Chen Xi was specially invited by Wang Chunju to lead the team. Naturally, Wu Lian would forward his information to the military base at Hewei Beach in advance.
Although he did not have an official position, Wu Lian's evaluation of him at the level of EX was enough to make him respectable.
That was why Chen Xi received such a grand welcome when he entered the room.
"Hello everyone, I'm Chen Xi …"
Chen Xi smiled and nodded to everyone present.
There were more than 20 people in the conference room. Only one-third of them were in military uniforms, and the rest were in casual clothes.
Chen Xi looked around discreetly and found that the weakest among these people was at the Transforming Strength stage. He suddenly understood.
At the front row of the conference table, there were two middle-aged men wearing glasses. At first glance, one could tell that they were the kind of high-class talents who were involved in scientific research.
Chen Xi walked into the conference room with Li Tiedan and Xue Shugen.
At this time, the man in military uniform standing at the main seat nodded to Chen Xi. Then, he smiled and said to everyone present, "Since Mr. Chen is here, I'll explain it from the beginning. Is everyone okay with that?"
Chen Xi was the leader of this mission. Naturally, no one present had any objections.
Therefore, after he took his seat, the man in military uniform got up and went to the tactical blackboard in the corner of the conference room.
On the tactical blackboard, there was already a map-like pattern, as well as many arrows with unknown meanings.
Looking at the design, it was estimated that this was the location of the mission.
"After the oasis appeared, all countries have activated signal jammers in this area, causing the surrounding communication systems to be completely paralyzed. So, I can only draw a sketch of the mission area for everyone to see …"
"Everyone, please take a look. This is the area where the mission is located — the Kashmir region. The core area where the oasis is located is not within the actual control of our army. So, this mission has a certain degree of danger. I hope everyone is mentally prepared …"
Chen Xi was there to help this time, so he had to follow Wu Lian's request and lead several relevant experts to the area to conduct scientific research.
There were two reasons why he agreed to Wang Chunju's request. First, he wanted to fulfill his promise. Second, he was very interested in the natural phenomenon caused by the revival of spiritual energy.
Chen Xi wanted to see how an oasis could appear at -30 degrees Celsius.
Could it be that the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth had the effect of changing the temperature?
The man in military uniform who stood on the rostrum to tell everyone the details of the mission was the head of the Rivertail Beach Military Camp, Tian Runcheng.
Tian Runcheng had been stationed in this area for seven years, so he knew everything around him like the back of his hand.
The so-called Kashmir region was actually somewhat similar to the Golden Triangle.
It was the junction of Hua Xia, India, and Ba Country.
The northwestern part of this region was controlled by Ba Country, the southern part was controlled by India, and the northeastern part of Aksai Chin was Hua Xia's territory.
Both India and Pakistan claimed sovereignty over the whole of Kashmir, so there had always been disputes in this area.
Ah San was really shameless.
In fact, most of Kashmir used to be Hua Xia territory.
More than 50 years ago, Ah San launched a war against Hua Xia.
At that time, Hua Xia had just been established and had experienced several large-scale battles, including the North Vietnamese War and the Korean War. It was when the national strength was at its weakest, so Ah San took the opportunity to launch an invasion war against Hua Xia.
Although Huaxia was caught off guard by the Hindustanis in the beginning, after they reacted, they counterattacked and advanced triumphantly, forcing the Hindustanis to retreat. Their advance troops were 212 kilometers deep into the hinterland of India, almost reaching the capital of the Hindustanis, New Delhi.
In this battle, 4,885 Ah San people died and 3,968 were captured. Hua Xia people died and 697 were injured.
So if you traveled to Karakorum now, you would see no less than ten martyrs' cemeteries along the way.
Behind the simple numbers, the soldiers only knew how to die for their country on the battlefield. There was no need to bury their bodies on the battlefield.
Although they won, they lost.
After this battle, Hua Xia, as the victor, did not pursue Ah San. Instead, they took the initiative to stop the war and returned the prisoners and weapons to Ah San. They also retreated 20 kilometers from the original control line to Aksai Chin behind the Karakorum Mountains.
These 20 kilometers were the current northern part of Kashmir.
The oasis appeared at the intersection of the three countries' territories, the core area of Kashmir — the Siachen Glacier.
The Siachen Glacier was located in the southern part of the Karakorum Mountains, with an average elevation of more than 6,000 meters. Even in summer, it was a world of ice and snow. The temperature was -20 degrees during the day and -50 degrees at night. The environment was extremely bad and not suitable for any creatures to survive. Since ancient times, it had been an uninhabited area.
Although the environment was bad, it was a military important place like Shanhai Pass.
To the north, one could overlook Hua Xia, and to the west, one could nibble away at Ba Country.
Therefore, Ah San attached great importance to this place and sent heavy troops to guard it all year round.
Once Hua Xia or Ba Country relaxed, Ah San would immediately send troops to nibble away.
If they could occupy an inch, they would occupy an inch. They were like a wild dog that liked to snatch food everywhere. It was really disgusting.
After Hua Xia retreated to the northern part of the Karakorum Mountains, India and Ba Country often fought in this area. Therefore, this place became the battlefield with the highest elevation and the worst natural conditions in the world.
Tian Runcheng pointed to the tactical blackboard and introduced all the questions related to the mission. Chen Xi realized that he had taken over a big burden from Wang Chunju.
This was not the first time an oasis had appeared, but it had always appeared within the borders of various countries. For example, Taklimakan was in the hinterland of Hua Xia. Wu Lian could investigate it at any time.
But this time was different. Although the Siachen Glacier was controlled by Ah San, it was not recognized by Hua Xia, Ba Country, or even other countries in the world. Therefore, this was a territory without sovereignty.
Any resources produced in this place naturally had a share.
Therefore, Wu Lian planned this operation.
However, there was a problem. Although no one recognized that this area belonged to Ah San, Ah San had actual control over this area.
In order to not cause unnecessary trouble, this mission could only be carried out in secret and mainly focused on secret investigations.
Although Tian Runcheng did not say it explicitly, the meaning in his words was very clear.
This mission could only be carried out in secret. Once they were discovered by Ah San and a fight broke out, the Hewei Beach Military Base would not send reinforcements.
This was because this was their personal behavior and could not represent Hua Xia.
It was precisely because of this that Wu Lian sent out all their elites.
Wang Chunju even used Chen Xi's promise to ask him to come out. In fact, it was just to ensure the success of this mission.
Chen Xi sat in his seat and did not speak.
After carefully thinking about it, he could not help but frown slightly.
This was not the first time an oasis had appeared. Why did Wu Lian attach so much importance to it?
What was inside?
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