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

Chapter 873: Strike first to gain the upper hand

"No, you're just in time! I just happen to have some government affairs to hand over to you!" Roland waved his hand to signal Adolf Heinrich to come over, but Adolf Heinrich felt as if he was about to embark on a journey of no return!
"What's wrong?" Adolf Heinrich frowned. Is King Roland looking for excitement after two days of peace?

"By the way! How long do you plan to train those Gondor soldiers?" Adolf Heinrich looked up at Fenglin Youlan.

"It's all talk and no action. We can't just keep those soldiers in vain! Do you think we should let them share some of the pressure of our infantry?" asked Adolf Heinrich.

"Winter is here, and food is scarce. The orcs that had been hiding before have jumped out again! Today, orcs robbed one of our small villages, and six families were wiped out!" Adolf Heinrich frowned.

"How could it be possible? There should be garrisons around the villages and towns! At the very least, it should be a small group of soldiers. How could these wandering orcs from the wasteland break through the ranks of our Raglan City guards to rob?" Roland said in disbelief.

"And where are the militias from the civilian organizations? Where did they go? In broad daylight, in the open air! How could they be massacred by orcs?" Roland's teeth were grinding. Six families were probably one-third of the population of a small village! Such a small village would not appear alone in the wilderness, which meant that there must be a small town around it, and there would be several villages like it around the town. These small villages did not have regular garrisons of the kingdom, but there would still be local militias, and there would definitely be several squads of regular kingdom troops in the town!
"It's not their fault. The militia on guard were ambushed. The orcs attacked the village under the cover of night. That village is the gathering point closest to the north around the city of Lagrande, so there are big loopholes in the defense line!" Adolf Heinrich shook his head and sighed. After all, the militia is not a regular army, and you can't ask them to do better.

"Didn't the outpost have any warning? Such a large group of orcs has reached the gate of the kingdom, but the border guards didn't notice anything?" Roland's tone was full of doubt! In theory, these villages exist under the protection of the border outposts. Those small stone towers are rooted in the Lagran Plain like castles. The south of them is the land that the kingdom truly controls. As a result, the orcs have attacked the controlled area, which makes Roland very embarrassed.

"The snow is too heavy! Any traces of our actions will soon be covered up, and our manpower is already insufficient! So, Lord Youlan, can the Gondor Legion under your command be able to join the battle?" Adolf Heinrich asked tentatively.

After all, those Gondorian soldiers can't be kept for nothing, right? Although Denethor II paid them, actual combat is also a part of the army's training and growth. After all, the original agreement was to give Denethor II an elite infantry. How can infantry that has never seen blood be called elite?

"Isn't this a bad idea? Using our allies' soldiers to do odd jobs for us?" Fenglin Youlan felt a little uncomfortable for a moment because of his chivalrous spirit.

"Ahem! How can it be called short-term labor? It's clearly to train their fighting ability and will! I think your suggestion is very good, Sir Adolf, it's settled! Youlan, you will transfer them out of the city in a while. We don't ask them to fight the orcs right away, but we can let them help us guard the defense line and free up some of our soldiers to encircle and suppress the orcs!" Roland made the decision. "By the way? What did you want to do just now?" Adolf Heinrich asked.

"It's no big deal. We plan to gather all the dragon knights during the winter and take down the group of griffins!" Roland touched his nose.

"Oh... um? All? Including those in Lagrande?" Adolf Heinrich was about to nod, but then he suddenly realized, all the dragon knights? How did you learn to play poker?
"Well, let's fight quickly and decisively. I'll leave Fenglin Youlan to work with you to confuse the enemy's spies, and I'll take the others away tonight! I'll leave this place to you guys for now!" Roland assigned the tasks.

"No? You agree to this?" Adolf Heinrich ignored Roland and turned to look at Fenglin Youlan, the unfortunate child.

"Well, your majesty convinced me with his sincere feelings!" I didn't want to agree to his all-in plan, but he allowed me and my wife to be affectionate! It was really too much to refuse!
"Ah? If he's not having a seizure, then you're having a seizure too! We're all alone here!" Adolf Heinrich's pupils dilated a little, and he was obviously shocked by these two solitaire masters.

"There's no other way. We have to go. We're not the only ones who know about that griffin tribe! But we are the force that can devour it the fastest so far! I don't know if others have made plans or taken action, but I think after seeing the overwhelming advantage of the dragon knights in the air, no one will let such a large group of griffins stay there safely!" Roland said firmly. Although he may not need it now, others will definitely want it. Instead of letting others benefit, I might as well go all in and take away those griffins before you guys can react!
"But..." Adolf Heinrich was a little shaken, but his reason told him to persuade her!

"No buts. If the empire needs to be revived, then the air knights are indispensable! The kingdom doesn't have that many dragon knights for us to squander and show our prestige, but our air knight heritage is still there! We have the flying dragon tribe! If we take down this griffin tribe, then the only thing left for the revival of the three major air knight groups in the empire is the Pegasus!" Roland said firmly. As the saying goes, high hits low and low hits stupid! The same applies to Middle-earth! By the way, for Roland, I can do without it, but I can't live without it!

As we all know, the mounts of the four main types of human sky knights are composed of the lowest-end Pegasus (also called Pegasus), the mid-range griffin, the high-end flying dragon! And the rare giant dragon that can make the final decision on the battlefield!

The kingdom now has a group of flying dragons. It only needs to slowly manage it and constantly capture wild dragons to replenish fresh blood. This group of flying dragons is completely possible to become a large group of flying dragons like the Lagran Empire in the Lord of the Rings game, which can provide the empire with several flying dragon riders every year! As for the dragon thing, Roland probably needs to take Dos to Dragon Island to chat when he becomes successful in the future. However, at that time, Roland himself needs to be strong enough, otherwise there is a high probability that he will become a nine-dragon coffin!
Although low-end Pegasus mounts have appeared in the Dark Forest, the dense forest has become the best shelter. Roland does not have the time, energy, or manpower to find Pegasus with better replacements! The griffin tribe in the Gray Mountains here is also tempting enough! That thing is a monster with lightning skills! Even our future Grand Duke of Lordaeron, Verwe, is tempted by it!
If not now, when will it be? The first to strike is the strongest! Will he have to fight with others later? Roland, who believed in making a fortune quietly, naturally hoped to take advantage of the winter to quietly get them back. This was the first time in recent years that Roland had the time and energy to pull out his complete dragon knight team! (Before, there were fewer dragon knights, so he was not very sure.)