Elrond sat on the throne worriedly, with the map around Rivendale spreading on his knees. He summoned everyone to come, and it seemed that it was not for some good things.

He had learned the news of Tverdo's reappearance through the guards, which was undoubtedly a heart-warming agent for his confidence. Especially Tverdo had shown his frontal combat power that was not inferior to Saruman, which would definitely be of great help to the next action. His eyes were always staring at the entrance of the venue, and when Zhao Mai walked in, he obviously felt that Tverdo looked even more mysterious, as if there was an invisible force protecting him, and the wind around him could not bring any news.

The power of the Wind Ring was blocked by Zhao Mai's insect heart ring, or it was smoothly avoided. If Elrond closed other senses and only used the Wind Ring, he would not be able to detect Zhao Mai's existence. Adapting to and integrating into the environment, he would be a local creature anywhere, and the will of the world could not be noticed.

"Long time no see, I'm recovering. But you look bad. What happened?"

"I will only get better if evil no longer threatens Rivendell. However, let's talk about the specific situation when everyone arrives." Elrond rolled up the map on his knees and asked everyone to sit down. In addition to the Ring Guardian team, several elves of Rivendell and the dwarf Groyin who was left without leaving were also there.

"I received a message from Grovindell, not good news." Elrond's opening remark set the tone of the whole meeting, and everyone listened with their ears. "Grovindell went south, went down the Xiangshui River, and then turned to the North and South Avenue, trying to go all the way south to Gondor. This is the line I am most optimistic about, because it is the flattest and easy to walk, and can get the support of Gondor as soon as possible. But Saruman also thought of what I thought of."

"There are spies from Saruman flying in the sky, and the clumps keep spreading the news from the road to Osankta, and then there will be elite orcs attacking. This is a brand new orc, stronger and more endurance. The most terrifying thing is that they are not afraid of the sun and can act during the day." Elrond said: "The armor of the orcs has the emblem of the white palm, which is the mark of Saruman, but they are now more evil and distorted. Their number is increasing, and I am afraid that you will not be able to reach Gondor unless Gondor can send cavalry to the western border."

Boromire closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then shook his head: "I'm sorry, I can't make a promise either. The pressure we face is mainly in the east, and we really can't draw soldiers to the western frontier. If we can make Lord Grofindale helpless, I don't think it's useful to split dozens of soldiers. But Gondor is no longer able to mobilize the corps to join the war."

"Grovindale had the same idea, so he sent a messenger to Rohan and asked King Hieuten to help. But like all the messengers before, they were gone forever and had no reply." Elrond shook his head and said, "Eisinger and Saruman are on the border of Rohan. We have reason to believe that Rohan is likely to become an accomplice of the dark forces, just like Saruman."

"The situation may not be as bad as I thought," said Aragon. "I used to fight with the knights of Rohan, who are also strong men with honor and justice. Perhaps Rohan was in trouble, just like all of us, but I believe they would not completely commit to the Dark Lord."

"I hope your words will come true, so we have hope." Elrond said: "But judging from the current situation, Saruman's power has taken advantage of the weak Gondor's power to cut off the north-south connection, and perhaps the situation is not clear. But I said the situation is not clear, and the actual situation is even worse."

"To the west and to the north are just strategic deceptions. We all know that those two directions are meaningless. So in the current situation, we actually have only one way to go, which is to go east over the steep Sith Aegreer (Misty Mountains), and then head to the elves controlled Lothroren, from there, and take the way south to look for opportunities to go to Gondor."

"Go to the elves' territory? Go..." Jin Li wanted to speak, but Ge Luoyin knocked on his helmet. Although he didn't like elves, Ge Luoyin knew that things were urgent, and now it was definitely not the time to provoke conflicts. He had already tolerated Legolas, the black forest elves, were also in the ring protection team. The Golden Forest elves, who had no big grudges, endured them and passed.

"Saruman can think of things you can think of, too." Zhao Mai said: "Saruman attended half of the meeting and knew our situation very well. He knew that we were going to Mordor, and there were only so many steps he could take. He could set traps one by one to wait for us to take the bait."

"You are right. As time goes by, the difficulties faced by each road will become greater and greater. We can no longer wait." Elrond sighed and said, "We must imagine the worst case. Saruman is already an enemy. If Rohan also surrenders to the enemy, then the direction on the north side of the Mordor Gate will be opened. Zoro can go west through Rohan's northern border, gather Saruman's power, go around the southern end of the Mist Mountains, pass through Rohan Pass to the north, and then siege Rivendell. Although this was a difficult long-distance marche for Zoro, with his madness and evil, and with his persistence in the Supreme Lord's Ring, it is possible to do it."

"If there is such a sign, I will immediately cut off Zoro's logistics. Even if the orcs robbed all the way, at least they can greatly weaken their power."

"But Rohan and Aisinger will replenish the orcs' food and grass when they have become allies." Elrond said: "I just want to say that Rivendell cannot protect everyone forever. The only opportunity now is to cross the foggy mountains as soon as possible while Saruman's power has not reached its peak and is focusing all his eyes on the south! I know it is very difficult and unimaginable to cross the snow-capped mountains in this season of ice. But because it is unimaginable, there is a possibility of success. We are originally looking for light from the darkness, and it will not be simple on the way."

"Although it's very risky, it can explain the past tactically." Boromir said: "Saruman has always been regarded as a wise man. Only when we fight as hard as the warriors can we have the ability to fight against the wise man. I agree with this plan."

Aragon nodded, and it seemed that he agreed. However, before he spoke up, he asked the halfling's opinion: "Frodo, you are a preceptor, what do you think? It is not easy to climb over the snow mountain this season."

"I..." Frodo thought for a while and replied, "I believe in your opinion, and you are all thoughtful and wise people. If there is no other choice, then we will set out and cross the foggy mountains!"
Chapter completed!