Place.

Both the Kingdom of Gilneth and the Kingdom of Lordaeron wanted to exploit the land, clearing the woodlands and clearing them for farmland and pasture.

However, of course, the two countries could not agree on the ownership of the land, and both sides claimed the forest, and this contradiction also led to conflict and even war.

The aggressive kingdom of Gilneth once occupied the Silver Pines Forest and encroached on the Hillsbrad Hills, but the elite soldiers of the Royal Guard of Lordaeron had taught the Greymans that it was not for nothing that their ancestors had been hiding behind high walls.

With the expulsion of Jean Greymane from the Alliance, the power of the Kingdom of Gilneys has shrunk into the Walls of Greymane, and the Kingdom of Lordaeron has slowly but surely encroached on the realm of the Silverpine Forest for the past six years, eventually effectively gaining de facto occupation of the place.

The castle that Arthas, Gianna and the others were going to was indeed some years old, even before the Kingdom of Lordaeron was founded.

However, the castle's current owners, the Sivalennes, are not very old, and their ancestors were rewarded for standing firmly on the side of the Minahir family in the war between the kingdoms of Gilneth and Lordaeron, and were given a small territory limited to the vicinity of the castle.

The castle's current owner, Baron Sylvaline—whose name Alsace is not at all remembered—is only a rank higher than that of a "knight" among the nobility.

Such a small nobleman, the garrison of the castle is at best a dozen servants and private soldiers, and it would be too weak to choose this place as a breakthrough.

However, it was symbolic - if the lords of the Silverpine Forest knew that such a fate would happen to the Minahir family if they firmly supported it, they would certainly have some scruples about standing on the sidelines in future wars.

Arthas, of course, couldn't allow that to happen, and he was indeed a little curious about what kind of summoning spell that the guy named Arugao had stolen from Dalaran.

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Light four-wheeled carriages rode along the main road in the Silver Pine Forest, a rare place where the lords relied on logging to pay for their taxes, but because they could not feed the peasants, the food was expensive, and few civilians other than lumberjacks lived here.

All morning, Winlessa and Gianna chattered about what was going on along the way, Winlessa always comparing the woods to Quel'Thalas, and Gianna nodding in agreement like a chicken.

Frost Sorrow leaned against her master, looking at the two nasty fellows with disdain - in the eyes of Little Demon Sword, both Winlessa and Gianna were too superficial.

In addition to catching the car, Arthas has been thinking about the situation here - if Jean Greymane lets Arugao cause a series of incidents on the border between the kingdoms of Gilneis and Lordaeron, does it mean that the king is ready...... Preparing for war?

Almost all politicians and nobles knew that it was impossible for the kingdoms of Gilneth and Lordaeron to coexist peacefully in this way, and King Terenus's thunderous tactics against the troll Amani Empire also strengthened their confidence.

Today's alliance is no longer loose, and after the exclusion of weak allies and the test of brutal war, the discord has faded, and now it seems a little aggressive.

Whether it's the trolls, the Black Iron Dwarves, or the South Sea Pirates and the goblins behind them, the Alliance won't let these enemies go, and at the same time, allies at both ends of the line, such as the Kingdom of Gilneth and the Silvermoon Council, will have to pay the price.

Jean Greymane must have understood King Terenus's thoughts, but Arthas knew he couldn't be sure when war might break out.

In such a situation, despite the strong Greymane Wall as a support, the kingdom of Gilneys has no access to the sea, and the ground access to the outside world is self-closed, Jean Greymane is undoubtedly passive in this game.

Creating a small incident and speculating on the attitude of the Kingdom of Lordaeron is a good way to turn reactive into proactive.

If King Terenus did not hesitate to fight for this attacked fortress, it would be in the best interest of the Kingdom of Gilneth to break out now.

After all, Jean Greymane's palace was filled with repatriated mages who, provoked by the right language, could easily divert the anger of their exile to the kingdom of Lordaeron, which had forced Dalaran to make this decision.

King Terenas did not have so many mages under his command, and if they wanted to fight the mage troops, they had to ask for support from Dalaran - as we all know, Dalaran had always been neutral, and even if they decided to support the kingdom of Lordaeron, they would not do their best.

The fact that the kingdom of Gilneth was not damaged in the orc war was undoubtedly a major advantage of Jean Greymane, but if he did not hurry, the rapid resumption of production in the kingdom of Lordaeron would quickly wipe out this advantage.

At the same time, because of self-isolation, the strategic resources of the Kingdom of Gilneth are bound to be insufficient to ensure their victory, and once the countries of the alliance jointly issue a ban on the Kingdom of Gilneys and stop all commercial activities, they will soon collapse due to food shortages and other reasons.

Therefore, it goes without saying that for Jean Greyman, now is the best time to go to war.

The kingdom of Lordaeron and its allies have just fought a foreign war, consuming a lot of strategic supplies and losing many elite soldiers.

Although a lot of loot was brought back from Zuaman, it would take some time for the real money to be converted into national strength, and the army would need to be furloughed and reorganized.

It was this weakness of the Kingdom of Lordaeron that Jean Greymayne decided to provoke a war - the Kingdom of Stormgard was remote, and Admiral Daryn Proudmoore's fleet could not get close to the coastline of the Kingdom of Gilneys, which was overgrown with reefs;

Stormwind's armies are still tossing and turning on the Endless Sea, the dwarven warriors may still be drinking and reveling in Ironforge, and Dalaran and Quel'Thalas are neutral.

In such a situation, despite the danger of defeating the trolls, at the level of war, the kingdom of Lordaeron is even more helpless and disadvantaged than before.

Fortunately, it was not only Jean Greymayne who saw this, but Arthas's father, King Terenus, was also well aware of his weaknesses and the intentions of his enemies.

Arthas believed in his father's wisdom, and he really didn't dare to compliment the fighting power of King Gilness's ** team - those guys had been hiding behind high walls for a long time, how could they compare to the royal guards under his father's command who had fought bloody battles with orcs, trolls and other fierce enemies?

No matter how bad it is, Arthas still has Frost Sorrow and the Red Dragon Queen by his side - the war in Zuaman has only been long in coming, and they have just proved that it is easy to achieve victory with the help of the gods.

"Hey, hey, what are you thinking about again?"

Just as Arthas was calculating whether the kingdom of Gilneth would be defeated within a month or two of the start of the war, Sylvanas's vicious voice came from behind Arthas.

"Ahh ”

Arthas turned back and said apologetically to Sylvanas.

"It must be something very important!"

Wen Lesa blinked and said very reasonably.

"Sort of, a little bit about Lordaeron and Gilneth ......"

Arthas said with a smile.

"I don't care what you're thinking, I just want to say, should we stop and have something to eat?"

Sylvanas didn't believe that Arthas would think about such a serious thing at all, but as long as Arthas didn't do anything to Winlessa, Sylvanas didn't want to pay attention to him, and just said with a straight face.

"Eat, well, yes......"

Arthas nodded, then tightened the reins in his hand.

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