A few days later, Sun Xiurong was about to go to Batumi.

Because he wanted to cross the Transcaucasus, although Armenia and the Great Qin Kingdom are quite friendly today, Armenia is still divided into two parts.

With Lake Sevan as the boundary, the area east (roughly Azerbaijan in later generations) was assigned to the Mamikonian family. Mamikonian II accepted the prison of the temple granted by Constantine V (the emperors of the Roman Empire in the eighth century often used to add titles to foreign kings), the title of Grand Duke, and also accepted the title of "Xiliang Kingdom" king granted to him by the Great Qin Kingdom.

Since then, the narrative in this article does not have the title of Azerbaijan, and it has been unified into "Xiliang Kingdom". The people of Xiliang Kingdom have just been under the Great Food Education for six years (starting from the arrival of the Black-clothed Great Food Mansour). Except for the Baku part, most people are not particularly pious about Great Food Education, so they converted to Christianity again.

For the Mamikonian family, their strength in Armenia was already much worse than before, and they were far lower than that of the Bagratuni family in the jurisdiction of the Great Cannibals. Now they are naturally overjoyed to own the entire Azerbaijan - the Armenian kingdom in history spanned the entire Transcaucasus and had ports in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Therefore, the Mamiconiyan family was most respectful to the Great Qin State. He accepted the title of the Romans because of religion, but it was sincere to accept the title of the Great Qin State because Mamiconiyan II can now see that no matter how good the religion is, it is not as good as the actual interests.

The territory west of Lake Sevan is the Grand Duke of Armenia, which was originally recognized by the Romans and cannibals. It comes from Niles, another big family in Armenia.

The actual ruler of the Georgian Kingdom to the north also came from the Bagratuni family, and Niles' father Vasak, who had already undermined the original Georgian king.

In other words, the Bagratuni family is now much stronger than the Mamikonian family. If it weren't for the intervention of the Ye Jun, the Mamikonian family would have to be dormant among the people for hundreds of years before they can rise.

Although there was no trace of the characteristics of the "Xiliang" person on his face, Mamikonian II happily accepted the title given to him by the Great Qin State.

For the real "Armenian" Grand Duke Niles, he was originally breathing under the power of the Great Food Army. Now his position has finally been confirmed. Although he is not as respectful to the Great Qin State as Mamikonian II, he is also grateful.

However, it is more than a thousand miles from the Caspian coast to the Black Sea coast. Moreover, Azerbaijan has been occupied by the cannibals for hundreds of years, and Armenia has actually surrendered to the big cannibals for many years. The situation is still very complicated. If Sun Xiurong rashly crossed the Transcaucasus to Batumi under his own banner, no one can guarantee that nothing will happen.

So, after everyone's persuasion, Sun Xiurong accepted the suggestion of going "under the banner of Ma Lin" - for all forces, the core of the Qin Dynasty was naturally Sun Xiurong. For generals like Ma Lin, although they had a high position and were of great power, they would not be too much to anger him.

Before leaving, Sun Xiurong asked his third son Sun Zhaoyong who was following him.

"You should know why I brought you here now, right?"

"Of course it's to give the child more experience"

"No, the territory of our Great Qin Kingdom is so vast, and both Baku and Batumi are all small places. Why do you need a prince to come and experience it?"

"That......"

"I guess you know that if our country wants to maintain long-term stability, it is not possible to stay in the Western Regions. We must find a place with fertile land and a place where a large population can be resettled."

"At present, there are not many people in this world, and there are still frequent wars and the population is basically in warm places. It should be said that it is most appropriate to be in warm and dry places."

"To the west of the Caspian Sea and north of the Black Sea, there are a large plain with fertile black soil, and it is not a problem to station hundreds of millions of people. For people nowadays, it is a little colder, but no matter how cold it is, it will not exceed the Western Regions. At present, there are a few nomadic tribes, which are small gathering points of primitive white people."

"This is God who gave me the Great Qin. Tianyu was blamed for not taking it. However, if you want to achieve this goal, you must first take down the Khanate of Xhosa. The Khanate of Xhosa just converted to Judaism. The original enemy, Daqi, was repeatedly defeated by our country. It was the time when its national strength was the strongest. How could it be willing to surrender?"

"What's more, it has the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea is connected, and the strategic depth is quite large. The vast plain west of the Mazar River can raise more than 100,000 herdsmen. If they cannot be conquered in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles. Therefore, it is best to find a base along the Black Sea coast so that our navy can have a place to use it."

"At present, both Armenia and Azerbaijan are good for our country, but this is still the early stage. The longer the time, the more variables it is. If we cannot accumulate ammunition and food for military forces that meet more than one year in the Batumi Port in a short period of time, then there is no need for the existence of the place to be."

"Father, my son knows it. You are only going to let me stay in Baku or Batumi?"

“Yes, it depends on your choice”

"I choose Batumi"

"Why? Baku is about to become a base for our country to attack the Xhosa Khanate, but there are a lot of military achievements to obtain, which is still very important for your future development."

"Father, my child is self-aware. I am only sixteen years old this year. Batumi is alone overseas and needs to deal with the forces of Armenia, Dashi, Rome and Georgia. It is not difficult to complete what the father said in a corner. Yuanfeng was the first person to follow his father to uprising. He also served as the position of the Sacred Ye Army and the Navy. He also served as the governor of Hainan Prefecture."

"It can be said that it is both military and political. I am a descendant of the Northern Wei royal family and have a family background, which is the object of children's learning."

"Then where do you want to start first after you go?"

"Of course, we will open up the land passage from Baku Port to Batumi Port, make friends with the Mamikonian family and the Bagratuni family, and then get along with the lords of the castles along the way, so that our country's military and materials can be transported to Batumi Port in endlessly in the next five years."

"What about five years later?"

"Father, five years are enough for our country to settle the power north and east of the Black Sea. I have seen the geographical map near the Black Sea. From Batumi Port to the south, there are several ports lined up on the coastline of less than 400 miles. Among them, Hopa Port belongs to Armenia, and Rize Port belongs to the Great Food. By the way, it is Ibrahim's Great Food, and the largest Trabzon Port belongs to the Romans."

"The father said just now that warm and dry are the good land at this time. When the child thinks carefully, isn't this what Rome is talking about?"

"When my father was waiting for me to teach, there was the Mediterranean south of the Black Sea, which connected the westernmost ocean and north of the Mediterranean, all of which were warm places, but they all had their own land. However, my father remembered that the Romans were originally in southern Europe and were driven here by barbarians."

"Since that's the case, if our country successfully takes over the land north of the Black Sea, then the next step is to take down the Romans' land in Asia at this time, just take a small part of the European part, and all the Asian part will be taken down. To the east, the border with Ibrahim's food, by the way, just use Erzinja as the boundary."

"After that, it depends on the situation."

Sun Xiurong still had no expression on his face. After a while, he said, "At a young age, I'm so angry. It's better, just try to practice with Yuanfeng first. Remember, when you go to Batu, don't treat yourself as your prince, do you know?"

"The child keeps it in mind"

......

When he learned that General Ma Lin was going to inspect Batuan, King Mamikonian II of Xiliang did not dare to neglect him. He asked his son, Mamikonian III, who had always played the role of the middleman of him and the Qin Dynasty, to bring 300 cavalry to Baku, preparing to guide them to Batuan.

During these days in Baku, Sun Xiurong specially kept his beard. In addition, he wore it tightly in winter. Although Mamikonian III had seen him, it was not easy to recognize him at a glance in a large team of 500 people. Moreover, Ma Lin walked to the front desk at this time, so Sanshi naturally accompanied him.

However, he had never seen Sun Zhaoyong in his third lifetime. Ma Lin said to him: "Your Highness, this person is the third son of our country's king. He was named King of Jingyang. He will live in Batu Port for a long time in the future. How close are you two in the future?"

Three lifetimes were only a few years older than Sun Zhaoyong, and he was naturally very happy when he heard this. After that, he almost forgot about Ma Lin and was determined to be with Sun Zhaoyong.

After the continuous wars of the Mamikonian family against the great cannibal rule, both Azerbaijan and Armenia, ordinary residents longed for stability. Like later generations, all the restless elements lived on the Caucasus Mountains. Therefore, after leaving Baku City, the group crossed the entire Azerbaijan Plain and arrived at the Little Caucasus Mountains without any twists and turns.

"Your Highness"

When he arrived here, Mamikonian III said to Sun Zhaoyong.

"There are two roads to walk at present. One is to continue walking west along the mountain road, and you can reach Lake Sevan directly. The other is to cross this mountain, which can reach Nakhchevan. The fief of the father before was there. By the way, it is the fief of the lower one. When you go there, you can also reach Armenia. Look."

Sun Zhaoyong said: "That road is easier to walk?"

The Third Emperor replied: "From here, there are endless mountains. Although they are not as high as the south, most of them are mountain roads. If you walk from the south, you have to cross the Little Caucasus Mountain. The mountain road is naturally much more steep than the west, but it is only more than a hundred miles, and then you will reach my fiefdom Nakhevan."

"It's much easier to walk when you arrive at Nakhchevan Road. Both roads are about 400 miles, but not far west is the territory of the Grand Duke of Armenia, so you need to inform them in advance."

"That's it, let's go through the mountains."

Sun Zhaoyong did not consult his father and Ma Lin's opinion, and made a decision without authorization. He had his own way to do so. Continue to go west and it was also a mountain road, but the mountain was much more relaxed, but the journey was more than 200 miles. To the south, it was necessary to pass through the Little Caucasus Mountain, which was only more than a hundred miles. Moreover, the Little Caucasus Mountain and its south were the fiefs of the Mamikonian family for hundreds of years.
Chapter completed!