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There are two ways to attack the kingdom of Lordaeron, one is through the narrow passage of the Alterac Valley to the bottom of the royal city of Lordaeron, or through the wall of Soladin and through Hillsbrad, to attack the humans. Judging from the previous deployment of the orcs www.biquge.info it is clear that their leaders are inclined to attack the royal city of Lordaeron through the Alterac Valley, and the rebellion of Aiden Pernord provides the perfect guarantee for this plan.
But now, this plan is no longer feasible, Aiden Pernord has been imprisoned in the dungeons of Lordaeron King, awaiting trial for his treason, and the defense of Alterac Castle and Broken Ridge Fortress has been taken over by Lordaeron soldiers led by Garrissus.
Arthas didn't know if the orcs had received the news that Aiden had been captured, but from the intelligence analysis fed back by Kel'thugad, perhaps from the beginning, perhaps from the recent past, the orcs had a plan to attack the kingdom of Lordaeron through the wall of Soladin, and Dunhold Castle was an important part of this plan.
With such an analysis, Arthas felt a little more glad in his heart. In any case, it is already certain that the orcs abandoned the landing at the Hillsbrad Hills. Next, whether or not the orcs can be blocked in the southern half of the Eastern Kingdom, at least the farmland on the Hills Bled Hills will not be ruined.
As for the Arathi Heights, which may become the main battlefield, it is not that Arthas treats the people of Lordaeron and Riptide Castle differently, but it has always been sparsely populated, so the losses caused by humans and orcs fighting there are much smaller. What's more, the dwarven Dammod Fortress is not so easy to take down by the orcs.
But then the question arises again - what does it mean that the kingdom/army of Stormgard is stationed in Dunhold Castle? Is it because the original lord of Dunhold Castle colluded with the orcs and was discovered by Riptide Castle? Or is it ...... Riptide Castle, or some of the people of Riptide Castle, were also in collusion with the orcs? Arthas had no way of knowing this now, so he had to wait until he entered the outpost and saw the person in charge of the castle now.
Just then, there was a commotion outside the carriage, and Arthas stood up and beckoned to Frost Sorrow and Winlessa: "Let's go, get off." Arthas opened the door of the carriage, and sure enough, the carriage had stopped, and a group of Riptide Fort soldiers in red robes gathered around the carriage, probably intimidated by the magnificent appearance of the carriage, knowing that it must be the nobles of Lordaeron, so these soldiers did not show their weapons, but just gathered together from a distance, pointing at the carriage and discussing something.
Arthas jumped out of the carriage and looked around at the interior of Dunhold Castle instead of taking care of the soldiers of Rapids. Because it is a castle built within the walls of the walls of the Soradin Wall, Dunhold Castle is a bit different from other fortresses. This section of the wall is hollowed out, with a low enclosure protruding from each side, which forms the courtyard of Dunhold Castle.
With the exception of a main building in the center, there were only a few low bungalows scattered around the corners, unlike the other lords' forts, which contained chicken coops, stables, and a large number of servants. Looking around, Arthas still didn't remember what he had done here in the original time stream.
At this moment, two men walked out of the main building, one after the other. The first one, wearing fiery red plate armor and a red battle robe from Fort Riptide, had a light blue headband tied on his forehead, and his brown hair was shoulder-length, and he looked to be in his thirties, with a very serious expression on his face.
The one behind is far from the same momentum, although he is wearing plate armor and has the same burly figure, but this middle-aged man with a white background and blue border robe looks worried, and after seeing Arthas, he shrank his body back. The gesture made Arthas squint - the guy knew himself, or at least who he was.
The man with the blue headband saw Arthas and the carriage behind him, and was stunned for a moment, but before he could speak, Arthas preemptively said: "Dunhold Castle is the territory of Lordaeron, what are the people of Rapids doing here?
Although King Solas of the Stormgard Kingdom was very dissatisfied with the nascent human alliance led by the Lordaeron Kingdom, he did not announce his withdrawal from the alliance after all, so Lordaeron and Torrent Castle are still allies at present. Arthas didn't know where the man with the blue headband came from, but he thought it was the upper nobles of Riptide Castle.
Sure enough, hearing Arthas's question, the man with the blue headband's face changed, and explained: "No, last night, Riptide Castle received a request for help from Sir Adras, and a mage from Dalaran took refuge with the orcs and launched an attack here. My father took this matter very seriously, so he sent me to lead a team of soldiers here to help Sir Adras hunt down the traitorous mage. ”
Hearing this man's words, Arthas couldn't help but be stunned - is there such a way to clear his name? Unexpectedly, after the collusion with the orcs was revealed, the lord of Dunhold Castle called "Ser Eldrath" not only did not flee in a hurry, but also bit back, saying that Kel'thugard was a traitor, and he himself became the target of the attack? But wasn't he afraid to confront Kel'thugad?
Immediately, Arthas suddenly understood the thoughts of the cunning lord of Dunhold Castle - it was because he feared future confrontation that he dragged Riptide Castle into the water. Dunhold Castle has always been a coveted place for King Solas, and the lord here has offered to bring in the troops of Rapids, which must have greatly satisfied King Solas.
Under such "merit", the accusation of betraying the human alliance and defecting to the orcs will definitely cover up the past for the lord of Dunhold Castle - as long as this lord asks for their protection, then Dunhold Castle will actually fall into the hands of the kingdom of Stormgard.
Arthas couldn't help but shake his head—when was this, and the group of people at Fort Riptide were still thinking about the territory of their neighboring allies, but Arthas's attention quickly turned to the man with the blue headband, "Your father, who are you?"
The expression on the face of the man with the blue headband became even more solemn, and he said with respect: "I am Garin Tolbain, son of Solas Tolbairn and prince of the kingdom of Stormgard. After a pause, Garin continued, "What about you? This carriage belongs to the royal family of Lordaeron, right? King Terenus, who are you?"
"I am the son of Terenus Minahir, the prince of Lordaeron, Arthas. His Royal Highness Prince Garin, we have come all the way from Nanhai Town, and we have not yet had lunch. Please give me and my companions a break, and then, I will apologize to you for being inadequate. Arthas replied to Garin's question in the same serious tone, then glanced at the cowering man behind Garin, and said pointedly, "I wonder where the lord here is, I think that if he is not dead, entertaining his prince should be his most important task now." ”
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