Chapter 560: A Counterattack
"Father, though Culkonos is dead, Troy will have a ...... as long as I am there If Paris is there, he will definitely be able to withstand the attack of the Greeks. ”
Hector had always been straightforward, and the idea was simple: the Greeks attacked, and the defense was, if the Greeks were tired, he would wait for an opportunity to attack them.
There is nothing wrong with this idea, and it is this idea that made the Trojan War in history last ten years.
But in the end, Troy could not escape the end of destruction.
Priam nodded, Hector's answer was decent, and he was quite satisfied with this answer, he turned his head again and looked at Pei Ziyun: "Paris, what do you think?"
When Pei Ziyun replied to Hector, he knew that Priam would definitely ask him, but he didn't just want passive defense, so that Troy was easy to fall into passivity and was completely led by the Greeks, and he wanted to take the initiative.
Hector has always been so old-fashioned, steady, and doesn't like to do risky things, but Troy is taking risks, and if he is not careful, he may repeat the mistakes of the past.
In this case, Hector's idea is a bit insufficient.
Priam asked himself, and Pei Ziyun was about to answer, when he saw many princes and elders, and he also looked over, knowing that these people were also looking forward to his performance.
"I don't want to take away Hector's glory, but victory is more important, and I have a plan to take this opportunity to implement. Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun slowly spoke, looked around, and said: "Have you ever thought that in the battle for more than a year, except for the arrival of King Kuknos, we have taken the initiative to attack, and at other times, we have taken the initiative to attack and caused trouble to the Greeks?"
"Nope. Someone immediately answered.
"Yes, we Troy have never taken the initiative to attack once, in fact, it has a lot to do with our subconscious belief that we can't defeat the Greeks, so we all think about using the fortified city to defend. ”
"There is nothing wrong with defending the fortified city, but no matter how good the defense is, there will always be a day when it will be breached. ”
Everyone said that if Troy was breached, it was unimaginable, and they would all face the tragic situation of being separated from their wives and their families.
However, it appeared in the original history. The Greek coalition broke through Troy, except for a few people who did not move, the fate of others was miserable, and even in history, there was no Troy again.
Pei Ziyun watched the reactions of everyone present, knowing that they had also thought of the key, and said with a slight smile: "It's not enough to defend alone, we have to take the initiative to attack." ”
"Father, have you ever put yourself in the shoes of what worries us most about the Trojan expedition to Greece?"
Priam was really asked by Pei Ziyun, although he kept saying that he wanted to take revenge on the Greeks, but the idea of an expedition to Greece never seemed to dare to think.
In that kind of labor expedition, not to mention whether the heroes and soldiers can survive it, but whether the supply can hold on to such a long period of consumption, is a problem.
"Wait, supplies?" Priam reacted suddenly.
At this time, Pei Ziyun looked at the king without saying a word, thinking that Priam would not be able to think of it for a while, and continued to say: "Everyone, our expedition to Greece is actually the same as the Greeks coming from afar to conquer us, and the idea of fighting a quick battle is the same, but our Trojan walls are strong, and our citizens and heroes are also recuperating, and the Greeks have fought for more than a year, and the results are not great. ”
The crowd praised it, and it was.
When the Greeks first came, they attacked the city with great speed and from time to time, but in the face of the strong walls of Troy, it was in vain, and now they are no longer attacking with the speed of their original attacks, and gradually they are also a little tired.
Everyone didn't have the panic that the Greeks had just attacked, and they showed a trace of fatigue relative to the Greeks, Troy was fighting at home, and everyone was at home, and they were recuperating very well.
As long as you wait for the opportunity, you can hit the Greeks head-on.
"It is true that we and the Greeks have a difference in strength, but even the gods of Olympus need to drink delicious wine to replenish their strength, and mortals need to eat, otherwise they will not have the strength to work, and the horses will need to be well fed, or they will not be able to travel long distances. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, what is the key to everything, it is supplies!"
Pei Ziyun dropped a bombshell, everyone talked about it, although the grain and grass matter was on the bright side, but many people couldn't see this, and now Prince Paris pointed it out, they all suddenly realized that if there is no supply, then the Greek army cannot fight, without supplies, the Greeks' war horses cannot be ridden.
"The Greeks went on expeditions, and so many Greeks came to Troy, and if there were no supplies, and we didn't need to attack, they would have fallen into civil strife. ”
"In the past year, the grain transported from Greece has basically been consumed, and it has been looted to the nearby areas to maintain consumption. ”
"But with so many Greeks, how many supplies can they get even if they plunder the nearby land?"
Speaking of this, everyone was shocked, they didn't think about this question at first, but now they wake up and realize that they have missed something important.
In fact, before the Greeks attacked, Troy had already carried out a fortified wilderness, and the Greeks would definitely not receive much supplies from the land around Troy.
Hearing this, everyone talked about supplies again.
Some say it was shipped from Greece itself, others say it was plundered further afield, and others say it was a gift from the gods.
Pei Ziyun watched everyone's reactions, knew that it was almost, thought about it, and remembered that in history, in order to get supplies, the Greeks could organize troops to attack the kingdom near Troy many times.
Achilles led a fleet of ships that claimed to have conquered twelve cities at sea and eleven cities on land.
However, there is no evidence of this, and the actual investigation is that Achilles conquered three kingdoms - the kingdom of Mysia, the kingdom of Lurnathos, and the kingdom of Thebes.
In the kingdom of Missiae, Achilles acquired Chryseis, the beautiful daughter of the priest Chryses.
When he attacked Lynnassus, he cornered King Brises, committed suicide, and robbed the princess Brodamia.
The island of Leesburg and Thebes, at the foot of the Plakos Mountains in Sie, were conquered, and King Eetion and his seven sons were all killed in battle, and the queen was turned into a slave.
And Eramon's son, Ajax, who was also famous for plundering cities, led warships all the way to the Thracian Peninsula, and the king of Dathrace betrayed the prince of Troy there to sue for peace, and then Ajax captured Vlikia, killed King Thertras, and robbed the princess Texesa.
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun smiled coldly and said: "Everyone, in order to replenish supplies, it is impossible for the Greeks to transport them from Greece for a long time, not to mention that such a long journey is inconvenient, the consumption alone is huge, their city-states will definitely not agree, then the only way is to attack the nearby kingdoms and city-states." ”
As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly agreed, and they all agreed with Paris's statement, only to hear Pei Ziyun shouting: "Everyone, this is an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." ”
"Prince Paris, what kind of opportunity is it?" someone immediately couldn't help but ask.
Pei Ziyun smiled slightly: "We can't rely solely on the defense of Troy, we must take the initiative to attack and send elite divisions to support the kingdoms and city-states attacked by the Greeks." ”
"But Paris, in this case, our forces will be scattered, and we may be even more powerless in the face of the Greeks. Some elders questioned it.
"Elder Croto, your question is very correct, we need to grasp the movements of the Greeks and see where they have gone, so that we can send the corresponding troops to rescue the kingdom or city-state, otherwise, the unnecessary division of troops will definitely weaken our strength. Pei Ziyun replied.
"If you think about it, in fact, many kingdoms and city-states have a wait-and-see and neutral attitude, but what would the Greeks think when they attacked and conquered the kingdoms and city-states for their own selfish selfishness and disregard for morality?"
"These city-states would consider the Greeks to be a band of unreasonable robbers, and want to rob their women, their gold, their grain. Someone replied.
"Yes, if the kingdoms and city-states are conquered by the Greeks, then their people will become captives and slaves, and their women, food, and gold will become the spoils of war for the Greeks. ”
"What if the Greeks attacked, but did not break through these kingdoms and city-states?"
"In this case, these city-states will join in the war against the Greeks and join us against the Greeks. An elder said in response.
"Yes, Elder Croto is right, they will become our allies, join us in the Trojan side, and join us against the Greeks. ”
"It is for this reason that I promised Kukonos to lead an army to the kingdom of Corona to take care of his son and help stop the revenge of the Greeks. ”
"The shortcomings of our troops can actually be solved - because of Kuknos, the Greeks will definitely retaliate against the Kingdom of Coronay, and I rushed to the rescue, pinned down part of the Greeks' troops, and can unite the Kingdom of Coronai to counterattack the Greeks. ”
"In this way, we will not only gain the morality to rescue our allies, but we will also be able to use the forces of our allies to launch a counterattack against the Greeks, and make up for the dispersion of our forces. ”
"And we can also bring together more allies and troops through rescue - I am sure that the Greeks will lose a lot by then." ”
The people in the hall suddenly became enlightened when they heard Pei Ziyun's in-depth analysis.
Originally, it seemed that Troy's only advantage in dealing with the Greeks was the local battle and the strong city walls, but after hearing Pei Ziyun's analysis, he found that there were many ways to deal with the Greeks.
This method had not been thought of before, but now that it had been proposed, it was refreshing, and the prince and the elders began to discuss it enthusiastically.
Even the king's son-in-law, Kreusa's husband, Aeneas, the son of the goddess Aphrodite and Anchises, cast a look of admiration and thought to himself: "Prince Paris may not be as strong as Hector, but his wisdom is ten times greater than that of Hector, no wonder my mother Aphrodite likes Prince Paris." ”
"It seems that Prince Paris is more fit to be king than Hector!"