Thorin opened his arms, smiled and hugged Bilbo Baggins, and then Thorin nodded to his other two friends, Alan and Gandalf.
In any case, among the three of them, Thorin and Bilbo Baggins have the best relationship. Besides, the other two guys are too tall. Thorin doesn't really want to hug him.
Let your friends squat down and accommodate themselves.
He said enthusiastically: "Alan, I have to say that you came a little late. You know, the ceremony will start in a few days. I have been worried that you won't be able to come."
Allen looked at Thorin who was happy and thought about whether he should immediately inform his dwarf friend who was about to become the king about the Dongyi people.
Later, Allen decided that it would be better to choose a tactful approach. He also smiled and said: "Thorin, you also know that there is a long distance from Wilderness Town to you. If I hadn't been here once,
, it is very likely that you will get lost in the vast wilderness."
After Thorin heard this, he seemed to have thought of something, and there was a trace of memory in his eyes.
However, Allen changed his tone at this time and continued: "However, I met your compatriots from the black-haired clan and the Stonefoot clan on the road. Have you seen them?"
Thorin, who returned to the throne, was a little strange. He didn't know why Allen suddenly mentioned his relatives in the Far East, but he still answered the question.
"Oh? Dwalin reported their arrival to me before. I have arranged for Kili and Fili to receive them. I will formally receive them at the banquet later. What? Do you want to meet them? I can
Let me introduce it to you."
Thorin believes that his human friends want to establish more diplomatic relations. Thorin is happy to help Allen with such things.
Allen shook his head, the expression on his face was already a little solemn, and he said: "In fact, your compatriots have brought me some not very good news. As for what news, I believe you will get it soon."
I know, but before that, I want to talk to you privately, can you spare some time? Thorin."
The closer these days are to the enthronement ceremony, the busier Thorin becomes. Unlike Allen, he is not interested in such things at all. This ceremony held in Gushan, all aspects of the ceremony, big and small, Thorin
Everyone participated personally, and he strived to do his best and leave a deep impression on the tribesmen, friends and allies who participated in the ceremony.
But even so, Thorin still met with Allen and others immediately while discussing the matter, and at this time, he did not intend to refuse Allen's request.
Because Thorin knew that his human friend would never do anything meaningless.
Just when Thorin was about to agree, Fili walked in. This young dwarf, who lost his left arm while chasing Azog, no longer had the agility and tenderness on his face that he had in Bag End, nor in the camp.
Together with Kili, he was so naughty and funny in scaring Bilbo Baggins.
His calm eyes revealed tenacity. It must be said that losing his left arm and becoming the legal heir of King Durin changed Fili's temperament a lot.
Fili, who had already approached the crowd, saluted and greeted everyone present with a serious look on his face, and his behavior gradually became more like Thorin's.
Allen can be sure that given time, Feili will become a qualified dwarf king, but whether Allen can see that day is unknown.
"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Kingdom of Woodland, the son of Thrandu Yin, has arrived in Gorath. Do you want to see him?"
In fact, Lai Golas separated from Allen after seeing the Dovinian merchants. Since the former mayor of Long Lake Town followed Allen to Wilderness Town, Dowin, who originally stayed in Long Lake Town,
Nian Meijiu followed Stephen to Wilderness Town.
After tasting it, Allen kept this large amount of delicious wine in his small vault for banquets or entertaining distinguished guests. After nearly half a year of consumption in the Woodland Kingdom, this kind of wine produced in Dovinian
The wine was almost exhausted, and now I finally saw the merchant. When I came to Golas, I went over to talk about the transaction.
It has to be said that both father and son are fond of fine wine.
Now, the merchants from Dovinion have changed their route to the Woodland Kingdom. After negotiating everything with the humans, Lai Gorath followed Alan to the Lonely Mountain.
But the elf prince received completely different treatment from Allen when he was here with Thorin. Thorin waved his hand and said: "Fili, go ahead and arrange for these elves to stay. When the banquet begins,
I'll see them again."
After Fili left, Thorin looked at Allen again and said: "Alan, just now you said you wanted to talk to me privately, no problem, come with me, but you don't mind if I bring Dai
Because of Bahrain?”
Thorin looked at Allen's expression and knew that he must have something important to discuss with him, and Dyne and Balin were his important right-hand men, and they were also subordinates who could give him excellent advice on most things. He needed this.
Two dwarves stood beside him.
Every time Thorin recalled various events during the expedition, he always felt that Allen could overwhelm him in every conversation, forcing him to adopt his suggestions.
Although Thorin also knows that Allen is all for the success of the expedition, it feels uncomfortable to be at a disadvantage. Therefore, even if his friendship with Allen is very deep, Thorin is not willing to discuss important matters with Allen alone.
.
At this time, Gandalf also took a step forward and added: "If you don't mind, I also want to participate, okay?"
Bilbo Baggins didn't know what he was going to talk about, but he was curious and nodded crazily, indicating that he also wanted to participate.
Thorin looked at Allen. After all, Allen initiated this meeting. Allen's consent was needed to allow Dine, Balin, Gandalf and Bilbo to participate.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Originally, Allen wanted to talk to Thorin alone about forming an alliance with the elves. Since there was no guarantee that Thorin would agree, when the time came, Allen
Lun felt that he and Thorin would inevitably have to argue, and he still had some confidence in this aspect.
But if there are other people around, Allen doesn't plan to do this, because it can easily backfire. Now Thorin is no longer the down-and-out dwarf prince, he has become the king of the Durin clan.
Whether as a friend or an ally, Allen must maintain his dignity in front of Thorin's men, otherwise it will easily damage the friendship between the two.
Now, the number of people participating in this negotiation has increased, and Allen can only negotiate with Thorin in another way.
He nodded helplessly and said, "No problem."
After receiving the answer, Thorin ordered his ministers: "Let's do the ceremony as we just discussed. We will discuss other issues after the banquet is over."
As many dwarves left, Allen and his party also came to Thorin's reception room, and sat on both sides of the stone table. Allen did not wait for Thorin to speak, and said directly with a solemn face: "Thorin, the war is over again.
It’s about to begin.”
The dwarves, who were originally smiling, were stunned by Allen's words. They knew that Allen would not joke about such things, and the expressions on their faces gradually became serious.
Thorin, who had always trusted Alan, did not say any words of rebuttal or doubt. Instead, he looked at each other with the two dwarves beside him, and then motioned for Alan to continue.
"Please wait for me a moment."
As he spoke, Allen picked up the pen and paper on the table, and based on the memory in his mind, he simply drew a map of Rovanian and part of Mordor and Gondor. At the same time, he carefully mapped out the locations of each force.
Marked out.
On the way to the Lonely Mountain, Allen made a lot of speculations about Sauron's next actions. He was going to tell the three dwarves present his thoughts in detail to let them understand that the current situation was very serious.
dangerous.
Then Allen will use the pressure brought by Sauron's attack to promote a tripartite alliance between humans, elves, and dwarves.
Since it was Alan who proposed it, everyone naturally maintained a certain amount of patience. After waiting for a while, Alan stood up and placed the map in the center of the table. At this time, everyone looked at the map and felt that there was something wrong with it.
Surprised.
It's not that the dwarves have never seen a map before, but it's the first time they've seen a flat map that covers the entire Rovanian plus half of the southern region, and can mark the positions of various forces so clearly.
In the past, most dwarves relied on the landmarks and scenery in the environment, as well as the stars, sun, and moon in the sky, and calculated the time spent on the journey, to carry out long-term travel. To put it bluntly, they relied on experience, even if they were away all year round.
The same goes for Gandalf the Traveler.
At this time, the gray-robed wizard was constantly using the memory in his mind to verify the various markings on the map on the stone table. Finally, he was surprised to find that there were no big mistakes in the map drawn by Allen.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. Yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]
However, Allen didn't care what everyone present thought. He just wanted to use this simple map to explain Sauron's intentions more clearly.
Allen pointed with a quill to the east of the Red Water River on the map and said: "Everyone, in this place, according to the information provided by the black-haired dwarf, there are already Dongyi tribes stationed here, and their number is increasing day by day. It is a conservative estimate.
There will be no less than 10,000 people. Look at their position. They are very close to the Iron Hills at this time, and they may cross the Red Water River at any time and enter the northern region of Rovanion, threatening us."
As Allen spoke, he drew a line on the map, and the arrow on that line pointed faintly at the Lonely Mountain, the kingdom of the forest elves, and the dense forest road leading to Wilderness Town, and then he continued.
"My friends, I don't know if you know anything about the Dongyi people, but I can provide some information. They mainly live in the Rune area, which is very close to Mordor. I believe everyone can understand what this means.
Their arrival this time is definitely related to our victory over Azog in Gushan."
Just this initial piece of news made the three Durin dwarves present start whispering among themselves.
During the Third Age, the dwarves of the Durin clan had indeed very little contact with the Dongyi people, because at that time, the two large-scale invasions from the Dongyi people mostly occurred in the southern area of the River Run, which was closer to the Ganges River.
Duo, not near the Misty Mountains or Gray Mountains.
For example, the first large-scale invasion from the Chariot People occurred more than 1800 years ago in the Third Age. At that time, most of the Durin dwarves were still mining in Khazad-dûm.
But during the Second Era, the dwarves of the Durin clan and the northern humans living in the Anduin Valley jointly fought against the invasion of these barbarians and Orcs, and during that war, the people living in the capital of Khazad-dûm
The wood dwarves suffered heavy losses.
It can be said that the hatred between the Durin dwarves and the Dongyi people has lasted for thousands of years. Maybe the Dongyi people no longer remember these things, but the dwarves still remember it, because holding grudges is a fine tradition of their clan.
Thorin, who had finished talking to Bahrain and Dyne, carefully looked at the map drawn by Allen. If Allen drew it correctly, the place where the Dongyi people were stationed was indeed very close to the Iron Hills. If these barbarians were approaching
If the Iron Hills launch an attack, Thorin's people living in the Iron Hills will be in great danger.
Because at this time, most of the soldiers brought by Dain stayed in Gushan, and the dwarves from Iron Hills were still moving towards Gushan. Those tribesmen who were trekking on the road might be attacked by the Dongyi people at any time.
Cavalry attack.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This situation made Thorin very anxious. Now he is more anxious than Allen to attack those barbarians.
Thorin has a thousand elite dwarf warriors in his hands. Most of them are veterans who survived the battle a year ago. The rest have come from the Blue Mountains and Iron Hills in the past six months.
The Durin dwarves came over.
If he works harder, Thorin can still gather 500 young dwarf warriors, but their combat effectiveness is far inferior to those of the veterans. This army of 1,500 people is already all the troops Thorin can assemble for the time being.
Well, this is because most dwarves are born warriors, and they can have good combat effectiveness with a set of equipment.
But Thorin also understood that it was impossible to defeat the tens of thousands of Dongyi people relying solely on the dwarf warriors of Gushan. At this moment, the dwarves needed the support of their allies.
Thorin stood up and said to Allen in a somewhat urgent tone: "Alan, what do you think? I think we should gather our troops and drive these barbarians back to their hometown."
Allen nodded, knowing that his words had already given Thorin some sense of crisis, but just to complete his idea, he needed to add more fire.
"Thorin, we must do this, but not now. As far as I know, the Dongyi people are very powerful in combat. Although their development is not as good as that of Gondor and Rohan, they still have iron weapons and equipment.
Their combat power is far greater than that of the orcs. With more than 10,000 people, it is impossible for us to fight them head-on just by relying on the two of us."
Allen's words are not wrong. According to the current strength of Wilderness Town, coupled with the armed forces of River Valley City, no matter how militarily aggressive it is, it is already the limit to be able to pull out an army of more than 2,000 people. With this, human soldiers plus Gushan's
The dwarf warriors simply cannot win against the Dongyi people who can be fought by anyone.
Gandalf, who was smoking pipe grass at the side, took over Allen's words and said: "Yes, I learned about these Dongyi people in Minas Tirith in Gondor. They once lived in the plains south of the River Run.
The Kingdom of Rhovanion was destroyed in their hands. Not only that, the powerful Kingdom of Gondor also suffered a defeat at their hands. Even a king died in that war, trying to defeat them.
, you need other power."
Gandalf clearly understood Allen's intention, and he quietly helped Allen in his words.
"Other powers?"
Thorin stood up and stared at the map in Alan's hand, and then realized who Gandalf was referring to.
"You mean the elves living in the Black Forest? Are they willing to help us? After all, I have never heard of a conflict between Dongyi and elves."
After Thorin experienced the Battle of the Lonely Mountain and the trip to Lothlórien, his impression of the elves had changed a lot, including the woodland king Thrando Yin. After all, Celeborn, the lord of Lothlórien,
He is the king of the Sindar elves, and there is something about loving the house and the bird in it.
Therefore, now he is not as opposed to forming an alliance with the elves as he was before. Now Thorin is more worried that Thrando Yin will not take the risk and let his people come out of the Black Forest to start a war with the Dongyi people.
Done!
Allen had already heard what Thorin meant from his words, and immediately said: "How will you know if you don't try it? Although the elves and the Dongyi people have never had a conflict, there are many conflicts between the elves and Mordor.
Thousands of years of hatred, I think we can draft a covenant now, and then go to the Woodland Kingdom to talk to Thrando Yin about this matter, Thorin, what do you think?"
At this time, Thorin was thinking about whether with the help of the woodland elves, the people of the Iron Hills could be brought safely to Lonely Mountain. However, he did not think too much of Allen's words. He nodded subconsciously and said
: "You can try it."
After saying this, Thorin immediately realized that this kind of behavior meant that he was actively asking for an alliance with the elves. But he had just responded in front of his subordinates and friends. If he regretted it immediately, he would
I feel it will be even more embarrassing.
Thorin, who felt a little awkward, looked at Allen and Gandalf, who had serious faces. He always felt that this scene had a vague sense of familiarity. Then he looked at Dyne and Balin beside him.
The two dwarves didn't say much. Balin saw something. It was just that this dwarf with a relatively gentle personality hoped that Thorin could continue the alliance with the elves of the Black Forest a hundred years ago, while Daine was worried about his own.
Will my hometown be invaded by Dongyi people?
So the two dwarves didn't give Thorin any hints just now, which made Thorin think secretly: "Am I overthinking?"
He just didn't allow Thorin to think too much. Allen's next actions quickly attracted his attention.
At this time, Allen pointed the quill in the direction of Mordor and drew two more lines.