Chapter 408: Siege (Part 2)

After the combat orders were issued, this military combat base where Chen Zhongyuan was located, situated within the Lop Nur territory of Xinjiang, immediately became bustling.

This abandoned military camp, which had been used when they first made contact with Frenzy, had a sum of money specially allocated from a secret financial account by Beidu for its construction after the initial contact between the two sides.

This was no small honor; one must know that although various countries all have their own secret financial accounts, such accounts are generally only funded by extracting a tiny percentage from the treasury when the finances are particularly affluent, and they cannot be easily touched. Most of the time, they are used to subsidize major scientific research or important projects that concern national security and are inconvenient to expose.

This military base located in Lop Nur was planned by Beidu to be built as a transit station for China to contact and trade with extraterrestrial organisms, just like Russia's Severodvinsk naval base.

Because of the inconvenient transportation, in addition to two large domestic infrastructure companies receiving orders to build two combat-ready highways extending from Qinghu and Xinjiang respectively, there were even specialized engineering troops transferred here to work day and night, only then managing to build a new base in the desert in the shortest possible time that was no less than any large military base in the country.

Of course, having paid such a high price, it was naturally impossible for this place to be used merely as a trading transit station.

"Now, it is time for us to act!"

Chen Zhongyuan clenched his fists, feeling his blood beginning to boil.

This military base, officially named the 【Lop Nur Special Tactical Training Base】, just like that training base in Inner Mongolia thousands of miles away, now also shoulders the task of rotational training for several major military regions in the country.

Desert rapid descent, marching in the sea of sand, large-scale group confrontation under extremely harsh weather, as well as special operations...

The wisdom and frugality of the Chinese people were brought to the extreme.

Even Beidu, not knowing what they were thinking, also transferred several project teams from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences that were said to be researching "gathering sand into soil" and "sand planting" to this place.

Ten-plus years later, perhaps patches of green vegetable fields and grain fields might start to appear in the sea of sand near the barracks.

Of course, the training tasks in Lop Nur are not just these; guarding against and keeping a watch on these Mechanical Lifeforms like Frenzy is the most core task here.

Four Il-76 transport planes that had just arrived and more than ten Y-8s were parked on the airport runway inside the military base, where heavy weapons and personnel for the airborne troops were being rapidly replenished.

Of course, the PLA's military combat staff were not just sitting around; they also knew that if a conflict were to truly occur with extraterrestrial lifeforms, the hope of stopping the other side's advance by relying solely on an airborne unit was very slim.

Therefore, the main force for the operation was not them, but rather, based on the intruder's entry route, urgently contacting other military regions to dispatch heavy ground forces to enter the field. With the PLA's notoriously insane army firepower behind them, combined with aerial strike forces, and in the worst-case scenario, long-range support from the Second Artillery Corps, they had the confidence to stop any force from invading the country's territory—even aliens wouldn't do.

Amidst the roaring sounds, one military aircraft after another ascended into the sky, disappearing into the dim, yellow sky that had begun to grow windy.

Chen Zhongyuan and the others in the rear did not dare to relax in the slightest, especially the young Major General, who was acting as the temporary commander for this sudden situation; his fingers gripping the communicator had turned white.

"... Sky Eye, Sky Eye, this is Red Flag... report the target's latest trajectory immediately..."

"Sky Eye received... the target has now left the D4 Area, and is less than ninety kilometers from the border between the two countries... the following are images captured by satellite, please pay attention to receive..."

"Red Flag received... thank you for your cooperation, please continue to track the target..."

After briefly exchanging the situation with several staff officers, Chen Zhongyuan immediately ordered the communications soldier: "According to the opponent's marching trajectory, they will soon enter from the northeast region of Xinjiang. Contact the Xinjiang Military Region immediately and order them to dispatch fighter jets to accompany and lock onto the target, while simultaneously warning and driving them away!"

"Yes!"

More than an hour later, two ferocious Decepticons, who had just destroyed a power plant in Mongolia not long ago—one transformed into a black Land Cruiser, and the other into a Hino Heavy Truck—ignored a 【China-Mongolia Border Marker】 standing ahead and drove straight into Chinese territory.

Having traveled for less than ten minutes, roaring sounds immediately appeared overhead.

A squadron of J-11B fighter jets, which had recently entered service with the PLA, appeared fully armed and murderous above the two Decepticons who had illegally broken into Chinese territory to execute the mission of accompanying and driving them away.

Segments of very regular radio signals also began to be transmitted densely.

"Warning, unidentified intruder, you have illegally entered Chinese territory without permission. Please state your identity immediately and turn back along the original route to leave Chinese territory."

"Repeating, unidentified intruder, you have illegally broken into Chinese territory. Please state your identity immediately and turn back along the original route to leave Chinese territory. Otherwise, we will take necessary countermeasures!"

The sudden radio warning caused the two Decepticons, who were maintaining their vehicle forms and driving on the ground, to slow down slightly.

But the next moment, the two Decepticons tacitly accelerated, as if they had completely not heard the warnings from the fighter jets ten thousand meters above, and continued to drive toward the hinterland of Xinjiang.

The reconnaissance equipment carried on the military aircraft transmitted all the data seen on the front line back to the rear via a KJ-200 airborne early warning aircraft. Staying in the combat center inside the Lop Nur military base, Chen Zhongyuan and the others saw this scene, and their expressions were all unpleasant.

"Too rampant, these guys completely do not put us humans in their eyes!"

Chen Zhongyuan asked in a deep voice: "Have you still not made contact with Frenzy's side?"

The Chinese side was not afraid of exchanging fire with the Decepticons. The other side entered Chinese territory from the Xinjiang section, and Xinjiang is not a densely populated area in the country. The local authorities had already begun to plan the evacuation of herdsmen along the Decepticons' marching trajectory after receiving the order.

The only thing they worried about was that these two guys were Frenzy's subordinates!

Frenzy's arrival made this country, which had fallen from the pinnacle of the world for nearly two hundred years, feel the opportunity to return to the position it should be in once again.

Beidu now urgently hopes to make good use of Frenzy as a channel to squeeze out as many advanced technologies and equipment from him as possible.

Therefore, unless these two invading Decepticons take the initiative to open fire, or break into the core area of Xinjiang and threaten the safety of the citizens, it is impossible for them to fire the first shot.

The communications officer shook his head, "Chief, no reply has been received so far!"

"Cannot just wait here, go through Guangxi, use the emergency contact channel again, and repeat the inquiry once..."

"Yes!"

The order was issued, and just five minutes later, the communications officer shouted with a face full of joy.

"Chief, there is a reply!"

"What is the content?"

"... The intruders are from the Decepticon Legion, not warriors under my command. I have arrived, send me the accurate coordinates!"