The Romans lost, and it was a complete defeat.

When the news came back to the city of Carthage, everyone in the entire city immediately started a carnival.

You should know that just earlier today, each of them was frightened and afraid that the Romans would invade Carthage at any time and cause a massacre and a robbery.

But now all worries can be gone, and the heroic Carthage army and their loyal reinforcements, the Han army defeated the Romans and won the victory.

When many Roman dejected prisoners were escorted into Carthage and "displayed" along the streets of the city, the atmosphere in Carthage reached its climax.

"The despicable Carthaginians, may the gods curse you!"

After a Roman soldier was thrown into his face by a rotten egg, he finally couldn't help but howl anger.

Then, the Roman soldier's head was cut off amid everyone's cheers, and his body was thrown to the ground, allowing the pedestrians to trample on.

Zhao Qian looked at this scene and shook his head involuntarily.

Too savage.

Wang Jian, who was beside him, looked at all this with interest, with a smile on his lips, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhao Qian turned his head and was about to say something to Wang Jian when Hamilka's voice suddenly came.

"Your Highness, you are here!"

Hamilka appeared in front of Zhao Qian with a group of Carthage elders.

Zhao Qian smiled and said to Hamilka: "Yes, we just came back. What do you plan to deal with these Roman prisoners?"

Hamilka was stunned for a moment and said, "Does the Han Kingdom need these prisoners?

If necessary, then His Highness the Crown Prince can take them all away.”

Zhao Qian glanced at Wang Jian and found that Wang Jian shook his head, so he smiled and said, "What do we want these prisoners to do?

I just want to make sure that these prisoners won't be brought back to Rome in the near future."

Hamilka translated Zhao Qian's words to the elders of Carthage, and then these elders had some conflict of opinions.

"The Romans also returned our Carthage prisoners before. Now if we do not agree to the Romans' redemption of prisoners, it is morally deficient."

“Morality?

The Romans had already crossed the Mediterranean with a hundred thousand troops, and they were almost going to destroy us, Carthage. What other morals do you talk about?"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. If anyone wants to object, go and ask the five thousand musketeers under His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The last sentence effectively stopped all the opposition, and Hamilka quickly expressed the consensus of all the elders of Carthage.

"Dear Prince, do you dare to ask if the Han Kingdom intends to destroy Rome?"

Zhao Qian smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, you should also know that our Han Kingdom actually has another army that has already headed on land to the Apennine Peninsula where the Romans are located."

This army was talking about Xiang Yan. Just when Zhao Qian was on a boat from Egypt to Carthage, Xiang Yan had already arrived at the Asia Minor Peninsula and began to launch a war of conquest against Greece.

Conquered Greece, then the Balkans, and then the Apennines.

According to Xiang Yan's previous prediction, if it goes well, Rome may be completely destroyed next year, so what Zhao Qian said is really not a lie.

After hearing Zhao Qian's words, Hamilka breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Han Dynasty had no intention of Rome, it would be difficult for Carthage to detain Roman prisoners to be self-justified.

But now that the Han Kingdom has set up a carriage and horse, it is necessary to destroy Rome, Carthage can stand firmly on the side of the Han Kingdom without any scruples.

Hamilka said happily: "Please rest assured by His Royal Highness the Prince. Your opinions will be thoroughly implemented by us Carthaginians. These Roman prisoners will be demoted to slaves. They will never be able to pose any threat to the Han Kingdom and Carthaginians in the next life!"

Zhao Qian nodded slightly and smiled, "Then, now should be the time for us to celebrate victory, right?"

After fighting for a day, Zhao Qian was actually a little hungry.

Hamilka was stunned for a moment and immediately laughed heartily: "Your Highness the Prince said so much. Please come with me. We will not return until we get drunk tonight!"

Zhao Qian glanced at Wang Jian beside him and smiled and said, "General Wang Jian, I agree to you tonight and you can go home without getting drunk!"

When Wang Jian heard this, he also smiled and said, "Your Highness, since you have agreed, why don't you make more requests?"

Zhao Qian was a little confused: "What are the requirements?"

Wang Jian pointed to a young girl who was waving enthusiastically not far away and said with a smile: "I am a little moved by this woman, I don't know your highness..." Zhao Qian was stunned for a while, then laughed out loud: "I didn't expect that General Wang Jian liked exotic style, okay, I'm sure!"

Amid the cheers of everyone, Wang Jian walked to the girl with great strides. After hesitating for a while, he took out a dagger from his waist and tentatively handed it to the girl.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then smiled like a flower, took the dagger and jumped into Wang Jian's arms.

The cheers of the crowd suddenly exceeded the sky.

Hamilka looked at this scene and couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's the most beautiful and precious daughter of our Elder Humire. I didn't expect that General Wang would pick this flower."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qian glanced at the smiling elder not far away, and laughed: "You Carthaginians are indeed all smart people!"

This night was destined to be full of alcohol, joy and wildness for Zhao Qian.

The next day, when Zhao Qian, who was suffering from a split headache, slowly opened his eyes and found that there were three young women lying on his bed, he was also a little dull.

"This... isn't that too much, right?"

Before Zhao Qian could react, the three young women seemed to have received some orders in advance and stood up to serve Zhao Qian to change clothes and wash.

Zhao Qian was a little uncomfortable at first. After all, even in the palace of the Han Dynasty, his mother Tian Wan always asked the princes and princesses to support themselves as much as possible.

But alcohol is a kind of thing that can anesthesia, so Zhao Qian, who was suffering from a split headache, quickly let go of his hands and let the three beautiful and considerate girls who also gave his virginity to his at will.

Finally, when Zhao Qian recovered from waking up again, he found that he was wearing a precious dress belonging to the Carthaginian nobles.

A girl held something that seemed to be a crown of some kind and said a few words to Zhao Qian gently, as if she was asking for permission from Zhao Qian.

But the problem is... Zhao Qian doesn't know what she is talking about.

Zhao Qian hesitated for a moment, glanced at the other two girls next to him, and found that they seemed to be looking forward to it, and they were a little nervous, as if they were afraid of being rejected by Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian shrugged his shoulders and said seriously: "It's okay, I will be responsible, come on."

Zhao Qian thought this must be some kind of engagement ceremony, and he actually didn't mind donating the donors of the concubines.

The three girls suddenly became excited. They happily put the golden crown on Zhao Qian's head. Then the three of them retreated and knelt towards Zhao Qian.

Seeing this, Zhao Qian was also a little surprised: "It seems that the status of these Carthage women is much lower than that of our Chinese women. The Chinese couple is concerned with one's attitude towards one's actions, but no wife kneels down to her husband."

However, Zhao Qian's personality is still very good, so he quickly got up and helped the three girls up one by one.

After doing all this, the three girls immediately surrounded Zhao Qian and left the room.

After leaving the room, Zhao Qian realized that he had slept in a palace yesterday, and there was a huge square outside.

What shocked Zhao Qian was that there were already a lot of people in the square at this moment, such as the many Carthage elders, generals and officials that Zhao Qian saw yesterday.

Moreover, everyone's expressions were very serious and solemn.

An old man who seemed to be a priest, with the help of Hamilka, walked to Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian was a little confused. He looked around and soon saw Wang Jian.

Wang Jian hugged the woman who came with a dagger yesterday and nodded to Zhao Qian with a smile.

Zhao Qian finally realized something was wrong. He said to Hamilka in front of him: "Old Ha, what's the situation?

Why are you all here? You are waiting for this palace?”

Hamilka smiled slightly and said seriously to Zhao Qian: "Dear Prince, all the priests, elders, generals, officials and people of our Carthage Republic are here to ask you today, hoping that you can be crowned as the king of our Carthage.

From now on, all Carthaginians will be loyal to you, and absolutely have no second intentions!”

After saying this, Hamilka was the first to kneel down.

Behind Hamilka, everyone in the entire square knelt towards Zhao Qian in unison.

This time, Zhao Qian was really confused. He finally understood why everything after waking up looked so strange! Looking at the Carthaginians who were kneeling in front of him, it must be fake to say that they were not moved, but... Zhao Qian said hesitantly: "I am the prince of the Han Dynasty, how can I be the king of other countries?"

Hamilka hurriedly said, "Please rest assured that your becoming the king of Carthage is completely unconflictable with your status in the Han Kingdom. If you are willing in the future, you can incorporate Carthage into the Han Kingdom at any time and become a member of the Han Kingdom."

Zhao Qian then realized that the Carthaginians had been wandering around for a long time, just wanting to join the Han Kingdom! Zhao Qian waved to Wang Jian, and there was no one else in this matter, so he could only discuss it with Wang Jian.

After Wang Jian came over, Zhao Qian said, "General Wang Jian, do you think this is OK?"

Wang Jian nodded without hesitation: "No problem."

Zhao Qian said, "But I am worried about my father's side..." Wang Jian laughed and said seriously: "Your Majesty often says that defeating others without fighting is the highest level of war. Isn't Your Highness practicing this now?

I can guarantee that your Majesty will not only not be angry after learning about this, but will also praise Your Highness.”

After saying that, seeing Zhao Qian hesitating, Wang Jian couldn't help laughing again: "Your Highness, you are blindfolded by the false reputation of these kings. You don't think about it. Your Majesty is willing to pass on the vast territory of the Great Han Kingdom to you. Will Your Majesty really take this little land of Carthage to heart?

What Your Majesty wants is the entire earth!"

Zhao Qian woke up like a dream and patted Wang Jian on the shoulder hard: "If it weren't for General Wang Jian's guidance, I would have been locked up this time."

Zhao Qian turned his head to look at Hamilka and smiled and said, "I am willing to accept your title of King Carthage, come on."

Hamilka waited for this sentence, and after hearing it, he was naturally overjoyed. He turned around and shouted at the Carthaginians in the square behind him in Carthaginian language.

"From today on, the Carthage Republic is changed to the Carthage Kingdom. Our new ruler is the one before everyone, the invincible crown prince of the Han Kingdom, the allies and saviors of the Carthage people, the ringer of the death knell of the Roman Republic, and the greatest King of Carthage—His Majesty Zhao Qian!"

In an instant, cheers resounded throughout the square.
To be continued...