[Infrastructure] After being mistaken for a god

Uruk boats carried voles in sacks on top of which were stacked sacks full of hay.The boat went up the Euphrates River to the wharf near Sipar that had not yet been controlled by the Akkadians, unloaded all the cargo, and loaded it into the car.

Gilgamesh and his Uruk warriors immediately began to disguise themselves.Gilgamesh paints his face to look like the little chieftain of Akkad.Most of the Uruk fighters under his command put on the clothes of poor peasants and pretended to be civilian husbands conscripted by the Akkadians.

Those who came out with them were nearby villagers who had escaped from the Akkadians. They knew the situation of the Akkadians very well, and painted Gilgamesh according to the appearance, which was extremely realistic.

Inan also came up with the idea of ​​"make-up" Gilgamesh into the little chieftain of Akkad.She doesn't think Gilgamesh is suitable to pretend to be a peasant - he is too bright and bright.

Gilgamesh was very pleased with this comment, but when he thought that he could not speak the Akkadian language after dressing up as an Akkadian, Gilgamesh missed his friend's genius "interpreter" very much ability.

But he resolutely rejected Yi Nan's request to accompany her, and found an excuse to keep her in the city—nothing else, just reluctance.I can't bear to let important people take risks with me.

In this way, they swaggered through the villages and camps controlled by the Akkadians, getting closer and closer to the tall city of Uruk.

And Inan's prophecy was really accurate - when Gilgamesh faced the Akkadians who came forward to ask questions, he only needed to raise his head and face in a haughty manner, making a look of disdain to answer, and the other party would often answer him first. Cowardly.At this time, his soldiers pretending to be civilian husbands would help explain a few sentences in poor Akkadian language, and the other party would let him go.

They were posing as squads carrying hay for the Akkadian herds.

Cattle are the camels and mounts of the Akkadians, and they are also their food when they have to.The Akkadians reared their cattle with great care.Although they are constantly besieging Uruk, the cattle of the Akkadians are still well taken care of: the Akkadians conscripted a lot of peasants to collect good fodder and send them to the city of Uruk for supply. their herds.

The bulls have their own camp - grouped together, away from the cows.A simple fence was built in the camp, and about three to four thousand bulls were stored within the fence.

In the evening, the bulls would gather together, head to head, and stand to rest.

Gilgamesh led the soldiers under his command to push the cart swaggeringly, and sent all the "fodder" to the cattle pen.

These carts were loaded with large sacks, the top of which was hay, and the lower sacks were obviously moving.But since there is the forage above as a "cover", these abnormalities are difficult to detect.

So these "grass fodder" were sent to the cowpen smoothly, and piled up together, covered with a layer of real forage.Occasionally, a bull would come over, let out a "moo", then lower its head and open its mouth to eat grass.This side of the bullpen is a harmonious scene.

The real Akkadian passed by, and couldn't see any clues. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that today's forage is enough, and he doesn't need to bother driving slaves to collect forage.

Gilgamesh and his warriors remained calm: now that they had disguised themselves as Akkadians, it did not matter from which dock they returned to Uruk.

They found two boats nearby, and Gilgamesh made a gesture of pretending, and his warriors swarmed up to occupy the boats.The noise made the nearby Akkadians think that some leader was going to travel along the river and requisition ships.

Gilgamesh got into the boat, left the shore, pretended to row upstream for a while, and after leaving the sight of the Akkadians, he immediately went down the river and returned to Uruk.

It was late when he returned to Uruk.From outside the city, Uruk was as usual.

As soon as Gilgamesh landed, he washed off the oil paint on his face with the water of the Euphrates River, and restored his appearance as a wise and mighty king. Then he walked quickly to the gate of Uruk, and casually asked the captain of the guard who came up: "Is everything ready?"

"Everything is ready. It was Enkidu of Sipar who arranged everything. Everyone is willing to serve the king and Uruk tonight."

Gilgamesh walked quickly to the top of the city, and sure enough, he saw Inan standing there, looking at the Akkadian camp from afar.

When she heard footsteps, she turned her head and saw Gilgamesh. She immediately raised a smile and greeted, "You're back."

Gilgamesh's heart warmed immediately, and he walked up to her, pointing softly, where is the stable where the Akkadians kept their livestock, how they did it, how the bags were stacked, and how much fodder was covered on it.

Behind them, in the city of Uruk, Uruk's warriors and peasants are ready to go.

The warriors held a variety of weapons, but this time they abandoned bows and arrows and mainly used spears and swords.

Most of the peasants behind them were equipped with simple equipment, with two sacks and a hammer.

The lights in the city were not very bright, so as not to let the Akkadians notice that they had completed their battle preparations.But even though the lights were dim, the soldiers of Uruk all had firm expressions, as if they were waiting for the king's order at any time, and they rushed out of the city to relax their muscles and bones—after all, in this city, they had already suffocated. It's been too long.

Gilgamesh, who was standing on the city wall, was a little impatient.He kept looking at the stretch of Akkad tents in the distance, muttering, "Why hasn't there been any movement?"

Yi Nan laughed, "What's the rush? Do you remember, we did experiments."

They conducted an experiment in Uruk, trying to pack voles into two layers of sacks, and calculated how long it would take them to bite through the sacks and get out of the bags.The experiment was done in more than one group, and finally they took an average value.

Gilgamesh was still in a hurry: "What if... these voles are not hungry enough, or they are just stuck in the bag and cannot get out, or they are discovered by the people who take care of the livestock..."

Yi Nan lifted the corners of his lips and smiled, "But we have nothing to lose, right?"

Although there are too many uncontrollable factors in this matter, if it succeeds, the Uruk people can seize the opportunity and kill them with one blow.

The camps and stables in the distance were peaceful, and what Gilgamesh and Inan had expected to happen had so far not materialized.

But Inan was not as anxious as Gilgamesh. She waited patiently—because now is not the best time to attack.The best time for night raids has always been the second half of the night, or even the early morning, when people are most tired and most relaxed.

Even if it doesn't happen in the early morning... morning, morning is fine.When the Akkadians just woke up and were sleepily planning to find some dry food to satisfy their hunger, or drink a cup of hot milk—then it was also a good time to attack.

Time passed quietly like this.

The lights in the city of Uruk were dim, and people were waiting quietly with weapons and equipment in their hands.No one showed any slack because of the long wait—they probably all felt that success or failure was a matter of one move, and that the opportunity came and they must not be missed.

But when Venus rose in the east, nothing seemed to happen to the Akkadians.

Gilgamesh was anxious in his heart. Looking at the calm look of Inan beside him, he quickly retracted the words that had reached the edge of his mouth.

Yinan looked calm on the outside, but he was actually paying full attention to the situation in the Akkadian camp.

Suddenly, her eyebrows moved.

Gilgamesh, who had been keeping an eye on her, immediately turned to the Akkadian camp.

Not much has changed on the camp side, it's business as usual.Only those who are fully focused can notice a little bit of abnormal movement, and intuitively people feel that something is wrong.

Gilgamesh didn't notice anything, but he trusted Inan's judgment very much. Seeing her brows stretched out and a smile appeared on her face, Gilgamesh immediately stretched out his hand, made a movement, and immediately gave orders to the people who had been waiting hard all night inside the city wall. Uruk warriors sent it.

The people who were already a little tired regained their weapons and cheered up.Some people murmured the names of their dead relatives and friends, and some turned to the east and kowtowed to Venus, hoping that the patron saint of Uruk, the goddess of Venus, would bless them. Come back alive.

At this time Gilgamesh also saw it, and there seemed to be a little bit of smoke rising from the camp in the distance.

Listen carefully, and you can vaguely hear the sound of four hooves hitting the ground.

There were Akkadian voices in the camp, some people were talking, and then the voices changed to shouts.Then there was the sound of hoofbeats, and from a distance, the bullpen where the Akkadians kept their bulls could be seen in complete chaos.Countless bulls rushed left and right there, rushing around like headless chickens.

A herd of bulls riots, immediately affecting all the bulls in the pen.In an instant, all the mounts of the Akkadians went "crazy".

They are not able to charge in one direction like when the Akkadians designed the fire ox array before - now the herd of cattle is frightened without being guided, and suddenly they are all chaotic, rushing wildly in all directions.They are still far away from the city of Uruk, so they are all attacking the camps of the Akkadians themselves.

Many Akkadian warriors just woke up from sleep, and some were even resting in their tents.The mad bull rushed to them, no matter what tent was in front of them.

They ran as fast as wolves, and rushed around like pigs, trampling and trampling. No matter how brave the Akkadian warriors were, they couldn't calm down these bulls immediately.

Yi Nan was standing alone at the top of the city, imagining what happened in the cowshed out of thin air, imagining the thousands of voles finally biting through the sack and coming out of the bag like a tide...

Not to mention that the bulls that are crowded together to rest will go crazy when they see this scene, if it is a human being...

At this moment, the gates of Uruk opened at the same time, and the soldiers rushed out with loud shouts.They were followed by peasants who had taken refuge in Uruk—some of them were taken in by Uruk after being enslaved by the Akkadians.Most of them cooperate with each other, with one holding a hammer high and the other carrying a sack.

Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, always led the way, and he does now.I saw him taking the lead and rushing to the forefront.His bravery is well known throughout the world, and the Akkadians who have just been attacked by the bull and have not yet recovered are simply unable to resist.Gilgamesh cut down the Akkadian warriors who dared to confront him one by one like chopping melons and vegetables between the enemy's camps.

The other Uruk warriors also arrived at the Akkadian camp smoothly.They first encountered the herd of unorganized and undisciplined cattle running in all directions.

These bulls had no weapons strapped to their horns, and were therefore of little use to the warriors of Uruk.They easily got out of the way of the cattle, rushed to those Akkadians who were fighting hard, cleaned them up, and then handed them over to the peasants behind them.

The cooperation of the folk husbands is very delicate. Whenever they see an Akkadian, no matter what three seven or two one, one of them first puts a sack on the head of the person, and the other grabs the opponent's foot, and slams down on the opponent's foot with two hammers. The big toe bone was directly crushed.

When the Akkadian yelled and fell to the ground, these civilian men had already taken away the sacks and went to find the next target.

In an instant, the Akkadian camp was full of wailing, and people everywhere were wailing in pain because of a broken big toe.

Far away, Yinan also heard these screams from above the city of Uruk. Although she couldn't bear it, she knew that this was already the most "merciful" way chosen by the Uruk people to treat these captives. .

These Akkadians had their big toes smashed, so they would have no major problems walking and working in the future, but if they wanted to run, it would be difficult for their bodies to balance.This cruel punishment will make these Akkadians lose the ability to run fast for a lifetime, and become obedient slaves of other tribes forever.

In the Mesopotamia where more labor is better, this method of capturing and converting opponents into slaves is extremely common.Many civilians captured by the Akkadians have suffered such punishments.

Seeing how the Uruk people handled the captives now, Yinan couldn't say anything more.This is better than the massacre of the Uruk people after a successful sneak attack.

Soon, the battle was decided.The Akkadians lost a lot, and [-]% to [-]% of the [-]% were captured by the Uruk people. The rest were either killed by the hooves of the cows, or they were avenged by the Uruk warriors.

On the battlefield, the bulls, who were frightened mad by a large group of "furry" voles, are gradually calming down, and are slowly calmed down by Uruk's peasants.

Looking at the Akkadian tents again, Yinan could clearly see a small group of Akkadians moving quickly.

They abandoned their relatives and comrades-in-arms, livestock and wealth. They just took any weapons that were close at hand and within reach, and ran towards the upper reaches of the Euphrates River.

Yi Nan instinctively felt that these Akkadians, who abandoned everything and fled decisively like "strong men breaking their wrists", should be the leaders of their tribe.From the perspective of the Sumerian city-states, Yinan felt that it would be safest to capture and destroy these escaped Akkadian leaders.

With this thought, she felt that she was too deeply substituted into the Sumerians, and almost regarded herself as a Sumerian—too partial to one side in the war was against the spirit of historical materialism.

But she believed that if Gilgamesh was really a hero with great talent and boldness, he would know how powerful he was without her telling him.

Sure enough, as soon as the battle situation settled down, Gilgamesh handed over the cleaning up of the battlefield to his officials-these officials were always good at counting the prisoners and registering them.

He brought the most valiant warriors in the guards back to find Yinan, just to discuss the pursuit of the Akkadians.

"The Akkadians have done a lot of evil things in the Euphrates River Basin, and their reputation is extremely bad. Now their leader has lost his mount and rations, and escaped on foot. Presumably, the villagers and small city-states in this area will not be willing to take them in. Slow down along the road If you look for it slowly, you will definitely find it." Gilgamesh had already thought of all the tricks on the way back.

"The king's primary responsibility is to hunt down the leaders of the Akkadians and capture them. Let the Akkadians lose their cohesion forever and never be able to do harm to the world again." Gilgamesh said firmly.

Yinan lowered his head and thought: In history, the Akkadians did destroy the city-states of the Sumerians and established the vast Akkadian Empire, but this happened hundreds of years later—I don’t know if it’s because Jill Gamesh failed to capture the escaped Akkadian leaders, or after that, the Akkadians tried another way to make a comeback.

As she was thinking, Gilgamesh's big hand had already gently rubbed her hair.

"Duo, when the king is not in Uruk, please take care of the affairs in Uruk."

Yi Nan raised his head immediately: "What? Do you want to track down those guys alone?" Didn't you take her with you?

Gilgamesh smiled immediately: "How can the king be alone? The king's guards will go with him."

Inan's concerned eyes warmed his heart, but Gilgamesh still couldn't save his face and dragged Inan to go on an adventure with him.

Perhaps in Gilgamesh's heart, he thought that this matter was the king's responsibility. If he couldn't even do such a trivial matter... Then don't talk about "half-gods and half-men" in the future. Gods or something.

Seeing Inan's disappointed expression, Gilgamesh coaxed him with a good temper, saying that Uruk had just won a big victory, the city's affairs were complicated and complicated, and Inan was the most suitable person to manage all these .She is smart, familiar with the various systems of Uruk, and is the most trusted friend of the king. It is very appropriate to entrust Uruk to her to take charge of it.

Probably the world likes to listen to flattery. Hearing that Gilgamesh had boasted himself to the sky, Inan felt flattered, smiled, and agreed to stay in Uruk.

"When is the king going to leave? Let me see what kind of equipment is prepared for the king." Inan asked Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh only replied: "The king will now go to the Temple of Inanna to offer sacrifices to the goddess, thank her for protecting Uruk for such a great victory, and wish the king all the best in his future journey, and that Akka can be brought back to the world. The threat posed by Germany is completely wiped out."

"After the sacrifice, the king immediately set off with his guards."

Inan looked at Gilgamesh in surprise, but this guy really looked like a man made of iron—although after a day and a night, he went out of the city in disguise and waited all night, Gilgamesh still looked energetic, Unlimited energy.

He is indeed the bravest figure in Mesopotamia, the first hero king in human history.

"Okay, then I'll prepare for you." Inan thought about letting Gilgamesh ride out of the city.Uruk has horses for people to ride, but the number is not many, and there are no chariots or cavalry.However, it is obviously more convenient for Gilgamesh to lead people to track down the leader of Akkad on horseback.

Inan immediately went to prepare after obtaining Gilgamesh's consent.

Gilgamesh rushed to the Inanna Temple in the center of the city, and met the elders of the elders' house on the way—the elders headed by Heb were ashamed, but they all had to pay tribute to Gilgamesh and congratulate him. The king led the bravest soldiers in Uruk to victory in the war.

The saints of the temple were also anxiously waiting for the final result of the battle at this moment, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gilgamesh coming.They hurriedly gathered around, pulling Gilgamesh to ask questions.

"Everyone, the king has an important request. Please take care of Gu Duo when the king is not in the city."

"You want us to take care of Dodo?" The saints looked at each other, surprised and delighted.

Gilgamesh's face darkened immediately: ... Dodo?

Could it be that "Enkidu of Sipar" had already told the saints about her?

"The king is finally enlightened!" A group of saints immediately cheered happily, surrounding the dark-faced Gilgamesh.A group of women chattered excitedly and asked Gilgamesh: "When did the king find out that Dodo is a girl?"

"Have you, have you...hehe, shared the same bed?"

"Stupid, you, don't you know that Wang and others always eat on the same table and sleep on the same bedding?"

"When does the king plan to marry someone?"

The saints who watched Gilgamesh grow up talked and laughed, and no one paid attention to the long dark face of the king.

Only Gilgamesh thought in grief and indignation: Sisters, you have discovered Dow's secret, shouldn't you come and tell the king earlier...does the king have to guess so hard?

But now that Gilgamesh is about to go to war, he has no time to say more. He only solemnly promises to these saints who care about him: "The day the king triumphs, the day the king marries... the one he loves."

"Please take care of me, everyone."

The saints all showed satisfied expressions.Some people congratulated loudly, and some people showed off to their friends: "Let me tell you, Wang is not a fool, he can see right away that Duo Duo is a woman disguised as a man!"

Gilgamesh couldn't help but turn dark again, thinking: He is indeed a fool, he has been so foolish for so long, but he didn't realize that the friend around him is actually... a girl.

It's rare for him to have been so close to someone for so long...but he never crossed the threshold.

"Sisters, please keep this matter a secret from Duo, and don't let her know that the king already knows..."

Gilgamesh seldom hesitated.

The saints were even more overjoyed. They clapped their hands together and laughed in unison: "It turns out that Duo Duo is a silly girl..."

Gilgamesh thought to himself: Isn't it?That's what he's worried about.What if Dow had always thought of him as a friend and never felt the way he felt in his chest now?

But all of this will have to wait until the Akkadian matter is dealt with to ensure that there will be no future troubles.

At this point, it was really inconvenient for him to say more, so he hurriedly asked the saints to accompany him to the Temple of Inanna to sacrifice.

There, bowing down in front of the statue of Inanna, Gilgamesh prayed secretly: As the king of Uruk, he currently has two wishes—one is to completely eliminate the Akkadians and never cause future troubles.

The second is to be able to stay with the most important person and marry her as his wife.

If both can be achieved, he will be fulfilled in this life.