King Elon arrived faster than Hu Bin imagined, and he was accompanied by a legion, after seeing the flag and number of the legion, Hu Bin was very surprised, he was very familiar with this legion, the military flag is his own red cross flag on a white background, but things are not people, the soldiers in the legion have become new faces, the veterans who followed him in the battle of the alliance are dead, and most of these new members are the descendants left by the veterans.

"This is your father's former legion." King Elrond's eyes were deep, and he was recalling something.

"It was founded thousands of years ago in the Battle of the Alliance, and most of its members were elven veterans who had forgotten their lives and deaths, and it was originally only a temporary formation. After the battle, most of the casualties and the disappearance of the corps commander should have been abolished, but it was not dispersed in the end because of its outstanding achievements. As one of the few remaining elite regiments, I decided to replenish and expand it, and all the titles and flags have been passed down to the present day, and most of the soldiers in it are in the fourth generation. ”

King Elon looked back at Hu Bin: "I once saw your father, on the battlefield of Barado, once from afar, when he was leading the soldiers in a charge. ”

Hu Bin didn't understand what King Ayron wanted to express, so he just waited for King Ayron's next words without saying a word.

"Aiwen refused to go to the Western Pure Land, I persuaded her, but she insisted on staying in Middle-earth." King Elon seemed to be very difficult to speak at this point. "There's no way for her to go back in time."

"Reed, your temperament is very similar to Aiwen, the same stubbornness, I want to hear what you think about this."

"I don't want to go to the West, I was born here, my father died here, and I have adapted to life here, I think Sister Aiwen also has something here that she is not willing to give up, so I understand her feelings very well." Hu Bin thought about it for a while, although he wanted to comfort King Ailong, but Hu Bin's human thinking was more emotional after all, and he was more inclined to ask Princess Wen's choice.

"Do you choose to stay here?" King Ailong seems to have known Hu Bin's answer for a long time, and this sentence is more like an exclamation.

"I don't understand, is there anything to be nostalgic for here? Middle-earth is no longer suitable for elves, we can only get grief and pain here, and the West is our true home. "King Elon suddenly exploded emotionally, his daughter's choice made him physically and mentally haggard, and now even a child is rejecting his kindness.

"Only when you have felt sadness and pain, can you cherish those beautiful things more, if you lose these, then what is the point of living? I guess that's why Sister Aiwen decided to stay. Hu Bin replied loudly.

"Even if you give up eternal life."

"Yes." Modifiers such as the walking dead went around in Hu Bin's mind, but in the end, he answered King Ayron simply and clearly.

"......," King Elon turned his back to calm his agitation.

Silence permeated the two of them, and for a moment, King Elon seemed to bend down a lot, and he held on to the table next to him and thought quietly about something, and finally forced himself to turn around.

"Reed, the dark forces are threatening the peace of Middle-earth, and although we are about to leave here, the covenant with humanity should not be ignored, it is a responsibility and a mission." King Elon abruptly changed the subject.

"I have received news that the kingdom of Rohan is under threat from Saruman, and as one of the two largest nations of mankind, resistance to Sauron cannot be without their strength. I have spoken with Queen Galadriel and decided to send an expeditionary force to support the kingdom of Rohan, would you like to follow this legion to the kingdom of Rohan? ”

Hu Bin was a little confused, he thought that King Ailong would keep him, and he was confused for a while, but he still agreed.

"Rorian and Rivendell are about to be abandoned, and the orc forces will quickly take over here, and you need to find another place on the continent where you can stay. Although Lohan has been declining over the years, it is still there, and it will be relatively safe for the next period of time, and you can follow the party to get there, and the future is up to you. ”

King Elon called the commander of the expeditionary force, an elven high warrior named Hardir, whispered some words, then patted Hu Bin on the shoulder, and left Luo Ryan with a slight gloom.

The expeditionary force was about to set off, and Hu Bin had nothing to prepare, he always felt that after King Elon explained some words to that Hardir, he constantly looked at him with a questioning eye, isn't it so strange that the elves who don't want to go to the west are so strange?

"Do you know that King Elon has appointed you as the Captain of the Rivendell Legion?"

Hu Bin finally understood the reason for Haldir's strange vision, perhaps in his opinion, King Ellong's actions were simply nonsense.

"I don't know!" Hu Bin replied honestly.

"The expeditionary force is going to fight and not take care of children, these elven soldiers are far away from their loved ones, giving up the opportunity to go to the West, voluntarily following the covenant with humanity and taking pride in it, what qualifications do you have to lead such a legion?"

"My father was the first commander of this legion, and perhaps it is for this reason that King Elon appointed me as the commander of the legion."

"That's the case, well, remember, follow my orders, don't make your own claims, understand?" Hardir said unceremoniously that the elven clan has such a tradition, and it is common for the son to inherit the father's position in the elven army, but Hu Bin's age is a little too young, and he has to warn about it.

"I understand." Hu Bin was not dissatisfied, he had also come into contact with this elf in Rorian, Hardir was not a serious and rigid person, and he said this for his own good.

A large number of elven warriors slowly drove out of Luo Ruian, and Hu Bin took one last look at the city surrounded by jungles, and then rode a white horse to the front.

"Why did you recommend that kid to be the Legion Commander?" King Ailong had a hint of doubt, in his opinion, Hu Bin had only been coming to Luo Ruian for a short time, and he should have nothing to do with the people beside him.

"With Haldir there, it wouldn't be too much of a mistake to make that kid Reed the Legion's captain. I saw in him the favor of the gods, he was extraordinary, I couldn't even see his future path, maybe he would bring a little uncertainty to this trip. The warm female voice sounded, and Hu Bin would never have imagined that the person who made him the commander of the legion was actually Queen Galadriel.

"I hope it's like you say!" King Ayron sighed, there will always be things in the world that do not go according to his expectations, and sometimes it is not a good thing to be in touch with the future.

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Hu Bin followed the Elven Expeditionary Force into the human kingdom of Lohan after a period of marching, but the situation here was not as safe as the King of Elon told Hu Bin, Saruman's hand had reached the territory of Rohan, many villages were attacked by barbarians, and these expelled evil cults wantonly slaughtered the people of Rohan, looted property and raped women.

Hu Bin can't tolerate these things, especially when they happen in front of his eyes and he has enough strength.

Hardir handed over the command of the legion to Hu Bin, and in his eyes, the elven warriors of a legion could easily take out this group of chaotic troops without any military literacy, and it was regarded as training for Hu Bin.

In the village ahead, there were more than 200 barbarian thugs running amok, and the cries of women and a small number of metal crunches could be heard in the village, and it seemed that some villagers were resisting stubbornly.

Hu Bin hesitated, the legion he led was full of 100 people, all of whom were elven soldiers skilled in bows and swords, which was enough to annihilate this group of thugs, but it did not mean that there would be no damage. Because of the need for long marches, the soldiers of the expeditionary force are wearing light armor and cloaks, and there is no presence of heavy armor shield guards, once they are rushed into the formation by the mob, accidents will inevitably occur, and there are some archers in the mob who can threaten their own soldiers.

"Damn, what am I hesitating about!" Listening to the wails of the villagers not far away, Hu Bin suddenly slapped himself, and the villagers were about to be killed if he hesitated.

"Give me the battle flag." Hu Bin took the battle flag from the adjutant and took it down. The soldiers next to him all wanted to organize, but they hesitated and didn't make a sound.

Hu Bin's subsequent actions made the elves behind him breathe heavily, and he actually let the flag float to the ground, which was definitely a great insult to the soldiers in the legion. But then things turned out to be beyond the soldiers' expectations, and Hu Bin pulled out a battle flag from his package, which was somewhat similar to the one on the ground.

It was a red cross flag on a white background, there was not even a little other decoration on it, under the automatic control of the space, the battle flag looked very shabby, and there were dots of stains on it, but those elves did not dare to make a sound when Hu Bin put the flag on the spear.

"Is this?" The adjutant was surprised to see this scene and let the flag he had just picked up from the ground fall again.

"That's right, the Crusader Legion Banner."

The crowd completely ignored the brand-new flag on the ground painted with the insignia of the Legion's merit through the ages, and all the decorations on it were not even worth the slightest stain on the banner in their hands now.

"I didn't expect to see this flag in my lifetime, it is said that my great-grandfather was chanting this military flag on his deathbed, after winning the war, that was his only thought, how could it be in your hands?" A veteran of the Elven Soldiers said that he was one of the few third-generation legionnaires in the Legion

"A relic left to me by my father." Hu Bin handed the flagpole to the adjutant, who quickly took it with both hands.

"Thousands of years ago, when this military flag was flying, our ancestors resisted to the end in order to fight against the dark forces, and today, the dark forces are attacking again, and I believe that this flag can still lead us to victory and full armament." Hu Bin gave the order in his loud voice, and his face was resolute, as if he had returned to the cruel battlefield thousands of years ago.

"Advance quickly, the third team will prepare for the projectile at 800 meters, and the adjutant will give the order to attack, and the first and second teams and I will continue to approach to 500 meters, and take turns to suppress the enemy with a salvo, taking care to avoid accidentally injuring the villagers." The battle order was quickly issued by Hu Bin, and the elves moved quickly to the designated position according to his arrangement.

The thugs in the village quickly noticed the elven soldiers scurrying out of the woods and shouted to warn the others. Soon, a mob of about 100 people gathered together and rushed towards the elves.

"Line up." Hu Bin shouted an order, and the first and second teams of soldiers who followed him immediately stopped their advance, and waited in two horizontal lines about 700 meters away from the rioters, the bow in one hand hanging in front of him, and the other hand twisted an arrow on the string.

When the thugs quickly approached within 500 meters, the third group of soldiers led by the adjutant immediately released a round of projectiles.

"Prepare for a salvo, and after one round freely alternate fire." After receiving Hu Bin's order, the elven archers in the front row immediately raised their bows and arrows for preview, and as Hu Bin's hand controlling the strings slowly strengthened, the bows of the others were also pulled to full strings.

"Put!" Hu Bin roared, and then the sound of arrows piercing the air was endless.

A strange scream enveloped the area through which the mob was about to pass, and they were the first to be hit by a round of projectiles, and then immediately hit again by oncoming direct fire.

"Put!" Hu Bin lowered his bow and commanded the archers in the back row to take advantage of the opportunity for the soldiers in the front row to bend down to take arrows to fire another volley, and then he did not need to shoot, as a commander, he had to start to observe the enemy's damage, so as to formulate the next battle plan, continue to attack or defend or even retreat. Some immature commanders will only implement one tactic from beginning to end, but after many battles, Hu Bin understands that only by preserving his own strength can he strike the enemy to the maximum, and only when he is forced to do so or when he has a great advantage, he will attack the enemy.

The effect of the three-stage shot was good, the momentum of the wildling's charge was stopped head-on, and after losing a small half of the troops, the wildlings still did not want to give up the intention of continuing to advance, but collapsed under the precise blows of the next round of elven archers, and the thugs retreated to the village after leaving dozens of corpses on the way to escape, and joined the rest of their companions to resist the elves' long-range attacks with the help of houses.

Hu Bin roughly calculated the number of enemies destroyed by his side, and found that the team of 100 people lost more than half of them before they got close to their own 300 meters, and finally were shot by a round of accurate strikes, and only a few lucky guys returned to the village safely.

Hu Bin has never had an intuitive concept of elven archery, but simply thinks that elven archers are nothing more than shooting farther and more accurately, even if he has commanded a salvo of legions before, it is mainly support-oriented, and he has never observed the specific killing power. And today he really understood the terrifying arrow formation of the elf race, strict odds and efficient tactics coupled with sharp archery skills, the chemical reaction caused by these conditions together is definitely not an ordinary effect, Hu Bin saw with his own eyes a battle in which the next side of the same force was almost wiped out without injury.

"The whole army is assaulted, watch out for the enemy's sneak attack, we outflank them from the flanks and force them out of the village." Hu Bin wanted to surround this group of barbarians on three sides, and use the elves' precise archery skills to consume the enemy from a distance of three hundred steps, as long as these thugs fled into the wilderness, he could slaughter them without any scruples.

The wildlings unsurprisingly responded with bows and arrows, but the sparse arrows did not pose any threat to the elves, and the elves who were familiar with the trajectory of the bows and arrows were masters at dodging arrows, let alone slowing down the speed of arrows from a distance of a few hundred meters.

The final standoff distance was set at about three hundred and fifty meters, which would ensure that the elves could easily dodge the wildlings' bows and arrows, and as the third team completed the long-range suppression from the front, the life of the wildlings in the village became more and more difficult.

Hu Bin tried to shoot a few arrows, but they were all dodged by the barbarians, he was not frustrated, it was still a little difficult to shoot the enemy at this distance, even the elves who were proficient in archery could not do a hundred shots, and the salvo would be resisted by the buildings, Hu Bin could only rely on the soldiers to slowly surround and kill the enemies hiding in the village.

However, soon some savages couldn't help but flee to the side without elves, Hu Bin had warned the soldiers in advance not to attack the enemy who fled first, and soon after the others saw that someone had successfully escaped, the remnants of the thugs in the village could not sit still, and the sporadic escape quickly turned into a large-scale rout.

"Well, if they hold on, I'll have some headaches, after all, there may be other barbarians around here to help, but since you've escaped, let me give you a ride. Chase the whole army! ”

The elves were broken into pieces, chasing the fleeing barbarians with astonishing speed, and then using accurate archery to knock out the enemies running at the front one by one, and the remaining deserters neither advanced nor retreated, and finally simply stood in place and surrendered, but they were greeted by round after round of volleys.

Hu Bin can't expose their whereabouts casually, and the crimes committed by those savages are not worth sparing their lives, but it's a pity that Hu Bin and they arrived a little late, and the remaining villagers in the village have been slaughtered, Hu Bin can only say sorry in his heart, he doesn't even have time to bury these corpses.

On the way to join the other legion, the elven soldiers kept looking at Hu Bin who was walking in front of them with amazement, and they only now realized that they were commanded by a child who was not yet an adult, and the experienced and skilled command method was not inferior to that of any adult elf as a legion leader, so that many elf soldiers who were ready to watch the joke before forgot their previous thoughts in the battle.

The elven lieutenant glanced at the Legion battle flag in his hand, and then put all the words in his heart, and like him, the entire Legion soldiers silently recognized this commander, who was probably the youngest commander in the history of the Elves.

"Finally suppressed them, it looks like the ticket to the Battle of the Holy Helmet Valley has been obtained!" When Haldir handed over command, Haldir did not continue to limit Hu Bin's power, which was undoubtedly a signal of recognition of him. Hu Bin didn't care about these details, and looked forward without sorrow or joy, in the near future, there will be a very cruel battle waiting for this expeditionary force.