Chapter 279: Lord of the North
A new year has arrived.
In the second year of the King's Journey, at the beginning of the spring, the Old Rhovanion Outpost was built, the East Wood Bend was covered with green plants, and the gaps in the forest were filled.
From then on, the place name "Donglinwan" became history, and the world map was updated.
Black Forest, complete.
However, the people who redraw the map at this time do not understand one thing, that is, when a certain lord wants to take some action, the map will be updated very quickly.
After completing the construction of the Rhovanion Outpost, the construction team continued to advance southward along the Old Rhovanion Road, refining the road as they went, giving the Old Rhovanion Road the style of a free city-state.
In the future, people passing by here will be able to tell at a glance where this road leads to.
In the middle of the year, the construction team discovered a campfire camp, a tree with yellow leaves, and a small house in Beihetao.
"This is it. This is the mark left by the Lord."
With the campfire camp as the center, the construction team immediately started work, and various facilities and buildings sprang up one after another very quickly.
Before long, this place became a large gathering place. The only difference from other places was that the facilities here were more functional, basically serving transportation and engineering construction.
Of course, it is definitely possible to live here, and the living conditions are pretty good, but it is not as lively as other towns, and it is not as prosperous.
When the North River Trap camp had grown to a certain size and the bridge from the North River Trap to the northern plateau of Rohan had been started, some Orcs heard the news and came.
They monitored the Northern Hetao for some time, and after discovering that the man was indeed not there, some Orcs began to make plans.
"There are only civilians here, no army at all."
“Haha, there are only some people building houses and repairing roads…”
"Let them fix it in my belly!"
"I can't stand it anymore, kill!"
After confirming again that the man was not here and that there was indeed only a construction team in Beihetao, without even a guard team, the Orcs launched a night attack.
Then they saw that all the members of the construction team put on armor and picked up weapons in a very short time.
They became a well-trained army on the spot.
The person in charge of the project transformed himself into a talented military commander.
The Orcs cried miserably that night.
"Retreat quickly, retreat quickly, we've fallen into a trap!!"
Falling into a trap? "No."
The head of the project, or the temporary commander of the army, shook his head and refuted what the Oak chief said.
"This is just the most basic quality of being a resident of a free city."
"Everyone listen up, counterattack!"
The engineering team chased the Orcs back and drove them across the South River until they came to the rugged hills near the Twin Pillars of the King.
This terrain is really not suitable for pursuit.
Across this rugged hill is the Death Swamp, which is too dangerous and unnecessary.
"withdraw!"
The engineering team retreated, and the Orcs were really stunned.
"Who are those people?"
An update on the intelligence of the people in your territory.
"Any attack on any of the Free Cities must be prepared as if it were a full-fledged campaign."
"Every resident must be treated as a regular soldier."
After a battle in Beihetao, the Orcs became obedient.
From then on, Beihetao was included in the territory.
By the end of the year, a new town with walls and various defensive measures had been built there.
There are many trees growing in and around the city. From a distance, they look lush and green, like an oasis in the desert.
Although the color is not very healthy and the leaves and grass are still slightly yellow, it also has a unique flavor.
At the same time, the bridge to Rohan was opened and construction work on the camp in Nanhetao began.
Some residents have proposed renaming the two places.
The northern Hetao is called Hebei City, and the southern Hetao is called Henan City.
Hebei and Henan.
Upon hearing these two names, Levi, who was drinking tea, almost choked.
Seeing that Levi was probably not satisfied with these two names, the matter of renaming the North and South Hetao was temporarily shelved. However, the person who came up with the name could not understand why the lord did not adopt these two names.
Obviously they have the highest support.
In 2960, the construction of South Hetao was completed, and a road paved along the river was built between the two small towns in the north and south. The two cities and various roads were centered on North Hetao, connecting to the Old Rovanian Road in the north and leading directly to the Valley City.
To the south, there is a bridge leading directly to the Northern Plateau of Rohan, which connects to the Vold Road of Rohan, a road that leads directly to the capital of Rohan.
Later, this sturdy bridge connecting the Northern Plateau and the Northern Hetao was called "Northern Bridge".
After crossing the North Bridge and entering the North Plateau, you will reach the territory of Rohan. Construction projects here may be a little more difficult, but fortunately, many things here are ready-made and there is no need for an engineering team to repair them.
When the bridge was connected, the barrier between Rohan and many areas in the north was also opened up, and the flow of people became extremely smooth.
The first group of caravans crossed the bridge and the river, climbed up the northern plateau, headed to the many small towns of Rohan, and then went south along the Fold Road to the capital of Rohan.
After the caravan had gone around, everyone knew about the existence of this new passage.
The Vold Road, a road connecting the entire north and south of Rohan, is also frequently used.
Perhaps there are still many people who have never been abroad and do not know the specific locations of the many cities in the Free City-State, but they know that to get to North Bridge, they have to take Volder Avenue.
Across the North Bridge is one of the many cities of the Free City-State.
With the establishment of two small towns in the North and South Hetao regions and the old Rhovanion outpost, the land from the Valley City to the edge of the Brown Land was included in Levi's territory.
The Free City also gained a new governing district: the Rhovanion District.
This area mainly refers to a small piece of land in the eastern part of the Black Forest and two cities in the Brownfields.
Anduin Valley, Riverdale, Rhovanion, Wayfort, Riverfort…
Since then, the overall territory of the Free Cities has been no less than that of Gondor and Rohan, or even larger.
Unknowingly, it had surpassed both and became the most powerful human force in Middle-earth.
Perhaps it would be the same if we removed the two qualifiers "human beings".
Levi also has a new title:
Lord of the North
The northern people lived a prosperous and peaceful life under his protection, and his allies also benefited from their prosperity, at least no longer having to worry about material things.
In fact, due to his high reputation, some people secretly called him the 'High King of the North', but because he himself had never shown any interest in being crowned king, this title was only called out by everyone in private and it did not spread too widely.
"That's really... quite reassuring."
Inside the palace of the Woodland Kingdom, Thranduil looked at the new map and nodded slightly.
Now all the land east of the Black Forest and west of Dorwinion is Levi's territory.
In this territory, to the north are Dalu Town, Changhu Town, and River Valley City, to the south is Rhovanion Outpost (which is actually comparable in size to a city, and has more garrison than ordinary cities), and three fully armed cities in the North and South Hetao are blocking this side.
Whether Mordor or the Dongyi wanted to attack, they would have to face at least three of these six extremely strong cities before they could threaten the Black Forest or the Lonely Mountain behind them.
But how easy is it to capture these six cities? Not to mention their outrageous defenses, don't forget that there are many allies nearby.
Apart from those that are too far away to provide support, the nearby ones are: Mirkwood, Erebor, Rohan, Iron Hills...
Once the fight starts, no one will sit idly by.
Moreover, the support speed is incredibly fast and can reach the front line within a few days.
If the enemy fails to capture the city he is about to attack in the first place, then he will be in trouble.
(End of this chapter)
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