Thranduil was aware of the orc wolf rider's pursuit, but he pretended not to know and led the army to continue marching towards the Great Green Forest.
On one side, a small number of elven cavalry were sent, led by Legolas, who in turn followed the left bank of the rushing river, closer to the direction of the Great Green Forest, and circled behind these filthy, fallen creatures.
Led by the Elf Prince, the Elves attacked these Orc spies riding wolves. Not even a single wolf escaped. In this way, Bolger lost control of the situation in the South.
October 4, 2941 of the Third Era.
Thranduil led his army back north.
Taking advantage of the battle between the orcs and the dwarves of the Iron Hills, the elves successfully attacked the ruins of Riverdale City occupied by the orcs. The elves, led by Thranduil, heroically killed a large number of orcs stranded here, drove them out of the ruins of River Valley City, and cut off Bolger's return.
Bolger was extremely angry at that moment, and also feared failure. It ordered the army to turn around and attack the elves who were not gaining a firm footing.
Although the dwarves in the Iron Hills didn't know what happened.
But their frontal enemy became visibly thinner, which greatly encouraged the dwarves. And although the orcs still occupied the valley entrance, their horns sounded louder and louder, and some kind of shouts of death also came from the direction of the ruins of River Valley City.
So Dyne sensitively sensed that the fighter plane was coming.
He bravely led the reinforcements from Iron Hills to attack the Orcs' shield array, and after paying a huge price, he forcibly defeated the second wave of Orcs.
"Ha! You dirty and disgusting guys, give me a hammer!" This brave dwarf hero rushed left and right among groups of orcs, and almost no orc was his opponent.
Until he was swept off his mount by a troll.
It was a very terrifying behemoth. Its eyes were blinded, its limbs were chopped off, and it was equipped with iron balls and hammers covered with spikes. Standing up to ten meters tall.
"Dyne!"
The dwarves in the mountains exclaimed. However, it was later proven that Dain did not die at the hands of the ferocious troll. The mithril armor forged by the Iron Hills dwarves saved his life. Although the troll's chain hammer hit him, it did not cause any damage. He is injured.
But even so, Dain's loyal men still took him to the rear of the battlefield to prevent the orcs from harming their brave leader.
Because most of the reinforcements in Iron Hills had lost their mounts at that time, the two sides were engaged in a crisscross battle, and the orcs were still much more numerous than the dwarves, and the situation on the frontal battlefield suddenly became unclear.
Seeing a large number of dwarf knights being killed, Dain shouted anxiously, "Stick to the front, don't let these hateful guys break through our front!"
The dwarves around him immediately took out their small bucklers, pulled out the battle axes from their waists, formed a solid circular formation, and held on hard.
the other side.
Seeing that his compatriots from afar were in danger, Thorin remained silent.
Because he did not dare to take the risk of being swept by the orcs and breaking through the high wall, he refused to send troops to support the trapped dwarves. His reason was: We only have thirteen people and cannot handle them. What we can do is hold the wall and wait for more reinforcements.
This greatly hurt the hearts of the dwarves.
Fili even stood up and yelled at his uncle. He said: "I want to go to war! Who comes with me? We can't watch our compatriots fighting for us while hiding like a scoundrel. Behind the Wall!”
The prince's move was echoed by the brothers Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Kili, and Noredori. They waved warhammers and axes and shouted excitedly. I wish I could jump off the city wall right away and rush out to kill them all.
Although Balin, Duwalin, Ouyin, Bombur, and Orui didn't say anything, they all cast their hopeful eyes on Thorin.
But Fili's words greatly angered Thorin.
The king said angrily: "Am I not your king? Are my orders no longer effective? I swear in the name of Thorin Oakenshield, if anyone steps out of this gate, then I swear, the Turin dwarves will never belong to them again!"
At that moment, even Bilbo was frightened by the cold side of the dwarf king. Is this still the fearless and charming dwarf?
Is he still the same Thorin Oakenshield who would rather die than abandon his companions?
But when Bilbo and the dwarf looked at his angry eyes full of greed and selfishness, they had to believe that the dwarf had completely disappeared. The person in front of him is wearing the form of Thorin Oakenshield, wearing a crown, and sitting on a high throne, but inside is a selfish, cold-blooded, suspicious and willful monster named the King Under the Mountain.
"Thorin!"
Balin shouted desperately.
But the king under the mountain turned a deaf ear and walked away angrily.
The ruins of Riverdale on the other side.
Thranduil also rejected the proposal of Legolas and the dwarves to attack the orcs from both sides.
He said: "We have the advantage of terrain, and the elves' arrows can make these beasts pay a heavy price in the streets and within the cold walls. But if we go out to the plains, we will suffer unimaginable losses! The lives of the elves It is noble, and I will never allow it to be wasted here! We have fulfilled our promise to the hobbits and did not let the dwarves face those dirty and disgusting orcs alone! The rest is up to them. If they don't If they can hold on, then this is also their fate!”
In fact, Thranduil had already seen at this time that Dain's troops were deeply surrounded by orcs. Although many of the ruins of River Valley City are dilapidated, facing the valley, there is only a long stone bridge leading in and out of River Valley City. If the elves can hold on to this stone bridge, it will also put the orcs in a dilemma.
So he ordered the Elf Prince to lead most of the elves to hold on to the stone bridge to resist the upcoming counterattack by the orcs under Bolger.
And he led a small group of guards to sweep away the remaining orcs in the city.
The Elf King's strategy cannot be wrong.
But it is also full of cold-blooded meaning. In this way, Dain and the dwarves under his command were equivalent to being abandoned. They had to face many more enemies than they did. Although the dwarves of the Iron Hills, led by their leader, Dyne Ironfoot, repelled wave after wave of orc counterattacks, they could not get a break. machine, their numbers are decreasing rapidly.
"Thorin!"
Dain swung his warhammer heroically, killing one orc after another. The armor and beard on his body were stained with blood. He smashed the head of an orc with a hammer, and felt that the enemies would never be killed. He couldn't help calling out to the king and his compatriots for help: "Where are you? We need you!"
But in the chaotic battlefield, there were only the sounds of fighting between the two sides, and the screams of the dying dwarves and orcs.
It was at this time that a fourth army joined the fray.
"Uh-huh~~"
A sound of multiple horns, deeper than the horns of the Gundaba Orcs, suddenly sounded, causing the three parties to look at each other in shock.
I saw an army of orcs coming from the south wearing tattered leather armor and scattered iron armor. They were brandishing scimitars and wooden clubs. They were short in stature, with dim and ferocious eyes. Disgusting saliva flowed from their jagged and rotten teeth. Come down.
Their banners were seen by Thorin and Bilbo in the town buried deep in the mountains.
These are the orcs of the Misty Mountains.
Led by a newly elected tall orc, they screamed and finally arrived on the battlefield, and insidiously attacked the ruins of the river valley city occupied by the elves.
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