Chapter 541: Full of Martial Virtue
Listening to Li Fuguo's introduction, Liu Tao was very surprised.
He did not expect that the combat effectiveness of the Sikhs and the armed forces of the Indian Communist Party's red regime in Khalistan would be so strong that they could defeat the invading Indian army many times with fewer troops.
Now the Khalistan State established by the Sikhs has controlled an area of 200,000 square kilometers. In addition to the original Punjab, there are also parts of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and other states.
Now there are 13 million Sikhs, but the army is as many as 400,000 people, and they control the main strategic locations. It is difficult for the Indian army to attack Khalistan again and destroy Khalistan.
The Sikhs have a martial tradition. They are all tall, fierce and aggressive. They are brave and good at fighting. During the British rule of India, Sikhs accounted for a quarter of the army.
Now Khalistan has an army of more than 400,000 people, in addition to which there are up to one million militiamen. It is not an exaggeration to say that all the people are soldiers.
The Indian army's combat effectiveness has declined sharply. One very important reason is that the Sikhs in the army have returned to Khalistan.
In a major battle between the two sides this year, Khalistan mobilized 200,000 troops and defeated 500,000 Indian troops, forcing India to move its capital and move away from New Delhi.
This has greatly shaken the Congress Party.
Then there is the red regime of the Communist Party of India. The Communist Party of India was originally divided into two factions, namely the Maoist Communist Party and the Malayan Communist Party. The Maoist Communist Party was born in 1967. It started with the lower class of West Bengal rioting and attacking landlords to obtain land. It currently occupies West Bengal, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh, with an area of about 540,000 square kilometers and a population of about 150 million.
The Malayan Communist Party is also in power in a state, and its advantage in parliament is expanding.
The Maoist Communist Party defeated more than 30 Indian troops through guerrilla warfare, thereby consolidating its base.
As for the various states in the south, it is the independence and liberation of various nations.
Liu Tao is more concerned about Khalistan, because Khalistan is currently a single Sikh country that believes in Sikhism. It is a country that combines politics and religion, with a martial spirit and strong combat effectiveness of soldiers.
Moreover, Khalistan has a large amount of arable land, where agriculture is developed and there is a lot of food. Having food means a stable foundation and can continuously recruit soldiers.
Khalistan is close to Pakistan and China, and has no access to the sea. It is a real landlocked country. Only Pakistan, China and India can trade. With the hatred between Khalistan and India, it is obviously more suitable for trade with Pakistan and China.
In this regard, there is a lot of room for trade.
Among the six countries bordering China in South Asia, Khalistan is the most powerful, and there is still a lot of room for development.
As for the four countries of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan are all mountainous with few plains, so their development potential is not great and the difficulty of development is also great. Assam is relatively better, with more plains and a better agricultural foundation, but it is not martial, and the combat effectiveness of soldiers is relatively average.
Now the main focus of Panshan Group is still in China and investing in China. After all, China is still very poor and needs to be vigorously developed. As for overseas, it is more about layout, obtaining food and various raw materials, more about mutual benefit and win-win, and what matters is cooperation.
That night, Liu Tao left the Malong Military Training Base.
He took the train back to Kun City.
At night, Kun City already has the atmosphere of a modern city. Compared with the past, there are lights and cars on the road at night.
Benefiting from the development of Panshan Group, Kun City's development speed can be ranked among the top in the country, and the population of the entire Kun City has exceeded two million.
The large number of wide roads, commercial housing, and industrial development have driven the development of the entire city.
The fastest-growing cities in the entire Yunnan Province are Kun City and QJ City.
Benefiting from the construction of a large number of hydropower stations, although the development of Yunnan Province is very fast, the power supply is now keeping up, and there is no shortage of drinking water.
A large number of reservoirs and hydropower stations were built, which were not only used for power generation, but also for water diversion and irrigation. The fields in many places became large tank areas because of the reservoirs.
The train arrived directly at Panshan Station. Liu Tao got off the train with his guards and returned to the Panshan Group headquarters.
Now there are 50,000 employees in the Panshan Group headquarters, plus the 356th factory, which has more than 100,000 employees. This has brought great development to this area. A new city built around the Panshan Group has already stood.
Even at night, Liu Tao looked at the time. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening, but there were still many people setting up stalls, and the business was quite good, full of fireworks.
Panshan Group headquarters and 356th factory naturally do not allow strangers to enter, but they do not prevent employees from going out. There are always many people going out to go shopping and shopping.
This also brings huge consumption power here.
After all, the income of employees at the Panshan Group headquarters and 356th factory is definitely a high-income group for ordinary people. With high income, they dare to consume.
When Liu Tao returned to his residence, he saw Liu Ziyu in pajamas, sitting cross-legged on the sofa watching TV.
The TV was playing the most popular TV series of the year, "Journey to the West".
Once "Journey to the West" was broadcast, it became a huge hit, and no one knew how many times it was broadcast this year.
"Brother, you're back!" Liu Ziyu got up quickly when he saw Liu Tao coming back, "Are you hungry? I'll cook you a bowl of noodles."
Liu Tao smiled and said, "Then cook me a bowl of beef noodles."
"Okay!" Liu Ziyu responded readily and went to the kitchen in slippers.
Liu Tao went to the master bedroom to take a shower, took a hot shower, and changed into pajamas.
When he came out, Liu Ziyu had already cooked noodles.
The brother and sister ate beef noodles together and watched "Journey to the West".
"Brother, can I go home for the Spring Festival this year?" Liu Ziyu asked.
Liu Tao nodded and said, "It's okay for you to go home for the Spring Festival. Others have to be accompanied by guards when they go home for the Spring Festival. It's not suitable to go out too much. You will go back to Beijing with me, but you know the confidentiality regulations. Try to go out as little as possible and try not to talk to others about your research content or what you have seen."
Liu Ziyu was immediately happy when she heard this.
Since she came to Liu Tao's postgraduate study, she can't go home at will. Writing letters home often needs to be reviewed by the confidentiality department. Even if she calls, there will be someone on the side.
Although they have been prepared for a long time, they are still not particularly adapted to it.
Liu Tao felt helpless when he saw Liu Ziyu's look. Such strict requirements are actually a kind of protection for them.
With the reform and opening up, the difficulty of keeping secrets has actually increased sharply. There will always be various intelligence personnel trying to obtain intelligence.
Even assassinating top scientists will happen in thirty or forty years, let alone now.
Like Liu Tao, his guard force has reached 24 people now. His itinerary will be arranged in advance, and then the guards will do the relevant security work. Liu Tao's itinerary is highly confidential, and only a few people can know it, and sometimes the itinerary will be temporarily adjusted for safety.
Liu Tao has this level of security force, which others may not have.
In order to better protect them, keeping a low profile and going out less is the best protection.
