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

"Bang!" The door was kicked open, and Roland stared in astonishment at Verway, whose face was contorted with rage and whose body was covered in blood.

"Damn it! This is hilarious!" Verway grabbed a water glass from the side and gulped it down without caring whose it was.

"What's going on?" Roland was shocked by Verwy's appearance! How did he come back looking like this after going out so early in the morning?

"Bang!" Before Roland could ask any more questions, the council hall doors were kicked open again, and this time it was Knight Commander Lavian who rushed in.

"We need reinforcements! Recall the Dragon Riders, Your Highness!" Ravian said, panting heavily, his eyes gleaming coldly.

"?" Roland blinked, momentarily stunned.

"The orcs are at our gates! The vanguard of those bastards is less than 50 miles away!" Verway grimaced and rubbed his chest. He had been accidentally hit when he was surrounded by orcs... Although it wasn't fatal, he was definitely covered in bruises.

"Huh?" Roland was completely stunned by this news. He truly hadn't expected that even with Lulong Fortress blocking the south, the orcs would still manage to bypass them? Weren't the orcs afraid of being betrayed by the garrison of Lulong Fortress? Or was it that Lulong Fortress...

Roland shook his head, banishing the terrible thought. If Lulong Fortress truly fell, Roland would probably hang himself in the southeast, after all, most of his wealth was tied up in Lulong, and those soldiers were practically the cornerstone of the kingdom! Moreover, the Knights were also keeping things in check in the south…

"Damn it!" Roland's face darkened again at the thought of the Knights. Ever since he learned that Lulong Fortress was besieged, Roland had been unusually sensitive to the Knights' whereabouts. If it weren't for the fact that the troop structure was still visible on the system panel, Roland would have really thought they were dead.

"Phew!" Roland opened the system panel, which was invisible to others, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Knights were still alive on the panel, yes, that's right! But their exact location... only Omske himself knew!

"How many people have come?" Roland then remembered to ask Vervey and Lavian about the enemy's situation.

"The situation is bad, there are at least tens of thousands of people!" Ravian shook his head. He did not fight the orcs, but only led some scout cavalry to scout the area before decisively retreating!
What? The fourth-level knight commander of Lavian is cowardly? Is that cowardice? That's called following the heart! A large number of orcs are enough to overwhelm a lone high-ranking knight, not to mention that only Sauron knows if there are any other "treasures" among them! Lagrang men may be reckless, but they're not tigers!

Upon thinking of this, Lavian immediately looked up at Vervier, silently acknowledging Vervier's status as a true man!

This guy really went for it! Not only did the grassland elf king, who hated orcs, personally take action, but he also pulled off a massive, unparalleled attack! He chopped a fourth-tier orc lord into firewood with his Manikati (the kind that actually caught fire).
“Tens of thousands of people… what did you do?” Roland hesitated for a moment, then shook his head helplessly when he saw the disheveled Verwy.

"If I hadn't sensed the presence of the Ringwraiths, I could have held off those orcs a little longer!" Verway said somewhat indignantly. He had already killed at least a hundred orcs just now, and if the presence of the Ringwraiths hadn't scared him away, he could have fought a little longer.

"The Ringwraiths are here?" Roland's lips twitched. Good heavens, what use is that fortress to me? What's it holding up? The orc army is already at the gate, and now even the Ringwraiths have gotten close?
"Anyway, I can't think of anyone else with that decaying, chilling aura." Verway shrugged. He was quite familiar with the Ringwraiths, after all, it wasn't their first time fighting them.

"Notify everyone to come and discuss politics!" Roland waved his hand weakly.

"...The orc army is advancing all the way to Swiftstream City. What should we do now?" Roland banged on the table and looked at everyone.

"Let's fight those scum!" Old man Radil had already started slamming his fist on the table.

"Hey, calm down, Radil!" Lance said, covering his face.

“I will do my best to set up the city’s defenses, but don’t have too high expectations, after all, the number of soldiers is limited…” Marcus said cautiously after considering the matter.

“I suggest mobilizing civilians to defend the city! We can’t rely solely on soldiers now! If you’re willing, I can burn again!” Adile sighed. He had nothing left to offer the country except his old and frail life.

"...There's no need for that!" Roland grinned, making it seem like a life-or-death situation. Although tens of thousands of orcs were numerous, they were not an unstoppable force.

"Notify the other kingdoms as soon as possible! Lulong Fortress has been bypassed, and the orcs are at our gates! We need dragon riders! We can't contact Ajax in the Dark Forest, but Knight Caslo in the North is still available!" Yun Feng said calmly. There was nothing to panic about for him, after all, there were three sixth-tier warriors in the city! And a dragon rider outside who could provide support at any time! Plus, there were tens of thousands of able-bodied men in the city... Heh! How could the orcs possibly fight them? It was just a matter of how many casualties they would suffer, but it was obvious that Roland didn't want civilians to trade their lives for the orcs, so although it would be somewhat difficult, it wouldn't be too difficult!

"Can they climb over a ten-meter-high wall?" Nyx finally interjected after listening for a while.

“Of course! A simple ladder will do, Your Majesty!” Marcus explained.

"Well, I regret not building a moat!" Roland said with a wry smile. If they had dug a real moat, they wouldn't be in such a passive position, and at least the orcs wouldn't have been able to easily reach their feet!
(The city of Swiftstream once had a simple moat, but after the kingdom was pacified, Roland ordered it to be filled in... It was really just a water-filled ditch.)
"Alright then, issue weapons to the men! Let the able-bodied men assist in defending the city!" Roland finally decided. Although increasing numbers was a good method, Roland didn't like it. The combat power of professional soldiers who had taken off their jobs was obviously not comparable to that of ordinary farmers. However, the current shortage of troops left Roland with no other choice but to do this to ensure the safety of Swiftstream City.

"Yunfeng, keep an eye on Vale! He attacks others at will! Your target is the Ringwraiths!" Roland instructed.

"Don't worry! The Ringwraiths won't have a chance to join the battle!" Yun Feng said solemnly. For them, two against one was still a manageable feat!

"Alright! Your Excellencies Adile and Radil, please make your own arrangements and be careful to protect the civilians!" Roland didn't assign any tasks to the two old men. After all, the two old men's combined experience was a hundred or eighty times higher than Roland's. It was better to let them do as they pleased!

"By the way, is the defensive magic array in Swiftstream City usable?" Roland turned to look at Nyx, who was in charge of this, while Yunfeng and the others were in charge of the construction.

"We only had time to set up a mid-level magic shield. It's fine for blocking stray arrows, but it'll be tough on the catapults!" Nyx looked apologetically at her lover, her eyes darting away, as if she felt disappointed and guilty for letting him down.

"It's alright, it's already very good!" Roland didn't criticize them. After all, Jiliu City wasn't Lulong Fortress; what he needed wasn't repairs but reconstruction!

"Today is February 1st! The orcs really picked a good time to bury people!" Roland said fiercely, staring southeast, his clenched fists revealing the murderous intent emanating from him!