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The more Arthas thought about it, the more wrong it became, although he didn't know why this orc wolf cavalry didn't appear under the castle of Alterac, but now there were less than four hundred royal guards of Lordaeron in the castle of Alterac, and as their prince, he was not in the castle. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn case the castle is surrounded by an orc army, they may not have the heart to continue defending the castle if they are worried about their safety, so they must rush back as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Arthas said to Frost's grief with some regret, "Little Frost, we may not be able to move on. I have an urgent matter to get back to the castle. "Frost Sorrow is still very sensible at the critical moment, of course, it will not mess around, and will rush to the castle with Arthas right now.
In fact, Alsace did not go far from the castle, but had to make a detour to the gate on the other side, which took a little difficulty. By the time Arthas hurried back to the castle, five thousand infantry had just arrived outside the city. Arthas hurriedly stopped the adjutant who led the 5,000 cavalry, briefly told Uther that he was going to attack the fortress of Broken Ridge with a hundred men, and then ordered the adjutant to immediately take 4,000 men to support Uther, and the remaining 1,000 men stayed at Alterac Castle to assist in the defense of the city.
The adjutant, who was none other than Lordaeron, certainly did not question the prince's order, and immediately ordered his men to divide into two parts, and then hurriedly said goodbye to Arthas, and led the troops, which had been marching hastily for a morning, and dragged their tired bodies towards the fortress of Broken Ridge. Arthas thought for a moment, and suddenly stopped the adjutant and told him to order the army to stop.
The adjutant was a little confused, but nevertheless carried out the prince's order. Arthas called the adjutant over and motioned for the adjutant to crouch down. The adjutant hurriedly crouched in front of Arthas, and the little prince quietly told him about the discovery of the orc wolf cavalry in the valley of Alterac. Although the adjutant was also surprised why the orc army came so quickly and did not alarm any human kingdom, he would not question the information provided by the prince, and the adjutant himself was just a warrior who had been in the army for a little longer and had no decision-making ability, so he could only wait with anticrite for the prince to give him orders.
Arthas's consideration is this-this is the infantry coming from afar, already extremely tired, and among them, those Lordaerons have never fought against orcs, and have no experience in fighting orcs, and those troops who fled from Stormwind City escaped from the city in a hurry during the chaos of Stormwind City, and many people may want to return to their homeland as soon as possible, but the fear of orcs hidden in their hearts is not so easy to dispel.
In such a situation, if they encounter those orc wolf cavalry in the valley of Alterac, it will be difficult for this group of human soldiers to organize an effective resistance in a limited time, and there is even a great possibility that they will collapse at the touch of a button, and they will never know what they want to see. Arthas thought about it for a moment and came up with a perfect plan.
Arthas ordered the infantry to enter Alterac Castle at once, repair it, and accept the castle's defenses, while guarding the treacherous Alterac nobles and disarmed soldiers, while the elite Lordaeron Royal Guard was liberated, and Arthas would personally lead the cavalry to the Broken Ridge Fortress to support Uther.
Arthas told his plan, and the adjutant objected again and again -- what are you kidding? Hiding in the castle to rest and letting the little prince lead the army to the battle? Then what face do you have to go back to face the other officers? Do you have to bear the reputation of a coward for the rest of your life? Not to mention that if something happens to the little prince, he will cut off his head and cannot recover it.
However, the adjutant also knew that once his troops hastily engaged the orcs, they would not be able to withstand the onslaught of the orcs in the absence of the powerful commander Uther. Not to mention anything else, this group of infantry is still unaware of the existence of orcs, and once they do, it is unlikely that there will be deserters.
Therefore, the adjutant's proposal was to replace Arthas and lead the Royal Guard to support the Broken Ridge Fortress. But he was only a small lieutenant, and how could the guards of the Royal Guard of Lordaeron obey his orders. However, Arthas also knew that he was in a hurry, no matter how noble his status was, these subjects of Lordaeron would not obey his orders in such a matter.
Arthas sighed and chose a better plan, he decided to let the Lordaeron Royal Guards go to the Broken Ridge Fortress on their own, after all, these guards are battle-hardened warriors, have strong military literacy, and will not be as unreliable in the face of emergencies as those infantry who have not fought in battle. In addition, Uther has been gone for a while, and the time is almost under Broken Ridge City, whether it succeeds or fails, there should be a result. If successful, these guards will help Uther stabilize the morale of the troops inside the fortress, and if they fail, they will be able to meet them on the road.
After deciding on the plan, Arthas immediately ordered all the royal guards of Lordaeron to assemble and rush to the fortress of Broken Ridge with all their horses, while most of the infantry had already entered the castle and took over the defense of the city and the custody of the captives. Unfortunately, the castle was too small to accommodate all the soldiers, so nearly 2,000 people could only rest temporarily outside the city.
After arranging a series of military operations, Arthas felt a little tired and found a room in the main building to get ready to rest. After the departure of the royal guard of Lordaeron, the defense of Arthas was naturally taken over by this infantry team, and the adjutant personally selected fifty relatively strong soldiers to guard various positions in the main building to protect the prince's safety, and reported to Arthas that these people were pure Lordaerons.
Arthas didn't care too much about the difference between Lordaeron and Stormwind, but there was no need to blame the lieutenant for it. Seeing that the prince was on the bed, the adjutant stopped reporting, put his feet together, put his right hand into a fist at his heart, bowed slightly and gave a military salute, and then turned and left the room.
Arthas pulled the quilt on one side and shook his head—it was no match for his life in the palace of Lordaeron, with velvet monstine on one side and linen on the other...... When this is done, we must hurry back to Lordaeron!—Arthas muttered to himself, barely putting the somewhat awkward linen quilt over his body.
Suddenly, Arthas felt a cold body burrow into the bed, and then hugged himself tightly, and he didn't need to look to know that it was the sorrow of the sticky little demon sword Frost. Frost Sorrow wrapped her arms around Arthas, her big sparkling eyes staring straight at her master. Arthas turned his face slightly, coughed lightly, and reprimanded, "Don't go to bed with your shoes on!"