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-The man's name is Odysseus

Although the title back then was 'Steel Strategist' or 'Grand Strategist', more people know it as 'Odyssey', right?

The word Odyssey most of the time has two meanings.

First, it is the meaning of ‘adventure journey’ derived from this word.

The second is the literal meaning - 'The Adventures of Odysseus'.

Yes, it's Odysseus himself.

In addition to Jason, there is another famous adventurer in Greek mythology and legend. He also possesses "wisdom as a strategist" that is different from Jason's "wisdom as a brave man in facing difficulties".

Jason is more inclined to improvise on the spot, while Odysseus is better at planning strategies and formulating tactics.

At the same time, he was also the strategist of the Greek side in the famous Trojan War - that's weird.

Odysseus himself only wanted to complain when he saw the praises of later generations.

He is a shitty Greek military advisor.

Although what he did was easily considered to be the military division of the Greek coalition.

But he is really just a framer.

If he really dared to call himself a military advisor in the Greek coalition, he would die at the hands of an unknown demigod hero the next day.

Of course those who watch the show don't know how miserable the person involved is.

Odysseus himself was reluctant to participate in the Trojan War.

He was an oddity among the Greek heroes of that era. Although he was praised as a hero, he was not proud of war or dying on the battlefield. Instead, he was "cowardly and cowardly (in the view of the martial ethics of the Greeks at that time)", "Settled for pleasure" (he actually doesn't steal women and only loves his only wife).

The Trojan War began as a quarrel between the gods of Olympus - mainly the goddesses. Odysseus saw it very clearly, so he was extremely reluctant to participate in this ragtag affair.

But Odysseus had to participate.

He is the king of Ithaca - he is actually the owner of the island. The geographical location is just right for a "cowardly" and "pleasant" person like Odysseus.

But there's a problem.

The patron goddess above Odysseus is Athena.

Athena, the goddess of wisdom, Athena, the goddess of war.

Odysseus himself even received the name of 'hero' appointed by Athena herself.

Most of the time, Odysseus feels that this is not a bad thing. If he is loved by Athena, the protection of Athena, who is loyal and a pure virgin, can be used as an excuse for Odysseus to refuse other women to talk to him.

Although this made Odysseus more often targeted by strange women.

But at least she won't be targeted by other goddesses or male gods.

Because Athena, a hot-tempered guy, really knows how to take action - she will fight with gods whenever she disagrees.

Although occasionally associated with concepts such as peace, peace in Athena's mouth usually refers to 'beating peace'.

In ancient Greece, there were real gods in the sky who could be seen everywhere, so you should never offend the gods unless you have a very powerful and protective god covering your head.

Odysseus is a hero loved by many goddesses and gods, but he has shown a very rational 'single-mindedness' in this regard - hugging Athena's thigh tightly and obeying Athena's will absolutely. The other gods found him If he brags about his own greatness and tries to seduce Odysseus, Odysseus will in turn catch him bragging about the power and wisdom of his own Athena several times over.

Athena was a very rare goddess in that era. She could promise Odysseus that he could live well even if he didn't cheat and become a pure love god of war.

Even if Zeus is eyeing Odysseus' anus, or if Zeus wants to play some kind of female superiority game with Odysseus, for the sake of Athena, Zeus will not mess around as long as Odysseus himself does not agree.

Odysseus has exhausted all his traps.

However, Odysseus' life as a human made him realize one thing very early on:

"The more scheming a person is, the more likely he is to be defeated by unexpected troubles."

The wise goddess of war Athena——

There is actually a time when one is ‘on top’.

Because of the dispute between the golden apples about "Which goddess is the most beautiful?", Athena got involved and started the Trojan War.

Even though Odysseus was reluctant, he still had no choice but to go to the battlefield.

Odysseus had a pessimistic attitude towards the Trojan War from the beginning.

He realized one thing from the beginning.

"Without me, unless the gods personally fight hand-to-hand, the Greek coalition would never have won."

Why do you say that?

Odysseus used his wisdom, rather than his passion, to calmly analyze the situation of the war - or, in other words, see the essence through the phenomenon.

This assumes that the gods will not engage in physical combat in person.

What supports this war?

Odysseus would not be stupid enough to give the answer to this question to the excuse that "Prince Paris of Troy abducted Helen, the most beautiful woman on earth in Greece."

This reason is at best an excuse to start a war.

What really caused the war to start was the trumpets blown by the gods.

But the essence that allows mortals to maintain this war is not the above.

Why did the Trojans fight?

This is the easiest to understand. Troy was the side that was invaded. Even if their own prince committed suicide to give others an excuse to start a war, since they were all fighting, they naturally had to defend their home and country - in those days, the destruction of the city basically meant Die collectively or become slaves.

Odysseus knew this very well, as well as the Trojans knew the banditry habits of the Greeks.

So, on the other hand, the real reason for supporting the Greek army in maintaining the war is very clear - that is 'plundering'.

Looting resources, plundering populations, and plundering wealth.

This was a matter of course, and there was nothing surprising in those days, but the Greek coalition forces were the ‘coalition forces’.

There are many enemies in this coalition who were fighting each other on a daily basis before this.

In the name of the gods, united under the slogan of plundering the wealth of Troy, it would be okay to push it all the way. Once the battle reaches a stalemate and the plundering behavior cannot be maintained, Troy does not need to do anything, and the Greek coalition will collapse on its own.

So, couldn't the Greek coalition, which had an overwhelming numerical advantage and many demigod heroes, be able to defeat a mere Troy?

Under normal circumstances, of course, it is readily available.

But there was one man in Troy - 'Glorious Hector'.

Chiron, the most holy teacher, said: Odysseus and Hector, one of them can bring peace to the world. Ahem, that's what it means anyway, they all praise the wisdom of the two.

Odysseus can see through phenomena to see the essence, and Hector, who is both wise and brave, can also see through it.

He alone was able to take advantage of the discord within the Greek coalition and the contradictions among the many heroes within the Greek army, and constantly invited other gods to bet on Troy's side, and invited many other heroes to enter. It can hold back the Greek coalition forces.

Hector did it.

It can even be said that Hector almost single-handedly held down the hammer of the Greek coalition. Although it was essentially that the inner wall of the Greek coalition was dragged and split by Hector, who was beaten and deceived by Hector, the situation looked at the Trojan army. The fight went smoothly, and at one point it almost pushed back the main base of the Greek coalition.

This war, because of Hector, was won by Troy—if Odysseus had not been there.

Odysseus was also helpless.

He definitely doesn't want to stupidly go to the battlefield and die. His beloved wife is still waiting at home. There is no way he can go to the battlefield. In the past, there were so many people in Greece who didn't like him. Maybe one of them was careless. He was stabbed in the back because of Hector's instigation.

But if he really doesn't do something, his boss Athena won't be able to do anything if she gets angry.

So Odysseus had a plan from the beginning—not a plan for the Greek coalition, but a plan for himself.

He watched calmly as Hector lifted up the Greek coalition forces and beat them with his own strength.

Even when Hector joined forces to split the coalition forces, he secretly and quietly helped Hector complete his conspiracy.

Odysseus' purpose is to 'accelerate'.

Accelerate the process of defeating the Greek coalition forces.

In the process, Hector even sensed that something was wrong, and realized that there must be a conspiracy behind the Greek coalition's attack of three with more technology and less technology with two, but they were hung up to fight, but it was too late.

Because he defeated the Greek army too quickly, Hector looked at the defeated Greek coalition and could only sigh, "I missed the best opportunity to win."

Why does Hector think so?

The reason is also very simple. Hector, who shines brightly, knows very well that his side of Troy is fighting less and more. In terms of technology, it is still two technology against three technology. He can almost defeat the Greek coalition forces one-sidedly, just because the Greek coalition forces There are too many internal contradictions and chaos. They say they are a coalition, but they basically fight on their own, and even backstab teammates on a daily basis. Almost every attempt to encircle Hector has turned into Hector's encirclement and support center blooming. .

The Trojan army could not defeat the Greek army at all.

But the Greek army will be dragged to death by itself.

A smooth war situation can certainly increase the morale of the weaker side, but compared to the Greek army, the Trojan army's foundation is too weak. The Trojan army led by Hector never loses a battle - because once it loses once, it will be complete. Finished.

But the Greek army was defeated countless times and was still able to reorganize.

However, even if the Trojan army continued to win, it was impossible to achieve strategic victory through this tactical victory.

Hector knew very well that there was only one way for the Trojan army to really win - that is, the Greek army completely consumed itself to death.

But it was too fast.

Hector's victory over the Greek army was too brave and too fast, pushing the Greek army to the brink of collapse too early, even faster than Hector himself expected.

Once they are forced into a desperate situation too early - before the Greek army's effective strength has been completely annihilated and the reasons for supporting them to maintain the fight have not disappeared, if the fight reaches this level, the possibility of bottoming out is too high.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

There must be someone plotting behind the scenes.

Hector guessed correctly, this man was Odysseus.

Odysseus calmly cooperated with Hector to defeat the Greek army to a desperate situation. Then he stood up at this time, fought with all the scholars and heroes, forcibly unified the command system of the Greek army on the verge of collapse, and pieced it together. , confused, and finally got myself the status of 'strategist' - although the reliability is very low, and with the bandit habits of these so-called Greek heroes, they will probably ignore it when they turn around, but at least the status of military adviser is nominal. Got.

The tired Odysseus can finally start to turn the tide of the battle.

On the battlefield, he threw in a man who was unknown before, but was famous in some subtle ways as a 'beautiful dancer'.

That is a man who, not long ago, was raised as a daughter and grew up in the care of countless sisters and sisters of Lycomedes’ daughters (who also had a younger sister by the way)——

A natural warrior, a brave man who can defeat thousands on horseback, with a bravery that is invincible to ten thousand men. The gods also praised him. Perhaps only Hercules can rival him - Achilles.

Odysseus had already found out about the existence of Achilles through his own channels.

Mainly because I heard a prophecy, a prophecy story that the invincible hero Achilles would die in battle.

But when he went to look for it in person, Odysseus was a little dumbfounded. He only knew that the young Achilles was hiding among the daughters of Lycomedes and living with them. Unexpectedly, he was unable to distinguish between the many beauties in front of him. Identify who Achilles is.

Achilles hid.

This hiding method is of no use to ordinary heroes. At most, they will pass one by one, but Odysseus is different. He only has his only wife Penelope in his heart and cannot make any offensive moves.

Achilles felt that his little plan was very clever, and he was proud of his 'beauty' that even Odysseus couldn't distinguish.

But this does not trouble Odysseus.

Even though he couldn't do anything offensive, Odysseus just used a little trick - suddenly a group of soldiers attacked him. Lycomedes' daughters were frightened and panicked, except for the most beautiful 'daughter' Extraordinarily heroic, he rushed to the weapons cache and prepared to fight - and then was stared at by Odysseus who was waiting there with a half-smile.

In this way, Achilles was brought out by Odysseus.

Although Odysseus also had a personal grudge with Achilles because of this.

But it doesn't matter.

Everything is in Odysseus's plan.

Odysseus has his own plan, not a plan for victory for the Greek army, but a plan for himself to 'win and escape unscathed'.

As soon as the invincible Achilles entered the battlefield, the battle situation was reversed in an instant. If Hector hadn't noticed Odysseus's conspiracy and retreated early, Troy would have been able to annihilate Troy's effective forces in one battle.

But it does not matter.

Hector's ability to realize that it was wrong to evacuate was also part of Odysseus' calculations.

After all, it was Hector who single-handedly defeated the entire Greek coalition of heroes. It would be strange to think of this.

The tide of battle was turned.

But the Greek coalition forces that had obtained Achilles did not push them all the way back. Instead, they started fighting among themselves in the middle of the battle. Even brave men like Achilles were so angry that they gave up their burdens. .

The two sides began to sway each other like some kind of war between gods in the East, and countless stories were born in the process.

——But all this is within Odysseus' calculation.

Although at first glance it looks no different from before Achilles arrived.

But Odysseus has established his position - although he has to be busy running around and being a paper framer, Odysseus's importance to the entire coalition is steadily increasing, even if it is only in name. strategist, but more and more people began to rely on Odysseus' judgment.

Odysseus was strategizing silently.

He prepared silently, waiting for the opportunity that belonged not to the Greek army but to himself.

--finally

Hector is dead.

Achilles is dead.

The quagmire of the war brought the internal conflicts of the Greek army to its peak. The Trojan army realized that the Greek army would soon be unable to maintain its strength and was about to withdraw.

Just then, Odysseus' long-awaited opportunity comes.

He only has his beloved wife and personal victory in his heart.

Although he was "cowardly" and "comfortable with pleasure", at the same time, Odysseus implemented the concept of kindness and not taking charge of soldiers, completely ignoring the lives of the soldiers on both sides of the enemy and waiting for this opportunity.

Odysseus knew very well that the Greek coalition could not lose. Once they lost, his immediate boss Athena would make him suffer.

Finally, after a defeat, the retreating Greek coalition forces discarded a large amount of war materials, including the "Trojan Horse" that was constantly sung by later generations.

The Trojan army dragged the Trojan horse into the city.

The Greek warriors, including Odysseus, who were hiding among them, cooperated internally and externally on a victorious night when the Trojan warriors relaxed their vigilance, and broke into the city and massacred them.

If Hector were still alive, it would have been impossible for this ruse to go undetected.

If Achilles were still alive, there was no way he would have allowed this stratagem.

If the Greek coalition forces had not been forced into a desperate situation, based on the so-called sense of honor of those heroes, this strategy would not have been allowed to be implemented.

By the way, if the pig teammates hadn't beaten them to a pulp, their own goddess of wisdom, Athena, might not have supported winning through this method.

In the end, the only winner is Odysseus!

victory! And pass the blame! I haven’t offended any gods!

Everything is according to Odysseus' plan!

Then Odysseus was forced to wander at sea for ten years because one of his unlucky men offended Poseidon on his way home.

This is the story of the more famous "Odyssey" in later generations.

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In the core area of ​​Camelot City, surrounded by the throne room and the golden tree, under the inner wall that isolates the core area from the inner city, the 'Adjutant of Iron' - General Agguanwen recorded Troy in his hands. The Iliad of war stories laid down.

Stand up and straighten your back.

Ignoring the Trojan Horse Machine God already standing on the ground in the distance, ignoring the destroyed Camelot barrier, and ignoring the commotion and communication requests from the Holy Baptism Ceremony site.

He stared at the lurking 'rat' that appeared in front of him, taking advantage of the chaos and galloping towards the golden tree.

‘The Great Strategist of Steel’

"You are indeed here, Odysseus." Agguiwen calmly put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"You are indeed here, Agaguiwen." Odysseus' expression and tone were calm.

The brains of Camelot's army and Pluto's army met.

——to be continued!