The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"...It must be Grima! That villain!"

The blond young man held his riding whip and squirted angrily: "What did the wizard hiding in Asingri promise him, and how much wealth did he give him? When this battle is over, I must catch him to Assing. Grid, let him confess his guilt in front of everyone!"

Suddenly, a rider trot over on a horse. When he got closer, he took the reins: "His Royal Highness, a visitor has appeared in our camp."

"Visitor? Who is it?"

"It's a man, he claims to be a wizard, and with him is an elf ranger from the northern forest."

"A wizard and a ranger..." The blond man lowered his gaze, pondered for a few seconds, then raised his head: "What's the name of the wizard? Gandalf the gray-robed wizard?"

"No, he calls himself Zelin, from Gushan."

The camp leader’s tent did not look so eye-catching among many soldiers' camps. There were two braziers at the entrance of the light yellow camp. Two soldiers holding spears stood guard at the door to prevent any unnecessary people from approaching. Patrol soldiers with torches walked between camp after camp, casting their shadows on the tents.

"I thought you had more plans." By the bonfire in the altarel camp, looking at the figures of soldiers coming and going outside: "Take the initiative to expose yourself, and Saruman will soon know that you are there. Here, and be prepared."

"Don't worry, he doesn't know." Zelin rubbed his hands and looked at his fingers subconsciously: "There are so many soldiers here, if Saruman could be known through unknown channels the moment I appeared, I Arrived at this camp. Then believe me, no matter what kind of concealment we do, there is no point. Such investigative power is far beyond what we can deal with."

This was a group of Rohan knights. After thinking about it for a while, Zelin decided to go directly to a group of scouts. Altariel helped him see a patrol consisting of four cavalry. So Zelin let the Griffin fly to other places and walked towards the patrolmen.

Zelin doesn’t know where the soldiers here come from, and for whom they are loyal. If they are not Saruman’s army, Zelin can talk to their commander, and if they are fighting for Saruman, then there are only four. The soldiers, Zelin and Altarel can make sure that no scout will escape back to the camp to report.

Fortunately, the soldiers here are Saruman's enemies.

But it was not King Rohan’s army, but Rohan’s second marshal, Hiyud, the eldest son of King Hiudun.

"I heard the report that a wizard and an elf ranger appeared in my camp." Before seeing anyone, Zelin heard a firm voice from outside, simply and clearly: "The wizard has already I haven't appeared in Rohan's territory for a while. The only wizard I know is hiding in Isengard, plotting a conspiracy to encourage the Denlanders and Orcs to attack Rohan, the white-robed wizard Saruman."

The blond young man walked into the camp surrounded by his entourage. Seven people suddenly entered the tent. They suddenly seemed a little crowded: "But I saw a real elf by your side. Who are you? Why do you call yourself a wizard? "

"You can call me Zelin, Your Highness, I'm here for Saruman's business."

While this Xiyoude looked at Zelin with suspicion, the demon hunter was also observing Xiyoude. He is very young, much younger than Zelin expected. He is only in his twenties, but there is no contempt or disdain in the eyes of the entourage around them looking at their leader, even these men with beards and curly hair are between 30 and 50 years old.

"But you are not a wizard." Xiyoud squinted his eyes slightly: "I have seen the gray-robed wizard Gandalf, and I have watched him in the Golden Palace between Saruman's mask and the golden palace. I have not seen him. I see the characteristics of any wizard in you. A human who claims to be a wizard, and an elf who stays in the forest all year round, suddenly appeared on this land, tell me why this is? Especially in my army in Ai When assembled in front of Singh."

Zelin sighed heavily.

"Maybe I should prove my identity." He snapped his fingers, and the flame in the copper basin on the side suddenly went out, leaving only the charred charcoal with a few thin smoke.

Others turned their eyes to the copper basin.

"Or like this." Zelin snapped his fingers again, and the flame rose again.

While in Gushan, he had seen Gandalf summon flames out of thin air to fight against the wolves.

"Why do you want to enter my camp?"

Unlike others, Siyoud quickly turned his gaze back: "Did you bring advice? Warning? Or a message?"

"Before this, I wish I could know the purpose of this camp. Why are there so many troops assembled, and it is not in accordance with King Hiurdon's orders." Zelin asked rhetorically, and finally, he added: "I will soon Qian met with Gandalf the Grey at Rivendell. If his plan did not go wrong, he will appear near Rohan in about a month later."

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ps: This paragraph does not appear in the original Lord of the Rings, but in the unfinished legend. The movie made a fragment of this section.

The 2407th chapter army assembly

The source of the Eisen River is located in the hills above Isengard, and the water pours down along the mountains, bypassing the valley on the side of Isengard, and merges into the plain behind the Rohan Pass below.

In this plain, the river is very shallow. Compared with the turbulent flow of the valley, the river on the plain not only poses no threat, it can even make heavy troops cross the river on foot. The wide river forms a sandbar in the middle, and the riverside opposite the sandbar is a plain. At the end of the plain, you can see the Eisinger Tower in the valley on the horizon.

"Only here can a large-scale army pass through and guard this valley, which can stop Saruman's army from flowing out of Isengard and stop the savages outside Rohan Pass."

After proving his identity, Prince Siyud didn't seem to doubt Zelin so much anymore. Perhaps because of Gandalf, Gandalf seems to have friends everywhere. The gray-robed wizard traveled all over the world, and Zelin was not surprised by this.

There is another reason. The humans in the Norn Inland Sea he rescued in Mordor that year, after fleeing to the north of Gondor, spread his deeds to Gondor and Rohan. Not long ago, on the way to Rivendell, Polombi passed by Rohan and borrowed a good horse from Rohan's third marshal Iomo. After Zelin told the news about Boromo, Xioude believed that Zelin was indeed from Rivendell.

"Gandalf came to Rivendell not long ago to warn us that Saruman had rebelled and took refuge in Sauron. There is a troop of wolves and orcs hidden in his fortress." Zelinton said. Dun: "Did Gandalf have time to warn King Hiurdon?"

"The hall of the Golden Temple is full of flattery and rumors." Rohan's prince stared at the map in front of him: "Gandalf the gray-robed wizard hopes you can come to deal with Saruman? It would be great to have a wizard join our team. The white-robed sorcerer is scheming, and my soldiers have no confidence in fighting an army commanded by a sorcerer."

"You should have no confidence." Zelin put his hands on the table and looked at the opponent: "When I entered here, I observed your camp, the size of your army, and your morale. Your troops are still gathering. But even so, there will be no more than two thousand soldiers here. Saruman’s army is far more than you. You have cavalry, but he also has wolf knights, and his orcs are not ordinary orcs, they can fight during the day. Even the strong orcs who travel thousands of miles every day are monsters made by magic."

"I have more troops on the road, wizard." Prince Rohan stood up straight and raised his chin proudly: "Grimma tried to separate the relationship between my cousin and I, but Iomo and I treat each other as each other. Look at it from the closest person. He is leading the support of his troops. It only takes five days for another two thousand cavalry to join the battle."

"It's best to have reinforcements," Zelin said nonchalantly: "I'm glad to hear that Rohan is still fighting the enemy and was not caught off guard by Saruman's betrayal."

"Saruman has already started attacking Rohan." Siyud narrowed his eyes slightly: "He supported the savages in Dunland behind his back, attacked the border villages, and burned the grasslands. We caught some savages and tracked them. Traces, found that they appeared from the direction of Isengard. Later, many orcs rushed out from the valley near Isengard, attacking patrols and grazing camps. Saruman claimed that this incident has nothing to do with him, and will When assisting in the investigation, we judged that he must be the master behind all this."

The Rohan people were more vigilant than Zelin expected.

"Later, a month ago, the sentinel reported that they saw the wolves and orcs in Isengard, openly appearing near the gate of the fortress. So I immediately decided to summon the soldiers. Isengard was only a few days away from Edoras. It only takes a day of marching to reach the Saint Helm Valley."

"This is good, although time is tight, at least it is not powerless." Zelin pursed his lips: "I just heard a name, Grima, who is that? It sounds like you are very dissatisfied with this person."

"He is a traitor, always in my father's ears, poisoning with lies."

"That's the case." Zelin didn't want to make any comments. He didn't know anything about the specific situation: "It seems, Your Highness, you need more time."

"Yes, I am still gathering more troops. It is not easy to guard this river beach. My knights will not be afraid or retreat, but Saruman's troops can attack us from two directions at the same time."

"I can tell." Zelin nodded.

The Eisen River flows through Isengard, and the army assembled at Isengard’s gate can move south from the east and west banks at the same time, attacking Siyoud’s army, and Siyoud’s army is likely to be divided into two parts in a conflict. They have no numerical advantage, and the river beach hinders the mobility of the cavalry.

"When Iomo arrives, I can separate the army to guard the sandbars on the river beach, and have enough manpower to line up on the plains on both sides. On the plains, Saruman's orcs are not the opponents of the Rohan knights. Do you have any suggestions, wizard?"

"Maybe there is no suggestion, but I can help you fight for something and delay the pace of Saruman's deployment of troops. It would be better if you could give me some information about Isengard."

Zelin once entered Isinger, he still remembers the situation inside that fortress, and according to Gandalf, Saruman did not carry out too large-scale transformation of Isinger in the past 30 years, only in It was only when he was imprisoned a month ago that the orcs were gathered to look at the trees, build a blast furnace, and forge weapons and armor.

"Your Highness!"

At this time, a scout appeared outside the tent, and a cavalry commander standing behind Siyoud turned and walked out after obtaining Siyoud's permission to nod, asking for information about the scout.

Zelin could faintly hear their conversation.

After a while, the general returned to the camp, his face was not very good.

"His Royal Highness, a large number of troops are assembled in front of Isengard's gate."

"What?"

"There are a lot of numbers, but the sentry rides we sent can't get close, and we can't see the exact number at night."

"Where is it set up?"