Two Hundred and Ninetieth Chapters Rohan War (10)
Now the sky is getting brighter and brighter. When the battle of Helm's Deep in Rohan is about to come to an end, Essinger, who is far away from Helm's Deep, the Second Army of Alicia United Kingdom and the tree shepherd's The battle between the coalition forces against Isinger's remaining troops is also coming to an end.
Under the sweep of the powerful coalition forces, only a small number of half-orcs and orcs were still alive and well. Resist in the underground steel furnaces, equipment workshops, and orc production hatches.
So far, with the assistance of a large number of tree shepherds, the army of the Kingdom of Alicia has now completely occupied the ground position within the high wall of Isinger!
Now, their legion leader Reynas is organizing some musketeers and Iliad's militiamen to go underground and start cleaning up those dirty half-orcs and a few remnants of orcs layer by layer. This is a meticulous job. Although a lot of time will be wasted, there should not be too many twists and turns.
And outside the high walls of Isinger, those ancient trees that can move have completely occupied the forests that were cut down by the orcs, and re-enclosed the entire Isinger firmly, unless Goblins can dig tunnels that are several kilometers long, otherwise, they would definitely not be able to get out!
"Hey! How about it? Old man with white beard, why don't you just pretend to surrender?"
In the main control room of the Orthank Tower in the middle of Essinger, little Anne is still confronting the white-bearded old man Saruman in her mouth.
The two sides have been 'negotiating' since midnight until now, who would have thought that Saruman would be so stubborn, Anne said whatever he wanted, but the other party just refused to surrender!
So, now that the stalemate has come to an end, she can only sit on the small stone platform where the crystal ball of true knowledge was placed before, with two small hands supporting her round chin, looking at Saruman who was repaired by her little bear in a miserable way After a glance, he spoke again in frustration, persuading him.
"..."
"Hmph! Don't even think about it!"
In the main control room of the Orthank Tower, the white-robed wizard Saruman is like a wronged little daughter-in-law, blocked in a corner by Anne's little bear Tibbers, unable to move.
The black stick in his hand, with the big orb inlaid on the tip, was snatched away by the huge flame bear that blocked him long ago and broke into several pieces, and he didn't know where to throw it up!
Moreover, his body was also burned in several places by the opponent's special flame. The original white wizard robe was also burned with several holes. It was sweat stains, and it turned into a filthy appearance. It looked extremely embarrassing for a while. How could it still have the demeanor of the original chairman of the Holy White Council and the white-robed wizard Saruman?
"You don't need to waste your words in vain, maybe you can consider killing me now?!"
Before that, Saruman also thought about forcing a spell to rush out to escape, but unfortunately, the damned Balrog outside was waiting for him, and he was mercilessly photographed several times. If it weren't for him being a powerful Maier himself, and his physical fitness is not bad, he would have died many times...
After going back and forth a few times like this, Saruman finally understood that he might not be able to escape this limited ability of his own!
This nasty little witch, a devilish little girl, she's just playing with herself for fun!
"I, Saruman, will never surrender to a person from the outside world, nor will I do anything for you, so you just give up! If you want to kill me, you can do it now!"
"Otherwise, you let me go?"
Saruman knows better than anyone else that the Valar in this world are amazing!
And Saruman, although he betrayed the god of the earth, Aoli, and took refuge in Morgoth, but at any rate, he was still fighting each other among his own family members. with one eye closed,
Even if he and the Demon King Sauron wiped out the creatures of Middle-earth, as long as they don't try to make Aman continent, he can only acquiesce in this fact.
Anyway, Iluvita only cares about her elven children. He doesn't care much about the life and death of humans and dwarves. This can be seen from the treatment. Otherwise, why only the elves are opened to go to Aman continent? If human beings dare to set foot on Aman Continent, it will be heinous and treasonous?
In the second era of Middle-earth, who did you think that the whole country of Numenor and its islands were sunk into the bottom of the sea, killing millions of souls? It is that supreme existence!
This is the difference between a real son and a stepmother!
As his own son, the elf can not only live forever, but can also return to Aman Continent through a straight channel at any time! Go back whenever you want; if you don’t want to go back, you can stay in Middle-earth all the time, anyway, if you die, you can return to the palace of Mandos!
And what about the human beings raised by stepmothers? I'm sorry, you can do whatever you want, anyway, life span is only a hundred years, if you don't love your parents, you can leave it in Middle-earth to fend for yourself, and you'll be treated like thieves by those Valar Be on the lookout, send many five Mayan wizards to spread knowledge, teach culture, and guide human beings to be good?
In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to monitor and guide these greedy human beings with criminal records! Saruman knows this better than anyone else!
So, compared to those powerful Valars, if they are not suppressed, Saruman actually does not persuade them. Without the intervention of the Supreme God, their strength is the same thing, otherwise , would not have been so embarrassed by the landing of the Númenorans on Aman continent back then!
However, once he himself takes refuge in this existence from the outer world, if he takes refuge in this little girl and stirs up wind and rain in Middle-earth, then, who knows if the supreme god Iluvita will intervene? If something like that really happened, it would be terrifying!
At that time, people simply don't fight you at all, and directly destroy Arda, that is, destroy this world of Middle-earth, and then create a grand movement of Ainu, everything will have to start all over again, and death will be in vain die!
Therefore, Saruman couldn't afford to take this risk, and he didn't dare to take this risk! The reward is not proportional to the risk at all. As mentioned above, he will never follow this little girl!
Anyway, he is a Maya, an immortal existence!
If he is killed by the other party, he will return to the palace of Mandos at most, or be taken back by his original owner Aoli. In the future, there may be a chance to be resurrected?
"Who said they were going to kill you? If they wanted to kill you, they would have let Tibbers eat you long ago!"
Seeing that the white-bearded old man was really unwilling to surrender to herself, Annie decided to change her method.
"Well, I will make a deal with you. You will do one thing for me. In return, I will let you go. What do you think?"
After thinking about it, Annie felt that this old man with a white beard was of no use anyway.
The orc soldiers under him, no matter here or in the south of Rohan, have basically been killed by his own men, and since the other party refuses to surrender now, forget it, after all, kill them casually If so, it might cause some existences to be unhappy?
So, little Annie decided to change to a simpler method, and let the old man do one thing for herself. For this matter, it would be better if she didn't show up!
In order to avoid that if something happens, it's not easy for me to get rid of it?
"Hmph... Let me go? Do something for you?"
"Are you so sure that after I leave here, I will definitely do things for you? I will not make any promises to you, nor will I sign any contracts with you!"
Saruman didn't think this little witch would be so kind! Therefore, he intends to fight to the end!
For this witch who has destroyed all the achievements of his hard work these years, he just doesn't surrender, and he doesn't promise anything to her. This is his attitude of non-violent non-cooperation!
Or, she would kill herself directly, and it would be over once and for all! Or, she just let herself go?
"Don't worry! I believe that you will definitely do this!"
After finishing speaking, Little Annie took out a round strange gemstone that exuded blue energy from her pocket. It seemed that she made it from the high-energy crystal in the interstellar world?
But... the energy emitted inside is a bit different?
"Here! You have to take this thing! If you lose it, I won't make another one!"
She jumped down from the small stone platform, took two steps forward, and after motioning for the other party to extend her hand, she slyly threw the thing in her hand into the other party's hand.
"!?"
As soon as he got the thing, Saruman felt something was wrong.
"This is... how dare you do such a thing? Are you crazy? What good does it do you?"
First he looked suspiciously at the little thing in his palm, and after a while, Saruman suddenly raised his head, looking at the little girl in front of him with a hint of fear in his nerves.
Even Saruman didn't expect that the other party would dare to do such a big thing?
Originally, he thought that the other party was trying to dominate the world of Middle-earth and take a peek at Aman, just like what he and Sauron wanted to do.
But how could he have thought that the other party would still want to do this? So what is she planning? !
"It's fun, that's it!"
What Annie does by herself doesn't have to be beneficial, as long as she thinks it's fun, she might do it! And if she doesn't think it's fun, she won't necessarily go there no matter how many benefits are given?
"When the time comes, you just need to remember to do it like this! How about it, isn't it super simple?"
Seeing that the other party had understood something and was carefully holding the energy crystal ball, little Annie took two steps back with a smile, and waved her hand kindly to open a portal for the other party.
"Remember, until this matter is completed, you cannot meet people as the white-robed wizard Saruman! Later, I will announce that you have been burned by me!"
After finishing speaking, Annie was not afraid that the other party would go back on his word, she knew that someone would force him to do this! Therefore, she took back her little bear Tibbers and let him stand up calmly.
"..."
Looking down at the energy crystal ball in his hand again, and then looking up at the little girl who had retreated and turned the flaming bear back into a teddy bear in her arms, Saruman took a deep breath. Take a breath.
After he carefully put away the things in his hands, he gritted his teeth, turned around and walked into the portal that the little girl kindly opened for him.
"I will finish this matter, I hope you won't let us down by then! Little witch..."
Before the portal closed, Saruman, who had already walked inside, suddenly turned around and said to Anne.
To some extent, this matter was much more serious than the successful rule and occupation of Middle-earth by him and the Demon Lord Sauron, so he had to be a little more cautious and warned the little girl again.
"hey-hey!"
"If I screw up, I'll just run away, where are you going to find me?"
After waving her hand to reseal the aggrieved Balrog outside and put it away, Annie said in the hall of the main control room of the Orthank Tower that had become empty.
Very good, from now on, Essinger is her own! Maybe she can modify this mage tower a little bit, so that she can barely use it as her temporary foothold in this world!
From now on, this Isengard, this Orthank tower, will be the territory of her red-robed wizard Annie!
(Dear little master, are you really planning to do that? Will there be any bad consequences? It is said that the Iluvita named Yiru or Eru is very powerful! Anyway, they also created God of the world, don't you really need to show some face?
——As for his master's plan, Tibbers actually knew about it a long time ago, and a considerable part of this plan was even made by him!
But, Tibbers still felt that this plan might be a bit inappropriate?
At that time, if one is not good, there may be big troubles. Some things, it is still more worried. If it provokes the ordinary Vera, it may not be cowardly. If it is the most powerful one, it must be treated with caution. )
"Don't worry, Tibbers, if we mess up when the time comes, let's run away while no one is paying attention! The space gem is already full of energy!"
Compared to Tibbers' worries, Annie seemed much more casual.
Who is she? She is His Majesty the Great Devil Anne! I came to this world to relax, and if I don't do something, how can I be worthy of my title as the Great Demon King? If you are worried about this, if you are worried about that, then what are you going to do? Find a safe world to eat and wait for death? !
In fact, this is not right, she is unlikely to die!
In this case, it is even more necessary to find ways to do things and have more entertainment, otherwise, wouldn't this long life seem very boring?
(However, when the time comes...if this world is destroyed, will it be too miserable for so many people?
——In this world, there are many loyal subjects who follow that Ofena. Tibbers feels that it would be too cruel to abandon them all? If it sells the enemy, it is absolutely fine, but if it sells one of its own, it can't bear that face? )
"Don't worry! It's a big deal to open a portal and let Galen come over to help transport people. It's only a few million people, and it won't take much time!"
What's the point of killing people in such a small Middle-earth world? At that time, if she casually draws an uninhabited primitive planet in the Koprulu sector, it will be enough for the natives of Middle-earth to enjoy themselves for many years!
"Okay, Tibbers, you are so annoying! Everyone has said that there is a solution!"
Sensing that the annoying little bear Tibbers seemed to want to continue chatting, Annie quickly pinched the other's neck hard to prevent him from coming out to bother her again. Isn't it just doing something, what's the big deal?
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At this time, the original hazy sky has become brighter and brighter. On the prairie, since there are no mountains to block the refracted light, the sky will often light up a little earlier than other places, and you can see the sun rising from the horizon earlier.
At this time, the wizard Gandalf, who was wearing a flamboyant white wizard robe, but whose strength had not increased much, was riding on the generous back of his divine horse, Joying, leading Eomer and a large group of about four or five. Thousands of Rohan cavalry rushed anxiously towards the direction of Helm's Deep.
There is not much time left now, they must arrive before the first rays of sunlight in the morning hit the walls of the Horn Fort in Helm's Deep, and then launch an attack on the strong beasts who besieged the Horn Fort in order to rescue the self. Wounded, old and foolish King of Theoden Hussars!
"Gandalf, how many orcs are there in Helm's Deep this time to participate in the siege of Horn Fort?!"
At the forefront of the marching cavalry, the former third marshal of Rohan, Éomer, was holding a heavy lance in one hand, and worriedly asked Gandalf, a wizard in white robes, who was riding a white horse beside him.
Eomer himself must be duty-bound to rush to the Helm's Deep, save the king of Rohan, and save the people of Rohan who are taking refuge in the Horn Fort!
Even before, when King Theoden was controlled by Saruman, the other party had actually expelled them and did not revoke their titles and territories, but this still could not change their original intention!
This was also the reason why during this period of time, even though he no longer had any title or position on him, Éomer still wandered outside, devoting himself to protecting Rohan and destroying the small group of orcs or the barbarians of Dunland.
However, it is also necessary to ask for information about the enemy.
Now how many people they have, Iomer himself did not go to make a special statistics, Gandalf urged too much...
They all gathered at a gathering point according to the requirements of the wizard Gandalf, and hurried to Helm's Deep. He just knew that there were about four or five thousand people who could participate in the battle this time?
Four or five thousand Rohan cavalry may seem like a lot, but when it comes to fighting, if the number of enemies is too much than expected, this cavalry is not enough! Therefore, he, Eomer, must first ask some questions, such as the enemy's intelligence and so on. Presumably this wizard may know a little more?
"Or, do we have enough reinforcements now? Should we wait for a while?"
Eomer felt that the Horn Fortress in Helm's Deep, that easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack castle, should be able to last for at least half a month or more, and the orcs only arrived at Helm's Deep yesterday at most. , they can't capture the Horn Fort so quickly!
Regarding the fortress built by the previous kings of Rohan with all their painstaking efforts, Éomer actually had the same confidence as King Theoden, and he also did not believe that the orcs could easily break through the fortress with strong defenses! At least not for a short time!
Because of this, Eomer felt that they could actually wait a little longer, and they should wait another ten days or eight days, so that it would still be too late to go to Helm's Deep when almost 10,000 cavalry were gathered or recruited?
"I don't know! Maybe thirty thousand, maybe fifty thousand, maybe even more?"
"But, please believe me, Eomer, we really don't have much time to wait. The Horn Fort is at stake. You must rescue your king as soon as possible, otherwise, Rohan will really be doomed!"
Gandalf is not too sure about the number of Saruman's orcs. He only knows that Isengard's underground is still producing an army of orcs. Every time there is a delay, the enemy's strength will increase. points, but they themselves weakened by one point!
If you add the Dunland barbarians who were driven to the grassland by the so-called United Kingdom of Alicia, how many tens of thousands of enemies there are, that is something that no one can tell!
Therefore, the current Gandalf dare not delay for a second, he must lead the reinforcements to arrive in time!
"..."
Eomer turned his head blankly to look at the wizard Gandalf who was keeping pace with him, and he didn't know what to say.
Let the three to five thousand cavalry they assembled temporarily fight against ten times more enemies? Those 30,000 to 50,000 orc army? Although Éomer didn't back down, nor was he afraid, but he suddenly felt a burst of sadness.
Now, he has begun to doubt whether he can defeat the enemy...
"Iomer, no matter what, we must rush to Helm's Deep!"
"Even if we can't defeat those strong orcs, as long as we appear on the periphery and contain the enemy, it's good to prevent them from concentrating on attacking the city!"
Regardless of whether he can beat those orcs or not, Gandalf has a reason to do this!
This is just like what he promised to Aragorn before, on the morning after the fifth day, he led the reinforcements and appeared against the first light?
Even if the time comes, these cavalry can only wander around the periphery, and can only occasionally rush to the enemy troops who are besieging the city, but they can also let the people in the Horn Fort know that they are not actually fighting alone, and there are reinforcements helping them , this at least can play a huge role in boosting morale, can't it?
And now, Gandalf counted the time. Although the sun had come out, it was barely shining on the back of their group of cavalry? Looking at the distance, the mountains of Helm's Deep are already faintly visible. When they arrived at Helm's Deep, they should be able to appear on the horn just in time when the first light hit the parapet of the Horn Fort. Is it within the sight of the fort defenders?
"Wait! What's that?!"
The closer he got to Helm's Deep, the more uneasy Gandalf felt.
Because, now he can't hear any shouts or the sound of weapons colliding when the two sides are fighting? Although the distance is a bit far now, it's impossible to be so quiet, right? He, Gandalf, has good hearing!
Moreover, at this time, it is just to see a few curls of gunpowder smoke floating from the direction of the Horn Fort? Why is there that black smoke? Could it be that the Horn Fort was burned?
This made Gandalf's heart skip a beat, and he subconsciously thought: Fort Horn may have been captured by the orcs? Based on the enemy's marching speed, the enemy must have arrived at Helm's Deep last night, right? Why did they attack in one night?
But if this is not the case, why is it so peaceful over there?
As for the idea that the defenders of the Horn Fort might have beaten the orcs away, Gandalf didn't even dare to think about it!
He knew better than anyone else that in the Horn Fortress of Rohan, apart from the elven reinforcements who were invited to help, there were only a thousand infantry defenders from the original Helm's Deep and those who had retreated from Edoras. The one or two thousand infantry at that time! If Theoden recruits all the militias capable of fighting from the militias again, the total number will not exceed six or seven thousand!
With such a mob, it is simply wishful thinking to defeat the tens of thousands of powerful troops of Essinger and Dunland!
"Eomer, I'm going to speed up, you guys will catch up later! I'm going to go over and see what's going on over there!?"
Gandalf, who felt more and more uneasy in his heart, decided not to wait for the cavalry like Eomer, he had to hurry over to see the situation first.
After all, what he was riding on was the divine horse Jieying! Its speed is much faster than those cavalry in Rohan who are caring about horsepower! This is also one of the reasons why he was able to find Éomer and recruit so many cavalry from many places in Rohan to come to Helm's Deep in just five days!
So, in a hurry, after he said something to Eomer who was still thinking about how to fight the battle of Helm's Deep behind him, he hurriedly slapped Jie Ying under him hard, letting the god horse The horse suddenly started to speed up again, throwing off the cavalry of the brigade, riding one by one, and galloped straight towards the direction of Helm's Deep in the distance!
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"Hello, dear Queen Ofina of the United Kingdom of Alicia!"
"I am Theoden, King of Rohan Hussars, and I sincerely thank you for your help this time. We in Rohan will remember this kindness forever!"
"Trust me, we in Rohan will definitely repay you!"
At this time, outside the high walls of the Horn Fort in Helm's Deep, in front of the main formation of the army of the Kingdom of Alicia, King Theoden, dressed in exquisite gold-painted armor, rode his horse and ran to the tall unicorn. At that time, he hurriedly got off the saddle and came to the pretty figure standing under the huge banner of the Kingdom of Alicia, bowed his head respectfully and saluted.
At this time, he came out together with his guard generals, several relying knights, his niece Eowyn, Aragorn, Gimli, and the elf Legolas.
Now the battle outside here is basically over.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Alicia did not kill the Orcs and the Dunlanders, because they had already abandoned their shields and weapons, and were all driven to a small valley further inside Helm's Deep. , guarded by some musketeers and infantry from the Dundan Legion, awaiting their imminent trial by the victor.
That's right, those of them, whether they were the orcs or the Dunland barbarians, chose to surrender!
Just after Essinger's white-robed wizard Saruman succumbed to the will of a little witch, agreed to accept certain conditions and left, these strong orcs who had been beaten for a long time seemed to have been affected Generally speaking, they all began to abandon their weapons and surrender on their knees, allowing the soldiers of Alicia Kingdom to drive them into a canyon to wait for disposal.
And the Dunlanders who came here with the orcs, after seeing the powerful orcs were beaten to their knees and surrendered, they were even more desperate for their lives, and they had been beaten to almost extermination in Dünelder long ago. As a matter of course, they also put down their weapons together, resigned to their fate, and were imprisoned together with the orcs and driven into the valley.
"We Alicia don't need anything in return from you Rohan! I only hope that you still have the promise you made! Theoden Hussar King?"
The reason why their Alicia's main army rushed to Helm's Deep was not to repay the property of these Rohan people! Besides, their Alicia United Kingdom is very rich and powerful now, and they don't need any money or treasures! What they really need is the entire Kingdom of Rohan!
"..."
After silently looking at this young, beautiful and powerful man who can summon angels, Theoden sighed and nodded.
He knew what the other party was referring to, and he certainly didn't forget the promise he made in Edoras' palace before.
The people of Rohan value promises and know how to repay their kindness!
"Don't worry! I will keep my promise, and we Rohan will join you in the United Kingdom of Alicia!"
Rohan will definitely join, as long as he is still the king, no one can doubt this!
However, there are some things that need to be carefully discussed by the high-level officials of both parties at the right time! Their Rohan Hussars just joined the United Kingdom of Alicia, and they were not directly annexed by the other party! At that time, he, Theoden, will still be the king, but he will respect Ofina as the joint queen!
Of course, on this point, the commissioners will discuss it in detail at that time, but it is not yet, let alone here.
"By the way, can I ask, those Orcs and Dunlanders, what do you plan to do with them?"
After seeing the ceremony, Theoden looked straight to the point and looked at the valley in the distance, those Orcs and Dunlander captives who were squatting on the ground with their heads downcast, looking like a mass of darkness.
"Moreover, I also found out: You don't guard them too closely? But there are too many of them, so you are not afraid..."
The captives there are a bunch of unstable factors and must be properly dealt with!
Before coming here again, Theoden roughly calculated that the mixed army of orcs and Dunlanders who came to attack Helm's Deep had a scale of at least 40,000 to 50,000!
Excluding the three to five thousand who died during the siege last night, plus the more than 10,000 close to 20,000 enemies who were killed by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Alicia around the early morning, they are still left and squatting in the valley as captives. At least there are more than 20,000 people!
And with so many captives, they actually only sent less than 2,000 troops to guard the valley's mouth? If they suddenly went mad and rushed out, Theoden didn't even dare to think about the disastrous consequences!
"Heh! You don't have to worry too much about this matter."
"Because their master, Saruman, has been burned to death by my master! Even the control of them, the orcs, has been obtained by my master! Therefore, they are a group of people who will not resist now. It's just sheep!"
After looking at the captives in the distance, Ofina said something inadvertently.
It was announced that the white-robed wizard Saruman had been burned to death. This was an explanation from her master Annie when she came over through a magical message. Although her master's plan is not yet known, Ofina just needs to carry it out unconditionally.
In fact, to be more precise, these strong orcs in front of them can actually obey the orders of Queen Ofina! It's just that she doesn't want to do it yet.
After all, the people of Rohan were killed by these strong beasts, and died under the troops of Isengard Saruman, at least tens of thousands? But now, if these wild beasts suddenly changed into their Alicia Kingdom's flags and then became friendly forces, she was a little worried that Theoden and his people might not accept it?
Therefore, she decided to delay the matter of incorporating the orcs and the barbarians of Dunland.
"What? Saruman is dead?!"
Hearing the fact of the golden blade, Theoden was instantly taken aback!
You know, that white-robed wizard Saruman is an old monster who has lived for almost three thousand years! It is said that the other party has been active in the world of Middle-earth since the third era. From the time of the Kingdom of Arnor to the present, it can almost be said that he was alive to witness the entire third era of Middle-earth!
And now, that executioner, that evil white-robed wizard who killed his own son and was hated by Theoden, died inexplicably like this? !
"He was burned by your master...by that powerful little witch?!"
Theoden said he knew that magical little witch and remembered it deeply!
Because, until now, the back of his head with the armor still hurts... The other party's cruel attack on him in the name of saving him that day was really too heavy!
If this is the case, then it's no wonder... No wonder Theoden felt that today's battle would end so soon.
Originally, he thought that those strong orcs would continue to fight for half a day after they fled, and they would not surrender until they were wiped out, their food was cut off, or they collapsed completely!
But how could he have imagined that not long before the people in the Kingdom of Alicia charged, those ferocious orc legions suddenly surrendered as if they had lost some backbone? He was a little suspicious before, thinking that the people of the Kingdom of Alicia used some kind of magic to deceive people!
If Saruman was really killed, then this would make sense!
As we all know, the white robe Saruman of the Isengard Tower has absolute control over the orcs, which is a matter of course! And if the other party is dead, then these orcs should suddenly lose control and become depressed. They really have no other choice but to kneel down and surrender.
However, that little witch is really that powerful. How did she manage to burn Saruman hiding in Isengard? On Isinger's side, there should be many orcs and strong orcs, right? Could it be... Essinger has fallen into the hands of the Kingdom of Alicia? !
"..."
"What? The white robe wizard is dead?!"
"Ha! This is the best news I've heard today! The old thief is finally dead!"
Upon hearing the news of Saruman's death, the dwarf Gimli, who was muttering something beside him, suddenly yelled happily.
"Saruman is dead?"
Aragorn and Legolas, who were silently watching Ofina from the sidelines, looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
They have a deep understanding of the power of that evil white-robed wizard, but he really died? !
Back then, when they started the Lord of the Rings, because the Red Horn pass was monitored by Saruman's crows, they could only take Calahoras. When they tried to cross the snowy mountain, the white robe The wizard, the other party just used a long-range lightning magic, almost caused a landslide and buried them alive, and taught them how to be honest and honest!
The vision that shook the world at that time, and the terrifying scene that destroyed the world, are still vivid in my memory until now! Had it not been for Gandalf's spell to counter each other, they might have been buried alive under the snowy mountain long ago, right?
But now, Saruman was killed as soon as he was killed! ?
That old fallen monster who lived for an era is said to be the five most powerful wizards assigned to Middle-earth by the gods Valar! Can this kind of existence also be killed?
"..."
While his king's uncle Theoden and others were discussing the death of the Orcs and Saruman, the only female knight in the Kingdom of Rohan, the king's niece Eowyn actually didn't care about these things.
Now she is just staring at the majestic and heroic Queen Ofina who is wearing a golden armor and a red cloak!
Eowyn also found that beside the opponent, as well as under the opponent, there are actually a large number of female soldiers and officers? This discovery shocked Éowyn!
Although when she was in the castle, she had vaguely seen the woman in the opponent's formation, but now that she looked closer, it shocked her even more! Just now, it was these female soldiers who saved their Rohan and defeated the mighty Orc White Hand Legion!
Therefore, what she is more concerned about now is: In the United Kingdom of Alicia, women can also serve as soldiers and officers? Moreover, he can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and can he make such inexorable feats? !
If it is really possible, then, doesn't it mean that she, Eowyn, can also do it herself?
She has practiced swordsmanship and riding skills since she was a child. If she hadn't been constrained by her status, she would not have wanted to be that kind of canary locked in a cage!
If it wasn't for her uncle who is by the side now, and if the other party seems to have some important things to discuss, she would have rushed to ask that Queen Ofena, whether their Alicia Kingdom is still lacking. female general?
She, Eowyn, is from a famous family, and she exists like a princess of Rohan. She is not too much for a general, and then leads a thousand or two thousand musketeers, right? As long as the other party is willing, she will even equip her subordinates with horses? Anyway, Éowyn felt that Rohan would definitely not be short of war horses!
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"Great Ainu... what happened here in Helm's Deep?!"
When Gandalf, who came belatedly, finally appeared above the slope on the right side of the Horn Castle in the first light of the morning, what he saw was not a large army of orcs who were attacking the city, nor was it a large army of orcs being attacked. The Horn Fort destroyed by the Orcs, but... strange banners are being erected in this canyon?
And what about the orcs and the barbarians of Dunland? Except for the corpses lying on the ground that almost covered the entire Helm's Deep, they were all captured by the army carrying strange flags and held in a valley? !
That flag is...it seems to be the Kingdom of Alicia? !
After the initial shock, Gandalf suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen this kind of banner, this kind of banner with red background and gold border and white vulture, which was exactly the same as the one he saw in the palace of Rohan in Edoras ! Then it should be right, it is the United Kingdom of Alicia!
If Gandalf remembers correctly, the little witch's subordinate seems to be Ofina, who is the king of this new kingdom that occupied the original homeland of Arno?
Shouldn't they still besiege Isinger's gate now, to prevent Isinger from going north or expanding his strength? Why are you here again? Are they not afraid that Saruman of Essinger will suddenly send troops across the White Goose River and steal their hometown?
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After thinking about it, Gandalf could only bite the bullet and follow the first ray of dawn that shone down from the slope to the Horn Castle, thinking about the huge banner of the king of the United Kingdom of Alicia and Theoden in the distance. The position of the waiting person ran down.
He has already seen that Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas are also there, so he urgently needs to know, what happened here? The Rohan cavalry reinforcements he brought were just a meal late, why is it over here?
If he, Gandalf, is not mistaken, the army of the United Kingdom of Alicia doesn't seem to be too much, right? From a rough look, it seems that it is less than 10,000? Then how could they defeat the combined army of tens of thousands of orcs and Dunland barbarians? Even if the Dunlander's standing ditch is ignored, the white-handed army of the orcs is definitely not a display, right?