The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 378 The Battle of Five Armies (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote)
When Llane returned to the Dale, the elves had already learned about Sauron's destruction through special means. When he hurried back to the palace, he saw Gandalf waiting for him.

"A great shadow has departed," Gandalf said to Llane, and then he laughed. The laughter was like music, like a refreshing rain after a long drought. At this moment he was no longer the old man, but revealed a hint of the power of the Maiar.

"By the way, this thing is given to you by everyone." Gandalf took out a simple silver crown from his arms, which was inlaid with several very beautiful gems. "The Crown of the Vale. As the King of the Vale, you should also have your own crown. Bard donated the remains of the old crown, Legolas brought several beautiful white gems, and finally the dwarves worked overtime to make this crown for you with the best silver."

"I know you are a simple man, but now that the Vale and the Lonely Mountain have been restored, and Sauron has been destroyed, you should have a formal coronation ceremony."

Ryan nodded after hearing these words. After all, one should follow the local customs. However, he invited the elves and dwarves and decided to take this opportunity to turn the coronation ceremony into a grand party.

Gandalf also decided to stay and return to Aman after the coronation ceremony. So that afternoon, many people saw many birds flying in all directions with letters, delivering letters for the coronation ceremony one month later.

The day before the coronation ceremony, Thranduil brought his army to Long Lake Town and stationed there. At the same time, Dain II of the Iron Hills also came to Lonely Mountain with more than 500 heavily armored dwarf warriors. This was because Thorin knew that Llane had invited the elves of Mirkwood, so he asked his cousin to bring people to help him support the scene. At least on the board, he couldn't be worse than the elves.

Ryan went to greet the elves first, and he was surprised to find that 2000 elves brought 1000 robots in Changhu Town. Each robot was painted with beautiful patterns by the elves, and it looked like a moving gallery. At the same time, except for more than 100 elves who were carrying bows and arrows, the other elves were all carrying high-pressure air guns.

After careful observation, Ryan found that their high-pressure air guns were different from those of humans. The firing rate was slower than that of humans, but the range was longer than that of humans. Later, during the conversation, he learned that the elves in this world were also mortals. Because they were stronger, they could shoot more arrows than humans in a battle, but that did not mean they would not get tired.

So when they found that the effective range of airguns was no less than that of bows and arrows and that their lethality was stronger than that of bows and arrows, the elves completed the change of equipment as quickly as possible. And their knowledge also helped them improve the airguns to make them more convenient to use. There was also an unexpected surprise in doing so, that is, the number of bullets carried with the same weight could be much greater than that of arrows.

As for the disadvantage of the airgun parts being delicate and requiring maintenance, it was not a problem for the elves. Thranduil happily told Ryan that they had now used robots as human shields and the elves hid behind them and fired their guns to clear a large area of ​​forest. And they had achieved zero casualties in the process. At the same time, these robots could also help them save a lot of time and use it to do more meaningful things.

"In the future, our kingdom will work hard to research and develop these machines." Thranduil finally made a conclusion. Lion didn't know what expression to make at this time. Elves developing industry, this is definitely extremely rare in the world.

After settling the elves, Ryan led a team of carriages to Lonely Mountain. The dwarves also gladly accepted the magical plants and the matching mechanical equipment. With these things, they could complete some boring and repetitive work. They had enough time to dig for treasures or carefully make equipment. However, their choice was very different from that of the elves. In their hands, the robots became miniaturized to adapt to the mines, but the caliber of the weapons was enlarged.

For example, there are now several artillery emplacements on the wall at the entrance of Lonely Mountain, with four large-caliber steam mortars placed on them. At the same time, the air guns in the hands of the dwarf guards have a shorter range and a slower firing rate. However, the huge caliber can show great power at close range.

The dwarves of the Iron Hills now live in the Lonely Mountain. When Llane went in, he saw Thorin bragging to his cousin about these magical machines, plants, and weapons. Seeing the envious look in the eyes of Dane II, Llane knew that a new customer had come.

The carriage Ryan brought was loaded with a large amount of meat and wine. Because the elves were stationed directly in Long Lake Town, he had already stockpiled these things there before, and he just had to give the key to the warehouse door to the elves. The dwarves lived in their own lonely mountain, so Ryan could only send these welcome gifts.

Looking at the dwarves happily eating barbecue and drinking wine, Ryan was a little worried that they would not be able to make it to his coronation ceremony tomorrow, but Thorin Oakenshield reassured him, saying that this amount of wine would not make the dwarves drunk, and it could even be said that the wine at today's banquet would at most moisten the dwarves' throats. Every dwarf who ate spiced barbecue and drank craft beer praised these things and also praised the generosity of the King of the Valley. Ryan also found out from here that he could use spices and beer as a fist export product against the dwarves in the future.

The next morning, with everyone's blessing, Gandalf put the crown of the valley on Llane's head. But just after the coronation ceremony, when everyone was preparing for the feast, an alarm was heard from the distant sentry post, and the orcs were attacking.

When they heard that the attacking animals were Orcs, the dwarves decided to join the battle because they were sworn enemies. The elves also decided to join the battle, on the one hand because they didn't want to lose face in front of the dwarves, and on the other hand because they wanted to test the level of these robots.

So when the three burrowing worms opened a big hole and sent out more than 3000 orcs, the human, dwarf and elf coalition also prepared more than 3000 robots and troops to join the battle.

Because most creatures in this world do not have magic, under the dense bullet and artillery fire, the orcs and ogres could not get close at all. Many wolves tried to rush up with their speed, but they still could not catch up with the speed of the bullets. Their bodies even built a high wall three or four hundred meters in front of the position.

Especially the four huge cannons of Lonely Mountain, each shell could wipe out a large group of orcs. Those huge beasts that the orcs had high hopes for fell one after another, and in front of the flying shrapnel, their heavy armor was no different from paper.

On the other hand, the Orc army that tried to sneak attack the Dale City was also hit head-on. As soon as the ogres carrying slingshots appeared on the ridge, they were directly destroyed by the Gauss cannons operated by Legolas's team. Not even a stone was thrown. The famous Iron Head was also killed directly by a Gauss cannonball.

Soon, the orcs who rushed to the city were blown to pieces by potato mines, and then they were all killed by the steam machine guns on the city wall. Originally, the orcs tried to use bats to regain the strategic advantage, but as a design from later generations, all the machine guns on the steam robots can defend against air attacks. The dense rain of bullets made these bats, who mainly fought hand-to-hand, dare not descend at all. Then they were shot down by the elf sharpshooters one after another.

When the orcs were retreating step by step, the giant eagle and the shapeshifter Beorn also rushed to the battlefield. They thought they were the fire brigade, but they found that the situation on the battlefield was far better than they imagined.

However, their arrival also brought the morale of the Orcs to its lowest point. The Orcs on the battlefield began to flee frantically, and the chase began.

At this time, Lion pointed out the location of Azog who was commanding on the distant hilltop to Legolas who was operating the Gauss cannon. Legolas directly hit Azog who was trying to save the defeat. When Thorin rode a sheep and rushed up the mountain aggressively, he only found Azog's head and two legs under the banner of the Orcs. The rest of his body was shattered by the high temperature and high pressure of the shell.

This five-army battle ended with an absolute victory for the coalition forces of humans, elves, and dwarves. Of the more than 20,000 orc troops deployed on the battlefield, only three digits managed to escape. On the coalition side, only a few dozen robots were destroyed and a single-digit number of soldiers were sacrificed.

Because of this incident, the crown of the valley was later called the victory crown or the bloody crown to commemorate this great victory over the evil forces.

(End of this chapter)