[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

As soon as the news that Gilgamesh was going to use force against the Amorites spread, the earlier Amorite interpreter slipped away from the city of Uruk.

When the people of Uruk mentioned this, they were very angry: it was obvious that it was the spy sent by Amori to Uruk.This is the evidence that Amori has plotted against Uruk.

The request for war, which seemed a little nonsensical at first, now seems reasonable.

However, Gilgamesh's reaction to this was flat and calm, which made Inan feel that the Amorite interpreter might have been "actively" put back by Gilgamesh.

She had known the king for a while, and knew that Gilgamesh was not a fool.Putting the spies back, it's likely Gilgamesh's intention was to let the Amorites know that he, the king of Uruk, was coming.

The people of Uruk prepared for battle as efficiently as they fortified.In just one month, a team of 2000 people was equipped with various weapons and equipment: the king's guard of honor and personal guards were equipped with bronze swords, shields made of hardwood, and bows and arrows with copper clusters, while 1000 people The tools that the peasants carried with them were even more peculiar. They brought all kinds of fortification tools such as shovels and brazing tools, and each of them was equipped with two sacks.

According to the date predicted by the priestess in front of the Temple of Inanna, Gilgamesh led 2000 people from Uruk to Amori, which is located in the upper reaches of the Euphrates River, by water and land.

In the early morning of this day, thirty huge ships used to carry people and various military supplies were put down on the Euphrates River.Amidst the rumble of war drums, the king boarded a giant ship led by his friends, lions, ten personal guards and twenty oarsmen.The bright and fancy king's flag was flying on the ship—after all, Gilgamesh's preference has always been like this.

The oarsmen chanted and rowed the boats, and the giant boats broke through the waves of the Euphrates River and went upstream.

After the king ship, the giant ships set off one by one.A long queue of boats appears on the Euphrates.

In addition, all the newly built gates of Uruk were opened for the land marching team to leave the city.Except for the two hundred king's personal guards, those who walked by land were all peasants pushing large and small vehicles, driving livestock, and carrying various supplies on their backs.

They lined up on the road, and the line stretched far along the road."Minor accidents" such as dropping a bag or running a cow in the team often happen, but overall, the "military appearance" of this team is still neat and the morale is quite strong.

The people of Uruk, regardless of age or sex, came out to see each other off. They either lined up to see each other off, or climbed the top of the newly built city wall to see them off from afar.

Seeing the king's flag on the king's ship fluttering in the wind, the people of Uruk cheered loudly together - there is no doubt that they believed that their king would succeed immediately, beat the Amorites into obedience, and returned in triumph.

The relatives and friends who went out of the city to see them off were still worried about the people who went out, but the king had promised them before that he would return safely with the people who went out.

What's more, their king is standing at the forefront of the expedition team at the moment, what else do they have to complain about? ——So they are all praying, and sending the most sincere blessings.

From Uruk to Amori, passing through large and small city-states.Gilgamesh visited the city lords and consuls of the various city-states along the road, thanked them for their support in enlisting civilians from Uruk, and also obtained supplies from these city-states by the way.

Most of the small city-states along the way were waiting and watching. Seeing the "tidy military appearance", "strict military discipline" and "majestic military might" of Gilgamesh's army, they secretly admired them and offered supplies to the Uruk people willingly.

At the same time, all kinds of news are being sent from Amori to Gilgamesh—although Amori's "spy" gave Gilgamesh an "excuse" to send troops to a certain extent.But in fact, Uruk also has many "spies" in Amori, most of whom appear as owners of small inns and breweries.

The Amorites, who had offended the Uruk because of a mistake, were already in panic.Their city has no walls, so it is a large piece of unobstructed land, scattered with various dwellings and workshops - in the center of the city, like Uruk, there is a temple dedicated to the moon god Sin.

Without the walls, the city seemed completely undefended.

Therefore, about half of the Amorites gathered in the temple of the moon god Sin every day to pray to the moon god and pray for the blessing of the moon god. "Just take it away.

Other Amorites were not willing to admit defeat, and gathered together to discuss how to deal with Gilgamesh's attack.

The Amorites lived on the edge of the forest, and many of them were woodcutters and hunters.After discussing, they dug trenches and traps around the city to defend against Sumerian attacks.

The approximate location of these trenches and traps was drawn on a pair of clay tablets, wrapped in bread, and sent to the Uruk people.

After Gilgamesh got the clay tablet, he showed it to Inan: "Duo, the sack you asked everyone to prepare will really come in handy this time."

The sacks that the peasants carried were suggested by Yi Nan.After hearing Inan's explanation, Gilgamesh immediately ordered two thousand sacks to be woven by the rope weaving workshop.

After distributing the two thousand sacks to the peasants, they mainly use them as pads on the ground when camping at night to prevent moisture from invading. Some people also stuff rushes into the sacks, which are ready-made pillows.

But these sacks will obviously play a greater role when they arrive in Amori—these sacks are not just distributed to the peasants as sleeping bags.

Inan looked at the clay tablet, smiled and said to Gilgamesh, "My lord, let's go ashore and camp today."

Gilgamesh nodded: "Have you arrived in Sipar, haven't you? Let's go, the king also wants to see the place where you were born."

Thus, Gilgamesh's king's banner was moved from the king's ship to the land.The peasants walking along the road were very surprised—they never thought that the king would camp with them.

That night, Gilgamesh and Inan really camped together with the king's personal guards and peasants.

In the evening, the campsite arranged personal guards on duty.In the middle of the night, the guards suddenly saw Wang and his friends getting up quietly, and tiptoeing to them, "Don't make a sound—"

Taking advantage of the darkness, Gilgamesh and Inan walked around the campsite, found a few peasants and soldiers who couldn't sleep, and sat silently in the dark to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"This...will arrive at Amory in two days, right?" A king's personal guard asked.

A man with a local Sipar accent replied: "There are still about ten days to go."

Sipar is not far from Amori, and the civilian husband from Sipar seems to be very familiar with the situation there.

"Are you... afraid?" Another peasant asked the king's personal guard tremblingly.

The king's personal guard was silent for a long time before replying: "...I'm afraid."

Inan heard Gilgamesh taking a deep breath beside her, and she quickly reached out and grabbed Gilgamesh's wrist.The king, who has always been brave and doesn't know what "fear" is, finally held back under her reminder, and suppressed everything he wanted to say.

"It's been so many years since we've fought a war. Our generation has never fought a war, not even a king. It's impossible to say that we're not afraid at all." Qin Wei spoke the truth.

Gilgamesh's breathing gradually calmed down.

Inan seemed to be poked by someone suddenly, and she finally understood: Gilgamesh's soldiers are too "new"; if they really want to resist the Akkadian attack in the future, "new recruits" with no experience Eggs" is absolutely impossible.

But did Gilgamesh really not hesitate to conquer Amorite just to train "new recruits", causing mourning and devastation?

At this time, the man with the local accent said, "We are really scared."

Among all the "soldiers" who went to Amori, the peasants who accounted for the largest number were the most feared in their hearts.

"Although the king promised, as long as you return after the battle, you can become a 'free citizen' of Uruk..."

Obviously, Gilgamesh made a promise that as long as these civilian husbands can return to Uruk after the war, they will obtain official "citizenship" status.These are the driving forces behind the people who dare to take risks.

"But, really, I've never heard of it. The king conquered other places and brought more civilians than soldiers... Tell me, will the king... let us humble lives stand in front of you and let us be human? Shield?"

"Of course not." A gentle voice sounded behind them, with the clarity and sharpness of a young man.

When the guards and civilian husbands turned their heads, they immediately saw the king's friend, a young man known as "Enkidu of Sipar" walking towards them slowly.Behind him was a tall, chestnut-haired man.

Once people recognized the people behind Yinan, they were all shocked. Those who suspected that the king would treat the peasants as "human shields" were so frightened that they could hardly stand up with others and salute.

Gilgamesh didn't speak at all, he just stretched out his hand and made a gesture, telling all the people who were still awake to shut up obediently and sit down.And he himself sat down with Yi Nan, and Yi Nan spoke as his spokesperson.

"Everyone, the purpose of the king's trip to Amori this time is not war. What the king wants is to end the war with war. He wants this area to have friendly exchanges with Uruk for a long time to come, and to support him as always. Uruk—"

As Inan said, he looked back at Gilgamesh.

The king of Uruk was sitting in the dark at the moment, but his eyes were shining brightly.After hearing Yinan's words, he nodded slightly, with a smile in his eyes, as if to say: You always understand the king.

Inan's confidence suddenly increased. She had never communicated with Gilgamesh about the real purpose of going to Amori this time before, but she accurately guessed Gilgamesh's intentions - and thought of going together again. She was very excited.

So she spoke more fluently in the following words.

"As for how to deal with the Amorites after arriving in Amorites, the king will have more specific instructions at that time. But I can reveal a little bit to you—"

"First of all, there is no such thing as a human shield or a human shield. Those of you who have participated in the construction of Uruk know that the last thing the king wants to see is an accident, that is, someone is injured-you are the most important asset of the king, so Please remember the most important thing when starting a war: protect yourself!"

"But you have an advantage that others do not have. You are all people who have built the city wall in Uruk. You are familiar with every procedure of the project. You are familiar with all the tools. You work together like one person... And Wang used you people this time because he took a fancy to your abilities."

More and more people gathered around Inan and Gilgamesh, and gradually almost all the people who were still awake gathered around.

They had never thought of this: it turned out that the reason why the king made the promise to invite them to join the expedition was because "he liked their abilities and talents."

"So, when it comes to Amori, when the battle starts, all you need to do is..."

In the early morning of the next day, Gilgamesh accompanied Inan to Sipar, a small village where Sister Shahat lived.

The Consul of Sipar had a flattering face and followed him all the way. Looking at the expression on his face, it was easy to believe that the consul's ambition in this life was to be a personal attendant by the king's side.

But Yinan showed disappointment, and Sister Shahat actually moved away.

She also specially asked the priest from the Inanna Temple in Sipar to write a clay tablet for Sister Shahat and send it over.

But the villagers only said that Shahat moved away after Yinan was "conscripted" to Uruk, and he was quite sad when he left.

Inan was also very regretful, she didn't know why she wanted to justify Gilgamesh's name in front of Shahat, and told this nun who was deeply influenced by the "brainwashing package" and believed that Gilgamesh was "murderous, lustful and tyrannical":

This is not the case.

Gilgamesh is a trustworthy and followable king.

But Sister Shahat didn't give her the chance.

The journey they made was a little delayed. It took Gilgamesh and Inando half a day to board the ship from Sipar, meet the lion cub Hakesh who was left on the king's ship, and travel another six miles. Days, finally entered the territory of the Amorites.

The water and land personnel in Uruk met, and the waterway ships turned around and went down the river to continue to deliver the daily supplies needed by 2000 people.

At this time, the emotions of the Amorites were already tense to the extreme, and they did not know when and how the Uruk people would attack—but obviously, the king of Uruk had already arrived here in person, and the Uruk army It is bound to refuse to give up easily.I just don't know whether the king of Uruk will order the looting after winning the war—the Amorites, who are afraid of looting and slaughtering the city, have already begun to move the old, weak, women, and children to the mountains.

But to their surprise, the first thing the Uruk people did when they arrived in Amori was to build a camp.

Yes, the people of Uruk first built a camp for themselves:

A well was dug in the camp first to ensure the safety of drinking water for everyone.

Trenches were dug around the camp, so that no one could easily approach them.

The ground in the camp was leveled and simple wool tents were set up. The Uruk people lived comfortably without fear of wind and rain.

It took only two and a half days for the camp to be completed from the start of construction.The Amorites could only see Urukhminfu’s shovel rising and falling one after another like the water ripples on the surface of the Euphrates River in the distance. The whole camp was built.

Amorites: The opposite side came all the way to our place, is it just to build a house to live in?

This is of course not the case, but it is not difficult for the Uruk people to live here steadily with the water transportation of the Euphrates River and the camp with a reasonable layout and easy to defend and difficult to attack.

On the third day after the camp was built, the Uruk people who had recharged their batteries began to attack the center of Amori city.

The first person to attack was the civilian husband recruited from all over the country.All of them were holding bronze shovels and bronze brazing rods, tapping left and right on the ground—soon, all the traps that the Amorites had dug in advance were discovered.

Once a trap is found, it is immediately marked.After a while, a group of peasants rushed over, each carrying a heavy sack on their backs. When the sack was untied, all the mud was poured out.

Enough soil was poured into the trap, and the shovels of the people around them fell one after another, leveling the earth and rocks on the surface of the trap.By the time the folks leave this trap, it must have become flat again, even smoother than before.

In addition to the traps, the trenches were quickly filled in sevens and eights.

The Amorites really didn't expect that the engineering capabilities of the Uruk people would be so strong - and they don't seem to like fighting, and they don't want to attack. They just want to repair all the projects they can. stand up.

During this time, the Amorites also attempted to attack Uruk.

They pointed their bows and arrows at the peasants carrying the soil.

The peasants immediately turned around and quickly piled up a simple arrow stack with heavy sacks, and everyone hid behind.

When the arrows of the Amorites were all shot, the peasants happily picked up all the arrows of the Amorites.

Amorite: Yes, today I gave away a bunch of bows and arrows for nothing.

They only have so many copper arrow clusters in total!

The peasants of Uruk did not expect that they were so "capable of fighting". Seeing that the camp in Uruk steadily extended to the center of the city of Amori, all the peasants were extremely excited.

Yinan gave this group of civilian workers a name called "Song Bing", which means engineering soldiers, which can help the entire team win the war by completing projects one by one.

"Engineers" look at me and I look at you, thinking that the most trusted partner of the king is right. It turns out that the king really brought them here because of their abilities in this area.

Small-scale conflicts are going on every day, and both sides have losses, but the losses of Amori are greater than the losses of Uruk.On the other hand, in Uruk, they only had a few injured civilian husbands, while the king's personal guards were suffocated so badly that they didn't even have the chance to show up to fight.

In this way, the Amorites are in a nightmare every day. The Uruk people opposite them seem to not want to fight seriously at all, but only want to build projects-the Amorites even believe that if the Uruk people stay long enough, maybe the other side Able to help the Amorites build a city.

But just when the Amorites gradually relaxed, thinking that the Uruk people only planned to fight steadily, the Uruk people suddenly launched a final attack.

The king's personal guards rushed to the front. They held shields, spears and swords. Whenever they encountered resistance from the Amorites, they would sound a warning. If the warning was invalid, the weapons in their hands would immediately greet them mercilessly.

Gilgamesh stood shoulder to shoulder with Inan, followed by Hakesh, walking steadily behind the group of personal guards.

Both of them are highly skilled and bold, and they don't even hold weapons in their hands.Gilgamesh occasionally saw Amori's defenders staring at him in a daze from a distance, and couldn't help laughing. He stretched out his hand, and someone beside him immediately handed him a spear.

Gilgamesh took the spear, weighed it in his hand, and suddenly grabbed it and threw it violently.I saw that spear was like a living thing, the body of the spear was constantly vibrating, and it flew straight towards a huge cedar tree behind the defenders, and only heard a soft "pounce", and the spear tip plunged into the tree. .

The cedar branches and leaves shook violently, and the pine needles fell to the ground one after another, like a rain of pine needles.

——It turns out that the king of Uruk can only shake the pine cones with the spear he throws?

Immediately some Amorites contemptuous of this result.

But the struck cedar trunks began to emit a peculiar humming, indistinct but growing louder as time went on.

Just when the defenders of Amory were still rejoicing that the spear thrown by Gilgamesh did not cause any major damage, there was a loud "click" from behind.The thick trunk of the cedar split directly from it, and a complete giant tree was split in half and fell to both sides.The fallen branches were heavy and directly crushed several people.

Amori's defenders were frightened by such bravery, no one dared to act rashly, and watched Gilgamesh lead his personal guards directly towards Amori's Temple of the Moon God.

The consul of Amori only heard the news at this time, and hurried over, saw that Gilgamesh and his party had entered the temple, and immediately cried: "If the king of Uruk smashes the god of the moon god Sin, What should the temple do?"

But the opponent has already entered the temple at the core of the city. Even if the Amorites wanted to fight this battle, they would not be able to continue.

Compared with the organization and efficiency of the Uruk people, the Amorites are like a mess, and the consuls can't order them.

The consul had no choice but to weep, took off his robe according to the custom, exposed his shoulders and chest, and hurried to the temple of the moon god Sin to beg for surrender, praying in his heart, hoping that the legendary tyrannical king would not kill their Amorite Sin The painstakingly built temple was destroyed too badly.

The consul who released the surrender signal was not stopped, but was directly welcomed into the temple.

To his surprise, the young and handsome king in the temple, instead of instructing his personal guards to destroy the temple, was standing in front of the statue of the god in the temple, holding an olive, The corolla made of laurel and silver willow branches was handed to the priestess in the temple with both hands, and the priest presented it to the statue of the moon god Sin.

The consul let out a long sigh of relief, knowing that the king of Uruk was expressing goodwill to the greatest extent.

This is the first time that the Archon of Amori sees Gilgamesh.The extremely handsome, yet stern and majestic face of the young king of Uruk left a deep impression on him.

Extremely strong but extremely restrained, full of advantages but reserved, never trying to be quick - such a king, the consul of Amori can only be convinced, he never dared to have any other thoughts.

His knees gave way, and he bowed down before Gilgamesh.

"King of kings, king of kings, two-thirds gods and one-third human beings, the greatest wise king of Uruk..."

The Consul speaks sincerely about these long titles, which shows that people can do anything under pressure.

"The Amorites surrender in front of you, please instruct the humble Amorites, how can you eliminate the anger that is burning in your heart at this moment?"

The consul lowered his head. In front of the powerful Gilgamesh, he knew that he had no room for bargaining, so he could only bear it as much as possible.

"The wrath of the king?—look up your head."

Gilgamesh's voice was calm, but without any emotion.

The consul raised his head in great doubt, and was facing Gilgamesh's handsome face that made people angry.There was no trace of anger on this face, but his eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of cloud that never disperses in the deep forest.

"When did the king get angry because of Amori?"

What do the ends of the Amorite's head and rat look like to Gilgamesh?If it wasn't for his desire to frighten all the small city-states in the Euphrates River Valley, and by the way, give his army some actual combat experience, why would Gilgamesh have to go to such lengths to fight all the way to Amori?

The consul of Amori believed that Gilgamesh's sending troops was really for Amori, so he really thought too highly of himself.

"Then, then you..." The consul stammered and couldn't speak.

Gilgamesh turned his face with a lonely expression, facing the statue of the moon god Sin. Outsiders saw that he had spent a lot of time fighting against the current until he reached Amori, but to him, it seemed that he was just fighting alone.

"The king came to Amori just to pay homage to the Mother Goddess."

The king of Uruk is expressing his position to the world with his actions - he didn't really want to fight recklessly when he came to Amori, he just... came to see his mother.