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The Trojans did not stop until they were near their chariots.At this time, Zeus, who was lying on the top of Mount Ada, also woke up, and he raised his head from Hera's arms.Suddenly, he jumped up, and immediately saw the scene on the battlefield below: the Trojans were fleeing, and the Greeks were pursuing.He recognized his brother Poseidon in the ranks of the Greeks.He saw Hector's chariot walking back again. He was badly wounded, vomiting blood profusely, and had difficulty breathing.The father of humans and gods looked at Hector with sympathy, and then looked back at Hera, his face suddenly darkened. "Treacherous liar,"

Zeus said threateningly, "What have you done? Aren't you afraid? Have you forgotten the punishment you received for instigating the wind god against my son Hercules? Your feet are bound to the anvil, and your hands are Bound with golden chains, hanged in mid-air for public display, all the gods on the holy mountain of Olympus dare not approach you. Have you forgotten these punishments and never remembered them again? Do you still want the first time? Is this the second time to be punished?" Hera was silent, and after a while, she spoke: "Heaven and earth, and the waters of the Styx will testify to me that Poseidon did not oppose the Trojans because of my orders. If he really If you come to ask for my opinion, I will definitely persuade him to obey your order."

When Zeus heard her words, his face became kind again, because Aphrodite's love belt hidden by Hera was working.After a while, Zeus said gently: "If you agree with me, then Poseidon will soon agree and support our position. If you are sincere, then go and call Iris to Poseidon Send a message to ask him to leave the battlefield and return to the palace. Tell Phoebus Apollo to heal Hector's wound and give him new strength!" Hera was so shocked that her face changed, and she had no choice but to leave the peak of Ada, came to the holy mountain of Olympus, and walked into the hall where the gods were dining.The gods respectfully stood up from their seats and raised their glasses to her.She took the cup from the goddess Themis, took a sip of the wine, and told them Zeus' order.Apollo and Aerys hastily obeyed and left.Aerys flew into the chaotic battlefield.Poseidon was very unhappy when he heard his brother's order. "It doesn't make sense, because I am equal to him. When power was drawn, I was drawn to be in charge of the blue sea, Hades in charge of the dark hell, and Zeus in charge of the glorious sky. But The earth will be managed by us!"

"May I tell the All-Father exactly what you have said?" Aerys asked him hesitantly. Poseidon thought for a while and complained loudly: "Okay, I'll go! But Zeus must understand: If he opposes me, opposes the gods of Olympus who protect the Greeks, and refuses to destroy Troy Decide, then there will be irreconcilable anger between us!" With that, he turned and left, and soon sank into the bottom of the sea. Zeus sent his son Phoebus Apollo to Hector.Apollo saw that Hector was no longer lying on the ground, but sat up. It turned out that Zeus had given him strength to wake him up.Hector felt that the cold sweat was no longer on his body, his breathing was much smoother, and his limbs could move.When Apollo walked up to him full of sympathy, he raised his head sadly and said: "Good God, you care about me so much, come to visit me, who are you? Have you heard, heroic?" Did Ajax hit me in the chest with a boulder to prevent me from winning the war? I thought I was going to meet Hades in the underworld today!" "Don't worry!" Apollo replied, "I am Phoebus, son of Zeus, and he sent me to protect you, as I helped you. I will wave my sword and open the way for you. Get into your chariot, and I will help you Drive the Greeks into the sea!"

After hearing what Apollo said, Hector immediately jumped up and jumped onto the chariot.When the Greek saw Hector rushing towards him, he froze in fright.It was Thoas the Aetolian who first saw Hector, and he immediately told the princes what he saw. "My God, what a miracle," he cried. "We all saw Hector fell with a boulder by Telamon's son, but now he got up again and charged in his chariot. Come here. This must be Zeus helping him! Listen to my advice and order the troops to return to the warships, and let the bravest people come here with us to resist his attack."

The heroes heed his wise counsel.They summoned the bravest warriors, and quickly gathered around the two Ajax, Idomeneus, Myrianus, and Teucer.The rest of the soldiers retreated to the warships under their cover.At the same time, the Trojans rushed over in a dense team.Hector stood tall on the chariot and led the soldiers forward.Apollo is hidden in the clouds, holding a terrible shield, guiding Hector to go forward bravely.The Greek heroes stood ready, and both sides shouted loudly.In a short while, the spears were flying, the bowstrings were ringing, and in the close combat, the Trojans did not miss their arrows, because Phoebus Apollo was always with them.As long as he waved his golden shield and roared in the clouds, the Greeks were terrified, helpless, and did not know how to defend themselves.

Hector showed his skills, first killed the king of the Booxians, Stethios, and then stabbed to death Menastheus's loyal friend Alcesilaus; Aeneas killed the Athenians Iasos and Medon, half-brother of Ajax the Locris, surrendered their arms and armor.Meclistheus was killed by Polydamas.Polytes killed Echaus, and Cronius was stabbed to death by Agenor.Deiocus was running from his position, and was shot by Paris with a spear from the back and through the chest.While the Trojans were busy stripping the armor of their fallen soldiers, the Greeks fled in disarray towards the ditches and fences, some already retreating behind the walls.At this time, Hector encouraged the Trojans loudly: "Put down those armored corpses, and go and seize the warship!" He shouted, and drove towards the trench in his chariot. up.

Apollo stood in the middle of the trench, raised his feet full of divine power, and slammed on the loose place on the edge of the trench, and the trench soil collapsed with a bang, paving a passage.The sun god first crossed the trench from the passage, and with a golden shield, he knocked down the Greek wall.The Greeks fled into the lanes between the warships, and raised their hands in prayer to the gods.When Nestor prayed, Zeus sympathized and answered him with a thunder of mercy.The Trojans thought it was a good omen, so they rushed into the wall with shouts, men and horses, and swung swords from their chariots to kill them.The Greeks fled to the galleys and fended off the enemy on deck.

While the Greeks and the Trojans were fighting on the wall, Patroclus still sat in the beautiful tent of Eurypalus and healed him.When he heard the cries of the Trojans struggling to attack the wall and the horrific cries of the Daneans fleeing for help, he slapped his thigh and said painfully: "Eurypalus, although I want to continue to heal you, now I can't stay here for long. The sound of killing outside is loud, and I can't sit still! I must go to Achilles, and hope that with the blessing of the gods, I can persuade him to join the battle again!" The fighting for the battleship became more and more fierce, and the two sides were at a stalemate.Hector and Ajax are fighting over a warship.However, Hector could neither push Ajax into the water nor set fire to destroy the warship.Of course, Ajax could not repel Hector's attack.Ajax stabs Hector's relative, Calletor, and Hector turns around and kills Ajax's partner, Lycophron.Teucer hastened to the aid of his Kedi, and shot Cleitos, the charioteer of Polydamas, in the back with an arrow.Polydamas fought on foot, struggling to hold back the fleeing horse.Teucer saw it clearly, and shot another arrow at Hector, but Zeus snapped the bow and the arrow flew aside.The Sagittarius is distressed to find that God is in the way.At this time Ajax persuaded his brother to lay down his bow and arrow, and fight with spear and shield.Teucer did as he wished, and put a strong helmet on his head.Hector shouted to the soldiers to move forward: "Heroes, go forward bravely! I found that the god of thunder broke the bows and arrows of the Greeks himself! The gods are on our side!"

Ajax also shouted loudly on the other side: "People of Argos, shame! We will either die or rescue the warship. There is no other choice! If Hector destroys the warship, you can only walk back from the sea. Home!" As he spoke, he raised his gun and stabbed a Trojan hero to death.But every time he slew a Trojan, Hector also slew a Greek. In a bloody melee, Menelaus killed Dorops.Everyone flocked to take his weapons and armor with guns. The fighting eased for a while.Hector summoned his brothers and kinsmen, but Ajax and his friends built a solid wall with shields and spears to protect their ships.When Menelaus saw Antilochus son of Nestor, he called out to him: "You are the youngest, quickest and bravest man in the whole army! If you charge up, kill a Trojans, that is the most honorable thing!" Under the provocation of Menelaus, Antilochus rushed out of the crowd, looked around, and shook the gleaming spear.While he was aiming, the Trojans scattered and fled.But his spear still struck Melanipus, the son of Hyctaon.Melanips fell to the ground with a thud.Antilochus ran up at once, but fled back when he saw Hector running towards him.The Trojans threw spears and arrows at him, and Antilochus fled back to his ranks before he dared to look back.

Now the main force of the Trojans rushed towards the warship.Zeus seemed determined to satisfy Thetis' relentless desire, for she, like her son Achilles, had a lingering rage.Zeus waited, and he wanted to set a Greek warship on fire, as a signal to immediately change the situation of the battle, to defeat the fate of the Trojans, and to give the Greeks victory again.At this time, Hector slashed and slashed angrily, foaming from his mouth, his eyes gleaming fiercely under his thick eyebrows, and the feathers on his helmet fluttered mightily in the air.Zeus knew that Hector's death was coming, so he gave him power and majesty for the last time.Pallas Athena was leading him step by step to a cruel death.But now Hector rushed to see where the Dannea were densest.He fought hard for a long time, but failed to win.The Dane'a stood tightly together, like a rock, which could not be shaken by any huge waves. Now the Greeks, being beaten again, began to withdraw from the ships in the front row, but they were not broken, and continued to fight around the barracks.The Greeks encouraged each other, especially the old hero Nestor loudly encouraged the soldiers to fight bravely. Telamon's son Ajax seized the opportunity to inspect the warship.Holding a twenty-two cubit long oar with an iron ring in his hand, he jumped from ship to ship, calling the Greeks to come down and fight.Naturally, Hector was not idle, he rushed towards a warship.Zeus pushed him from behind and made him go straight, and the soldiers swarmed after him. The bloody fight for warships resumed.The Greeks would rather die than retreat, but the Trojans wanted to set fire to their warships. Hector took the opportunity to occupy the stern of a warship.This was the big ship that Palotsilaus came to Troy on, but he was the first to die in this battle.The warship is still there, but it's a pity that he can't take him back home.Now the Trojans swarmed up, and the Greeks resisted to the death. The two sides fought desperately for the warship. In the hand-to-hand combat, bows and arrows and spears were useless. Everyone brandished battle axes and sharp swords, and blood flowed on the ground.Hector held fast to the stern of the ship, and when he had recovered a little, he called out, "Get the torches and set them ablaze! Zeus has finally avenged us this day! These ships have brought us so much! Misery, let us occupy them, this is the order from Zeus!" Ajax seemed unable to resist Hector's attack.The arrows came with such force and haste that he could not guard against them; he drew back a little from the ship's gunwale, leaned on the helmsman's bench, but still held the enemy firmly, and swung his spears against the Trojans who approached the ship with torches.At the same time, he shouted loudly to his companions and soldiers: "Friends, it's time for you to be heroes! You don't have a city to hide from like the Trojans, and you have no room to retreat. We are far from our homeland, and in the land of our enemies. Our fate rests on the strength of our two arms!" he cried, raising his spear to kill the Trojans who were approaching the ships with torches.After a while, the corpses of twelve Trojans lay before him.