bookbashuk Chapter 387 Battle of the Pelenno Plains
Chapter 387 Battle of the Pelenno Plains
Chapter 387 Battle of the Pelenno Plains
Gondor, a massive army of Orcs and Orogs (sunlight-resistant trolls), surged forth from the Chillish-Ugg Pass in the Shadow Mountains.
Half of Mordor's army was tasked with attacking the ancient city of Ozgliath, preparing to capture this strategic fortress that straddled the Anduin River.
The other half of Mordor's army bypassed Osgiliath, choosing instead to cross the Anduin River and attack Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor.
Among Mordor's army were the wyverns that Saruman had bred. These were ground-dwelling dragons that could not fly or breathe fire, but with their enormous size, they could rampage like giant tanks, making them almost invincible on the battlefield.
These dragons were corrupted by Sauron's evil power, fed with filth, and infested with evil spirits, becoming exceptionally wicked and turning into true demonic dragons.
The dragons, with their enormous bodies, crossed the Anduin River, using their bodies as a bridge to allow the Mordor army to cross the river.
Thus, the Anduin River, a natural barrier, loses its function.
The Mordor army, having crossed the great river, marched directly toward Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor.
Meanwhile, Denethor II, the regent in Gondor's capital, also saw the army of Mordor in advance through the Crystal of Knowledge. He ordered the beacon towers to be lit to call for help from Rohan, and at the same time quickly mobilized his army to gather in the capital, assembling all his forces for a desperate battle against the army of Mordor.
But what put even more pressure on Regent Denethor II was that, in addition to the Mordor army coming from the east, tens of thousands of Harad troops were invading from the south, and among them, the mammoth cavalry were the most ferocious.
These mammoths could carry battle towers and drag siege equipment on their backs, and their thick hides were resistant to arrows, making them a powerful weapon against cavalry. Their long tusks were also fitted with sharp spikes and blades, which could pierce through a series of people with a single sweep, making them veritable giant tanks.
Besieged on two fronts, Gondor is under immense pressure. Denethor II, based in Gondor, uses the Crystal of Knowledge to constantly observe the battle situation. Thanks to the two-way mirror for remote communication, he can remotely command his army at any time and make timely responses.
However, Denethor II was also aware that Gondor's military strength was no match for Mordor's, especially since their forces were scattered and easily defeated one by one.
Therefore, he ordered his general Faramir, who was stationed in Othgiliath, to withdraw his troops and return to Minas Tirith with the Gondor army, so that he could gather all of Gondor's forces together to fight the Mordor army to the death.
The Gondorian troops in other areas were also ordered to return to Minas Tirith as quickly as possible to defend the royal city.
Thus, the army of Mordor and the Harads encountered almost no resistance and quickly gathered together, marching in a mighty force towards Minas Tirith.
The only thing that gave Denesee II a little relief was that the Umbal pirates, the Southern Navy's biggest enemy, were able to avoid an even more difficult situation of being attacked from three sides because they were heading north to attack Grey Harbor.
Even without the Umbal pirates, the army of nearly 500,000 men, composed of Mordor's army and the Harads, still put Denethor II under immense pressure. The dragons that accompanied the army only added to his sense of despair.
What he is most grateful for now is that his eldest son, Boromir, whom he is most proud of and loves, is not in Gondor at this time because he has joined the Fellowship of the Ring.
Even his disliked youngest son, Faramir, successfully led Osgilias's army out of the encirclement of Mordor's army and returned safely to Minas Tirith, thanks to the magic he learned at Hogwarts.
The existence of his two sons prevented Denethor II from completely losing his mind and giving up the fight. He decided that even if Minas Tirith fell, he would perish with the army of Mordor.
What gave Denethor II a sliver of hope was that, over the decades, nearly a hundred people of Dúnedan blood from Gondor, including his two sons, had received Hogwarts acceptance letters and completed their seven-year magical studies there.
These Dúnedan wizards have now formed a wizarding commando unit, under the leadership of Faramir, to defend the capital of Gondor.
While these Dúnedan wizards could not compare to the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, they were still extraordinary beings compared to ordinary people.
So on the Pelennor Plains outside the city of Minas Tirith, the Gondorian army clashed fiercely with the Mordor army and the Harads.
Faramiel's wizard commando team, on the other hand, used Apparition to constantly teleport across the battlefield, mainly dealing with the dozen or so dragons and attacking the mammoths of the Harads, creating chaos.
Faramir successfully struck the dragon in the eye with the Eyesickness Curse. The dragon, now blind, became extremely violent and attacked indiscriminately, causing chaos among the Mordor army.
Other wizards also adopted this method to attack dragons and mammoths.
After all, given their strength, killing these powerful, magic-resistant dragons would be extremely difficult.
However, when they were studying at Hogwarts, they heard the professor talk about how the most effective way to deal with powerful magical creatures, such as dragons, was to use the Eye-Scratching Charm to attack their most vulnerable eyes.
Now, on the battlefield, the knowledge I learned in school has been successfully applied.
With the coordinated efforts of the wizarding assault teams, many dragons were struck in the eyes by the Eye Curse, and attacked indiscriminately among the Mordor army.
The mammoths also lost control, trampling everywhere.
The army of Mordor was thrown into disarray, which allowed the army of Gondor to seize the opportunity and launch a charge.
But just as the Gondorian army seemed to be gaining the upper hand, the Ringwraiths, who were leading the Mordor army, appeared in person.
Riding on the back of a fallen flying beast, the Ringwraith wields a demonic hammer, radiating an aura of terrifying, suffocating pressure. Its shrill cries plunge people into despair, shattering their will to fight.
The Gondorian army, which had been in high spirits, lost its courage and hope in the face of the Ringwraiths' terrifying pressure and shrieks. They became fearful and listless, and some even threw down their weapons and ran back.
Even the Dúnedan wizards, including Faramir, were affected by the Ringwraiths, their faces showing fear and their movements becoming slow and stiff.
But the Ringwraiths clearly had no intention of letting these wizards go. The Fallen Beasts swooped down, and while the wizards were gripped by fear, their massive claws snatched two of them up and tossed them into the air before swallowing them whole.
Having lost two comrades at once, Faramir and the other wizards looked grim. They suppressed their instinctive fear and launched an attack on the Ringwraiths.
But their spells had no effect on the Ringwraiths, not even a hint of resistance.
Instead, they rode their fallen flying beasts and attacked them once again.
The Ringwraiths of today are far more powerful than ever before, their dark aura even more terrifying, their presence bringing a chilling winter and spreading fear wherever they go.
Before him, everyone lost the courage and strength to resist.
Faramir suppressed his instinctive fear and waved his wand to summon a silver-white bison guardian spirit.
The appearance of the guardian spirits alleviated everyone's fear of the Ringwraiths, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.
The massive bison guardian, with its enormous horns, charged toward the Ringwraiths.
The Ringwraith snorted coldly, its evil red light shining even brighter. Instinctively disgusted with the guardian of light and hope, the black mist surrounding it surged, transforming into a sharp arrow filled with ominous, cursed, and evil aura, which shot towards the guardian.
The arrow of darkness struck the guardian, who let out a silent wail. Its holy, silvery-white body began to be corroded by darkness, and then quickly turned into specks of light and vanished.