Chapter 141 A Dog

Almost two hours, 7200 seconds. The warriors on the T-119 defense line were using their fresh lives to resist the enemy's invasion. Their strength was far inferior to that of the Allied Human Forces in the Great Gulun-Noya Desert, but the enemies they faced were no weaker than those in the Great Desert.

This army, mostly composed of ordinary humans, completed a feat in two hours that was enough to be recorded in human history.

"Without the Kunlun Behemoth, they faced the same enemies as we did... If I were commanding the battle on the front line today, could I have done this?" Lu Chi looked at the devastated land, pondering this question silently.

After a long time, he came to a conclusion... No.

Even if Li Tianran replaced Zhang Shoucheng today, he might not have been able to hold this defense line to such an extent!

This old, once-despised General Zhang possessed a characteristic that Li Tianran and Lu Chi lacked.

It was a deep love for the lights of a million homes in the country behind him, forged in the fires of war!

"Contact the Federation High Command and compile a list of the names and hometowns of all the soldiers who participated in the battle on the T-119 defense line today, and erect a monument on both Kuangxi Island and within the Federation..." Li Tianran said after a moment of silence, "Rebuild the T-119 defense line, and create a statue of Zhang Shoucheng."

"He died defending the city, so let him watch... the city being rebuilt once again."

Qin Yiming nodded deeply after hearing Li Tianran's words, and then, as if remembering something, he asked softly, "Then, what about the Pioneers?"

"Let their names be engraved together..." Li Tianran said.

In this war, the Pioneers fought alongside the Federal army and died together. Li Tianran believed that the proud Pioneers under his command would definitely not mind having their names written together with those of the Federal soldiers.

In this battle, human civilization achieved victory.

Humans destroyed a Miracle architecture, causing two apostles to flee in panic.

But the price paid was equally heavy.

The Northern Territory Legion was annihilated, and one of the four pillars of the Federation's military collapsed.

The number of human troops alone who died on the T-119 defense line was as high as 860,000!

If the losses on other battlefields on the human defense line and in the Great Gulun-Noya Desert were added, the total number of casualties in this battle would reach a terrifying 1.2 million or more.

In addition to the consumption of supplies and ammunition...

This battle was also a major blow to humanity!

But it was all worth it.

From then on, the Earth Apostle of the ancient civilization remained neutral, two Miracle architectures were destroyed, leaving only three Apostle clans in their prime and one struggling Gale Apostle clan.

Compared to the ancient civilization at its peak, their strength had been weakened by nearly half.

In this situation, even if the other side's technological weapons were fully restored, Li Tianran, with the Kunlun Behemoth and the Sky City, would not be as afraid of them as before.

The gap between the two sides was no longer as wide as it once was, but was gradually narrowing towards equilibrium.

"There are still 14 days, 13 hours, and 27 minutes until the arrival of the Fifth Age of Destruction."

Li Tianran glanced at the scarlet text prompt in the system.

In these 14 days, it would be basically impossible to force the apostles to show themselves and fight him again. Human civilization and the ancient civilization would usher in a brief period of peace. During this time, Li Tianran had to do everything possible to raise the combat power of Kuangxi Island to another level.

Bai Jingyan's God-Demon Army plan...

The Kunlun Behemoth replication plan...

The Earth Apostle appeasement plan...

One idea after another appeared in Li Tianran's mind, and he began to think about how to put these methods of enhancing his strength on the agenda.

Just as Li Tianran was thinking about future development plans, a Pioneer walked to Lu Chi and whispered a few words in his ear. Then, Lu Chi strode over and said softly, "Governor... News from Russia's S55 combat base, an unauthorized Federal helicopter suddenly broke into their airspace."

"After interception and confirmation, they found that the person on the helicopter was... Li Zhi, who escaped from the city two hours ago!"

Li Tianran raised his head abruptly upon hearing this, his eyes full of ferocity.

...

An hour later, an armed helicopter with the Russian national emblem logo roared in from the horizon. It slowly landed in the ruins, the hatch opened, and two tall Russian soldiers jumped out, sandwiching Li Zhi, who was wearing a Federal junior officer's uniform.

At this time, Li Zhi's expression was full of fear and despair. He couldn't even walk properly, his legs were shaking, and if he hadn't been supported by someone next to him, he might have collapsed on the spot!

In the ruins of the giant city, a large number of Pioneers were staring at him with blade-like gazes, as if they wanted to tear him to pieces.

Li Zhi never dreamed that he would return to this nightmarish place that filled him with despair, and in less than three hours after escaping.

In fact, Li Zhi's escape was a mistake from the start.

After the advent of the Northern Sky Gate security network, the entire human civilization's electronic communications were covered by it. The network positioning of Li Zhi's helicopter was constantly monitored by Li Tianran, but because of the war, Li Tianran had no time to take care of it, so he had the opportunity to escape from here and flee all the way to the Russian border.

Now the entire human world respected Li Tianran's orders, as long as Li Tianran gave an order, Li Zhi would be arrested no matter which country he fled to.

And fleeing outside the human defense line was even more of a death wish. In the outside world full of sea beasts and ancient civilizations, Li Zhi, who had no survival skills, would probably not even live for a day...

In fact, from the moment the Northern Territory Legion was annihilated, Li Zhi's fate was already sealed.

Whether he escaped or not, he would inevitably die.

But staying here might have earned him a good reputation for living and dying with the legion.

But under the impact of fear, he ultimately chose the most wrong path.

Li Tianran quietly watched Li Zhi being dragged in front of him, and then thrown heavily by the two Russian soldiers, thrown in the scorched and broken ruins.

"Our escort mission is complete." The two Russian soldiers did not stay for too long, saluted Li Tianran, and then left in a hurry.

At this time, the wind blew through the ruins.

Li Zhi's uniform and face were covered with dust and dirt. He did not dare to look up at Li Tianran's expression, collapsed on the ground and howled, tears streaming down his face.

"Commander... I, I was wrong! I shouldn't have ordered the pursuit without authorization, and I shouldn't have run away!"

"Please don't kill me, give me another chance! I graduated from the Advanced Military Academy, I'm still useful! Even if you demote me, let me be a company commander, a platoon leader, I promise you, this will never happen again!"

Li Tianran did not speak.

He looked at Li Zhi, who was covered in dust and looked embarrassed, and suddenly remembered a sentence.

Look at this person, he looks like a dog.