"Alan, what do you think about the war between Mordor and Gondor?"
Thorin, who had just sat down in the tent, couldn't wait to ask this question.
Allen, who was preparing drinks for the guests, turned back and looked at Thorin with a serious face in surprise, and he had some doubts in his heart.
As far as he knew, the Durin dwarves had always been on good terms with the northern humans, and had nothing to do with Gondor!
Why are you interested in this war now?
Of course, this doubt did not prevent him from answering his friend's questions.
"I can't analyze why this war started, because the information I got is too little, but I do have some speculations about Gondor's current situation."
As he spoke, Allen took out a beautifully decorated elf water bag from his waist. This thing is actually a magic item. The golden liquid poured out of it was still steaming a little bit during this cold period.
.
This liquid is Rivendale's specialty Miruwo, a kind of nectar mixed with precious medicinal materials, which can effectively restore vitality and hope to people.
Alan once had a small bag, but in the battle of slaying the dragon in Lake Town, he poured it all into Horrimion, who was severely wounded by Smaug.
And this point in his hand was specially left for Allen after Lindil learned about the situation of the wounded to prevent any unexpected events.
If injured soldiers can still have vitality and hope even when they are near death, they will naturally be able to better resist the erosion of pain and survive in critical moments.
When treating the wounded before, Allen had actually used it almost, and the remaining little bit would not be used later, so he planned to use it to entertain his two friends.
In fact, there really isn’t much left. I can only fill up a small wine glass like a hobbit. I can’t even take a happy sip. But with the mead produced in Wilderness Town, it can be used in this cold.
Warm up the cold weather and warm up your body.
"Just against Mordor alone, with the help of the wizard, the pressure on Gondor will not be very great. If the time is right and Prince Sengel can convince the other generals of Rohan, then with the help of the horseman, the heroic Gondor
The people can even suppress the orcs in Mordor and recapture Yin Silion, which was invaded by the enemy. After all, our enemy has only just returned to his hometown a few years ago, and the power he holds in his hands is not very powerful."
As Allen spoke, he poured a full glass of "upgraded" mead for himself, Abinas and Thorin II, and then sat down at the table in the tent.
In his impression, before Sauron returned, Mordor had always been managed by the Nazgûl, and the Nazgûl who played a leading role there was probably the Witch-King of Angmar.
Allen spoke highly of Angmar's management ability. The leader of the Ringwraiths once led his own army of the Witch Kingdom to destroy the Kingdom of Arsaidan. For Sauron, it should be a huge thing.
of credit.
So under this man's control, the power of Mordor alone has been entangled with Gondor for so many years. In Alan's opinion, it is a very normal thing, especially with the help of terrible spirits like the Nazgul.
, the Orc army can even easily gain the upper hand on the battlefield.
However, Angmar is still not qualified to defeat the powerful combination of Saruman, Rohang and Gondor.
At this time, Thorin had already picked up the fragrant mead in front of him, drank "Gudong", "Gudong" and "Gudong" all in one breath. After taking a long breath of pleasure, he drank it again.
The wine glass was handed to Allen, signaling his friend to give him another glass.
At the same time, he also asked: "Then why do the elves send so many reinforcements to support Gondor? When I lived in Eriador, I had never seen such a gathering of elven cavalry. To be honest, this
It made me feel a little bit stressed.”
After pouring another cup for Thorin, Allen took out the blood-stained letter from his arms, handed it to Thorin, and replied: "This letter is from the Lord of Minas Tirith, Gondor."
The regent Turgon sent an envoy to urgently deliver a letter of request for help to Lord Cirdan. I think you should know the identity of Lord Cirdan."
After watching Thorin nod and open the letter, Allen also picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip, feeling the warmth brought by the wine comfortably. At the same time, he smiled and nodded to Abinas beside him, indicating that he didn't want it.
Be polite and casual.
Abinas understood the kindness released by Allen, and also picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and the fragrant smell made him raise his eyebrows. He looked at the golden wine in front of him in surprise, and took another sip, and this
At that time, Thorin also roughly read the letter.
"Alan, just tell me your plan. I have only heard about the Haradh people and the Umbar pirates mentioned here, and I don't understand them at all."
As he spoke, Thorin threw the letter to Allen again.
"My plan? My plan is to take all my cavalry that can go to the battlefield and go south to support Gondor and help this country survive this disaster. Lord Turgon is a respectable old man. He once served in
At Gandalf's request, he promised to lend me help. Although I no longer need it, this kindness is enough for me to make such a decision at this time."
After hearing Allen's words, Thorin also showed a smile on his face, and he said: "Alan, our Durin clan does not have much friendship with Gondor, but if we talk about fighting against the darkness, it will destroy the world.
We dwarves will be very happy to prevent the enemy's plan, so this time I also plan to send some troops to support Gondor. It is really a happy thing that you can think of it together with me."
At this time, Abinas, who had been silent all this time, also stood up and spoke.
"If you don't mind, I also have a request that I hope Mr. Allen can consider. In fact, before this, Mr. Lindir sent a letter for Ms. Gilreen. The letter mentioned that our young patriarch announced to me
He gave his first order. If we suffer little loss in this war, he hopes that we can go to support Gondor. In fact, Estaire is following Lord Cirdan at the moment."
Having said this, Abinas had a look of helplessness on his face. He didn't quite understand why the two guardians, Lord Elrond and Lady Gilraen, did not stop Aragorn's willfulness and nonsense.
After all, this young patriarch was only fifteen years old at this time. He had done the most dangerous thing, which was killing several people near the Misty Mountains with the twins Elrohir and Elladan.
The wandering orcs.
Going to Gondor at this age is really dangerous for the only remaining royal bloodline.
"Abinas, what do you need me to do? Just ask."
Although Abinas's words were very cryptic and did not reveal any information about their family, Allen still understood the meaning, that is, the Dúnedain people had decided to go south to help Gondor.
"In fact, we hope to participate in this war as your subordinates, Lord Allen. You also know that it is not convenient for us to expose too much information in the south. It is too dangerous."
Hearing this, Allen nodded and pondered. He did not reject Abinas's idea. In his opinion, the more troops to support Gondor, the better.
He was just thinking, what are Lord Elrond and Lady Gilraen thinking? What do they want from letting Aragorn go to Gondor at this moment?
But soon Allen was unwilling to continue thinking about it. After all, this was the matter of Arno and Gondor. Even if he sorted it out based on the memory in his mind, Allen felt that it was very, very strange.
Trouble, my brain will really hurt if I think about it too much.
And what else could it be? Either to inherit the throne and accumulate prestige, or to ask Gondor to help rebuild Arnor. Allen thinks the latter is more likely.
"No problem, I'm more than happy to provide this help. In fact, with your help, I feel much more at ease."
Allen agreed to Abinas's request. This was something that was beneficial to both parties, and Allen was also ready to speak for the Dúnedain people. When the time came to clarify this matter,
His statement should be the most weighty.
"Thank you for your kindness." After saying this, Abinas saluted Allen, and Allen waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.
Thorin, who has been drinking without stopping, has no interest in the riddle between Abinas and Allen, but he also needs help from his friends for some things, but before that, he still has a problem, which he needs help from.
Lun's answer.
"Alan, what do you think of Gondor's chances of winning with our support?"
"Very high."
Allen gave the answer without hesitation and told Thorin his reasons.
"Actually, we can roughly estimate the strength of both sides. Gondor now has the support of horsemen and the assistance of Orthanc's master Saruman. The strength itself is quite large, and now there are more than 3,000 elves.
The cavalry, as well as the more than a thousand human cavalry that Abinas and I gathered together, because of the long distance, we brought with us the best of the best. This is already a very powerful force, and this is not included.
Get your dwarven troops, and where are the enemies we face."
As he spoke, Allen took four wine glasses over and signaled: "In addition to the orcs in Mordor, the enemies also have the Variags living in Khand. They are a little-known tribe.
They are well-equipped but probably not many in number, and then there are the Dongyi people we just defeated, the Harad people further south, and the Umbar pirates formed by the Harad people."
But at this moment, Allen took away the three wine glasses in front of him and continued: "Mordor's power should have been partially consumed in the previous battle, so it is not a big threat; as for the Dongyi people, in fact, we just
This battle has effectively weakened the strength of the Dongyi people. There should not be many soldiers in the Rune area, and as I said just now, the Varyag people are not in large numbers."
Why are you so sure that the number of Variags is not large? Because in Allen's memory, the Variags did appear during the Lord of the Rings Crusade, but on the battlefield they were chased by the Swan Knights of Doamroth.
Run away, so in Allen's opinion they shouldn't be too much of a threat.
Recalling the memories in his mind, Allen pointed to the last cup and said: "So, the biggest threat we face in this battle is actually the Haradh people."
"These guys living further south are very difficult to deal with, warlike and cruel. They can even fight to the last man on the battlefield. In addition to having a large number of cavalry, they also domesticate a large number of mammoths."
"Mammoth?" Thorin was a little curious when he heard the name. He had only heard of this creature from the Hobbit poems.
"Yes, the mammoth is a huge creature. They are quite difficult to deal with on the battlefield, but that's nothing. The biggest threat to the Harad people is that they have enough warships. The Umbar pirates can attack Gondor
Landing at any point along the coast will cause us huge trouble, but it doesn't matter."
Allen confidently said to Thorin: "Because the Harad people were severely damaged by Gondor and Rohan decades ago. In such a short period of time, they should not have fully recovered, and we
Just helping Gondor protect our homeland is not a particularly difficult task. We have a large number of cavalry that can quickly support us to deal with the harassment of Umbar pirates. The elves' archery skills can completely hit the mammoth.
In fact, I speculate that the most likely result is that as long as the enemy sees our arrival, he will quickly stop the war and restore peace, because he has no possibility of going further, and the stalemate will do nothing to both parties.
benefit."
After listening to Allen's words, Thorin began to think deeply. In fact, this time he did not plan to go to Gondor himself, but planned to send his heir Feili to make this trip.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As Thorin's heir, Fili is close to 90 years old this year. Of course, for the Durin dwarves with royal blood, this is just the beginning of their prime.
It’s just a period.
But Thorin has always felt that Fili's experience is not enough, because his nephew has been living in the Blue Mountains since he was born, and the only trip he made was to follow him to recover the Lonely Mountain. For an heir to the throne, this was
There seems to be some shortcomings in experience.
And since Fili lost an arm, although he has matured a lot, he has also become more withdrawn and inferior. One night, he even went to Thorin and proposed to transfer the right to inherit the throne to Kili.
In Thorin's opinion, this was a sign of cowardice, and he would not pass the throne to a dwarf who fell in love with an elf. This was really ridiculous.
So Thorin couldn't just watch his heir become decadent. But as an uncle, it was difficult for him to understand his nephew, and he was also very bad at this aspect.
Thorin's original plan was to let Fili live with Bilbo for a period of time after the war, hoping that the positive and optimistic hobbit could have some inspiration for Fili, but now he has a better opportunity, that is
War, the battlefield is the best place to train a man, and Thorin plans to let Fili lead an army of dwarves alone this time, so that he can regain some self-confidence while leading the army.
In fact, Thorin also had another option, which was to write a letter to his sister Dis and ask Philip's mother to persuade her son, but Thorin didn't know how to write this letter.
Could it be that after your son followed me out, he lost an arm and became depressed, and now he needs your help? Thorin's pride does not allow him to write similar content.
"Alan, actually I also need your help with something."