From Nader's point of view, war is all hard and cruel. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn the war of life and death, the generals and soldiers fought together in the life of eating and sleeping in the open. Once the greatest goal is to save lives and continue to fight, and food cannot be guaranteed normally, how can there be such facilities for the entertainment of soldiers? But the blueprints on the table and the human craftsmen busy outside the tent are real facts.

Can war really turn into a party of wine and laughter?

The Elven King's later words relieved Nader's doubts.

"The biggest beneficiary of this battle is the one who took over Mordor's Gondor. Any benefits need to be paid accordingly to be obtained, and Gondor's current situation is not suitable for sending troops to Mordor, so it is natural to exchange the benefits for the efforts of serving the representative war. You don't have to be grateful for what the Gondor people are supposed to do. As a commander-in-chief, you should consider your military achievements as your first consideration and strive for the best life for your soldiers. After all, this battle was only a siege, not an attack. Unable to achieve visible victories for a long time, and far from home, the military spirit is easily moved. If the soldiers are not provided with a superior life, the soldiers in a foreign country will inevitably complain for a long time without significant gains, and the morale of the army will be dissolved, and the spirit of the army will be defeated. Clicking on a few of the buildings on the drawings, Thranduil proposed, "Assign an official skilled in this field to instruct the human craftsmen." It is best to have the same internal structure as the Lonely Mountain. ”

It wasn't until they saw the assigned dwarf take the drawings and start talking to the craftsman captain that the two kings nodded with satisfaction and returned to the camp one after the other. By this time, the tents brought by the dwarves had been fully furnished, and the soldiers who had come from the long journey finally had a chance to rest. For a moment, the whole tent was in an uproar, and the sounds of singing, scolding, and the clashing of wine glasses mingled in the cold wind, blowing behind the closed gate of Mordor.

"Let the soldiers next to him go somewhere else!" Nader frowned in satisfaction, and after sending all the attendants around him, he personally placed the tray containing dinner on the table in front of the Elf King. "I have a question for you. What is the best way to ensure that the morale of the troops is not scattered in a long-distance encirclement war? Not just to provide soldiers with a superior life in the war zone, right?"

Nader's flattering smile on his face made the Elven King, who had just picked up his knife and fork, put down the cutlery in his hand. "Let me ask you, what is the difference between fighting in a different place and fighting at home?"

"Fighting on your doorstep, you can reunite with your family and family when you get off the battlefield, and go to a familiar tavern for fun. For soldiers, it is just a matter of turning a peacetime drill into a real battle, and life has not changed much. Fighting in a different place, being far away from the creatures you want to protect the most, and facing an unfamiliar environment when you get off the battlefield, after a long time, we dwarven soldiers will wonder if the war is worth it, that is, the military spirit you said has collapsed. ”

"Not only dwarven soldiers, but even elves may begin to think rationally about the meaning of war after a long period of war. Subconsciously looking at the location of the big green forest on the map, Thranduil sighed: "Therefore, the best way to ensure the morale of the army - let the soldiers eliminate the strangeness of the war zone, let them live the same or even better life as their hometown in the war zone, and they will regard the war zone as their home." If a general can realize the realm of being where he is at home, even if the soldier is in a different place, he will have a sense of belonging from the heart, and the military spirit can be realized for a long time. ”

This is the reason why the battle of rage has lasted for 42 years, and the righteous side has still been fighting in the face of heavy casualties. Nader nodded repeatedly, and began to savor what the Elven King had said. The latter, seeing that he was lost in thought, did not say anything to disturb him, and began to enjoy his dinner in silence. It wasn't until there wasn't much food left on his plate that Nader pulled away from his thoughts.

"Do you mean that the dwarven legions can be like elves to ensure that the morale of the army is uplifted in a long and brutal war?" Nader rubbed his hands excitedly when he saw a new world, and his cheeks flushed. "I never thought of daring the dwarven legion to reach the realm of the elven army before. Now it's all right. ”

"Hahaha. Nader, it's not what you think, and racial identity affects the truth of war. Although the truth was somewhat cruel, Thranduil made no secret of it. "Dwarves are not the same as elves. As the firstborn children of Illuvita, the elves have long been branded by the creator to defend justice. It can be said that defending justice is the meaning of the elves' eternal life. Whether at war or not, the elves will defend what they believe to be justice with their eternal lives. As long as it is for the sake of justice, the military spirit of the elven troops can stand the test of time, but the dwarves cannot. In my opinion, even if they reach the point where they will be home, the dwarven army can hold out for ten years at most—all the creatures in Middle-earth do not have a strong sense of justice than the elves. ”

"I couldn't agree more. Because of this, it is the elves who are responsible for protecting the world. Replace it with a dwarf, and would rather spend the energy of protecting the world on mining. Thinking of the dwarves' natural greed for wealth, King Nader smiled self-deprecatingly.

"So, Your Majesty Gushan, who would rather spend time on mining, why did he bring half as many soldiers this time as originally planned?" Looking at Nader with interest, the Elf King teased, "Could it be that the mines of Gushan have been dug up?"

Even in times of war, the dwarven races, which are more obsessed with wealth, have far more artisans than soldiers. Now this is even more true of Lonely Mountain. Fortunately, the dwarves' innate ability to fight is not bad. Even craftsmen who have been engaged in mining can perform simple battles with weapons in hand. Thranduil, of course, believed that Nader's trip had brought more soldiers than originally planned because some of the dwarven craftsmen had been temporarily transferred. However, King Nader denied this claim.

"It was my first time in actual combat, and I encountered a lot of things in the process of setting off that I didn't know whether to be happy or sad. Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Nader walked to the Elven King's side, put his foot in the Elven King's ear and said, "Not long after I left the Lonely Mountain, the Iron Hill King sent tens of thousands of troops to chase after me. The general who led the army said that the King of Iron Hills, that is, my cousin, had said that if I did not accept these soldiers, he would cut off my kinship. He's an elder, and he's always done what he says, can I not take it? Later, a few thousand soldiers were sent over from the mine, and they said they wanted Oakes to taste their fists, and they weren't allowed to refuse. However, our tactics this time were encirclement, not direct encirclement. If I used their soldiers and failed to make them kill them, I would inevitably feel a little guilty. ”