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Chapter 5060 5063 [Gandalf is back]

Then, humans and elves prepared for the war of the dawn.

The armory in River Valley Town was reopened, and there were weapons stored here from hundreds of years ago.

Later, due to the invasion of Smaug, it was sealed underground. Even though people knew there were weapons here, they did not dare to come and take them without permission because they were afraid of Smaug.

Now that Smaug was dead, they had nothing to fear anymore.

Just as the men were beginning to arm themselves, a horse came galloping up to the ruins of Riverdale.

"Hey, you, old man with a pointed hat! Yes, that's you. We don't want tramps, beggars and vagrants hanging around here." At this time, the flatterer Alfred came forward and shouted in a pretentious manner, "We have enough troubles already. Go away and get back on your horse."

It turned out that although he was pushed off the boat by the mayor yesterday, he luckily escaped with his life, and with his ability to adapt to the situation and work hard to gain personal benefits, he became a powerful figure again.

"Who is in charge of this place?" Gandalf asked directly, not caring about such a villain.

"Who's asking?" Bud stood up and asked.

"Gandalf~" Xiang Nan also came forward and introduced him to Bard, "This is the grey-robed wizard Gandalf."

"Kili, you are here too." Gandalf said in surprise, and was then invited into the elf tent.

"You must put aside your animosity with the dwarves. War is imminent. The orcs of Dol Guldur are approaching, and your lives are at stake," he explained to the Elf King Thranduil.

……

It turned out that after Gandalf left the dwarf team in front of Mirkwood that day, he went to the mountains of Lugol to check. Sure enough, he saw that the tomb of the Witch-king of Angmar had been opened and the corpse was gone.

He then rushed to Dol Guldur, but was imprisoned by the dark forces there. In the end, it was not until Saruman, Elrond, Galadriel and Radagast worked together to rescue him.

They finally learned that the person entrenched in Dol Guldur was Sauron, who died at the end of the Second Age. Although only his soul remained, he still controlled the dark forces such as orcs, trolls, wargs, and the Ringwraiths.

He gathered a large army of orcs at Mount Gundabad and Dol Guldur, preparing to launch a war and capture the Lonely Mountain.

Because the Lonely Mountain has a very important geographical location, to the south is Lake Town and Mirkwood, to the north is the former Kingdom of Angmar, to the east is the Kingdom of Rhone, and to the west is the Misty Mountains.

Once he conquered the Lonely Mountain, he could go north to rebuild the Kingdom of Angmar; go east to contact the Kingdom of Rhone and annihilate the dwarves in the Iron Hills; go west to contact the orcs in the Misty Mountains; go south to annihilate the Elf Kingdom in Mirkwood and the people of Lake Town.

In this way, the vast area north of Mordor will be owned by the dark forces, and Rohan and Gondor in the south will be in danger.

This is exactly Sauron's conspiracy.

Now the Orc hosts from Dol Guldur and Mount Gundabad were on their way to the Lonely Mountain, less than a day's journey away.

If the elves, humans, and dwarves continue to go to war, they will all be annihilated by the orc army in the end, and then everything will be over.

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"What nonsense are you talking about?" Bard was confused after hearing what Gandalf said.

"It seems that you know nothing about wizards. They are like the strong winds and thunderstorms in the cold winter, beating drums and waving flags in the distance. But it is often just thunder and no rain." Thranduil said lightly, not paying attention to Gandalf's warning. "It's not like that this time. A large number of orcs are advancing here. These are warriors specially trained for war. The enemy is gathering all their strength and coming out in full force." Gandalf said hurriedly.

"Why take action now?" asked the Elf King puzzledly.

"We forced them to do so," Gandalf further explained, "when Thorin's expedition set out to reclaim their homeland, they were forced to take action.

The Dwarves were never supposed to reach Erebor, and Azog the Defiler was sent to hunt them down. His master wanted to control the Lonely Mountain, not only for its treasures, but also for its strategic location.

It is the key to reclaiming the kingdom of Angmar in the north. If that evil kingdom returns, Rivendell, Mirkwood, Lothlorien, the Shire, and even Gondor will all perish."

"Where is that orc army you mentioned now?" Thranduil sneered, still thinking that Gandalf was exaggerating.

"I don't think Gandalf would deliberately exaggerate." Xiang Nan said at this time, "Bard, send out cavalry to scout and report back if they find any traces of the Orc army."

Bud heard this and nodded.

Not to mention that what Gandalf said might be true. Just because Xiang Nan brought food and wealth to Changhu Town, he could not refuse his request.

Therefore, Bard then sent out scouts to investigate the movements of the surrounding Orc armies.

……

Late at night, the elves and humans were taking the time to rest and prepare to launch a general attack on the dwarves at dawn.

"When did my advice become so unappreciated?" Gandalf couldn't help complaining when he saw Thranduil was determined to do what he wanted. "What do you think I am doing?"

"I thought you wanted to save the lives of your fellow dwarves." Thranduil looked at Gandalf and said, "I admire your loyalty, but it still cannot shake my plan. Gandalf, all this started because of you, and I will put an end to it."

He knew that Gandalf was a powerful wizard with a mysterious origin and a good friend of Galadriel and Elrond, but he did not believe him.

Moreover, it was Gandalf who instigated the dwarves to retake Lonely Mountain. So in Thranduil's view, Gandalf was neither innocent nor neutral, and naturally not trustworthy.

"Are the archers in position? Pass the order down, if there is any disturbance on the mountain, everyone will be killed without mercy!" Thranduil then ordered.

"What about you, Archer? Do you agree with his approach?" Gandalf looked at Bard again. He was now the leader of mankind. "Is gold really so important to you? Are you willing to exchange it for the blood of the dwarves?"

"It won't come to that. They can't defeat us." Bud waved his hand.

He believed that the twelve dwarves had limited fighting power and would soon be defeated. They were only after money, not for killing. So at that time, as long as the war was won and the dwarves surrendered, everything would be fine.

"They don't care about that. Do you think the dwarves will surrender? You are wrong. They will fight to the last minute to defend their rights." At this time, Bilbo suddenly came out and said.

"Bilbo Baggins?" Gandalf was surprised to see him. He didn't expect him to appear out of nowhere.

"If I remember correctly, it was this hobbit who stole the dungeon key right under the noses of my guards." Thranduil looked at Bilbo coldly.

If he hadn't stolen the key and released Thorin, none of this would have happened.