23. Crisis undercurrent
Anyone who has a little emotion can understand the psychology of the prince of the woodland at this time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Isn't it a reasonable reaction to send troops to Heimen to find the wreckage of their loved ones? Do you have to be like those kings and politicians who don't know whether to cry or laugh in their hearts, but pretend to be indifferent on their faces? Listen to what the kings who are known for their elegance and nobility say, and they don't even talk about casualties when they report funerals, but only use high-sounding and incomparably encouraging words such as "gain glory," "defend justice," and "continue to be heroic." Who can't see that they just want the woodland kingdom to remain as it is, so as not to affect the overall situation and indirectly protect their own army?
Well, Lord Devon admits that the kings have done nothing wrong. If he had been a king, if it had been a king from another kingdom who had died, he would have said such things. However, he could not stop his pity for the prince. He also didn't have a chance to analyze the pros and cons for the prince now, so that the prince could understand how dangerous it was to enter the Black Gate. He didn't know how to open his mouth to make the prince understand that he had sensed an inexplicable undercurrent. Although he still didn't understand what this undercurrent was for, his instincts told him that it would pose a threat to the Woodland Kingdom.
Damn me, why can't I be a little smarter? What else can I do?
Lord Devin quietly exited the tent and called for a soldier. "Hurry back to the royal city to find Lord Edmund. Let him arrange for the king's scepter to be brought as soon as possible and crowned on the spot. By the way......" He looked at Thranduil again through the curtain, still not having the courage to speak. "Please Lord Edmund be sure to find someone who can talk to the prince. ”
In the middle of the night, Dewen, who was invited to the main camp, learned the contents of the undercurrent - in the end, all the generals of the alliance did not agree to the Woodland Kingdom to attack the Black Gate without permission.
The High King, Gilgarad, euphemistically stated that if the Woodland Kingdom wasted its forces regardless of the overall situation, it would lose its "Last Alliance" ally.
King Arnol Irendil said helplessly but firmly: "For the sake of the overall situation, in order to ensure the interests of all allies, even if it is necessary for our country to make sacrifices, it is not impossible to send outstanding generals to temporarily take over military affairs. ”
The leader of the dwarves, whose eyes were shining, and he didn't even bother to wash his head, hurriedly added, "The generals of the dwarves are also very good. ”
What the is going on!, Dewen twitched the corners of his mouth and made a polite smile and withdrew from the main tent. He looked up at the starry sky and sighed heavily—why was the prince's life so bitter when he lost his right to be close to his relatives and was coveted!
Thranduil admits that she was feeling a little sad and unusual. However, the excellent bloodline still made him keenly feel that something was wrong when he was not in the state.
First of all, Lord Dewen took an unusually tough attitude and united all the captains of the guards, refusing to change the original strategy and attacking the Black Gate instead. Their excuse was that "only the king can give orders to the army, and ask His Highness to issue new military orders after his coronation." ”
Thranduil snorted at the ridiculous excuse and cursed inwardly, "Why didn't you say it before?"
Then, human and dwarven soldiers came to the camp with wine and meat. Under the banner of liaising with the Allies, I don't know what they said to the soldiers of the woodland army. In short, when Lord Devon forbade the soldiers from touching the dwarves and humans with an iron fist, Thranduil noticed that the forest elves looked at him with a hint of ...... Belch...... Smell a rat?
Thranduil blamed the good-natured Sylvan Elf. In fact, they are just contradictions, very contradictory.
The humans and dwarves told them that the prince was going to send them to death. Just kidding, it would be an honor for the Sylvan elves to die for the prince, but they wanted to kill a few more orcs or wolf horsemen before they died—every Sylvan elf soldier had lost a friend or relative in the war. For the kind and simple Sylvan elves, if they can kill one more day, they will earn one day, and if they kill one more to earn one, it doesn't matter if they are temporarily led by humans or dwarves. Anyway, the humans and the dwarves said that they were only temporary, and when the prince was crowned king, they would get out. Even if Lord Devon was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and shouted, "It's easy to please God, it's hard to send God", Sylvan Elf still thinks so. As a result, the Sylvan elves continued their original battle plan every day under the influence of ambivalent psychology.
On the elven side, it's not much better. Compared to the style of humans and dwarves who do treacherous things under the banner of "good for you", the way the High King Gilgalad speaks directly and explicitly is cute. He had come to consult with Thranduil personally if he needed to incorporate the woodland army into the Noldor Elves for the time being. "At the very least, the woodland army should no longer have the right to control itself, because you are not in a good state right now, Your Highness. ”
Just now, Elrond also used the excuse to check the injury in his ear, and secretly reminded him meaningfully in his ear, "You have to be careful of Anarion. "And the advice from Commander Rollin, and the words of Isild, who had dealt with him privately......
Who should I trust? Who can I trust?" Thranduil collapsed on the bed of the king's tent with his head in his hands, feeling his bleeding heart slowly stiffen. He decided that no one would believe it!
In any case, I have to find my father first! All these questions, my father will give me the most perfect answer. In this way, he encouraged himself to stand up and step out to the army of forest elves who were ready to go. He didn't want to miss the opportunity when the army was ready to leave the tent, and he could give orders as usual.
The prince who reappeared after a few days of retreat made the eyes of the forest elf soldiers light up, and Lord Devon also let out a long breath. He gave a few glances to the dwarves and Elendir, who had come with the generals, who were standing at the left front of the formation, and stood respectfully beside Thrandil. Thrandil, who thought he would be able to get out of the king's tent on his own, figured it out.
"Go to the Black Gate. Thranduil drew his sword and pointed in the direction of the Black Gate.
This sentence made Dewen want to cry directly, and it also made a trace of pride flash on the faces of humans and dwarves. The High King Gilgalad shook his head and took two steps forward, raising his hand with the Ring of the Wind in the air, "In order to live up to King Orifer's original intention of joining the war, please listen to my orders for the time being." According to the original plan, protect the left and right sides of the main force. Let's go. ”
The forest elves are going crazy!
They have always been good soldiers and good elves loyal to the king's orders. They can execute their battle plans perfectly and become more and more courageous. But no one told them which one to choose when there were two kinds of commands. Just as the forest elf hesitated, he didn't know who shouted, "The Black Gate can go at any time, now go and kill a few more enemies first." Then the footsteps of the march sounded, and the forest elves followed the direction of their footsteps, without thinking, in the direction of the main army.