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Chapter 5072 [Battle for the Defense of Rohan]

After the Fellowship of the Ring set off, Xiang Nan and Tauriel returned to Erebor to inform Philip of the threats facing Middle-earth.

"The One Ring has appeared, Sauron has made a comeback, and Middle-earth is facing the greatest crisis. We must be best prepared to deal with the ultimate threat." He advised Philip.

Although the threats facing the elven kingdoms of Erebor, Iron Hills, Lake Town, and Mirkwood were not shown in the Lord of the Rings movies.

But in fact, in the novel, these places were also attacked by the dark forces. The orcs enslaved by Sauron and the people of the Kingdom of Rhone launched fierce attacks on Iron Hill, Lonely Mountain, Long Lake Town, the Elf Kingdom, etc.

King Brand, grandson of Archer Bard, and Dain II, King of the Dwarves of Lonely Mountain, were killed in the battle. Lake Town and Dale Town were captured by the enemy, and even Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, was besieged for ten days.

It was not until the Lord of the Rings was destroyed, Sauron was killed, and Mordor collapsed that these orcs and humans of the Kingdom of Rhone were frightened and fled, and the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain and the humans who had hidden in the Lonely Mountain took the opportunity to kill them, and finally won a great victory.

Therefore, although that part was not filmed in the movie, Lonely Mountain, Iron Hill, Long Lake Town, and Valley Town were indeed facing a very cruel and dangerous war, so they had to be on guard.

"With you here, we shouldn't have any problems." Philip didn't take it seriously, but asked Xiang Nan with a smile.

He knew how powerful his brother was. In the Battle of Five Armies, he killed tens of thousands of orcs by himself. His fighting power was unmatched.

Therefore, if Xiang Nan was in charge of Erebor, he would not be afraid even if more enemies attacked.

"No, I'm probably not there." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "What we encountered in Lonely Mountain was just a small-scale war. The main targets of the Dark Lord Sauron's attack are Rohan and Gondor, and the decisive battle will take place at the Black Gate of Mordor.

By then, I will most likely have to help Rohan and Gondor and will not be guarding the Lonely Mountain, so the safety of the Lonely Mountain will depend entirely on you."

When Fili heard this, he could only nod, "Then what should I do?"

"Stockpile food, reserve weapons, strengthen training, and increase vigilance." Xiang Nan gave his own advice, "We must be well prepared so that the dark forces will not take advantage of us."

Philip nodded obediently.

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Afterwards, Xiang Nan stored a large amount of food and clean water for Aribo, and also conjured up hundreds of powerful cannons.

"This is a dwarf cannon, powered by gunpowder." Xiang Nan demonstrated to Philip, first loading the gunpowder, then loading the shells, and then lighting the fuse.

There was a loud bang, and the shell flew out like a meteor, flying more than a hundred meters away. Then it exploded, and the shrapnel scattered and flew dozens of meters away.

In other words, one artillery shell can kill all enemies within a radius of dozens of meters.

"Oh my God, this is simply a miracle!" Fili, Groin, Ori, Dori and others were all shocked after seeing it.

If these cannons were placed on the city walls, no matter how many enemies there were, they would not be able to attack. They are really too powerful.

"From now on, I will arrange the daily drills and training." Xiang Nan said, "Notify the lords of River Valley Town and Changhu Town to strengthen patrols in the surrounding areas, and if they encounter any suspicious people, they must be arrested.

Even if it means sacrificing months or even years of trade, we must avoid being infiltrated by spies, causing intelligence leaks and huge damage."

River Valley Town and Changhu Town are now the trade centers of the north. Not only do humans from the northern wilderness come here to trade, but even people from the eastern Loen Kingdom come here to trade.

The Kingdom of Loen was controlled and enslaved by Sauron, so many of them might be spies and agents sent by Sauron, who would take advantage of the opportunity to engage in trade to gather intelligence and sabotage. Therefore, for the sake of the safety of both sides, it is worth sacrificing trade. After all, war is cruel, and if you really lose the war, you will lose more than just money.

Fili nodded.

Afterwards, the humans of Long Lake Town, River Valley Town, and the dwarves of Lonely Mountain began to prepare for the coming war.

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After Xiang Nan spent two months in Lonely Mountain teaching the dwarves how to operate cannons, he rushed to the Kingdom of Rohan to participate in the defense of Rohan.

Although The Lord of the Rings is huge and rich in content, with more than three times the number of words in its prequel The Hobbit, the entire story actually takes much less time to develop than The Hobbit.

In "The Hobbit", Bilbo joined the Lonely Mountain expedition, which took more than a year from departure to return.

In comparison, in The Lord of the Rings, it only took four months from the departure of the Fellowship of the Ring to the destruction of the one ring and the elimination of Sauron.

Therefore, time is very tight. In order to deal with the threat of the devil Sauron, the alliance of humans, elves and dwarves really races against time and has no time to relax.

As shown in the movie "The Lord of the Rings", the Kingdom of Rohan had just finished the Battle of Helm's Deep and was about to rush to Gondor for support overnight, with almost no time to rest and recuperate.

Therefore, Xiang Nan could not stay in Gushan for long, but immediately flew to Rohan.

Tauriel followed him. "I haven't fought in a long time. My swords are thirsty."

Xiang Nan smiled and nodded, promising to go with her.

Anyway, with his protection, it would be difficult for Taoriel to die.

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Xiang Nan and Taoriel set out from the Lonely Mountain, passed through the Mirkwood, and then headed south along the Anduin River. After four days and four nights of sleepless running, they finally arrived at Edoras, the capital of the Kingdom of Rohan.

When they arrived, they learned that King Théoden had summoned the people to Helm's Deep.

Because their capital city, Edolas, was built on a hill, without tall and solid walls around it. Moreover, most of the buildings in the city were made of wood, so they had no ability to defend against foreign enemies.

The reason for this is that the Rohan people are a nomadic people who are good at taming horses, so they are called the "Land of Cavalry" and the "Land on Horseback".

They rarely settled in one place, so naturally their capital was built in a simple manner. When faced with a powerful enemy invasion, they could only migrate to the heavily fortified Helm's Deep.

It was originally a defense point built by the people of Gondor. Later, the ancestors of the Kingdom of Rohan led a large army to help Gondor defeat its powerful enemies when Gondor was in crisis.

Therefore, Gondor gave its fertile northern pastures to Rohan, including the defensive fortress of Helm's Deep.

It is located at the foot of Sanfeng Mountain. The valley entrance is surrounded by steep cliffs of the White Mountains on both sides, and in front of it is a vast plain of the deep valley. Behind the deep valley is the Jinghui Cave.

The wall is two hundred and fifty feet long and ten feet thick. It can be said to be quite strong and easy to defend but difficult to attack. That is why King Theoden of Rohan moved his people there.