Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Calm Before the Storm
Mordor...
Middle-earth is the first power, its territory is extremely vast, and the population is extremely large, and under the system where the orcs are almost all soldiers, a large population is almost equal to a large army.
The weapons and armor forged by the dwarven vassals were transported to Mordor day by day, and in order to support the huge expenses of Mordor, almost the entire sacred mountain range was turned into a blacksmith shop, and the smoke from the forging covered the entire magnificent mountain range, and the clanging collision was also non-stop day long.
The elves, the inland sea, the desert, and the ash swamp were also unconsciously enshrined in Mordor, and at the same time, there was also food from the heaven-sent land, countless materials and exquisite products, which converged from countless paths towards a common goal, and finally converged on the final road to be transported to Mordor.
And all this, only for one purpose, to hope that the ruler of Mordor, the Maharaja of Mordor, will be in a good mood and will be able to give these servants the most humble of needs, peace!
The whole world, all civilizations, every race, countless creatures, at this very moment, revolve around one person, and only for one person.
Mordor!
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The world covered by thin volcanic ash all year round, in the depths of the sun, a monotonous, but magnificent building towers between heaven and earth, a neat marble city wall, tall and majestic, the interior is an endless marble flat, there is no building on the flat ground, it is bare, and in the center, like a huge "trunk" building without branches and leaves, where it stands, the building is also black.
In this monotonous almost maddening city or building, on the top of the giant tower that is much higher than the White City, with the return of a great shaman and restless, an angry roar that does not resemble a mortal creature spreads, accompanied by a roar, a dragon knight angrily spreads his wings and flies towards the outside of the tower, and under the body of the flying dragon, there is a black army that cannot be seen, above the countless phalanxes, there is a forest of guns like a dense forest, the war drums are terrifying, the horns are desolate to the heavens and the earth, and the team turns the direction one by one, crossing into the distance, the number is so large that the lookers are all afraid。
Mordor will indeed not give up, Mordor will indeed give revenge, and this revenge, there will never be temptation, and there will be no reservations, if his opponent has a force, then Mordor will use ten forces to destroy the opponent, Mordor's war, there is no small scale!.
And with the red flames that suddenly lit up at the top of the Mordor Tower, a ray of light pointed straight into the distance, and under the guidance of the light, the army marched out, and at the end of the light, a white city of extreme grandeur seemed thin and weak!
Mordor, it's coming!
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Half a year later
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Spring, early spring
The green earth is accompanied by the dew brought by the fog in early spring, the greenery is very different, and the people who have just finished the cold winter look at the green world and feel comfortable.
The farmers were busy ploughing, the workers were busy producing, and the newly established systematic education also gave the children who had been educated only in the castle a unified place, and the few cooking smoke that had not yet been extinguished exuded the evocative aroma of rice.
Life is leisurely, as if the war advertised half a year ago does not exist at all, and this leisurely life will continue to continue, and life will become more and more beautiful with their anger.
In the distant forest, there will still be a business from time to time about the falling of giant trees, the factory of the wooden fort is still tinkling, the newly built school in Limburg, the sound of reading is heard, and even the school field of the army, the soldiers who have just finished their morning training and washed up have begun to sing military songs collectively and prepare for breakfast.
The advantage of abundant products is that the soldiers' breakfast is so good that it makes people smack.
Sweet rice porridge, soft white bread, crisp kimchi, plus cold cucumbers, big meat buns, and finally a sweet and sour citrus, with the beautiful green scenery outside the school, the stomach opened by the morning training makes people have a great appetite, and the warmth brought by breakfast fills the whole body, and also makes the stomach come with a sense of satisfaction that makes the whole person energetic.
Lelouch has long been restored to the rhythm of eating and practicing with the soldiers, and it is not just that people eat more and have more appetite or how, Lelouch eats in the barracks, and every time he eats extraordinarily satisfied, in addition to the normal physical training with the soldiers, Lelouch is more, or to learn swordsmanship and horsemanship, after all, under the effect of blood power, Lelouxiu's physical fitness, it is difficult to have any room for improvement, after all, at the moment, it is not an exaggeration to say that Lelouch has the courage of ten thousand people.
The reduction of government affairs has given Lelouch more time to train himself, and now even if Libert and Nevsky are on the same day, they can't defeat Lelouch, of course, Lelouch is also difficult to defeat them, only with Frank, under the siege of the three, Lelouch will be defeated, this is already extremely terrifying combat effectiveness, if you go to the battlefield, with horses and sophisticated weapons and equipment, Lelouch can almost slaughter a hundred and a half orcs by himself, and under the siege of fifty strong orcs, he can easily retreat, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is now Zhao Zilong in Middle-earth。
After finishing breakfast, Lu Lu was about to accompany the soldiers to complete two hours of physical training, but Al suddenly appeared at some point, holding half a bowl of rice porridge that I don't know who ate the leftovers, holding a half-bitten bun, and kept stuffing his mouth that was already full of food.
But in this case, Al can still pronounce words clearly:
"Good news for you, Mordor's army has just passed through Fort Clarion!"
A mouthful of water squirted, and Lelouch looked at Al in surprise:
"What did you just say?"
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Lelouche, who hurried back to the main hall of Limburg, didn't have time to rest, so he immediately walked towards the huge map in the middle, where was the three people who had already been informed, Libert, Nevsky, and Frank were waiting early, and these three people could be said to be the three "marshals" of the Limburg army at the moment.
"I just got the news that the vanguard of Mordor has crossed the Horn Fort and is heading for the White City. ”
Libert skillfully picked up the baton and began to point on the map, this kind of Lelouch "proposed" command mode, has been proposed, it is highly sought after by Libert and Frank, and as for the map, it is also a modern military map after half a year of surveying and mapping, although in Lelouch's view there is still a big gap with later generations, but in Middle-earth, it can already be regarded as a weapon of the country.
On the map, it can be clearly seen that the vanguard of Mordor crossed the Horn Fortress and headed towards the White City, and the flags representing human towns were taken down along the way.
Looking at the map and stunned, Lelouch suddenly asked:
"How long did they cross Fort Clarion?"
"Three days ago. ”
“... You're saying that it took Mordor three days to capture six cities along the way, one of which was a fortress?"
"Mordor, to be exact, the vanguard of Mordor!"
After Lelouch asked in disbelief, Al who had appeared at some point added, wiping his face with his black sleeve, which could almost be put in a pot to boil soup.
Liebert's eyes curled a little helplessly, and Frank sneered and said:
"What else do you expect those nobles to do who will only surrender? Maybe they ran away without letting go~ Well, but this is also a good thing for them, at least when guarding the White City, there will be more people on the road together!"
Lelouch looked at the map speechlessly, at this rate, at most another week, the vanguard of Mordor would arrive at the foot of the White Tower, of course, if the remaining cities along the way, even if any of them dared to resist, this time would be postponed indefinitely.
Thinking of this, Lelouch's eyes lit up:
"How many of Mordor's vanguard are there?"
Lelouch's question had been raised, and everyone present had different expressions, and Libert continued to be speechless, Frank sneered again, and only Nevsky, seeing that no one responded, raised a finger.
"10,000 people? Although 10,000 is a lot, it is not so much that a city does not dare to defend it?"
"Who said 10,000?"
Frank interrupted Lelouch with a smile:
"You said one more zero, Mordor's vanguard is only a thousand people, and it is a wolf cavalry without any heavy equipment!"
Frank's words made Lelouch stunned again, and in an instant, a scene and dynasty came to mind in his mind: the Manchu Qing Dynasty fought the Ming Dynasty!
"I see, sooner or later, this 'Great White Dynasty' will be finished, a thousand cavalry can be connected to six cities, and my Dynasty will not be able to resist one or two of the million male divisions, it is really less than 10,000 Modo, and 10,000 are invincible!"
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Lelouch shook his head and put aside his thoughts.
A thousand wolf cavalry, Lelouch can't block it even if he wants to, although the wolf cavalry is not as good as the cavalry in terms of frontal combat effectiveness, but in terms of mobility, it is a few streets behind the cavalry, and Leluxiu's main force is not cavalry, but infantry, which is impossible to catch up with the vanguard of Mordor.
Helpless, Lelouch sat back in his place:
"Does Grand Duke Richard have any instructions for us?"
Of course, Lelouch would not be stupid enough to do something alone, no matter what, it is undoubtedly the best choice to face the Mordor army, and so far, the Terrans have not known how many Mordor's army is, so it is not a big mistake to be careful.
Only then did Libert continue to speak: "According to the order of the Lion Duke, when the news of Mordor's appearance is delivered, all the nobles of the Northern Territory should immediately go to the Lion Duke's territory with all their troops to assemble, and immediately go to the White City to assist in the defense, just now, I have given the order to assemble..."
"Wait, you can't gather troops yet? Or, if you have gathered troops, you shouldn't go to White City right now. ”
Annoying Al, speak again!