Chapter 924 South Foothills

This plateau station is also where the "Wu Diao" helicopter delivers supplies.

The soldiers moved all the supplies in the warehouse down, and every soldier's face was filled with joy.

With this batch of supplies, their lives will be much better in the future.

Liu Tao looked at the faces of the young soldiers and couldn't help but stand in awe.

There is a company of soldiers stationed here, most of whom are recruits who have been in the army for less than a year, and some veterans have been here for ten years!

The vast snowy area is a forbidden area for life.

But on this plateau at an altitude of 5,200 meters, the border guards stationed in this land are "overheading the border moon, stepping on the mountains and rivers, in front of the goose feather snow, and carrying the mission on their shoulders" day after day. One batch of border guards guards every inch of the motherland with loyalty and fearlessness, letting the five-star red flag fly high.

Although there is no war now, they are ready for battle at any time day after day. Once the gunshots are heard, they will be thrown into the battlefield and fight back against the enemy at the first time.

These soldiers patrol every day and train regularly.

The conditions are much better now than before, but it is still very difficult.

He is obviously a very young boy, but his face is full of frost.

Liu Tao did not stay here for long. Two hours later, after having a meal with the soldiers, Liu Tao and his leader left in Liu Tao's special helicopter. The helicopter flew to the southern foot of the Himalayas.

In people's memory, Tibet has always been a desolate place with cold climate, lack of oxygen and sparse vegetation.

However, there is a little-known rich land in the south of Tibet. This is located at the southern foot of the Himalayas. It has unique and beautiful scenery and is called the Jiangnan of Tibet.

There are about 145,000 square kilometers here, with a population of about 1 million. The terrain here is complex and the altitude difference is large. The highest in the north can reach more than 5,000 meters, and the lowest in the south is only more than 100 meters. In this special environment, many high mountain canyon landforms and numerous glacial lakes have been formed. The water system here is crisscrossed, with more than ten rivers such as the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Kamen River, and the Xibaxiaqu River converging here, and the hydropower resources are extremely rich.

Due to the influence of the southwest monsoon in the Indian Ocean, the climate here belongs to the subtropical and tropical monsoon climate. The climate here is pleasant, the land is fertile, and the rain is abundant. The average annual precipitation exceeds 9,000 mm, making it one of the areas with the highest precipitation in the world. The forest coverage rate is as high as more than 90%, and it is suitable for growing subtropical crops such as sugarcane, bananas and mangoes.

There are many wild protected animals such as Bengal tigers, Asian elephants, brown bears, and macaques living here. The ecological environment of this area is comparable to that of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province, and therefore it is known as the "Jiangnan of Tibet Province".

Before this, the traffic conditions here were very bad, and the difficult traffic conditions here have never been solved.

But now, it is different.

After several years of hard work, the Lide Railway is finally going to be fully connected.

The Lide Railway starts from Dali, Yunnan Province, passes through Myanmar all the way west, spans the entire southern foothills from east to west, is 800 kilometers long, and has a designed speed of 180 kilometers per hour. The entire Lide Railway is connected to the China-Myanmar Railway at Dali Station, so that through the railway network, goods and people can be transported to southern Tibet from any place in the country by rail.

In the future, this railway will be extended from east to west to Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, and south to Bangladesh, opening up another channel to the Indian Ocean.

Because the railway opening ceremony is tomorrow, after arriving here, Liu Tao and the military leaders went to inspect the reservoir hydropower station first.

Because of limited conditions, medium-sized reservoir hydropower stations are currently being built here to meet the water and electricity needs of the region. In a few years, these medium-sized reservoir hydropower stations have been built, enabling southern Tibet to complete water and electricity, and improving living conditions here.

After inspecting the three reservoir hydropower stations, Liu Tao and his team went to a military camp where a battalion of troops was stationed.

And this is a mountain camp, specially built for mountain warfare.

The entire camp is located in a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it controls the key points.

Compared with ten years ago, the conditions here have been greatly improved, and the troops have meat and vegetables in their meals.

Adhering to the fine traditions of our army, the troops have integrated with the people, which allows the troops to purchase supplies from the people. In addition, the troops have opened up some fields themselves, which can ensure that there are fresh vegetables all year round and meat every day.

The conditions here are much better than the military camps on the plateau.

Liu Tao had a hearty dinner here and stayed in the military camp that night.

Early the next morning, Liu Tao picked a large bunch of flowers and came to a place not far from the military camp. There is a martyrs' cemetery here, and each tombstone represents a martyr.

Every year, the new recruits who come to the military camp here will be led by the veterans to repaint the martyrs' tombstones and clean them well during the Qingming Festival.

Liu Tao came here with a solemn look. Three hundred warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country were buried here.

Their stories were recorded, but not made public. Few people knew how great and amazing they were.

Each of these 300 martyrs was posthumously awarded the first-class merit.

In the top-secret files of Panshan Group, they are still classified as A-level top-secret, waiting for the day when they are decrypted and their deeds will be widely known.

When the Lide Railway is opened, he will ask the armed forces of Panshan Group to organize the families of these martyrs to come and pay tribute to them.

The military leaders watched Liu Tao pay tribute to the three hundred martyrs and sighed softly.

There are loyal bones buried everywhere in the green mountains, why should we return with our bodies wrapped in horsehide!

The great rivers and mountains of the motherland are the result of the efforts and contributions of so many people and the blood of so many people.

Half an hour later, Liu Tao and the military leaders left and took a helicopter to Dejangzong.

The Dejangzong Railway Station was full of joy at this time, with ribbons and red festive banners hanging.

The leadership team of the entire Dejangzong County has all come, and each of them has an excited smile on their face.

With this railway, the entire Dejangzong County has the foundation for take-off.

The connection with the motherland will be greatly strengthened!

At this time, at the railway station, a train has been prepared. As the first train to depart from Dejangzong, it is not others, but this year's veterans who have received this honor.

Along the entire line, veterans will take the train back.

At the same time, in Dali, the relevant leaders of Yunnan Province have also boarded the train.

In the command room of the railway station, the connection between the two railway stations appeared on the big screen, and then at 9 o'clock, with the order, the train officially started.

According to the plan, the population here will increase from 1 million to 3 million in the next ten years, and will reach 6 million in the next 20 years.

If you want to develop, you can't do without population.

The land here will be enough to feed 20 to 30 million people in the future.

After all, there are large plains here, the land is fertile, and the water resources are rich, which is very suitable for development.