Let's not mention the gray robe wizards who left the team. After all, they are always elusive and have their own rules. If they think they should leave, no one can stop them.
On the fifth day after the Battle of Collapse, the allied forces of China and Earth left Edoras and headed toward Gondor along the North-South Road.
The first to set off was Aragorn. He followed the wizard's advice and prepared to lead a group of wanderers and the cavalry under Éomer's command to drive directly to Caer Andros without stopping.
At the gates of Edoras, Princess Eowyn called to Aragorn. In just a few days, this beautiful princess has already been deeply in love. She loves Aragorn and doesn't want him to leave.
Aragorn turned around and saw her dressed in white, like a shimmering light in the morning light, but her eyes were burning.
She said: "Please take care of yourself, because I don't want to hear sad condolences anymore. And why do you have to go in such a hurry? If possible, can't you follow the army?"
"Because I have no choice." He said, "This is my responsibility. Eowyn, Sauron is poisoning my homeland, and I cannot let them be deceived by the Dark Lord and embark on the path of tragedy."
She was silent for a moment, as if thinking about the meaning of his words. Then, she suddenly put her hand on his arm. "You are a strong leader and have a strong will," she said. "If you must go, please allow me to go with you. I am tired of hiding behind men. I want nothing more than to face danger and fight."
"Your duty is to be with your people," he replied.
"I always hear about responsibility!" she cried, "but am I not also from the Eol family? I am a female warrior, not a nanny! I have been hesitating and waiting for too long. Since everyone is waiting for that If I strive brightly, can’t I live the life I long for?”
He replied, "Princess, you have done it! You have saved the king, and when we are all gone, does it not fall to you to govern the people?"
"Why am I always chosen?" she said bitterly. "Should I be left behind every time the cavalry goes off to war? I take care of the house while they gain a distinguished reputation, and then provide food and shelter for them when they return. ?”
“Perhaps a time will come soon when no one returns,” he said. “At that time, bravery without outstanding reputation will be needed, because no one will survive to remember those deeds in the final battle to protect your homeland. . But those heroic deeds will not fade away just because there is no one to praise them."
She replied: "What you really mean by these words is that you are a woman and your duty is to stay at home; but when a man dies with honor in battle, you are free to be burned at home because A man no longer needs a home. But I am from the Eol family, and I am not a maid. I can ride a horse, I can wield a sword, and I am not afraid of pain or death."
"Then what are you afraid of, princess?" he asked.
"Afraid of the cage," she said. "Afraid of being behind the fence, getting used to it, getting old and infirm, and having all the opportunities to do great things disappear and never get them back, or have no intention of doing them."
"I don't deny that women can also hold swords." Éomer said: "But Aragorn is right, sister, our uncle still needs your care, our people also need your care, you should not be willful."
"One can persuade others in this way," she said, "but you cannot! If you remember, then remember that it was I who persuaded you to go north and find new hope! If anyone needs to stay, then I hope this This time it’s you, my brother!”
Éomer was speechless.
"I'm not asking you to escape danger." Aragorn sighed: "Perhaps you rush to the battlefield, wave your sword, and win fame and victory there. But how can the war be filled with only cheers and no sorrow? I don't want to see it. A noble and outstanding thing has been needlessly thrown away. So please stay. Your mission is not in the South."
Éowyn looked at him steadily, tears welling up in her eyes, which almost broke the hearts of those who saw it.
But in the end, both Aragorn and Éomer turned their heads away.
"Those who follow you go not only for fame and victory, but also because they don't want to be separated from you - because they love you." After saying that, she turned and left, disappearing within the walls of Edoras.
Éomer looked at Aragorn and said, "You have shouldered another responsibility, Aragorn."
Aragorn was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "Maybe, but this is not what I want."
"You must not let her down." At that time, many people saw Princess Rohan's affection for the descendants of Isildur. As an elder brother, Éomer did not want his sister to be harmed. He said: "Because This is not an order as a prince, but a request as an elder brother."
Aragorn was silent.
After this, the army set off.
Aragorn and Éomer led the vanguard and rushed out of Edoras like arrows.
They ran along the North-South Avenue. They crossed the Snowy River, crossed Anorion, and entered the land of Gondor.
At that time, the white King of Gondor's flag fluttered in the wind, and the light of Elendil's star shone for eternity.
All the humans of Gondor who witnessed the glory of these two were greatly shocked.
A rumor began to spread in the lands of Gondor. Many people are saying: Isildur's descendant is back, and he will take back his kingly title!
So, when the troops led by Aragorn arrived at the First War of Light, the Middle-earth coalition led by Turka encountered the first checkpoint in the human world when they returned home - Caer Andros, that place. The lord walked out of his strong fortress and looked at the noble flag and Aragorn's majestic face with surprise.
Aragorn also saw the nervous, hopeful and fearful faces of his people. He stepped out from the crowd and shouted to the humans on the west bank of the Anduin River: "I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, Isildur." Descendants, I will come as promised and take back the power that belongs to me! If you have not forgotten your old oath, you should know that this is a natural cycle!"
"Isildur's bloodline has been extinguished! You are nothing more than a deceiver who speaks arrogant words!" The lord was frightened and uneasy.
At that time, the Gondor soldiers on the other side saw Aragorn's majestic face and the star of Elendil above his head. Many people thought of the rumors and legends circulating among the humans of Gondor, and began to doubt in their hearts.
But the chaos on the city walls was suppressed by the lord's personal guards, because if he recognized Aragorn's identity, it would mean that he would become the enemy of Minas Tirith. But all the lords who dared to disobey Sauron, who went by the pseudonym Orlandil, were killed. Now the new lord knew the power of the one who sat on the chancellor's throne.
Therefore, he chose to turn a blind eye. He cursed the people on the other side as thieves usurping the country and refused to surrender.
This made the generals extremely angry, and Éomer even cursed angrily, saying that when the army arrived, the place would be burned to the ground.
But they were all dissuaded by Aragorn.
He took off the gem on his forehead, took off his gorgeous clothes, walked to the shore like an ordinary vagabond, and said loudly to the people on the other side: "If my name is not enough to make you feel happy, Surrender, then I hope that the noble and honorable people of Gondor have not forgotten the name Thorongil!"
He pulled out Andulil and stuck it on the wet shore. He walked into a canoe alone and rowed the oars in an attempt to reach the other shore.
Éomer quickly jumped off his horse, walked a few steps quickly, jumped onto the boat, and held his shield to protect him.
Aragorn did not stop.
They landed ashore amid tension between the two sides, and then Aragorn went to the walls of Cair Andros and called to his countrymen to join the side of the light.
"This is a traitor!" The lord was shocked and frightened. He shouted loudly and ordered his men to fire arrows: "Anyone who listens to this absurd statement will be punished by the prime minister!"
But the soldiers did not obey his orders. Because they have never forgotten the name Thorongil, many people think of the hero who saved their lives and the lives of their families in the darkest times.
I also saw the dusty atmosphere in the north, batch after batch of heroic and high-spirited humans, as well as the legendary races appearing one by one. Various flag bearers carrying royal flags and heralds riding big horses galloped back and forth.
Then chaos broke out.
Some people are unwilling to fight Thorongil, while others feel that the great king in the north does not look like a tyrant who robbed their homeland.
As a result, people loyal to the prime minister and those with conscience began to quarrel.
In the chaos, a voice shouted: "If we don't obey the true king's command, who should we obey? Thorongil! Thorongil! The savior of the common people, the sword of Ithilien!"
The voices grew from small to loud, and finally converged into a mighty shout.
The lord was horrified to death. He and his bodyguards were killed by the rioting soldiers. Those who refused to submit were either arrested or killed on the spot.
When everything settled, the door of Cael Andros burst open amid the chaos. The guards here welcomed Aragorn and Éomer into the strong fortress.
"The return of the king is nothing more than this!"
Éomer put away his shield and bowed slightly to Aragorn respectfully.
Aragorn was silent. Because although not many people were killed, many people did die. This has to be said to be a tragedy. The power of the human world has once again been weakened in this avoidable turmoil.
And Aragorn's first order after taking power was to release all those who refused to submit.
He said.
"As I said, I came here this time only to kill the dark shadow entrenched in Minas Tirith. Many of you have been deceived. The Silver King is not a tyrant who seizes other people's homes. I hope When you go back, you can promote this to more people.”
As a result, those who chose to believe in Aragorn cheered even louder, and the sound resounded through the clouds, echoing continuously in the mountains; the cheers and noise gathered into a huge noise that filled the entire northern coast, like the roar of a riot, making everyone in the distance Everyone who heard it was full of surprise.
In fact, when the freed men brought news of the fall of Cair Andros back to Rammas Echor, the outer wall that surrounded the Pelennor Fields, it was Minas An important fortification of the city of Tilith. It starts at the foot of the mountains, stretches for more than ten leagues, and returns to the foot of the mountains, surrounding the Pelennor Fields and protecting them within the wall.
The entire plain is a beautiful and fertile city-state, with long gentle slopes and terraces sloping toward the lower Anduin River.
The northeast end of the wall is the furthest away from the main gate of Baicheng, four leagues away. From there, you can overlook the flat and long river beach from the undulating slope bank.
This section of the wall was built high and strong, for the road from the fords and bridges of Osgiliath passed here by a walled causeway and through a gate guarded by two towers, which were well-fortified. The nearest part of the wall to the city was in the southeast section, about a league distant.
In South Ithilien, the great river Anduin makes a big circle around the hills of Emin Arnen and then turns sharply to the west. The outer wall stands on the river bank here. Under the wall is the wharf and moorings of Harold. At this place, ships traveling upstream from the southern fiefdom docked here.
——Minas Tirith was indeed shocked.
They couldn't believe that the important northern town of Caer Andros had fallen so easily.
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"Descendants of Isildur? How is this possible? Are you sure you read it correctly?" someone asked the shocked guys.
"Actually, this is the case." One of the people who was released said: "The king's flag is true, and the star of Elendil cannot be forged. He calls himself Aragorn, the son of Arathorn, and the sword in his hand is the legendary Saint Nasir. sword."
Then everyone in Ramas Ehor was in an uproar.
Many people are talking about the news of the king's return, and are beginning to doubt the orders coming from the city - Sauron deceived them, saying that the Northern Kingdom came to seize their homeland and eliminate human orthodoxy, but if the other party is a descendant of Isildur , then do they still need to fight?
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
After all, as Aragorn said, he was here to take back his power. The prime minister only serves as a transitional person to maintain this authority in the days without a king, and has no power to block it.
And - "The king is Thorongir!"
This astonishing news also spread quickly in Minas Tirith as the released people spread it. Many people never forgot the name of the hero. They talked excitedly and weirdly about the old civilian hero. Become a king and return to save this great stone city.
This made Sauron very angry, and he sent a large number of minions who surrendered to him, many of whom were Gondor humans who were deceived by him. They ordered everyone not to speak of rumors about the descendants of Isildur, and those who disobeyed the order were thrown into dark and dank dungeons.
As a result, chaos further broke out in Gondor.
In fact, when Aratu heard the news. He was amazed at what Aragorn had done and thought it was a good thing.
He is not a cruel king. If the humans of Gondor can return from their lost ways, the resistance faced by the coalition forces will naturally be weakened a lot.
So, he deliberately slowed down to give Aragorn more time to 'persuade' the humans south of Cair Andros.
