When the commander saw the full picture of the Qingshan, he discovered that the carrier-based fighter jets and airships on the aerial fortress had all disappeared!
The commander roared, "Watch out! All of the aircraft from the Qingshan have taken off! Be aware of your surroundings! Why haven't our radars detected them? Why?!"
Just then, a soldier suddenly shouted, "Sir, our radar system has been hacked by an unknown hacker!"
The commander froze on the spot. The phased array radar of the military combat system had been hacked?! How could that be? All the ships in the sky were physically isolated combat systems!
Unless someone physically hacked into it from the inside! They accessed the intrusion data from within the airship!
"An anomaly has occurred in the escape pod. The hatch is open. Warning: The hatch is open."
Just as the system displayed this message, a young man with a black hard drive in his mouth was walking down below the airship.
Upon entering the escape pod, Li Yinuo was waiting inside. The young man pulled down his mask and smiled, "It's done."
Li Yinuo gave a thumbs up: "It wasn't a waste of time learning hacking skills."
The boy was none other than Nan Gengchen, who had infiltrated the area with Li Yinuo at some unknown time. They had been lying in wait in the south for several months and had actually infiltrated the Chen family's Class A airship!
Nobody even knows how they got in.
But Nan Gengchen was a little embarrassed, because this time he didn't rely on his skills, but rather on a ready-made hacking program he bought from Yi...
Now, a hacker named "1314" has suddenly appeared in the underworld. On the surface, he is Nan Gengchen, but in reality, he is Nan Gengchen who purchased a hacker life experience service from Yi...
Li Yinuo took a deep breath: "Let's go."
With resolute expressions, they destroyed the escape equipment one by one. Then, Li Yinuo carried the parachute and, with Nan Gengchen in tow, jumped from the escape hatch into the wilderness.
On the Qingshan, Li Changqing, dressed in a lieutenant general's uniform, stood quietly in front of the holographic sand table.
Someone in the fortress said, "Command, 1291 has arrived in the combat zone."
"1292 has arrived at the combat zone."
"1293..."
"Requesting battle!"
Looking at the southern fleet on the holographic sand table, Li Changqing calmly said, "Allow the battle, annihilate the enemy without leaving any survivors, and return in triumph."
Everyone thought that this venomous woman, surnamed Li, was still balancing multiple spies in City 19, but no one expected her to appear here.
Unexpectedly, the Qingshan Sky Fortress, which had been missing for two months after rescuing Qingchen, would appear here.
Chapter 644, War Begins!
In modern warfare, information warfare is the most important.
Chen's Southern Fleet went blind before the battle even began; its radar was gone.
However, none of that matters anymore. What matters to the Chen family is that they never expected to encounter an aerial fortress here.
Prior to this, the Li family had given no indication that they would be involved in the war.
"She's gone mad! This woman's gone mad!" said the Chen fleet commander. "Isn't she afraid that Kashima and Kamishiro might launch a surprise attack from the north by bringing the Aoyama here? At that time, air superiority over the north would fall into someone else's hands! How dare she take such a risk by bringing the Aoyama here?!"
Before he could think any further, the commander suddenly said, "Activate the main fire control bay. Even if we can't win, we have to finish this battle! Launch all missiles without holding back! If we can shoot down the Qingshan, we'll both be heroes!"
But as soon as they finished speaking, they saw a battle group of 12 fighter jets suddenly pierce through the dark clouds and fly down!
Li Changqing didn't want to wait any longer!
The commander looked up at the Qingshan, only to see the outer deck of the aerial city gradually opening, revealing a dense matrix of gun barrels inside. The electromagnetic guns were fully charged and fired with a roar at a speed that modern gunpowder could not achieve!
The electromagnetic projectile traveled a distance of 12 kilometers and arrived at the Southern Fleet with lightning speed!
With a loud crash, an airship snapped in two!
The electromagnetic gun's initial velocity was simply too high. Faced with the main firepower of the air fortress, the massive Class A airships were unable to dodge at all, becoming like targets in the sky!
The Southern Fleet's escort fighters charged toward the Qingshan like madmen, but their missiles could only barely penetrate the protective deck of the air fortress.
If there were more fighter jets, that would be fine, but 12 is still too few.
Inside the Castle Peak.
Li Changqing calmly looked at the holographic sand table: "Try to conserve energy. We still haven't found their second air force fleet, which is very likely not far away. Perhaps they have been waiting for us to arrive."
Her figure was completely hidden by the black lieutenant general's uniform, and she was not wearing makeup; her long hair was also tied up in her military cap.
Li Changqing is a very strange person. She seems to have two faces: she can be glamorous and charming in a black dress at a party, or she can instantly become an executioner feared by everyone in the intelligence community.
From a certain perspective, the Li Changqing that Qingchen saw was not someone who often appeared in front of the world. The world's impression of Li Changqing had nothing to do with beauty and charm; the name Li Changqing was one of the synonyms for war and killing.
The old man on her left, number twenty-one, said, "Boss, it's obvious that the Southern Fleet had no idea we were coming."
Old Nineteen took two more shots for Li Changqing in City 19, and is now Old Twenty-One.
Li Changqing calmly said, "The First Air Force has a total of 21 Class A airships, and only seven have been deployed so far. I suspect that Chen Yu is using us to eliminate dissidents and sending these people to their deaths. The Chen family must be able to detect the movements of the Qingshan, but Chen Yu did not inform this fleet."
Li Changqing: "Last June, Chen Chuanlu, the First Air Force Major General, opposed Chen Yu at an internal Chen family meeting, saying that he was ruling from behind the curtain above the head of the family. This matter may be related to all of this now."
The leader of the First Air Force this time was Chen Chuanlu's son. If these seven Class A airships were to be defeated, his son would die, and Chen Chuanlu would face a military court within the Chen family.
After hesitating for a long time, the twenty-first man finally said in a low voice, "You know so much, why are you still willing to come?"
Li Changqing calmly said, "I have a reason to come."
The 21st elder muttered, "The patriarch actually made you take such a risk."
He knew better than anyone that without Li Yunshou's authorization, Li Changqing would never have been able to command the Qingshan to go to such a place.
But now... Qingshan's actions are clearly not in the Li family's interest, yet Li Yunshou is letting Li Changqing act willfully.
Moreover, the Li family had previously paid a huge price to use the Time Walker to replace an important figure from the Age of Gods, and they used it again when rescuing Qing Chen.
This is very illogical.
At this very moment, Li Yunshou was sitting in the Privy Council reviewing documents.
Several policy advisors stood before the table, their expressions grave. "The Qingshan is venturing deep into the south without supply lines or reinforcements, and is highly likely to suffer heavy losses. Master, I would like to ask, why did you approve Lieutenant General Li Changqing's operation?"
Another policy advisor also said solemnly, "And there's the Time Traveler we have infiltrated within the Divine Era Consortium. He's so important, yet he was used to rescue Qing Chen. I know he's an independent director of our Li family... but he's an outsider after all."
"Although Lieutenant General Li Changqing is your sister, you can't let her run wild. The family's interests must come first!"
Li Yunshou put down his pen, pondered for a moment, and then looked up: "I have my own judgment, and you don't need to say anything more."
The policy advisors were stunned. Li Yunshou was not a dictatorial person before, but now he was ignoring the advice of others.
A national policy advisor said solemnly, "You've changed. You've changed since you became the head of the family. You've disregarded the family's interests for the sake of your personal feelings!"
Li Yunshou shook his head: "Go about your own business. I am the head of the family, and I have the right to decide on family affairs."
A policy advisor slammed the LCD screen in his hand on the ground and stormed off in anger: "The old patriarch died too soon; he chose the wrong person!"
After the policy advisors left, Li Yunshou stood up by the office window, gazing at Baopu Building across the street, lost in thought.
His silhouette looked somewhat lonely.
No one understood his decision. From any perspective, Li Yunshou was putting the family's aerial fortress in danger, all for the sake of a so-called future Grand Tutor...
Only Li Yunshou knew what he was after.
It wasn't for Qingchen, at least not.
...
...
Inside the Castle Peak.
Li Ke was still on the satellite phone: "Yes, yes, I'm on the Qingshan right now. Don't worry, I will definitely go to rescue Mr. Li. Remember to eat well. I'll tell you the results after this battle."
Qingyi, on the other end of the phone, said reluctantly, "Can't you just give me a live update over the phone? I want to know how the battle is going too."
Li Ke whispered, "No, I'm in the command room of the Qingshan. I'll have to ask Uncle Yun Jing for help later..."
"Alright, alright, I'm hanging up!"
At this moment, Li Ke, who had just hung up the phone, suddenly said to Li Changqing, "Aunt... did you come because of my master?"
Li Changqing glanced at him: "What are you thinking about? This battle will benefit the Li family greatly. First, the Chen family has been too active in recent years and has been in a state of active preparation for war. Our sudden and severe damage to their First Air Force Fleet will make them more restrained. Second, now that Shendai Qianchi has fallen, the balance of demigods within the Federation is beginning to break down. Shadow is also leaving. If we don't let him take one or two with him, we will also face some threats. After all, your Seventh Uncle is never home. For the Li family, the fewer demigods in the Federation, the better. I tend to let Shadow take Li Bingxi and Chen Yu with him without any distractions."
"Huh?" Li Ke asked curiously, "Shadow is only one person, can it really take away two demigods in one go?"
Li Changqing smiled and said, "I don't know."
The biggest mystery in this battle is that everyone thought it was easy for Shadow to take Lee Byung-hee away, but it seems that Lee Byung-hee himself didn't think so...
Keep in mind that Lee Byung-hee is only 73 years old this year. For a demigod, he has at least seventy more years to live.
He didn't need to throw his life away.
Even if he's afraid of being found by his shadow when he's alone, he doesn't need to come to his door himself, does he?
Chen Yu, however, is someone that everyone finds hard to understand, because the Chen family has produced several ruthless individuals among the demigods, and it's possible that Chen Yu has some powerful methods at his disposal to deal with the Shadow.
Li Ke glanced at his aunt, Li Changqing, and thought to himself that she was clearly very worried about her teacher, yet she insisted on finding a bunch of reasons to justify this military operation...
Even if the Qingshan has a long range, it's still unreasonable to suddenly bring it to the Chen family's territory.
Li Yunjing remained silent, meditating and cultivating in the command room of the air fortress as if no one else was around, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
Finally, Li Changqing said, "You should set off. Things here are probably not over yet, but we can't wait any longer with Qingchen."
Li Yunjing remained unmoved.
Li Ke whispered, "Uncle Yun Jing, please help Mr. [Sir], he's in great danger."
Only then did Li Yunjing finally open his eyes, silently get up and walk towards the outside of the command room, where a Class A airship was already waiting.
On the Class A airship, Li Shu looked at Li Ke and smiled, "Can we finally set off? I was worried about whether anything would happen to you, sir. Let's go!"
At this moment, inside the Qingshan, Old Twenty-One suddenly said to Li Changqing, "The intelligence personnel at the production base in the south have sent word that they saw a group of fighter jets flying overhead. It should be the Chen family's second air force fleet, heading towards us. Should we ask Li Shu to stay behind? That Class A airship is very important; it needs to be left behind to escort the Qingshan."
Li Changqing shook his head: "Don't tell them, let them go save Qingchen."
Old Twenty-One curled his lip and said, "You just said you came for the family's benefit."