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Chapter 336: The snowy road is difficult to travel, Su Junhou seeks a guide
It was November, mid-winter, and heavy snow was falling.

Su Yao and his party set out from Lunu to Liaodong, heading northeast all the way, out of Zhongshan and into Zhuo County, their horses treading on the flying snow in a hurry.

However, they did not rush northeast as originally planned, but slowed down shortly after entering Zhuo County.

"Liu Youzhou's seat of government seems to be in Jicheng (now Beijing) in Guangyang County in the north?"

Su Yao stopped his horse and looked into the vast north, swinging his sword and saying:

"Go and pay your respects to him."

Su Yao decided to visit Liu Yu.

This was not because he was finally persuaded by everyone to agree to visit this new boss and listen to the nagging of this pacifist.

What a joke! Since Su Yao had wasted his breath to get the power of General Du Liao, he naturally decided to act alone.

Quickly pass through Guangyang, through Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi to Liaodong Xiangping, this journey is about 1400 miles.

Why don't you hurry up and get on with your journey?

This time he also has a time-limited mission.

We need to settle the Liaodong issue as soon as possible, stabilize the northern border, and most importantly, not miss the big version update event next year.

However, the situation has changed.
Along the way, Su Yao discovered that traveling in the northern winter was extremely difficult!
"General Su, is he right about this direction?" Qian Zhao exhaled, brushed off the snowflakes on his fur hat, and asked again carefully.

Zhao Yun, who was patting the snow on his shoulders, also looked worried.

"According to the itinerary, I should have passed two stations. Not only did I not see the county town or the post station, I also didn't see any houses."

Zhao Yun took a breath of cool air, paused, rubbed his hands and said:

"Are we lost?"

get lost.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

How could a champion get lost?

However, Su Yao is indeed facing a difficult problem now.

Even until now, Su Yao has not found a suitable "guide" for Youzhou like Wang Ling of Taiyuan, Jin Fangyan of grassland, Zhao Silang of Heishan and Zhen Ji of Jizhou.

Originally, Liu, Guan and Zhang should have been good choices, but they now have independent official positions and are not considered team members. Not only can they not be assigned to the system's responsibilities, they have also set off before Su Yao.

This led to an embarrassing situation for Su Yao.

On Su Yao's small map, the entire Youzhou was black except for the places he had stepped on. Especially in the heavy snow weather, the visibility was extremely low, which reduced the reconnaissance attribute and further affected the efficiency of opening the map.

To be honest, this is nothing.

After all, it is normal to have fog of war on the small tactical map. On the large strategic map, the Han Dynasty is our own force, the map is fully lit, and the locations of various counties and towns are clear. As long as you follow the official road and have the right general direction, you will not get lost.

But
Su Yao didn't expect that the heavy snow would get heavier and heavier. The official road at this time was not like the highways in later generations, where people were shoveling snow and thawing it.

As we ran, the official road disappeared under the cover of snow.

The land of Youzhou has just experienced a series of rebellions and wars. It may be an exaggeration to say that it is uninhabited, but it is certain that seven out of ten houses are empty.

This resulted in Su Yao leading his troops along the way, but they didn't see any post stations for supplies, let alone a village where they could ask questions and rest.

Under such conditions, it is impossible to reach Liaodong directly.

Su Yao had no choice but to accept the task of visiting Liu Yu first. He highlighted the direction of the destination on the dark little map and ran with everyone all the way.

But even so, he could only grasp the general direction, but had no idea of ​​the specific location. "Let's stop here today and set up camp to rest."

Su Yao glanced at the sky, which was still daylight despite being a little groggy, and gave the order to set up camp.

Although they said they were setting up camp, it was snowing heavily now, so all they could do was pick a place sheltered from the wind to set up a cloth curtain and a tent, and then use some stones and wood to make a simple cordon with the help of the accompanying carts.

The real problem is feeding and keeping warm these more than 600 people.

It was mid-winter, and there was heavy snow. If people did not keep warm enough, countless people would have died in the ice and snow overnight.

Fortunately, although I don’t know where this place is, there is no shortage of trees.

This is also the reason why Su Yao ordered to set up camp while it was still daylight.

At his order, the knights dismounted and cut wood, chopped firewood and built a temporary camp.

"Zhen'er, our first mission after returning from the Military Intelligence Department is to open businesses in various counties in Youzhou as soon as possible!"

"Making money is secondary. We need to establish our base first!"

While the soldiers were busy, Su Yao came to Zhen Jiang in the formation and made a plan.

Yes, Zhen Jiang is here too.

Zhang Ju fled, Lu Nu recaptured the city, and the counties in Youzhou also changed their flags.

But despite the victory of the Northern Expedition, small groups of rebels and bandits still lingered in Youzhou.

Liu, Guan, Zhang and others were skilled and courageous, so they said goodbye and set off first.

But Su Yao didn't dare to risk being robbed by bandits, so he sent out the military supplies and family teams first to clear the way.

Therefore, Zhen Jiang and others followed the team all the way, carrying the wealth and goods rewarded by the emperor and the military supplies of the Du Liao Army.

Of course, the price of putting safety first is that the team's marching speed is also slowed down. The result of delaying the journey in the heavy snow is that if they can't find the way within two days, they are afraid that they will face a food crisis.

This is the winter in the north, and the land of Youzhou is in a mess after the rebellion.

However, facing this food shortage crisis, the soldiers who had been following Su Yao seemed much more relaxed than Su Yao himself.

Maybe Su Yao has always been the type who doesn't give explanations.

Although everyone has some doubts at the moment, except for newcomers like Zhao Yun and Qian Zhao, everyone else believes that Lord Su can solve this problem.

The same is true for Zhen Jiang.

After hearing Su Yao's lines about how he was eager to expand his business and not caring about the income and expenditure.

The young girl, who had taken over the military supplies from Wang Ling, who had been promoted to the chief of the Du Liao Army, and was also responsible for intelligence, frowned with a sense of ownership and made a suggestion:

"Lord Su will be in charge of a region in the future. Not only will he not have the financial support of the court, but he will also be responsible for paying tribute and taxes. Although the court has rewarded you with a lot of money this time, it is a lot of money for an individual, but it is just a drop in the bucket if you want to do great things."

"Youzhou's roads are unstable and its people are poor. If we expand blindly at this time, it will not only be difficult to transmit military intelligence, but it will also be very difficult to maintain business operations. I'm afraid this is not a long-term solution."

After hearing Zhen Jiang's words, Su Yao raised his eyebrows.

As far as I can remember, this was the first time she expressed her opposition so clearly.

It was very fresh, but Su Yao didn't hate it.

Su Yao reached out his hand to brush off the snowflakes on Zhen Jiang's fur coat and asked:
"What's your opinion, Miss Zhen?"

(End of this chapter)