binnovel Chapter 493 After the Great War
Chapter 493 After the Great War
The special forces members were so shocked by what they saw that they were speechless. Before they could react, Li Chenglong teleported to the captain's seat and sat down.
He smiled and said, "I've closed all the known spatial rifts. The Dawn is returning to base. You all come with me to cut off the special forces' retreat." The special forces members saluted Li Chenglong and replied in unison, "Yes, sir!"
The ensuing battle became quite simple, as Li Chenglong had completely closed all spatial rifts in the area. The special forces' communication and energy supply were utterly severed. Coupled with the relentless attacks from the various units of the Dawn Army, the remaining special forces could not absorb energy to replenish themselves and were quickly killed by the soldiers or dissipated on their own.
At 1:9 AM on September 30th, an officer in charge of liaison in the command center excitedly stood up and said, "Reporting to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Feng, and Minister Qi, the forward troops have simultaneously sent a message that at 0:55 AM today, thanks to the joint efforts of all units, all the special forces attacking our Dawn City have been completely annihilated!"
"Good!" Yun Lan stood up excitedly, clenching her right fist and waving it. Then she said, "Notify all combat units to clean up the battlefield and count the casualties. After that, they can return to camp to rest. To reward their outstanding performance, all Dawn Army units will have a day off today, and supplies will be provided at the highest level."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "All headquarters personnel, except for those who need to stay behind, shall come with me out of the city to welcome the heroes' triumphant return. Also, notify the relevant leaders of Dawn City to come with me out of the city to welcome them."
At 3 a.m., although it was still late at night, the presence of the sphere of light in the sky made it almost as bright as day. The Dawn Army's participating forces split into two groups, entering Dawn City from the east gate and the south gate respectively. At the east gate were leaders of the Dawn Army and Dawn City, including Feng Tian, Qi Guoan, Yun Qian, and Ma Tiancheng, while at the south gate were Yun Lan, Shen Menghua, Qin Fangyu, and others.
Besides the leaders, soldiers, and some staff members who came out of the city to welcome them, a large number of conscious citizens spontaneously lined both sides of the main road. They held up their crystal phones with flashlights on, occasionally offering applause and cheers to these returning heroes.
"Look, it's Lord Li!" Someone shouted first, and everyone looked over to see Li Chenglong standing in an open military vehicle, greeting the people on both sides, while Yun Lan stood next to him, waving back to them.
The people on the roadside became excited and shouted, "Long live Dawn City! Long live the Dawn Army! Long live Li Chenglong!" Li Chenglong shouted back, "Long live the people!!"
At this moment, all channels of Dawn City Television were broadcasting this scene live. The host, Wang Li, said, "Our station has just received news that all air force units and S2 mech units that went to support Black Gold City, Anxi Base, and Yanjing Base have returned completely. The special all-out attack that has hit the entire territory of China has achieved a great victory under the leadership of the Chinese People's Congress and thanks to the hard work of all our soldiers!"
As soon as he returned to headquarters, Li Chenglong immediately lay down on his seat: "In less than three hours, I've traveled all over China, not only to help eliminate the special forces, but also to close the remaining spatial rifts. I'm exhausted."
Yunlan handed Li Chenglong a cup of honey water with supernatural powers and said with a smile, "But I can clearly feel that your spiritual energy reserves are still unfathomable, which proves that even though you have been participating in battles all over China, you have not consumed too much of it."
Li Chenglong took a few sips of water before saying, "That's true. Although I've used so many skills and traveled back and forth in China, my psionic energy has only been used up by 30% so far. Level 14 is indeed strong. No wonder when I first met Queen Raymond, I was like a little mouse in front of an elephant."
不一会儿，郑勇、冯天、齐国安等人走了进来。郑勇拿了份刚整理完的初步战报就读了起来：“本次战斗我们共动用陆军3个军共6.6万人，破晓军空军、火箭军、机甲师、战略信息支援部队也几乎是全员出动，于29日下午7点30分开始与特种战斗，30日凌晨0点55分战斗结束。”
He paused for a moment and continued, "Because the targets were special forces, we cannot count the number of enemies killed. But in this operation, we obtained a total of 8852 level 10 crystals, 710 level 11 crystals, 72 level 12 crystals, and 6 level 13 crystals. Based on these crystals alone, the total number of special forces is no less than 160 million."
Feng Tian continued, "Although we gained a lot, we also made some sacrifices. As the number of high-level special forces increases, the difficulty of the battle is also increasing. In this battle, we lost a total of 2180 soldiers, 837 were seriously wounded, 30 super ion beam cannons were destroyed, 40 Tyrannosaurus fighters crashed, 35 super anti-aircraft guns were destroyed, and 3 small warships of the 3rd Army were scrapped."
齐国安点了点头：“除了这些以外，机甲师也损毁了S1陆地机甲50架、S2变形空陆两用机甲损毁了75架。战略信息支援部队的无人机损毁100余架。27式超能步枪也有一定数量的损坏，预估数量不下500支。”
Seeing that Li Chenglong's expression was not good, Yunlan comforted him, "We suffered 3000 casualties, but achieved such a great victory. This can be said to be an unprecedented victory in the history of war. As for the damaged weapons and equipment, they can all be remanufactured. As long as the people are still alive, these will be available again."
Li Chenglong let out a long breath, nodded, and then said, "The aftermath of all the sacrifices must be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Dawn Army and Dawn City, without any negligence or slackness. All seriously wounded must receive the best possible treatment, and if there are any disabled individuals, I will go and treat them later. As for the damaged weapons and equipment, my space factory will replace them all within a week."
He continued, "Give those six level 13 crystals to Marina, Cecily, Qin Susu, Keltilan, Sitros, and Teacher Lena. This will help them increase their combat energy more quickly. Give me all the level 10 and level 11 crystals; my space factory needs them. As for the level 12 crystals, give them to Yunlan for safekeeping; we don't really need them right now."
Yunlan then asked, "I remember Miss Cecily also has a space factory, why can't we ask her to produce some things as well?"
Li Chenglong shook his head: "Miss Cecily's space factory has never stopped production. They are self-sufficient in many of the equipment for their Third Army, so we shouldn't put too much pressure on her. I'll go and give her some of those level 10 and level 11 crystals later."
Qi Guoan glanced at his watch; it was already 5 a.m., almost dawn. He clapped his hands and said to everyone, "We've been busy for a full 12 hours, and engaged in high-intensity combat. Everyone should get some rest."
Li Chenglong stretched and yawned: "Alright, that's settled for today. Yunlan said before that all participating troops, except for essential personnel, should rest for a day. Everyone should rest if they want, and those who want to go out can go, but don't cause trouble."
After saying that, Li Chenglong picked up Yunlan and disappeared instantly. Feng Tian smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'll write a report for headquarters first, then I'll go to sleep. Lao Qi, I'll cover your early shift this afternoon." With that, he took a few documents and went to his office with the guard.
Almost instantly, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan appeared in their bedroom. Song Yixin was feeding the baby Li Yunxi with a bottle when she was startled by the sudden appearance of the two.
Upon seeing that it was the two of them, Song Yixin patted her chest and said, "You two are so elusive, I thought bad guys had come." Li Chenglong said apologetically, "I just finished fighting and didn't want to spend time driving back, so I just teleported back. Sorry, I scared you, Sister Song."
Yunlan then checked on the baby and found that Li Yunxi was fine and enjoying her milk from the bottle. Only then did she and Li Chenglong go to their private bathroom to take a shower.