of his thinking..."
"The ruthlessness of his tactics."
He looked at the others present.
"I'm afraid none of us here can match Senior Colonel Qin anymore!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Ruan Xingwei sat to the side. After being humbled, he no longer had any desire to argue.
He simply stared at those screens, at each of those unbelievable tactics, remaining silent.
The murmurs gradually subsided.
Lü Yanlin stood up and walked to the center of the Wargaming Hall.
His gaze swept over everyone present. His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an authority that demanded attention.
"Alright."
He paused, then continued.
"Qin Bei Wang's achievements are indeed unprecedented..."
"And likely to remain unmatched."
Lü Yanlin went on.
"Next..."
"We should discuss what kind of reward to give."
The Wargaming Hall fell silent for a second.
Then everyone sank into deep thought.
It wasn't that they didn't want to give a reward.
It was that they didn't know what to give.
Zou Qishen frowned, stroking his chin.
"Promote him to Major General?"
He shook his head.
"Too low."
"With these achievements, even Major General would be an injustice to him."
Chen Qingyu picked up the thread.
"What about Lieutenant General?"
He paused, then said with a smile.
"That wouldn't be excessive either."
An older general nearby spoke up.
"But..."
He hesitated.
"If the reward is set too high, there's also a problem."
Everyone's eyes fell on him.
He continued.
"If Qin Bei Wang later achieves even more dazzling feats..."
"He may reach a point where there is nothing left to reward."
The Wargaming Hall fell silent.
This issue was all too real.
Qin Bei Wang was only twenty-two years old this year.
He had already proven his mastery of military command through three campaigns.
The Elvira Campaign.
The Savannah Campaign.
And now, the Battle of the Bushman System.
Each one was textbook-perfect.
Each one redefined the Federal Navy's understanding of warfare.
For someone like him, becoming a Marshal was already an inevitability.
Lü Yanlin stood there, watching the contemplative expressions of those present, and spoke slowly.
"So, how do we reward him?"
"Too little, and it would not do justice to his achievements."
"Too much, and we may have nothing left to give in the future."
"Gentlemen..."
His gaze swept over everyone in the room.
"What are your thoughts?"
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