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Hector glanced up at Xu Ming and casually said:

"Excuse me, please wait a moment, I'll be done in a minute."

After saying that, he got back to work.

The moment Xu Ming met his gaze, he saw a tired office worker with bloodshot eyes, deep dark circles under his eyes, and messy hair.

Xu Ming glanced at the table and saw that in addition to the map of the area around Troy and even the entire Aegean Sea, there were a lot of documents that needed to be processed, covering all aspects of the war, from maintaining the city's security to military supplies and troop deployment.

Xu Ming suddenly had a sudden realization.

No wonder Hector's life or death was crucial to the success or failure of the Trojan War.

Isn't this the Greek version of Zhuge Liang?!

Chapter 745 Naval Outpost Battle

On the island, an incredibly handsome blond youth was pulling along a green-haired youth with a strong masculine aura, anxiously explaining something to each other.

“Achilles, this is a major battle that has not been seen in decades. The commander of the allied forces, Agamemnon, personally wrote to invite the two of us to come and help. Why don’t you agree?”

Achilles grasped the blond youth's hand in return and said sincerely:

"Patroclos, you should know my feelings. I desperately want to ride in your chariot across the battlefield, but this time, my teacher and mother have both advised me against it."

In this war, the Greek states did not represent justice, and many forces were lurking behind the scenes…

Achilles pointed to the sky as he spoke, implying something.

"If I were to step into it lightly, I might die on the battlefield and fall into the River Styx."

"But your body is not afraid of mortal weapons..."

Patroclus tried to persuade him, though he was reluctant to give up.

He desperately wanted to go to the battlefield with Achilles, to establish great achievements and merits, and to have his and Achilles' names sung throughout the world.

Before Achilles could say anything more, a gentle voice suddenly rang out.

Achilles.

Achilles' eyes lit up, and he immediately turned to look in the direction of the sound, exclaiming with delight:

"teacher!"

The great sage Chiron appeared before the two.

The two young men immediately bowed.

Chiron looked Achilles up and down with a strange expression.

Suddenly he sighed.

"Achilles, you can now accompany Patroclus to join the Greek coalition and go to Troy to fight."

"Great! Achilles!"

Patroclus immediately shouted excitedly.

"teacher?"

Achilles looked at Chiron with a puzzled expression.

Chiron looked helpless.

"This is God's will."

Achilles' expression immediately turned serious.

"I understand, I'll get ready to leave right away!"

Just as Achilles was about to leave, Chiron hesitated for a long time but couldn't help but remind him:

"Achilles, remember that you are not invincible on the battlefield, and avoid unnecessary fighting."

"Teacher, I understand."

Although Achilles said this, his face showed some dissatisfaction.

As his companions said, mortal weapons could not harm him in the slightest.

He didn't want to participate in the war simply because of his mother's advice; he didn't want to be a pawn of the gods.

As for the dangers on the battlefield, Achilles didn't take them seriously at all.

Even without armor, very few in the mortal realm could harm him. What's so scary about this childish war?

After the two young men left together, Chiron gazed at the sea with a melancholy expression.

Achilles saw all the arrogance in his eyes, but he was powerless to stop it. He could only watch helplessly as his beloved disciple walked step by step toward the abyss of death, because...

"Chiron, you should know very well that everything you have done is meaningless. Achilles is destined to meet his end."

A voice suddenly came from behind him.

Chiron seemed completely unsurprised.

He turned around, bowed slightly, and said with a wry smile:

“Your Majesty, what teacher doesn’t care about their disciples?”

The goddess, clad in golden armor and with purple hair and bright eyes, spoke with a cold expression:

"This is the fate that the gods have decided for him, and he has no choice but to accept it."

After uttering those words, the goddess transformed into a golden ray of light and vanished instantly.

Chiron looked toward the beach with a wry smile, where Achilles and his best friend were pushing a warship overboard.

They looked completely engrossed, seemingly oblivious to the tragic fate that awaited them...

Xu Ming received a mission from Hector.

Hector wanted Xu Ming to follow the Trojan warships to sea to intercept the Allied warships.

Troy was a city blessed by Poseidon, the god of the sea. It was located near the sea and its maritime trade was extremely developed. Naturally, Troy also had a fairly powerful navy.

The Trojan navy may not have been as numerous as the Greek coalition's warships, but the navy is a technical force, and it has never been about winning by sheer numbers.

Otherwise, where would we find so many classic naval battles where the weak defeated the strong throughout history?

Since Hector dared to send the Trojan navy into battle, he must have been confident of victory.

Compared to the sheer number of the Greek coalition forces, the Trojan navy had its own advantages.

The Trojans were wealthy, so their warships were state-of-the-art, not only faster but also equipped with a large number of ballistae and small catapults.

In contrast, the Greek coalition's warships were mostly old and could only engage in the ancient boarding maneuver.

However, boarding maneuvers would clearly not allow the Greek coalition to take advantage of its numerical superiority.

Soon Xu Ming boarded the flagship of the Trojan Navy, embarking on his journey with more than forty warships of various sizes.

The Aegean Sea is an inland sea with almost no major waves throughout the year, allowing warships to glide smoothly across its surface.

After standing on the deck and observing for a while, Xu Ming got bored and returned to his room.

After that banquet, Xu Ming's name became known to everyone in Troy, and no one dared to underestimate him anymore.

The room assigned to him was one of the best rooms on the entire flagship.

However, this so-called best room is only relative to the other rooms, as this wooden warship does not have much space to build guest rooms.

Xu Ming could only temporarily endure the constant shaking and the room, which was not much bigger than a bathroom.

After a day and a night of sailing, a massive fleet appeared ahead.

The Allied fleet has been spotted!

The Greek coalition forces on the other side also quickly discovered the Trojan fleet.

The two sides quickly moved closer together.

However, when the two sides were still a kilometer or two apart, the Trojan fleet quickly turned its ships around.

After a while, a series of loud buzzing sounds were heard, and dozens of black 'lightning bolts' shot out from the Trojan fleet, scattering towards the Greek allied forces.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be giant crossbow bolts painted black, over 4 meters long, and about the thickness of a baby's arm.

After a short flight of only a few dozen seconds, dozens of giant crossbow bolts covered a distance of nearly a thousand meters and fell on the allied warships.

Whoosh!

A crossbow bolt struck the water, creating a jet of water.

Bah!

A crossbow bolt pierced the hull, creating a large hole in the side, and seawater rushed into the hold.

Some crossbow bolts landed directly on the deck of the warship, impaling several Greek soldiers on it like skewers of meat, pinning them to the deck.

In just one salvo, nearly ten warships were hit, resulting in twenty or thirty casualties.

"Raise your shields! Raise your shields!"

However, amidst the panicked shouts of the Allied officers, their nightmare had only just begun...

Chapter 746 Naval Battle

Xu Ming had to admit that Hector was an extremely outstanding commander.

He is very good at using his own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

Such a fighting style was considered dishonorable and cowardly by other Greek heroes, but Xu Ming admired it very much.

If we can achieve the greatest results with the least cost, why not?

Under Hector's command, the Trojan navy, taking advantage of the superior performance of its warships, maintained a certain distance from the Greek coalition forces and continuously bombarded the enemy warships with ballistae and small catapults.

The Greek coalition's warships were a motley crew, and because the coalition came from different countries, they were unable to form a unified and effective command. Coupled with the inconvenience of maritime communication, the coalition was soon routed by the Trojan navy, which numbered less than a quarter of their own.

Giant crossbow bolts and stones weighing fifty or sixty kilograms rained down on the chaotic Greek warships.

The coalition warships were hit repeatedly, and the leading warships were soon riddled with holes. Two of the smaller, heavily damaged warships began to slowly sink.

However, the Greek coalition forces were unable to mount an effective resistance for a long time.

Some Greek warships ordered their soldiers to raise shields on the deck for defense, some ordered their sails to be lowered to slow them down and circle around the enemy, and others ordered their sails to be billowed to accelerate towards the enemy...