Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 200 The Battle of Minas Tirith
Over the long years, Sauron has had many conspiracies and schemes, many of which succeeded, and many failed, but none of them was as swift as today.I saw that with Ramas Ehor's defection, the darkness covering the Holy White City began to dissipate, earlier than the time set by his master: fate betrayed Sauron at this moment, and the world turned around. against him; victory slipped through his fingers as he reached for it.

Sauron was extremely angry. He stood up from the throne, but his shadow stretched so long that it almost touched the top of the palace wall. In this shadow, a very terrifying demon king was waking up. He had a steel crown, With vicious fire in his eyes, and long and mighty barbed gauntlets of iron; yet he commands great hosts, and holds great power.Mordor and the Varyag to the south were marching towards Minas Tirith, and he had to consider whether to defend against the coalition of Middle-earth here, or to abandon this good form.

In the end, Sauron made the biggest mistake of his long life: he didn't run away in the first place, as he always did - which, in hindsight, killed him.

Most of the wise people in Minas Tirith were sent out by him to guard Ramas Ehor. Many people in the city were humans and minions who were bewitched by him. They were willing to die for the prime minister; and although he feared In the power of Orofenwe and the Teleri of Westward, they underestimated the eldest son of the Silver King too much to think they could defeat him.

At that time, the trumpet in Shicheng was loud and clear, and a hundred bells rang together, forming a music of shock and anger.The human beings who were deceived by Sauron realized that they had been betrayed ignorantly. Many people cursed Berigand II, thinking that he would die under the cold sword: Full of stones, vowed to live and die with Shicheng.

Berigand II heard the curse of his compatriots. He became old and rickety, and his vitality almost left his body. Even Aragorn and Adrasil couldn't restore his will, so he chose to exile himself.He left Gondor alone before the battle began.

Some say he went to the land of the East, and died in solitude and grief.It is also said that he eventually went to another continent beyond Middle-earth and lived there.But in any case, there was no news of him in Middle-earth, and the legend of Lord Pelakir ended.

in the mean time.

Innocent people hid in their houses in fear and anxiety, praying to all known gods, praying that this terrible war would stop.Regarding the dispute between the prime minister and the king, they really couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong, and they didn't know that the tide of fate had turned, and that doom was in sight, and a dark fear enveloped them.

At that time, with the sound of horns outside the city and the sound of horseshoes, the Northern Alliance Army crossed Ramas Ehor like a tide and surrounded Minas Tirith.

Under the majestic White City, Gandalf and Aragorn rejoined the commander of the coalition forces.At that time, Adrasil was ordered to caress those Gondor humans who had surrendered—no one would ask them to immediately join the war against their own people, which was an unwise order for both sides.

"Your Highness, if possible, please be more patient and listen to the voices of the besieged people. They are not corrupt people. They took up arms only because they were deceived by Sauron." Gandalf bowed to the eldest son of the Silver King, his old face Appeared worried.

But Aratu is a very majestic prince, he is more like a king than his brother; and he also vowed to make Sauron pay the price. Whether it brings glory or sorrow, he said: "We all know, Mythrandil, that peace does not fall from thin air, nor does light dispel darkness with a single mouth."

He pointed to the stone city not far away, and pointed at those Gondor humans who were unwilling to put down their bows and sharp arrows to surrender even though they were trembling all over, and said slowly but resolutely: "If possible, I would not let blood and fire Spread throughout this great city, but Sauron's lies are sharper than swords and deadlier than venom! The men of Gondor have heard the truth, but you see, the bows and arrows in the hands of men are not aimed at their true enemy."

The departure of Berigand II made Aragorn extremely sad and disturbed. He said: "But we all know that this is not their true wish."

But at that time, the power of the oath was burning in Aratu's heart, and Aratu was tired of the stubbornness of human beings, so he said without hesitation: "Don't say any more, I have made up my mind! Because blindly benevolent will only make people feel Cowardly! And our enemies are coming from the north and the south, I can't let the humans in this city stab us in the back while we are fighting the enemy!"

All the human generals headed by Aragorn remained silent.

So Aratu ordered people to blow the horn and issued an order to fight at all costs.

"Mmmm."

Huge horns sounded continuously, and the army began to move.

At that time, the Erin Vaughan and the dwarves replaced the Gondor humans led by Aragorn as the left wing, and Aragorn led the Gondor humans to guard Lamas Ehor together with Eomer; Orofenwe led the elves to become the left wing. Right wing; the army of the Kingdom of Elpera and the Treant Clan, as the main attacking party, first occupied a large area of ​​the main gate.

"That is not a wise order," sighed Gandalf.The gray-robed wizard asked Hal Ballard, "As the Deputy Prime Minister, do you think so? Even if you know that the order of the son of Turka is not a wise move?"

Hal Ballard couldn't help standing up after hearing this. He saluted the prince and begged him to give Gondor humans another chance.He said this: "We have all seen your kindness, but it is not enough. Your Highness, humans and elves are your subjects. We should not kill each other. This is not beneficial except to make the enemy laugh." .”

Eomer also opened his mouth and said: "Son of Turka, this is not a disobedience, please listen: a wise king should know which order is more beneficial to his subjects, the light of life is fragile and perishable, we should not But they disappeared here in vain."

But everyone's suggestions could not shake the determination of the eldest son of the silver king.His words were like a biting cold wind, and like a murderous sword, he said: "Don't you all promise loyalty? But why do your subjects always disobey my orders? Am I not the commander of the coalition army? If so , they can leave, because there is no place for those who are obedient and vicious in my palace."

At that time, everyone was taken aback.Orofenwe even persuaded the young Aratu, thinking that the ministers were only fulfilling their responsibilities, and that Aratu should not blame them.

Because his persuasion was wiser and more patient, Aratu was silent for a long time, and replied: "I am not happy about this war, but I absolutely do not want to hear any more disobedience."

Upon hearing this, Orofenwe lowered his high head and stopped speaking.

Although some people were very reluctant, everyone still stood on the side of the eldest son of the Silver King. "If this is your order," they said.

Aratu became extremely majestic, his golden vertical pupils shone with light, as if his father had possessed him, and the sun shone on his tall and muscular body, sacred and noble, "This is my order." He said.

"The beard of Turin." Ferndin II also became serious, "I won't say whether this is wise or not, but the dwarves have promised to serve Lor Odagon, so let us despise all hesitation! Baruk Khazd! Khazd ai-mênu!"

But in fact, everyone knows that, as Alatu said, peace will not fall out of thin air. When the people of Gondor choose to take up the sword, their fate is doomed.It's brutal, but we can't say Aratu was wrong.

At that time, Treebeard also participated in this battle.He and his people have all received the favor of Turka——thanks to the blessings of the Valars, under the leadership of Vladliv, many new tree people were born from Huorn, which is almost For the first time in thousands of years their race had a new member.So the treants are Elpera's strongest allies besides the elves and the dwarves of Khazad-dum.

"Hom, Hurum!" He waved his long arm, standing on Alatu's left, "Come on, come on, this is the last battle of the tree people, let us use stones and metals that we hate , to destroy the plot of the Dark Lord, even if it may not be wise."

Vladliff and the other treants responded with a long and mighty cry, which shook the walls of Minas Tirith——

During the days when Aragorn and Éomer gathered the Gondor humans who were willing to surrender, Aratu ordered the dwarves who were good at forging to create many siege tools, which were metal and wood creations, exuding violence and destruction. Even elves can't do better than dwarves in this regard.

Among them, some war implements propelled by treants are even more than 20 meters high, higher than the city wall of Minas Tirith, and they are full of fully armed Elpera soldiers; A catapult with a wheel connected to a steel cable.Under the busyness of dwarf craftsmen, they are adjusting their orientation and loading 'ammunition' nervously and orderly.

The elves, led by the brothers Elradan and Elrothir, arranged an array that was almost exactly the same for everyone, showed their bows and crossbows, and faced the tall and majestic Holy White City.

At that time, the shrill and loud trumpets sounded one after another, and all the humans in Shicheng who heard the terrible sound of the horn widened their eyes in despair, and the timid ones even covered their ears; Sauron stepped down from the throne, his face hanging. With a triumphant laugh.But in fact, if he is more cautious and the plan is more thorough, he may not have a chance of winning.But he himself really thought of the silver king's son too simply, which led to his subsequent failure.

"Mmmm."

With the sound of a long horn, the terrifying war machine of the Northern Kingdom moved forward slowly but firmly under the impetus of the tree man; shouted, war broke out.

The earth-shattering cheers made the humans of Minas Tirith tremble, but because their courage had not completely disappeared from their hearts, the humans overcame this fear, and under the roar of their generals, Start attacking first.Behold, the huge stone pierced the air, let out a whistling cry, and slammed on the heads of the northern coalition forces, blood flowed, and the flesh of the strong men was smashed; deadly iron arrows flew, and the sound of armor and flesh being pierced was endless. .

Since Aratu's northern coalition forces are much larger than Gondor's, and their morale is higher, they are more willing to die for the eldest son of the Silver King. Launched an attack on the most famous city in the human world.The iron armored footsteps stepped on the ground with a rumbling sound, almost shattering the clouds in the sky.

The elves led by Orofenwe are better at archery than humans, and their arrows can take away many humans on Sauron's side every time, even if they really hold unbearable and sad hearts.Under their suppression, the humans in Shicheng quickly lost their firepower;

The war machine forged by the dwarves was even more terrifying, throwing huge stones hundreds of meters away, and accurately hit the trebuchet of Minas Tirith.Some kind of rotating flying blade with a steel cable smashed all the arrows shot by the humans that the elves didn't kill, and smashed them heavily on the wall of the stone city, bringing blood and rain every time;
The tree men roared and were powerful, and the walls and steel gates of Minas Tirith vibrated under their deep-rooted pulling and beating.The gates of steel and iron may be very strong, guarded by towers and bastions of impenetrable rock, but the gates themselves are the key, the weakest link in the tall, impenetrable walls.

The roots of Treebeard went deep into the ground, absorbing the strength of the earth, then stretched out its long arms, and let out a roar that surpassed the past and present.boom.There was a shocking impact between the tree man's fist and the steel gate.

Two thick tree men who looked like banyan trees pushed a cloud cart and slammed into the white city wall with all their strength. The heavily armed Elpera soldiers rushed out of it and fought with the humans in Shicheng: steel blades gnawing Biting, creaking, the ax blade splitting the armor, blood spurting and bones breaking.Human beings killed each other, and elves and dwarves were also affected.

Fentin II wielded his ax and warhammer and took the lives of one Gondorian human after another, but he was not happy, "I curse him, the unspeakable one! Curse him and his conspiracy like a stone The piece shattered under the iron felt! Curse him to fall into the darkness forever and never see the sun!" He and his clan fought hard among the crowd, and blood soon flowed all over the tall city wall.There are dwarves, and there are Gondor humans.

what.

Even in the past 1000 years, the tragedy of this battle still makes future generations lament.Humans and dwarves, like chosen second children and adopted children, fight in the mortal world, and the dead are not blessed.

Countless families of Gondor were destroyed in this battle, and many families can even be traced back to the time of Númenor.The thirteen dwarves who had participated in the Lonely Mountain adventure, Ori and Oin, also died in this battle and the later battle of the Pelennor Plain. Sadness fell on both humans and dwarves.

"There is no winner in this battle," sighed Gandalf.

Aragorn even turned his head away, not daring to watch this terrible war that was destined to be a tragedy.He gripped Anduriel's sword hilt tightly until the bones in his hand turned white.

"This is the tragedy of this era we live in, and we cannot escape." Aratu drew out his sword Aranus, vowing to cut off the shadows that hung over the heads of humans and elves, dwarves and treants.He steered his white steed straight to the iron gates of Minas Tirith.

"But one thing is certain: No matter who is in front of me, I will continue to crush him!"

At that time, the young Aratu's eyes were radiant with anger and fury, just like Vera, the blood of the dragon descendant inherited from his father circulated crazily in his body, he swung Aranrusi vigorously, and saw that accompanied by the dazzling The red and blue rays of light burst out suddenly, and the huge door that was shaken by Treebeard and his tribe, shaking so much that it shattered, and iron pieces flew out like rain, piercing through countless Gondor humans behind the door.

"Sauron, come out, let us end this history!" Aratu led Orofenwe and Aragorn, and the wizard was beside him, and rushed in from the gate of Minas Tirith.

Behind them, the combined army of humans, elves, dwarves, and treants cheered loudly.

(End of this chapter)