Chapter 136: Mountain Rain is Coming
Sir Lothar's face changed drastically: "We may have been fooled, the fighting power and the number of troops displayed by the tribe when attacking Stormwind City are not the same as those we encountered in the hills of Hillsbrad and Hinterland, they must have other plans." οΌΈβ
According to Lothar's memory, the powerful spellcasters and siege equipment of the tribe did not appear, think of Stormwind City, under the catapult with sticky fuel, it almost didn't hold on for half a day before the city gate was breached.
Compared with the defenders of Eagle's Nest Mountain, the attack troops sent by the tribe are single, and there are not many different types of troops except for some new red dragons.
Perhaps the troops here are really not the main force, but just a camouflage to cover the direction of the main force of the orcs.
"Yes, that's a real threat to the Alliance." Khadgar agreed. "But whoever is in charge of the tribe, he's doing a pretty good job. I guess the orcs already know that we will come to Eagle's Nest Mountain to help you. He left his troops to slow us down and obscure our vision, while he himself continued with the main force. Now that he and we have distanced ourselves, we have lost all information. β
Khadgar participated in the raid on Karazan, and some knew about the orc army, and the Great Chief and the Shadow Council had not been present in the Hillsbrad Hills and Hinterland as orc leaders, indicating that the orcs must have other plans.
The hills of Hillsbrad are considered to be the place where the human alliance army is deployed, and the royal city of Lordaeron and its surroundings are almost invulnerable, and on the waterway, Admiral Dalin-Proudmore has a heavy army in the Dallon Mill area and the surrounding areas, and the land is the core area of various countries, and the garrison army is always maintaining local stability.
And the so-called "fleet" of the orcs, even with the help of goblins, is at best just some large iron transport ships, and if they encounter Dalin's fleet on the water, they will be live targets for artillery, and they have no combat effectiveness at all, only passively beaten.
Therefore, Khadgar prioritized the exclusion of the two places of Lordaeron and the province of Daron Mill, so there was only one place left to go north, the province of Miradar.
"I think it will be the province of Miradar, the leader of the orcs will not be so stupid to attack the Daron Mill region, and attacking the royal city of Lordaeron is a self-defeating act, if they dare to attack those two regions, our war will soon be over."
Khadgar gestured to Lothar, the "old" mages have always represented wisdom, and now Khadgar's appearance is no different from those old mages in their seventies and eighties, in the eyes of outsiders, he is only a little tougher than those old guys.
Zendari, who had been beside him without speaking, suddenly spoke: "Is it possible that they went to Quel'Thalas?" β
During the Battle of Eagle's Nest, Zendari found the Forest Troll in the enemy's ranks, which is the sworn enemy of Quel'Salas and the feud of the Windranger family, countless Far Wanderer troops died in the war with the Forest Trolls, and some of the Ranger did not even leave their corpses behind, and all of them died in the mouths of the Trolls.
Seeing another troll in the orc army, Zeendari-Windranger's first thought was the forest troll of his sworn enemy, Zuaman. Once the trolls and orcs form an alliance, the trolls ask the orcs as allies to first join forces to attack Quel'Thalas, and then go to Stratholme, the capital of the province of Miradar, where they attack the humans, and the idea -------of biting back the humans is not impossible.
And to put it worse, the combined forces of orcs and trolls directly broke down the defense line of Quel'Thalas, and the entire High Elf clan could only shrink down to Bandinorell, and the orcs and trolls were able to quickly gain a foothold in the land of ghosts, and then counterattack the human province of Miradar to expand their influence and power, gradually encroaching on the territory of the alliance, and finally launching a general attack on the royal city of Lordaeron.
It's not impossible at all.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he immediately said what he was thinking. "No, we're going to return to Miradar immediately and check on the movements of the Horde Alliance."
Lothar agreed, he also knew that Quel'Thalas was the kingdom of the High Elves, and in the past, the country on the continent had the strongest comprehensive national strength, which was undoubtedly the Kingdom of the High Elves, with perfect social welfare, and almost all people could use magic, which was unimaginable in the human world.
"Tulayan, take the rest of the knights and half of the army, and put them at your disposal. Khadgar, you are the main fighting force, you go with him. I want the Alliance's forces to secure the north, which is the economic core of the entire Lordaeron and the connection to the High Elf trade. β
As the adjutant of Anduin-Lothar, Tulayan's ability to show in successive battles was obvious to all, and he was in charge of the army, and there was no objection from the crowd.
Lothar turned to face Kudran Brute Hammer, who left a deep impression on Lothar, who led his army to kill at the moment of crisis in Eagle's Nest Mountain, and saved Eagle's Nest Mountain, the last living home of the Hammer dwarves.
"There are still remnants of the tribe's army in the forests here, and trolls and orcs are not easy to find once they escape into the forest." Lothar solemnly warned. "We can't let them follow us or report to the orc forces before us. I'll stay here with the rest of the people to make sure the forest is cleaned up and the greenskins get rid of it. After the clearance was complete, we continued our march and joined up with Tulayan's advance army. β
Kudran nodded, a chrysanthemum smile on his face.
"Thank you for your assistance." He said respectfully. "When our Eagle's Nest Mountain is safe again, I and the warriors of the Brute Hammer will accompany you to the north to deal with the remaining tribes and restore peace to this world."
Kudran's words undoubtedly said that Lothar was in trouble, and what Lothar lacked most now was allies.
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At this time, the orc army that had already mixed into the province of Miradar had already set out from Yagovasa, directly climbed over the barrier of the high mountains, and entered the province of Miradar.
Now the combined forces of the orcs and trolls are heading north, and the trolls tell Orgrim that they can reach their target area by climbing over the mountain. There is no doubt that the Horde's destination is directly to the High Elf kingdom --- Quel'Thalas.
The Hammer of Doom climbed to the top of the cliff, gulping in for air, wiping his shoulders with his hands and patting the dust off his hands.
"Why should we climb the mountain, the horde's army can completely capture the Eagle's Nest Mountain, just like we did in Kazmodan, and then take advantage of the road to kill Quel'Thalas directly?" The Grand Chief's lieutenant did not understand Orgrim's thoughts.
In the image, the first contact between the coalition and the humans was a fiasco for the humans, and even Stormwind ceased to exist, and the first time they went north to meet the Copperbeard Dwarves in Kazmodan, the Copperbeard Dwarves were also vulnerable to the Horde Alliance.
Therefore, Red-Black Hand wanted to know what Ogrim really thought, and asked directly: "We can completely bypass these mountains and just hit them directly." Why choose this path? It does shorten distances, but it's very difficult to climb. Climbing over these peaks only slows me down! And climbing over the mountain is not so safe, and we have already had several warriors killed on the way. βr