When the orcs retreated, Uther and Arthas had just crossed the moat. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info turned to look at the slowly retreating tribe, and they both laughed at the same time, and then held their heads high to greet Stratholme's warmest welcome.

Needless to say, after some messy celebrations and tidying up, Uther found Arthas again, and this time, he was followed by many people. Alsace looked at it, and most of them were "gentlemen", that is, the presidents of the various local guilds and chambers of commerce in Stratholme, as well as the representatives of the citizens.

"Gentlemen have come to discuss Stratholme's next steps." Uther was the first to say, "And the only nobleman in this place at the moment is you Alsace, so ......"

"Needless to say, you don't need to be in a kid's relationship," Arthas looked at the slightly embarrassed adults in front of him, "and we don't have time." The orcs are only temporarily retreating, and now Stratholme has no strength to resist the orc army, I think you all understand. ”

“…… Uh, but Your Highness ......"

"Property, land, plantations, and even slaves are all precious possessions, but if you lose your life for them, then no matter how much money you have, there is no point, right?" Alsace said, "As long as everyone is still alive, even if this land is lost for a while, it can be regained in the future. ”

“…… Yes, we're going to prepare for the retreat. ”

The delegates left one after another. Since the Silver Hand insisted on retreating, there was no point in them continuing to hold on here, but it was unknown what kind of rebound would occur in the future.

"Arthas, isn't it bad to be tough like this?"

"I'm just a child, Uther, and that's my most effective weapon," Arthas said, "and I'm telling the truth, except that these people can't give up their property rights for years." When their lives are threatened, they will learn to be sensible. ”

"But it could be the same as Alterac."

"Perhaps, but they don't have the capital of Alterac," Arthas said, "and we will cross the river directly west to the Valley of the Hearth, where the forts are stronger and there are enough fields to feed the few Stratholme men who have left. ”

"Tirio wouldn't say no."

"But it's another thing worth thinking about more than the one thing that is destined to be solved," Arthas said, "In any case, Orgrim's co-opting trolls is a sure thing, when humans and the High Elves were in alliance, the trolls were still difficult to completely eliminate, and now with a tribe, it's hard to fight, after all, we can't expect another Gul'dan to come out." ”

"So?"

"So I think we need a little special strategy," Arthas said, "and if the orcs are strong, then we will use more strength than the orcs to deal with them." And these strategies may not be so ...... Humanitarian? ”

Arthas was thinking of the Scourge at this time.

The low-level puppets of the Scourge are inferior to humans, and they are very fragile, not impossible to kill. As for the particularly powerful monsters like the Stitching Monsters, the cost of manufacturing them is also very high, at least until the Undead Scourge unifies Lordaeron, there is no material and no time to engage in these things.

So by what did the undead defeat the human alliance?

On the one hand, Arthas's own backlash led to successive raids on Terenus and Uther, resulting in the entire Lordaeron resistance being leaderless and unable to concentrate its resistance. The second is that after the food spreads, the Scourge Legion has added a way to spread the plague cauldron, and people can go without eating for a while, but it is absolutely impossible to go without breathing for a day. So the puppets of the natural disaster are endless, even five soldiers who can fight to kill a human are enough to make the alliance collapse for thousands of miles, and there is no way to compete with the natural disaster.

Plague and quantity are the two magic weapons that defeat the alliance by natural disasters, and in the final analysis, it is the former that is the most important.

The orc shamans were able to communicate with the heavens and the earth and the four spirits, so the avalanche could not be used as a strategy, but the plague would not be discovered by their ancestral spirits, so it could be used as a way to defeat the enemy. Besides, Gul'dan himself had created Death Knights, and the tribe was already familiar with such necromantic warriors, so it was not impossible to use these Death Knights to do something.

However, the plague was the work of Kel'thugad and his research team, and Arthas himself could not have done what such a technosaur could do. If you forcibly control the Death Knights, it will be difficult for that Tallon Blood Demon to say that even if he is the Lich King, he will have complete control, and there is nothing to say now.

"Maybe I need to make a trip to Dalaran."

"Huh?"

"Because I think that in the current situation, the mages of Dalaran may have a solution." Arthas said, "But it may not be in a hurry for the time being, and it is better to think about how to minimize the damage of the orc invasion for now." ”

"I want to ......"

"Your Highness, the king is in a hurry!"

"What's the matter?!"

Arthas and Uther turned their heads at the same time, but when they saw that the soldier had a happy face, not a panicked look, they immediately put their minds at ease, and then said slowly: What's wrong?

"News from the royal capital, inviting His Royal Highness and Uther to go to the royal capital as quickly as possible, did not say specifically, only said that it was a happy event."

When did my dad get fun and shake off his burden? Although Alsace is puzzled, he is now about to evacuate, so naturally there is nothing to say. After the group packed up and evacuated to the Valley of the Hearth, Arthas and Uther hurried back to the royal capital.

Compared with the eastern part of the kingdom, which has been full of war, King Lordaeron is located in the heart of the Tirisfal Woodland, with Dalaran on the lake in the south and the king's fortress in the east to guard the main road. Therefore, along the way, except for some panic near Andohar because of the news from the front, the rest of the road is not at all obvious that it is in the midst of war, and everywhere is a picture of peace and happiness, wealth and happiness.

However, after the two crossed the flower road and entered the royal city, a tense atmosphere washed away the atmosphere of life outside. Due to the war with the orcs, the current royal city is filled with all kinds of things every day, and the clerks who come and go are all in a hurry, and even when they see Arthas and Uther, they only come and say hello in a hurry, and then leave quickly.

"Don't you see any happy events? Isn't that what it looked like after the war? ”

With this in mind, Arthas and Uther went to the Inner Chamber, which was distinguished from the Throne Room, and was used as a meeting room between their close ministers and other blood relatives. Here, Varian, who had not been seen for a long time, Archbishop Alonsos, Duke of Lothar, and a shrunken old man with white hair who did not know him were already waiting here. Looking at their relaxed appearance, they are completely different from the poor wage earners outside.

"...... this?"

After greeting each other, Arthas looked at the only old man he had never seen. Archbishop Alonthos saw this, smiled and led Arthas to the old man's side, and introduced: "This should be the first time you have met, he is Khadgar. Medivan's apprentice is also one of the most powerful mages on the Alliance's side today. ”

It turned out that this person was Khadgar! Although he had known for a long time that the other party had turned himself into an old man for some spell reasons, he knew how bad the effect of that spell was when he met now. However, seeing that the mage in front of him himself looked indifferent, Arthas dispensed with unnecessary politeness and saluted: "Hello, respected master, welcome to Lordaeron. ”

"Polite little prince, don't respect me like that, for I can probably only be your uncle," Khadgar laughed, "well, maybe younger, brother?" ”

"Don't make a fuss, Khadgar, you're at least thirty, aren't you?"

"No, you can't do that, I was only seventeen when I left Dalaran!" Despite his beard, Khadgar's tone was like that of a young man in his twenties, "Alonsos, even if you are the person I respect the most, I can't allow you to slander me like this, or I will ...... I'll just ...... Would you like to have a meal? I think the beef at a store two days ago is good, I hope you like it. ”

"Hahahaha...... Alonsos laughed, "as you can see, Arthas, Khadgar is not a stilted fellow, you can do whatever you want. ”

"Well......" Alsace was surprised, and genuinely surprised, "I have conceived many scenarios, but apparently Master Khadgar has always surprised me. ”

"Khadgar, my dear little prince, call me that," Khadgar said, "Well, as glad as I am glad to see a not-so-pampered Highness, the protagonist today is not me, nor you, so let's wait quietly." ”

"Oh?" Arthas looked back at Varian, but the other party was also at a loss, "Who is the main character?" ”

"It's her, my dear Arthas."

Terenus's voice was heard, drawing everyone's eyes to it. At the same time, everyone showed expressions of surprise.

It was a swaddling baby.

Terenus was a valiant king, and although he was known for his intelligence and skill, those who met him knew that he was a formidable warrior himself. And now, such a warrior is carefully holding a small swaddling baby, so nervous that he can't even walk, which looks a little ridiculous, and also makes people feel his love for the infant child.

"It's ......"

"Your sister, Arthas," said King Terenus, "is also the princess of the kingdom of Lordaeron, Emilia Minehir. ”