In the long years, Sauron had many conspiracies, many of which were successful, and many of which failed; but none of them were as swift as today. I saw that as Ramas Ahor turned against him, the darkness shrouding the Holy White City began to dissipate, earlier than the time set by his master: fate betrayed Sauron at this moment, and the world turned around. And against him; victory slipped through his fingers as he stretched out his hand to grab it.
Sauron was extremely angry. He stood up from the throne, but his shadow stretched extremely long, almost touching the top of the palace wall. In this shadow, a very terrifying demon king was awakening. He had a crown made of steel. With malignant fire in his eyes, and his barbed iron gauntlets long and powerful; he still commanded armies and controlled great power. Mordor and the Variags in the south are advancing towards Minas Tirith, and he must consider whether to resist the coalition forces of Middle-earth here, or abandon this beautiful form.
In the end, Sauron made the biggest mistake in his long life: he did not run away as soon as possible - which in hindsight cost him his life; just because the great power of Minas Tirith Some wise people were sent out by him to guard Ramas Ahor. Many people in the city were humans and minions who were bewitched by him. They were willing to fight and die for the prime minister; and although he was afraid of Olofenwe and those who returned to the west, The Teleri elves had great power, but they underestimated the eldest son of the Silver King and did not think they could defeat him.
At that time, the trumpet in Shicheng sounded loudly, and hundreds of bells rang together, forming a music of shock and anger. The humans who were deceived by Sauron foolishly realized that they had been betrayed. Many people cursed Beregond II, thinking that he would die under the cold sword: they pulled up deadly arrows and piled them on the trebuchet. Full of stones, he vowed to live and die with Shicheng.
Berigand II heard the curse of his compatriots. He became old and rickety, and the vitality almost left his body. Even Aragorn and Adrasil could not restore his will, and he chose to self-exile. He left Gondor alone before the battle began.
Some people say that he went to the east and died in loneliness and sorrow. Some people say that he eventually went to another continent outside of Middle-earth and settled there. But no matter what, he was never heard from again in Middle-earth, and the legend of Lord Pelagir ended.
in the mean time.
Frightened and uneasy, innocent people hid in their houses and prayed to all known gods to stop this terrible war. Regarding the dispute between the prime minister and the king, they really couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong, and they didn't know that the tide of fate had turned, doom was already in front of them, and a dark fear enveloped them.
At that time, trumpets sounded outside the city and horseshoes formed in formation. The Northern Allied Forces crossed Lamas Ehor like a tide and surrounded Minas Tirith.
Gandalf and Aragorn rejoined the commander of the coalition forces, and Adrasil was ordered to appease the surrendered Gondor humans - no one would ask them to immediately join the war against their own people, which was a disservice to both parties. Wise command.
"Your Highness, if possible, please be more patient and listen to the voices of the people who are besieged. They are not corrupt people. They were only deceived by Sauron before they picked up weapons." Gandalf bowed to the eldest son of the Silver King, with an expression on his old face. He looked worried.
But Aratu is a very majestic prince, he is more like a king than his brothers; and he also vowed to make Sauron pay the price. This oath continues to echo in Aratu's heart. We don't know what will happen. Whether it brings glory or sorrow, he said: "Mithrandil, we all know that peace will not fall out of thin air, and light will not drive out darkness with just a mouth."
He pointed at the stone city not far away, and at the Gondor humans who were trembling but refused to put down their crossbows and arrows and chose to surrender. He said slowly but resolutely: "If I could, I would not let blood and Fire spread across the great city, but Sauron's lies were sharper than swords and deadlier than venom! The humans of Gondor also heard the truth, but you see, the bows and arrows in the hands of humans were not aimed at them The real enemy."
The departure of Beregond II made Aragorn extremely sad and uneasy. He said: "But we all know that this is not their true wish."
But at that time, the power of the oath burned in Aratu's heart, and Aratu was tired of human beings' stubbornness, so he said without hesitation: "No need to say anymore, I have made up my mind! Because blind kindness will only make people feel Cowardice! Moreover, our enemies are coming from the north and south. I cannot let the humans in this city stab us in the back when we are at war with our enemies!"
The human generals headed by Aragorn were silent.
So Aratu ordered his men to blow the horns and issue an order not to hesitate to fight.
"Uh-huh."
Huge trumpets sounded and the army began to move.
At that time, the Ellinvorn and the dwarves replaced the Gondor humans led by Aragorn as the left wing, and Aragorn led the Gondor humans to guard Lamas Ehor together with Éomer; Orofinwe led the elves to become the left wing. On the right wing; the army of the Kingdom of Elpera and the tree people, as the main siege party, first occupied a large area of the main entrance.
"That was not a wise command," sighed Gandalf. The gray-robed wizard asked Halbarad, "As Deputy Prime Minister, do you think so too? Even though you know that the order of the son of Turka is not a wise move?"
Halbarad couldn't help but stand up after hearing this. He saluted the prince and begged him to give the humans of Gondor another chance. He said this: "We have all seen your kindness, but it is not enough. Your Highness, humans and elves are both your subjects. We should not kill each other. This has no benefit except making the enemy laugh. .”
Éomer also spoke: "Son of Turka, these are not disobedient words. Please listen: A wise king should know which order is more beneficial to his subjects. The light of life is fragile and perishable. We should not But they disappeared here in vain.”
But everyone's suggestions could not shake the determination of the eldest son of the Silver King. His words were like biting cold wind and like a murderous sword. He said: "Don't you all promise to be loyal? But why do my subordinates always disobey my orders? If so, they can leave, because I There is no place in the royal palace for those who serve and violate the law."
At that time, everyone was shocked. Olofenwei even tried to persuade the young Aratu, believing that the ministers were only fulfilling their responsibilities and that Aratu should not blame them.
As his persuasion was wiser and more patient, Aratu remained silent for a long time and replied: "I am not happy about this war, but I never want to hear any more disobedience."
When Olofenwei heard this, he lowered his head and said no more.
Although some people were very reluctant, everyone still stood on the side of the eldest son of the Silver King. "If this is your order," they said.
Aratu became extremely majestic, and his golden vertical pupils shone with light, as if his father was possessed. The sunlight shone on his tall and strong body, sacred and noble, "This is my order." He said.
But in fact, everyone knows that, as Aratu said, peace will not fall out of thin air. When the humans of Gondor chose to take up the sword, their fate was doomed. This is cruel, but we cannot say that Aratu is wrong.
"Beard of Turin." Findin II also became serious. "I won't say whether this is wise or not, but the dwarves have promised to serve Lore Odgon, so let us despise all hesitations! baruk khazad! khazad ai-mênu!”
At that time, Treebeard also participated in this battle. He and his people all received the blessing of Turka - thanks to the blessings of the Valar, the tree people who migrated north were led by Vladliv, and many new tree people were born from Huorn. This almost It was the first time in thousands of years that their race had new members. All treants are Elpera's strongest allies, except for the elves and the dwarves of Khazad-dûm.
"Hom, Hulum!" He waved his long arms and stood on the left side of Aratu, "Come on, come on, this is the last battle of the tree people, let us use stones and metals that we originally hate. , destroy the Dark Lord's conspiracy, even though it may not be wise."
Vladlif and the other tree men responded with long and mighty shouts, which made the walls of Minas Tirith tremble——
During the days when Aragorn and Éomer gathered the Gondor humans who were willing to surrender, Aratu ordered the dwarves who were good at forging to build many siege tools. They were creations of metal and wood, exuding violence and possessing the power of destruction. The breath, even the elves can't do it better than the dwarves.
As a result, the most brutal siege of the Third Age broke out in Minas Tirith.
At that time, the shrill and loud horns sounded one after another. All the humans in Stone City who heard the terrible horns opened their eyes in despair, and the timid ones covered their ears; Sauron came down from the throne with a look on his face. Laughing triumphantly. But in fact, if he had been more cautious and had a more thorough plan, he might not have lost the chance of winning.
But he himself did think that the son of the Silver King was too simple at that time, which led to his subsequent failure.
The terrible war machines of the Northern Kingdoms, driven by the trees, moved forward slowly but surely; the humans of Minas Tirith, under the roar of their generals, began to take the lead in attacking. Look, the huge stone cut through the air, made a roaring cry, and hit the Northern Allied Forces hard on the head. Blood flowed and the flesh of the warriors was broken. Deadly iron arrows flew, and the sound of armor and flesh being pierced was endless. .
Since the Northern Alliance led by Aratu is much larger in number than Gondor, and their morale is higher, and they are more willing to die for the eldest son of the Silver King, even if people around them continue to fall, they still take determined steps, Launched an attack on the most famous city in the human world.
The elves led by Olofenwe are better at archery than humans, and their arrows can take away many humans on Sauron's side every time, even if they do have intolerance and sadness in their hearts. Under their suppression, the humans in Stone City quickly lost their firepower; the war machines forged by the dwarves were even more terrifying, throwing huge stones hundreds of meters away, accurately hitting the trebuchet of Minas Tirith. . Some kind of rotating flying blade with a steel cable shattered all the arrows shot by the humans that the elves had not killed, and hit the wall of the stone city heavily; the tree man roared, with great force and heavy force, and Minas Tili The city walls and steel gates of Si were shaken by their deep-rooted pulling and beating.
Two thick tree men who looked like banyan trees pushed a cloud cart and slammed into the white city wall. The heavily armed Elpera soldiers rushed out and fought with the humans of Stone City: Steel Blade Gnaw Bite, creak, the ax blade splits the armor, blood spurts and bones break. Humans are killing each other, and elves and dwarves are also affected.
Findin II wielded his ax and hammer, taking away the lives of Gondor humans one after another, but he was not happy, "I curse him, the Unspeakable One! Curse him and his conspiracy like stone The block shattered under the iron felt! Curse him to fall into darkness forever and never see the light of day!"
He and his people fought hard in the crowd until he was surrounded by humans. At that time, humans and dwarves, just like the chosen second children and adopted children, fought in the mortal world, and many of them died. But sadly, none of them were blessed.
Ah, even though a thousand years have passed, the tragedy of this battle still makes future generations lament. Countless families in Gondor were destroyed in this battle, many of which could even be traced back to the days of Númenor. Orui and Oin, two thirteen dwarves who had participated in the Lonely Mountain adventure, also died in this battle and the later Battle of Pelennor Fields. Sadness fell on both humans and dwarves.
"There is no winner in this battle," Gandalf sighed.
"This is the tragedy of this era we live in, and we cannot escape it." Aratu drew out his sword Alan Rusi and vowed to cut off Sauron's shadow over the heads of humans, elves, dwarves and treants. He drove the white horse directly to the steel gate of Minas Tirith, "But one thing is for sure: no matter who is in front of me, I will crush him as always!"
At that time, young Aratu's eyes were gleaming with rage. Like Vera, the blood of the dragonborn inherited from his father was flowing crazily in his body. He waved Aran Rusi with all his strength, and saw a dazzling light. Red and blue rays of light suddenly erupted. The giant door, which was beaten by Treebeard and his clansmen and made Haloxylon tremble by the shaking, shattered amidst the roar and attack of the son of the silver-white king. The iron pieces flew out like rain and pierced through. Countless Gondor humans behind the door.
"Sauron, come out and let us end this history!" Aratu led Orofinwe and Aragorn, with the wizard beside him, and rushed in from the gate of Minas Tirith.
Behind them, the coalition of humans, elves, dwarves, and treants cheered loudly.
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