Chapter 533: Pre-War Meeting
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Boromir, who was already hostile to Lygulas, did not seem to be in a hurry to reinforce Gondor when he heard the meaning of Legulas's words, and immediately became a little anxious, because Boromir knew that if Mordor's orc army really began to attack Gondor in an all-out way, it would be impossible for Gondor to defend the defense line of the Minas Isil Mountains for a long time on his own.
Elon saw that Borromir was a little anxious, and was about to open his mouth to appease Borromir, when an elven soldier hurried to Elon's side and handed Elon a light bamboo tube. Elon took the bamboo tube, opened the stopper of the tube, and poured out a note from it.
When the people attending the meeting saw this scene and knew that something new was happening, all of them stopped discussing and quietly looked at the elven king Elon. Elon carefully read the information on the note, smiled and said to everyone, "Everyone, this is good news. The ironclad warriors of the Kingdom of Arnor, the neighbors of the Kingdom of Gondor, and the torrent cavalry of the Kingdom of Rohan have sent troops to reinforce Minas Isil today, and the defense of the Minas Isil line has now been basically stabilized. ”
The Kingdom of Arno is located in the northern part of Middle-earth, and Arno means "royal land". Arno, like Gondor, was originally founded by Elendil, who was king of both countries at the same time. After the Second Holy War, after the death of the two kings, Elendil and his successor, Essidor, the Arno people elected Essidor's brother Anarian as their king, and the kingdom of Arnor has been ruled by Anarion and his descendants to this day. The kingdom of Arno learned the technology of making full-body armor from the dwarves at the beginning of its founding, so their country's ironclad warriors have always been the most defensive force in the human army, and there is no one.
The Kingdom of Rohan is a typical steppe country, located to the north of the allied Gondor and northwest of the enemy Mordor. The Rohan are mainly made up of nomads, so the most powerful warriors of the Rohan kingdom are the Iron Torrent that crisscrosses the grasslands, and in all the history of human warfare, there has never been an army that has been able to stop the Torrent Iron Cavalry in equal numbers. Unfortunately, due to the small number of citizens of the Kingdom of Rohan. As a result, their Torrent Iron Cavalry has not been able to expand, and the sparse population is the biggest weakness of the Rohan Kingdom.
With the Arno Ironclad warriors and the Rohan cavalry in battle, it is unlikely that the orcs will be able to take advantage of the Minas Isil Mountains.
Elon's words caused a burst of cheers from the others. In particular, Jin Li's rough laughter was deafening, but fortunately it was outside the house, if it was inside. It is estimated that the person sitting next to Jin Li can be temporarily deaf by Jin Li's laughter.
Ailong waited for everyone to be almost happy, stretched out his hands and pressed down, and everyone immediately stopped celebrating. Turning their heads to look at Elon, Elon shook the note in his hand and continued: "The most worthy of celebration is not the stability of Minas Isir's defensive line, but the commander of Gondor on the front line has discovered a strange thing, that is, this half-orc attack seems to have no commander, and every attack is chaotic and unfocused. This also seems to confirm the information provided by Gandalf and Aragorn, that is, the Ringwraith has indeed been destroyed. ”
Gandalf, who had not spoken, stood up at this time. With a solemn face, he said to the people present: "Sauron's Ring Spirit has been destroyed, and Aragorn and I have seen it with our own eyes, and this is no longer necessary to prove it. As for the fact that I have not been able to name the man who has accomplished this great feat, it is because his status is so special that he has not been allowed to do so. I didn't even dare mention his name. ”
When Gandalf mentioned the special status of the person who had destroyed the Ring, Aragorn stood up solemnly and respectfully lowered his hands at his sides as a sign of respect for the person Gandalf had mentioned. Just seeing Gandalf and Aragorn's performance, all those present who knew these two men felt great curiosity and respect in their hearts for the one who had destroyed the Ringwraith.
Although Boromir admired the gray-robed wizard Gandalf very much, out of dissatisfaction with Aragorn, the descendant of Essidor, and did not want Aragorn to become the focus here, he deliberately coughed twice, breaking the quiet atmosphere, and said to the elven king Elon: "Your Majesty Elon, although the crisis on the front line of Gondor has been temporarily alleviated because of the reinforcements of Arnor and Rohan, since the orcs have not yet dispatched their giant beasts, I am still a little worried about the situation on the front line. Can you ask Your Majesty to send a signal for help to the white-robed wizard Saruman, the owner of the Ozan Mage Tower stationed in Isengard, so that Master Saruman can go to the Minas Isil line to assist in defending against the orc attack? ”
Elon nodded, smiled and said to Boromir, "Okay, I will send a letter to Master Saruman after the meeting, I don't think Master Saruman will refuse my old friend's request." Of course, in addition to informing Saruman, our forces in Rivendell will also be leaving for the Minas Isil Mountains early tomorrow morning to help Gondor fight against Sauron's orc army. ”
Boromir stretched out one and put it on his chest, bowed slightly to Elon, and said, "On behalf of the people of Gondor, I thank you for your generous help, and Gondor will always be the strongest ally of the elves. ”
Gandalf suddenly remembered what Lin Yang had warned him, and hurriedly said to Elon: "Your Majesty Elond, there is one thing I forgot to tell you, Saruman of the Orsander Mage Tower may no longer be trusted, I once heard the Lord who destroyed the Lord of the Rings mention that Saruman has not been able to resist Sauron's temptation, and has now fallen into one of Sauron's minions. Not only should we not count on Saruman's assistance, but we should immediately warn the Gondor side to beware of attacks from Esinger behind them. ”
After listening to Gandalf's words, Boromir retorted without thinking, "Gandalf, I know that you have great respect for the mysterious figure who destroyed the Ringwraith, but I want you to be cautious. Master Saruman has helped the people of Gondor countless times, and it is for this reason that my great-grandfather gave the leadership of Isengh to Master Saruman. I would never believe that Master Saruman would take refuge in Sauron. ”
Gandalf turned his head to look at Boromir and said to him sincerely, "I am a sorcerer with Saruman, and I trust Saruman more than you do. Moreover, I also voted in favor of the election of Saruman as Speaker of the Council of the Wise, and I am very reluctant to believe in Saruman's fall. But it is impossible for the lord who told me the news to lie to me, so no matter how much I trust Saruman, I have to accept the fact that he has fallen. ”
Elon waved his hand to stop Boromir's next words of defense for Saruman, and said to Gandalf with a solemn face, "Gandalf, you should know the possible consequences of your words. If Saruman hadn't betrayed the Council of the Wise at all, how would you deal with the rest of the council in the future? ”
Aragorn took two steps forward, came behind Gandalf, gave a solemn knightly salute to Elon, and said to Elon with the same solemn face: "Your Majesty, I can testify for Gandalf that the Lord did say that Saruman was no longer reliable, and I absolutely trust the judgment of the Lord. ”
Boromir glanced at Aragorn and said sarcastically, "What's the use of your promises? Who would believe the words of a man who is afraid to face his own people, who lacks a sense of responsibility from head to toe? ”
Legulas stood up beside Aragorn and said, "I believe in Aragorn. And on the incident of Mordor's invasion this time, Saruman's reaction was a little strange, you must know that even Rohan's cavalry has already entered the battle, and Saruman, who is much closer to the defense line of Minas Isil than Rohan, has no reason not to react so far, at least he should send a message to His Majesty Elon and discuss with His Majesty how to deal with Sauron, right? ”
Hearing Lygulas's words, Jin Li was the first to jump to Boromir's side and loudly retorted to Lygulas: "You are a baseless guess, Master Saruman may be at the critical stage of researching some kind of new magic, and he didn't notice this change of Mordor for a while?" You can't ask Master Saruman to do nothing like you all day, can you? ”
Seeing that the scene was a little out of control, Elon stretched out his hands to signal the two sides to calm down for a while, and then turned his head to look at Gandalf and said, "Gandalf, since you dare to say this, I think judging from your character, this matter should not be made up out of nothing." So how do you think we can test Saruman? ”
Gandalf pondered slightly, stared at Elon with bright eyes, and said, "Originally, I was going to personally go to Isengard's Orsanke Mage Tower to communicate with Saruman face-to-face, but now that Frodo's Fellowship of the Ring cannot do without me, I am a little difficult to decide for a while. If it really doesn't work, let the people of the Lord of the Rings follow the elven troops who will leave early tomorrow morning, and I will run to Isengard as fast as possible, do you think this will work? ”
Elon let out a long sigh and said helplessly to Gandalf: "It's a pity that the brown-robed wizard Redagast is now missing, otherwise it would be most appropriate for him to do this." ”
The brown-robed wizard Ridagaste, like Gandalf and Saruman, is a wizard formed by Maia sent to Middle-earth by Vera to put on a human body, if you simply compare the strength of the battle, Rydagast is inferior to Gandalf and Saruman, but Rydagast is best at communicating with animals, no matter what kind of animal, as long as Rydagaste appears in front of them, they will obediently listen to Rydagast's arrangement, The war pigeons that are now used for communication between elves and dwarves and humans were provided to them by Ridagast.
It's just that Ridagast has a peaceful nature, and his mission was originally to fight against Sauron, but he didn't expect him to be attracted by all kinds of flowers, birds, fish, and insects in Middle-earth, so he forgot his mission and traveled to Middle-earth. (To be continued.) )