People are in the heavens, wealth can rival a country

Chapter 130 Gandalf, you have grown up
In the original book, it took the hobbits more than half a year to set off from the Shire until they finally reached the Doomsday Volcano of Mordor and destroyed the Lord of the Rings.

From autumn to spring.

The speed of marching is obviously slower. Except for the cavalry, it is impossible for the infantry to rush at full speed if they want to maintain the speed of the army formation, not to mention the baggage and ordnance behind them.

Therefore, even though the road from the Iron Hills to Gondor did not have majestic obstacles like the Misty Mountains, within half a year, the dwarf army barely reached the border of Rohan and Gondor.

Tang Sen spent the past six months in a dull and boring manner.

Although Smaug's speed is enough for him to fly from the Iron Hills to Gondor in one day, he can't run there alone.

In fact, according to the news from Gondor, the Black Gate of Mordor has been closed for half a year, and the fortress of Mordor, Minas Morgul, which is opposite to the white city of Minas Tiris, is ablaze every night. Tried to raid Minas Morgul at the node when Sauron had just returned to Mordor, but was blocked.

No one knows how many Orc troops are entrenched in the land of Mordor.

The only thing that is certain is that after half a year, the expeditionary force of the Haralds has also approached the territory of Gondor. This country entrenched in the south has almost exhausted all its troops, with a mighty force of no less than 1 people, and Dozens of terrifying giant elephants.

It was easy to see Sauron's intentions. Everyone in Middle-earth knew that the Lord of the Rings was in the hands of that traveler, and that traveler had another title, Dragon Conqueror.

The possibility of Sauron wanting to regain the Lord of the Rings is very slim. He is still weak and does not have the ability to defeat the dragon, and he may even be defeated by the dragon.

He may have temporarily given up on the idea of ​​taking back the Lord of the Rings, but wants to use Mordor's thousands of years of accumulated troops and the Haradians under his command to sweep the world of Middle-earth in one fell swoop. At that time, a giant dragon, a self-proclaimed traveler Human beings cannot resist the authority of the Lord of Middle-earth.

As for Gondor and Rohan, although most of the young and strong people have been recruited for more than half a year, the available troops are only 3, [-] infantry, and [-] cavalry.

In addition, the [-] iron hill dwarves on the way joined forces with [-] elves.

This is all the forces against Sauron.

Tang Sen rode at the front of the queue, and behind him was a torrent of silver-white mithril.

It was a group of hundreds of dwarven cavalry, all of them were dressed in mithril full body armor, and even the goats under them were covered by special mithril armor, which could be said to be armed to the teeth.

Shalin rode on the most powerful ram, which was almost as tall as Townsend's horse, and its muscles were strong enough to bear the weight of Shalin and her mithril hammer.

The borrowing of soldiers from Iron Hills went smoothly than Tang Sen had imagined. As Balin said before, dwarves have never been able to resist the temptation of Mithril. Dyne Ironfoot readily agreed to the suggestion of replacing the Mithril armor with cavalry. As for Sharin, she succeeded. conquered all the dwarves in the Iron Hills.

Well... partly because the dwarves witnessed her strength, even Dyne was defeated by her in a duel.

The other part, Townsend suspects is a large part of the reason
Sharin's appearance was more lethal among the dwarves than Tang Sen had imagined.

Tang Sen still remembered half a year ago, when Sha Lin took off his visor, the dwarves of the Iron Hills were silent and their eyes were dull.

Who can refuse a beautiful dwarf queen who is unparalleled in courage, broad in character, perfect in figure, sitting on the countless wealth of the lonely mountain, and leaning on the dragon conqueror?
"Tangsen, there is a village ahead." The dwarf queen shouted excitedly, "It doesn't look like Rohan's nomadic style. We have arrived in Gondor!"

She was almost suffocated along the way, and she was on the go every day except for traveling. According to her, the mithril hammer was going to rust.

"If you can see the village of Gondor, then the White City is not far away." Tang Sen said: "Let everyone take a rest and eat something, let's go into the village and have a look."

Because there was no safety issue for the time being, Tang Sen naturally did not use the curse of immortality on the cavalry. After all, it was quite torturous. Even Tang Sen would not be able to bear it for half a year, let alone these dwarves.

Tang Sen and Sha Lin approached the village. They could see that the village had a typical medieval backward style. There were only dozens of houses, and there was no one on the road. It seemed deserted.

This is not surprising. Any young and strong man who can handle a knife has already been conscripted to Baicheng to undergo basic war training, while the only ones left in the village are the old, weak, women and children.

This is already considered luck, if the Orc army sweeps over, there will be no grass left here.

There was only smoke coming from the chimney of one house, and the two of them could smell the aroma of food from a long distance away. Shalin couldn't help but licked his lips.

"I remember that Gondor doesn't have any famous delicacies." She said, "It seems that the rumors are not accurate."

"No, this doesn't smell like Gondor's gourmet food." Tang Sen said, "The scent of this food smells more like a hobbit's handwriting."

"Hobbit?" Sharin shook his head.

"Maybe we ran into old friends here." Tang Sen walked towards the house.

"Meet by chance?" The door was suddenly opened, and an old man with a white beard came out angrily, angrily yelling, "We have been waiting for you here for nearly a month!"

"Oh, it really is you, wizard." Townsend looked around his gray robe, looked into the room, and saw the hobbit, Mr. Baggins.

"I thought you would wait for me in Baicheng."

"The regent of Gondor is obsessed with the Supreme Lord of the Rings. He thinks he can control the power of the Lord of the Rings and use it to fight against Sauron's army." Gandalf said angrily: "I can't take the risk of taking Ba Jin Mr. Si entered Baicheng."

"Once the Lord Regent discovers that the One Ring does not belong to you, the fabled dragon-conqueror, but to a hobbit, it is hard to imagine what he will do. War is at hand and must not This accident happened."

Having said that, he looked Tang Sen up and down, and said, "Traveler, I thought Lonely Mountain would be a difficult battle. I even contacted Rivendell and Rohan, hoping that they could provide support, but they haven't sent troops yet. , and the name of the Dragon Tamer was passed on."

"I remember that the purpose you told me at first was to kill that evil dragon."

"I didn't expect Smaug to be surprisingly easy-going." Tang Sen said with a smile.

"The dark and evil dragon is not so easy to control, I hope you know it." Gandalf would not believe Tang Sen's nonsense, the other party must have already planned it in his heart.

No wonder the other party took over the task of seduction so lightly back then. Obviously, the other party had planned it long ago. As long as the dragon is tamed, not to mention those who covet it, even Sauron can only watch helplessly. something that belongs to you.

"Shakun!" Sharin finally managed to speak, and greeted happily.

The anger on Gandalf's face subsided, and he said, "Sarin Mithril Hammer, Lord of the Mountain, Queen of the Dwarves, long time no see."

"Hahahaha!" Sharin scratched his fiery red hair reassuringly, and said, "Shakuen, you can just call me Sharin."

"Are wizards so selective in their politeness?" Tang Sen rolled his eyes, walked around him and walked into the room.

In terms of the length of the title, I am no shorter than Shalin, right?

"Traveler," said Mr. Baggins awkwardly, standing up.

The poor hobbit looked much more haggard than ever, not only from the toil of the journey, but also from the One Ring consuming his soul.

After all, the closer the Supreme Lord of the Rings is to Sauron and Mount Doom, the stronger its ability to control the mind will be. Mr. Baggins, who has the idea of ​​​​destroying the Lord of the Rings, will be harassed and tortured by the Lord of the Rings all the time.

"Thank you, Mr. Baggins." Tang Sen said, "Don't worry, all this will be over soon."

Mr. Baggins smiled wryly, and said, "Eat something? However, you don't seem to need to eat."

"Obviously they need it now." Gandalf walked in and glanced at the two of them: "The curse of immortality can indeed be lifted."

"Where's the giant dragon?" He asked, handing over two bowls of broth.

Tang Sen pointed to the top of his head.

"The breath of Smaug will scare the goats and the horses."

"I still can't believe a giant dragon would be so obedient." Gandalf shook his head: "Forget it, let's get down to business."

"You said before, let me not rashly take Mr. Baggins to Mordor, I can only wait here temporarily, but I can feel that the power of Mordor is increasing every day, and Sauron's power is also increasing rapidly. recovery."

"The day when he sends troops is not far away."

"You must have tried it, right?" Tang Sen smiled and said, "I don't think wizards would be so obedient."

Gandalf's expression froze, and he said, "I did try to find the secret passage next to Minas Morgul, but it's a pity that it is already a paradise for Orcs, and the mountains surrounding Mordor cannot be crossed at all."

"There is only one way to enter Mordor, as I have already said." Tang Sen said, "Smash that black door and crush it directly."

"Tell me your plan." Gandalf said cleanly.

"Wizard, you have changed." Tang Sen said with some discomfort: "Don't you question it?"

"And then go to hear you say some goddamn words, or triumphant sarcasm?" Gandalf said calmly, "Traveler, I'm used to your routine, so let's get straight to the point."

Gandalf, you have grown.

Tang Sen curled his lips, feeling bored, so he said, "The army of dwarves and elves will go directly to the Black Gate. We have brought a lot of siege equipment."

"But mankind is still in danger." Gandalf said: "The Haradir are close at hand, and the gate of Minas Morgul will open at any time."

"So, I will go to Baicheng." Tang Sen said:
"Lead the dragon and Mithril cavalry to surprise the enemy."

(End of this chapter)