Chapter 57 Trabzon (1)
A few days later, Sun Xiaojin learned about the content of the letter.
After learning the news, he did not stay in Port Taman, but went back directly.
When he returned to Batumi Port, it was already a month and a half since he left last time. At this time, Sun Xiurong was still here, and he met Sun Xiaojin in his study.
"Father, Adam was nominally in power in the Khanate of Xhosa, but he was old and nearly eighty years old. In fact, the ruler was Solomon. He was the Judaism Bila and the dean of the only seminary in White City. He studied at the aristocratic college in Constantinople. Therefore, he was famous in the Khanate of Xhosa and the Roman Empire."
"He served in the infantry of Ninis when he was fifteen years old and had been in the position of commander of the thousand men before he retreated. It is said that as soon as he retreated, he suggested that the infantry of Ninis be reformed according to the shape of our army."
"oh?"
"In the past, the infantry of the Khanate completely adopted the Roman regulations, most of which were short swords, shields, and javelins. Now they developed into archers, spearmen, swords and shield soldiers, and heavy infantry each perform their own duties and have their own emphasis. Their heavy infantry did not follow us, but the Lombards in the north of Western Rome. They were all heavy axes, and they were lit up with our strange swords for a while."
"He also controls the largest military workshop in China, where there are ten thousand craftsmen working day and night. Most of them are making armor, mainly chain mail, but there are also small armor pieces similar to the Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty, and the whole armor piece is connected, which is naturally rationed to heavy cavalry and heavy infantry."
"He also reformed the tax system, but the effect was not good. He implemented direct tax in the directly governed areas of the Xhosa people, and implemented the tax system in the vassal areas. He took the lead in implementing it in his own territory. By the way, both sides of the lower reaches of the Dnieper River are his territory."
"He once personally led his troops to the vast grassland west of the Dnieper River to attack the Germans, Avals, and Slavs who came from the hinterland of Europe, all of which were victorious and turned them into slaves. At present, these slaves filled the entire Khanate of Xhosa."
"He is also the de facto minister of the Khanate. By the way, their name also comes from the Roman Empire."
Sun Xiurong nodded, "So, the current strength of the Khanate of Xhosa is actually mostly from this Solomon?"
"Yes, he has been called the real Caesar by the people of New Carthage, Crassus II. I don't know who these two are, but Caesar is now a title in the Roman Empire, most of whom are prominent in the history of the Roman Empire, and may even be an emperor."
Sun Xiurong didn't agree, "Stay on"
"Yes, according to my child's speculation, even if the Xhosa people come to attack Batuan Port by boat, they will contact the Romans to attack from the west. Because the sea is not as good as on land, there must be not many people who can come here. The news that my country has five or six thousand people in Batuan Port must have reached the Xhosa people. They will not be unclear. How much military force is needed to chew off the five or six thousand broken Ye army that strengthened the city defense...."
Sun Xiurong frowned, "If I were a Xhosa, I would never let the Snowy Ye Army strengthen the city defense and then attack. Why didn't they attack from the beginning? I'm still puzzled. Besides, in the past year, the Snowy Ye Army in Batumi Port has been constantly buying food and forage from the surrounding forces, and has also bought it from the Xhosa people."
"If the enemy besieged Batuan Port while the Sailye Army has not strengthened its city defense and lacks food and grass, that is the best strategy..."
Sun Xiaojin quickly said: "It is true, and the Xhosa people naturally want to do this too. At that time, even if our country is dispatched from the port of Baku, they will not be afraid. After all, they have been operating on the west coast of the Caspian Sea for hundreds of years and withstand the forces of the cannibals' continuous attacks for nearly fifty years. From Sumgate, controlled by our army, to the north and to Baicheng, there is a series of castles."
"The castles are stuck in a critical position. If our country attacks one by one, it will definitely cost a huge price. As long as the war is dragged down for a long time, they will be supported by the entire North Caucasus Plain, and we will eventually suffer."
"But the Batumi Port is different. From here, you can attack from the west of the North Caucasus Plain and directly attack the Taurus Peninsula. This has a great impact on the Xhosa people, so you must be eliminated soon."
"However, the Xhosa people seem to be harmonious on the surface, but there are hidden worries inside..."
Sun Xiurong waved his hand, "Let me guess, there are probably two hidden worries. First, the actual controller of the Khanate of the Khanate, Brans, the great chief of the Ghasa tribe, has completely controlled the tribes since introducing Judaism into the Khanate and allowing all leaders of each tribe to convert to Judaism."
"In this way, it is unnecessary to allow the Ashina clan to exist. Is it necessary to fight against the Ashina clan when our country is fighting against the great cannibals? "
"The second is the tribe of Tengis, the Xianbei tribe that was dominated by Dubo people, followed Tengis and his daughter to Huoxun Kingdom. A considerable part of them must have stayed. Before Brans came into contact with Judaism, Tengis was even more powerful than him. Otherwise, when he married the Roman Empire, Tengis would marry his daughter, not Brans!"
"However, with the support of the Jews' money and the support of the Alans, Avals, and other Turkic and Uighur tribes, Brans gradually suppressed Tengis, the grassland tribes, and even relatives, who were not completely loyal to someone, they were all the strong as respect."
"In this way, it is estimated that many Xianbei tribes have also defected to Brans."
"Did Turanto's son become the king of Huoxun Kingdom and the leader of the Zoroastrianism, and behind it is the strong support of our country, which makes the Xianbei tribe, which has previously been transferred from the Tengis camp to the Brans camp, begin to move again?"
"The Ashina clan has no soldiers, and Brans himself is a Blue Turkic nobleman. Therefore, it is impossible for the Khan King Ashina Zhong to deal with Brans alone, but it is possible if there is secret support from the Xianbei tribe, I understand."
"It must be that when our army first entered the Batumi Port, there was a civil strife in the Khonsa Khanate? Is it?"
Sun Xiaojin nodded, "The father guessed it is not bad at all. Since the incident of Huoxun Kingdom was spread to the Khanate of Xhosa, and our country has gathered heavy troops in both the Dorbasidan-Bakku city, Atlau, and anyone with a discerning eye can see what our country wants to do next."
"It goes without saying that the Turkic clans were loyal to Brans and became the profiteer of the Khanate who owned a large amount of land and slaves. It was impossible to rebel against him, but the Xianbei clan was different."
"The so-called North Caucasus Plain is actually divided into two parts, with several intermittent rivers in the middle, the main one is called the Manechi River. These rivers form lowlands between the two parts. To the south of the lowlands are large plains suitable for farming, and it is not a problem to feed tens of millions of people."
"North the lowlands, east of the Kosa River, and south of the Attila River are prairies. The area of this land is larger than the plains in the south. In fact, it is the pasture of the Xianbei tribes in the past. The pastures on the northern foot of the Caucasus Mountains, the Taurus Peninsula, and the grasslands west of the Mazar River are the pastures of the Turkic tribes."
"After Tengjis left east, the tribes that remained there naturally went to Baicheng to swear allegiance to Brans in person. There are probably tens of thousands of herders, and Tengjis could not kill them all. Besides, the old tribes that moved together from the north of the desert many years ago. In terms of closeness and alienation, they must be above the local tribes."
"He also has to express his swearing allegiance to the North Caucasus Plain that there is a big river called the Telek River. To the south of the river, it is the place where the few people of the Xhosa retained their pastures. Among the Xianbei tribes, there is a tribe that had not been very much in dealing with Tengis. They claim to be descendants of the real Wuhuan people, and the tribe name is Wuhuan."
"The tribe's power is second only to the Dubo tribe of Tengjis. So in order to show favor to the Xianbei tribes, Brans moved the Wuhuan tribe to the area south of the Terec River, which was actually to let it defend the royal capital. Although the Wuhuan tribe had only more than 5,000 households, it was extremely fierce and good at fighting."
"Brans also married his brother's daughter to the tribe's chief. With this tribe set an example, the remaining tribes had nothing to say, so they gradually returned to their hearts."
"Of course, the Ministry of Justice once sneaked to the Wuhuan tribe. Its face was no longer Xianbei. What he said was a strange language mixed with Turkic language. But there was one school that they respected the Ashin family very much. It was natural for Brans to have power alone, but it would not work if their Khan throne was abolished. This was something that Brans did not expect..."
Sun Xiurong said: "It was originally a peaceful and peaceful person. Did our army arrive in Baku and even the Port of Batumi, which made the minds of the ministry and Asina clan liven up? But why didn't I see their envoys..."
He suddenly said, "Did they send an envoy, but they were intercepted by Brans's men?"
Sun Xiaojin nodded, "Yes, just shortly after our army entered Batumi Port, there was a civil strife in the Khanate of Xhosa, which involved the Asana clan, the Wuhuan tribe and some Xianbei tribes."
"Brans immediately dispatched a large army to surround the Wuhuan tribe. Finally, according to the rules of the grassland, he killed all the males who were higher than the wheels to intimidate the tribes north of the Manech lowlands, and killed all the children of Khan King Ashinazhong, and exiled only the sixty-year-old Ashinazhong to Khelson..."
“Herson?”
"Yes, that is a small place in the lower reaches of the Dnieper River. After the Dnieper River arrived here, it formed a huge swamp that was 100 miles long and fifty miles wide. There were countless rivers inside. There were naturally countless sandbanks between the rivers, and there were many poisonous snakes and beasts inside. Once people were put in, they could not be easily exposed. It was a natural place of exile."
"It was not only the Khanate of Xhosa, the Romans and Bulgarians who exiled prisoners, but also chose this place. It is said that several Roman emperors had been exiled there, and some even rose from there."
"Such a big move was obviously not achieved overnight. It took Brans a full six months to finally settle it. In this half year, our country has built all the urban defense facilities in Batumi Port, so they can do nothing."
"Also, since Constantine V, the emperor of the Roman Empire, married Tengis' eldest daughter, and Brans, who was in power, when Tengis avoided fire and searched for the country, the relationship between the two countries was not good, so it was impossible for the Xhosa people to use the Romans to attack Batumi Port."
"But you did not send someone to follow the messenger sent by Solomon to Baicheng, but hurried back to Batumi Port. You must have a judgment in your heart?"
Sun Xiaojin felt a stern heart. He had heard a trace of dissatisfaction in Sun Xiurong's tone.
Chapter completed!