Chapter 1 The Black Sky

The sky remained a gloomy black, as if rolling black clouds were about to press down on the ground. The dark gray clouds churned, even swallowing the highest part of the Minas Tirith, the Tower of Ecthelion, into the mist. Reaching out a hand, one felt only the pattering of drizzle. Even staying inside the tent and roasting by the fire, the dryness in front only made the dampness on one's back all the more vivid, a lingering stickiness that could not be shaken off.

Ever since the astonishing reversal of the battle situation on the Pelennor Fields, Sauron had not been discouraged by the deaths of two hundred thousand Orc legionaries and those southern followers and war elephants. Because he had also seen the great results, for him, even if the battle was lost now, being able to sever the line of Isildur's royal bloodline was worth the fight!

He also knew very clearly that being able to turn the previous dangerous situation into a stalemate was already a hard-won victory.

So, the excited Sauron poured more divine power into this area. This damp weather was like genital warts to sex, seriously damaging the bowstrings of the ranged weapons guarding Minas Tirith. As for the Umbar pirates, who were to be the main fighting force, they would feel uncomfortable if they weren't exposed to the dampness.

At this time, two days had passed since that battle. The two sides stubbornly stalemated, seemingly waiting for their own reinforcements. Saruman's elite Uruk-Hai legions on Sauron's side had been on their way for two days, led by Feren, an archer even more powerful than Lurz.

After hearing the bad news about Aragorn, the Elven King Elrond agreed to his daughter's request and tacitly allowed the princess Arwen to lead a small part of his people to rush to avenge her fiancé. Without a doubt, if these elves entered Minas Tirith and participated in the city defense battle, then the difficulty of defending the city would increase tenfold. After all, the arrival of a sharpshooter like Feren could not hide the fact that the Uruk-Hai were not good at ranged attacks.

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At this time, a group of dark side leaders also gathered in front of the 3D structure diagram of Minas Tirith. Under the illumination of satellites, the situation here was clear at a glance. The human alliance directly abandoned the second, third, and fourth walls, and then held the fifth wall to the death.

Because the length of the fifth wall was only about half the length of the first wall, and the attacking side had to follow a winding path like a mountain road when launching a large-scale attack. Therefore, there was ample space for early warning. In addition, the shorter wall could greatly make up for the shortage of manpower.

After the defenders made such arrangements, Fang Senyan and the others also felt extremely troubled. Could Minas Tirith, the most dangerous city on the mainland, be unworthy of its name? With the enemy retreating like this, if they wanted to attack the city on a large scale, just getting from the foot of the first wall to the gate of the fifth wall would probably take five or six kilometers.

Specifically, the road was in the shape of a "bow." First, enter from the city gate on the left side of the first wall, then walk forward fifty meters to reach the bottom of the second wall. Walk two or three kilometers along the right side to reach the rightmost city gate of the second wall. After entering, you have to continue to repeat the above procedure, reach the bottom of the third wall, and then walk a long way to the left to reach the rightmost third city gate... And in the process of walking, you have to constantly endure the opponent's bombardment. If ordinary troops were moving forward, they would have already been shot to the point of collapse.

"According to the latest data we have, the enemy's lords are also sparing no expense to exchange for a batch of manpower. The defense force has reached about three thousand people," Jax, the person in charge of the Blue Light Team, said with a gloomy expression.

"In fact, those damned pirates are completely useless. We are very passive when attacking the city. Relying on the city walls, the enemy can inflict amazing damage on us."

"We're not here to listen to your discouraging words," Besivin said dismissively. After trading with Fang Senyan and the others, Besivin, who held the Sword of Kings, could be said to have multiplied his say in the team. With this weapon, he successfully won over more than 70% of the elite members of the team, preparing to show their talents in the future Lord of the Rings world.

For Besivin, the way he looked at the problem was from the enemy's perspective - even if the Elven reinforcements came, those few hundred reinforcements were just a small fight! Would the other party dare to come out to fight?

Before, surrounded by a large army, Fang Senyan and the others had resolutely defended the Dark Grand Hall and killed Aragorn, turning the tables. Now, these people almost all had a legendary equipment in their hands, especially that MT. I'm afraid he was the first strong man in their term of contractors to possess a legendary quality shield! With this group of people guarding the Dark Spring Hall, it was almost impossible to fall. Since their side was already in an invincible position, then it should be the other party who should be worried.

"Actually, the formation of the current situation is because our plan at that time actually had some areas that were not considered thoroughly." Under Fang Senyan's instruction, Reef said very seriously:

"The area and time of the flood were at least a third less than our previous prediction time. The biggest reason for this is that we forgot one thing. We didn't include the big pit under Minas Tirith that was created by the earthquake in our prediction."

The earthquake below Minas Tirith was a classic masterpiece created by the Human Alliance's contractor think tank. It cleverly destroyed more than 80% of the attacking side's siege equipment in one fell swoop, and also left a terrifying scar on the earth under Minas Tirith.

When Fang Senyan and the others breached the dam to flood the city, this scar on the earth swallowed at least one-fifth of the river water, which directly led to varying degrees of decline in the degree of mud and the amount of floodwater.

"If there was no big pit, the current defenders should not exceed two thousand people," Reef concluded. "But the problem we have to face now is, do we continue to seek stability and wait for reinforcements to arrive, or do we try to launch a strong attack to end the war before those damned elves arrive?"

"If the elves come, we will be even more passive," Jax pointed out the hidden danger very simply: "The elves can launch a fatal blow from five hundred meters away. Darkness will become their ally. They can completely take advantage of the night to constantly harass and sneak attack. The high perception in the darkness makes them difficult to be ambushed, and our army will be slowly consumed in their attrition guerrilla warfare."

Besivin smiled triumphantly:

"Although the elves are powerful, these sissies in the forest have a fatal weakness. This weakness should be on me and Mr. Zi. I believe they will not be able to bear it and will come to fight us to the death as soon as they arrive. Because the woman leading them, oh, it should be the widow-to-be, should have the will to die. As long as this Andúril and the Evenstar necklace appear in front of Arwen, how can she bear not to rush over?"

It can be said that Jax's statement has its own reasons, and Besivin's intention judgment is not wrong. Fang Senyan closed his eyes at this time and considered carefully for a while:

"Have you considered the issue of attacking the reinforcements?"

Besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements is a very common tactic. However, although it is common, it is still often used. The reason is that this is completely a scheme-like plan. The reinforcements have to be rescued and have to come. Then the attackers who are waiting for work in this regard have naturally occupied a great advantage.

Besivin pondered:

"The method of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements is not bad, but the people in Minas Tirith must have a very close communication with the elves. Unless the people in Minas Tirith encounter a dangerous situation that cannot be solved and then raise the beacon fire, this may lead to the elves' formation being in chaos and rushing to get on the road overnight, which is easy to enter the trap. But..."

Besivin was saving face for Fang Senyan, but the implied meaning behind it was not directly stated, but there was no doubt that how to make the people in Minas Tirith feel strong pressure was imminent.

Fang Senyan had already said at this time:

"Before that, we have to do two things. The first thing is to deal with the damned city walls of Minas Tirith! Our people have to rush to the bottom of the fifth wall. If we advance according to normal rules, then we have to endure the rain of arrows and walk several kilometers."

Speaking of this, Fang Senyan sneered:

"Then we won't take the route the enemy wants us to take! In fact, the straight-line distance from the city gate of the first wall to the fifth city gate is only three hundred meters, and according to field investigations, Minas Tirith only has the first wall built extremely strong, and the quality of the remaining walls is somewhat bad, not to mention that the Gondorian stewards for hundreds of years do not seem to have put their minds on this."

Jax said with some disdain:

"No matter how bad the quality is, it's still a city wall. In this era without firearms, do you rely on the pirates to dig it?"

Fang Senyan said lightly:

"So, our team has made a decision and is preparing to make an investment."

After Fang Senyan's words were spoken, as if to annotate his words, a very shrill roar suddenly came from outside. The sound had a very obvious sharpness and penetrating power, very unique. As soon as you heard it, it was the sharp cry of an elephant!

Immediately afterwards, the earth vibrated slightly, and there were abnormal ripples in the cups held by everyone...

The symbolic creature from the southern Haradrim, the most terrifying siege weapon to date, made its appearance again!

After some discussion, Fang Senyan and the others actually exchanged for this terrifying weapon! Mammoth war elephants! You must know that the contribution points and Sauron badges consumed to exchange for this thing are almost close to the value of legendary equipment, and this thing is still disposable and cannot be taken back!

But it must be said that this step has already hit the human alliance's vital point! With this war weapon that is more than ten meters high, the advantage of the city wall is just a bubble.