Chapter 545

Accompanied by Kuaima, zelibu wandered around the headquarters of the first division for five days. During this period, he not only saw the life of the qipewa people living here, but also enjoyed a "military exercise" for free.

The idea of a military exercise was put forward quickly. Although it doesn't matter whether the Hurons surrender or not to the fierce bear army, it is undoubtedly a very cost-effective thing if the Hurons can be deterred by an exercise, and the Hurons can be captured without any casualties.

So when zerib and his subordinates saw the balloon that could fly in the sky, and the powerful 76mm cannon salvo, they were tough enough not to be scared.

Finally, zeribu and his men left in a hurry. Even if a new round of snowfall began, they were just like frightened rabbits. Regardless of the fast horse's retention, they plunged into the ice and snow.

Fortunately, the location of the first division headquarters is not too far from the Royal Court of the Hurons, which is only about 300 kilometers away. Moreover, they all came by reindeer and plough, and they were well prepared. So the stone bear didn't worry that they would be blocked by the snowstorm.

As indigenous people in the Great Lakes region, they have rich experience in dealing with severe cold. In addition, what they learned from the first division about how to build a cellar or even a snowhouse is enough to ensure that they will not die on the way.

After the heavy snow, the stone bear continued to lead his men to March south.

The line of defense from St. Mary Sue to Cleveland through Detroit is more than 600 kilometers long. There are more than 40000 stormy bear soldiers stationed in these 40 regiments on this line of defense. As a chief, the stone bear is bound to walk a circle.

Starting from the first division headquarters, the later Su Sheng Ma Li, less than 100 kilometers south, we arrived at the mackino waterway between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Of course, this waterway is not called mckinnot waterway at this time, but in order to make these key sites easier to remember, the stone bear did not hesitate to carry the names of later generations to these key sites again.

In fact, the stone bear has been doing this kind of thing for a long time. For example, the fort of Memphis, which was attacked before, was originally not named by this name, but it was forced to change its name to the fort of Memphis.

In addition, the area where the first division was stationed, which was also the birthplace of the qipewa people, was named Su shengmali by the stone bear.

As a waterway connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and also a recognized dividing line between the two great lakes, the importance of mckinno waterway is beyond doubt. So, the stone bear brought the name of mckinno to the future generations.

In later generations, a mackinno bridge with a length of more than eight kilometers was built on the six kilometer wide mackinno waterway. The bridge was also defined as the boundary between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, on which Interstate 75 passed.

This waterway is bound to become a battleground for military strategists in the future. Because of the Niagara Falls, people can only enter Lake Ontario through the St. Lawrence River, but can not enter the other four great lakes. However, in the original historical time and space, with the construction of the Erie Canal, people can directly enter the other four great lakes from the Atlantic Ocean, and the waterway connecting the four great lakes will inevitably become a battleground for strategists!

Later, when the Chicago canal was completed, it could directly connect the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, and the importance of these connecting waterways became even greater.

Before the northern expedition, the supplies transported from Shangjing to the north, especially to the first division and the pro guard, were transported from Shangjing to Chicago through the Mississippi River, the Illinois River, and then the des plances river. At this time, although the Chicago canal connecting the Chicago River and the DES Plaines river had not been built, it was only a little more than ten kilometers, less than 20 kilometers, from the DES Plaines River to Lake Michigan. Therefore, a lot of supplies for the first division were shipped from Chicago again through this waterway and finally sent to Lake Superior.

Whether it is the Erie Canal or the Chicago canal, the stone bear must be built after the establishment of the Empire. 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 higher than those planned trunk roads!

After passing through the mckinno waterway on the ice, the stone bears and their party went south along the West Bank of Lake Huron.

It used to be the core area of Ottawa people, but now it has become the base of the mixed seventh division.

Although nominally, all the mixed divisions of the stormbear army are made up of soldiers from the Cherokee tribe and other tribes, with the continuous expansion of the stormbear army, except that the pro guard army and the first division are composed entirely of pure Cherokee soldiers, the other nine divisions, including the second, third and fourth divisions, are mixed divisions, Because there are also many soldiers from other tribes in these three main divisions.

During the northern expedition, the first division, the second division, the third division, the mixed Fifth Division, the mixed Sixth Division, and the pro guard army were the main forces. Later, after successfully defeating the chipewa, the wotai Chinese, and the Miami people, the third division, the mixed Fifth Division, and the mixed Sixth Division returned to Beijing with the idea of recruiting new soldiers, The mixed seventh division and the mixed eighth division became the troops stationed in the defense lines of Su St. Mary, Detroit and Cleveland.

After crossing the mckinno waterway, we entered the defensive area of the mixed seventh division.

Here, Shi Xiong visited the soldiers of the fierce bear army stationed in this 200 km long defense line in turn, which greatly encouraged their morale.

Then, the stone bear and his party continued to go south and entered the defensive area of the second division.

The division headquarters of the second division are stationed near Detroit, where bighorn sheep and division commander bone spear of the second division are.

The second division's defense area began in the middle of Lake Huron in the north and extended southward to the South Bank of Lake Erie, with a length of more than 200 kilometers.

This section includes the lower part 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 Bank of Lake Ontario, they can reach here in the shortest time whether they walk from the frozen lake or the land route of Hamilton Detroit. It can be said that this is the most important area of the whole defense line.

And when attacking the Iroquois next year, this is the shortest and best way to go. Although we have to cross the St. Clair River and the fast flowing Niagara River, this road is undoubtedly the most convenient one!

It is for this reason that the second division, whose combat effectiveness is second only to the first division, is stationed here. As the highest commander of the bear army, bighorn sheep is also stationed here.