When the army led by Allen and Childan was repairing at Fort Ord.
Yin Orosi sent a messenger to deliver the news of the arrival of reinforcements to Sengel.
After all, the large army entered Gondor from the territory of Rohan, and Yin Oros had the responsibility to inform his prince in advance.
Sengel and Alger were naturally happy about the arrival of reinforcements, especially at such a difficult time in the war situation.
Due to the fall of Caer Andros, a large area of territory near Minas Tirith was undefended to the enemy.
This includes not only Anorion in the north, but also the vast land near the White City, the Pelennor Fields.
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 thousands of miles of fertile land with luxuriant fruit trees.
The materials produced every year not only supply the operation of Minas Tirith during this difficult time, but also ensure the basic strength of the various reinforcements.
In a war, it is extremely important to feed the soldiers on the front line.
The Council of Gondor, which is responsible for directing this war, cannot allow this land to be destroyed by the enemy under any circumstances.
Therefore, at the request of the Prime Minister of Gondor, the Rohan reinforcements led by Sengel, together with the hundreds of infantrymen Alger had managed to scrape together, were firmly stationed near the Druadan Forest.
At the same time, with the help of the Beacon Hill of Amundin, he prevented the army of Mordor from breaking out of Cair Andros.
It can be said that Sauron used an elite group of Variags and a small number of wolf cavalry to control many lords of the Gondor Council.
They had to send heavy troops to guard this land to prevent the granaries of Minas Tirith from being destroyed by the enemy.
If this sacred land is lost, if Gondor wants to continue to defend Minas Tirith, it will need to spend more money to mobilize supplies from other territories in the south.
In this way, Gondor's weakness will also be exposed to the pirates of Umbar who come and go like the wind.
However, if Minas Tirith is abandoned, or the White City is captured by the enemy, then Gondor can be declared destroyed.
Because at that time, Benning would be in a state of being attacked from both sides by the enemy. It would be impossible for the Númenóreans to take back the defense line of the river with their remaining strength.
Then facing the more powerful army of Mordor, it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed.
Turgon, the Prime Minister of Gondor, could not imagine why this war was going on like this.
In the historical documents of Baicheng, it has never been recorded that the enemy launched such a large-scale attack.
Comparing Gondor's strength with that of hundreds of years ago, it can only be said that it can barely maintain its strength.
Before the war with relatives and the great plague, it was even more incomparable.
Turgon, who directed the entire battle in the Tower of Ecthelion, was already sick with worry and was coughing up blood very frequently.
It’s really difficult for this ninety-year-old man.
Turgon also knew that his time had come, but the uncertainty of the war situation prevented him from leaving his responsibilities and heading to an unknown world.
So I heard that the elven reinforcements had arrived in the Pelennor Fields and defeated a large-scale enemy army.
Turgon was so overjoyed that he held up his body and held a grand banquet in the banquet hall of White City to entertain these allies who had traveled thousands of miles to support him.
And at the same time, he arranged 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 White City had already fled to the White Mountains behind White City with large amounts of food, and Prime Minister Turgon did not stop these cowardly residents.
If it weren't for his son Ecthelion, under the crazy attack of the Haradurs, he would have held on to the western city of Osgiliath and protected the safety of Minas Tirith.
I'm afraid Turgon himself had already issued orders to send women and children away from the fighting.
Even in his opinion, the outcome of this war was a mystery, let alone ordinary civilians.
Allen and Cirdan's armies did not stay in the land of Anorion for long.
Even with Alger's sincere request, the reinforcements arrived and the troops stationed here attacked Cair Andros, changing Gondor's current passive situation in one fell swoop.
Childan and Allen did not immediately agree with Alger's idea.
Late that night, Allen took his personal guards to the vicinity of Kyle Andros, and used his ability to check the island's current defense strength.
After returning, Allen seriously rejected Alger's request.
Even though Alger was very sad after being rejected, Allen could only tell him with great regret that this was a wrong move for the entire battle.
Although Caer Andros is an island more than ten kilometers long, its area is large enough for nearly 10,000 troops to set up a posture and attack the enemy fortress stationed on the island.
But according to Allen's observation, there were at least one thousand to two thousand Variags 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 all kinds of, including long spears, big swords, maces, big axes, fir bows, strong crossbows, large shields and so on.
Judging from the elite level, these Variags are much stronger than the Dongyi people that Allen once defeated. However, their number seems a bit scarce, but they are more than enough to guard a fortress on an island.
In addition, Allen also saw a terrifying trebuchet inside the fortress. Under his gaze, it seemed to be entangled with evil dark power.
When this thing is used, it is unlikely that it will just throw 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 stood there.
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A very awkward flag.
It was a moth-like pattern. The first time Allen saw it, his heart was filled with disgust. He knew that it was the symbol of the Nazgûl.
This shows that there is at least one Nazgul riding a ferocious beast garrisoned in the camp on the other side.
The Ringwraiths were nothing. Now Allen had enough confidence to defeat these servants of the Dark Lord in single combat or one-on-one situations.
Most of the elven troops led by Cirdan are not afraid of the fearful aura emanating from the Nazgul, so they can certainly fight against them.
But such an island fortress is easy to defend but difficult to attack, coupled with the coordinated defense of the enemy camp.
Allen and Cirdan's armies, even with the help of the Rohan cavalry, were simply unable to complete their goals in a short period of time.
The only way is to slowly pile them up with human lives.
However, neither the troops under Allen's command nor the elves led by Cirdan had enough numbers to climb the city wall like the orc army.
Even if the soldiers could do it and were willing to do it, Allen and Childan would not issue such an order.
The losses caused by that would be too great. It is very likely that after the war is over, the two supporting troops will return to their hometowns due to horrific injuries.
Sengel, who came to support earlier, can understand Allen's decision.
At the beginning of the second war, Sengel, who arrived with his army, wanted to recapture Caer Andros, which was occupied by the enemy.
In order to achieve this goal, Minas Tirith ordered Alger to cooperate fully, and also drew out some elites from the already insufficient defenders and let Saruman lead them to assist Sengar in completing this goal.
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However, the result was extremely disastrous.
Even the magical language of the white robe wizard can deal with the fear spread by the Nazgul among the army, and a large number of Rohan cavalry can also contain the enemy camp on the other side of the river.
However, the army that attacked the fortress encountered extremely stubborn resistance from the Variag people.
Even though it took half a month and nearly a thousand soldiers died here, Sengel had to declare that the siege had failed.
Because the reinforcements from Minas Morgul and the Black Gate were not far from their position, if they did not retreat, they would face a counter-encirclement by the enemy.
Although Sengel did not stop Alger from making this request, Sengel was mentally prepared for Allen's rejection.
Alger also gave up this idea under the persuasion of his relative Malherby.
In fact, he also knew that this was not an easy task. He just watched his subjects struggling to survive under the threat of the enemy, and he always wanted to do something.
After Allen and Cirdan discovered that there was no chance to change the war situation in Caer Andros, they naturally would not stay here for too long, and immediately set off for Minas Tirith.
They need to get more information about the battlefield there to decide on the next war plan.
And Sauron in the Tower of Barad-dur, with the help of Palantir, naturally knew of the arrival of reinforcements.
In fact, before those demon wolves fled back to Mordor, Sauron learned everything that happened from his two collapsed servants.
The failure of the interception plan still dealt a huge blow to Sauron. The most direct manifestation is that Sauron, who led the team out, was tortured extremely horribly as punishment for not crossing the river to support his friendly forces.
Because it was Sauron's last chance to maintain his advantageous situation, and it was the most suitable interception point for the elves heading south, but it failed due to the interference from many parties.
But Sauron, this timid guy, did not seize the last chance to cause more damage to the enemy, but instead fled back to Mordor in disgrace.
This is something Sauron cannot tolerate.
But Sauron's Mouth did not die under the torture. After all, he was still very much appreciated by his master. Even after the torture, his status was not reduced too much. 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 earlier, was not as lucky as Sauron.
Under the transformation of Sauron's dark magic, he has become something neither human nor ghost, but his personal power has indeed become much stronger, and he has also learned some dark magic.
As soon as the transformation is completed, Sauron will return Ashur, whose strength has greatly increased, to Dongyi, and let him continue to complete his mission there.
Regarding the arrival of the elven reinforcements, the Dark Lord did not feel too frustrated, because the initiative on the battlefield was still firmly in his hands.
After learning the news that the interception failed, Sauron ordered Angmar to lead Minas Morgul's army to set off, and let this army, which was originally used as reinforcements everywhere, to help the Umbar pirates speed up their attack on Peraki.
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Next, Sauron will use Pelagir as a breakthrough in this war. After Pelagir is captured, the pirate ships can go straight up the Anduin River and directly attack Osgiliath.
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When the time comes to face the Mordor army in the Pelennor Fields, it will be like a sharp blade that can kill Gondor at any time. Sooner or later, Gondor and the reinforcements coming from everywhere will be killed.
Sauron has sufficient confidence in this point.
But even so, after learning that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived, Sauron still asked his servants to lead a small and flexible scout to survey the entire enemy army in the Pelennor Fields.
Even Sauron cannot use the Palantir Crystal for a long time to monitor an army of thousands, which is a very tiring task.
Moreover, all his energy cannot be spent on looking at crystal stones.
The war in the Brown Earth still greatly damaged Sauron's strength. At this moment, he needs to put in more energy to breed subordinates who can fulfill his ambitions.
Even for Sauron, this is not an easy task.
Then sending a scout is the best choice at the moment.
In fact, this scout did not confront Allen and Cirdan's army at all. After being discovered, the wrangler Uvasa, one of the Nine Ringwraiths, retreated directly with his troops.
He just scouted the enemy's situation and passed the general news to his master.
But the scene of Allen leading his troops to pursue the enemy happened to be seen by the Gondor people in the fields, and by the time the news reached Minas Tirith, everything had changed completely.
"Our reinforcements are very powerful and easily killed thousands of enemies on the plains."
By the time the armies of Alan and Cirdan, with the cheers of all the people of Gondor, appeared on the outer walls of Minas Tirith, the number of enemy troops rumored to have died had more than doubled.
When Allen learned the news, he was very suspicious that the gray-robed wizard who had set out early was responsible.
Exaggerating one's own combat effectiveness and combat results is also an important means to restore morale.
At this critical moment, you can't care whether the news is a lie or not. As long as it works, it's enough to make people happy.