The sound of the rotating rotor shredded the night wind, whistling in the vast mountains, flying farther and farther south.
The helicopter is getting closer and closer to the target location.
It was still dark outside the window.
The ink-black night colors the sky and the earth. In the darkest moment before dawn, only the helicopter's signal light flashes in the sky.
In the somewhat crowded cabin, Li Tianlan slowly opened his eyes.
The faint sound of phone calls rang in my ears.
"Attention the Freedom Corps, this is Cangkong 2, the plane of His Highness Li Tianlan. We will pass over the Freedom Corps Base No. 4 in ten minutes. Repeat, this is the plane of His Highness Li Tianlan. We will pass by the Freedom Corps in ten minutes.
Above Base 4, please ask the Freedom Corps..."
In the clear and calm repetition, Li Tianlan shook his head, and his whole body gradually became sober.
Li Tianlan moved his body, but before he could speak, Li Baitian's voice sounded: "Are you awake?"
"Um."
Li Tianlan responded and said casually: "Didn't you sleep?"
"How can you possibly sleep?"
Li Baitian gave a bitter smile. Compared to Li Tianlan's calmness, Li Baitian was completely in a state of rage. The headquarters of the Eastern Palace was destroyed, and the combatants suffered heavy casualties. His heart was bleeding when he thought about it, and the plane flew all the way.
, the whole process was a torment for him every second.
The others were obviously not sleepy either. When they heard Li Tianlan speak, they all opened their eyes.
"We have just flown over the national border of Zhongzhou. In front of us is Yongbyon. After passing Yongbyon, less than 70 kilometers away, we will reach Tunan."
Li Baitian said slowly, his eyes shining with blood.
"Have our people gathered yet?"
Li Tianlan asked.
"About two hundred people have been gathered, and some are still out of contact, and some are temporarily unable to reach the gathering place. If all the combat forces are gathered, it will probably take a few hours."
Li Baitian said, he was talking about the power of the Donghuang Palace Headquarters. Thousands of combat personnel in the Donghuang Palace Headquarters were directly dispersed by the Burning Legion. In a few hours, they left the headquarters, retreated and gathered their forces.
The casualties have not yet been counted.
When Li Tianlan boarded the plane in Lin'an, he had asked Li Baitian to notify Du Hanyin and ask her to gather the scattered manpower as soon as possible. Du Hanyin was seriously injured and could only hand over this task to his assistant, which further reduced the efficiency. Until now
, there were less than two hundred people gathered in the East Palace.
Li Tianlan nodded and looked at the crowd in the cabin.
Li's old man.
The core of the Eastern Palace.
Lin Youxian.
Everyone can be said to be his own core team.
It has nothing to do with Zhongzhou, or even the Palace of Reincarnation.
He was silent for a while, then took out a tablet computer, opened it, and pulled up the military map of Tunan City.
The clear three-dimensional map clearly presents everything around Tunan City on the screen.
Li Tianlan looked at it for a while, then pointed at a location on the screen and said softly: "Probably here."
This location is about six kilometers away from the Free Legion Base No. 1, beyond the Burning Legion's warning line, and is temporarily a safe area.
And this location was surprisingly the location where Li Tianlan ordered the members of the East Palace to assemble.
"Nine Uncle."
Li Tianlan suddenly shouted.
"Little Lord."
In the cabin, an elderly man with dark skin and a weathered face stood up.
There are not many old people left in the Li family now, but at this time, they are all headed by this old man.
This is status, but also strength.
Whether in the Li Honghe era or the short-lived Li Kuangtu era, Jiubo was the backbone general of the Li family, codenamed Eagle King. He was also a figure who stood in high-rise buildings in the dark world. Among the older generation of Li family members,
Eagle King can be said to be one of the people with the strongest comprehensive ability. At his peak, he was also the top half-step invincible master. Now that Eagle King is nearly sixty years old, his condition has begun to decline, but he still maintains half-step invincibility.
In the realm, he and Qingye, who was seriously injured and still recovering in Youzhou, can be said to be the only two half-step invincible masters of the Li family around Li Tianlan.
"You take Qiancheng here and join our people."
Li Tianlan whispered.
"good."
The Eagle King looked at the map seriously and nodded: "At this location, I probably need to go down now to join them as soon as possible."
Li Tianlan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Jiu. Qiancheng, you and Uncle Jiu will do it together."
No matter how senior the Eagle King is, he is not familiar with the people in the Donghuang Palace. With Ning Qiancheng with him, there will be no problems in command and dispatch.
Ning Qiancheng nodded and stood up.
The helicopter lowered its altitude slightly.
The cabin door opened, and in the howling wind, the Eagle King grabbed Ning Qiancheng and jumped down with lightning flashing all over the sky.
"Is that okay, old man?"
Li Baitian was a little hesitant. At first, he thought Li Tianlan wanted him to lead the elite of the East Palace.
"Uncle Jiu was the commander of the Sky Eagle Troops before he went to the border with Grandpa."
Li Tianlan said softly.
Skyhawks?
Li Baitian was a little confused. He had never heard of this army in Central Continent. It did not belong to the Frontier Corps or any major war zone.
"The Sky Eagle Force was once a special force under the dual leadership of Xuanyuan Tai of Central Continent and the Military Department. Its combat areas covered the whole world. Its commander was directly designated by the God of War of Central Continent with the rank of Lieutenant General. After the treason case, the Sky Eagle Force canceled its designation, but in fact
But they accepted the adaptation, and some of the elites entered the Border Guard Corps, while the remaining ones changed their names and are now the Shadow Thorn Troops. Boy, what's that look in your eyes? We old guys are not as good as this.
Can’t you make it?”
Yu Donglai, the oldest person in the cabin, said angrily.
Li Baitian shook his hands and smiled bitterly, speechless.
The predecessor of the Shadow Thorn Troops.
The Shadow Thorn Force is now the largest special force in Central Continent, and its predecessor, the Sky Eagle Force, seems to be even more powerful than the Shadow Thorn Force. It can be called the commander of the Sky Eagle Force, even though it was many years ago.
But it really shouldn't be questioned.
He glanced at Li Tianlan.
Li Tianlan remained calm.
But it wasn't until this moment that Li Baicai truly realized something.
Even though the Li family has been lonely, it has not disappeared after all. The Eagle King is just a microcosm of the Li family back then, but this allows Li Baitian to see more clearly what the Li family is.
Li Shi indeed fell into despair because of the treason case.
But this kind of abjection is not a desperate struggle, but a choice and compromise.
Not only Li Baitian, many people who have never experienced what happened back then will find it very strange.
The treason case that year led to the annihilation of the entire army deployed by Zhongzhou on the border, which was indeed very serious.
But at that time, the head of the Li family was not Li Kuangtu, but Li Honghe.
What is Li Honghe's status in Zhongzhou?
Not to mention those years, even now that he has disappeared from the Central Continent stage for more than 20 years, his fall still caused an unprecedented shock in Central Continent. All directors and members of the Central Continent Council were present, including people from the military and special operations systems.
And when Li Honghe was still at his peak, his influence was even more terrifying.
In other words, as long as he is willing to give up something, the Li family may not be unable to survive.
Perhaps Kunlun City will replace Xuanyuan Terrace.
But at that time, the Li family would still be one of the wealthy families in Central Continent.
But Li Honghe didn't do that.
He didn't give up something.
But gave up everything
Yes, they even took away all the people who were loyal to the Li family.
He put down all the so-called power and wealth, but he took away the most powerful and core strength of the Li family and did not let them disperse.
And if Li Honghe had chosen to persevere, the people and power he took away would be destined to become the objects he would abandon. All he could keep was his greatly reduced status, power and wealth, but he would lose people's hearts.
So Li Honghe gave up what he should give up, kept what he couldn't give up, and walked away to the wilderness.
For more than twenty years, the Li family's cohesion has not been lost, and instead it has created Tiandu Purgatory.
Until today!
With the fall of Li Honghe and the identity of Kuangtu Li being exposed, Zhongzhou and Kuangtu Li have regained a bridge of cooperation. Zhongzhou now has a neutral attitude to look at and investigate the treason case.
In this way, Kuangtu Li is no longer a traitor, he becomes a suspect.
And the old people of the Li family are no longer accomplices and implicated objects. They may not be so innocent, but at least, with the fall of Li Honghe and the rise of Li Tianlan, they are no longer the targets of key surveillance.
The power that Li had suppressed for more than twenty years could finally reappear in Central Continent in an upright and open manner.
For example, the current Eagle King.
This is just the beginning.
What Li Baitian thought of was Tiandu Purgatory.
Tiandu Purgatory is destined to have die-hard fans of Kuang Li, but there are also many people who pretend to be dead to avoid the surveillance of Zhongzhou and still contribute to the Li family.
Before Li Honghe died, he handed over the Li family to Li Tianlan. Naturally, these people recognized Li Tianlan more than they recognized Li Kuangtu.
what does that mean?
This means that as the situation gradually becomes clearer, a very powerful force from Tiandu Purgatory will gradually join the East Palace!
Those were all masters of the previous era, and they were all people who once occupied special positions in Central Continent.
That was the main structure of the Li family. With the development of the East Palace, this huge structure will also radiate new vitality inside the East Palace!
Li Baitian felt awe for the first time.
Power, status, wealth, strength.
Most of the time, this is an integral whole.
But in a huge accident, when Li had to make a choice, Li Honghe chose to preserve his strength without hesitation.
He gave up all his power, status and wealth, took huge risks, went dormant, made a big breakthrough, and finally received the report, breaking out of his cocoon and turning into a butterfly.
At this moment, Li stood up again in the hands of Li Tianlan after years of forbearance by Li Honghe.
Like a nirvana.
Rise from the ashes.
And all of this stems from Li Honghe's sobriety and rationality.
Li Baitian took a deep breath and looked in the direction of Tunan City, the fire in his eyes burning brightly.
He could definitely see how brilliant the Eastern Palace would be after resolving this matter, and they would receive an impact that would be extremely beneficial to them.
The old man of the Li family, even the merger of Tiandu Purgatory into the East Palace will have an impact on the existing situation of the East Palace. Li Baitian knows very well that as the first person to follow Li Tianlan, he must use his own sword to determine his future.
It's located at the East Palace.
"Blessed to God."
Li Tianlan's voice brought Li Baitian back from his thoughts.
"Um."
Li Baitian responded.
"You and Mr. Yu, Qingyan..."
Li Tianlan hesitated for a moment and looked at the remaining elderly people of the Li family.
"let's go."
Two of them stood up. They were a man and a woman. They were one of the few couples among the old people of the Li family. Their strength was not strong and their talents were not outstanding. The man barely entered the Thunder Realm, while the woman was still there.
The peak of the Burning Fire Realm is hovering.
But the current Burning Legion, apart from Lamirun, does not have many masters.
Li Tianlan nodded: "You go to base two."
He glanced at Lin Youxian and said slowly: "You and Baitian are together."
If we don’t talk about friendship and only focus on the future of martial arts, among the core team of Donghuang Palace now, Li Baitian is the only one besides Li Tianlan who has a high possibility of breaking through and entering the invincible realm. Ning Qiancheng is also outstanding, but if there is no Unexpectedly, it is difficult for him to cross the peak of the Thunder Realm to the invincible chasm. The same is true for Yu Qingyan and Du Hanyin. In the future territory of the East Palace, they are not mainly responsible for fighting. They only talk about fighting. In the future, Li Baitian The Shushan Taixu Sword is the most likely to become Li Tianlan's right-hand man. It can be regarded as a standard late stage in martial arts. Now Li Baitian is in the Thunder Realm. Although it is good, it does not seem to be absolutely strong. But once he reaches the peak of the Thunder Realm, , his fighting power will usher in a real explosion, getting stronger as he goes up. Among the four famous swords in Shushan, the sword power of Taixu Sword is even higher than that of Nirvana Sword.
Lin Youxian is destined not to be under Li Tianlan forever in the future, but Li Tianlan very much hopes that Lin Youxian can establish a good relationship with Li Baitian during his stay in the East Palace.
"OK."
Lin Youxian didn't hesitate, smiled and nodded.
Li Tianlan's eyes finally fell on several elderly people of the Li family.
eight people.
One is at the peak of the Thunder Realm, three are at the Thunder Realm, and four are at the peak of the Burning Fire Realm.
Li Tianlan took a deep breath and said softly: "You go to base three."
The three military bases in Tunan City are arranged in a triangle. Base No. 1 has the best geographical location. After being occupied by the Burning Legion, as long as the Burning Legion still has ambitions, a large number of soldiers will be deployed in Base No. 1. Therefore, Li Tianlan also invested the most people in Base No. 1. Ying Wang, Ning Qiancheng, Donghuang Palace and the combined manpower were all smashed in by him.
Base No. 2 is located on the side of Tunan City. The surrounding environment is dangerous. This position is not good at attacking, but it is the best position for defense. According to the intelligence of the Free Corps, the heavy firepower in Base No. 2 is the most, and the combatants Relatively small.
Lin Youxian, Li Baitian, and Yu Donglai can be said to have the strongest destructive power that Li Tianlan has at his disposal now. It is most suitable for them to go to the second base.
Base No. 3 is defined as logistics, and its strength is relatively weak. There should be no problem if eight old men of the Li family attack Base No. 3.
Of course, these are the layouts of the Free Legion in the three bases, not the Burning Legion's.
But it wasn't long after the Burning Legion captured Tunan City that it was impossible to make much change.
"Remember, your main purpose is to contain them. It's best if you can capture three bases. If you can't capture them, there's no need to force them. Just contain them in the base."
Li Tianlan said quietly: "As long as the three bases cannot be vacated, my pressure will be much less."
Lin Youxian hummed, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He glanced at the people in the cabin again, and suddenly said: "Who is going to the city of Tunan with you?"
Sure enough, Li Tianlan said in a steady voice: "I'll go by myself."
"Are you crazy?!"
Lin Youxian and Li Baitian shouted at the same time.
The main strength of Tunan City is the three defense bases, but this does not mean that Tunan City has no defense force. Especially when the Burning Legion enters Tunan City, there are many important figures and powerful elites of the Burning Legion, even Lamirun.
In Tunan City.
Under such circumstances, Tunan City's defense force is much stronger than any other base. Not to mention the elite soldiers and high-level officers, even the Lamirun level is not easy for Li Tianlan to pass.
"Since I dare to go, I'm not looking for death."
Li Tianlan shook his head and said.
"What leverage do you have? You are only one person!"
Li Baitian's tone was a little excited.
"I'm really only one person."
Li Tianlan nodded: "But I still have a sword."
His fingers moved slightly.
The black and exquisite Xuanyuan Sword appeared in the palm of his hand and slowly rotated around his palm.
"I'll take it with me."
Li Tianlan said softly: "That's enough."
He looked at Lin Youxian and said calmly: "As long as you can contain the power of the three major bases, Lamirun is no match for us."
One person and one sword.
us.
Lin Youxian hesitated for a moment.
"Time is running out."
Li Tianlan said calmly.
"Walk!"
Li Baitian gritted his teeth violently.
Everyone stood up at the same time and jumped out of the cabin.
The cabin suddenly became empty.
Li Tianlan sat quietly alone.
In front of him, the outline of Tunan City gradually appeared.
The night is still dark.
A communication request suddenly lit up.
Li Tianlan connected the video, and the figure of Ning Zhiyuan, commander of the Freedom Corps, appeared in front of Li Tianlan.
"Your Highness, have you arrived in Tiannan?"
Ning Zhiyuan asked directly.
"Well, Uncle Ning, how are you doing there?"
Li Tianlan's voice was very polite.
He is not only Ning Qiancheng's father, he is also one of the backbones of the Li family today. If not for this, he would not have been directly transferred from the eastern war zone to Tiannan at that time. To a certain extent, this is tantamount to
Distributed in disguise.
"It's not very good, but we can still spare some manpower. I'm communicating with Invincible, oh, and Thor."
Ning Zhiyuan quickly said: "The Bloody Legion will provide some elites, plus part of the Thunder Army of the Freedom Legion. Your Highness, we don't have to rush to counterattack. The Freedom Legion will act with you when the time comes."
"Need not."
Li Tianlan smiled softly: "This is a war that belongs to the Eastern Palace."
He paused and continued: "I insist."
Ning Zhiyuan looked at him in astonishment, and said incomprehensibly: "Why?"
"Because the Freedom Corps is the Freedom Corps, and the East Palace is the East Palace."
Li Tianlan said seriously: "Uncle Ning, we are our own people. But the Free Corps and the Eastern Palace can only be regarded as allies."
"you mean..."
Ning Zhiyuan was thoughtful.
"Judging from the development trend of Tiannan, Uncle Ning, what position do you think the Freedom Corps will be in Tiannan in the future?"
"In the future? There will be no Freedom Corps in the future."
Ning Zhiyuan smiled bitterly.
Li Tianlan said nothing.
Ning Zhiyuan is right, there will be no Freedom Corps in Tiannan in the future, and there will be no place for them in Tiannan.
reason?
The reason is very simple, because they are still nominally Annan's rebels, and their name is not justified, and Annan cannot let the Free Corps exist.
This is a truth that the entire Central Continent understands.
So when Li Tianlan chose to place the Eastern Palace in Tiannan, Zhongzhou quickly accepted it.
Annan will not accept a Central-Continent army dominating Tiannan in the name of his own country's rebels. They will destroy the Free Corps at all costs.
But with the passage of time, due to the relationship with the Free Corps, Tiannan no longer belongs to Annan, which is also a fact.
The Eastern Imperial Palace is now the link between Central Continent and the Free Corps and provides support.
From this aspect, it is equivalent to Zhongzhou supporting the Eastern Imperial Palace, and the Eastern Imperial Palace supporting the Free Legion. In this way, there is no inevitable connection between Zhongzhou and the Free Legion.
Plans with strong foundations are always simple but make people unable to resist.
The next step for the Eastern Palace is to support the Freedom Corps to completely occupy Tiannan.
Then the Eastern Palace conquered the Free Corps.
As a result, the Free Corps was gone, but the land was naturally occupied by the Eastern Palace. The Eastern Palace captured Tiannan, but only took its own spoils, and by the way helped Annan eliminate some rebels.
As for the occupied Tiannan, does Annan want to take it back?
Haha, are you thinking about shit?
This is the territory that the Eastern Palace took from the rebels and belongs to the rebels. Why should it be returned to you?
If you are not convinced, Annan can approach the Freedom Corps.
But the Freikorps no longer exist.
Annan is destined to negotiate with the Eastern Palace at that time, but with the backing of Zhongzhou, the Eastern Palace can completely bullshit Annan on this matter. When this matter is delayed for a long time, the Eastern Palace can declare the independence of Tiannan, and then
Or seek refuge in Central Continent.
Zhongzhou can only accept it.
When the time comes, Annan won't be able to find fault with Zhongzhou. They can only find Li Tianlan, and Li Tianlan will ask them to find the Free Corps.
Just look for it...
Things have been delayed for a long time, and Tiannan is destined to become a part of Central Continent.
"That's right."
Li Tianlan said softly: "There will be no Free Corps in the future. Uncle, we are our own people. I will tell you what I have to say. I am determined to let Donghuang Palace fight this time with its own strength, just because I want to receive something in advance."
Ning Zhiyuan suddenly understood what Li Tianlan meant. He was stunned for a while and then suddenly said: "Good boy, I understand, you are eyeing the armaments of the Freedom Corps?!"
At this moment, he simply stopped calling His Highness.
"To be precise, it's the armaments of the Burning Legion."
Tunan City has fallen.
All three military bases were occupied by the Burning Legion.
All the weapons and equipment there naturally belong to the Burning Legion.
If the Eastern Palace joins forces with the Freedom Corps, in Zhongzhou's heart, it will be equivalent to regaining lost ground.
But if the East Palace attacks independently, then everything they capture will be the spoils of the East Palace.
The Free Corps has a size of nearly 50,000 people, and the three military bases in Tunan City can accommodate nearly 20,000 people. That is a batch of military equipment that is enough to arm a reinforced division in an instant.
And they are all top quality.
As long as the Eastern Palace takes down this batch of armaments, their new city plan can be launched again, and at this stage, their re-established headquarters will also become impregnable because of this batch of armaments.
Enough military equipment to arm 20,000 people.
If the Eastern Palace wants to apply for such large-scale supplies from Zhongzhou, it will be a fool's errand. The academic faction will definitely be in trouble, and the Prince Group, Special Operations Group, and Southeast Group will fully oppose it.
Zhongzhou funded the Free Corps to conquer Tiannan. This was the overall situation and no one objected. After all, there were still many variables in the future of the Eastern Palace.
But supporting the East Palace allowed Li Tianlan's power to expand rapidly, and there were more people who opposed it.
But now, do the Prince Group and the Special Operations Group want to take back the spoils that the East Palace has single-handedly won?
That makes me want to eat shit even more.
At least the wealthy groups and academics would not agree.
This is the reason why Li Tianlan insists on having the East Palace attack independently.
In this battle, he doesn't need any allies.
This batch of armaments, enough to arm 20,000 people, will become the spoils of war for the Eastern Palace. This will also be the battle that officially establishes the Eastern Palace in Tiannan, and even completely establishes the Eastern Palace's status.
"With this armament, I can do a lot of things."
Li Tianlan suddenly said: "There is no official military airport in Tiannan yet?"
Ning Zhiyuan was stunned, nodded and said: "Yes."
"It will be there soon."
Li Tianlan said calmly: "After this battle is over, it will happen."