Chapter 645, A Narrow Escape
“Boss, if the Chen family sends too many fighter squadrons, we might not be able to handle them,” said Old Twenty-One. “Why don’t we retreat and leave the 1191 and 1192 fighter squadrons in the air to deal with them? That way, at least the Qingshan won’t crash.”
“No,” Li Changqing shook his head: “If the intelligence is true, two combat formations won’t be able to stop them at all. If we withdraw, the Chen family’s air force can directly reach the battlefield and bomb Qingchen and his men.”
“Who cares about Qingchen now?” Old Twenty-One said, laughing and crying at the same time. “Boss, you’ve already come in the Green Mountain, that’s more than enough. The Chen family is clearly prepared. If we don’t leave now, we’ll die.”
Li Changqing turned to look at Old Twenty-One: "When I was attacked, Qingchen killed all the snipers upstairs. He could have retreated, but he didn't. Not only did he not leave, but he stayed there to fire a warning shot, which prevented the gene warriors from going all out. That's how I survived. He, on the other hand, didn't move for a long time, so someone found his position and ambushed him."
Li Changqing: "Twenty-one, how he treated me back then is how I should treat him now. The only thing that can intercept the Chen family's air force right now is the Qingshan. I can't leave."
Old Twenty-One shrugged: "Boss, whatever makes you happy."
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On the Baopu, a Class A airship, Li Shu sat in the captain's seat: "Take off!"
Li Shu, Li Huang, and others genuinely regarded Qing Chen as their teacher.
When news of Qing Chen's escape from Base A02 reached the Li Clan Army Group, Li Shu and others would spread the word.
They would happily discuss the details of the battle, and even trick Li Changqing's aunt into giving them detailed intelligence. Then, sitting in the army group's mess hall, they would say to the other Li family officers, "See that? This is my teacher. Isn't he awesome?"
After he finished speaking, Li Shu and the others would receive envious glances, which greatly satisfied their vanity.
Life in the military camp is very boring. Every day, besides training and studying, there is only time to brag.
During that time, every day after lights out in the barracks, Li Shu would lie on his bed and boast for a while, either about how great he was when he fought in City 18, or about how great his teacher was.
My comrades are tired of hearing it.
Even Qingchen himself didn't know that he had always been respected by these people.
At this moment, Li Shu was standing on the bridge of the Baopu Class A airship. Thinking of Qing Chen's current predicament, he couldn't wait to go over and give those Chen family bastards a good beating.
Just as Shadow said, Qing Chen was the one who was underestimated by Chen Yu and Li Bingxi.
Shadow's own trump card, because it has attracted so much attention, is very easy to be targeted and restrained once it starts to make a move. Logically speaking, Shadow shouldn't be idly running around in the wilderness playing by himself.
If Shadow hadn't deliberately dragged himself into a dead end, no one could have done anything to him.
However, he had no more cards to play, but his brother did.
With such a younger brother, he dared to put himself in a desperate situation and then wait for Chen Yu and Li Bingxi to appear.
On the Baopu, Li Ke felt the surge of adrenaline, and his body even trembled slightly.
Li Yunjing glanced at him and said, "Take good care of this feeling. The human body is mysterious. When you are about to fight, it will give you unlimited support. However, you cannot let the hormones secreted by your body control you because of fear. Instead, you must get used to it, control it, and dominate it. At that time, you will have grown up."
Li Ke suddenly said, "Uncle Yun Jing, I'm not afraid, I'm excited."
Why are you excited?
"The thought of us going to rescue Mr. was like a lone journey, which gave me an indescribable sense of heroism and excitement. Loneliness and excitement were intertwined, and my feelings were very complicated."
Li Yunjing glanced at him: "You're overthinking it. We won't be the first or the last people to go and rescue him. We're not traveling alone."
However, at that moment, Li Shu inside the Baopu suddenly said, "This is bad! Dozens of unidentified fighter jets have appeared on the radar and are rapidly approaching the Qingshan!"
Li Ke suddenly looked at the holographic sand table and saw that seventy-two fighter jets, 12 Class A airships, and 12 Class B airships had appeared 110 kilometers away!
This distance is practically nothing for a fighter jet!
Li Shu said, "Return! Assist the Qingshan in battle!"
However, Li Yunjing calmly said to Li Shu, "Don't turn back. We have our own mission."
Li Shu was stunned for a moment.
Li Yunjing said, "Li Changqing didn't tell you to return, which means she has already made her choice. Whether you go back or not, it won't make a difference."
Li Shu was at a loss for words. Given the number of enemy troops on the holographic sand table, the Qingshan could not possibly survive!
It's impossible for anyone to survive!
Inside the Qingshan, Li Changqing looked at the fleet of ships and fighter jets appearing on the holographic sand table: "Indeed, this is what we need for attacking an air fortress."
Old Twenty-One nervously swallowed: "Boss, what should we do?"
Li Changqing sat expressionlessly in the commander's seat: "Squadron 1192, return to defense. I request that you escort the Qingshan. Squadron 1191, climb to altitude. I request that you break through their formation as quickly as possible. Everyone, there is no way to retreat. From now on, use absolute reason to overcome fear and despair."
"The drone battle group took off."
"Secondary weapon compartment cover ammunition loading."
"Take them all down to hell with you."
At this moment, the woman sitting in the commander's seat of the Qingshan is the real Li Changqing.
Chen's Second Air Force Fleet arrived quickly.
This time, the Chen family was exceptionally well-prepared, and their military operations system was not compromised.
From the very first moment the two sides exchanged fire, more than a dozen fighter jets were bombed and shot down.
Clusters of firelight ignited the already somber night sky.
Li Changqing issued one order after another from the captain's seat, and then watched as the carrier-based aircraft of the Qingshan fell one after another. The fighters of the Chen fleet kept circling in the distance, seemingly wanting to first remove all the wings of the Qingshan before finally attacking this isolated and helpless air fortress.
Inside the Qingshan, many soldiers pursed their lips and remained silent, knowing what the outcome would be.
Old Twenty looked at Li Changqing: "Boss..."
Li Changqing suddenly said, "Some people say that someone will come to our aid in this battle."
Old Twenty-One: "There are no other troops within hundreds of kilometers. Who would come to help us? Is Shadow just trying to fool you? Don't believe what Shadow of the Qing Clan says."
"No, it was the patriarch Li Yunshou who told me."
The twenty-first man was stunned. After Li Yunshou took office, he had hardly implemented any new policies and was often ridiculed by the federal media as the most moderate head of the Li family in nearly a hundred years.
But now it seems there's more to the story?
He said, "Boss, could it be that the head of the family wants to get rid of you and deliberately tricked you into coming here?"
Li Changqing glanced at him sideways: "My older brother isn't that kind of person."
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Return countdown: 3:00:00.
"The Qingshan is here. This must be the trump card you were talking about," Lee Byung-hee said expressionlessly.
Shadow smiled as he looked at the expression on Lee Byung-hee's face: "Surprised?"
Chen Yu smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Senior Shadow. The Green Mountain once participated in Qing Chen's rescue operation, so we naturally know about it."
Chen Yu: "I understand that you are proud of your younger brother. But unfortunately, we are not only targeting your trump card, but also your brother's."
Shadow seemed somewhat surprised: "Oh? It seems you've made thorough preparations."
“That’s right,” Lee Byung-hee sneered, “And unfortunately, the anti-gravity research lab you were guarding upstream of the Chunlei River has also been handed over to us. My people from Kashima have already begun to take over it. How about it, knowing this news before you die, do you feel a little frustrated? Actually, I’m very curious, you’re trapped here, while your father, the head of the Kyung clan, continues to sit in City 5 as if nothing happened. Don’t you, as his son, feel sad?”
Shadow asked curiously, "What did you do for your son, Li Yunze?"
Li Bingxi sneered, "I'm here to give him a Kashima that will allow him to regain control of the airspace. Don't worry, the Qingshan is useless. Today, Li Changqing and her Qingshan will perish together."
Shadow suddenly laughed, shook his head and said, "How can someone your age say such childish things?"
At this point, Shadow's expression gradually turned cold: "Kashima should just stay on the ground. You want to trade your life for a core technology? Your life isn't worth that much money. From now on, I want you to witness a miracle."
Lee Byung-hee was stunned for a moment: "What miracle?"
The shadow suddenly looked toward the towering tree in the distance.
Not many people actually know that Forbidden Land No. 002 is a knight's private reserve.
Before Qing Chen appeared, Forbidden Land No. 002 never took sides.
The old man adhered to the bottom line of being a dead person, no longer concerning himself with worldly affairs, and spent his days bickering and arguing with each other.
However, from the moment Qing Chen arrived, many things changed.
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In Forbidden Land No. 002.
Aoyama Falcon stood on the trunk of a towering tree, preening its feathers, not even glancing outside the forbidden area, as if everything was irrelevant to it.
Two more young Qingshan falcons stood at a higher position, intently watching something.
Little Green Mountain Falcon: "Chirp!"
(Dad, look, look, look!)
Aoyama Hayabusa: "Chirp!"
(roll!)
Little Green Mountain Falcon: "Chirp!"
(All right.)
Just then, a warm breeze suddenly blew in from the forbidden land. It spiraled up the trunk of the towering tree and came to Qingshan Jun, as if it were saying something.
Aoyama Hayato paused for a moment, then a clear look of annoyance appeared in his eyes: "Chirp!"
(You knights value your lives, but mine don't?! And it's one thing to send me to rescue knights, but what's with sending me to rescue an aerial fortress?)
Another gust of wind blew by, and Aoyama Hayabusa stood there for a long time: "Chirp!"
(What does the Aoyama have to do with me, Aoyama Hayabusa? Just because it has the name Aoyama in it, just because the people on the Aoyama are helpful to you knights, I have to go and rescue them?!)
Another gust of wind blew in.
Aoyama Hayabusa: "Chirp!"
(So annoying!)
After saying that, it spread its wings and soared into the sky. The two little Green Mountain Falcons followed their father after he flew away.
The three-headed, sky-covering Qingshan Falcon plunged into the dark clouds and disappeared in the direction of the Qingshan.