So it was that Sauron prepared two strokes ... The orcs assailed the realm of Thranduil with orders to recapture Gollum ...
e da versão B:
[Sauron] attacked Thranduil and Gondor at about the same time. He had these two additional objects: to capture or kill Gollum, or at least to deprive his enemies of him...
Finalmente, a rota em direção a Dol Guldur faz mais sentido se os orcs estivessem indo para Dol Guldur.