In the howling cold wind, Allen, wearing an elf cloak, walked on a winding and long mountain path, with a team hundreds of meters long following closely behind him. Everyone was covered by a thick coat.
They were protected by gray hooded cloaks. At the same time, they also carried backpacks on their backs that were huge for humans, filled with easy-to-carry supplies.
Just as he was walking around, the light of the armor would still flicker in the sunlight in the open cloak, and it would soon be covered again.
In the pine forests or shrubs in the distance, Noldor rangers would occasionally flash by. They were responsible for guarding the team to prevent any blind orcs from ambushing their own large army.
The guide who guided the entire team forward was an extremely tall dwarf, because this was the middle of the Gray Mountains and was the territory of the dwarves thousands of years ago.
Due to the severe cold weather in the north, the slopes on the south side of the mountain range have distinct and very different climate environments.
The four seasons are distinct at the foot of the mountain. A green and dense forest connects to the endless green grassland, where summer is passing.
However, as the altitude increases slightly, the climate in the middle of the mountain range gradually becomes colder. Only some cold-resistant pine trees and shrubs can survive here tenaciously.
As for the place closer to the top of the mountain, apart from the white snow, there are only rugged rocks and steep cliffs.
It is an unbearable and cruel cold here.
Such a strange phenomenon has resulted in most of the hillside being completely occupied by two tones of black and gray, which looks ominous from a distance.
Elves and humans who are keen on beautiful things will never survive in such a harsh environment. Only dwarves who are born with very toughness will open up roads in this dark tone to facilitate transactions between tribesmen and humans.
.
After all, dwarves do not survive by eating only rocks as in the legend, nor do their rich and varied diets include rocks.
"Alan, we need your help."
More than a week ago, Allen, who was studying sigil magic in Grayburg, was surprised to receive an old friend of his, Balin's brother, Dwalin, the tallest of all dwarves.
According to the information Allen knows, Dwalin, who is Thorin's right-hand man, should drive out the orcs in the Gray Mountains. He should not come here at this time, or should not come here alone.
Because Allen and Thorin's agreement was to meet in Grayburg and then discuss the expulsion of the orcs from the Misty Mountains and Gray Mountains.
As for why not gather in the Gray Mountains?
That is naturally because those palaces that were full of joy and splendor in the past have long been ruined by evil dragons and orcs. At this time, the dwarf kingdom did not provide a resting camp for the soldiers brought by Allen.
Well, even basic food and drink to maintain morale is still a big problem.
Therefore, Allen actually has no plans to conquer the orcs in the short term. He is waiting for the gathering of food and grass, which will take at least two autumns.
Since arriving at Grayburg, Allen only led his soldiers to sweep through the forest at the foot of the mountain. In addition to breaking through a simple Orc stronghold and killing dozens of unlucky ghosts who had no time to escape, this spent a lot of money.
It was a relatively short period of time, but it did not achieve many military victories.
It's just that there are no blind orcs peeping at humans in the forest anymore, and it can be considered that the main purpose of stabilizing the place has been achieved.
On the contrary, the soldiers who brought Fort Gray spent nearly a year to open up large tracts of land nearby. At this time, the green wheat has begun to ear, and it is estimated that it will be harvested in two months, because
It was already the summer of 2951 of the Third Era.
If this trend continues, Allen feels that his people will soon be able to settle near Grayburg, and after a year or two, and with a stable rear, he can let go
Hands and feet led the soldiers into the Misty Mountains.
And with the help of skin-changers and small animals, all the orcs north of Steele Mining Town were driven further north to the Angmar Mountains.
There, the dwarves will build fortifications on Mount Gundabad. At the same time, with the help of humans, they will completely eliminate the possibility of the orcs invading the north again. At the same time, they will also open another path between Eriador and Rovanian.
lines between.
Although this line does not have much commercial value, it is extremely valuable militarily. This is equivalent to putting a sharp sword on the neck of the northern orcs.
It's just that Allen's plan was broken by the arrival of Dwalin, because Allen, a good friend, told an extremely unexpected news at the banquet. The dwarves' battle against the orcs had reached a stalemate, and they were making progress all the way.
The dwarves were actually given the upper hand by the orcs.
And as Dwalin told it, Allen also understood the reason for all this. It was actually because the dwarves were moving too fast.
In just two years, the dwarves started from the eastern end of the Withered Yellow Mountains, swept through the dirty tunnels, uprooted the simple walls, and drove the orcs hundreds of kilometers westward.
No Orc tribe along the way could withstand Thorin's wrath. Even a few Orc leaders who were forced to a dead end united and tried to start a decisive battle with the dwarves in the mountains to avoid the fate of being massacred.
But how could the half-orcs, who had just recovered their strength, be able to defeat the prepared dwarves on a frontal battlefield?
In the case of huge differences in combat skills, weapons and equipment, and personnel quality, even though the number of orcs was extremely large, far more than the number of dwarves, they were still defeated by the highly morale Durin clan in a very short period of time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this way, the decisive battle to save the situation turned into a ridiculous collapse. For a time, a large number of orcs fled towards the west, even the goat cavalry who could jump between the mountains.
, it is impossible to defeat all enemies in one moment.
Then, all the orcs in the Gray Mountains knew the dwarves' intentions. Driven by fear, they began to flee westward. And as time went by, the fleeing team became larger and larger, and the number of orcs also expanded.
A critical point has been reached, a critical point enough for outstanding half-orcs to emerge.
As minions of darkness, the Orcs serve without a doubt Sauron in Mordor. When the Nazgûl, representing the Dark Lord, appears in front of the Orcs, they will unconditionally follow the instructions from Sauron.
Order.
It's just that the half-orcs living in the Gray Mountains spend most of their time free-range. According to their own survival habits, when the number gathers to a certain level, if a leader who is enough to shock everyone has not emerged, then they will
A leader will emerge from a spontaneous fight.
There is no need to mention the bloody and cruel process, because such things are enough to wake up a normal human being from sleep. During the fight, the orcs involved will not take anything into account. Those leaders with higher intelligence,
He will use every means he can think of to win.
Of course, Thorin didn't know everything that happened at this time. This was the result of Allen's calculation based on his understanding of the orcs.
It was during this period that the King Under the Mountain returned to the long-lost dwarf palace and began to repair the damaged halls and gates, preparing to use this place as a bridgehead to attack Gundabad Mountain.
Like Allen, Thorin also needs to accumulate strength and enough supplies and equipment for the war.
And this gave the Orcs a chance to breathe again, and more importantly, they were no longer scattered at this time. A leader had emerged who was accepted by most of the Orcs, and this Orc leader had
He possesses cruelty and cunning far beyond those of his kind.
In Dwalin's description, the fate of the dwarves became gloomy at this moment, because although the warriors Thorin brought were very elite, they were not many in number. Even with the help of goat cavalry, they could not monitor the gray mountains.
All tunnels and mountain passes.
From that time on, a large number of wolf cavalry began to move between the mountains with a speed far exceeding that of the goat cavalry. Of course, they did not attack the dwarves' tightly guarded mountain gates stupidly, but focused on harassing the dwarves' supply team.
Their purpose is not to use their numerical advantage to massacre, but to attract the attention of the dwarf guards, destroy the wooden carts transporting supplies, kill the livestock pulling the carts, and burn the flammable food and supplies with fire.
A bright one.
After all, the dwarves are not the Dongyi people who migrate with their families at every turn. On the contrary, their fighting methods tend to be more elite. They will never bring enough supplies for months or even years when they go out to fight. They are frequently harassed in transport convoys.
Under the circumstances, Thorin, who regained his homeland, fell into passivity.
In fact, even if they lost their source of supplies, the dwarves did not immediately fall into a desperate situation, because no matter what, the gathered orcs could not defeat Thorin head-on. At that time, the dwarves who still had a lot of supplies could choose
Leave, return to the area around Lonely Mountain to make more preparations, and then come back here again.
But Thorin did not make such a choice. In his opinion, such an action was no different from running away, and would also make the efforts of the Durin family in the past two years a joke, so he chose to move forward and challenged the orcs.
A brave attack.
As long as they can seize the opportunity of a decisive battle and defeat the gathered orcs again, the crisis faced by the dwarves at this time will naturally be relieved, because by then Thorin will have enough manpower and sufficient time to re-plan the transportation route.
You can even get supplies from Greyburg.
However, after the orcs discovered the dwarves' intentions, they had no intention of fighting at all. It is estimated that their newly elected leader also knew very well that according to the current strength of the orcs, it was impossible to fight Thorin on the frontal battlefield.
Decide the outcome.
Therefore, facing the pursuit of the dwarves, after hurriedly taking care of themselves, they kept running away to the west. Although they paid a lot of price along the way, the dwarves did not find a chance to defeat them in one fell swoop. The team still maintained a relatively strong balance.
of completeness.
This is already an amazing feat for a creature like a half-orc.
Moreover, the most advantageous condition for the orcs in this pursuit battle is that they eat almost anything. Even the same kind who die on the road will become the food for other orcs to eat the next day. And for the orcs, this is
It is already a very good food, at least it is meat, which is more delicious than some weeds and leaves, and lasts longer in the stomach.
It's just the dwarves who won't eat the corpses of orcs, and they won't cruelly devour their own people. Even with their super high physical fitness, they carried enough food when they left the palace, but
Facing the orcs who are always running away, there will always be a time when everything is exhausted.
At this time, Thorin, who led the team, corrected his mistake in time. He knew that if he continued to chase his people, they would die of hunger and fatigue sooner or later. By then, even the weak orcs could attack him at will.
Raise the butcher knife.
After a half-month pursuit, the orcs stopped escaping, and the dwarves returned to their own country again. The situation seemed to have returned to a confrontation, but Thorin's dilemma became more serious.
If the previous dwarves still had enough conditions to leave here and return to the Lonely Mountain, now they have lost this opportunity, because the food piled in the warehouse is only enough for them to complete less than one-third of the journey.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Even if the dwarf cavalry riding bighorn sheep are willing to give up their mounts, they can only walk less than half the distance, not to mention that many dwarf cavalry do not
Willing to eat a partner who has been with him through life and death.
At this time, Dwalin, who was tall and the most competitive, stood up. He knew that Thorin was unwilling to give up the kingdom that he had finally regained, so he did not make any suggestion to leave here at all.
Instead, he expressed his willingness to risk his life and go to Greyburg along the tributary of Gray Sound Water to seek help from humans. Even if the human leader there could not make a decision to support him, Dwalin could still take a boat along the Andu River.
Because Dahe arrived at Feslite quickly, he didn't believe that Allen would watch his allies fall into trouble.
Moreover, Feslite is closer to where they are now, and roads have been built in the former wasteland. If it is just to convey news, then Allen, who has the elf horse and Mealas, is completely
Orders for support can be sent to Grayburg within a few days.
As long as he gets a batch of material support, Thorin can persist longer, and Dyne, who is guarding the Lonely Mountain, will have enough time to gather a force to support the Gray Mountains again after receiving the news.
The problems faced by the dwarves were naturally solved.
As Dwalin expected, Allen naturally could not watch his allies fall into danger, even if he believed that this situation was completely caused by Thorin.
It's just that Allen also understands the stubbornness of dwarves, and Thorin is still the best among them, so the current dilemma is actually inevitable.
Soon, the troops under Allen's command gathered. They put down their hoes and sickles, picked up their spears and bows again, and followed their lord towards the Gray Mountains. But unlike before, this troop already had
Very unified equipment.
Among them, three hundred archers and seven hundred spearmen were all equipped with the green leaf armor that Allen had started to build a few years ago. The team of thousands of people gathered into a gray-blue torrent in the sun, and flickered.
The shining spear blade swam like silver fish dotted in the water.
In addition, Allen also brought a hundred heavy infantry with him. They were wearing shining silver Noldor sigil armor. This is Allen's latest elven armor, and he hasn't even had time to get one yet.
A resounding name.
These armors with excellent protection but low weight are extremely suitable for human combat in mountainous areas, and can also allow soldiers to carry more supplies.
Therefore, the team led by Allen quickly ascended the Gray Mountains under the escort of cavalry, and a few days later arrived in the middle of the mountain range where the cold wind was howling, almost approaching the country where the dwarves once lived.
"Whoosh~~"
A sharp and loud sound sounded in the sky. This was the sound of arrows shot by the Noldor rangers, and it also indicated that the enemy was approaching.
"The enemy is attacking, everyone is ready for battle."
Allen's loud voice spread the combat order throughout the entire army. Soon, a defense-oriented formation appeared among the mountains, and the enemy like a black tide also used the dark clouds in the sky to quickly rush down the hillside.