Three hundred and thirty-six, never slackened
Merendiel was smart enough to do it in vain. The past of fighting side by side www.biquge.info makes the Elf King no stranger to the sound of human horns. Knowing that Gondor would be in combat readiness as soon as the horn sounded, and that Merandil would be able to decide Gondor's affairs on his own, the Elven King raised his chin and smiled smugly at the human officials. The latter had no choice but to bow his head and step aside to make way for the Elven King.
However, Thranduil and his soldiers were unable to make it out of the city of Gondor. As he was about to walk out of the gates of Rice City, Merendil rushed over, accompanied by the officials.
"Your Majesty the Woodlands, Gondor's most honorable ally, please give me the pleasure of having dinner with you." Knowing that the reason for the Elven King's bad face was that he wanted to immediately go to Mordor to spy on the enemy, Merandil stood directly in front of the Horned Deer and blocked the way.
"Mordor's enemies don't need to be bothered to find out for yourself. Although for many reasons in the past few years, Gondor has not begun to implement the plan to take over Mordor for the time being, Mordor has been under our surveillance. King Gondor, who had been saluting with his hands on his chest, said with a light smile, "Over the past few years, Mordor has had so many monitoring records that it takes three soldiers to carry them. After the dinner, I arrange for an attendant to bring you over? ”
Everyone saw that the Elven King had put away his raised chin and looked at Merandil with a straight face. However, in a moment, the elf king, who had always shown himself with a proud image, actually changed his posture of looking down, quickly turned over and walked to Merandil's side.
"If I'm not mistaken, you and I are comrades-in-arms. It's just that I was in Mordor at the time, and you were fighting in Micheng? Patting Merendiel on the shoulder, the Elf King made no secret of his intimacy. It is worthy of being a human royal family that has experienced actual combat. Merandiel, well done! After a while, the dinner will be over, and you and I will discuss the siege of Mordor. To tell the truth, civilian officials don't understand tactics at all, and generals who have not experienced actual combat will only use their ......."
"It's an honor for me to discuss tactics with the main generals of the Black Gate expulsion battle." Making a gesture of please, Merandil led the Elven King side by side towards the banquet area. Along the way, the two kings were talking about the war, and although the voices were loud enough, when it came to the war, the officials who came from Arnol could not understand what they were talking about. But everyone could see that the two kings were talking happily.
If Merandil wins the favor of the Elven King, he may be able to win the help of the largest country in Middle-earth, the Woodland Kingdom, and it may be more difficult for the future Emperor to move Gondor. Although it was clear that the Elven King and Merandil should not be allowed to deal with each other too pleasantly, and it was best not to let them have too much contact, there was nothing that could be done about the Arnoel officials.
It's not up to us to discuss tactics with the Elven King, right? We only know that war will cost money and bloodshed, and we don't know anything else! I can't say why, the Elf King is angry and has a small matter, and he will no longer help the future human emperor to take down the Modo. Stop Merandil from meeting the Elven King? There is no reason for this, either in terms of diplomatic stance or state etiquette.
The helpless Arnold officials could only glance at the two kings who were talking happily from a distance from time to time at the dinner, and then hide the anxiety and worry on their faces with the act of drinking. And their true thoughts obviously failed to escape the observation of the two wise kings.
"Those are the officials sent by Valandil, right?" With just the right smile on his face, the Elf King raised his glass and said, "What the emperor does, the creatures below will naturally do the same. Less than 20 years old, Valandil, who only has his eyes fixed on his own rights, can only bring out officials who are good at infighting. ”
"In my opinion, they are doing a great job." King Gondor, who personally refilled the Elven King's wine, replied in a low voice, "Most of the resistance of the Gondor people to the Human Emperor is due to them. ”
"How disrespectful the Arnoel officials are to you shows how much you deserve the sympathy of ordinary beings." Touching the wine glass with Merandiel, Thranduil smiled on his face, but he couldn't stop scolding in his heart: Valandiel, you have really failed the wise man's teaching to you in vain.
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The mighty army of dwarves arrived three days later than the Elven King had expected. The Elven King raised his eyebrows when he heard the report from the Gondor soldiers that the dwarven legions, numbering more than forty thousand, were slowly walking towards the war zone he had planned.
How could there be more than 10,000 more soldiers than originally planned? Did the dwarf king Nader even pull out the soldiers of the defense of the lonely mountain? Although he was skeptical, the Elven King calmly said to Merandiel, "The amount of supplies prepared for us will be increased by half. ”
The firm tone and indifferent expression, as if the extra soldiers were completely instructed by themselves! By the time Merandil had replenished his supplies at lightning speed, the Elven King had already arrived near the war zone one step ahead of the dwarves. He rode on a horned deer and nodded in respect to King Nader, who was at the head of the procession. The view behind him made Nader look at it with his mouth slightly open for a long time before he took his attention back.
Behind the Elven King, rows of rudimentary stone houses are being built, and hundreds of human craftsmen are shuttling through them with various tools.
"Set up camp!" In accordance with the rules of non-home battles, Nader gave the order to set up a war camp. In just a few moments, he had an independent camp of generals. After sending all the creatures out of the tent, Nader eagerly asked the Elven King, who was checking the bow and arrows, "Gondor plans to expand his territory to the front of the Mordor Gate?" ”
"Huh?" Putting down the bow and arrow in his hand, Thranduil looked in the direction of Nader's finger to realize why the other party had such a question. "No, the houses were built for us by humans. Come and see. ”
Beckoning the soldiers to send in the blueprints, the Elven King pointed to the patterns spread out on the table and said, "What do you think of the design according to the situation of the lonely mountain?" However, I have never been to a place other than the residence of the royal family of Gushan, and I don't know what is going on in the taverns and card rooms in the civilian area, so I have to draw the general structure of each house. Do you think the interior of these facilities is set up by humans directly according to their way, or is it up to you to send officials to guide you? ”
"Did you draw this design yourself? I can't see that the teacher is also good at town planning. After complimenting the blueprints, Nader thought for a moment and said, "Otherwise, it would be arranged by humans." The Gondorians are so supportive of us, how can we be embarrassed to trouble them again? ”
The Gondor people's support for their own legion not only subverted Nader's perception of war, but also moved him greatly.