Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 154 The Battle of Osgiliath
It was at this time that Boromir received a summons warning from Aragorn.

"You said that Solongil sent you to warn us that an army of Dongyi people and Umbar pirates is going north to attack Osgiliath?" The crown prince and his younger brother sat majestically in the commander's tent and asked The messenger who came to report.

"Yes, Your Highness." The messenger said neither humble nor overbearing: "Our spies went deep into the south and saw a confluence of the Shutings (a branch of the Harad) and those despicable pirates. They are large in number, and Malicious! Sworn to destroy the hope of mankind in the West. Osgiliath bears the brunt! Among them, the black ship of the Umbar pirates will go up the Anduin River, and there is nothing we can do about it! And the war of the Suttins We will delay the giant beast as long as possible. The rest, Your Highness, can only depend on you."

The news was so explosive that the Crown Prince and his brother were whispering to each other.

"... Could fate be fulfilled here?"

"... I have doubts, my brother... There are many words that we cannot understand, maybe..."

Then they stopped worryingly, and Faramir asked: "As you said, Umbar betrayed Gondor again, so how should we believe you? Thorongil is just a legendary figure, we don't know Did he betray the royal family too!"

The crown prince's younger brother stared at the messenger extremely sternly, with a serious and majestic expression, and doubts in his gray eyes.

"A wise man will have a lot of doubts about the unknown, but it is not wise to choose to ignore a selfless person who has fought for the people for more than ten years." The messenger said: "Our blood is no less than that of any nobleman in the White City! Even more! Because the first thing the enemy burns is our homeland!"

The messenger's merciless words made the Boromir brothers a little embarrassed. They asked this question only to ensure the credibility and preparation of the information, and there was no malice.

"Such an important claim must be confirmed, and it needs clear evidence." Boromir said: "After all, the world is full of dangers. So, please forgive our presumptuousness."

The messenger was silent for a while, sighed and said: "It is true! And there are a lot of treachery." But then he said: "It's just that we don't have the exact evidence you need, because those of us who go to attack the enemy can't guarantee that they will stay." Bringing you 'evidence' with your life."

After speaking, the messenger bid farewell to the crown prince and his brother.

"My mission has been completed. Your Highness, please allow me to leave, because I want to go back and be with my comrades, regardless of life or death!" The loyal warrior said, and turned to leave the camp.

This greatly shocked the crown prince and his younger brother.

Boromir frowned, and firmly grasped the armrest of the chair with his slender fingers, without saying a word.

Faramir said worriedly: "I can feel that he is not lying. A large army, and there are pirates, brother, we cannot hold on!"

Osgiliath (Osgiliath) was the old capital of Gondor. It was built on both sides of the Anduin River, or in other words, the largest and longest river in Middle Continent ran through this magnificent city built by the ancient Numenoreans.

In its heyday the great bridges built by the Númenóreans across the river stood with towers and stone houses, and there anchored the trading ships from the sea.Here lies the Osgiliath Hedron, the most powerful in Palantir.

But due to many wars, this magnificent capital has long been abandoned.If the pirates of Umbar really went upstream, coupled with the attack on land, Gondor would be powerless to hold on.

Moreover, the most important thing is that there are only more than 2000 soldiers stationed here at this time, which is the last army of Gondor or the royal family that can be controlled.If everything is lost here, the rule of the Hulin family will be shaken.

Yea, they did not forget the One of Minas Tirith.

The disagreement and struggle between Prime Minister Orendil and the king have become increasingly clear. The decree of Denethor II is almost out of the royal court. What will happen to Minas Tirith, the Prince's army of guards.

Maybe this is the prelude to the prophecy?
It was Boromir's deep understanding of this that made him so hesitant, but. "Needless to say." The crown prince stood up, the hesitation in his eyes disappeared, and he said resolutely: "This is the last line of defense that Gondor needs us the most. We must hold this place!"

He listened carefully to the powerful and enthusiastic drills of the soldiers outside the camp, with a hint of nostalgia and relief on his face. "There are countless people behind us, Faramir, and we have no choice."

The crown prince's younger brother stopped talking.

He knew that his elder brother was worried about the people on the Pelennor Plain after this.They can evacuate, but the people cannot flee with their families like them.

In other words, even if you want to evacuate, you must first resettle the people.This is their responsibility.

Therefore, even if Aragorn's warning is received, the occurrence of battle is almost inevitable.

South of Ithilien, Aragorn had slowed some of the enemy as long as he could.But the number of enemies is simply too much.When he reluctantly killed the giant land beast of the Shuting people.These brutal, warlike vanguards of the taller savage enemies, with long black hair and white eyes, and brown and dark skin, had reached the east bank of the Anduin.

They have a full 10 thousand teams.And there's more to follow.

Almost all of these ferocious, ogre-like enemies carry short bows and arrows and blow needles coated with venom.The weapons at the waist are even some strangely shaped knives and sticks.

Fortunately, however, they have almost no steel armor, and most of them only wear a few animal skins and bibs.Occasionally, a few leaders in iron armor would sit far away on towering sedan chairs, beating, cursing and shouting at the surrounding slaves.

So, under the orders and horns of the slave owners, these fallen humans from the dark land of the East began to attack the Western humans in front of them.

"waaaaagh~~"

They yelled in an unfamiliar language that Boromir and the others could not understand, and rushed forward in a swarm with no formation at all.

Under the command of their generals and crown prince, the soldiers of Gondor tightly grasped the spears and swords in their hands, waiting for the moment of battle.

"Wait, wait!" Boromir had already put on his armor and helmet, and the bright armor and black cloak made him look extremely majestic.He said loudly: "Now, let it go!"

The lieutenant immediately conveyed his order to the concealed archers, and one of them, hiding behind the abandoned but still standing old city walls, immediately stood up and shot deadly arrows at the enemy.

The unarmored enemies immediately fell down in large numbers, which made the soldiers a little excited.But compared to the number of enemies, this is too small.

And, as Gondor attacks, so does the enemy's counterattack.

They shouted in disorder, and while running, they drew their short bows and shot back at Boromir and the others.In addition, soldiers must pay attention to those poisonous needles coated with poison, because these thin needles are easier to pierce the gap between their chain mail and helmets than bows and crossbows.

And once you are stabbed by these needles coated with the venom of snakes, scorpions, spiders, and poisonous plants, you are basically not far from going to the underworld.

Therefore, even though the soldiers of Gondor had the advantages of armor and terrain, in the end, the battle situation became anxious after the two sides fought close to each other.

"Hold on! Hold on!" Boromir chopped off an enemy's dark head with a sword, and shouted, "Trust in your training! Believe in your strength! Our home is behind us, our Our loved ones need our protection! People of Gondor, fight the enemy bravely! Don’t lose the courage and prestige of Western humans! For Gondor!"

The soldiers were greatly encouraged. They put up their shields and circled the enemy in groups of four or four in the narrow abandoned stone road, bravely killing one terrible enemy after another.

or be killed by them.

at the same time.

In the center of Osgiliath, that is, on the side of the river, Faramir also led a part of the army to hide behind the dark tunnels and stone walls, waiting quietly.

Dozens of ominous ships with black sails, black hulls, and black oars quietly went upstream along the shallow and narrow river.

"The pirate boys of Umbar really betrayed us." An adjutant said through gritted teeth.

"Shut up!" The armor on Faramir's body was dark gray, which was obviously different from his brother who was always bright like an ancient king.Faramir is more low-key, as he always prefers to stand behind his brother.Moreover, although he is not inferior to others in terms of weapons, what he is holding at the moment is a longbow that is as tall as a man.

Everyone immediately shut their mouths, looking nervously at the enemies who were getting closer.Many of them wear gray cloaks that make them almost impossible to spot.

Finally, the first black ship arrived at the bank of the river.

"Lazy bugs, get the hell out of here, the war is on!" a gruff voice yelled.Dozens of pirates, who were about the same size as Gondor humans, but with darker skin, jumped off the boat immediately, cursing and heading towards the south bank of Osgiliath.

"It's now!"

Faramir jumped out of the shadows, shot the man who gave the order, and shouted: "Don't let them pass!"

Dozens of archers immediately ignited the special arrows in their hands, drew the bowstring, let go, and shot towards the enemies on the narrow river.And more warriors with long swords and sharp spears, led by the previous adjutant, heroically charged the enemy on the shore.

The sudden attack made the enemy panic.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides in the narrow river.

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