The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 181 Minas Tirith
When the army led by Allen and Cirdan was repairing in Fort Ord.

Iolos sent a messenger to send the news of the arrival of the reinforcements to Sengar.

After all, the large army entered Gondor from the territory of Rohan, and Iolos had the responsibility to inform his prince in advance.

For the arrival of the reinforcements, Senger and Alger were naturally happy, especially at such a difficult time in the war situation.

Due to the fall of Kyle Andros, the vast territory around Minas Tirith was left undefended to the enemy.

This includes not only Anorien in the north, but also the vast land near the White City, the Plains of Pelennor.

This fertile land is the essence of Minas Tirith. There are a large number of orchards, farms, wine cellars, corrals and other facilities. It can be said that it is fertile and lush.

In this difficult time, the materials produced every year not only supply the operation of Minas Tirith, but also the basic disk to ensure the combat effectiveness of all reinforcements.

It is extremely important to fight a war and feed the soldiers on the front line.

The Council of Gondor, which is in charge of commanding this war, cannot allow this land to be destroyed by the enemy in any case.

So at the request of the Prime Minister of Gondor, the Rohan reinforcements led by Senger, together with the hundreds of infantry that Alger had struggled to gather, were firmly nailed near the Druadan Forest.

At the same time, with the help of the Beacon Hill of Amundine, the Mordor army was prevented from rushing out of Kaier Andros.

It can be said that Sauron used an elite Varyag, plus a small amount of wolf cavalry, to hold down many lords of the Council of Gondor.

They had to send heavy troops to guard the land, lest the granary of Minas Tirith be destroyed by the enemy.

If this fertile land is lost, if Gondor wants to continue to guard Minas Tirith, then it will cost more to mobilize supplies from other territories in the south.

In that way, the weakness of Gondor will also be exposed to the eyes of Umbar pirates who come and go like the wind.

However, if Minas Tirith is abandoned, or the White City is breached by the enemy, then Gondor can be declared dead.

Because at that time, Leibennin would be in a state of being flanked by the enemy on both sides, and it would be impossible for the Numenoreans to take back the defense line of the Great River relying on their remaining strength.

Then facing the more powerful army of Mordor, it is only a matter of time before they perish.

Turgon, the Prime Minister of Gondor, could never imagine why this war would be fought like this.

In the historical documents of Baicheng, it has never been recorded that the enemy had such a mobilizing attack.

Comparing Gondor's strength with that of hundreds of years ago, it can only be said to be barely maintained.

Before the Kin War and the Great Plague, that was even more incomparable.

Turgon, who commanded the whole battle from the Tower of Exelion, was already sick with anxiety, and coughing up blood was very frequent.

It is really difficult for this 90-year-old man.

Turgon also knew that his time had come, but the uncertainty of the war situation made him unable to abandon his responsibilities and go to an unknown world.

So I heard that the reinforcements of the elves had arrived in Pelennor Plains and defeated a large-scale enemy army.

Turgon was overjoyed, braced his body, and set up a grand banquet in the feast hall of the White City to entertain these allies who had traveled thousands of miles to support him.

At the same time, he arranged for his own guards to spread the news that the reinforcements had arrived throughout Baicheng to appease the residents who were worried about the war situation.

Many residents of Baicheng fled to the White Mountains behind Baicheng with a large amount of food, and Prime Minister Turgon did not stop these cowardly residents.

If it weren't for his son Exelian, under the frenzied attack of the Haradians, he would have held on to the western city of Osgiliath and protected the safety of Minas Tirith.

I am afraid that Turgon himself has issued an order to send women and children away from the fire of war.

Even in his opinion, the result of this war is a fog, let alone those ordinary civilians.

The armies of Allen and Cirdan did not stay long in the land of Anorien.

Even the support army that Alger sincerely requested to come, and the army stationed here attacked Kael Andros, changing the current passive situation of Gondor in one fell swoop.

However, Cirdan and Allen did not immediately agree with Alger's idea.

In the middle of the night that day, Allen brought his personal guards to the vicinity of Kyle Andros, and used his own ability to check the current defense force on the island.

After returning, Allen seriously rejected Alger's request.

Even Alger who was rejected was very sad, but Allen could only tell him with great regret that this was a wrong move for the entire battle.

Although Kyle Andros is an island more than ten kilometers long, its area is enough for nearly ten thousand troops to set up a posture and attack the fortress where the enemy is stationed on the island.

But according to Allen's observation, at least one thousand to two thousand Varyags were stationed in the fortress, and most of the soldiers guarding the city wall at all times were wearing armor or mail armor.

And the weapons in his hands are even more varied, such as long spears, big swords, maces, big axes, fir bows, crossbows, big shields and so on.

Judging from the elite level, these Varyag people are much stronger than the Dongyi people that Alan had defeated, but the number is a bit scarce, but it is more than enough to guard a fort on the island.

In addition, Allen also saw a terrifying trebuchet inside the fortress. Under his gaze, it seemed to be entangled with evil dark forces.

When this thing is used, it is unlikely that it is simply throwing stones.

Although this kind of equipment is usually used in siege, it can also play a huge role in defending the city.

In addition, on the east bank of the Anduin River, a brightly lit camp stands there,
Dozens of flags with black background and red eyes fluttered over the camp, and Allen, who had excellent eyesight, saw a different but extremely awkward flag among them.

It was a moth-like pattern. The first time Alan saw it, his heart was filled with disgust. He knew that it was the symbol of Nazgul.

This shows that there is at least one ring spirit riding a ferocious giant beast, stationed in the camp on the opposite bank.

The ring spirits are nothing. Now Allen has enough confidence to defeat these servants of the Dark Lord in a one-on-one or one-on-one situation.

And most of the elf troops led by Cirdan are not afraid of the fearful breath emanating from the Ringwraiths, so they can definitely fight.

But such an island fort that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with the coordinated defense of the enemy camp.

The armies of Allen and Cirdan, even with the help of the Rohan cavalry, could not achieve their goals in a short time.

The only way is to slowly pile up by human life.

However, whether it is the troops under Allen's command or the elves led by Cirdan, there are not enough numbers at all. Like the orc army, they are desperate to climb the city wall.

Even if the soldiers could and were willing to do that, Alan and Cirdan would not give that order.

The loss of doing so is too great. It is very likely that after the war is over, the two support troops will return to their hometown due to horrible injuries.

And Senger, who came to support him earlier, can understand Allen's decision.

At the beginning of the Second War, Sengar, who led the army to arrive, wanted to retake Kyle Andros, which was occupied by the enemy.

In order to achieve this goal, Minas Tirith ordered Alger to cooperate fully, and also drew some elites from the insufficient defenders, and let Saruman lead them to assist Sengar to complete this goal .

However, the result was extremely bleak.

Even the magical language of the white wizards could counter the fear the Nazgul had spread among the armies, and the mass of Rohan's horsemen could contain the enemy camp on the other side of the river.

But the army attacking the fortress was met with extremely tenacious resistance from the Varyags.

Even if it took half a month and nearly a thousand soldiers died here, Sengel had to declare the siege failed.

Because the reinforcements from Minas Morgul and the Black Gate were not far from their position, if they didn't retreat, they would face the enemy's anti-encirclement.

Although Sengel did not prevent Alger from making this request, Sengel was prepared for Allen's refusal.

And Alger gave up this idea under the persuasion of Malhebi, a relative.

In fact, he also knew that this was not an easy task, but he just watched his subjects struggling to survive under the threat of the enemy, and he always wanted to do something.

After Alan and Cirdan discovered that there was no chance of changing the situation of the war here in Kyle Andros, they naturally wouldn't stay here for too long, and immediately set off for Minas Tirith.

They need to get more information about the battlefield there to decide the next step of the war plan.

And Sauron in the Tower of Barad-dur, with the help of Palantir, naturally knew of the arrival of reinforcements.

In fact, Sauron learned all that had happened from his two broken servants before the wolves fled back to Mordor.

The failure of the interception plan dealt a heavy blow to Sauron. The most direct manifestation was that Sauron's Mouth, who led the team out, was tortured horribly as punishment for not crossing the river to support the friendly army.

Because it was Sauron's last chance to maintain the dominant position, and it was the most suitable interception place for the elves to go south, but it failed under the disturbance of many parties.

And Sauron's Mouth, a cowardly guy, didn't seize the last chance to cause more damage to the enemy, instead he fled back to Mordor in desperation.

This is something Sauron cannot tolerate.

But Sauron's Mouth did not die under the torture. After all, he was still appreciated by his master. Even after the torture, his status did not drop too much, and he was still the adjutant of the Tower of Barad-dur.

This greatly disappointed the other Dark Númenóreans, who thought their chance had come.

It's just that Ashur, who came to report the news one step earlier, was not as lucky as Sauron's mouth.

Under the transformation of Sauron's dark magic, he has become something neither human nor ghost, but his personal power is indeed much stronger, and he has also learned some dark magic.

As long as the transformation is completed, Sauron will return Ashur, who has greatly increased his strength, back to Dongyi, and let him continue to complete his mission there.

Regarding the arrival of the elf reinforcements, the Dark Lord did not feel too much frustration, because the initiative on the battlefield was still firmly in his hands.

After hearing the news that the interception failed, Sauron ordered Angmar to lead the army of Minas Morgul to set off, and let this army, which was originally used as reinforcements everywhere, to help the Umbar pirates speed up their attack on Pelaki. Er's pace.

Next, Sauron will use Pelakir as a breakthrough in this war. After Pelakir is captured, the pirate ships can go straight up the Anduin River and directly attack Osgiliath. side.

At that time, being able to face the Mordor army in the Pelennor Plains is like a sharp knife that can kill Gondor at any time. Sooner or later, Gondor and the reinforcements coming from everywhere will be consumed.

Sauron has sufficient confidence in this point.

But even so, after knowing that the enemy reinforcements had arrived, Sauron still asked his servants to lead a small and flexible scout to scout out the entire picture of the enemy army in the Pelennor Plain.

Even Sauron couldn't use Palantir spar for a long time to monitor an army of thousands, which was very tiring.

Moreover, he can't devote all his energy to watching the spar.

The war in the brownfield still caused Sauron's strength to be greatly damaged. At this moment, he needs to devote more energy to multiply enough subordinates for him to fulfill his ambition.

Even for Sauron, this is not an easy task.

Then sending out a scout is the best choice at the moment.

In fact, this scout did not confront Alan and Cirdan's army at all. After being discovered, Uvasa, the horse herdsman, one of the Nine Ring Spirits, led the troops back directly.

He just scouted the situation of the enemy army and passed the general information to his master.

But the scene of Allen leading his troops to pursue the enemy happened to be seen by the Gondorians in the field, and when the news reached Minas Tirith, it had completely changed.

"Our reinforcements are very strong, and we easily killed thousands of enemies on the plains."

When the armies of Allen and Cirdan appeared on the outer wall of Minas Tirith under the cheers of all the people of Gondor, the number of dead enemy troops rumored to have multiplied several times.

When Allen heard the news, he was very suspicious that it was a good thing done by the gray-robed wizard who had set off earlier.

Exaggerating one's own combat effectiveness and combat results is also an important means of restoring morale.

At this critical moment, it is impossible to care whether the news is a lie, as long as it can work, it is enough to be gratifying.

(End of this chapter)