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Chapter 115 Fierce Beast (please subscribe!)
The path from the Woodland Kingdom to the Lonely Mountain is much simpler.

The Jungle River flows directly from the bottom of the kingdom, and along the river, the team will soon be able to reach the Long Lake, and through the Long Lake, the waterway leads to the lonely mountain.

The whole waterway is not only safe, but also fast.

The elves are very familiar with this route. The woodland kingdom is not a closed country. They will produce high-quality wine and cloth, and exchange materials with the outside world through the river, not only in Long Lake Town, but even along the dense forest river to the Anduin River. Up and down the river, the furthest trading range can reach Gondor.

Therefore, there are quite a lot of ships in the Woodland Kingdom.

There are more than 100 people, divided into four boats, all of which are small merchant ships, with sails that can be sailed by the wind. Of course, there are places on both sides to put down the oars for rowing when the wind is not strong enough.

These ships are naturally not as powerful as the sea ships in the world of Pirates of the Caribbean, but the ships made by elves are more exquisite, and they have a characteristic——

A ship made by elves can never capsize unless it is destroyed.

Well, in fact, not to mention ships, even wooden barrels made by elves, as long as they are intact, they will not tip over.

Townsend and the dwarves were all on one ship, besides Legolas, the elf prince, and several red-haired wood elves, and all the other elves were on three other ships.

Of course, Legolas didn't want to be crowded with the dwarves, but there was no way. On the one hand, someone had to be by Tang Sen's side to receive and deliver the news. If they can take up the oars and sell their strength, they will not add to the chaos.

Fortunately, all the way down the river, there is no need to control more complicated sails, and only a few elves on board are enough.

"I saw the Lonely Mountain!" Shalin shouted excitedly.

After leaving the dense forest, there was a flat river in front of him, and he was able to penetrate an extremely long distance to see the lonely mountain standing at the end of the earth.

Shalin pulled the side of the boat, trying to get her head above the side of the boat, so that she could have a better view of the mountain. After all, the elf's ship was not very friendly to her height.

"I have seen her countless times in my dreams, and she is even more majestic than I imagined! Thorin! Come and see!"

Thorin ignored him. After he came out of the woodland kingdom, he kept a straight face and was always on guard against the elves. Even if he saw the home of the dwarves for a long time, he didn't distract him.

"Traveler, our order is to escort you to the Lonely Mountain, but it doesn't include helping you deal with that evil dragon." Legolas didn't bother to pay attention to Thorin at all, but walked up to Tang Sen, and said, "Wait After arriving at the lonely mountain, we will wait for you at the foot of the lonely mountain for two days, and when the time comes, no matter whether you succeed or not, we will go back."

"War is coming, and the Woodland Kingdom needs our strength."

"Of course." Tang Sen was not surprised by the attitude of the elves. Just as he had guessed before, borrowing soldiers was just borrowing soldiers, and it was impossible for him to order these elves.

If it was a team of dwarves, Tang Sen could still operate it, and the elves, their arrogance made it impossible for them to turn their allegiance to him because of Mithril or other things that violated the elf king's order.

"Dealing with the dragon is a simple matter. I don't intend to borrow the power of the elves." Tang Sen said: "However, you don't have to rush back. Believe me, the army of the Woodland Kingdom will soon head towards the Lonely Mountain come."

"Simple thing." The corner of Legolas' mouth twitched. It was impossible for him to believe what the traveler said. In fact, he already believed that it was unwise for the Elf King to send himself to escort the other party. It doesn't make any sense other than that.

And, with these filthy dwarves!
He lost interest in continuing the conversation, and turned his head to the side to leave. At this moment, he was taken aback for a moment, and then took off the bow and arrow behind his back very quickly, and drew the bow like a cloud and flowing water.

Sorin, who had been on guard all the time, was startled and almost drew his weapon. Fortunately, Legolas's speed was extremely fast, and the arrow grazed the side of the ship and shot directly into the distance.

"Oc!"

Legolas did not look at the fruit of the arrow, but quickly looked around: "There are quite a few!"

Tang Sen quickly looked around, and saw densely packed black spots moving towards the two sides of the river, far away.

"We are above the river, and these Orcs are not too much of a threat," Tang Sen said.

"It doesn't really count, but it's not a good sign." Legolas frowned and said, "The Orcs have already appeared in this position, which means that their army is very close."

"They're coming sooner than we thought, and there are more of them."

"Five days." He said in a deep voice: "Up to five days, they will be able to trek to the bottom of the lonely mountain!"

"How long will it take us to reach the lonely mountain?" Tang Sen asked.

"If we keep going by water, it will take two days." Legolas replied: "However, the premise is that there will be no accidents on the way. Our enemies this time are not just Orcs."

"The Day of Durin is two days away." Thorin finally released his attention from the elf, looked at Tang Sen and said, "If we miss this day, then we may only have to dig through the main entrance of Erebor."

"That's equivalent to knocking on Smaug's door." Tang Sen shook his head: "We can't lure Smaug out, we have to enter the Lonely Mountain, that is Smaug's lair, but it also restricts its movement, only in specific places in the Lonely Mountain , my plan will be successful."

"Aren't you willing to tell us how you plan to deal with that dragon?" Thorin asked dissatisfied.

"You'll know soon enough."

The four boats lowered their oars and increased their speed. Along the way, scattered orcs and other dark creatures could often be seen on both sides, and the piers along the river were completely gone.

"I'm afraid that all the people nearby have taken refuge in Changhu Town." Legolas looked into the distance and said with some concern: "Only Changhu Town is considered a safe place for the time being."

Townsend remembered this small town that appeared in the original book. It was located in Long Lake and could only be entered by boat. When the Orc army did not prepare boats, as long as the gates were closed, it would be difficult to be captured. invasion.

Of course, this is only a temporary situation. If the whole area of ​​Gushan falls, then Changhu Lake will become a natural cage, and the humans in Changhu Town will be nothing more than turtles in an urn.

"Their target is us." Tang Sen said: "I think, no matter how slow the person in command of this army is, they should know our whereabouts."

"Don't worry, they have no way to catch up with our ship." Legolas said:

"The most dangerous place is under the lonely mountain. There must be a large number of enemies waiting for us there. As long as we are dragged back, what greets us will be submerged in the ocean of enemies."

"No matter what, the comfortable journey is over." Tang Sen said, "Cheer up, I have a hunch that even on a boat, it won't be so safe."

In the evening of the next day, Changhu Lake finally appeared in front of everyone. Under the setting sun, this vast lake looked like a dim mirror. The ancient well was silent and silent.

No more fishermen would dare to go out to fish before the war. In fact, there are already many Orc camps entrenched on the shore of Long Lake, and there are even figures of trolls looming in the jungle. They all come from the Misty Mountains , is the advance army of the army of darkness.

The atmosphere in the fleet was stagnant, and even the dwarves had no intention of confronting the elves. They did not have as long a lifespan as the elves. In fact, the worst battle the dwarves had experienced was in Moria. The battlefield and the battle of the Pale Orcs, and Sauron, the great enemy who almost swept across Middle-earth in the last era, only stayed in the legends of the dwarves.

It wasn't until this moment that they really realized why Gandalf's face changed when he talked about Sauron. The enemies he and the dwarves had encountered in the past were not at the same level at all. For a day and a night, on both sides of the Jungle River, Orcs were almost It never disappeared, just like this, it's just an advance army.

The dwarves couldn't imagine how huge the real army was, and then they realized in despair that this was not all of Sauron's army, but just random soldiers gathered temporarily, most of them without armor, and Sauron's The main force has always been in Mordor.

That great enemy is not something that one race can fight against. Let alone a single Iron Hill, even if all the dwarves in the entire Middle-earth continent appear on the battlefield, it may be difficult to match.

Only when humans, elves and dwarves unite can they resist each other.

"Tang Sen, we can win, right?" Even Sha Lin, who was always lively, became confused: "As you said, travelers always have a way."

"My method has already told you."

"Taming Smaug?" Sharin patted his forehead: "Although I believe you, well, I can't trust you."

She said discouragedly: "How can such a thing be done? You can't buy the dragon with Mithril, right?"

Without waiting for Tang Sen to answer, she lay on the deck with her head up and said to herself, "Forget it, I don't need to use my brain. Anyway, I am only responsible for protecting your safety. At most, you will die. Seeing the Lonely Mountain and Erebor before I die, I am content."

As she muttered, she suddenly narrowed her eyes.

"I seem to see something flying in the sky?"

"No! Flying over!"

A chilling voice came from high in the sky, and all the elves felt excited at the same time. The voice was like 1 desperate women screaming at the same time, making people feel cold from the tailbone to the sky.

"Dragon! It's a dragon!"

Someone shouted in horror, "Dragon attack!"

Tang Sen looked up and saw three hideous, huge creatures with wings and no scales, roaring sharply, attacking the fleet.

"This thing can't be called a dragon."

"Sauron's minions, the ring spirit's mount, I knew they would not be absent."

He shouted: "Meet the enemy!"

　Smaug is on his way!Post at night!

　
(End of this chapter)