Chapter 704: The End of an Era (5)
In the direction of Tarenmere, an army of more than 20,000 men was already ready, and south of the wall of Soradin, there were also 5,000 rangers ready to block the pass.
With special national conditions and special environment, the Alterac Kingdom has maintained a high proportion of the population for more than ten years, which has seriously consumed the assets of the Barov family while also providing alternative conveniences.
Like now.
Even if it was Lordaeron, Carlos's old father-in-law, Terenus, it would not be easy to mobilize 25,000 men.
After all, in peacetime, the number of standing troops of the Lordaeron Kingdom with a population of more than two million was only more than 70,000, and with the addition of special combat units such as prison guards and tax collectors, the ratio of 20 people to one soldier was basically maintained.
It's healthy.
However, Atlant is different.
In the era of Aiden, Alterac was a typical small country with a widow and a self-appointed kingship. It has a vast territory, but chooses to establish its capital in a place where it is difficult to defend and difficult to attack.
Then Carlos came to power.
Carlos must thank his old father, Grand Duke Regent Alex. Barov, by the way, praises the backward political heritage of humanity.
Grand Duke Alex was politically savvy and was able to maintain the Barov family's rule over Alterac even after Carlos disappeared for ten years, even leaving the vanity crown in Alterac.
However, it is such a skillful figure who cannot find a second way out for the country.
That's why everything in the kingdom of Alterac is steadily advancing under Carlos's vision.
It's not that Carlos has a lot of charisma that can make people miss him for a whole decade, but that there is no second person in the entire country who can design the framework of the country.
The more tense Tyrenus pressed, the more secure Carlos remained in Alterac.
When the old father-in-law finally realized this and wanted to be Huairou, Carlos came back without dying.
This has led to the fact that with a population of more than 800,000 ———— absolutely less than 900,000, Alterac is supporting an army of more than 100,000 men, a purely human force.
If you count the trolls orcs or something, the number of troops under Carlos' command can even reach 150,000.
That's a terrifying number.
It was the snow-capped mountains of the Alterac Plateau and the valleys of Keldaron that concealed this fact that did not surprise the friendly countries.
So mobilizing 25,000 men at his doorstep to surround the possible escape of the orcs, Carlos didn't even have to be there in person, and the generals in Alterac hadn't swelled enough to think that they could do anything with an army of 20,000 men.
There are six more armies of my size in the country......
In Carlos's script, the orcs are supposed to awaken the people's fear of war.
Although a new generation of young people has grown up, their parents have not yet grown old, and the whole social atmosphere will change under the chatter and sticks of their parents.
Perhaps this is the fate of the European and American style, the cohesion of a race must be established under external threats.
In other words, there must be an enemy, even if it is an imaginary enemy.
Orcs are undoubtedly useful as slaves.
However, just treating orcs as slaves, even if they are enslaved for a hundred years, cannot make up for the damage caused by orc wars to humans. As a generation that had not experienced war began to speak out, and even the second generation of powerful people like Arthas and Gianna were full of sympathy for the orcs in the detention center, the social cost of driving orc slaves began to rise.
Moreover, the darkness of human nature has also given birth to a series of orc slave industry chains, in which human beings have no great glory to speak of, and behind the interests there is only dirty and innocent blood.
Carlos couldn't help but begin to reflect on the choice made by the bronze dragon, and compared to the path of the Iron King, he longed for Velon's arrival more and more.
Azeroth is big, but the human world is small, and perhaps only the former King of Eredar can understand his own frustration.
Giving the orcs freedom and erecting a target was the best way for Carlos to think of to increase cohesion while maintaining the current size of the alliance.
But there is a red line that must not be crossed, and that is the superior armed forces of the alliance.
If it is intact, it is called raising Kou to be self-respecting, and if it is messed up, it is a sinner through the ages.
So Carlos, although he was in Lordaeron, turned his attention to Hilbride.
Although Tirio Ferdin's plan did not approve of Carlos's plan, believing that it was too risky, he chose to obey when no one objected.
Sedan. As the first person responsible, Da Suohan always keeps an eye on the actions of the orcs.
Ogrim's instincts were not wrong, and the orc's current victory was no different from Truman's world.
Although Ogrim didn't know Truman.
"Spartacus, what exactly does your master want?"
After receiving the latest batch of aid, Orgrim couldn't help but ask.
"Probably, an enemy."
The distant campfire and cooking smoke distracted the Iron-Faced Swordmaster, and even his eyesight could not see his rescued compatriots from such a distance.
But the strange emotions in my heart are real.
Orgrim was really in action, and Spartacus didn't hate him that much.
"Why?"
Orgrim couldn't understand that humanity had become so arrogant as to this.
If it weren't for Gul'dan's betrayal, the humans of Lordaeron would have been imprisoned as slaves in the detention center by the orcs.
Orgrim believes that if he were the winner, he would have made the same decision as Tyrenus.
Let the orcs rise, how confident and arrogant the king of Alterac is.
"Probably lonely, Carlos. Barov's mind and vision, even you couldn't catch up with back then. ”
I felt that Spartacus's words were a little redundant, revealing something that should not be revealed.
Orgrim pretended not to understand, a little annoyed.
Sweeping through all the detention centers in the southern part of the Hillsbrad Hills, Orgrim amassed more than 20,000 orcs.
But excluding the old, the young, the sick, and the weak, there were less than 5,000 troops available.
Relying on these forces, it is impossible to break free from Carlos's control.
"Here."
Orgrim slammed his fist on the map.
"This mine, there are at least three thousand orc miners in it, liberate them, and our strength can be expanded by half. Once here, we'll be qualified to challenge Dunhold Castle. ”
"I'll go with you."
Thrall nodded heavily.
"No, you continue to prepare the team and fight a mine, you don't need too many troops, five hundred people are enough."
Orgrim rejected Thrall's offer.
Humanity is running out of time, and Orgrim must hurry up to strengthen himself.
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