The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth

Chapter 704 The Autumn Harvest in 2944 of the Third Era

"It seems our plan can go ahead!" Roland said with excitement as he looked at the endless waves of wheat outside the city.

"..." The corner of Yun Feng's mouth twitched. Just be happy. After all, you have a bigger head than a vampire. Capitalists even shed tears when they saw you! These ten sets of knight armor are covered with the sweat and tears of the great wise man Yun Feng...

"This year should be a good harvest year, right? Isn't this food enough?" Darien Nightblade looked at the "rolling" waves of wheat and was a little surprised. After all, he really couldn't imagine how much food the entire kingdom needed to consume in a year.

"It looks like a lot, but it's actually quite a bit short!" Before Yun Feng and Roland could speak, Ormsk said in a daze. It seems that the food problem in Lagrand has not stopped since the establishment of the kingdom!

"Yes, you have to buy what you need! After all, we still need to reserve some emergency food for Ismir and Apophis Breo!" Roland nodded. The population problem over Ismir is not big now, it's just that there are too many It only consumes a few bags of grain, but Apophis Breo's harvest this year has been reduced by at least half, which is very harmful! The food needed by thousands of people in the entire Lion Leader is not a small amount! Although King Elon promised to help Apophis Breo, he felt more at ease without one of his own.

"That's true." Darien Nightblade nodded clearly. Of course he knew how badly Apophis Breo's Lion Leader had beaten him! It is no exaggeration to say that the dog’s brain has been blown out! This battle directly destroyed the Lion Leader's war potential in the next few years. Apophis Breo will have to live with his tail between his legs for a long time.

"It's September now, and the autumn harvest is about to begin! The weather has been good recently, and the sun is shining brightly. It's time for the army that has been idle all summer to get active!" Roland looked at the calm sky and said.

"Omsk, let the soldiers enter a state of combat readiness! I don't want blind enemies to break into the kingdom and affect the autumn harvest!" Roland ordered directly and forcefully. The autumn harvest is to compete with God for time, in case a continuous rain in autumn passes. , you don’t need the wheat that hasn’t been harvested yet, so it’s business to pack it up and put it in storage as soon as the sky is clear and cloudless!

"Okay, Your Highness! Starting tomorrow, all soldiers will be on combat readiness patrol! I guarantee that every inch of the field will be under the protection of our soldiers!" Ormsk hammered his chest and said seriously.

"Well, I believe in your loyalty, but I don't believe in the bottom line of the orcs!" Roland thought of unpleasant things with a dark face. In the end, Roland knew about the battle in the dark forest. The star elves informed the entire alliance about the battle situation. Only then did Roland know that the orcs in Dol Guldur were again eyeing the Kingdom of Lagrand! Roland hadn't even bothered them yet, but these bastards were targeting Roland first? If Eovia hadn't brought the star elves to give them a hard blow in the dark forest, Roland probably wouldn't have known that there was a warg spy targeting him.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, not a single Orc can appear in front of you alive!" Ormsk said firmly. The current strength of the Laglang Kingdom has greatly increased. It is no longer the small force that can be manipulated by the Orcs at will. It is really to Laglang. The Lang Kingdom became anxious. They were fully capable of building a fortress belonging to the orcs with human lives! Just tell me whether Gambada and Dolgo are afraid of them!

"Say hello to the brothers for me, they will have to work hard during this period!" Roland nodded, and the Lagrand Kingdom had no choice but to pull out infantry to fill the long defense line! After all, he still suffered from the scarcity of cavalry. Although Roland was not short of horses, he was short of food to feed the horses! You don’t really think that you can feed a horse by giving it a handful of straw, do you? Without supplementary nutrients such as eggs, soybeans, and wheat, the horse will lose weight faster than you! You wouldn't expect a group of skinny horses to charge with fully armed cavalry, would you?

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This year's autumn harvest is very peaceful. The entire northern border is quietly harvesting crops. Everyone is working hard without disturbing the river. Whether it is River Valley State, Lagland or Akvia on the other side, everyone is grabbing it. time! The orcs were also very discerning and did not bother them for a long time. Except for some hungry and dizzy wasteland orcs who ran into a neat array of guns as if seeking death, the real elite orcs did not show up...

Thank you for the Forbidden Curse War in Lao Pass! This battle completely made Raglan famous! If the Dragon Knights were just a thorn in the side of the Ring Spirits, then the Ring Spirits would be really scared after this forbidden spell was thrown down! In addition, the trio of Ringwraiths in Gambada Fortress were almost beaten to the point of autism, and the Ringwraiths became a little more cautious towards the Kingdom of Raglan...

What Roland didn't know was that he was almost defeated by the Witch King of Angmar in this battle. This was also the main reason why the Witch King of Angmar sneaked back into Mordor. The Witch King of Angmar, who had not recovered from his injuries, was here. A new injury was added to the forbidden curse duel. After much thought, he finally decided to return to Mordor to welcome his king back to the world!

As the last grain of grain was put into the warehouse, Roland's hanging heart was completely relieved. What was left was to dry the grain and shell it. The wheat grains are eaten by people, and the bran can also be used as a meal for the horses! With the new grains in hand, Roland felt more confident. After all, he had never dared to make any big moves before. The fragile economy of the kingdom did not support Roland's ambitions, which were comparable to those of Li Er and Zhu Si. Roland almost got maggots after spending several months in the castle! Apart from riding horses and hunting every day, the only thing left is playing Nyx...

Now that he has food as a basis for support, Roland dares to wait and see the land in the south. However, it is obvious that Roland belongs to the kind of low-level person with high vision and skill. The Lagrand Kingdom's current military strength and infrastructure are not enough for Roland to occupy the land. Coupled with the serious constraints on productivity, our King Roland’s southern expedition plan has once again come to nothing...

"Ah~ It's so boring!" Roland was lying on the table, why didn't an orc suddenly jump out and declare war on him, so that he could have a chance to vent his anger legitimately? After all, Roland's waist can't stand spending all day at home with Nicks studying the art of human anatomy!

"Bang!" The door was rudely opened. Roland raised his eyelids and wanted to say some very affectionate greetings, but found that it was his own canonized Archduke of Lordaeron, Vervay, who rushed in angrily.

"What's wrong? Your wife has given birth to a baby? Are you in such a hurry?" Roland teased patiently. After all, it is difficult for the elegant Elf King to appear in such a violent scene.

"What else are you asking? It's urgent! Your mercenaries are going crazy in the south!" Verve looked at Roland in shock.

"You don't know?" Verve tried.

"What should I know? What happened?" Roland was confused.

"An orc clan from the south crossed the Swift River and wanted to settle on the Raglan Plain. They happened to be discovered by those top goblin scouts. Your general Ormsk had already led the Goblin knights to hunt down these people. It's an orc!" Verve said bitterly with a grimace on his face. He was kidnapped by Ormsk because he was too close to these people that day. Now these Goblin Knights are so angry that they have gone to the south bank with Ormsk. Verve, who had a premonition that things were out of control, hurriedly ran towards the Swift River City...

At this moment, on the north bank of the Swift River, a group of Goblin knights wearing chain mail were chasing the Orc clan that they had just dispersed.

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