The carnival in the banquet hall is still going on, and the dwarves and hobbits are still eating, drinking, singing, and dancing.
Jamila, who was smiling at the side, silently calculated in her mind whether Allen's inventory was enough to entertain these dwarves to live here for three days.
Alan, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin and Gandalf had finished their meal and came to the conference room, ready to discuss the expedition's next plan.
Allen, who had a vitality necklace hanging around his neck and his left arm hung up, told his plan directly.
He will arrange for the members of the expedition team to follow the caravan from Wilderness Town to the Woodland Kingdom in three days. The whole process will only take less than ten days.
Thorin Oakenshield immediately expressed his opposition to the plan after hearing it, but then he fell silent.
His objection was just a subconscious reaction. After all, his impression of Thranduil, the elf king, was really bad.
But he also knew in his heart that Allen's arrangement was the best choice. Other paths not only took a long time, but were also extremely dangerous.
This dwarf prince was no longer just out of the Blue Mountains. The difficulties and obstacles along the way and the solitary mountain in front of him made him inclined to accept Allen's proposal.
Later, under the persuasion of Gandalf and Mr. Balin, Thorin Oakenshield reluctantly agreed to Allen's proposal.
Now that the hardest part has been completed, the rest will be much simpler.
Allen and Thorin Oakenshield agreed that the dwarves would leave with the caravan in three days, and Allen would set out a week later to catch up with them.
After all, Allen is a sick patient now. We can't let a wounded person follow them to continue trekking through mountains and rivers.
At this time, Allen following the team was nothing more than a burden.
So Thorin Oakenshield agreed to Allen's proposal and told Allen that they would go directly to the Lonely Mountain, hoping that Allen would not delay it too late.
Later, Allen privately discussed something with Thorin Oakenshield, which was the bet between the two of them.
Thorin Oakenshield said that he was willing to admit defeat and he would try his best to complete it.
Allen didn't have any particularly difficult requests, he just half-jokingly expressed the hope that Thorin Oakenshield would not anger the king in the Woodland Kingdom.
This may have some impact on trade between Wilderness Town and the Woodland Kingdom.
Thorin Oakenshield thought for a long time and agreed. He was also worried about how he should face the Elf King. After all, the relationship between them was very bad.
Thorin Oakenshield didn't have any good method, he could only take it one step at a time. Now that Allen made a request, he thought about it for a long time and reluctantly agreed.
Of course, the real reason was definitely not that he was worried that his relationship with Thranduil would deteriorate.
Allen sent the dwarves to Thranduil. The king might even want to thank Allen.
It's just that Allen will need Thranduil's help for some things in the future, so he has to improve the favorability of both parties first.
Now that Thorin Oakenshield has agreed, Allen is very happy because he doesn't have to deal with the bosses of two forces.
So Allen entertained the members of the expedition team well in the next three days, allowing them to have a good rest.
Before departure, he also helped Thorin Oakenshield and the others prepare supplies and horses for the journey, and even prepared some gold coins for them to facilitate their purchase of supplies in Long Lake Town.
Soon, it was time for the dwarves to set off, and they left Wilderness Town as Alan watched them off.
They will follow the caravan guarded by Desaiwe and head to the Woodland Kingdom.
At this time, Lothlórien had quietly gathered a lot of power,
As early as last year, Gandalf took the trouble to go to Eriador, find the leader of Dúnedain there, and tell him about the threat entrenched in Dol Godori.
Now, in order to fight against the darkness, the Dúnedain Rangers have extended a helping hand to the White Council.
Saruman, who had been guarding Orthanc for a long time, also came to this forest with a group of bounty hunters who served him.
His original intention was not to fight against the darkness, but to strike first and drive Sauron out of the Golden Luan Tail Swamp. He still hoped that he could be the first to find the Supreme Ring.
The support brought by Lord Elrond was nothing short of luxurious. He brought a team of elite Noldor elf warriors who were stationed in Rivendell.
Some of these warriors even participated in the final alliance war of the Second Era, and their weapons and armor can be traced back to Eregion, the famous craftsman city of the Second Era, where the Ring of Power was born.
These elf warriors will be the backbone of this battle.
Not only that, Lord Elrond also invited a legendary elf, the Lord of the Golden Flower, Glorfindel, who had just returned to Rivendell.
This big shot in the elf world once scared off the Witch King of Angmar just by showing up at the Battle of Fornost.
In ancient times, in order to protect his tribe, he died with a Balrog single-handedly.
Finally, with the grace of God, he walked out of the Mandos Hall and returned to the world. With more powerful power, he returned to Middle-earth again as God's messenger.
Lothlórien will send thousands of heavily armed Silvan elves, led by Lady Galadriel, to participate in this battle.
At this time, they were ready for battle and arranged spies to observe Dol Guldur's movements day and night.
At this time, Gandalf, on the second day after the banquet, rejected Allen's suggestion to send troops to assist, and rode his horse towards Lothlórien.
The pale orc Azog had already taken one step ahead of Gandalf and returned to Dol Guldur. At the request of his master, he began to organize an army of orcs and prepared to march towards the Lonely Mountain.
The orcs here are not the Snaga who live in the Misty Mountains, but the Uruk tribe cultivated by Sauron using magic.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The fighting power of these guys is quite terrifying. Their height is even comparable to humans. They know how to obey orders and have good discipline. Even the sun cannot weaken them too much.
their strength.
On the battlefield, they were comparable to ordinary human warriors. Sauron also prepared crude iron armor for them, and their number exceeded 10,000.
Not only that, in order to seize the important strategic location of the Lonely Mountain, Sauron sent Azog to thousands of wargs in the Misty Mountains and dozens of trolls in Dol Guldur.
These trolls are also a newly cultivated species by Sauron, called Orog. Although their strength varies, they are not afraid of the sun, which makes them particularly terrifying.
When these soldiers are ready, Azog will lead them to the Lonely Mountain in compliance with Sauron's orders.
In addition, Azog also sent his relatives, carrying Sauron's orders, to the Misty Mountains to gather the orcs living there.
Tens of thousands of Snaga gathered from all over the Misty Mountains along the dark tunnels towards Gundabad Mountain. After being armed there, they also headed towards the Lonely Mountain.
With such strength, even if Smaug was not driven away by the dwarves, Sauron would still have enough confidence to drive away the stupid and greedy dragon.
Of course, Azog has not given up on hunting down Thorin Oakenshield's son. He has ordered Bolg to take his personal guards and rush towards the Woodland King.
Allen, on the other hand, met with the captains of his regiment during this week, and participated in a battle in the forest with a small part of them.
It was one morning when villagers who came on horseback reported that those spiders appeared again in the forest near the logging site.
This kind of thing cannot be tolerated. If Wilderness Town leaves them alone, they will soon spread everywhere.
In order to clear them out, Fatis asked Allen for instructions, and then sent his own guards to spread the message throughout the town that he was going to recruit a spearman brigade and an archer brigade.
An hour later, the spearmen and archers, led by Alleyne and Bandak, gathered on the playground. Fatis briefly explained the mission and led them along the road towards the logging site.
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Allen hung his left arm and followed him.
More than 200 people trotted along the road, and they were able to maintain a basic formation.
After entering the forest, the spearmen were very experienced and dispersed into teams of ten. One of the teams and the Nord royal guards protected Alleyne. The others, every three teams, worked closely together to follow each other.
Following the footprints in the forest, I slowly searched forward.
Three teams of archers followed the spearmen to support them at any time.
Another seven squads, led by Bandak, followed behind the infantry team, guarding both sides of them.
As they advanced, they shouted from time to time to determine their respective positions so as not to fall out of line.
Allen, Fatis and his personal guards followed the team at the back.
Usually, Fatis always walks at the front of the team, but now that Allen is injured, he is a little worried. After all, Hermione and Allen's personal guards are still in Muma Village and have not returned.
Not long into the forest, the front of the team was attacked by more than a dozen large spiders.
These things are said to be the descendants of Ugoliant. They are huge and have a certain intelligence, but they are not smart, otherwise they would not take the initiative to jump out and attack so many people.
Allen's spearmen obviously knew how to deal with them, and they didn't panic when they saw the spiders running out of the darkness.
Instead, a group of several people raised the sharp elf spears in their hands and worked together to fight against a spider and force the spiders back.
The archers also drew their bows and shot arrows one after another, covering the spearmen who were fighting in close combat with the enemy.
They are mainly targeting the spiders hanging in the air and climbing on the trees. Once they find a target and pounce down from a high place, they can easily cause casualties to the team. This is a lesson learned through blood.
The large group of archers led by Bandak, after taking up their positions, fired freely at the spiders that had not yet engaged the spearmen. Waves of arrows quickly killed these dark creatures.
Massacred completely.
After killing more than a dozen big spiders, everyone began to clean the battlefield and collect arrows that could still be used.
This was a simple battle, and Allen was very satisfied with their fighting ability.
The day after returning from the forest, Allen organized a pre-departure meeting.
The participants included Jamila, Fatis, James, Bandak, Alleyn, Desaiwe, Horimion and Atiman, as well as Kress.
The little girl Kress has become much calmer and no longer behaves as much as before. Allen has always regarded her as a junior.
Now she occasionally helps Jamila, responsible for contacting Beorn's family and entertaining the eagles on Kar's Rock.
The meeting lasted from noon to evening.
At the beginning of the meeting, Allen told everyone about the necessity of participating in this war and the benefits that victory would bring to the wilderness village.
At least one-fifteenth of the wealth of Lonely Mountain can be obtained. At the same time, it will deepen the friendship between humans, elves, and dwarves, open trade gates, and increase trade activities in Wilderness Town.
If the battle goes well, in the next ten years, Wilderness Town will also enter a stage of rapid development. There will no longer be the constraints of the orcs around it, and Allen's many plans will be carried out.
Not only that, if they play a huge role in the war, the names of Allen and Wilderness Town will also be heard throughout Rovanion, and even spread to Rohan and Gondor.
These are huge gains for both Allen and Wilderness Town.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Finally, Allen also emphasized the danger of this battle, and then asked everyone at the meeting if they had any questions about participating in this war.
All of them looked at Allen quietly, with only determination and nothing else in their eyes.
In the subsequent meeting, Allen decided on the next war plan for Wilderness Village.
First, Allen will take his own Twilight Knight Guards to set off first to Long Lake Town to gather with Thorin Oakenshield. After finding the secret door in Lonely Mountain, Allen will leave Lonely Mountain and go to Long Lake.
The town lies dormant.
Because at that time, all the work belonging to Allen had been completed, and the rest was the matter of the snitch and the dwarves.
Allen was unable to participate in the battle between the dwarves and Smaug inside the Lonely Mountain, because the interior of the Lonely Mountain was too dark, and Allen, a human, could easily die there.
Allen must find a fighting environment more suitable for him. He will wait with his personal guards near Lake Town to gather Bard and the guards of that town to fight against the evil dragon Smaug.
Allen also thought about it. Even the Noldor sigil bow and the Noldor arrows were not sure that they could cause any fatal damage to Smaug. The main thing was to look at Bard's black arrow.
So if necessary, Allen can become a bait to create a fatal blow for Bard, and he is already mentally prepared.
Fatis will lead most of the army in Wilderness Town towards Long Lake Town and arrive there in mid-October.
This included 400 light and heavy cavalry commanded by Fatis himself, 100 heavy infantry commanded by Alleyn, 500 light spearmen, 200 archers and 100 crossbowmen led by Bandak.
They will pass through the Woodland Kingdom and go to the forest near Changhu Town to station themselves, waiting for Allen's call.
After Smaug is dealt with, they will follow Allen's footsteps and head towards the Lonely Mountain.
After arriving at Gushan,
Allen's idea is to adapt to circumstances when the time comes. If Thorin Oakenshield can successfully leave the Woodland Kingdom, then Allen will enter the Lonely Mountain to assist the dwarves in their defense.
If not, then Allen will lead troops to station in River Valley City and defend the city with the elves.
The apprentices James trained during this period will form a medical team and follow the army to the battlefield.
They will set up a medical room in the rear of River Valley City to treat soldiers injured on the battlefield as soon as possible.
Allen forced James not to participate in the war, which made the doctor very unhappy.
Allen had no choice. James was very important to Wilderness Town, and his own combat effectiveness was still very weak. It would be too dangerous for him to go into such a war.
Jamila is responsible for preparing all the logistical work required for the troops' departure.
Whether it is the preparation of tents, rations and equipment, or the recruitment of auxiliary troops, this will be Jamila's work for the next period of time.
These auxiliary troops will rush to Changhu Town with supplies when the main army sets off.
At that time, after they build the camp, they will leave there and take refuge in the Woodland Kingdom.
Allen didn't want them to stay on the battlefield for too long, as it would be too dangerous.
The villagers living in Muma Village in the north of Wilderness Town will also enter Wilderness Town during the war.
When all territorial residents enter Wilderness Town, the entire town will enter a state of martial law.
Desaiwei will also continue to maintain patrols around Wilderness Town to avoid sudden attacks by orcs.
In order to prevent the orcs from sending a small force to harass Wilderness Town during the Battle of the Five Armies, Allen left 100 archers and hundreds of reserve soldiers.
In fact, Allen is not particularly worried about the defense work in Wilderness Town. He believes that Sauron will definitely gather all his strength to attack Gushan. He, a little shrimp like himself, may not even pay attention to it.
In addition, Allen also plans to ask Beorn's tribe to assist him in this battle.
Allen's plan is to let Beorn and Wolf, two adult skin-changers, go with him to the Lonely Mountain and act with the cavalry.
The remaining four people are temporarily living in Wilderness Town so that they can have someone to take care of them.
But all of this requires Beorn's consent.
On the last day after leaving Wilderness Town, Allen went to Beorn's manor to visit his friends, the Beorn family.
Arriving at Beorn's manor, Allen looked at Marianne, who was smiling and stroking her belly, and forcefully suppressed her words.
Allen knew that this battle was likely to last until winter, when Marianne was about to give birth.
As a husband and a father, Beorn cannot stay with his wife.
This made Allen a little worried, and he was thinking over and over in his mind about how to put forward his request tactfully and ask Beorn to help him.
Beorn saw Allen's confusion, and he had already learned from Kress about Allen's next battle plan.
This skin-changer was not a person who liked to be polite. He looked at Allen who looked embarrassed and spoke directly.
"Alan, don't be embarrassed. Woolf and I will definitely participate in this battle. This is not only about the friendship between you and me, but also about the hatred between our family and Azog. If we can destroy his plan, we will
Very happy.”
After finishing speaking, the two-meter-tall strong man also scratched his head and continued with some embarrassment: "Alan, you also know Marianne's situation. Can you ask James to take good care of her then?"
Take care of my wife, he is very skilled in medicine, if I have his help, then I won't worry too much about things at home."
Allen naturally had no reason not to agree to Beorn's request. Then he and Beorn discussed the departure time and left his manor.