The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 1036 The Exchange Inside Rosgarburg
"Those scattered soldiers left on the grasslands will only become mobile food for the orcs. Only by gathering them together can they have a chance to survive!" Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso shook his head, but what he didn't say was that gathering them together meant putting all their eggs in one basket. If they couldn't hold it, everyone would die! Moreover, Grand Duke Ocrean Yaso could easily imagine how much hatred this lonely fortress would attract in the Ward Plains region, where the orcs' infiltration was becoming increasingly serious!
"That's how it is, then that's the only way!" Earl Lemon thought for a moment, then smiled and accepted Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso's explanation. He had clearly succeeded in his self-deception. As for the kingdom's laws against arbitrarily seizing free citizens? I'm saving people, okay! Rescuing these free citizens from the sweltering heat of the orcs' iron hooves! Even if I complain to the king, Earl Lemon has a case to make! Are those border nobles just waiting to be used as targets by the orcs because they can't protect their wealth?
"Hmm! It's good that Your Excellency has this mindset!" Grand Duke Okrian Yaso praised Earl Lemon for being teachable. It seemed this guy wasn't so insane as to have that damned noble fastidiousness; his moral compass could still fluctuate! Otherwise, Grand Duke Okrian Yaso would really be annoyed that after all that hard work, Earl Lemon had been released so easily after he left. He'd gone to so much trouble building a fortress for the orcs—that would be a huge mess. Grand Duke Okrian Yaso thought he might as well drop the Gale family name…

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"Where are the Piones? What's wrong with your city defenses?" Roland and his "Northern Gang," accompanied by their personal guards, entered Rosgarburg, the only city of the Beorn. They were warmly received by the city's garrison commander. In truth, he had no choice but to be enthusiastic; the army of the Lagrange Kingdom alone could easily take them several times over, not to mention the swarms of burly dwarves and handsome elves behind them, and the group of refugees who were still human. (Bard: Although the soldiers of the Vale Kingdom were dressed a bit haphazardly, they were still properly armored infantry!)
"Uh, Karok Town was attacked by orcs from the northern Gambada Fortress. Lord Pion led his people to resist the orcs!" Facing the allied forces full of martial spirit, the city defense officer had no intention of hiding anything. Since he was powerless to resist, he might as well just lie down. He was also human and had become the leader of the surrender. Surely these kings wouldn't make things difficult for him?

"The orcs from Gangbada Fortress have gone south?" Roland asked in shock. He had severed their territorial connections, yet they were still so active.

"Wait a minute? Their Ringwraiths and Tier 6s didn't head south, did they..." Roland suddenly spoke up, then shut his mouth again. It was really unnecessary to ask. If those high-end combatants from Gangbada Fortress had headed south, everyone would already be burning paper money at the graves of the Beorn by now.

"There was once a sixth-tier orc who came south, but they were dealt with by your country's heroes!" the city defense officer said honestly.

"Hmm! Hmm?" Roland responded casually at first, then looked at the city guard officer with a blank expression. After seeing the city guard officer's serious face, Roland finally realized that he should be a sixth-tier hero of the Apophis Breo family. Although the Lion King family had fallen, its foundation was still intact!
“King’s Landing, is it? The Lion’s Territory is quite something!” Roland then explained with a proud smile to the other kings, who looked at him with disdain, as if to say, “Who asked you that?”

"We'll rest for a bit and then go check it out. If we can help, we won't stand by and watch them die. But right now, our army needs rest!" Roland said, pointing to the army camped outside the city and smiling. This army was exhausted after being baptized by various magical beasts in the Magic Stream. Even the most active Cross Bauhinia Knights were listless. Of course, this had nothing to do with the proud Knight Commander Ravian! It definitely wasn't because the knights were ambushed under Ravian's leadership!
"Thank you so much!" the city defense officer said hurriedly. In fact, he was already very grateful that the allied forces were willing to help. Just thinking about the sight of these fierce troops on the battlefield made him tremble with excitement! How many years had it been since the entire northern region had seen such a mighty army? For a moment, the city defense officer had the illusion that the northern kingdom had been resurrected!
"You're welcome. If you have any food or vegetables you could supply us with, we can pay for them!" Roland asked, patting the dust off his shoulder.

"Of course, I can sell you a batch at cost price, but the quantity may not be large!" the city guard said hurriedly. Rosgaburg was not a large city, and there was not much surplus food available for sale in the city.

"It's alright, as long as everyone can have something fresh to eat!" Roland shook his head. Heaven knows what kind of military rations Duke Yunfeng had prepared for him! Black bread as hard as a shield, dried meat that could be used as a stick, and salted fish that could be used as a dagger... These foods that could be stored for a long time and took up little space were the main items. The supplies from other kingdoms were roughly the same. In order to prevent the losses of the transport team from exceeding the amount of grain they carried (in the era when supplies were transported by laborers and wagons, the laborers and mules consumed just as much grain as the army! A large amount of grain would be consumed during transport!), Roland volunteered to carry the military rations from other kingdoms. Otherwise, the losses from the laborers' transport alone would be frighteningly high.

"Of course! We do have that!" The city defense officer breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sent men to prepare. ...

"Where is the lord of this place?" Thorin asked curiously. He hadn't been listening to the conversation of the others, but instead was admiring this fortress city that the Beorn had rebuilt. The city was not large, but it was unusually lively. It was probably because most of the active people of the North, apart from those living in the Kingdom of Akvia, had settled here.

“They probably won’t like to see you!” Roland chuckled and patted Thorin on the shoulder. The Beorn people love nature and animal husbandry, and even their professionals are mostly nature druids! They don’t really like dwarves who love smelting and mining; in fact, there are very few iron products here except for weapons and tools.

"The town of Karok has been attacked by the northern fortress of Gambada, and Pion has led his men to defend it!" Roland explained the current situation to Thorin again.

"Tsk! Gangbada Keep is really persistent! Didn't you kill one of their Ringwraiths? How can they still be so active?" Thorin said incredulously. Back then, Darian Nightblade almost killed that stupid Ringwraith with a single sword strike. If it weren't for the Witch-King of Angmar's power, that idiot would have been wiped out long ago.

"He's not completely dead, but he's crippled. I don't know if he's recovered over the years!" Roland shook his head.

"Judging from his forgetful appearance, he must be doing quite well!" Bard smiled wryly. He had no kind words for the orcs. If the first disaster in Lake-town was the Smaug disaster, then the damage caused by the pale orc Azog was undoubtedly the second!

“They’ve toned it down quite a bit now, just small squads of orcs running around and attacking. Didn’t you hear about the orc overlords coming down the mountain earlier?” Roland shrugged.

"Huh? A Conqueror? How could Pyon possibly compete?" Thorin exclaimed. He had seen Pyon before, and he himself had only managed to break through to the fifth rank so quickly thanks to the Arkenstone. What gave Pyon the advantage?