greek camp
"Quickly, move all the last batch to the ship." A hero shouted, rushing people to move the belongings to the ship, but more people were watching a huge wooden horse.
The entire wooden horse is made of solid wood, 3 meters wide, 3 meters high and 8 meters long. There is a small door under the horse's belly, 2 meters above the ground.
This kind of wooden horse was made by Greek craftsmen accompanying the army who spent several days working day and night, using the best newly cut wood.
At this moment, the Greeks gathered together, standing in the open space of the camp, looking at the Trojan horse in front of them and started discussing, everyone expressed their opinions.
"Can the Trojans carry such a big wooden horse back?"
"I think this Trojan doesn't have much space. Wouldn't it be too crowded for our hero to lie inside?"
"God, I believe that only your will can allow the Trojans to carry the Trojan horse back smoothly." This man was right.
Odysseus looked at everyone's discussion, stood up, cleared his throat, and the surrounding area became quiet. Everyone looked at it, waiting for him to speak.
"Heroes, it's time to show our true strength and courage. Because now our heroes have to get into the horse's belly and hide inside for a period of sunless days to welcome a bright future."
"Believe me, it takes more courage to get into a horse's belly than to fight in front of the enemy! So only the bravest can do it! The rest can take a boat to the island of Tenedos."
"There is only one brave and clever person left near the Trojan horse. He will do what I say. Who is willing to take on this important task?"
Everyone hesitated about what Odysseus said. After all, this task was to face the Trojans alone. How could ordinary people have such great courage
But a Greek named Sinon, who only had a thin trace of heroic blood and was inconspicuous among the coalition forces, showed extraordinary courage at this time and said: "I am willing to take on this task and let the Trojans torture me and let them Burn me alive, I have made up my mind!"
Xinon's words undoubtedly moved the Greeks around him and offered their best wishes.
"Xinong, very good. If you survive, I will give you a share of gold, bronze, and a few women. Even if you die, your family will receive it."
Xinon's words were cheered and shouted by everyone. Everyone praised his courage and courage, and the commander Agamemnon immediately nodded his promise.
A smile appeared on Odysseus's face. Seeing that someone had already taken on this important task, he added: "Now choose the heroes who voluntarily enter the horse's belly. They will have to endure a period of days without sunshine."
Odysseus himself stood up and said: "As the proposer of this plan, I voluntarily entered the horse's belly. I hope everyone will pray for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Diomedes walked out of the crowd and said: "The hero who enters the horse's belly must not be without me. I will prove to everyone that I, Diomedes, am the bravest hero in Greece."
"There is one more for me," said Menelaus.
"How can I be left out of this matter?" Sterneros said.
After a while, eight or nine heroes performed this difficult task and entered the belly of the Trojan horse.
Agamemnon looked at the fiery scene and said with emotion: "How great our heroes are. In order to win the war, everyone is willing to endure this huge risk."
Even under the will of God, the hero still understood that if he entered the Trojan horse, once the Trojans discovered it and stabbed it with a spear, he would be dead unless he was invulnerable.
"But the space in the horse's belly is limited after all. Menelaus, Diomedes, Sterneros and Odysseus, you go in with the core heroes."
"As compensation, if the city of Troy is destroyed, these heroes will have priority to claim the war artifacts. Does everyone agree?"
"Approved!" Everyone shouted.
"Everyone agrees, then it's confirmed. Do you have anything else to say?" Agamemnon said as he looked at the heroes and sighed in his heart. How could he not know that this risk is so great that it almost entirely relies on divine will? superior.
But the deaths of Achilles and Ajax severely dealt a heavy blow to the strength and morale of the Greek coalition. Unless everyone wanted to make a desperate move, there was really no other way.
After years of fighting, although they relied on plunder to maintain logistics, they also drained the Greek city-states. If they returned without victory, civil strife was just around the corner, and many kings and princes had to be exiled.
"Great Greek, everyone knows that my wife Helen was snatched away by the despicable Trojan prince Paris, but until today I have not been able to avenge my shame. Now with everyone's concerted efforts, I finally see There is a glimmer of light, so I must participate in this mission." Menelaus said.
"We Greeks suffered immeasurable losses in this war. The injuries we suffered and the blood we shed must be repaid with the blood of the Trojans." Diomedes said.
"God, thank you for giving us help and giving us a chance to win this war. I will definitely complete this mission successfully." Odysseus said.
"What a great Trojan horse, I will definitely use it to win this war." Sterneros said.
"In that case, the plan is carried out." Agamemnon glanced at it, straightened his waist, and gave the order.
Many heroes such as Menelaus, Diomedes, Sterneros and Odysseus climbed into the horse's belly through the ladder under the horse's belly, pulled the ladder into the horse's belly, closed the wooden door, and tied it from the inside. .
The heroes sat silently in the horse's belly, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts, not knowing what kind of fate awaited them.
After preparing the wooden horse, Agamemnon and Nestor ordered the Greeks to carry all the supplies that could be taken away to the ship, and set fire to the tents and camping equipment.
Each Greek soldier held a torch in his hand and lit everything in the camp that was inconvenient to take away. Only the tall wooden horse stood quietly in the open space of the camp.
The fire spread to the entire camp, the fire shot into the sky, the entire camp was enveloped in a sea of flames, and thick smoke enveloped the entire coast.
When all the supplies had been loaded onto the ship and all the soldiers were aboard, Agamemnon gave the order to set sail.
"set sail."
Many ships slowly left the dock. The scene was grand, with the magnificence of thousands of sails setting out to sea. These ships were all heading towards Tenedos Island.
On the vast sea, the entire Greek fleet stretched for more than ten miles, and the rolling waves kept lapping at the sides of the ship. The entire fleet moved very fast, and after a short time, all the ships disappeared.
After a short sea voyage, the Greek ships soon arrived at Tenedos Island, anchored ashore, and eagerly awaited the scheduled fire signal from the distance.
The island of Tenedos is only a few dozen miles away from the city of Troy, and you can get there in an hour.
The Trojans standing on the city soon discovered that the coast was filled with smoke, and that was the Greek camp.
The Trojans were puzzled and didn't understand why there was such a large area of smoke in the Greek camp. Judging from the intensity, there must have been a huge fire to cause such a large amount of smoke.
They did not rush to open the city gate to check, but stood on the city and watched carefully, and found that all the Greek warships on the coast had left.
This discovery is no small matter. The departure of the Greek warships means the withdrawal of troops. This is something that has not happened for many years.
Someone quickly reported the situation, and King Priam soon received the news that the Greeks had retreated, burned the camp, and all the warships had left.
"Oh? Why did the Greeks leave? Do they plan to return without success?" King Priam asked.
"I don't know for the time being. I just know that thick smoke was rising from the camp, covering the sky and the sun, and all the ships in the port were missing." A Troy elder who reported the situation answered.
"Then you bring people over to check, but you must be careful not to fall into the trap of the Greeks." Priam emphasized.
"Yes, King." The elder said and retreated.
After a while, a group of Trojan soldiers opened the city gate, drove their chariots, and held weapons in their hands, and went to the Greek camp.
When they arrived at the Greek camp, they saw it was a burnt ruin, and the Trojans were very happy.
"The Greeks finally couldn't hold on any longer and retreated."
"I think it was Prince Paris who killed Achilles and Ajax, causing the Greeks to be unable to survive."
"That's right, but Prince Paris received a despicable cold arrow because of this. I really hope he recovers quickly. The prince is the heir of our Troy and the next king."
Although it is not known what caused this change for the Greeks, it was still great news for the Trojans.
The Greek camp was burned down and the warships left, which meant that they had retreated and the war that had been tortured for many years was finally over.
In the square where the enemy was camped, the Trojans discovered a huge wooden horse. This wooden horse was so majestic that a fire did not ignite it.
The Trojans gathered around it and looked at it carefully, looking at it in surprise, with curiosity in their eyes.
"I think this wooden horse is very beautiful. We can move it into the city and put it on the castle as a souvenir of victory to let everyone know that we won this war." Someone suggested.
"No, I don't believe that this inexplicable Trojan horse was accidentally left behind by the Greeks. I think it will bring ominousness. Let's push it into the sea together or burn it with fire."
At this time, the Greek heroes hiding in the horse's belly heard the sound. When they heard that the wooden horse was going to be burned, they all shuddered with fear.
If the wooden horse was ignited, they would surely die while sitting inside the horse's belly. However, these Greek heroes did not dare to act rashly until the last moment.
Just when the Greek hero was feeling uneasy, several dazzling rays of light that were invisible to mortals swept across, and then the same invisible fog filled the air.
The Trojan's eyes slowly became fanatical, revealing an unusual light.
"This wooden horse was left behind by the Greeks. We took it back as a trophy and placed it on the castle to let everyone know that we, Troy, won this war."
"Yes, the Greeks left behind the most precious wooden horse. If we capture it, we are the final winners."
The fanatical Trojans were not alert at all. They had only one thought: "Move the Trojan horse back."
"Someone!"
Suddenly, several people discovered Xinong hiding under the belly of the wooden horse and dragged him out. Xinong stood pitifully, stretched out his arms toward the sky, crying and begging: "God, where can I go? Where can I ride?" Where is the ship? The Greeks will drive me out, and the Trojans will surely kill me!"
Note 1: Give an example of a girlfriend - we are all human beings. A girlfriend is selected based on your height, appearance, age, property, job, quality, etc. Of course, the emphasis should be placed on eye contact (feeling) and the feeling you give her. , cannot be generated out of thin air.
But if your status is half a level higher than hers, she will automatically think that your boyfriend is excellent, and she will fall in love at first sight on a blind date. One level higher. In reality, no matter how feminist you are, you will think that your boyfriend is too good to be monopolized by you. If you are one and a half levels higher, your girlfriend Even accepting a harem, but she must be the head wife, one level higher in status, and even accept everyone sharing the same quilt. I will not go on to say more below, so this situation in the novel is still a weakened version that takes into account the worldview of mortals.
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