Another road is to cross the Huai River and Yingzhou, go north through the Ying River, go north through the Zhenyuan in the northwest corner of Bozhou and enter the Songzhou realm, and then go north along the Huan River from Zhecheng in Songzhou, go north along the Huan River, go to Xiangyi, Yongqiu, and Chenliu to Bianliang.

This line looks OK at first glance. After passing Ying, Bo and Zhu are the territory of the Bianliang Zhu family, while Ying and Bo are the territory of the Shi family. Although the Shi family is an ally with Caizhou, they cannot take care of it. Moreover, in such a short time, the Shi family cannot react so quickly.

But this line is not good either. The reason is very simple. Now the two states of Yingbo are in full swing, and the main force of Qin Quan's ant army is raging everywhere on the land of Yingzhou.

The capital of the Yingzhou Prefecture is experiencing the most brutal siege. The reinforcements in Huaibei were restrained by Sun Dao's troops and fought endlessly on the banks of the Yingshui River and had not opened up the situation for a long time. In this case, it is undoubtedly a risk to go to Yingzhou.

Jiang Feng is not worried about his own safety. After all, even if he encounters war, it is not a problem to escape. The key is that he is afraid of detours and delaying time. Now he dares not delay time, so he has to give up this line.

To be honest, he wanted to go to Yingzhou to see the situation and see what the ant thieves are doing in Yingzhou. According to Jiang Feng's judgment, the ant thieves returned east this time, they were afraid that their main targets would be Ying, Bo, Shou, and Hao.

These states, especially Yingzhou and Shouzhou, are quite far from Xuzhou, the core of Huaibei. They took the time difference to attack the Invasion Army off guard, completely disrupting the situation in Ying, Bo, Shou and Hao, making Xuzhou lose sight of the other side and thus making these states the bases of the Ant Army. I am afraid that it is the ant thief's plan.

Jiang Feng really wanted to go to Yingzhou to check out so that he could prove his judgment.

But time does not allow it, Jiang Feng had to give up.

The remaining route is the farthest, but for now, it is the only route you can choose.

From Gushi, follow the Wushui River to the southwest, pass Yincheng, walk through Shenzhou, follow the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain, pass through Biyang to Nanyang, then go from Nanyang to Fangcheng along the southeast, pass Y County to Xuzhou, and go straight to Bianliang from Xuzhou.

This line is more than 1,500 miles, and if it is fast, it will take about ten days. It will have to go smoothly all the way without any mistakes.

However, from Nanyang Jingfangcheng to Xuzhou and then to Bianliang, this line is a very important official road. From the Jin Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, this road is the official road from Jingchu to the Central Plains. The road conditions are very good, and there are many post stations and places along the road, which is quite convenient, which is also the greatest benefit.

In contrast, it is okay to go directly to Fangcheng from Biyang to Nanyang, but the road conditions are not that good.

The road conditions from Gushi to Yincheng are average and you can arrive in one day.

Jiang Feng and his party set out quietly early in the morning, leaving the city almost without anyone knowing it, and walking along the official road.

Like other counties, Gushi closed the city at sunset and opened the city at sunrise. He strictly followed it. Even Jiang Feng, the defender of the army outside the city, specially arranged his own personal guards to replace him.

Jiang Feng didn't even tell others the specific time of his trip, except Zhang Yue.

On the one hand, it is also kept confidential. Will there be other spies in Gushi City? Whether the Chen clan has any unfaithful intentions now cannot be asserted that he will not take risks.

All three of them rode on horseback, and it still seemed a bit dazzling on the land of Gwangju, especially in Gwangju, which had just passed the war and did not travel much on the road. No matter whether it was a merchant or a peddler or a knight, it was rare, and the fight was rushing.

After the war, both business and locals were inevitably a little timid. It was normal for soldiers and bandits to be there, especially the defeated soldiers, which was a major harm recognized in this world.

Guangzhou was defeated by Shenzhou, and there were still thousands of scattered soldiers who were defeated and fled. They fled from Shenzhou to Guangzhou, and there were inevitably things that would do evil. It should be said that the Gushi Army also arranged people to recruit defeated soldiers in Yincheng, Le'an, Guangshan and other places. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would suffer, and I don't know how many defeated soldiers would become bandits.

Caizhou has not done a good job here. Perhaps they have saved up a long time ago and wanted to clean up Guangzhou so that the gentry whom Caizhou and Chenzhou supported them can come in. Sometimes it is a very good strategy to use special methods to solve the problem and then blame the riots. Then they set up ambush for the clearing, killing two birds with one stone, so it has been staged repeatedly in this time and space, and it has been tried and done repeatedly.

The road from Gushi to Yincheng is considered an official road, but the road conditions are not very good. Because Yincheng City is small, Gushi is located in the east, and Gushi to Zhoucheng is not only Yincheng, and Yincheng and Gushi do not have much contact.

There were only a few small towns along the way, but fortunately, the defeated army in Guangzhou did not have much impact on this area. After the Yuan army entered Guangzhou, they did not take into account the south. Later, after the Yuan family and the Du family reached an oral agreement, Yin Cheng was temporarily under the control of the Du family.

As far as Jiang Feng knows, the Du family did not station too many troops in Yincheng, and there was only one battalion of troops. It is estimated that He Qianzhang would soon evacuate to Yincheng after reporting the situation after Gushi's battle.

This guy was not stupid, and realized that the situation of Gushi had not substantially improved after repelling the ant thief. Although the ant thief left, as the ant thief entered Yingshou and disappeared in Guangzhou, it was only a matter of time before the Yuan clan stabilized his control over Guangzhou. Before Ehuang responded, Jiang Feng believed that with He Qianzhang's caution, he would definitely move to Yincheng, which could attack and retreat and defend, and was close to Yinshan Pass under the control of Ehuang.

The three selected horses are not very good, but they are also selected from more than 100 war horses in the cavalry camp, which is more than enough for daily travel.

At that time, the number of cavalry in the Gwangju Army was not large, with only more than 1,000 cavalry. Even so, it made Gwangju unable to support it. For example, Shenzhou, which is comparable to Gwangju, even had only one battalion of cavalry.

The southern towns are far less powerful than the north in terms of cavalry. This is due to the terrain and climate reasons, and the cost of raising horses in the south is too high.

In Jiang Feng's view, the best strategy for small clans like Guang and Shen, which are close to the south, is to maintain a small number of cavalry troops, but relatively well-trained, 500 cavalry is a relatively suitable scale. If you are really rich in economic strength or have local conditions for raising horses, it is not advisable to exceed one thousand cavalry. Otherwise, ordinary prefectures and counties will not be able to afford the expenses of cavalry, especially in the south.

Jiang Feng noticed that when he came over with his three cavalry, the surrounding business travelers subconsciously avoided it.
Chapter completed!