Time: 2007-12- 12 19:52:00 Words: 4763
I walked to the training ground given to me by Austin in a daze. There were ten prisoners of war training inside, and three Thracian team leaders were holding whips to supervise them.
The leader of the guard team, Chen, was the first to see me. He smiled and greeted me, saying,"I didn't see you this morning. I thought you were going to skip work again.”
I divided the ten people into three groups: the guard group, the attack group, and the logistics group. The guard group consisted of three people, who were responsible for defending and protecting their comrades during the war. The attack group consisted of five people, who were only responsible for killing people on the battlefield. The logistics group was responsible for picking up the spoils of war and stripping off the armor, staffs, and belongings of the deceased.
Actually, there wasn't any special meaning to forming a team like this. I just wanted to nurture their team spirit. Attack, defense, logistics. No matter which team had problems, the most serious consequence would be losing their lives. Moreover, if they were to be tied up like this, it would be as if they were going to die together.
To make it easier to remember the names, the members of the team all used single-character code names. The leader of the guard team, Chen, the leader of the attack team, Feng, and the leader of the logistics team, seal.
The logistics team was the most miserable because they lived in collective isolation. As prisoners of war and slaves, they did not have the right to live in the military camp like real soldiers, so the logistics team was responsible for their three meals a day.
The logistics team consisted of two people, one from Myssia and the other from Felicia. Both of them were trained as soldiers since young, so it was impossible for them to have any culinary skills. The adults could imagine how my dear soldiers were living their pitiful lives. In the first ten days, almost every day, someone had diarrhea until they collapsed and could not get out of bed. Later on, everyone's stomachs were trained to become stronger and stronger, and they were used to the exquisite food that was as black as charcoal.
At this moment, I suddenly had an idea and showed off my skills. I made 20 to 30 dishes in one go, including bread and noodles. Ten people were so moved that tears welled up in their eyes as they unanimously asked me to be their head chef and teach them the cooking skills of an animal chef to prevent their stomachs from being poisoned and their lifespans from being reduced again.
I didn't mind. I had done everything to please Pierre, but I still had training to do. I had to make an agreement with them to improve my meals every five days.
Today was such a day. When the ten of them saw me, their eyes immediately lit up and they swallowed their saliva.
Unfortunately, he was not in the mood to joke with them today.
After a hasty routine check, I finished preparing lunch at noon. Dust said to me while fighting for food,"Our training is almost done. When are we going to the battlefield?”
I laughed and looked at the spaghetti on the plate."Why, are you impatient? I have to give them a big surprise and keep calm. Once my training plan is done, it will be like a sharp sword. If it's not done well, everyone will die together, understand?”
Chen exchanged glances with the other two team leaders and nodded with a smile.
I patted Feng's shoulder and got up.”
"Good!"
Someone laughed and said,"Captain is absent-minded today. Could he be in love?"”
"That's right, that's right. You look like a resentful woman.”
"I don't know which camp this little girl is from, but it's time. Brothers, do you want to lend him a hand?”
"Alright, alright. I have a book here. It's a royal treasure. I'll give it to him another day.”
"I have a special aphrodisiac here. Haha!"
I pushed the door open and shouted,""The few of you have nothing to do. After dinner, run a hundred laps on the drill ground. Also, push back the next meal!"
The ten of them looked at each other. They looked at each other, not knowing whether what I said was true or not. Yin walked over with a smile and pinched my face."Captain, let me tell you. If you like someone, you have to tell him that it's useless to be alone. Tell us, we will help you. Which family is this little beauty from? We will go and kidnap her.”
I looked at him coldly and said," You, Yin, run 200 laps, wave your shield 500 times, and throw your spear 1000 times. Chen, Feng, you two supervise. If you die, ask me for coffin money tomorrow."”
After saying that, he strode out without hearing the laughter and wails behind him.
I bumped into Palamedes at the base of the wall. He was on duty today. Seeing that I was about to leave the camp again, he frowned and waved for me to go over. I originally planned to ignore him, but when I saw the hundreds of soldiers around me staring at me, I had to give face to the king.
"Are you courting death by not bringing your sword with you?”Palamedes kindly unsheathed his sword and handed it to me, saying,"I heard from Mahaweng that you were attacked a few nights ago. You haven't learned your lesson yet. Take it well and go out less in the future.”
I gripped my sword tightly and felt warm in my heart. I nodded and smiled."Thank you."
Palamedes nodded solemnly and said,""No matter what you've been doing recently or what plans you have, you're too indulgent towards those prisoners of war. Be careful, they're man-eating wolves, not little sheep.”
I was stunned and said lightly,"Thank you for the reminder. This is my own business. Please don't worry about it."”
Palamedes wasn't annoyed. He smiled and said,""But your leadership has impressed us, Patroclus.”
I didn't like him meddling in my business. I sneered and turned to leave. I heard him say from behind,"Don't be soft-hearted when facing an enemy. Your sword must be ruthless, accurate, and sharp!”
I didn't turn around.
She walked aimlessly by the sea, the waves hitting her feet.
Unknowingly, I came to the edge of the reed pond and went up the Shuo River. A slight wind blew, and the yellow leaves all over the sky tilted and fell down. I buried my head and pushed away the dead branches and leaves blocking the way.
I didn't know where I went, but the reeds by the river became fewer and fewer, and the river gradually opened up. The blue waves rippled and flowed gently. I walked to the river and took a deep breath. I squatted down and splashed a handful of water on my face. I put down my sword and lay in the swamp, half-asleep, looking at the sky.
After lying down for a while, the ground was cold and wet. He sat up and looked around. In his field of vision, there was a laurel tree standing tall. He got up and walked over. After a few steps, he stepped on something. He looked down and saw a flute made of reeds lying quietly in the grass. He picked it up and touched it. It was cool and dewy.
Sit against the laurel tree and play the flute.
"Wulala, wulala, chi--"
My musical cells were so bad that my eardrums couldn't stand the stimulation. I sighed and put down my hands dejectedly. I looked at the laurel branches in confusion. The orioles were chirping among the branches, and the birds were chirping. The warm sunlight shone on my body lazily. I subconsciously whispered a name that even I didn't know how it came to my mind." Hektor, Hektor-"
He laughed bitterly and suddenly realized what he was doing.
Suddenly, my heart skipped a beat. I noticed that the dangerous aura was already approaching. I shouted loudly and jumped up, turning around and pulling out my sword.
"Patroclus!" The black-robed Héctor stopped and called out to me in an unreal voice. His soft armor was close to his body, and his black hair was flying in the wind.
I stared at him in a daze. I had no strength to unsheathe my sword.
"Pa!"
The sound of the flute landing on the ground brought the two people back to their senses. Héctor lowered his head and looked at the flute at my feet with a complicated expression. I picked it up and handed it to him." This is yours, right? Here."”
I tried to pull my hand away, but it was in vain. I stared at him and asked,""What do you want?"
After his death, he was sullen and didn't say a word. He looked at me with resentment. What did I do? Did I offend you?
I didn't want to be in a stalemate with him, so I raised my leg and was about to kick him. Who knew that Herbert would pull me over first. The result was that I fell on top of him, and Herbert lost his balance and fell on his back.
The dried reeds pricked my face and I felt the clean breath of Héctor. I pushed him to get up, but he hugged me by the waist and refused to let go. He pressed me into his arms with both hands.
There were strong heartbeats of my own and his. I blushed and said,"I didn't expect the righteous Prince Hektor to be like this.”
Not only did he not care about my provocation, but he also turned over and pressed me under his body.
The alarm bells in my heart rang. I raised my fist and was about to smash it.
As if he had been prepared for this, with a wave of his palm, both my hands were caught and imprisoned above my head. He lowered his head and kissed me.
I tilted my head to avoid it and said coldly,"Let go!"”
A golden light flashed in his mind, and it accurately pierced into the heart of Héctor, my heart!
The two of them rolled and struggled in the reeds, crushing the branches and leaves on the ground.
"I, I love Achilles, do you know that? You're not allowed to touch me!"
I shouted in anger, my eyes full of tears, thinking that he was also an innocent victim. How should I tell him that it was all the fault of the golden arrow?
Would he believe it?
At first, he was surprised, then sad, and then dangerous anger flashed in his eyes. Gradually, it was replaced by helplessness and returned to calm acceptance. His face was pale as he looked at me. His lips trembled as he stood up and said in a low voice,"I know."
After saying that, I didn't turn around and leave. I reached out to grab the fragrance of hyacinths that echoed in the air, but my fingertips were stung by a gust of cold wind.
Seeing the back of Victor disappear from my sight, I felt weak all over. I looked at the sky in confusion and couldn't help but hold my chest. It was so uncomfortable. My heart hurt!
Was it the effect of the golden arrow?
Achilles, what should I do?
His hand touched the flute that he didn't take with him on the ground. He grabbed it so hard that it cracked open. He was so nervous that he suddenly didn't dare to use any more strength, afraid that it would break, just like his sad eyes.
Stick the flute to your face and close your eyes, Héctor!
The fragrance of flowers filled the world.
On the way back to the camp listlessly, he saw a few broken sailboats moored at the seaside port. The soldiers were busy shouting and transporting things. The sails on the boats were drooping and broken. There were even traces of burnt marks on the hull. He went over and grabbed a soldier to ask what was going on.
The man looked at me and said," Our grain ship was attacked by pirates. Six of the twenty ships escaped. Most of the grain was destroyed.”
I also remembered that Idomenus had gone to the Divine Revelation Office to ask for fortune, but how did this happen?
After asking which ship the kings were on, he followed the soldiers and squeezed onto the ship. From afar, he saw Agamemnon, Menelaus, Idomenius, Nethor, Austin, Ajax, and Diomedes standing by the side of the ship.
Idomenius's hand was injured and hanging in front of his chest. I walked over and heard him say,"It's very strange. When I went to receive them along the way, I already informed the pirates on the route. Logically speaking, they shouldn't break the rules. They also know that there's no benefit in offending the army.”
"You mean that the pirates who attacked the grain ship in the middle of the night were not from the Aegean Sea?”asked Austin, looking as worried as the others.
I walked over. Agamemnon saw me, glanced at me, and turned his head with an imposing manner. Austin had mentioned to me that Agamemnon was very angry with me because the proposal to reorganize the army had weakened the power of the commander.
"What's going on?" he asked.”
Little Ai slammed the side of the ship and shouted at Agamemnon," Agamemnon will let me go out to sea tomorrow to exterminate those reckless pirates. Damn it, how dare they rob our Greek army of food! They are tired of living!"”
Big Ai whispered to me," There's no more food for the winter. The food stored in the camp can last for two months at most. But we will only have a bumper harvest of new wheat in April or May next year.”
Of course, I knew that their military model was similar to farming. Wherever they went, they would definitely open up wasteland and farm to support the army's supplies.
However, there would be a three to four months period of starvation for the 100,000 soldiers. By then, the sand on the beach would probably be eaten up.
I shivered as I looked at Austin. Although his expression was solemn, he remained calm and listened quietly to Idomenius describe the attack on the sea.
Achilles and Antirocus pushed through the crowd and walked over.
When I saw his tall figure, my heart shrank. I thought of what happened to him and Herbert in the reed pond. I didn't dare to face him. I wanted to bury myself like an ostrich.
Achilles didn't see me. He hurried over to Austin and said,"I heard about it. What happened?”
"The situation is very grim." Austin looked at the kings and said," The most important thing now is to stabilize the morale of the army. There must not be a mutiny. Agamemnon, we must come up with a solution as soon as possible. Otherwise, in less than half a month, the entire Greek army camp will collapse.”
Agamemnon agreed." There's no need to hide things at this point. All kings, call for a National Assembly immediately after you return and do a good job of appeasing the soldiers. Come to my ship tonight for a meeting. Please be quick and use your best eloquence to reassure the soldiers.”
After the kings expressed their agreement, they dispersed and got off the ship to greet their respective heralds. Soon, all kinds of horn sounds came from the camp, solemn, heroic, and radical.
I walked to Achilles 'side and looked at him helplessly. These Greek soldiers were far away from home, and this was the seaside. There was no village in front of them, and there was no shop behind them. In one winter, most of them would definitely starve to death. This battle had just begun!
Achilles took my hand and forced a smile."It's fine, don't worry. Go back and take care of your ten prisoners. At this critical moment, no mistakes can be made.”
I nodded and grabbed his hand with some attachment. He disturbed my state of mind. I wanted to immediately integrate into his arms to erase the inexplicable throbbing in the reed pond today, but now was not the time.
Antirocus, who was walking in front, turned around and knocked my head."Why do you look so sad? It's not a big deal. It's just that we don't have any food. Let's just take down Troy quickly.”
This kid still doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. Is Troy that easy to take? Do you think that he's a freeloader?
He had been fighting the Trojans for almost a year, yet he still did not have this bit of awareness. He was really well-developed but simple-minded!
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