The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 574 King's Landing Fortress
"A forbidden spell!" Aldo's eyes narrowed as he stared at the towering totem pole.

"Thank you, I can sense the aura of the forbidden spell." Omske pouted. Even though it wasn't an offensive forbidden spell, its terrifying aura was no different. The unique pressure of the forbidden spell pressed directly towards Lulong Fortress.

“Do we have any contingency plans for this situation?” Lafitte Anthony turned to look at Commander Reynolds.

"What do you think?" Renault gave a smile that looked more like a grimace, and then Lafitte Anthony realized, what kind of contingency plan is this? Just bite the bullet and do it!

"Fire! All arrow towers, full firepower!" Renault gave the order with a headache, hoping that this fortress, which had buried countless orcs throughout history, could still devour these invading orcs as before.

However, it was clear that the once-powerful arrow towers were no longer able to effectively contain the orcs' attack, and large numbers of orcs rushed toward the broken gate.

"You're asking for death, Kaldor!" Caslo narrowed his eyes. They actually dared to use the main entrance? Who gave these orcs the courage? Had the berserk state of the Beast God Totem driven them mad?

"Roar!" A burst of azure dragon breath erupted, shredding all the orcs it encountered along the way like a bone-scraping knife, sending bone dust and bits of flesh flying everywhere.

"Roar!" The enraged storm dragon unleashed its fury, its surging blue dragon breath from the city gate sweeping away the large swarm of charging orcs behind it...

"They retreated?" Omske frowned.

"It was just a feint!" Renault shook his head. It was just a probe by the orcs, with fewer than a thousand casualties. For the orcs' size, it was just a drop in the ocean. However, it also showed how terrifying the amplification effect of that forbidden spell on the orcs was!
"The Ringwraiths will probably make their move next time!" Renault shook his head with some worry, after all, they were outnumbered in terms of high-level combat power.

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"Sigh..." Apophis Breo sighed, gazing eastward. He, the nominal Duke of King's Landing, couldn't even muster a decent force to defend the kingdom when the orcs invaded. What troubled him even more was the influx of thousands of subjects; their lack of food reserves meant even feeding the people was a problem, and based on current supplies, they estimated they would run out of food by summer.

Fortunately, Apophis Breo displayed another of the nobles' talents: shamelessness! He went to the Beon people's territory to "beg for food," and managed to resolve the food crisis by buying and borrowing. However, this also depleted some of his savings.

With his subjects now in command, Apophis Breo finally resembled a nobleman. Sixteen King's Knights and two hundred Valiant Warriors were enough for Apophis Breo to firmly defend the Old Pass. To better care for his subjects, Apophis Breo built a city directly below the Old Pass. After all, while it was safe to house the people inside the Old Pass (safe my foot!), it made farming inconvenient. In the end, having no other choice, Apophis Breo built a city to block off a piece of land on the plain not far below the Old Pass, enclosing it as a place for his people to live. Thus, the new Lion's Territory was born!
Only then did Apophis Breo truly become a powerful nobleman, wielding supreme power on his fiefdom. However, his corresponding obligations were to guard the land granted by the king and protect the people on it. If the lord fled his fiefdom, the king would have the right to reduce his fiefdom and title, or even strip him of his noble status, according to the law!

To help the common people establish themselves more quickly, Apophis Breo gritted his teeth and split the Valiant Warriors in two, creating a hundred-man squad led by Olaf to be stationed in the newly established Lion Territory. Apophis Breo also thoughtfully dispatched a small knight squad to guard against magical beasts or other creatures that ordinary soldiers could not handle.

The people of Lagrang are very adaptable. They completed the framework of Lion's Territory in just a few days. The city wall, made of logs, is only about two meters high, but it is more than enough to keep out wild animals. Moreover, the women and children will be safer under the protection of this simple city wall. In addition, it will be much easier for the soldiers to patrol. An inconspicuous wooden wall directly makes up for most of the defense loopholes.

However, Apophis Breo is now worried about his patron, Roland, while also concerned about the increasing number of orcs appearing in his home. Yes... that's right! Apophis Breo now considers Old Pass to be his own, believing that the land belongs to the virtuous! Clearly, the heavily armed King's Landing family is more "virtuous" than those beggar-like orcs.

Faced with the constant appearances of orcs, Apophis Breo, overwhelmed by the constant disturbances, finally made a desperate decision. He dispatched his army to protect the able-bodied men and begin filling in the orc holes dug in the old pass. First, they smoked the holes with firewood for several days, then they continuously poured water into them, and finally, they poured mud into the caves. Apophis Breo abandoned farming altogether (actually, it was the women and children who were doing the farming), and pulled all the able-bodied men to fill in the holes. Although it was hard work for a short time, it would benefit future generations! Moreover, Apophis Breo was planning to summon the old man Radil after Roland finished fighting so that he could cast a strengthening spell on the land!
Perhaps because the passages were blocked, making it suffocating to enter, the orcs were quiet for a while after Apophis Breo blocked them. However, small groups of orcs continued to gather and charge towards the old pass.

In the end, Apophis Breo finally understood that although the terrain here was treacherous, the barren mountains were poor in food and other resources, which meant that no powerful orc tribes had settled here. It must be occupied by a coalition of small tribes, otherwise they wouldn't have been feeding him kills with this kind of strategy.

Finally, Duke Apophis Breo, who was constantly harassed by the orcs, built a wooden and stone pass in the valley west of the pass! This pass blocked both the upper and lower passages of the old pass. After sending 50 valiant warriors and a squad of knights (because the Duke of King's Landing only had 16 King's Landing knights, his knightly unit was a squad of 5 men), Apophis Breo never saw any orcs appearing out of nowhere in the pass again.

Finally, Apophis Breo saw that this thing was excellent! Its defensive effect and controlled area were far superior to the Old Pass! He then decided to build another pass at the valley exit to the east of the Old Pass! He realized that the two passes, along with the Old Pass itself and the Lion Fortress above it, already formed the prototype of a fortress! So, Apophis Breo, with a stroke of his pen, named the yet-to-be-built fortress—King's Landing Fortress!
The mission of this fortress is to block the orcs in the Misty Mountains, protect the Lion Territory below the fortress, and open up communication between the east and west sides of the Misty Mountains. Apophis Breo, born into a top noble family, is naturally learned and talented. He quickly planned everything out by himself. All that is needed is to build it step by step. In the future, this human fortress standing in the Misty Mountains will surely make the orcs curse him.

(End of this chapter)