After four hours of trekking, they reached a ravine.
At Xie Yuanchao's request, everyone stopped to rest.
A fire was built in a leeward spot.
Xie Yuanchao said: "After this ravine, you will reach Medog.
Most areas of Medog are now under the actual control of India.
This ravine is very hidden. It is a road that the local Tibetans told us about. We hope we won’t encounter any patrols by the Indians.”
Xie Wan felt that the name Medog was very familiar.
I watched videos of travel experts before, and it seemed that the scenery there was very beautiful.
She didn't even know that Medog was now under Asan's control.
She asked: "Isn't Medog our territory?"
Xie Yuanchao sighed, "In the war of 1962, we fought back all of southern Tibet.
We almost reached India’s capital.
If the United States and Britain had not intervened, southern Tibet would have returned long ago.
For the sake of the overall situation, we all retreated, and all the troops stationed in southern Tibet withdrew.
But India is shameless. In recent years, it has continuously sent troops to southern Tibet and also relocated a large number of civilians there.
They keep saying that we should exercise restraint and resolve disputes through negotiation. But to me, when it comes to dealing with the Indians, reasoning is useless. We just have to fight them."
Qin Muye also looked a little gloomy, and explained to Xie Wan: "This McMahon Line was unilaterally drawn by the British.
Our country has never recognized it from the Qing Dynasty to the present.
After breaking away from the British colony, India became quite arrogant.
They even proposed at the United Nations conference that we give them the entire southern Tibet.
What’s even funnier is that they want us to withdraw all troops from Tibet, set up Sichuan as a military buffer zone, and even want to station troops in Chengdu.
Therefore, there is no way to reach an agreement with Ah San. "
Xie Wan vaguely remembered that before she came through, the problem of this boundary line had not been resolved.
Southern Tibet is still actually controlled by Asan, and he couldn't help but feel angry.
The longer the time goes, the smaller the possibility of peacefully recapturing southern Tibet.
It's a pity that she is just a small soldier. If not for her temper, it would be better to fight again, expel those annoying Indians by force, and take back southern Tibet now.
A few people chatted and ate something.
There was a camping pot on the fire, boiling hot water.
Xie Wan poured the water in his canteen into it.
She pretended to throw a few pieces of ginger into the pot.
"Everyone, drink some ginger soup to get rid of the cold."
Even the border guards were given a small bowl of ginger soup each.
After Xie Yuanchao finished drinking it, he sighed: "Xiao Wan, the ginger you brought is strong. It makes us feel warmer and stronger than usual."
Xie Wan just smiled and said nothing. He pretended to get some snow water and filled his canteen with spiritual spring water.
After resting for an hour, they began to enter the ravine.
It's warmer in the valley than outside.
Although there was snow in most places, it was not as thick as outside.
“Everyone be careful, this ravine is where many animals spend the winter.
There is a high chance of encountering snow leopards and wolves.”
Xie Yuanchao reminded.
The border guards have loaded their guns and are on alert at all times.
Not far away, they saw a snow leopard on a protruding rock wall on the mountain, staring at them fiercely, as if it would attack at any time.
Xie Yuan fired a shot into the air.
The snow leopard left in disappointment.
"Brother, are there any falcons here? I really want to raise one."
"Xiao Wan, you really have wild ideas. Falcons are very difficult to catch, and they are naturally unruly. It is not easy to make them surrender."
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After walking for about an hour, they finally crossed the ravine.
As soon as I came out, I was refreshed by a warm breeze.
Xie Yuanchao took off his coat while cursing, "If you ask me, this is really evil. It's freezing cold over there, but it's warm all year round over here."
Xie Wan had studied geography and knew this principle. She explained:
“The entire nearby mountain range belongs to the Himalayas.
We are in the eastern section, and the terrain is not that high.
But the Himalayas block the warm currents from the Indian Ocean, and the climate on both sides of the mountains is completely different.”
Everyone took off their general's coats and put them in their marching bags.
"From now on, everyone must be extremely vigilant.
There is a village called Kensang in front, which was originally inhabited by our Tibetans.
Now it has been forcibly occupied by civilians who migrated from India.
You must pass through that village, and there is a road. Following the road, you can leave the disputed area and head to Assam, India.
We can only take you across the village. We can't accompany you on the rest of the journey.
There may be enemy patrols there, and we are not allowed to shoot at Ah San, so we should try not to let them notice us."
Qin Muye thought for a moment and said, "Captain Xie, please take the soldiers back.
We will go there by ourselves, so there will be fewer people and we will be a smaller target."
Xie Yuanchao was in a dilemma: "What if we encounter the enemy?"
Qin Muye said: "Don't worry, we can handle it.
Moreover, if we change our clothes and pass through in disguise now, even if we do take action, it will not directly affect the overall situation.
This is also what is meant above.”
Xie Yuanchao also knew that the consequences of armed entry into the disputed area could be serious, so he had to agree.
Xie Yuanchao turned around and pulled Xie Wan aside and said, "Xiao Wan, if you come back and still take this route, I'll come to pick you up.
I will arrange people to check this ravine frequently.
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