"Originally, fate wanted to use your armor to get rid of a hero."
"But now, there is no need for that. I will take your body back to your homeland." Achilles' body was taken away by Thetis, and the bodies of the heroes and soldiers were given a grand burial.
The flames and smoke from the burning of the corpses did not stop for three days, showing how many heroes and soldiers had died in this battle.
After the matter was settled, the Greeks gathered the princes and heroes for a meeting to find a better way out of the upcoming arrangements.
The war had been going on for almost seven years, but the Greeks had not yet broken through the city of Troy, and too many heroes and soldiers had died.
The Greeks had not done anything, and they could not answer to the assembly of the city-states. Everyone had to discuss a good solution.
At the meeting of the princes, Menelaus stood up. He looked around at the crowd and said, "Noble princes, please hear me out."
When everyone heard Menelaus's words, they all stopped their private discussions and looked at him, waiting to see what Menelaus had to say.
"I see our soldiers dying in large numbers, and my heart bleeds. They entered the war for me, and now it seems that none of them will be able to survive, and they will not be able to see their families again. "
When everyone heard this, they could not help but nod. They had indeed made up their minds to die here.
"In fact, let us leave this ominous place. Let those who are still alive return by boat. Now that Achilles and Ajax are dead, we can no longer hope to win the war. "
But to everyone's surprise, Menelaus suddenly changed the topic midway. He wanted to give up the war and leave, which made many of the Greek heroes angry.
"As for me, I no longer care about my unvirtuous wife, Helen. I care about you more than her, so let her stay by Paris' side!"
Menelaus had been instructed by Agamemnon to say this to test the Greeks. In fact, in his heart, he wanted to destroy the Trojans more than anyone else.
Diomedes did not see through Menelaus's ploy. He sat quietly, and when he heard Menelaus's words, he stood up angrily and laughed mockingly. "King of Sparta, what a shameful coward you are! The brave sons of the Greeks will not go back with you, and will not rest until they are upon the walls of Troy! "
Diomedes' words were recognized by many of the Greek heroes and princes present. Now that the war had been going on for so many years, both sides had formed an unwashable hatred, and it was impossible for them to retreat.
If they really retreated without any harvest, it would be hard for them to explain to the family and people of the deceased heroes when they returned to their hometown.
"Menelaus, you really are a coward. If you want to go home, go home yourself," a Greek hero said mockingly.
"I think he's afraid of Paris. After all, he was defeated by Paris."
"You can go back by yourself. You don't have to drag us along. We're going to climb the walls of Troy."
"King of Sparta, I didn't expect you to be such a coward. If you back down, you will bring shame to all of Greece."
Menelaus's brother, Agamemnon, also pretended to frown at Menelaus, expressing his disapproval. Menelaus, on the other hand, wasn't angry at all when he heard these insults. Instead, he was very happy.
With such enthusiasm, he could rest assured. He did not have to worry about everyone's morale being low and retreating.
Menelaus stood up again and said, "Great Greek heroes, I am very happy that you have such determination and will. Before this, in the face of repeated setbacks, I was very worried that you would give up this war."
"Now, your determination has filled me with fighting spirit. Let us work hard together, and we will not rest until we conquer Troy."
Menelaus' words stunned everyone for a moment, but they quickly understood. Everyone forgave Menelaus for his decision to retreat just now.
Diomedes stood up again and said, "King of Sparta, your worries are unnecessary. All of us here have formed hatred with the Trojans, and we cannot just retreat like this. We must attack the walls of Troy."
"Now, I take back what I just said to you. I hope that we can work together to conquer Troy."
Diomedes had just finished speaking and sat down. After a while, the prophet Calchas stood up and looked around at the Greek princes and heroes. Seeing that they had no intention of speaking, he made a suggestion.
"The walls of Troy were built by the great Poseidon and Apollo. If we attack it by force, the losses will be very great. This is something we cannot afford. Everyone, listen, I saw an omen yesterday."
"An eagle chased a pigeon. The pigeon flew into a crack in the rock and hid. The eagle waited by the mountain rock for a long time, but the pigeon did not come out. The eagle hid in the nearby bushes. This stupid pigeon flew out. The eagle immediately pounced and grabbed it with its sharp claws. We should follow this eagle's example. We cannot attack Troy by force, but we should win with our wits. "
After he finished speaking, the heroes racked their brains, trying to think of a plan to end this terrible war as soon as possible, but they could not think of anything at the moment.
This kind of plan was not something that could be thought of easily. Someone said, "Calchas, you said to win with our wits. Can you give us a plan?"
"I can't think of a good plan at the moment. This needs everyone to work together," Calchas said, shaking his head.
The people present racked their brains and came up with a plan to win against Troy, but they were all rejected due to various loopholes.
Seeing that everyone was once again at a loss, Agamemnon frowned slightly, but he did not have a better idea.
Mount Olympus
Hera looked at the scene of the princes' meeting in the Greek camp and said to Athena, "The Greeks can't think of a good plan at the moment. You can tell the Greeks about the Trojan Horse plan and help them conquer Troy."
Athena nodded, and in a flash, she flew out of Mount Olympus.
Not long later, Athena arrived at the Greek camp. She stood above the princes' meeting room and sent an idea into Odysseus' mind.
Odysseus' body shook, and he slowly stood up as if he had understood something.
"Friends, do you know what to do?"
When everyone saw Odysseus stand up to speak, they looked at him with hope. Odysseus had always been resourceful, and this was a well-known fact among the Greeks.
"Odysseus, tell us your idea."
Odysseus smiled. Seeing everyone's eager and expectant looks, he enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention.
"Actually, the plan is very simple, but it will be difficult to implement. We will need many brave Greeks to carry it out."
"Odysseus, we Greeks do not lack brave warriors."
Odysseus nodded, agreeing with this and continued.
"Let us build a giant wooden horse and hide as many Greek heroes as possible in its belly. The rest of them will leave the coast of Troy and retreat to Tenedos Island. "
"Before we leave, we must burn down the barracks so that the Trojans will see the fireworks from the city walls and lower their guard, allowing them to venture out of the city."
"At the same time, we will have someone unfamiliar to the Trojans pretend to be a sacrifice. He will tell them that the Greeks were going to sacrifice him to their god in order to retreat, but he managed to escape."
"He will also say that the Greeks built a giant wooden horse for Athena, and he hid in the belly of the horse, waiting for the enemy to retreat before sneaking out. This person must be able to retell this story to the Trojans and make it sound so real that the Trojans will not suspect anything. "
"The Trojans will definitely pity this poor outsider and drag him and the wooden horse into the city. When our enemy is asleep, he will give us a predetermined signal. "
"At this time, the person hiding in the wooden horse will climb out and light a torch to summon the warriors hiding around Tenedos Island. This way, we can use fire and sword to destroy Troy. "
Odysseus told them his plan, and everyone was amazed by it.
"I think this plan is very good and can be carried out. We should be able to use this to destroy Troy."
"This plan is good, but there are some flaws. With such a large wooden horse, it will not be easy to hide the hero from the Trojans."
"This plan is very good, Odysseus, you are a genius strategist."
Odysseus looked at everyone's reaction to his plan and was elated. What could be better than attracting everyone's attention?
"If this plan is to be carried out, all the steps must be flawless. If any of the steps are not done well, everything will go to waste." Diomedes expressed his opinion.
Agamemnon nodded. He looked at Odysseus and said, "There is no better plan now, but Odysseus' plan needs to be carefully analyzed. If it is carried out, we will be putting the future of the Greeks on the line, so we must be careful."
Agamemnon decided to carefully analyze Odysseus' plan. If it was feasible, he would carry it out. At this time, Calchas looked at everything.
"If we look at the plan alone, it is very crude and inferior."
"A large wooden horse. If it is normal, shouldn't we check it?"
"Furthermore, a wooden horse with a person hidden in it must be of a different weight than a normal wooden horse. The Trojans will notice it when it is dragged, right?"
"But no matter how ridiculous the plan is, as long as it has the power of God, it will be carried out and won."
To put it bluntly, prophets were the mouthpieces of God. Carcas had seen countless such things, so he thought, If it is the will of God, then all the princes and heroes must agree unanimously, and no one would raise any objections.
"Let's see if anyone can point out this obvious flaw in the plan during the meeting. If not, this must be the unanimous agreement of the messengers."
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