As we all know, in this beautiful place called Middle-earth, the coldest area must be the vast icefield northern wasteland in the far north of the continent. The elves call that area uninhabitable for ordinary people the Froude area.
As early as nearly ten thousand years ago, the Black King Morgoth ruled there, and his evil power still affects that vast land to this day.
Some wise men believe that the unusual cold there must have been affected by the power of darkness. This also led to the fact that only the powerful subordinates who remained after Morgoth's defeat, namely the cold dragons, were willing to stay there.
The reason why Rovanian, which is rich in products, is not affected by the extremely cold temperatures in the north is because it is protected by mountains, especially the Yin Othiod region, which is only separated by a mountain. The weather in the north is cruel and cold.
, but this side of the mountain is rich in water and grass, suitable for livestock raising.
It has to be said that in this world with gods, the rules contained in some regular natural phenomena may not be in line with common sense, or in other words, they are in line with the common sense of this world.
What protects Rovanion is naturally the gray mountain range covered with snow all year round. Its total length is more than 500 kilometers, and its eastern limit is the uninhabited Smaug Wasteland in the north.
The southern part of the wasteland is the Lonely Mountain Kingdom where the Durin dwarves now live. This is no longer the territory of the Gray Mountains.
To the west is Gundabad Mountain, the holy land of the Durin Dwarves. According to legend, Durin I, the ancestor of the Durin Dwarves, was born here. The westernmost end of the mountain range is connected to the Misty Mountains, and continuing to the west is the Misty Mountains.
Branches of the Angmar Mountains.
Although the peaks of the mountains are covered with white snow all year round, even in the hot summer, as the altitude decreases, greenery begins to appear on the southern slopes of the mountains, with several streams extending all the way to the plains at the foot of the mountains.
This is the gathering place of the Changchuan Source and the Gray Sound Water, and it is also the birthplace of the Anduin River. The Gray Castle that the dwarves assisted Allen in repairing is located on a high hillside in this area. This is actually the origin of the source.
An architectural style derived from the Rohirrim.
If possible, they always like to build castles on high ground, which is more conducive to defense and observation of the enemy. Of course, another place favored by the Rohirrim is the valley, and they will also build high walls in the canyon.
, as a refuge in times of crisis.
This is the design concept of Flamsburg. After all, the castle was built to defend against the orcs entrenched in the Gray Mountains, and half of it was surrounded by two cold and clear rivers.
The Changchuan River from the northwest flows to the southeast, while the Huixiang River flows from the northeast to the southwest, and finally merges directly south of the castle to become a broader river rushing toward the south.
To the north of the castle is a vast plain, and beyond is a dense forest extending from the Gray Mountains and the Misty Mountains. From time to time, flocks of birds soar over the forest.
A group of more than a dozen gray-black orcs armed with scimitars and short spears were moving quickly and nimbly on the yellow and thick fallen leaves, monitoring their targets with pairs of cloudy eyes.
Although these minions serving the darkness cannot move silently and quickly in a forest with many trees like the elves, the lush foliage still makes the woodland their home. Because the big fireball emitting bright light in the sky cannot be used with force.
Dispel the darkness and terror that shrouds this place.
"Da da da" "Da da da"
At the edge of the forest, five knights were driving their horses forward. Their tall figures were wearing fine armor and stomachs engraved with complicated inscriptions. It should be to maintain a good view. On their heads, they wore
A very Rohan-style cavalry helmet that can protect the sides of the cheeks and the extremely fragile nose without affecting the ability to see with both eyes.
"Whoosh~" "Uh!" "Ugh~~~"
The knight running at the front of the team suddenly drew a compound bow that was tightly held in his left hand. After a crisp shout, a cone-headed arrow flashing with cold light hit the target precisely because he was running too fast.
And the half-orc captain couldn't stop.
Accompanied by the miserable howl of the orc captain, the five cavalrymen immediately stopped their horses and pointed their strong bows and crossbows in the direction of the sound, always prepared for the enemy to launch a surprise attack on them from behind the dense trees.
.
It's just that the enemy did not come under the red sunset as they expected. The gradually weakening screams were accompanied by the rustling sound, but they were getting farther and farther away from them, towards the depths of the forest.
He walked away from place to place, startling flock after flock of birds.
"This is the third time today. These guys are spying on us in the forest every day without fighting. Mad, why don't we rush in and kill them."
The speaker was a middle-aged man with a resolute face who was holding a repeating crossbow. His name was Arnold, and he was the first Rhodok marksman to follow Allen to Middle-earth.
In fact, Arnold's position is the captain of the second brigade of archers. This appointment is actually a bit strange. Unknown relatives and friends often ask Arnold privately and curiously.
How come you, a Rhodok marksman, have become the commander of hundreds of archers?
At this time, a faint smile would appear on Arnold's face, and he said in an indifferent and calm tone: "Don't ask, just ask because His Majesty has a unique vision and discovered my talent among many choices."
However, the real situation is that among all the shooters with sufficient qualifications, Arnold has the best command ability, and his eyes are extremely sharp. Even if he is operating a siege crossbow, he can still let the arrows fired by his subordinates fall on the ground.
Where it should fall.
Arnold, who was originally the archer captain, spent most of his time on the repaired city wall, but recently when he was observing the night sky, he suddenly wanted to explore the surrounding terrain. He always felt that he would
Use this knowledge.
So he used this reason to obtain Barron's consent and left the castle with the cavalry responsible for the reconnaissance mission.
Being able to make this decision and at the same time get Barron to agree with his idea, Arnold naturally has his own confidence. Compared with the tragic situation of falling off the horse in the first duel with the Wolf Cavalry, his skills on horseback have already been
Favored by those who have been tempered for more than ten years.
The repeating crossbow in his hand was made by Allen by combining the craftsmanship he learned in the continent of Pendor, using the sigils of the Noldor elves and the mithril of Moria, although he could only prepare three at a time.
The crossbow misfires, but with the special cocking device, it can be stably cocked on a bumpy horseback.
Moreover, it can be fired continuously without sacrificing the attack power of the crossbow. The force after firing is still comparable to a siege crossbow that requires all the strength of the body to be wound. It is extremely terrifying for orcs with mostly crude equipment and wargs with only fur defense.
of lethality.
However, the biggest problem is still the scarcity of production. In the professional army, only officers at the captain and squad leader levels hold them, and the other part is distributed to the guards guarding Wintry Castle.
"Mr. Arnold, don't say such angry words. The forest is too dangerous. You know that I will definitely not agree to this suggestion."
Alice, who had a serious face, felt that the orcs were getting farther and farther away from her, and her tone became softer unconsciously. She said to the subordinates behind her as if she was explaining or teaching:
"My teacher, Lord Hermione, once said that the habits of orcs are like this. These dirty guys are extremely reluctant to appear in the sun, and the person I just shot should be the leader of this team. According to
Based on past experience, the morale of these guys may have collapsed. At least there will be no danger in this direction within today."
Arnold naturally knew some of what Alice said, but part of his understanding of orcs came from the accumulation of combat experience, and the other part came from the popular science of His Majesty the King. However, the king was not the king at that time, just
He's just the boss of the team.
"Forget it, I'll show mercy and let them go today. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. It's almost dark now, and we should go back. Although these guys collapse quickly, as long as there is a whip, they can gather together.
The speed can also exceed our imagination."
"Let's go, today's investigation is over!" As she spoke, Alice turned her horse around and took the lead in running towards Castle Grey, which stood in the distance, while a few people behind her also controlled their horses to follow.
Ever since the dwarves began to grandly repair Flamsburg, things like today have become a common occurrence. Orcs with different skin colors and different equipment often hide in the dark forests around the pasture.
In the beginning, it was just a cautious snoop. As time went by, the cruel orcs couldn't bear their bloodthirsty desire and began to prepare their own special show, which was to cooperate with the wargs to launch attacks on sleeping humans in the middle of the night.
sneak attack.
This kind of situation often occurred in the areas around the Misty Mountains before the Battle of the Five Armies. Neither the farmers living in Eriador nor the forest dwellers living in Rovanion could escape the attacks of the orcs.
As a northern human born in the Black Forest, Barron is very familiar with the habits of orcs, and His Majesty the King, who arranged the mission before departure, also solemnly asked him to guard the city wall at night before the repairs were completed.
Work.
Anyone who knows something about orcs knows that if these despicable guys want to launch an attack, they will most likely choose a dark and windy time.
Balon faithfully carried out the king's orders, and a short and comical battle ensued.
Due to the rush of time, the orc leader Arag who launched the assault did not gather many troops. He only had hundreds of well-equipped wolf cavalry, and hundreds of Si Nagar in simple clothes, armed with scimitars and short black spears.
However, Arag did not think that his troops were weak, because according to his observation, the number of human troops was not too large, and at least half of the humans had to cooperate with the busy dwarves in building castles during the day.
As the orc leader of Gundabad Mountain at this time, Arag is actually not particularly smart, at least not as good as Azog and Bolg. However, the failure of the orcs in the Battle of Gushan really made them stronger.
After a serious injury, it will be difficult for a good leader to appear again in a short period of time.
It can be said that Arag is already considered to be the top group among the half-orcs at this time.
Even though he is not particularly smart, Arag also knows that mining stone ores and felling trees is never an easy job. He does not believe that humans and dwarves who have been busy all day can still easily pick up weapons and fight at night.
Fighting by himself, according to his past experience, the enemy's camp should be filled with loud shouts.
Moreover, he organized the troops to raid, not to attack by force. Having too many people would not be a good thing. However, there were not more wargs to respond to his call, which still made Arag a little unhappy.
But he didn't have any good solution for this, because the wargs, who were also the Dark Lord's subordinates, were of their own, and they were just cooperating with the orcs. It was naturally good to be able to hunt some prey to give him face, but it would be fine if he didn't give face to Alag.
You can only figure it out on your own, as there is no mutual ownership between the two parties.
The raid started in the latter half of the night when the bright moon hung high in the west. To a certain extent, Arag's guess was not wrong. The humans and dwarves who had been busy all day were indeed very tired, and most of them had already fallen asleep.
Among them, there were indeed not many people keeping watch at night.
Barron, who had just arrived near Grayburg at that time, was actually somewhat aware of the crisis because the situation on site was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before the team set off, neither Allen, who assigned the task, nor Barron, who led the team to execute it, believed that there was no need to help the dwarves build the castle.
The troops only need to do a good job of guarding.
This is indeed the case. The dwarf responsible for this task is Thorin's distant relative, Nori, a member of the Durin royal family. Of course, he is also one of the dwarf friends who participated in the expedition. He clearly told Balun that the construction work was indeed
No human intervention is required, but some auxiliary work still requires Barron's cooperation.
However, this part of the auxiliary work included digging stones and cutting down trees in the early stage. Because the dwarves who arrived later were still on the way, Barron had no choice but to agree to Nori's request in order to complete the repair work as soon as possible.
However, in this case, Barron did not take into account the complaints of some of his subordinates, and forcibly arranged for one-third of the soldiers not to participate in the work. They only need to guard the camp, and there is no rotation, because Barron believes that even if the rotation is , will also affect the status of soldiers when guarding at night.
The human body is not like dwarves, which can recover energy immediately after a short period of rest. The fatigue of work can easily cause soldiers to neglect their guard work at night. Barron cannot afford such a risk.
And in order to deal with possible night attacks, Barron also followed some of Allen's early practices and piled up a large amount of firewood around the camp, and arranged for his men to regularly pour some kerosene on the firewood pile, which could provide fuel to the soldiers at night. Provides good vision, allowing archers to give full play to their combat effectiveness.
Facts have proved that when facing orcs, no amount of preparation will be in vain.