The confidant said with excitement: "With the general here, our Persian clan will dominate the world and achieve immortal glory!"

Shaq laughed, revealing a sense of arrogance as if he was a real overlord, looking down at the world.

At this moment, an officer came in from outside and bowed to Shaq: "General, the messenger from Antioch is back..."

Shaq's heart moved and immediately asked, "What's the situation? Has Antioch been captured by the Romans? Have all the Han people died?"

The officer swallowed and shook his head and said, "It's not like that. According to the news sent back by the messenger, it was the Roman Empress and the Roman army who were defeated by the Han army under the city of Antioch! Now the defeated general has fled back to Nicosia!..."

Shaq felt as if he was hit by a bolt from the blue, and was so shocked that he didn't come back to his senses for a while.

After a while, he shouted at the officer with an ugly expression: "How is this possible?! The Han Dynasty people, how is it possible, how is it possible, how is it possible...?"

The officer hurriedly said, "This is absolutely true! His Highness the Princess has sent someone to tell the army about this matter!"

As if in response to the officer's words, there were bursts of cheers coming from outside, which made Shaq's expression even more ugly. He saw that his face was inexplicably clear and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Early the next morning, the Persian army continued to advance westward and arrived at Antioch before sunset.

Jia Xu and Guan Yu personally welcomed Nisya into the city, and then went to the lobby of the Protectorate's Office to discuss military affairs.

Nisya clasped her fists at Jia Xu and Guan Yu with admiration; "Sir and the General defeated the Roman army in one fell swoop, which is really a surprise!"

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "The reason why I asked the princess to come down to Antioch is to discuss the next step of military advancement."

Nysya said without thinking: "Sir, even if we give our Persian army, we will do our best to cooperate with the Han army's operations!"

Jia Xu smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Then I'll thank you first!" Then he led Nisya and several generals around him to the huge map.

He pointed to Nicosia west of Antioch and said, "Now the Roman Empress and her remaining defeated generals have retreated to Nicosia. I plan to take this opportunity to launch a large-scale counterattack to fight to eliminate the Romans in a war..."

Nisya looked at Nicosia on the map with a thoughtful look on her face.

Shaq next to him couldn't help saying: "To attack Nicosia, you must cross the sea, and to cross the sea, you need a large number of ships. Do you have so many ships?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Of course we are prepared. Otherwise, I wouldn't have such thoughts."

He immediately said to Nisya: "Before the Roman army arrived, we had hidden all the ships and personnel in the shipyard nearby. These ships were enough to allow us to launch a large-scale crossing of the sea to fight!"

Nisya smiled and nodded, praising: "Sir, I thought carefully, and I must have considered all the issues. I..."

"Mr. Jia Xu, I heard that Byzantium is being besieged by the three major barbarians, and the battle situation is not optimistic. Can you ignore it?

If Byzantium is defeated by the three major barbarians, I think even if the Romans can be defeated, they will not be able to defend Antioch!" Shaq suddenly inserted into it and said.

Seeing this, Jia Xu's eyes shrank slightly, and then he looked at Nisya, who also showed obvious displeasure.

No wonder, her army commander, His Royal Highness the Princess, was talking to people, and Shaq's subordinate suddenly intervened in and spoke, which was really a bit presumptuous.

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said to Shaq: "General, don't worry. Since I dare to let go, I'm sure."

Jia Xu's words are more or less a bit humble. Who can say that they are sure on the battlefield? On the Byzantine side, although Ma Chao owns a strong city, the troops of the two sides are very different after all, so it is hard to say what the result is.

Of course, this cannot be said to others.

Shaq smiled dryly and said, "I'm relieved if Lord Protector is so sure!"

Jia Xu smiled and looked at Nisya.

Nisya said to Jia Xu: "Sir, what do we need to do in the Persian army, just give us instructions."

Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness," and then said, "This matter still needs to be prepared, and you should not be too hasty. Your Highness, the Princess, and the Persian soldiers came here for a long distance. I guess he was very tired, so let's have some rest first."

The city of Antioch was busy both inside and outside, and all parties were preparing for the large counterattack soon.

It was late at night, and Shaq was paced back and forth in his residence, looking irritable. The confidant next to him couldn't help asking: "General, what should we do now? Unexpectedly, the Han army defeated the Romans, and the Byzantine was safe and sound!

If we still act according to the original plan, I am afraid... "

Shaq said with annoyance: "I know! You don't need to talk nonsense!"

The confidant closed his mouth angrily.

At this moment, an officer hurried in and bowed to Shaq: "General, the messenger over there is here, and I want to see the general..."

Shaq was shocked and then said angrily: "They don't have the ability to defeat Antioch, why are they still bothering me?" No see!"

The officer quickly responded and turned around to run out.

"Wait a minute!" Shaq suddenly shouted.

The officer turned around and bowed and asked, "What else does the general have to do?"

Shaq walked up to the officer, hesitated for a while, and finally said to the officer, "Bring someone in!"

The officer replied and ran down.

Shaq's confidant couldn't help asking, "Does the general plan to cooperate with them?"

Shaq said angrily: "You have to make the words clear so that they won't bother me!"

A moment later, the officer led a middle-aged man who looked like a merchant in.

Shaq recognized the middle-aged man, and he was the one who had contacted him on behalf of Monica before. He frowned and said angrily: "It's you!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "We are very happy to see the general coming."

Shaq's eyes twitched and he said angrily: "I have to explain some things clearly to you."

I think the previous things are no longer working, so our cooperation will stop here. Don’t come to me in the future. Otherwise, I will hand you over to the Han Dynasty.”

The middle-aged man looked not afraid at all. He smiled and said sarcastically: "If the general wants to die, he can tell the Han people about cooperation between us immediately."

Shaq's heart thumped and he shouted angrily: "Are you threatening me?"

The middle-aged man spread his hands and said, "I'm just telling the truth, not threatening the general."
Chapter completed!