The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 124 Sengel's Visit
It is of course impossible to get married within this year. Allen thought that at least he had to wait until the threat of the Dongyi people was eliminated before asking Jamila's opinion. From this point of view, they are all in a state of being alone, and they can decide what they think and what problems they have, and they don't need to consider too many other things.

After Allen talked and laughed with everyone, and expressed his recognition and praise for everyone's recent hard work, a simple banquet ended, and everyone returned to their respective posts, and began to be busy with the things decided at the meeting.

And time is also passing fast in the busy working state. It only took Fatis a week to send the list of soldiers who are willing to become a standing army to Allen. The names of 400 people including cavalry All included, and after receiving the list, Allen not only paid the first month's salary in advance, but also reissued the previous two-month salary to the soldiers stationed in various places.

Afterwards, several shops and taverns officially opened by the wilderness town were crowded with people in a short period of time, and the goods and drinks were sold out in the carnival of the soldiers and their families. A little bit of Jamila's thinking is good. Most people's first thought after getting the money is to buy something that they have been dreaming of for a long time.

At the same time, under the arrangement of Jamila, the new residents found suitable employers for them and started a short-term work life for a period of time. Of course, in Ellen's vision, this situation would not last. For too long, with the development of business, he will create other jobs so that these people can live independently.

For example, this time, as Manid began to preside over the construction of the market, in addition to heavy physical labor, some relatively light jobs were added at the same time, such as cleaning the streets, washing and mending clothes, and food. Cooking, these things always need people to do, it is better to let the new residents take care of these jobs, although not many people are needed temporarily, but it is always a good start.

Moreover, in the communication with Manid, Alan indicated that the market should be clean and tidy. It is best to divide the area according to the goods of the merchants in detail when building, and let them have large categories of goods. They are sold together, which not only facilitates the purchase of residents, but also facilitates daily management and tax collection.

Don't sell salted fish and clothes together after completion, it's really ugly.

As the market was built at the east gate of Wilderness Town little by little, merchants began to drive carriages carrying goods to Rovanian through the high pass and the low valley.

According to Allen's request, most of the goods they brought were food, and of course there were some of their own characteristics, such as the dazzling silverware from Linton, and the porcelain tableware fired in the Blue Mountains and Allen's favorite pipe grass, and finally some handicrafts woven by ingenious women.

These exquisite goods have had a great impact on the residents who used to live in poverty, especially those forest residents who used to live in the forest and relied on hunting and small-scale planting.

And these residents, under Allen's generosity, their pockets have suddenly bulged recently, and those exquisite commodities are no longer something they can't afford.

For this reason, the stalls set up by the merchants quickly gathered a considerable number of customers, and the products were sold out in a very short period of time.

After the goods were sold out, these shrewd merchants did not leave immediately. They also hoped to return to Eriador with a full load of goods, and sell the goods with Rovanian characteristics to various places in Middle-earth.

Some of them are very interested in the honey that Allen showed last time, and hope to bring some back when they go back. After all, sweets are a very popular commodity in this era.

And some people hope that Alan can help them, go to River Valley City and Lonely Mountain, go there to buy some toys with exquisite mechanisms and well-made jewelry, and even ask Alan if he has a connection to the Woodland Kingdom , they are also very interested in the goods produced by the woodland elves.

Allen answered and helped these merchants one by one, and arranged for a guide to guide them accordingly. Of course, Allen just arranged for people to lead the way. As for Bard, Thorin, and Thranduil Whether they are willing to receive them depends on the abilities of these businessmen.

These merchants also showed a certain interest in the market being built in Wilderness Town. After all, this is a large town with 2 people living around it. Far.

Right now, several businessmen have signed a lease contract with Manid, and soon they will arrange suitable candidates to open a shop here.

All of this is as Allen imagined. As long as there is a suitable environment and market for business, things like business can develop quickly. After all, it is not shameful to be active to make money. Li can even give up the existence of life.

As time passed, Fatis handed a list to Allen again. It was a list of people from Allen's territory directly under the age of 35. Under the propaganda of Jamila's officials, most of them were willing to become The number of citizen soldiers is as high as more than 2000.

In other words, if Allen can provide certain equipment, he can pull up an army of nearly 4000 people and go to the battlefield. Of course, it is impossible for Allen to do this, because these people are just willing to serve as soldiers, not Said they were already a real soldier.

Regardless of the equipment, these newly added citizen soldiers are either slaves of the Dongyi people or new northern humans. They are different from the forest residents who have been fighting with the orcs all year round. Most of them have adapted to the situation. Without the stable life of farming, the combat effectiveness is generally not much higher. It still needs long-term training and the tempering of small-scale battles before they can truly play a role on the battlefield.

As for where to train Alan, I have thought about it. If there is a chance, I will pull these soldiers to Eriador in the two or three months after the autumn harvest, let the northern rangers help train them, and gradually get along with them there. The dark forces that come alive fight a dozen skirmishes.

Or go to Roselórien and meet the half-orcs of Moria over there. Although there may be some problems in marching and fighting in winter, as long as the logistics support is done, the problems should be solved. It is also not big.

In the meantime, after communicating with Fatis, Allen, and Bandak, Allen took back their positions as legion commanders and replaced them with the position of commander.

Because with the increase of soldiers and the number of places that need to be stationed, it becomes a bit inappropriate to continue to manage them according to different types of arms, so Allen plans to simply divide the thousands of soldiers under his command into Tens, Centuries, and Thousands.

Apart from the crossbowmen, Alan divided them among the [-] infantry soldiers who had become standing soldiers, and he would provide [-] sets of equipment for the heavy infantry within a year or two, so that their troops The composition of the equipment has reached a relatively balanced state. Whether it will develop into a special force with unique capabilities due to different garrison locations in the future is something the three of them will consider in the later stage, and Allen will not participate.

Then the newly added citizen soldiers are asked to manage 700 people each, and they form a whole thousand-man team under their command. To deal with emergencies and replenish soldiers who died in battle.

Fatis' position as Minister of Military Affairs will not change because of this. In the case that Allen is unable to personally command, Fatis still has the final say on the military.

The cavalry unit and Desaiwei's cavalry and archer unit were led by Alan himself. At the same time, Alan also allocated some horses from the herding village to Fatis, Aileen, and Bundak, and asked them to form a team of their own. Own cavalry scouting unit.

After these three troops gradually mature, Alan will almost be able to collect weapons and equipment suitable for these citizen soldiers. By then, Alan, who has [-] infantry and hundreds of cavalry, with the help of his dwarf allies, should You can wrestle with Ashur head-on, even if you can't beat it, it doesn't matter. Isn't there still the elves of the woodland kingdom guarding the back pocket, and you can still run if you can't beat it.

So before Sauron made any bigger moths, Alan after the formation of the army was actually invincible, but it took several years of preparation.

What Allen didn't expect was that he was not ready yet, and Gondor actually sent a small cavalry unit composed of Gondor knights. When the third era entered winter in 2942, they came to the Allen's territory is led by Sengar, the first heir of Rohan.

Sengar, who was 37 years old at the time, left Edoras early because of his father's relationship when he was just an adult, and went to Minas Tirith to serve Turgon, the Prime Minister of Gondor at this time. In fact he would have married Morwen, who was born at Los Arnach, next year if Gandalf hadn't asked for help.

Allen still knows a little bit about Sengar. This buddy will reluctantly become the No.16 king of Rohan in about ten years, and he has restored his father's loss during his reign. Royal face.

His son Theoden would also lead the Rohan hussars to support Gondor during the Holy War of the Lord of the Rings, win the battle of Pelennor Plains, and sacrifice there at the same time.

At this time, Sengar came to Wilderness Town with a letter from Turgon, the Prime Minister of Gondor. It was obvious that Gandalf's rescue work had the result.

After settling Sengar and his party, who were tired from the journey, Alan opened the letter Turgon handed him.

In fact, Turgon was a very lucky prime minister. During his reign, Gondor did not encounter any decent things. His father, Turin II, was also the No.20 third prime minister of Gondor. During the ruling period, Ithilien of Gondor was invaded by Mordor, and with the help of Rohan, the enemy was repelled. For this reason, Rohan lost two heirs to the king.

Then after Turgon took over, Mordor settled down, because at that time Sauron was lurking in Dol Guldur, looking for his treasure, the Supreme Lord of the Rings, and at the same time preparing to concentrate his efforts on plotting the Lonely Mountain, so the two sides at this stage, It can be regarded as having lived in peace for nearly 50 years.

At this time, Turgon was already in his 80s, and his Númenor blood was far less pure than that of Aragorn. In Alan's memory, he only lived to be in his 90s, and he might die in a few years. He abdicated, and now Sauron is concentrating most of his energy on rebuilding Barad-dur, and has no interest in harassing Gondor on a large scale.

After Turgon's son Exelian II came to power, he was not as lucky as his father, because Sauron had already freed up his hands and feet, and the conflict between Gondor and Mordor officially increased. Duo not only has to face the half-orcs of Mordor, but also the pirates of Umbar, the Haradians from the south, the Dongyi people around Mordor, and the Varyags will all become Gondor's opponents.

Under the attack of many parties, the situation in Gondor will take a turn for the worse, but now, Turgon, who was over 80 years old at the time, politely called Aaron the king in the letter, and at the same time said that for the raging Rovanian The Dongyi people in Gondor will never stand idly by. When necessary, Allen can send messengers to ask for help. In view of the relationship between Gondor and the northern humans, he will definitely send an elite troop at that time As a countermeasure, he assisted Alan to expel the enemies who invaded Rovanian. Of course, in the days to come, he also hoped that Alan could lend a helping hand when Gondor needed it.

Alan didn't know how Gandalf introduced himself in front of Turgon. The king, in front of the prime minister of Gondor, Alan felt that he might not be able to bear it. After all, the population of Gondor at this time was at least 20. More than ten thousand people, if you really want to recruit an army, tens of thousands of people is still no problem, but the territory of Gondor is huge, there are too many enemies, and there are many places to defend, so there is no way to gather soldiers together.

But this is the case, and it is impossible for Allen to show timidity in front of Sengel.

Although he will become a wise king ten years later, Sengar, who has been trekking for several months at this time, is more or less unhappy in his heart. When anyone is about to prepare for the wedding, he will be sent thousands of kilometers away by his own monarch. It is impossible to carry out tasks in other places without complaints, especially when Sengel sees that the strength of Wilderness Town is not as strong as he imagined, his attitude will naturally become less so under the influence of various factors. polite.

Through careful observation, Allen can naturally feel the sense of alienation hidden under the politeness. After thinking about it carefully, Allen can also imagine the reason why Senger has such an attitude.
So at the dinner party for Senger and his party, Allen summoned all his subordinates to accompany him, and at the same time invited several skin-changers to support him, and let Grim perform a big change directly on the spot. The live bear made Sengel, who thought he was well-informed, polite.

Looking at the dwarves, elves, and tall humans who can transform into bears around him, Sengel has changed his mind about this unusually polite northern leader. Even in Gondor, there are no dwarves who are willing to serve humans for a long time, let alone Speaking of staying for several years, most of the dwarves came with invitations and left immediately after finishing their work.

As for the elves, not to mention, in Sengel's decades of life, he has rarely seen elves, let alone having elves as his subordinates, that is simply a luxury.

Sengar is a very intelligent person, otherwise he would not be able to become Turgon's capable subordinate, and he would be called a wise man in the future. At this time, all the signs in the banquet hall showed that this man was smiling before his eyes. The vigorous young man is a very powerful lord, at least he has an extraordinary relationship with elves and dwarves, so what Gandalf said before may not be exaggerating.

With the change of attitude, the conversation between Senger and Alan gradually heated up. After learning about Alan's real age, Sengel was full of surprise, and couldn't help asking Alan if there were Númenoreans After all, he was serving the prime minister of Gondor at this time, and it was an extremely important thing for Gondor to discover the Númenoreans living outside.

After careful consideration, Alan shook his head and said that he did not know his bloodline. In fact, Alan certainly knew that he did not have the bloodline of the Númenóreans, but he could not express it publicly. It is difficult to explain all this without the knowledge that should not be possessed and without a good family background.

On the other hand, from the bottom of his heart, Allen hopes that he can have the identity of a Númenorean, so that he will do things much more conveniently in the future. The bonus of favorability, and if he wants to pretend, almost no one can see through.

But Allen didn't want to explain it himself, what he hoped was that others would guess the result.

Sure enough, Senger, who had already been caressing in his heart, became more enthusiastic at this time, and the relationship between the two of them gradually changed to a friend during the conversation.

(End of this chapter)