Chapter 1049: 644. War begins!_2

“Crazy, this woman is crazy!” the commander of Chen’s Fleet said: “She brought the Qing Shan Ship over here, isn’t she afraid that Deer Island and Jindai might launch a sudden sneak attack from the north and seize their air supremacy? How dare she take such a risk and bring the Qing Shan Ship here?!”

But this commander didn’t know that, to Li Changqing, this was indeed a significant risk, yet she still came.

In the Southern Fleet, the commander looked at the distant Qing Shan Ship, feeling a tingling sensation on his scalp.

The sixty fighter jets that had already been catapulted and vanished could likely suddenly appear beside them.

Before he could think any further, the commander suddenly said: “Activate the main firepower cabin, even if we can’t win, we must fight this battle! Launch all missiles without reservation! If we can shoot down the Qing Shan Ship, we’ll be heroes!”

However, as soon as he spoke, they saw a squadron of twelve fighter jets suddenly piercing through the dark clouds, descending!

Li Changqing didn’t want to wait anymore!

The commander looked up at the Qing Shan Ship, only to see the edges of the aerial fortress gradually open up, revealing dense matrix-style gun barrels. The electromagnetic cannon was fully charged, and the electromagnetic field within the cannon grew larger, generating Ampere force, quickly accelerating the shells inside.

Firing at a speed unattainable by modern gunpowder!

The electromagnetic shell crossed a distance of 12 kilometers, reaching the Southern Fleet with thunderous momentum!

With a loud boom, a floating airship split apart on impact!

The initial speed of the electromagnetic cannon was too fast; in front of the aerial fortress’s main firepower weapon, the massive body of an A-Class floating ship could not dodge, like targets in the sky!

The escort fighters of the Southern Fleet recklessly charged towards the Qing Shan Ship, but even their missiles could barely penetrate the protective armor of the aerial fortress.

If they had more fighter jets, it might be different, but twelve were just too few.

Inside the Qing Shan Ship.

Li Changqing calmly looked at the holographic sand table: “Conserve energy as much as possible, we haven’t found their second air fleet yet, it’s likely nearby. Perhaps they’ve been waiting for us to arrive all along.”

Her black general’s uniform concealed her graceful figure entirely, she wore no makeup, and her long hair was tucked inside her military hat.

In war, there’s no distinction of gender.

Only the difference between life and death, victory and defeat.

Li Changqing is a peculiar person; she seems to have two faces, able to appear glamorous in a black evening gown at parties, or instantly become a feared executioner in the intelligence community.

When purging the intelligence community in City 19, the mention of her name, Li Changqing, was like encountering a ghost.

She is the only female lieutenant general in the Federation, and she might soon be promoted to general.

From some perspective, the Li Changqing Qing Chen saw doesn’t often appear in public. The public’s impression of Li Changqing is unrelated to beauty, as her name is synonymous with war and slaughter.

Lao Er, sitting to her left, said: “Boss, it’s obvious the Southern Fleet didn’t know we would come.”

Lao Jiu had taken three bullets for Li Changqing in City 19, now he’s become Lao Er.

Upon hearing what he said, Li Changqing’s expression didn’t change, she calmly replied: “The First Air Force has a total of 21 A-Class floating ships, yet only seven are deployed. Knowing that killing a Shadow might trigger a full-scale war, deploying so few floating ships is unreasonable. I suspect Chen Yu is using us to eliminate dissidents and letting these people go to their deaths.”

Li Changqing: “Last June, Major General Chen Chuanlu of the First Air Force opposed Chen Yu during an internal Chen Clan meeting, accusing him of being a regent above the Family Head. This incident might be connected to everything happening now.”

This woman controls all intelligence systems of the Li Family, so she is privy to certain secrets.

And calling someone a ‘regent’ is already quite offensive.

This time, leading the First Air Force is Chen Chuanlu’s son. If these seven A-Class floating ships were to be defeated, his son would die, and Chen Chuanlu would face the military tribunal of the Chen Clan internally.

Lao Er hesitated for a long time before speaking softly: “Since you know so much, why are you still willing to come?”

Li Changqing calmly replied: “Because I want to.”

Beside her, Li Ke was still on a satellite call: “Hmm, I’m on the Qing Shan Ship now, don’t worry, I’ll definitely go rescue the gentleman. Remember to eat well, after this battle, I’ll tell you the results.”

On the other end, Qing Yi reluctantly said: “Can’t you live stream the situation over the phone? I want to know the battle status too.”

Li Ke whispered: “No, I’m in the Qing Shan Command Room, later I’ll need Uncle Yunjing’s help…”

“Alright, alright, hanging up!”

At that moment, after hanging up, Li Ke suddenly said to Li Changqing: “Aunt… did you come just for my master?”

Li Changqing glanced at him: “What are you thinking? This battle benefits the Li Family greatly. Firstly, the Chen Clan has been too active in recent years, always in a state of active preparation. By suddenly dealing a heavy blow to their First Air Fleet, we can make them more cautious. Secondly, with Jindai Chika’s fall and the balance of demigods within the Federation starting to break, and with Shadow leaving, if we don’t let Shadow take one or two away, we’d also face some threats. After all, your seventh uncle never comes home, so for the Li Family, the fewer Federation demigods, the better. I’m inclined to let Shadow take Li Bingxi and Chen Yu with him.”

“Huh?” Li Ke curiously asked: “Shadow is just one person, can he really take away two demigods at once?”

Li Changqing smiled: “You underestimate the time ability Awakeners. The Contraindicated courts dare to contain anyone in these years, but have you seen them go after Shadow? They let him casually plant a tea garden with Transcendents. They can’t contain him! Li Bingxi is old, and weak in combat, so Shadow can take him without any problem. What I’m curious about is, does Li Bingxi value his life so little? Even if the resources traded with Qing’s Family are important, they can’t be worth exchanging with his life, can they?”

In truth, the biggest question in this battle was that everyone thought it would be easy for Shadow to take Li Bingxi, yet it seemed Li Bingxi himself didn’t think so…

It’s important to know that Li Bingxi is only 73 this year, and for a demigod, he could live at least another seventy years.

There was no need for him to offer himself up as a target.

Even if he feared being found by Shadow when alone, it didn’t necessitate bringing himself to the doorstep.

Chen Yu, however, was hard for everyone to fathom, as several ruthless demigods had emerged from the Chen Clan. Who knows, Chen Yu might have some formidable means to counter Shadow.

Li Ke looked at his aunt, Li Changqing, thinking, clearly, she is very worried about the gentleman. Then, she had to find a heap of reasons to prove the justification for this military action…

No matter how long the Qing Shan Ship’s endurance might be, suddenly entering Chen Clan’s territory is definitely unreasonable.

Nearby, Li Yunjing sat silently, meditating in the command room of the aerial fortress, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Eventually, Li Changqing said: “You all get moving. Things here might not be over yet, but we can’t afford to wait on Qing Chen’s side.”

Li Yunjing remained indifferent.

Li Ke whispered: “Uncle Yunjing, please help the gentleman; he’s in great danger now.”

Finally, Li Yunjing opened his eyes, silently rose, and walked out of the command room, where an A-Class floating airship was on standby.

Aboard the A-Class floating airship, Li Su looked at Li Ke and smiled: “Can we finally set off? I was worried about the gentleman, let’s hurry up!”

At this moment, inside the Qing Shan Ship, Lao Er suddenly said to Li Changqing: “Intelligence operatives from the southern production base report seeing a squadron of fighter jets flying overhead, likely the second Air Force fleet of Chen’s, coming our way. Should we call Li Su back? That A-Class floating airship is important.”

Li Changqing shook her head: “Don’t tell them, let them go save Qing Chen.”

Lao Er smirked, just now you said it was all for family benefit.

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