"Diomedes retreated, Odysseus and Agamemnon retreated, and the healer Mahaon retreated with a spear wound. ”

The Trojans came in like a tidal wave, attacking the last line of defense of the Greeks, and seeing that the line of defense was about to be breached, this line of defense was breached, and only the ships were left with a little room for the Greeks to defend.

Ajax, who was fighting in front, felt that he could no longer hold on at this moment, so he took up his shield and simply withdrew towards the warship.

Along the way, all the heroes and soldiers were evacuated due to injuries, and at this point in the battle, both sides were actually exhausted, but at this time it was the fight whose will was stronger.

"Quick, quick. Nestor rescued Mahaon, took him away from the battlefield in his chariot, came to the camp of the warships, and passed in front of the gloomy Achilles.

The show car did not stop at all, and sent Dr. Mahaon all the way to the warship camp for treatment.

At this time, Achilles was sitting in the stern of the ship and quietly watching the Trojans chase and kill his compatriots, his expression calm, as if these people who were being hunted and killed had nothing to do with him.

Achilles had been sitting like this for a long time, and every day when he got up, he sat quietly in the stern of the ship and watched the Greeks and Trojans fight, indifferent whether the Greeks won or lost.

Many people had come to Achilles, and Agamemnon, who had humiliated him and swore that he would not be looking for him, laid down their dignity and personally came with gold and bronze to apologize to him, and promised to marry a daughter, but could not make him change his mind.

Achilles refused all persuasions and stopped fighting after the princes' meeting.

In the end, everyone gave up the idea of persuasion and let him sit quietly in the stern of the boat alone.

"Achilles was cold-blooded and not at all Greek. ”

"He watched us die one by one, and refused to reach out to help. ”

"A little shame, you want us to be buried with the whole thing?"

According to the law of the city-state, such a person should be executed and his family reduced to slavery. ”

"The whole family became slaves? Achilles' father was the hero Peleus, and his mother was Thetis, who could do anything about it?"

Many Greeks resented Achilles, believing that he would not be saved, and some even believed that it was because of him that the Greek coalition had come to its current situation.

When everyone passed by Achilles, some people had disdain in their eyes, but Achilles was unmoved, and those who dared to laugh at his face, even if they were compatriots, were killed by Achilles, and what they dared to say was just a dog.

"Hmph, all the Greeks are dead, and I can break through Troy, and I understand Hercules' feelings now (Note 1)"

"The country is all mud under my feet, let alone those ordinary people. Achilles became more and more confident in his cold contemplation, but when he saw Nestor helping an injured old man pass in front of him, a string in his heart was finally plucked.

The soul that has been silent all this time seems to have opened a crack.

Achilles slowly stood up, called Patroclus to him, and said: "Patroclus, my dear friend, go, ask Nestor, who he brought back from the battlefield, I don't know why, I suddenly feel pity for the Greeks in my heart." ”

"Yes, Prince Achilles. Patroclus said happily, he was very worried about Achilles' current state, not only worried about Achilles, but also worried about the fate of the Greeks, and now he was very happy to see that there was finally a hint of change.

Although he was a friend of Achilles, he had always played the role of Achilles' herald in the Greek coalition.

This time, he also followed Achilles' orders to the fleet.

When Nestor saw him, he knew that he was a friend of Achilles, and quickly got up from his chair, held his hand, and amicably wanted to give him a seat.

"Venerable Patroclus, you may be seated. ”

Patroclus waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, old man!" Achilles sent me to see who the man who had just been helped into the ship by you was. ”

"He is the venerable doctor of Mahaon, who has treated many princes and heroes, and does not want his turn to be injured. Nestor sighed.

Dr. Mahaon's wounding was something that no one expected or wanted to see, and the lack of his treatment of the wounded on the battlefield would increase many casualties, which was a great blow to the morale of the Greeks.

Patroclus did not expect that the injured man would be the respected Doctor Mahaon, and he hastened to say: "It turned out to be the miracle doctor Mahaon, and now that I know who he is, I must go back and tell Achilles quickly, you know that my friend is an acute man." ”

"Before I go back, though, I'd like to ask again, how did Dr. Mahaon get hurt?"

"Dr. Mahaon was stabbed by Hector while treating Domenius on the battlefield, and if Domenus hadn't pushed him away in time, perhaps he would have gone to Hades' domain. ”

"I see, I'll tell Achilles about it. Patroclus said as he took his leave.

At this time, Nestor said with emotion: "Patroclus, why does Achilles care about Mahaon? ”

"Diomedes was wounded by arrows, Odysseus and Agamemnon were wounded by spears, and Mahaon, the miracle healer I have just brought back, was wounded by spears. ”

Of course, Patroclus knew that if it weren't for the wounded and lying on the ship of these heroes, the Greeks would not have been defeated so quickly.

But Patroclus, who was not Achilles, did not interrupt Nestor's speech, but listened quietly.

"Achilles is too ruthless, does he want to wait until our ships are burned to ashes, and wait until all the Greeks die in a pool of blood?"

The old man looked sad and resentful that Achilles would not save him, and if Achilles was willing to intervene, perhaps the Trojans would face this situation, not as it is now, and their entire Greek coalition would be in danger of defeat.

"Oh, how I wish I had been as strong as I had been when I was young, when I was active on the battlefield and did not need to put my hopes in others, and I was a victor many times, and I lived in the house of Peleus, and I saw you, and your father Menotios, and young Achilles. ”

"Achilles' father, a half-old hero, encouraged Achilles to be the first, and to you, your father repeatedly asked you to be Achilles' friend and guide. ”

The old man reminisced about what he had seen Patroclus and Achilles at the beginning, hoping that these would impress him so that the ruthless Achilles could once again strike to save the Greek coalition that was about to fall into a desperate situation.

"Tell Achilles about this, and perhaps your persuasion will impress him. ”

Patroclus bowed deeply to Aeneas and said, "Dear Aeneas, I will tell Achilles what you say, and I don't want the Greeks to continue to fail. ”

With that, Patroclus withdrew and left the ship.

Patroclus was equally indignant at the defeat of the Greeks, but he knew Achilles well.

"Many people forget that Achilles was only seventeen or eighteen years old. ”

"Too much strength also increases his hardness, as long as Achilles decides something, it is difficult to persuade even himself. ”

"However, the injury of the miracle doctor Mahaon gave me a glimmer of hope. Patroclus got off the ship, and on the way back, he saw the Greeks and the Trojans fighting fiercely, and the Greeks were gradually forced back by the Trojans, and had retreated to the vicinity of the ship.

If the Greeks continued to retreat, they would either leave by ship or be completely annihilated by the Trojans, both of which meant that the expedition had failed.

This is not the most worrying, I am afraid that the Trojans will take advantage of the victory to pursue and directly lead a large number of Trojan armies to Greece, then the various city-states of Greece will face the end of destruction, which is something that all Greeks do not want to see.

"Boom" was thinking when a loud noise came from behind, and Patroclus looked back and saw a Trojan hero climbing the battlement.

The battlements are not very high, about three meters high, and the hero can easily climb them.

On the battlement, Alkamon, the son of Corestor, was bravely assassinating the Trojans who had climbed the battlement, and his attempt to break through the battlement was shattered.

It's just that this hero, taking advantage of Alkamon's assassination, struck the chest of Alkamon who couldn't dodge with his spear, only to hear a "poof", and the spear pierced deeply.

Blood instantly stained Alkamon's armor red, and he opened his mouth, blood gushing out.

The Trojan hero kicked Alkamon off the battlements and raised his bloody spear aloft, drawing cheers from the nearby Trojans.

"This is Sarpedon, the son of Zeus. When Patroclus saw this, his face turned blue, his fists clenched tightly, and his heart ached, and he wished that he himself would go to Salpedon to take revenge.

The Greeks were in irreversible decline, and unless Achilles could intervene, or face destruction, Patroclus decided to persuade his good friend this time, even though he had already done so.

After Sarpedon killed Alkamon, there was no strong resistance to the battlements, opening a way for Troy's follow-up forces to advance.

Ajax looked at the situation here, anxious, and quickly rushed over, picking up the weapon in his hand to fend off the Trojans who were surging up like a tide.

Seeing Ajax rushing towards him, Salpedon knew that he would not be able to take Ajax alone, so he looked back at the army of Troy and shouted: "I alone cannot break through the enemy's defenses! ”

When the people heard him, they gathered around him and rushed towards the battlements.

Not to be outdone, the Greeks gathered around Ajax to block the Trojans' breakthrough.

"Kill!" The soldiers on both sides fought fiercely across a wall, and the battle once again reached an unprecedented intensity.

At this moment, Pei Ziyun, who had arrived at the dock with the tailwind of the Phantom Lady, had arrived in a chariot by galloping back.