Chapter 68: Crisp and Clean
In Faraz's introduction, Rohan is transformed into a country shrouded in gloom, naturally due to the fact that King Xiyodon suddenly became incompetent, not only suppressing Zhongliang internally, but also turning a blind eye to the invasion of the orcs.
Far from being bad, Xiyouton's previous reputation was good.
If it weren't for the prestige and fame that Sheyton had built up from his youth, Rohan would have been playing tricks for a few years, not maintaining the basic functioning of a country.
"If it weren't for Princess Eowyn...... Faras smiled wryly and said, "Maybe there would have been a rebellion in the country." β
Rohan is a semi-nomadic and semi-agrarian country, and it is impossible to say how powerful it is.
During the Cold Weapons period, there were not many countries that could conduct a national census, and it was even more wishful thinking for a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural ethnic group like Rohan to conduct a census of the country's population.
As a rough guess, the Rohan Kingdom should have a total population of six or seven hundred thousand. The reason for this is that when he was young, Heudon had assembled a maximum of 20,000 cavalry.
If it is a country with an Eastern system, the ultimate ability of conscription is basically a ten-to-one method of conscription in the domestic population.
In the Western system, the number of nobles is not based on the population base of the country.
Faras said that of the nearly 1,000 cavalry under his command, there were actually only thirteen people with the title of knight. The rest of the cavalry were either his own retinue or the knights' retinue, but more of the herdsmen who had slowly gathered together during their wanderings.
In fact, it can be seen from their respective outfits that a knight wears knight armor, a casual wears leather armor or no armor at all, and the herdsmen have absolutely no armor and will not have very sophisticated weapons.
"We've been cruising the western border." Faras thought for a moment and said, "I've heard that many nobles are doing the same thing as me, taking some knights and retinues to fight the invading orcs on the border. β
Rohan is a country, and the nobility will certainly not go anywhere.
Saruman took control of Hiudon in order to paralyze the basic functioning of Rohan as a state, and was repeatedly targeting those nobles.
Although Heudon was controlled, he didn't do anything too mediocre, such as executing a nobleman or something. Maybe it's because of his constant struggle with Saruman on the spiritual level that his physical condition is getting worse and worse?
The Fellowship of the Ring was to go to the palace where Theudon was located, while Faras was in exile and could not go with him.
Later, they encountered exiled Rohans, a few of whom were nobles or knights, and many more were nobles' fiefs or subjects.
It's not that they haven't encountered orcs among them, and what they see is basically solved easily, and there is no way to do it if they are not too far away on the road.
One of the most intense was when they encountered a cavalry brigade of orcs, that is, half-orcs riding giant wolves.
However, because the Fellowship of the Ring Expeditionary Force is far stronger than in the original book, even if it encounters more orc cavalry than in the original book, it is still easy to solve.
It took nearly three months from the time the weather returned to normal to the time they restarted their journey to reach the temporary palace of Siyordon.
This so-called palace is actually some wooden houses, and the place where Xiyoton stays is larger than the others, and then there is a lobby that can accommodate nearly a hundred people, and there is no resplendent of gold, not even silk decoration.
"Aragorn ......" Iowen said happily when he learned that Aragorn had arrived to greet him, a hug and a kiss, "Why are you here?" β
When Lin Bin was watching the movie, he was actually confused about the relationship between Aragon and Eowing.
If you look at the plot, Iowen seems to be in love with Aragorn, and at the same time, Aragorn is not without feelings for Iowen.
The key thing is that Iowyn turned out to be the fiancΓ©e of Faramir, the second son of the regent of Gondor, Denechau, and the answer was revealed at the end of the third part, which really made the audience wonder if Faramir was hatted by Aragorn, or green.
"Didn't Gandalf come?" Iowen looked left and right, seemed disappointed, and said, "Without a mage, I can't save my father." β
It seems that Rohan is a sensible person, and he is quite intelligent.
Heudon is obviously such a wise man, and he is still a very promising and decisive king, and there must be some reason why he suddenly became so bad.
"Princess." Aragorn introduced Lin Bin and the others to Eowing, focusing on Maggie and Burning Heart, and then said solemnly: "Lady Maggie is a mage, and Miss Burning Heart is an angel. They are sure to break Saruman's grip on your father, but ...... We need to be able to get in. β
Iowen was embarrassed at first, then made up his mind, saying, "I can transfer the guards!" β
In the original book, Gandalf is a mage, although he is only a gray-robed mage, he has privileges in this world that even a king cannot match, and he is naturally able to ask for a meeting with Siyodon in a reasonable and reasonable way.
There was no shortage of noble people in the Fellowship of the Ring, such as Legolas, the elven prince, and Boromo, the eldest son of the vizier (regent), but what was the use of the righteous status if it was not recognized by other countries.
As for Aragon? He is the only bloodline of the royal family of Gondor, yes, he is indeed quite famous and valued and invested by many big names, but what can he do if he is not a green onion?
In this world, mages are different, the higher the status, the more clear the mage represents, unless there is the courage to accept the disgust and revenge of a god, no one dares to be rude to a mage.
Iowen observed Maggie first, and saw that Maggie was not wearing a mage robe, so he made the latter decision.
Iowen certainly believed that Aragorn would not lie to her, but in this world it had its own rules, and being a mage but not wearing a mage robe meant that there was no god behind it. And there is no god to be a mage to back on...... Just send two words: hehe!
"Are you really sure?" Aragorn actually didn't know the bottom of his heart, gritted his teeth and said: "You can do your best, otherwise you can only ...... It's time to break out. β
Lin Bin bowed his head and said, "Wait a minute, Aragorn will immediately kill Saruman's minions, and I will cooperate with Maggie and Burning Heart." The rest of the men guard the gates! β
It didn't take long for several of the guards guarding the door to be removed by Iowen.
They strode towards the door, pushed it open and saw that it was dim, and they could vaguely see that on the seat facing the door, there was a figure that looked like a withered old zombie, so sloppy and weird.
"Who are you, how can you be without permission...... Don't come here...... you...... Yes! β
Aragorn stabbed to death a black-robed man whose name was not even announced, and he gasped as he looked at the rest of the men......
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