Fighting a war is actually quite similar to playing chess.

So there is a saying that one step at a time, one step at a time, one step at a time.

If the Lich King gets the first step, there will be no way for the Lordaeron to survive.

If it weren't for Illidan being stabbed in the back at the behest of Kil'Gardan......

After Elune gave up on correcting Carlos's personality, Carlos clearly understood this.

Time is on the Lich King's side for the time being, and the battlefield advantage is on the Scourge side, but victory will eventually be on the Alliance's side.

The only question is whose alliance.

That's why Carlos fought in the Lordaren skies in a very irrational way.

After all, it's time to say goodbye to the past.

The last willfulness and presumptuousness, remembering the former self.

Where did the knight king come from in this world, the real knight can't be the king, and the real king can't abide by the spirit of chivalry.

After all, the king pursues victory, not justice.

Justice may be victorious, but victory is justice.

THIS IS CARLOS'S LEGAL HIGH.

The powerful kingdom of Lordaeron does not have a long history.

The efforts of three generations of the Minahir family were wiped out in Alsace by a father-son filial piety.

In terms of legal theory, the last Minahir is his wife Galia.

On strength, as the titular generalissimo of the alliance, Carlos. Barov is not Anduin. The state of flight that Lothar was in when he went north.

In terms of morality, that wayward battle was seen by hundreds of thousands of Lordaeron refugees.

Although Carlos missed the best time to deal with it due to the exhaustion coma, the results were not bad.

Twenty years after Lordaeron had indeed decayed, the contradictions concealed by the orc invasion of the race war were intensifying, and the once-unbreakable alliance seemed to be broken.

But when the crisis comes, the cries of the world's need for heroes reverberate over Lordaeron again.

Gavinrad finally recognized the leadership of the generalissimo of the Carlos League.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that everyone thinks that Carlos died in Draenor, on the other side of the Dark Gate.

So Terenus. Minethil elevated his son-in-law status infinitely, and put the dead Carlos on the altar.

This is also the reason why Carlos did not dare to contact the alliance in the first place after his return.

It is estimated that the one who wanted to kill him the most at that time was his old father-in-law.

Even through a series of means, Carlos finally returned socially to the alliance, but in essence he was only politically isolated by the royal family of Lordaeron.

For Terenus, the Lordaeron Alliance must be an alliance of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.

For the Alliance, the Kingdom of Lordaeron is the majority of the Alliance.

This is true, but it is not a good thing.

The Scourge Legion has crushed humanity's most powerful kingdom in one fell swoop, and it is almost broken to the backbone of humanity, but it is not entirely bad.

But Carlos really felt the terrible and stubborn habit.

I felt the stubbornness and bravery of the people of Lordaeron.

Everyone respects Carlos as a person and admires his aura of heroism, but refuses to obey his orders.

Because the most important task of Lordaeron's soldiers was to surround the "homeland".

Most of the professional soldiers who obeyed orders were trapped in Lordaeron, and the few formed units were scattered by the refugees, and the army that Gallisus had gathered was essentially a militia, with a strong local flavor.

So much so that Gavinrad was too embarrassed to explain anything to Carlos.

No face to explain.

"Where are the Ferdins?"

Rushing to the barrier, Carlos immediately asked Gavinrad about it.

"He told me to hold out for at least five days and return to Hearthvale alone."

When the first wave of refugees appeared at the barrier, Gavin Rad gave up on continuing to "pledge" Tirio. Ferdin's intentions.

But Tirio rode west alone. Furding quickly went and returned, and after raising expectations for his old friend with a solemn face, he left again.

Needless to say, Tirio. Fordin saw the forces of the Scourge of the Dead, the fireworks of Lordaeron, and perhaps even Carlos smashing down the walls.

So the banished paladins resisted the urge to fight for Lordaeron and chose to return to their homeland, where they had been deprived of everything.

Obviously, Tirio went back to the Valley of the Hearth to raise the flag.

But Carlos was not optimistic about Tirio's move.

Even in another world line, when the undead scourge was rampant and humanity was in danger, there were people who stood up to accuse the only surviving original paladin Galeries Lafayette of having a flawed character, not to mention the Hearthvale that had not yet been affected at this time.

It's not good for Tirio. Ferding did not die on the battlefield, but he was nailed to the ground with a pitchfork, and died like a witcher.

But Carlos didn't have time to care about Tirio anymore.

Because the army of the dead is coming.

Although Carlos formed Silver Dawn ahead of time, he went around destroying the Cursed Sect's plan to spread the plague.

But after contributing to Lordaeron, everything Silver Dawn did was a joke.

Causes the living to be infected with the plague and die, and then uses undead magic to pull them up and become undead soldiers.

After hacking the living to death, they use necromancy to pull them up and make them carry the plague, not soldiers.

Does it make a difference?

The city of Lordaeron is the absolute core of the kingdom of Lordaeron, whether it is population, material, or geographical location.

After the slaughter of Lordaeron, the essentially fragmented alliance has lost its ability to confront the undead scourge head-on.

It wasn't the strength of the Undead Legion that absolutely crushed the Alliance.

It's that the Alliance simply can't effectively gather enough power to fight the Lich King in a short period of time.

The best way to deal with the Scourge is to fight head-on with the Scourge Legion.

The vast continent of Lordaeron is not a Gate of Damnation, and Carlos is not Sylvanas, who will trust the Royal Apothecary Society.

As long as you gather a strong enough legion, frontal combat is the best option to reduce casualties.

The undead soldier is tireless and fearless of death.

On the other hand, on the side of the living, not only have to experience physical exhaustion, but also mental torture, and any wound may become a window of invasion for the plague.

The resistance of small forces will only lead to despair.

Only by crushing the past head-on with the idea of fighting in large armies can we effectively reduce the most lethal non-combat attrition in the fight against the undead scourge.

Fortunately, such a legion still existed in the alliance at this time.

Carlos's army deployed in Arathi is retreating, although Fort Riptide has fallen, there are still twenty or thirty thousand squeezed out, and the most elite expeditionary force of the Kingdom of Lordaeron is in the hands of Uther.

If these three forces can converge, then leveling the Lich King's Scourge Legion is really not wishful thinking.

Unfortunately, if Carlos wants to see his army, it will be forty days at the earliest, not to mention the chaotic Riptide Castle and God knows when he will be able to return Uther and the Knights of the Silver Hand.

The Undead Scourge is getting more powerful every minute and every second.

The only thing available to Carlos was Garesis's militia and Gavinrad's garrison of three hundred.

It's a headache to think about.

Pulling the officers for a meeting, Carlos briefly explained the current situation, but the audience hesitated.

Carlos's analysis makes sense, the city of Lordaeron is broken, but the kingdom of Lordaeron is still strong.

If you really follow Carlos's strategy and block the enemy layer by layer, you may really be able to wait until Alterac's army and Uther return.

But what about "my" homeland, "my" parents, everything "I" cherish?

If "I" is gone, who will guard all this!

Carlos was in no position to accuse the soldiers of this idea.

Even if such a thought would put more of Lordaeron's people in a miserable situation.

The reason is simple, this militia brigade converged by Gathers is the last formed military force east of Lordaeron.

If this legion is wiped out by the Undead Scourge at the Barrier Pass, then there will be nothing to stop the Undead Scourge from moving east and north.

As the officers debated, Carlos had the idea that Lordaeron was not worth it.

I can't bring it, I really can't bring it.

Although Garissus tried to prove Carlos's strategic thinking right, he was accused of not understanding the pain of Lordaeron.

Eventually, Gavin Rad stepped up.

"Those who are willing to go, follow the marshal, and those who are willing to stay, follow me to stick to the barriers."

After slaying an abusive presumptuous, Gavin Raddell's sword was sheathed.

He turned his head and smiled at Carlos.

"I'm going to hold on for at least five days against Tirio, and now there's two more days."

Carlos suddenly felt a heat in his eyes.

Gavinrad is going to be martyred for the kingdom!

At that time, they were under the same command of Sir Lothar, although the two knew each other well, but the relationship was to the point, far from the brotherly relationship between Tulayan and Carlos, nor the like-mindedness of Tirio and Carlos, and even Uther and Carlos, who secretly looked down on each other but couldn't beat each other's awkwardness.

But time has passed, the young man of the year has now happened in vain, and when the time has passed, Gavin Rad has developed a closeness to Carlos that has accumulated over the years.

He slowly walked up to Carlos and leaned into Carlos' ear.

"There are some things that must be done, such as saving Lordaeron and leaving it to you, and holding the barrier to me."

"I'm going to die!"

Carlos controlled his emotions and let out a quiet roar.

"I know, but somebody has to die."

Gavinrad patted Carlos on the shoulder, regaining the distance.

"As the commander of the highest rank of Lordaeron present, I ask half of the soldiers to stay behind to help defend the barrier and receive more refugees to retreat, Your Excellency Marshal Carlos."

Gavin Rad directly clicked through the window paper that everyone had carefully avoided before, and instantly received the support of a large part of the officers.

Yes, the generalissimo of the alliance of Lordaeron, he is not a native of Lordaeron, and this is the most essential contradiction.

Now Gavin Rad stepped forward and made a proposal for half of the troops......

It's not unacceptable, after all, Carlos is the generalissimo of the Union.

It's just that these young officers don't seem to know, or don't care, that Gavinrad isn't actually a true Lordaeron.

Gavin Rad is Lane. Ureon's own soldier was born.

Garissus was enraged by Gavin Rader's rudeness.

Young Galletsus wondered why Gavin Rad wanted to split the original legion in this time of crisis.

"Your Excellency Gavinrad, the enemy is very strong, we are not superior in numbers, and blindly dividing our forces will only ......"

"Young man, are you going to teach me to fight?"

"No, I'm just ......"

"Ask your generalissimo, I was also a general when he was a general, I was also a general when he was fighting orcs, he was the first paladin, and so was I."

"No, I ......"

"Now, what questions do you have?"

“…… No. ”

Garissus looked at Carlos for help, but received no response, so he sat down in suppressed anger.

Then under the organization of Gavin Rad, soon Garissus's corps was split.

More than 6,000 of the more than 9,000 of the Legion of Refugees were left behind by Gavinrad, and the "old Lordaerons" were left by him.

Only more than three thousand refined "warriors" were assigned to Carlos.

As if it were too much, Gavinrad gave Carlos two hundred of his three hundred garrisons.

There is no shortage of "smart people" anywhere, but those who want to infiltrate Gallisus and follow Carlos are all forcibly recruited by Gavin Rader.

"Actually, most of them are good boys, just like us back then, full of enthusiasm, but I don't know the severity."

"There's always a way, you shouldn't be so extreme."

"I know, it's just that there is no time, Dalaran has been captured, and it is impossible for the enemy to defend the barrier on both sides for too long."

“……”

"So let's go after dinner, His Majesty Terenus has not stopped repairing the road all these years, and it is not difficult to walk at night."

“……”

"I'll buy you time, and I'll leave it to you to save the kingdom."

Carlos squeezed Gavinrad's hand tightly.

A thousand words come together into two words

"Take care."

n.