"Old Uncle, rest assured, as long as I don't research these things anymore, I..."
Although the strategic objectives had all been achieved, Lin Zhan could no longer bear the attrition of his forces.
The elite troops in the entire tunnel suffered over fifty percent casualties, and the main force of the Nether Army suffered over two-thirds casualties.
Several major human legions suffered nearly half their casualties. Especially Wang Er Zhuang's contingent, despite achieving a great strategic victory, the Second Legion was reduced to only three armies, with a battle damage rate exceeding two-thirds.
It's important to note that a significant portion of the soldiers lost by humanity had already been resurrected once in the tunnel. This means their current deaths were permanent.
Even Lin Zhan's First Front Army, led by Huo Qubing, saw nearly a million casualties from the Han Iron Cavalry, with four million captured, including himself. Only a few hundred thousand managed to retreat to the left flank.
Wei Qing's Feathered Forest Army, engaged in a fierce battle on the left flank, had already lost over half its strength. The First Legion of the Nether Army was now reduced to just two armies, with an eighty percent battle damage rate.
Wu Qi's Wei Wu Zu, holding the line against the relentless assault of the Heavenly Wind Legion and the Fourth Main Legion of the Celestial Race, now had a battle damage rate exceeding forty percent.
Even the Golden Wolf Cavalry, which had been dispatched for reinforcements and had expanded to six million before the war, had lost over half its strength. This unit was an elite force that the young Taoist priest had invested heavily in.
Its level of elite status was no less than Lin Zhan's Han Iron Cavalry.
The only forces still capable of combat were the Black Armored Army, led by Li Jing, which had been serving as a reserve, and the Mo Dao Army, which had seen some action.
However, Lin Zhan needed to retain these two elite units to deter the heavens. If they were also crippled in this battle, it should not be forgotten that some major races in the heavens were closely watching the war between humanity and the Celestial Race.
It was entirely possible that they would emerge to claim a share when both sides were weakened.
It could be said that after this battle, both the human-terrestrial allied forces and the Celestial Race had suffered unacceptable heavy losses.
The Celestial Race's battle damage rate exceeded sixty percent. Among the ten major legions of the Celestial Race, only the Heavenly Wrath and Heavenly Power Legions remained at full combat strength.
Of the twenty main combat legions, only five or six could now be scraped together. Six of the fifteen newly recruited second-line legions had already been wiped out at the eastern and southern fortresses.