Chapter 634: Can't wait for the reckoning
The soldier pressed him, and Sinon said, "Prince Paris killed Achilles and Ajax the Great, and the Greeks could not hold it any longer, and pinned their hopes on the aid of the goddess Athena." ”
"The Greeks used a trick to make this huge wooden horse before leaving, and offered it to the goddess, and if you damaged it, Athena would be angry and protect the Greeks from victory. ”
"But if you drag the Trojan into the city, Athena will protect you and not the Greeks. ”
"And I, who should have been killed and sacrificed, but by the will of God I escaped the calamity and told you what happened. ”
This was absurd, but when it came to it, the Trojans felt reasonable, and said, "So it is, and if this is so, we will have to drag the Trojan horse into the city." ”
"Although you are a Greek, since you have been sacrificed and treated unfairly, you can be cut into two with the Greeks, and you are welcome in the city of Troy. ”
This in itself is extremely abnormal, you must know that at that time, the city-state rarely accepted foreigners to join, had to go through strict scrutiny, and some people lived for generations without becoming citizens.
Now without thinking, the Trojans made a concerted effort to carry the huge wooden horse to the largest chariot, tied it with ropes, and pulled the chariot with eight horses, and slowly drove towards the city of Troy.
Troy City
The priest Laocoon received the news and went up to the city walls to inspect the city, and saw the Trojans carrying back the huge wooden horse from the Greek camp to the city of Troy.
Laocoon was a priest, and he felt sensitive, and he had doubts in his heart: "This Trojan horse is too abnormal, the Greeks burned the entire camp, and it is impossible to leave this huge Trojan horse in the camp as a trophy for the Trojans." ”
"And, I don't feel right. ”
Laocoon said to his two sons: "I am going to stop the Trojan soldiers from bringing back the ominous wooden horse, will you go with me?"
"Yes, father, we will go with you to persuade the Trojans to abandon this idea. ”
But Poseidon immediately heard Laocoon's words, saying, "This priest, if he wants to change the decision of the gods, must meet death." ”
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and only heard a "pop", and two huge sea snakes in the sea swam ashore, spitting out letters, and the snake's eyes flashed with a terrible light.
They also move very fast on the shore, outpacing the speed of a normal person.
Laocoon and his two sons hurried to the Greek camp, and at a distance they saw Trojan warriors carrying huge wooden horses.
Laocoon shouted, "Trojan warriors, what a dangerous thing you have done, you should not have brought this wooden horse back to the city, for it will bring ominous consequences." ”
Laocoon was a little far away from the Trojan soldiers, and although the soldiers heard the words, they did not stop, and Laocoon was about to continue with his two sons, when two sea serpents swam over.
When Laocoon saw two sea serpents swimming towards us, he felt that something was wrong, and said to his sons, "Behold, those two sea serpents are trying to attack us, and go and kill them." ”
Laocoon's two sons nodded, weapons in hand, and slowly approached the sea serpent.
But the speed of the sea snake was still beyond imagination, and the weapon in his hand had not yet hit, and the sea snake suddenly flicked on the ground, like an arrow from the string, and quickly pounced towards Laocoon's two sons.
The two of them didn't have time to react at all, they were bitten on the neck by two sea snakes, their faces turned black instantly, the toxin spread to their brains in an instant, and their bodies fell heavily.
"My son!" Laocoon cried out angrily, he didn't expect these two sea snakes to be so powerful, and his two sons were also excellent warriors, but they were bitten to death by the sea snakes.
"No, no, it's a snake. ”
"It's God's punishment – there's something wrong with this Trojan. Laocoon was very sad for his two sons, but at this time, the priest's senses, at once, understood all this, and quickly turned and ran towards Troy.
"I must report to the king, only the king is partially immune to the influence of the gods. ”
But before he had gone far, there was a sudden sound of wind behind him, and with a "whoosh", something rushed behind him with great speed, and Laocoon immediately knew that he could not escape.
In the face of the sea serpent's pounce, Laocoon pounced, dodged the sea serpent's pounce, drew his sword and slashed, but before he could hit, another sea serpent rushed over.
In the face of this attack, Laocoon could no longer dodge, and was wrapped around his body by the sea serpent, biting him on the neck.
Laocoon's face also turned black instantly, and he stopped breathing after a while.
It took only a minute or two for the two sea snakes to bite Laocoon and the two sons to death from stopping Laocoon, and they did not escape, but quickly swam towards the temple of Athena in the city of Troy, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Only three blackened and purple-haired corpses were left in place, as if mocking mortals for their delusional attempts to interfere with the fate of the gods!
Although the Trojan soldiers found out about the situation, they were a little far away and did not have time to rescue.
It was a very special thing, enough to make any normal person creepy and wary, but the Trojans laughed.
"These two sea serpents, messengers of the gods, have come to punish Laocoon for his disrespect. ”
"Let's get the Trojan back. "The Trojans did not think of Laocoon's warning at all, and regarded this horrific event as a punishment for the priests for suspecting the Trojan horse.
As if they hadn't seen it, they paid no attention to the corpses of the priest and his two sons, and slowly pushed the chariot with its huge wooden horse, which was slowly driven towards the city of Troy by a multitude of horses and manpower.
Even halfway through, every time the Trojan horse jerked, there was a sound of metal hitting in the horse's belly, but the Trojans did not hear it.
"Bang. ”
When the Trojan horse was still some distance from the city of Troy, the chariot was finally overwhelmed and collapsed, and the eight horses were also tired and sweating, and the Trojan soldiers pushing the chariot forward were also panting, showing that the weight of the Trojan horse was extremely heavy.
But no one doubted the weight.
The Trojans were just distressed, such a large Trojan horse, the largest loss of chariot, there was no chariot that could fit a huge Trojan horse.
Just when everyone was helpless, someone came up with a solution: "Take a strong rope and pull the wooden horse forward from a distance, and attach the axle to the foot of the wooden horse." ”
Hearing this, some of the Trojan soldiers hurried back to the city and, with the help of craftsmen, made a large hole in the city wall, while others, with the help of craftsmen, attached axles to the feet of the wooden horses.
Someone also rubbed a thick rope and put it around the neck of the wooden horse.
The people in the city pulled the rope hard, and the soldiers outside the city pushed the Trojan horse desperately, and everyone worked together, and the huge and heavy Trojan horse finally slowly advanced towards Troy City again.
After a long time, the Trojan horse was dragged into the city with the efforts of the people, and the Trojan gate had a high threshold, and the heavy Trojan horse was blocked four times, but on the fifth time, it still passed.
The Trojans cheered and dragged the huge wooden horse into the city, and the people in the city saw the huge wooden horse and let out bursts of cheers and shouts.
Citizens had never seen such a huge Trojan horse, and they started heated discussions.
"Behold, this horse is the one that our Trojan warriors have taken from among the Greeks. ”
"The Greeks must have spent a great deal of effort making such a huge wooden horse, that we may lay it out on our castle for all to see the trophy of our defeat over the Greeks. ”
"Warriors of Troy, welcome you to your triumphant return. "King Priam himself came out to greet him.
"I heard the news of the Greeks retreating, and burned the camp as they went, but they didn't have time to destroy this huge wooden horse, thank God that you dragged it back to the city. ”
"This Trojan horse is a testimony to our victory in this war, and I will put it on the highest part of the castle so that all can see the trophy of our defeat over the Greeks. ”
"We are victorious, I will open the treasury, give everyone food and drink, let us cheer!"
The words of King Priam once again caused a wave of cheers and jubilation, and everyone celebrated the victory in the war, turning into a sea of joy.
Crowds of people brought out the fine wines, cheeses, and jerky to hold one feast after another in the streets, squares, and royal palaces.
Even the soldiers indulged in the wine of victory.
Mount Olympus
The Trojan horse was moved back to the city of Troy, and the gods who supported the Greeks silently stopped with a somewhat bad face, and it took a lot of power to blind the feelings and minds of such a large number of people.
Especially when entering the city gates, the fate of Troy made a final resistance, and even the power of the gods failed to pass four times.
But for the sake of the victory of the Greeks, the gods had to carry out a fifth time, and finally succeeded.
This Trojan plan can be said to be full of loopholes, and without the joint action of the gods, it is impossible for the Trojans to fall for the scheme.
The most obvious thing is that the Greeks even set the barracks on fire, and it is impossible to let the huge wooden horse go there and let it be captured by the Trojans.
But the gods and spirits struck together, and the effect was remarkable, and except for Laocoon, no Trojan had any doubts about it.
"It worked. ”
The gods who guarded the Trojans were furious, but Zeus threw thunder to suppress them, while the Greek gods shouted and drank their wine.
And Hera (Hera) still has a grudge against Pei Ziyun in her heart, just now she had no time to be distracted by completing a big event, but now that she has completed it, she can't even experience the joy of success, so she can't wait to wave the clouds, and Pei Ziyun has a scene at the moment.
Paris treated Onogne well, and with her help, he recovered. ”
"It's not what I want. Hera was very angry, originally according to the assumption, Pei Ziyun, who was hit by Hercules's poisoned arrow, would be killed by the poison like Kuknos, but he was showing signs of improvement at the moment.
Hera has always held a grudge against Pei Ziyun since the beginning of the Golden Apple incident, and watched Pei Ziyun escape the sanction of fate, and felt a burst of anger in her heart.
She was going to kill Paris so that all mortals knew the consequences of offending her.
She said to Athena, "Does Paris want to escape the fate of death, no, he should be destroyed with Troy, we can't let him escape like this." ”
Athena replied, "Paris once asked me for an oracle in Athens, so I have a chance to live, but if it is your will, I will let it perish." ”
Hera listened to Athena's words and nodded in satisfaction.