Zeribu, accompanied by Kuaima, wandered around the division headquarters of the First Division for five days. During this period, he not only saw the lives of the Chippewa people living here, but also enjoyed a "military exercise" for free.

The idea of ​​military exercises was put forward quickly. Although the Hurons surrender or not surrender is nothing to the Grizzlies, but if a maneuver can be used to deter the Hurons, and at the same time, the Hurons can be taken down without blood. Try not to cause casualties, this is undoubtedly a very cost-effective thing.

　　 So, when Zelibu and his subordinates saw the hot air balloon that could fly in the sky, and saw the earth-shaking 76mm cannon salvos, they were already tough enough without scaring urine.

　　 In the end, Zeribu hurried away with his men. Even if it started another round of snowfall, they were like frightened rabbits, regardless of Kuaima’s retention, and plunged their heads into the ice and snow.

Fortunately, the location of the First Division Division is not too far away from the Huron’s royal court. It is only more than 300 kilometers away. Moreover, Zelibu and the others came here on a sledge pulled by reindeer, and they were very prepared. Sufficient, so Shi Xiong didn't worry about them being blocked by the blizzard in the middle of the road.

　　 Zelibu, as a native of the Great Lakes region, has a wealth of experience in dealing with severe cold. Coupled with what they learned from the First Division on how to build ground stubble and even the method of building snow houses, they are enough to ensure that they will not die halfway.

　　 After the heavy snowfall, Shi Xiong continued to lead his men and began to march south.

The line of defense from Sault Ste. Marie via Detroit to Cleveland is more than 600 kilometers long. The forty regiments of more than 40,000 blizzard soldiers are stationed on this line. As the chief, the stone bear must go. Circle.

　　Starting from the first division division, which is the later Sault Ste. Marie, walked less than a hundred kilometers south to reach the Mackinaw Waterway between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

　　Of course, this waterway is not called Mackinaw Waterway at this time, but in order to make these key locations easier to remember, Shi Xiong did not hesitate to move the names of later generations over and install them on these key locations.

　　 Actually, Stone Bear did this kind of thing a long time ago. For example, the Memphis Fortress was attacked before. The fortress didn't originally have this name, but he forced Stone Bear to change its name to the Memphis Fortress.

　　 There is also the area where the First Division is stationed, and it is also the birthplace of the Chippewa people, so it was crowned Sault Ste. Marie by the stone bear.

　　 As a waterway connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, it is also the dividing line between the two great lakes recognized by later generations. The importance of the Mackinaw Waterway is beyond doubt. Therefore, Shi Xiong moved the name of Mackinaw in later generations.

In later generations, a Mackinaw Bridge over eight kilometers in length was built on the six-kilometer-wide Mackinaw Waterway. The bridge was also designated as the boundary between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Interstate 75 is on this bridge. Go up through.

　　 This waterway will inevitably become a battleground for military strategists in the future. Although now because of the existence of Niagara Falls, people can only enter Lake Ontario through the St. Lawrence River, and cannot enter the other four lakes, but in the original historical time and space, with the construction of the Erie Canal, humans can directly go from the Atlantic Ocean. Entering into the other four great lakes, the waterways connecting the four great lakes will inevitably become a battleground for military strategists!

　　 Later, when the Chicago Canal was repaired, it was possible to directly connect the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, and these connecting waterways became more important.

　　 During the Northern Expedition, the supplies transported from Shangjing to the north, especially the supplies to the First Division and the Guards, were transferred from Shangjing to the Illinois River via the Mississippi River and then to the Des Plaines River to later Chicago. At this time, although the Chicago Canal connecting the Chicago River and the Des Plaines River had not yet been constructed, the distance from the Des Plaines River to Lake Michigan was only a mere ten kilometers and less than 20 kilometers, so a lot of supplies were provided to the First Division. The materials were shipped again from Chicago through this channel and finally sent to Lake Superior.

　　 Whether it is the Erie Canal or the Chicago Canal, the Stone Bear must be built after the empire is established. After all, no one knows the importance of connecting the Mississippi River with the Atlantic Ocean.

　　 It is no exaggeration to say that the importance of these two canals is even more important than the main roads planned to be built!

　　 After passing the Mackinaw Channel on the ice, the Stone Bear and his party headed south along the west bank of Lake Huron.

　　 This used to be the core area of ​​the Ottawa people, and now it has become the residence of the 7th Mixed Division.

Although nominally all the mixed divisions of the Grim Bear Army are composed of fighters from the Cherokee tribe and other tribes, with the continuous expansion of the Grim Bear Army, now except for the Guards and the First Division, they are completely pure In addition to the Cherokee fighters, the other nine divisions, including the second, third, and fourth divisions as the main force, are all mixed divisions, because these three main divisions also have many other tribes. Warrior.

During the Northern Expedition, the first division, the second division, the third division, the mixed fifth and mixed sixth divisions, and the guards were the main forces. Later, they successfully defeated the Chippewa, Ottawa and Miami. After people ~lightnovelpub.net~ was in the idea of ​​recruiting recruits, the third division, mixed fifth division and mixed sixth division returned to Beijing, while mixed seventh and mixed eighth divisions became stationed in The Sault Ste. Marie-Detroit-Cleveland Army line of defense.

　　 After crossing the Mackinaw Channel, he entered the defense area of ​​the Mixed Seventh Division.

　　 Here, Shi Xiong inspected and expressed condolences to the soldiers of the Grim Bear Army who were stationed on the 200-kilometer-long line of defense, which greatly encouraged the morale of these soldiers.

　　 Then, Shi Xiong and his party continued south and entered the area defended by the Second Division.

　　 The Division Headquarters of the Second Division is stationed near Detroit. The Bighorn Sheep and the Second Division's Bone Spear are located here.

　　 The defense area of ​​the Second Division started from the central part of Lake Huron in the north and extended to the south to the southern shore of Lake Erie, with a length of more than two hundred kilometers.

　　 This section of the defense zone includes the lower half of Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, the Detroit River, and the entire west bank of Lake Erie.

　　Because the core area of ​​the Iroquois is on the south shore of Lake Ontario, they can reach here in the shortest time whether they walk from the frozen lake or take the road from the later Hamilton-Detroit line. It can be said that this is the most important area of ​​the entire line of defense.

　　 And when attacking the Iroquois next year, this path is also the shortest and best. Although it is necessary to cross the St. Clair River and the swift Niagara River, this road is undoubtedly the most convenient road recently!

　　 It is precisely for this reason that the second division, which is second only to the first division in combat effectiveness, is stationed here, and the bighorn sheep, as the highest commander of the Grim Bear Army, also sits here.