"Let's wait until Bard and Thorin come to discuss this matter!" Roland shrugged to White Wing. After all, this kind of matter still needs to be discussed by several parties, and the route is not fixed. If they have a better plan, Roland will not Mind taking their advice.
"Okay!" Bai Yi nodded. After all, they couldn't come up with anything to discuss here, so they might as well wait until everyone is together.
"Okay! Then you can stay for a while first! The conditions are limited, please bear with me!" Roland quickly arranged for the guards to prepare a guest room for Bai Yi.
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"How is the situation?" Yun Feng crossed his chest and looked at Roland.
"The White Wing King is not interested in my suggestion. It is a flaw that the old pass needs a garrison!" Roland sighed.
"There is more than one route, there is always one that suits us! The North needs commerce to prosper it! Likewise, the kingdom needs food from Gondor and meat from Rohan... Even if they are not willing, we have to come ourselves!" Yun Feng shook his head. He shook his head and signaled Roland to calm down.
"I understand! But I have to say that the kingdom cannot afford a garrison far away in the Misty Mountains! There will be a big problem with supplies!" Roland said helplessly.
"Without a powerful transport team or teleportation and magic arrays, we simply cannot afford a floating army. We can't let the soldiers eat dirt!" Roland knocked on the table.
"Then we have to consider changing a route!" Yun Feng shook his head. Although this route is the best route, it is only the road to the Shire region. If you head south, you can enter the Rohan and Gondor regions. .
"Going to Rohan and Gondor?" Roland thought thoughtfully. Baron Lanso had walked that road once with his cavalry team.
"Well, that's all we can do. At least we don't need to station troops along the waterway... The only dangerous place is the orcs in Dol Guldur!" Yun Feng nodded.
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"Hey! Where is your king? Where is my friend Roland?" Thorin and Bard appeared outside Rapid City in the early morning.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time! Thorin, Bard!" Roland went out to greet him.
"Is that your wife?" Thorin's sharp eyes saw Nyx left under the doorway at a glance.
"Yes, my wife!" Roland confirmed.
"What a blessing. Is your waist okay?" Thorin and Bard looked at each other and teased Roland.
"Hey! How can I say that my waist is not good when I am invincible?" Roland said pretending to be angry.
"Let's go! The King with the Golden Gun!" Bard patted Roland on the shoulder, and several people walked in arm-in-arm. (Thorin: I suspect someone is discriminating against the height of dwarves!)
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"Thorin! Bard!" White Wing stood up and nodded in greeting.
"White Wing! Hello! How are you doing?" Thorin and the others exchanged pleasantries.
"It's so-so, but our basic supplies are already running low, and those items we can't produce need to be purchased!" Bai Yi sighed.
"So I'm here!" Thorin nodded. The dwarf also needed to sell his smelting results in exchange for what he needed.
"River Valley State is in dire straits and is waiting to be revitalized..." Bud didn't say much, but everyone could understand the dilemma of River Valley State.
"Since everyone has the same goal, let's discuss how to make the North prosperous again and how to bring merchants back to the North!" Roland took the lead.
"Please speak!" Thorin extended his hand and saluted politely.
"Before this, I briefly discussed this matter with White Wing. I plan to pass through the Woodland Kingdom! Going west from the middle of the magic stream is the territory of the Beorn people. There are natural Dru of the Bearskin family there.
The northern human race gathering place established by Ibion! When we get here, we can supply supplies in the town of Carlock. I believe Beion and the others also need goods! Next to it is the Carl Rock Ferry. After crossing the ferry, we can go directly to the old pass.
Let’s go! On the other side of the western side of the old pass is Rivendell! After Rivendell is the Eastern Avenue! It means we are walking the path of the Lonely Mountain Expedition all over again! Thorin, you are the most experienced here! Come and take a look at the plan
Is it feasible?" Roland gestured on the map with his hand, and the other three people watched Roland's story attentively.
"Yeah! It's time to walk the same path we took again, but this time it should be much safer than before!" Thorin nodded.
"How to deal with the orcs in Gambada Fortress?" Bard pointed at Gambada Fortress in the north with a serious look on his face.
"They only need to go south along the Langeflade River (the source of the Anduin River) to intercept us at the old pass!" Bard pointed at the map.
"So the focus of our discussion now is how to control the old pass!" Roland pointed at the ancient pass.
"The old pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It controls the east side of the Misty Mountains. Although it does not have a complete castle protection system and is in disrepair... it will still cause big trouble once it is repaired!"
"That place should still be under the control of the orcs!" Bai Yi said coldly, holding his chest.
"Probably maybe..." Thorin and Roland looked at each other. They did not clean up the local orcs, and Thorin did not care about the goblins after escaping... which means that there is a high possibility that they are still being invaded.
Controlled by orcs or goblins...
"Maybe the Beorn people can help!" Roland said.
"Those druids?" Thorin was stunned and then thought of Beorn.
"Well! They took in many people from the North and built their own town... I think..." Roland pondered for a moment.
"If possible, I hope we can control that place!" The dwarf king has a strong desire to control, especially in such strategically important areas.
"That's unrealistic... I don't have an army to stay here permanently!" Bai Yi said with a bitter smile.
"It's difficult for the River Valley State's army to even protect itself..." Bader also looked ugly.
"Don't look at me...Thorin, I can't afford the supplies needed by an army that is out all year round!" Roland's head shook like a rattle.
"..." Thorin was stunned and could only open his mouth and look at the few people speechlessly.
"That way we won't be able to use this road for a long time, and the orcs will plunder our caravan at any time..." Thorin sat down feeling depressed.
"Alas...this is the second plan!" Roland patted Thorin on the shoulder.
"We can also go directly south to the Anduin River! Don't forget! By going down the river, we can directly reach the borders of the Kingdoms of Gondor and Rohan!" Roland explained.
"I'm afraid there are other reasons? Otherwise, such a good line would not be an alternative! Tell me, what are its shortcomings?" Thorin looked at Roland for a few times and could only frown and said.
"The problem may not be big or small, but I think the hidden dangers are huge! If we had won, this southbound trade route should be our main choice now!" Roland sighed.