Shixiong and his party did not return along the same way they came, but moved eastward along the south bank of Lake Superior.

After all, the surrounding area of ​​Lake Superior is the home of the Chippewa people. When the Chippewa people were suppressed in the Qing Dynasty, the First Division and most of the Guards marched from west to east along the shore of the lake. Therefore, these zeros and zeros The Chippewa tribes scattered along the shores of Lake Superior have become supply points one after another for the Grim Bears on their way forward.

　　 There is a way to go between the tribes of these Chippewa people. Although the original road was buried by the heavy snow, under the leadership of Chippewa guides who are familiar with the local situation, Shi Xiong and the others did not go wrong.

　　From the western end of Lake Superior, the former King's court of the Chippewa, to the eastern end of Sault Ste. Marie, the straight-line distance is more than 600 kilometers. Because Shi Xiong and the others walked along the shore of the lake, even if they walked at a suitable location or even on the frozen lake, the actual distance they walked far exceeded the figure of 600 kilometers.

For such a long route, it takes at least half a month to walk even in summer. It is now the coldest time of the year, and the road is blocked by heavy snow, even if there are dogs pulling sledges and reindeer. It also took Shi Xiong more than forty days.

　　 Fortunately, Shixiong and the more than one hundred people have enough supplies, and there are enough prey in the jungle and the big lake, so that they will not be hungry. But when Shixiong and his group arrived at Sault Ste. Marie at the east end of the Great Lake, all of them lost weight.

There were four relay stations along the way. Shixiong was pleased that although the soldiers at these relay stations lived very lonely and bored, but their small days were pretty good. Except for their mental outlook, they were also weak in other aspects of the body. Not bad.

Of course, along the way, Shixiong has also instilled all kinds of spiritual chicken soup for the fighters at these relay stations. Sure enough, they praised each of these lads as not drinking chicken soup, but more like fighting. Chicken blood...

　　 The son of God, the great prophet, and the greatest chief in the history of the tribe personally came to care and condolences. How can this not make these warriors excited? You must know that they joined the Grim Bear army for the purpose of working hard for their boss.

　　 Now the legendary boss is here, and he personally gave them all kinds of supplies, and even taught them to play poker and mahjong... Such a boss is definitely worthy of death!

　　 In fact, in addition to the soldiers at the four relay stations along the way, Shi Xiong also visited and sympathized with the soldiers who stood by on the road.

These strongholds are all inhabited. They used to be Chippewa tribes. Later, after the Grim Bear Army conquered these tribes, they gathered and disrupted the tribes and sent them to the south by various methods. A large number of tribes have been brought from the south to fill these tribes, so there are many tribes living in these tribes and the strongholds of the Grim Bear Army.

　　Because of the large number of people, the Grizzly soldiers stationed in these strongholds did not have a hard time. The integration of the previous four years has now played a huge role. The Indians of other tribes that have been integrated into the tribe are now able to cooperate well with the Grim Bear soldiers.

　　 These tribesmen have excellent hunting skills, and the Grimbear Army soldiers have advanced weapons, so even if it is cold here, they can find enough food for their stomachs.

　　Although it is still difficult, the clansmen in these strongholds and the Grim Bear soldiers have a very good mental outlook.

Because they all know that once the spring season comes, they can grow a lot of food on this fertile land, and when the winter comes next year, it will not be in such a difficult state anymore. It will become heaven.

　　 Along the way, the scattered strongholds are like a string of pearls, lined up along the south bank of the Great Lake.

　　 Stone Bear knows that these strongholds will undergo tremendous changes with the retiring of time. By then, it will become one of the best areas for the tribe and the empire.

　　 Later generations of America, the Great Lakes region is one of the best areas in America. Shixiong is also confident to build this place into a better area.

When the time was approaching March, the cold wind blowing from the north was no longer so icy. The Stone Bear and his party finally went through a difficult trek. After a journey of more than 800 kilometers, they arrived at the later generation of Sault Ste. Marie. , Which is where Lake Superior and Lake Huron meet.

　　 The division headquarters of the First Division of the Grim Bear Army is stationed here. Kuaima and most of the senior officers of the First Division are concentrated here.

　　 This is also the most prosperous place for the Chippewa people except the royal court. After all, the Chippewa people rose from this area, and hundreds of years ago, this place has always been the seat of the Chippewa people's royal court.

Last year, when the Grim Bear Army took the Chippewa’s royal court in a blitzkrieg, the first division and three thousand guards under the leadership of Kuaima divided into two troops and continued to attack east along the north and south banks of the Great Lakes. , And finally merged from Sault Ste. Marie at the eastern end of the Great Lake before the arrival of winter.

　　 Later, in order to prevent the Hurons and Iroquois from sneaking attacks, the First Division, together with other Grimous soldiers who defeated the Ottawa and Miami, built the Sault Ste. Marie-Detroit-Cleveland line of defense.

　　 On this long line of defense that is more than 600 kilometers in length, a total of forty blizzard regiments with a total of 40,000 people are stationed here. This line of defense is not only a line of defense, but also a forward base for attacking the Huron and Iroquois next year.

　　 Shi Xiong and his party finally reached the northernmost point of this line of defense.

Here, Lake Superior and Lake Huron are connected by a wide natural waterway. Of course, the Sault Ste. Marie Canal has not been built here, and there is no lock to allow boats to pass through this waterway smoothly and between the two large lakes. . At this time, the conditions of this natural waterway are still relatively bad.

　　 After all, there is a drop of more than six meters between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. The huge amount of water between the two lakes makes the water flow in this waterway very turbulent.

　　 But now, this waterway has been sealed by a layer of ice that is more than half a meter thick, and people can freely travel between the two banks of the river through the ice.

　　Of course, looking east from the top of the highest hill here, you can also see Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest lake island in Lake Huron, more than 100 kilometers away.

The Stone Bear and his party have gone through an arduous trek, and they have completed the distance of more than 800 kilometers in the coldest season. This is certainly a remarkable feat, but the arrival of the Stone Bear has also benefited the Grim Bear soldiers stationed here. They brought endless enthusiasm and confidence.

　　 Of course, walking along the way also made Shi Xiong aware of the importance of traffic.

　　 Now the construction of a concrete road from Shangjing to Monongahela in the south has begun, and the road from Shangjing to important gathering places in several other directions has also entered the construction plan. Now, Shixiong has a plan to build a northern highway...