The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 45 Respective Preparations

The revelry of the banquet hall continued, and the dwarves and hobbits were still eating and drinking and singing and dancing.

Jamila, who was smiling all over her face, silently calculated in her heart whether Alan's inventory was enough to entertain these dwarves to live here for three days.

And Aaron, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin and Gandalf had finished their meal and came to the meeting room, ready to discuss the next plan of the expedition.

With a vitality necklace hanging around his neck and his left arm suspended, Allen spoke out his plan directly.

He will arrange the members of the expedition team to follow the caravan from Wilderness Town to the Woodland Kingdom in three days. The whole process will only take less than ten days.

Thorin Oakenshield objected immediately after hearing the plan, but then he fell into silence.

His objection was just a subconscious reaction, after all, his impression of Thranduil, the elven king, was really bad.

But he also understands in his heart that Alan's arrangement is the best choice, and other paths not only take a long time, but are also extremely dangerous.

It was not the time for this dwarf prince to just walk out of the Blue Mountains. The difficulties and obstacles along the way and the lone mountain in front of him made him inclined to accept Allen's proposal.

Afterwards, under the persuasion of Gandalf and old man Balin, Thorin Oakenshield reluctantly agreed to Allen's proposal.

Now that the hardest part is done, the rest is much easier.

Alan and Thorin Oakenshield agreed that the dwarves would leave with the caravan in three days, and Alan would set off a week later to catch up with them.

After all, Allen is now a sick patient, so he can't let a wounded follow them to continue trekking.

At this time, Allen was just a burden following the team.

So Sorin Oakenshield agreed to Allen's proposal, and told Allen that they would go directly to Lonely Mountain, hoping that Allen would not delay too late.

Afterwards, Alan talked with Thorin Oakenshield in private about one thing, which was the bet between the two of them.

Thorin Oakenshield expressed that he was willing to gamble and admit defeat, and he would try his best to complete it.

Alan didn't have a particularly difficult request, but only half-jokingly expressed the hope that Thorin Oakenshield would not anger the king in the Woodland Kingdom.

This may have some impact on trade in Wild Town and Woodland Kingdoms.

Thorin Oakenshield pondered for a long time, and agreed. He was also worried about how he should face the Elf King, after all, the relationship between them was not good.

Thorin Oakenshield didn't have any good solutions, he could only take one step at a time. Now that Alan made a request, he thought for a long time and reluctantly agreed.

Of course, the real reason is definitely not, worrying about his relationship with Thranduil getting worse.

Alan sent the dwarves to Thranduil, and the king might as well thank Alan.

It's just that Allen must get Thranduil's help for some things in the future, so he had to increase the favorability of both parties first.

Now that Thorin Oakenshield agreed, Allen was very happy because he didn't have to deal with the big bosses of the two forces. .

So Allen entertained the members of the expedition team well in the next three days, allowing them to have a good rest.

He also helped Sorin Oakenshield and the others prepare supplies and horses for the journey before departure, and even prepared some gold coins for them to facilitate their purchase of supplies in Changhu Town.

Soon, it was time for the dwarves to set off, and they left Wilderness Town under Alan's watch.

They will follow the caravan guarded by Desaiwei to the Kingdom of the Woodlands.

At this time, Rose Lorien had quietly gathered a lot of power,
As early as last year, Gandalf went to Eriador without hesitation, found the leader of Dúnedain there, and told the threat of Dol Gudori's occupation.

But now, in order to fight against the darkness, the Dunedan ranger extended a helping hand to the White Daohui.

Saruman, who had already guarded Orthank, led some bounty hunters who served him, and came to this forest.

His original intention was not to fight against the darkness, but to strike first and drive Sauron out of the surrounding area of ​​the Golden Luanwei Swamp. He still hoped that he would be the first to find the Supreme Ring.

The support brought by Lord Elrond is luxurious. He brought a team of elite Noldor elf warriors who are resident in the valley.

Some of these warriors even participated in the Last Alliance War of the Second Era. Their weapons and armor can be traced back to Eregion, the famous artisan city in the Second Era, where the Ring of Power was born.

These elf warriors will be the backbone of this battle.

Not only that, Lord Elrond also invited a legendary elf, the Lord of the Golden Flower who had just returned to the valley, Glorfindel.

This bigwig in the elf world once frightened off the Witch King of Angmar just by showing up in the Battle of Fornost.

In ancient times, in order to protect the tribe, he died with a Balrog single-handedly.

In the end, by the grace of God, he walked out of the Mandos Hall and returned to the world, and with stronger power, he returned to Middle-earth as the messenger of God.

Rose Lorien will send thousands of fully armed Silvan elves to participate in the battle under the leadership of Lady Galadriel.

At this time, they were ready to fight, and arranged spies to observe the movements of Dol Guldur day and night.

At this time, Gandalf, on the second day after the banquet, rejected Allen's suggestion to send troops to assist, and rode a horse towards Rose Lorien.

Azog, the pale orc, had already gone back to Dol Guldur ahead of Gandalf. At the request of his master, he began to organize an army of half-orcs, preparing to march towards the Lonely Mountain.

The half-orcs here are not the Snaga living in the Misty Mountains, but the Uruk tribe cultivated by Sauron using magic.

The fighting power of these guys is quite terrifying. Their height is even comparable to that of humans, they know how to obey orders, and they are well-disciplined. Even the sun cannot weaken their strength too much.

On the battlefield, they were comparable to ordinary human warriors. Sauron also prepared crude iron armor for them, and their number exceeded 1.

Not only that, in order to snatch the important strategic location of Lonely Mountain, Sauron dispatched thousands of wargs in the Misty Mountains and dozens of trolls in Dol Guldur to Azog.

These trolls are also a new breed of Sauron, called Olog. Although their strength varies, they are not afraid of the sun, which makes them extraordinarily terrifying.

When these soldiers are ready, Azog will lead them, follow Sauron's order, and go straight to the Lonely Mountain.

In addition, Azog also sent his relatives, carrying Sauron's order, to the Misty Mountains to gather the half-orcs living there.

Tens of thousands of Snaga gathered from all over the Misty Mountains along the dark tunnel towards Gundabad Mountain, and after being armed there, they would also march towards the Lonely Mountain.

With such strength, even if Smaug was not driven away by the dwarves, Sauron still had enough confidence to drive away the stupid and greedy dragon.

Of course, Azog did not give up hunting Thorin Oakenshield, he had already ordered his son, Borg, to rush towards the woodland kingdom with his personal guards.

And Allen, during this week, met with the various captains of his legion, and participated in a battle in the forest with a small part of them.

It was one morning, and the villagers who came on horseback reported that those spiders appeared again in the forest near the logging site.

This kind of thing cannot be tolerated. If Wilderness Town leaves them alone, they will soon spread everywhere.

In order to clear them up, Fatis asked Allen for instructions, and then sent his personal guards to send messages to all parts of the town. He was going to recruit a brigade of spearmen and a brigade of archers.

An hour later, spearmen and archers, led by Aileen and Bandak, gathered on the playground. Fatis briefly explained the task, and then led them along the road towards the lumberjack site. .

Allen hung his left arm and followed.

More than 200 people trotted forward on the road, and they were able to maintain the basic formation.

After entering the forest, the spearmen were very experienced and dispersed into teams of ten. One of the teams and the Nord royal guards protected Elaine together, and the other three teams worked closely together to cooperate with each other. They tracked Following the footprints in the forest, he slowly searched forward.

The archers are three squads following behind the spearmen, supporting them at any time.

The other seven squads, led by Bundak, followed the infantry line and guarded their flanks.

As they advanced, they shouted from time to time to determine their respective positions so as not to leave the team.

Allen, Fatis and his personal guards followed at the end of the team.

Usually, Fatis was at the front of the team. Now that Alan was injured, he was a little worried. After all, Horimion brought Alan's personal guards and hadn't returned from the Wrangler Village.

It didn't take long to go deep into the forest when the front of the team was attacked by more than a dozen big spiders.

These things are said to be descendants of Ugoliant. They are huge and have a certain amount of wisdom, but they are not smart, otherwise they would not take the initiative to jump out and attack so many people.

Allen's spearmen obviously knew how to deal with them, and they didn't panic after seeing the spiders running out of the shadows.

Instead, a group of several people raised their sharp elf spears one after another, fighting against a spider together, forcing the spiders back.

The archers also drew their bows and shot arrows one after another, covering the spearmen who were fighting the enemy in close combat.

They mainly aimed at the spiders that were hanging in the air and climbing on the trees. Once they found their target and pounced down from a high place, they would easily cause casualties to the team. This is a lesson brought by blood.

The group of archers led by Bandak, after taking a good position, shot freely at the spiders who had not yet engaged with the spearman, and the waves of arrow rain quickly wiped out these dark creatures. The massacre was exhausted.

After killing more than a dozen big spiders, everyone began to clean the battlefield and collect arrows that could still be used.

This is a simple battle, and Allen is very satisfied with their fighting power.

The day after returning from the forest, Allen organized a pre-departure meeting.

The participants included Jamila, Fatis, James, Bundak, Allen, Desevi, Horimion, Artiman, and Kress.

The little girl Kress has calmed down a lot, and she is no longer messing around like before. Allen has always regarded her as a junior.

Now she occasionally helps Jamila, is in charge of liaison with the Beorn family and entertains the eagles on Kar Rock.

The meeting lasted from noon until the evening.

At the beginning of the meeting, Allen told everyone about the necessity of participating in this war and the benefits that victory would bring to Wilderness Village.

At least one-fifteenth of the wealth of the Lonely Mountain can be obtained, and at the same time, it will deepen the friendship between humans, elves, and dwarves, open trade barriers, and increase trade activities in Wilderness Town.

If the battle goes well, Wilderness Town will enter a stage of rapid development in the next ten years, and there will be no more orcs around it, and Alan's many plans will be carried out.

Not only that, but if they played a huge role in the war, the names of Allen and Wilderness Town would also resound in Rovanian, and even Rohan and Gondor.

These are huge gains for both Allen and Wilderness Town.

In the end, Allen also emphasized the danger of this battle, and then asked everyone at the meeting if they had any doubts about participating in this war.

All of them looked at Allen quietly, with nothing but firmness in their eyes.

In the following meeting, Allen decided on the next war plan for Wilderness Village.

First of all, Alan will set off with his Twilight Knight Guards first, and go to Long Lake Town to gather with Thorin Oak Shield. After finding the secret door in the Lonely Mountain, Alan will leave the Lonely Mountain and go to Long Lake The town hibernates.

Because at that time, all the work belonging to Allen had been completed, and the rest was for the snitches and dwarves.

Alan was unable to participate in the battle between the dwarves and Smaug inside the Lonely Mountain, because the inside of the Lonely Mountain was too dark, and Alan, a human, would easily die there.

Allen had to find a more suitable fighting environment for him. He and his personal guards would wait near Changhu Town to gather Bard and the guards of that town to fight against the dragon Smaug.

Allen also thought about it, even with the Noldor Rune Bow and the Noldor Arrow, he was not sure that it could cause fatal damage to Smaug, it mainly depended on Bard's black arrow.

So at that time, if necessary, Allen can become a bait to create a fatal blow for Bard, and he is already mentally prepared.

And Fatis will lead most of the army in Wilderness Town to Long Lake Town and arrive there in mid-October.

This includes 400 light and heavy cavalry commanded by Fatis himself, 100 heavy infantry commanded by Allen, 500 light spearmen, 200 archers and 100 crossbowmen commanded by Bundak.

They will pass through the Woodland Kingdom and station in the forest near Changhu Town, waiting for Allen's call.

After Smaug is dealt with, they will follow in Allen's footsteps and head towards the Lonely Mountain.

After reaching the lonely mountain,

Alan's idea is to adapt to the situation when the time comes. If Thorin Oakenshield can leave the Woodland Kingdom smoothly, then Alan will enter the Lonely Mountain to assist the dwarves in defense.

If not, then Allen will lead his troops to station in River Valley City and defend that city with the elves.

The apprentices trained by James during this period will form a medical team and follow the army to the battlefield.

They will set up a medical room in the rear of River Valley City to treat the wounded soldiers on the battlefield as soon as possible.

Allen forced James not to participate in the war, which made the doctor very unhappy.

Alan can't help it. James is very important to Wilderness Town, and his own combat effectiveness is still very weak. It is too dangerous for him to go to such a war.

And all the logistical work required for the departure of the troops requires Jamila to be responsible for the preparations.

Whether it is the preparation of tents, rations and equipment, or the recruitment of auxiliary troops, this will be Jamila's work for the next period of time.

These auxiliary troops will rush to Changhu Town with supplies when the main army sets off.

When the time comes, after they build the camp, they will leave there and take refuge in the woodland kingdom.

Allen didn't want them to stay on the battlefield for too long, it was too dangerous.

The villagers living in the Shepherd Horse Village to the north of Wilderness Town will also enter Wilderness Town during the war.

When all the citizens have entered Wilderness Town, the entire town will enter a state of martial law.

Desaiwei will continue to maintain patrols around Wilderness Town to avoid being suddenly attacked by orcs.

In order to prevent the orcs from sending small troops to harass Wilderness Town during the Battle of the Five Armies, Allen left behind 100 archers and hundreds of reserve soldiers.

In fact, Alan wasn't particularly worried about the defense work in Wilderness Town. He thought that Sauron would definitely gather all his strength to attack the Lonely Mountain, and he probably wouldn't even pay attention to himself, a little shrimp.

In addition, Allen also planned to ask Beorn's people to assist him in this battle.

Allen's plan was to let the two adult skin-changing men, Beorn and Woolf, go to the Lonely Mountain with him and act with the cavalry.

The remaining four will temporarily live in Wilderness Town, so that they can take care of them conveniently.

But the premise of all this requires the consent of Beorn.

On the last day of leaving Wilderness Town, Allen went to Beorn's manor to visit his friends, the Beorn family.

When he came to Beorn's manor, Allen looked at Marian who was stroking his stomach with a smile on his face, and suppressed the words in his mouth abruptly.

Allen knew that this battle was likely to last until winter, when Marianne was about to give birth.

As a husband and a father, Beorn could not be by his wife's side.

This made Allen a little apprehensive, thinking over and over in his mind how to make his request tactfully and ask Beorn to help him.

Beorn saw Alan's entanglement, and he had already learned about Alan's next battle plan from Kress.

This skin-changer is not a person who likes to be polite. He looked at Alan who looked embarrassed, and spoke directly.

"Alan, don't be embarrassed. Woolf and I will definitely participate in this battle. This is not only about the friendship between you and me, but also about the hatred between our clan and Azog. If we can destroy his plan, we will Very happy."

After finishing speaking, the strong man over two meters tall also scratched his head, and continued with some embarrassment: "Alan, you also know about Marianne's situation, can you ask James to take care of you when the time comes?" Take care of my wife, he is very skilled in medicine, if I have his help, then I won't worry too much about family affairs."

Alan naturally had no reason not to agree to Beorn's request, and then he and Beorn discussed the departure time before leaving his manor.

(End of this chapter)