The winter in Lingnan is completely different from the Central Plains, or there is no concept of winter in Lingnan at all. There is no snowflakes in the sky and no ice on the ground. The winter here is warmer than the spring in the Central Plains.

In the cold winter in the north, it is impossible to use troops. It is common for marching and camping in the wild in the cold weather. Frostbite to death and frostbite is a common occurrence. Non-combat reduction is very serious, so both sides of the war are forced to do so and generally do not choose to use troops in the winter. Only when spring is warm and flowers are blooming is the best time to fight.

But when we arrived in Lingnan, it seemed that it was not a problem. The winter here was so warm as spring, and the marching and war were not affected at all.

What Yang Hu needs to consider is the logistical supply problem faced by long-distance expeditions.

From Jianye to Jian'an, it was actually a journey of thousands of miles. This has been a severe test for the Wei army's logistics supply line, especially from Kuaiji County to Jian'an County. There are almost all mountains and ridges along the way. The difficulty of transporting food and grass can be imagined.

In order to ensure that the Central Army can march smoothly, Yang Hu had already thought of many ways and barely transported food and supplies from Wujun to Jian'an County, basically ensuring the minimum demand of the army.

But if we continue to march towards Jiaozhou, the Wei army's logistics supply line will continue to extend forward for thousands of miles, which is an almost impossible goal.

Judging from the map, Jiaozhou has the vastest area, and it is at least 4,000 miles from Jieyang, the easternmost Nanhai County to Rinan County, the southwestmost. The biggest enemy Yang Hu faces now is probably not the Wu army in Jiaozhou, but the geography of Jiaozhou.

Before the troops moved, the food and grass came first. The 80,000 troops in the army were consumed every day, and the food and grass consumed was quite astonishing. Moreover, Jian'an County itself was deserted and remote, with a very limited area of ​​land that could be cultivated. The food produced in the local area was barely enough for the local people to eat, and there was no excess food and grass to support the army.

The food and grass needed by the Wei army now must be transported from Wujun, the hometown of fish and rice. The old saying goes, "No grain transport for thousands of miles," means that it is not as good as the consumption on the road. Long-distance transportation is the most cost-effective.

Although the problem of transportation capacity is more advanced than before, land transportation itself is huge, and the more it extends forward, the cost consumed will increase in geometric range. If the problem of logistics transportation is not solved, then attacking Jiaozhou is a luxury.

Compared with land transportation, water transportation is the most economical and cost-effective mode of transportation. For thousands of years, canal transportation has been an important link between the central court and local governments. In order to ensure the south-to-north transfer of grain, the courts of all dynasties have been willing to spend a lot of effort to dig canals at great cost to maintain the country's reasonable allocation of wealth and grain taxes.

However, from Kuaiji County to Jian'an County, almost all rivers flow into the sea from west to east, and none of them are interconnected. The Wei army wanted to transport grain and grass from the water route from north to south, but this plan was completely unworkable.

In the past, when Yang Hu was in war, he almost didn't have to consider logistics supply. All of this was done by officials who were specifically responsible for logistics support. What Yang Hu needed to consider was just how to fight, strategic and tactical matters.

But now, he had to consider the problem of logistics transportation in a comprehensive manner, and could not solve this problem. The 80,000 troops of the Central Army were just struggling and difficult to move forward.

Although Jian'an County in Yangzhou and Nanhai County in Jiaozhou are next to each other, the two counties are very vast, not a thousand miles away but more than 800 miles. Moreover, along the way, most of them are deserted and smoky places, with very harsh natural conditions and there is not even a road.

Yang Hu sent the infantry general Huangfu Kai to lead a three thousand advance team to the west into the territory of Jiaozhou. One was to explore the way, and the other was to explore the reality of Jiaozhou. After all, over the years, the information about Jiaozhou has been almost blank. No matter what the situation is, Yang Hu would not march blindly, so it is very necessary to send troops to reconnaissance and spy on the situation in Jiaozhou.

The Wei army appeared on the border of Jiaozhou, which immediately caused panic among Jiaozhou. Jiaozhou Governor Tao Ji immediately sent his eldest son Tao Huang to lead 10,000 troops to Jieyang to garrison to resist the Wei army.

Huangfu Kai did not march rashly, but stayed at the border between Jian'an County and Jiaozhou. He sent more scouts and whistle cavalry to enter Jiaozhou to inquire about the news.

This time, the three thousand soldiers led by Huangfu Kai were four or five hundred, all drawn from the battalions. Their goal was very clear, that is, to comprehensively and in detail, spying on all aspects of Jiaozhou and provide a basis for Yang Hu's next strategic decision-making.

Most of the Wei army's scouts had rich reconnaissance experience. After entering Jiaozhou, they operated in separate routes and sneaked into Panyu, Guangxin, Gaoliang, Hepu and other places, collected a lot of valuable information and promptly fed it back to Yang Hu.

This was the first time Yang Hu heard that Sun Feng had become emperor in Panyu. The traffic in Jiaozhou was too closed. The Wei army was unaware of such major events as being called emperor. If Yang Hu hadn't deliberately sent a scout to reconnaissance the enemy's situation, the Wei army would have known nothing about Jiaozhou.

This large-scale reconnaissance of Jiaozhou has gained a lot. Not only did I know the "big event" like Sun Feng's proclaimed emperor in Jiaozhou, but I also had a certain degree of mastery of the number of troops in Jiaozhou, how to deploy defenses, and local customs.

The governor of the Wu State stationed in Jiaozhou was named Tao Ji. This man was quite talented and governed Jiaozhou in an orderly manner. Sun Feng, who was the emperor this time, was the grandson of Sun Ce, the king of Changsha. He was the Marquis of Kuaiji and the prefect of Linhe. He fled from Jingzhou to Jiaozhou with Shi Ji, the governor of Jingzhou. After arriving in Panyu, he was appointed as the new emperor by Shi Ji and Tao Ji, inheriting the throne of the Wu State, changing the reign to Chongxing. Shi Ji was the left prime minister and Tao Ji was the right prime minister, and they assisted the government.

The Wu people established a new imperial court in Jiaozhou, which did not surprise Yang Hu. After all, Sun Hao, who was the first to proclaim himself emperor in Kuaiji, also died at the hands of the Yue people in Jian'an. In order to inherit the throne, the Wu people established another emperor in Jiaozhou.

However, as more territory of Wu State was lost and talents withered, the newly established small court in Jiaozhou became even more and more shabby. It is said that even the number of court officials could not be collected, and Shi Ji and Tao Ji were also engaged in selling official positions and titles. It seems that Wu State is really at the end of its journey and is at its peak.
Chapter completed!