Chapter 345: The Sun Still Rises as Usual
On the docks of the town of Southsea, the flag of the lion king of the alliance flutters in the wind, and Aurelia stands in Anduin. Lothar's side, welcoming the arrival of Quel'Thalas' fleet.
After a long strife and wait, the High Elves finally fully joined the Alliance's military operations. And Quel'Salas's attitude gave Anduin. Lothar's strong support. The participants of the alliance finally reached a consensus and completed the basic unity.
The southern expedition, there is no hindrance, and the restoration of the country is just around the corner.
In the distance, many small black dots could already be seen on the sea, and judging from experience, it would be at least more than an hour before the fleet landed, so Aurelia proposed: "Marshal Lothar, the fleet will be docked for a while, let's go and take shelter from the wind first." ”
"It's okay, blowing the wind helps keep your mind clear."
Aurelia left the dock on her own, found shelter from the wind, and sat down with her cloak on.
For Anduin. Lothar's charismatic personality and noble character, she is respected. But unlike Tulayan's brainless fans, Aurelia does not believe in the "two whatevers" - everything that Lothar says is right, and all Lothar's decisions must be resolutely implemented.
And Aurelia's special status also gives her a reason to enjoy special treatment.
Relying on the power of the Alliance, Aurelia calmly interrogates prisoners of war and gathers information on her beloved brother Lillas.
Because he is a High Elf, a Ranger General of Quel'Thalas, and a noble volunteer, every general and soldier of the Alliance has a basic kindness towards him. Therefore, even if some inhumane methods are used in the interrogation, humans who are also hostile to orcs will be regarded as not seeing it, and will even provide some convenience for themselves.
But when his compatriots come, everything will be different.
She is the hero of Silvermoon City, a role model for countless people, and a benchmark for being hit by the moral altar. The Windranger must be perfect, selfless, benevolent, and held hostage by public opinion.
Thinking about it in a way, Aurelia didn't even want the arrival of the Quel'Salas army.
Aurelia from another world. Windranger is different, in this world, Aurelia did not see the broken corpse of her brother Rillas. Although the accounts of witnesses and survivors of the battle proved that Relas was worthy of the title of Queldore, he did not dishonor the name of the warrior until he died in battle.
But.
But......
But Lilas is alive and dead, and there is no corpse!
In case of!
In case Lillas was only seriously wounded and captured.
What if my beloved brother is still alive?
Although there is little hope, Aurelia has a hope in her heart like a candle in the wind. This small hope kept her from falling into the deepest abyss of despair.
With Gul'dan's stabbing in the Horde's ribs, the orcs who went north to Lordaeron fled south despite the pain of having two knives stuck in their backs, and a large number of orcs who had no time to transfer became prisoners of the Alliance.
Through constant interrogation and data collation, the Coalition gradually figured out something they didn't know before.
Such as Gul'dan's betrayal, such as Orgrim's predicament, such as the possible whereabouts of Rillas.
Aurelia looked up at the sky, thinking about what she should do next, when suddenly, a large face blocked her sunlight.
"You're not going to stay with Lothar?"
Aurelia asked, plucking her ears and lowering her head.
"The marshal was just not satisfied with the slackness of the generals, and took advantage of this opportunity to embarrass them a little. A hard-working fellow like me will not blow the sea breeze. To give. ”
Tulayan handed a bottle of mead to Aurelia and sat down next to her, noticing that Aurelia was moving unnaturally, and realized that he was sitting too close, causing the goddess to feel uncomfortable, so he moved his ass to adjust the distance between the two.
"Your attendant said you haven't eaten breakfast yet, drink some honey bar, and nourish your stomach."
Tulayan said warmly.
"Thank you."
Aurelia was not polite, pulled out the cork and took a small sip, it tasted good.
Tulayan likes himself, and between men and women, Aurelia knows it. But Aurelia doesn't like Tulayan so much, and it has nothing to do with ****. Hundreds of years have made Aurelia's state of mind peaceful and indifferent, and she has long lost the urge to die for love, compared to which family affection is more important to her.
His mother died young, his father was obsessed with family fame and power, and a group of relatives relied on their reputation. The second sister always wants to surpass herself, the third sister is rebellious and ignorant, and only the fourth brother Lillas can bring the warmth of her home
My mother died of illness shortly after giving birth to her fourth brother, and I still remember that my mother took her hand and told her eldest sister to be like a mother, and that her younger brothers and sisters would take care of them by themselves in the future. With tears in her eyes, Aurelia accepted her mother's request.
For Rillas, Aurelia gave the double love of her sister and mother, and Rillas did not live up to Aurelia's expectations and grew up to be the sunny boy that Aurelia expected.
How many people know that the bond between the two siblings is a continuation of all Aurelia's good expectations, and it is another form of life inheritance.
Lillas is another self in Aurelia's heart that has no regrets, no flaws, and no confusion.
Hearing of Lillas's death, Aurelia not only felt the pain of losing a child that went deep into her bones, but also a wound that was physically and mentally torn apart.
Under such pain, Aurelia simply can't afford a relationship, a love affair with a short-lived species.
"I really envy Carlos, the glory of the Iron Forge, it's good to be a king, you don't have to worry about so many things, you can fight wherever you want."
Tulayan first diverted the topic, men and women don't talk about work, they don't talk about love, so they can only talk about friends who both know each other.
"Hehe, if we meet again, I will relay your evaluation."
Aurelia couldn't help but laugh, a smile like a flower.
She knew that Tulayan just wanted to amuse her, but it was really a bit inauthentic to arrange her friends like this.
The entire league now knows how unhappy Carlos is with the league. The whole league is watching, Alterac is fighting, the whole league is losing, and Carlos is winning. Although discerning people know the twists and turns inside, they know that this is not a reflection of the true strength of the alliance.
But Carlos undoubtedly became a victim in the strife within the alliance, and the division became the main force, which is what he said.
According to the original plan, two months ago, the alliance launched a full-scale attack on the wetlands, but an inexplicable wave of war came so quickly that the situation was stalemate for a while.
The kings and lords meet, meet, meet, communicate, exchange, and connect, and vividly embody the ugliness of politics.
The soldiers, however, did not care.
Because the previous battle was too hard, resting is also an excellent choice.
Therefore, although Carlos did not attend the previous Kingdom Council, no one harshly criticized Alterac in the distribution of benefits, after all, Carlos's old father-in-law, Terenus, was the biggest financier of the alliance.
All the top leaders of the alliance know that the orcs must fight, the tribe must fight, and it is the basic law of war to take his life while he is sick. But how to fight, how to fight, pay attention to it. In the previous Hilbride war, the beneficiaries were the kingdoms of Lordaeron, and the southern expedition, the kingdom of Stormwind was a hurdle that could not be bypassed.
That's the crux of the matter.
That's why Lothar values Quel'Thalas's attitude so much, and the High Elf's chip is too important, completely changing the balance within the alliance.
"He's hard to the south, too, for the orcs are hateful, but they are not an enemy that can be easily defeated."
"Who's to say it's not, when your fleet of Quel'Salas is in place, there will be much less pressure to transport supplies by sea, and we will be able to draw our fleet to participate in the assault on the Saldo Bridge. The difficulty now is to connect Arathi with the wetland. According to intelligence, the Horde's defenders had set up explosive devices on the Saldo Bridge and were ready to blow it up if the situation was unfavorable. Now the battle is deadlocked, and it is very uncomfortable. ”
As Tulayan spoke, the topic turned to the battle situation.
"So I have long proposed that we should attack it directly and prepare for the Saldo Bridge to be blown up."
Aurelia said politely.
"Oh, militarily correct. However, the Saldo Bridge was built by humans and dwarves for more than 50 years, and it was still the Arathso Empire at that time. Now, who wants to shoulder the burden of repairing the Saldo Bridge? The sea-crossing bridge, that's an astronomical amount of repair costs. ”
Tulayan shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"However, just such a small group of orc defenders has dragged at least 50,000 of your human troops in Arathi, and the pros and cons of this are difficult to calculate."
Aurelia tilted her head and looked at Tulayan, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"So it's my turn."
"Huh?"
"The big guys above have a unified opinion, in fact, things are still very easy to do. The Alliance will organize a siege with the Silver Hand as the spearhead to surprise the orc defenders of the Saldo Bridge. ”
Tulayan smiled confidently.
Either you succeed or you don't have any bones! What kind of sharp soldiers, to put it bluntly, isn't it just expecting the paladins to crush the orc defenders with their personal strength. But this battle plan is to dance on a burning powder keg, and if it fails, it will be a broken end.
Aurelia had wanted to say don't die......
When the words came to his lips, they became: "Good luck!" ”
After speaking, he took a sip of mead and handed the bottle to Tulayan, as a practice in advance, at this point in time, Aurelia knew that she could not leave.
"Thank you for your good words."
Tulayan boldly blows on the bottle.
As he drank it, his face turned red.
Does this count as indirect kissing? (To be continued.) )