The 287th Chapter Rohan War (6)

Here, in the golden palace of Theoden in Rohan, where he had earlier fought with remote Saruman the White Robe, the Hussar King held a small reception for his guests from afar.

At this time, Eowyn, a member of the Eowyn family and the niece of Rohan Hussar King Theoden, was taking care of the two dutiful sons for dinner.

Just this evening, the two filial piety came to Edoras alone on a single horse, and passed on information to their king about the northwestern border area of ​​Rohan.

Today's reception banquet didn't have any laughter, and it seemed very dull. After all, the king of Rohan just woke up and found that his only son had died. Therefore, it was impossible for him to celebrate the arrival of Gandalf and others. of.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the palace hall is not very good now, most people try to keep quiet as much as possible, it doesn't look like a banquet at all.

Aragorn, who was full of food and drink, was hugging his arms and biting a pipe and curled up in his seat. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he just glanced at the king's throne; and the elf prince Legola Si, on the other hand, was playing with his beloved bows and arrows. Today they were handed over to the guards, so he had to re-adjust them while he was free to ensure that they would not appear during the battle. question.

As for the false white-robed wizard Gandalf, he was sitting beside the throne in the distance, and the two seemed to be discussing something in a low voice, while Theoden shook his head from time to time, showing The look of refusal, it is obvious that the other party does not seem to agree with some of Gandalf's opinions.

Little Annie, who is heartless and eats the most, is playing with building blocks with the leftover animal bones she ate when she was extremely bored.

I don't know what she did during this period of time. When people focused their attention on her body, the pile of bones had long been turned into a few bones under her skillful hands. A bone frame in the shape of a Uruk soldier with a shield and a bone blade.

"Sister, what are you doing? What's the use of them?"

The little girl among the two herdsmen's children who had been eating was quickly attracted by Anne's actions. After watching for a while, the little girl who was a little younger than Anne The little girl couldn't help but ask such a sentence.

"They are the orcs under that villain Saruman, they can be used for fighting!"

After looking up at the two dirty little kids opposite, Annie blinked and said it indifferently.

This is what she made out of boredom to entertain and pass the time,

After all, here in Middle-earth, after eating at night, besides getting ready to sleep, there seems to be no fun pastime? So, she just built some bone blocks to play with!

"They can still fight?!"

Hearing what Annie said, the little girl of the herdsman didn't even care about the half-eaten meal, so she directly supported the long wooden table with her hands, and looked at the little strong orcs made of bones in surprise .

"Ahem! Little girl, don't believe her words, they are just a few skeleton models, and you must not fight!"

On the opposite side of the long table, the dwarf Gimli was holding a large ale barrel in one hand and a hard wooden cup in the other, drinking to himself.

He never cared about business, after seeing that little witch trying to coax the innocent little girl from other people's family, he hurriedly corrected and yelled.

"Hmph! Don't you believe the beards! If they can really fight, what would you do?!"

Originally, this was just a trick for Anne to entertain herself, but after being said so by the bearded dwarf, she became a little serious.

This ignorant bearded dwarf dares to question his own things? Just wait, there will be times when he regrets it!

"If you can make them move, then I'll drink up this vat of ale in one go!"

In a fit of anger, Jin Li didn't even think about it, he just patted the big wine barrel beside him and swore nonsense.

Although the dwarves are good at drinking and have a relatively large capacity for drinking, if they really want to drink up this big barrel of ale, then he must die of drunkenness!

"Very good, have you arrived yet? You can start fighting now!"

Annie first glanced at the bearded dwarf with a sneer, then at the big wine barrel that was as tall as the other, and then suddenly said slyly to the skeleton models on the table.

As soon as Little Anne finished speaking, something that stunned everyone happened: on the long wooden table, the so-called Ulc models made of bones actually held their respective bone shields and The bone slice knife caught and fought one-on-one on the long table.

They are looking at me with a knife, and I will kick you; the blade is slashing, and the shield is blocked; just like this, it is very lively on the long table, and from time to time, one or two bones or arms will fly out. head?

"..."

Then, almost everyone's eyes were attracted to Gandalf, who was muttering and discussing things beside the throne, and King Theoden beside him, whose head was wrapped in a bandage.

"This, this, this..."

Seeing this, Jin Li's eyes immediately widened!

He always thought that magic was used for combat, such as that kind of curse, fireball lightning, or something like the invisible rope that Saruman used before?

How can he imagine that magic can do something like what is happening on the long table now, since he has never seen wizard chess in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

"Okay! You win!"

His lips trembled for a while, guessing that the battle of the little people on the table would not be over for a while, and he was willing to gamble, so he could only turn his head and look at the big wine barrel beside him, and stretched out his hand, He grabbed the edge of the barrel and shook it vigorously.

Soon, there was a sound of "plop" and "plop" when the wine was sloshing. It was obvious that this barrel of ale was almost full!

"Aragorn? And, Legolas..."

Thinking that one person might not be able to finish the barrel of ale, he could only look at his two partners with help-like eyes, as if he wanted them to share part of it for him?

It's a pity that Aragorn simply smiled and shook his head, saying that he had drunk enough himself! On the other side, the elf Legolas, who was neither good at nor drinking, turned his head away mercilessly.

"Brother, look!"

"Look! They can really fight!"

Now, the two children who came to report the news didn't bother to eat their meals, so they just lay down on the table, as if they wanted to get closer and take a closer look?

"Okay" guys, hurry up and eat your dinner! "

Eowyn, who was wearing an exquisite black brown-collar evening dress, took a look at the gadgets made by the little witch, and then gave him a dissatisfied look. Then, she hurriedly called the two children to continue Have a meal.

Éowyn didn't like that little witch very much, even if, earlier today, this little witch had just saved her uncle king?

This is because, when the other party was in the palace today, the punch that her uncle Xio Dun punched was really too hard! She couldn't even imagine that the opponent's small fist could have such great strength? It forced the back of her uncle's head to swell up with a big meatball. Until now, Theoden still has to wear a bandage!

"Uncle! Our people of Rohan, they have not received any alarm, and... are unarmed!"

Looking at Theoden who was still hesitating on the throne, Éowyn was a little confused.

"The Dunlander savages who took refuge in the evil white-robed wizard Saruman, they have passed through the pass of Rohan and the West Valley. They are driving straight in, burning, killing and looting along the way. No one will be spared..."

"Uncle, it's time to make a decision! Many of our people are gathered in the vast prairie. Once those barbarians go deeper, they will never let them go!"

After greeting the two children to continue eating, Eowyn stood up and continued to persuade King Theoden on the throne. She also hopes that her uncle can make a decision earlier, cheer up, gather soldiers, launch a full-scale war against the evil Isengard, and protect their people of Rohan!

"..."

However, her uncle was still propping his forehead, leaning on the throne, without saying anything.

I don't know, he hurt him too much because of the little girl's fist? Or was it because after waking up from the phantom, he was in a bad mood after discovering that his own son had been killed? Or...was it because he was overwhelmed by the discovery that his mighty Rohan Hussars had turned into a mess?

"Believe me, King Theoden... what we hear now is definitely just the tip of the iceberg of Saruman's evil deeds!"

"Once he breaks through the border of Rohan, joins forces with the Demon Lord Sauron and joins forces at the Anduin River, then that will be the most terrifying thing!"

Having cast a glance at Éowyn, Gandalf joined the persuasion again.

Now, the Kingdom of Gondor is being attacked by Sauron's forces of Mordor. Gandalf believes that even with the natural guard of the Anduin River, they can't last long! A few days ago, he had heard the news that the east city of Osgilias was captured by Mordor, and once the west city of Osgilias was also captured, the entire defense line of the Anduin River in Gondor would be completely defeated!

At that time, Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, will be completely exposed to the soldiers of Mordor's army!

And once Saruman's army breaks through the borders of Rohan, meets the forces of Mordor at the Anduin River, and begins to attack Gondor from the north with multiple fronts, then this Middle-earth world will really be completely over...

At that time, as long as the gods, those Eru or the Valar do not intervene forcibly, then this Middle-earth world will really become the demon king Sauron's final decision! And those humans, elves, or dwarves who resisted Mordor, except for the elves who can escape to Aman, everyone else will be finished!

"Theoden, it's time to make up your mind! Raise your army, fight your enemies, and meet Saruman's army head-on!"

"Don't let them continue to hurt your people and burn your pastures... You must fight as soon as possible!"

Seeing that Theoden seemed to be a little moved, Gandalf continued to work harder.

He intends to completely persuade the king of hussars! He believed that on the grassland, Saruman's orc army or the rabble of barbarians should not be the opponents of Rohan's elite cavalry.

"At this moment, we still have more than 2,000 elite soldiers operating in the northwest. Although Éomer was exiled, he is still loyal to Rohan and to you, the king! He also knows that you are controlled by the enemy! "

"I believe that as long as you summon you, he and his soldiers will definitely come back and fight for the king!"

At this time, Aragorn, who was smoking a pipe, also came in and joined the ranks of persuasion. They had seen Éomer with their own eyes when they were looking for the hobbit before, and they probably knew the temperament of the general of Rohan.

"No! Eomer and the others are a full three hundred leagues away from here. They won't be able to come back. It's too far away..."

"Even if they are all cavalry, at such a long distance, even if we send people out to summon them now to find them and rush back here, it will definitely be too late! So, Eomer...he can't help us!"

No one knows better than Theoden, who is proficient in cavalry combat, how long it takes for the cavalry to reach the capital. Therefore, he does not support fighting against Saruman's mixed army in the capital of Edoras, because there is no danger at all. Keep it!

Moreover, the most important thing is: due to Grima's misconduct during this period, there are not many warriors in Edoras who can fight at all. Theoden knows that the remaining troops they have are absolutely persistent The reinforcements didn't arrive here!

"No! Gandalf, you don't need to say more..."

After pacing in the hall for a while, Theoden quickly stretched out his hand to stop the old wizard who was going to continue to persuade him.

"I know the purpose of you coming to save me! I also know that you have expectations of me!"

"However, during this period of time... too many things have happened here in Edoras, the capital of Rohan! I will not cause any casualties to my people! I will not let them treat me again. Disappointed! I will never risk going to war again..."

If everything here in Rohan King's Capital was in its heyday, then nothing to say, Theoden would have dared to lead his troops out to play head-to-head field battles with Saruman's infantry on the grasslands!

"It's useless to escape, Theoden!"

"Saruman's war against Middle-earth has begun. Whether you want to take risks or not, they will come to you!"

Seeing that Theoden was still hesitant, Aragorn had no choice but to say something more emphatically.

"Oh? As far as I know, the king of Rohan is I, Theoden, not you, Aragorn! Therefore, my decision cannot be questioned by you!"

If it weren't for the fact that the other party had done his part to save him, maybe Theoden would have kicked out this group of guys who tried to interfere in Rohan's internal affairs and his own decisions!

Don't these people think about their identities?

A sorcerer, a titular heir to the king, plus a dwarf and prince of the Silvan elves who are sure not to take part in the war, how much use can these four have in the upcoming war?

If one of them is a lord with thousands of elite soldiers, then he, Theoden, will definitely respect their opinions! Otherwise, they should shut up their mouths earlier.

"Then King Theoden, what is your final decision?!"

Gandalf sighed, stood up, approached Theoden, and asked slowly.

The current situation is actually very obvious. Saruman's mixed army is pressing the border, leaving Theoden with only three options: Surrender? This is doomed to subjugate the country and exterminate the species. Presumably he, the King of Hussars, would not choose this; as for the frontal war, he has just sternly rejected it; then in the end, the only option left is to escape, right?

However, Gandalf feels that escaping is nothing more than lingering on his last breath, which is of no benefit to the war in Middle-earth! Instead of that, why not take a risk and have a decisive battle with Saruman! After all, on the grassland, the cavalry who come and go like the wind still have an advantage over the infantry, don't they?

"..."

Theoden was silent for a while, he first closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them suddenly. However, when he was about to announce his final decision, an untimely voice sounded again, rudely interrupting what he was going to say next.

"I almost forgot, if you want to fight that villain Saruman, maybe I can help you!"

It turned out that it was Little Annie who interrupted suddenly?

Just now, when she was very bored watching a game of wizard chess performed by the little bones, she once again had nothing to do. When she heard that the group was discussing the war, she It suddenly occurred to her that the army of the United Kingdom of Alicia seemed to be about to fight beyond the border of Rohan, right?

So, Annie felt that she seemed to be really helpful! It's just that you can't help the Rohan Kingdom in vain, you have to pay a price for it!

"It's you……"

Turning around in doubt, when Theoden saw the little witch who had punched him and successfully saved him, he couldn't help but wonder, how could this little girl help him?

Could it be that she wants to use her strange magic? However, in a large-scale battle, is magic really that powerful? Can you still control a battle? Anyway, Theoden was still skeptical about whether magic could influence the outcome of the battle.

"Annie..."

At the same time, Gandalf watched the little girl nervously, and shook his head quickly.

His meaning is also very obvious, that is: it is not allowed to use large-scale magic to help them in the war among mortals, and it is not allowed to release the Balrog, and it is not allowed to release the little bear named Tibbers!

"I have a country called the United Kingdom of Alicia! My subordinates, they are very annoying!"

Little Annie, who found a bottle of drink from nowhere, drank it while talking vaguely.

"Wait, you just said the United Kingdom of Alicia... I'm sorry, little Anne, why have I never heard of this name?"

Gandalf thought about it carefully, and searched several times from his two thousand years of memory in Middle-earth, and finally he was convinced that there is no such thing as the so-called United Kingdom of Alicia in Middle-earth. !

This, couldn't it be made up by this little girl on the spur of the moment, right? It would be better not to irritate this Theoden Hussar King later, after all, the other party is now in the pain of losing his son and the anger of the country on the verge of extinction, and he cannot listen to persuasion, let alone others to tease him!

"Of course you haven't heard of it! Because, I just founded it not long ago!"

Little Anne rolled her eyes angrily. She thought it would be strange if Gandalf and the others had really heard of it!

Her Kingdom of Alicia was created when the group of them had just embarked on the Lord of the Rings expedition! Moreover, the development time was also during the two months when the other party escorted Lord of the Rings on his way. And now, these people have been wandering around the Rohan Kingdom to the east of the Misty Mountains, so they definitely don't know what happened to the west and north of the Swan River.

At this moment, Annie feels that her Alicia Kingdom's army should have almost reached Isinger's vicinity, right? If their progress is too slow, she herself will be angry!

"It was founded not long ago? When exactly!"

Gandalf was still puzzled, he was able to create a kingdom not long ago... Are you sure this is not a joke? Before they parted with this little girl in Rivendell, it seemed that it was less than three months, right? How did she let her create a kingdom?

By the way, there is also the old dwarf Groin that he met in Rivendell. Back then, the other party had promised himself that it was this little girl, she would definitely not mess around? !

"It was when you went to the expedition of the Lord of the Rings! Well... Let me do the math, that's right, it was on the third day of your departure!"

Annie counted carefully with her fingers, and quickly got the exact time.

Although she had forgotten the exact date, she knew anyway that after leaving Rivendell, it took them three full days to reach the outside of Bray Town and take down the small town. .

"Our Lord of the Rings expedition seems to have gone for more than two months, right? In such a short period of time, you can establish a United Kingdom?!"

Gandalf still finds it a bit unbelievable, can this little brat really do something like this?

It's only been two months, what can you do with such a little time? According to Gandalf, if he traveled slowly from the capital of Gondor to Rivendell, more than two months would be just enough time to hurry, right?

"More than two months is still less? That's already a long time!"

Annie curled her lips in dissatisfaction. You must know that in the Koprulu sector, if there were more than two months, it was almost enough for her to plan and occupy the entire star sector!

But now, she has just created a small United Kingdom with a population of only a few hundred thousand. What is there to make a fuss about? A group of ignorant guys, fortunately they are still so old, and they are all so startled, they are really useless!

"..."

Gandalf doesn't know what to say now, he feels that he is not very well.

Thinking about himself, it took more than two thousand years to slowly guide humans and other intelligent creatures to develop in the direction the Valar hoped for, but now, this little girl has established a kingdom in just over two months , is the efficiency so high?

"Really? Where is your country? Uh..."

Jin Li just had time to ask a question, and he burped a lot.

Obviously, he's drunk a little too much, and now his eyes are almost cross-eyed! As for the ale that was almost full before, he barely drank a small half of it, and it would probably be a long time before he drank it all.

"Of course it's on Shire's side!"

"Current Bray Town, Stad Town, Metris, Annuminas, Fornoster, and the Swan River Basin, etc., they are already the territory of my United Kingdom of Alicia!"

After thinking about it, Annie quickly spoke a long list of place names after connecting with the magical messages she had recently received from Ofina. Based on time, Ofina and the others' army should have arrived near Isinger on schedule, right?

"Wait! If I remember correctly, the places you just mentioned seem to be the site of the Iliad Freedom Council?!"

Aragorn was really not calm now, so he hurriedly asked.

In fact, what he wants to say is: those places should be his territory of Aragorn! Her so-called United Kingdom of Alicia cannot occupy his home, he is the legal king of the Kingdom of Arno! He is the Warchief of the Dundans!

That is the territory of the Free Council of Iliad. In the past, it was all the inherent territory of the Kingdom of Arno! That was the territory that should have belonged to him, Aragorn!

"Iliad? But it's not theirs anymore! It's mine now!"

As far as Annie knows, that Iliad Freedom Council has been disbanded for a long time!

Some of them directly joined the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Alicia, some of them became rich and big landlords, and some of them who didn't know good and bad were simply beaten to death!

"Please be quiet! Now, you can stop discussing these insignificant matters here in my palace!"

After glancing at Gandalf and Aragorn in dissatisfaction, Theoden looked suspiciously at the little witch who had just said that she could help him.

"Your Excellency Witch Anne, what I want to know now is: How can your so-called United Kingdom of Alicia help us? Or, can it help us!"

Staring at the little girl sitting on the wooden chair with dangling feet, Theoden asked with a serious expression.

This is what he, Theoden, cares about.

After all, they are now helpless here in Edoras! And the entire Rohan hussars country is in danger of life and death, if one is not careful, it is very likely to step into the desperate situation of national subjugation and extinction!

It would be the best if a powerful foreign aid could come to lead an army to rescue Rohan now.

As for whether the United Kingdom of Alicia occupied the territory of Aragon or the territory of the elves, he, Theoden, didn't want to care about it!

"Well, you should talk to Ofina directly!"

After thinking about it for a while, Anne felt that for some things, it would be better for Ofina to have a face-to-face interview with this cunning old man king, so that they wouldn't suffer!

After finishing speaking, she waved her hand directly, using a spell similar to the communication magic she used when she invaded the crystal of true knowledge, and directly created a big magic light curtain in the palace of Rohan.

"Way? Ofina, are you there?!"

Then, when others were curious or surprised, Annie called into the light curtain.

In the next second, the magic light curtain lit up, and then, a young man who was sitting on the main seat of the tent appeared inside, dressed in golden armor, with a huge white vulture flag with red background and gold border hanging behind his back. woman.

"See my lord!"

After seeing the magic light curtain appearing in front of her, Ofina quickly stood up, and respectfully gave a grand courtesy to little Annie.

"What are your orders?!"

Ofina felt a little strange. Normally, when something happened to her little master, she would just send a message and settle the matter, but why did she have to have such a serious conversation in the form of a magic meeting today?

Then, Ofina began to stand upright, and looked at the opposite side of the magic light curtain in doubt. She saw humans, dwarves and elves on the opposite side? It seems that there is another wizard who is not too weak?

"..."

"Oh... is she an elf? Turns out, she's younger and more beautiful than Galadriel, and more charming..."

Gimli, the dwarf who was drinking, stared straight at this moment, and then he fell down straight and began to sleep soundly. Obviously, he was really drunk, thinking that he just appeared I'm hallucinating!

In fact, it was not just him. In the halls of the entire Rohan Kingdom, almost everyone, except for little Annie herself, looked straight at him. They couldn't imagine that such a person existed in the world!

"..."

Different from the astonishment of others, Gandalf stared at the woman in golden armor opposite the magic light curtain in confusion and shock.

As Maiya, although his ability has been greatly restricted, his vision and insight have not decreased.

So, of course he can tell: the woman in front of her is not an elf, nor a human being, nor even any kind of creature in Middle-earth or Aman!

When he first saw this woman, Gandalf almost thought that she was the existence summoned from the outside world by that dishonest little kid named Annie!

However, when he looked over carefully, he found that this existence that was almost as powerful as or even surpassed the average Maier actually had a strong Middle-earth atmosphere on him?

Gandalf was very puzzled, in addition to feeling the powerful power of the opponent, he also felt another kind of holy and vast aura! Gandalf will never admit that kind of powerful vitality and power of light!

Because, that was the beginning of the birth of Middle-earth, it was the breath of the two Holy Trees before Arda turned and curled...

How could they appear on this strange woman?

He, Gandalf, is sure that there is absolutely no such a woman in Aman Continent! The other party is definitely not Mai Ya created by the gods! So where did she come from?

"The thing is this: this is called Theoden, the king of Rohan, and he seems to want to ask for help from our United Kingdom of Alicia! So...forget it, you'd better talk to him yourself."

After saying a few words and explaining clearly, Annie walked aside on her own, she didn't want to take care of these troublesome things! Anyway, she believed that Ofina would handle it well.

"I see……"

After slightly nodding to Anne who turned and left, Ofina turned to look at Theoden who was still a little surprised.

"So, you are King Theoden of Rohan Hussars? Tell me, what conditions do you have that allow me to send troops to rescue you?"

Holding an exquisite long sword at her waist, Ofina looked majestically at Theoden who was frowning opposite her through the magic screen.

"By the way, I will give you two free messages. The good news is: our army of more than 6,000 is now blocking the gate of Isinger, and they have no way to send more troops to your territory of Rohan for the time being!"

After seeing the joyful expression on the face of the Theoden Hussar King, Ofina smiled and said the next piece of news.

"The bad news is: at least 10,000 heavily armed orcs have marched towards your territory of Rohan. Of course, there are also those Dunlander barbarians who have not been wiped out by us in time? They estimate that there are at least two or three Thousands of people?!"

After seeing Theoden's originally beautiful face turned pale again, Ofina knew that her goal had been achieved!

In this upcoming negotiation, their Alicia United Kingdom has completely taken the initiative! If the king of Rohan does not want to perish, she believes that the other party will submit honestly after a while.

In fact, there are still some things she didn't say clearly, that is: although their army is indeed blocked outside Isinger's gate, the fact is that neither side can help the other for the time being!

The strong orc army rushing out of Isinger can be directly beaten back by their muskets and cannons, and if their army dares to approach the attack range of Isinger's mage tower, it is easy to receive the opponent's attack. Therefore, before Little Annie contacted Ofina, they had been confronting the white-robed wizard Saruman here.

And the arrogant white-robed wizard Saruman never ordered the army of orcs who had penetrated into the territory of Arhat to return. His intention was already obvious, that is, he wanted to destroy Rohan first and respond to the offensive of Mordor. Go back and clean up their Alicia kingdom?

Anyway, in the eyes of the white-robed wizard Saruman, no matter how powerful the guns of the United Kingdom of Alicia are, they can't beat his Isinger!

This is indeed the case, in Ofena's view, the opponent's Orthank mage tower and white-robed wizard are really too difficult to deal with! The range of their 'Nemesis' cannons is actually not farther than the opponent's mage tower.

"..."

After hearing the two messages from the other party, Theoden didn't speak immediately, he just looked down at the ground, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Tell me... what do you want before you send troops to rescue us Rohan?!"

After a while, he took a deep breath, and then, Theoden, the king of Rohan's hussars, asked the charming and cunning queen opposite the magic light curtain word by word.

He knew that with the current strength of Rohan alone, it would definitely not be able to deal with an army of 10,000 orcs and at least 20,000 to 30,000 Dunlander barbarians! Even if Saruman gave himself plenty of time to slowly summon soldiers, his current Rohan Kingdom would definitely not be able to gather thousands of cavalry!

"Reflect on it, our request is actually very simple..."

Looking at the other party's expression, Ofina knew that today, their goal had been achieved.