"Right now, they're busy renovating the ruins of Lordaeron and trying to transform it into their city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info," Locke said cautiously, "they see themselves as a new race, and they don't accept who they once were. That's not the point, though. The point is that after they have their hands freed, they will definitely attack outside and seize the space for survival. ”

"Where will they choose first? Yes, you read that right, this is it! Locke's arm drew a large circle in the Tirisfal Glade, "They're going to want to attack all the towns and villages in the Tirisfal Glade first!" Expand their living space, desecrate our remains, expand their race! ”

"So, some time ago, the Second Army drove out their limited army in Brill. Having taken the stronghold town ahead of them, relying on Brill, the Second Legion set up a watchtower to the northeast, a watchtower on the hillside to the south, and a watchtower to the southeast of the ruins of Lordaeron, why? It is to prevent them from moving in the future. ”

"The line of defense of our crusaders has been tentatively established, from here." Bridget handed Locke a stick from behind, and Locke finally didn't have to use his hands to gesture on the map, he pointed at the map with the stick, and went up to the main towns and strongholds, "From the northernmost town of Gallon on the Whispering Coast, south to Brill, to the south, to the towers, east past Barnier's Farm, and finally to the Undead Fortress." This large area is now under the control of our Crusaders. ”

"In this area, the undead plague has been largely eliminated, the gnolls have disappeared, and our people now have more than 100,000 people, who live in this area, most notably Gadar. And in the town of Gallen and Barnier's farm, where the farmland has been cleared and crops have been planted to feed us in the fight against the scourge. ”

"If the Forsaken really want to attack us, they will be knocked to the head by this entire line of defense." Locke said, pointing to the stations of several legions. "After all, we have more than 40,000 troops here, and with the determination of the soldiers to defend their last homeland, it may be difficult for these forsaken to attack."

"And in the battle here, I am afraid that the role of our Fifth Army will not be very large, the Second and Fourth Army Corps, as well as the four reserve legions, will completely defend them from the outside of the defensive line."

Locke took the stick in his hand and looked at the pensive officers and continued, "The pressure of survival forces them to make changes, at this time, which will they choose?" ”

"Here, or here," Locke pointed to Silverpine Forest and Alterac with the stick in his hand, "and they're going to take a back seat to these two places." ”

"Of these two places, the Alterac Valley is rich in mineral resources, and if you occupy it, there will be endless armaments and great living space."

"And here!" Locke pointed to the blank space in the Silver Pine Forest on the map and said, "Not only is there a wealth of forests here, but it is also rich in mineral resources; Gold mines, copper mines, silver mines, and so on, there's a lot of stuff here that we don't know about. Over here! And their great hopes! And that's something that Alterac can't match. ”

Locke banged the bulletin board.

"There are a large number of surviving humans here!! There are also a large number of cemeteries in Seberchel, and the number of corpses in them is unknown. ”

"If they find that they can't occupy the Tirisfal Glade, and choose this place," Locke whispered, holding his stick in his hand, "there is no such thing as our great human resistance here, only innocent civilians who have survived the previous disaster." When the Forsaken attack here, the civilians are unarmed, how can they resist them? Civilians will eventually die, then become a source of membership in the race of the Forsaken, will become their soldiers, and eventually, raise their knives and swords to us and repeat the tragedy that preceded it! ”

"After the Forsaken occupy the Silver Pines Forest, the rich mineral resources will make their scarce armaments skyrocket, and they will arm their armies and soldiers. With the intelligence of human beings, and then wearing armor and shields, how difficult is it for us humans to defeat them? With the vast land of the Silver Pine Forest, they will become more flexible and difficult to regulate. ”

"So!" Locke broke the wooden stick in his hand, and the legions all looked at him with fierce eyes, "We will take advantage of the fact that they have not slowed down, and we will enter the Silver Pine Forest first, gather the civilians, develop a certain economy, and prepare for the battle later." ”

"It's best to let us develop when the forgotten come back to their senses! They will find out that the Silver Pines Forest has been taken over by our Crusaders! Occupied by our Fifth Legion! And they can only target Alterac. Even so, they have to worry about whether the ruins of their city of Lordaeron will be attacked by us in the direction of the Tirisfal Glade and the Silver Pine Forest, which is why we are here! ”

Saying what he thought in his heart in one breath, Locke let out a long sullen breath, this is the question he has been thinking about for a long time, and it is much easier to say it.

Locke looked at the officers who were talking about it, and his heart was relaxed, as long as he was not a fool, he would know how to choose.

"Give! Drink it, I've been talking about it for so long, I'm thirsty. Bridget's voice came from behind.

Locke turned her head, and Bridget poured a cup of hot water and handed it to herself, a smile of complete excitement on her face.

"Thank you." Locke took the glass of water and drank it, saying so much that he was indeed thirsty.

Not far away, the elf girl's eyes suddenly narrowed when she saw this scene. Bridget seemed to sense something, too, and she turned her head to spot Noris. Then, she winked evilly.

"I really didn't expect this, you have been hiding it from me for so long!" With a triumphant smile, Bridget turned her head to communicate with Locke, ignoring Noris' murderous gaze. "You're going to tell me at the beginning, I'm sure I'll support you! Who knew about this from the beginning? ”

"I'll tell you, maybe you'll tell someone else." Locke replied casually.

"As for who knows, no one but Norris and Hudson knows," Locke continued, "after all, there are many things that need to be done by the Scout Wing, and Major Hudson is the deputy commander and has a right to know. ”

"Humph! Shouldn't I have the right to know? Bridget said dissatisfied.

"You're a herald, why do you know this?" Locke raised his head and looked at her suspiciously, Locke drank the water and handed her the cup, "Look at it well, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Bridget pouted and took the cup.

"Commander, I still have a question." Paul stepped forward and said. "You're absolutely right and have a point. But now, we don't know the details of the Silver Pine Forest. We don't even know what's over there right now, wouldn't it be too presumptuous to do that? At the very least, send scouts to take a look. ”

"I'll explain that to you." Noris, who rarely speaks at military meetings, spoke up.

The other officers looked at her in amazement, and they had the impression that the beautiful Scout Wing Captain had always been reticent and never spoke at meetings.

However, this also has a lot to do with her ambiguous relationship with the corps commander.

The officers and soldiers mostly knew that there was a relationship between them, and Norris, the High Elf, was like the shadow of the Legion Commander, where she was, and the Legion Commander was there most of the time.

What the! You say I'm the opposite? No, no, no, how can humans be the shadows of the High Elves? It was the Legion Commander who conquered her!

"More than a week ago, the Legion Commander sent scouts to the Silver Pines Forest to investigate the specifics there." Norris spoke word by word, her melodious voice like a lark singing, captivating the ears of the Legion.

"Right now, there are only a handful of Scourge troops in the Silver Pines Forest. However, there are a large number of gnolls there. The flood of those gnolls is beyond our imagination. ”

"According to the information sent back by the scouts, these gnolls have a tendency to convert to civilization. They generally live in tents, and some will also live in former human houses. They began to wear clothes and began to keep wild animals in captivity as domestic animals. Sometimes, instead of using humans as food, they began to be kept in captivity as slaves, cultivating farmland and raising livestock for them. ”

"The situation there is very different than before!" Norris slowed down, waiting for the officers to digest the news. "It's not good news that the gnolls and the leaders of the Scourge are close there."

"So, if possible, we still have to rush over early. Occupy a foothold, then gradually encroach outward, knocking out the gnolls and destroying the Scourge troops. Otherwise, if you enter later, you will have to face three enemies: the Gnolls, the Scourge Legion, and the Forsaken. ”

"The success rate of the Legion Commander's plan will be greatly reduced. Then the Forsaken will rush out of the ruins of Lordaeron, and the Silver Pines Forest will be taken down by them and become their logistics base. ”

"Correspondingly, the Crusader line in the Tirisfarh Glade will be under more pressure, and it is hard to say whether it will be able to withstand the attacks of the Forsaken."

"I'm done talking." Norris saluted and retreated to his original position.

Locke smiled and looked at her, who was also looking at him, and the tacit understanding between the two was vividly displayed at this moment.

"Legion Commander! As for the logistical aspects, I figured it out. Shiloh was on the side, with the help of the logistics officer, and finally figured out these huge things.

"According to the data I have before, we Crusaders now need to feed a total of nearly 50,000 troops, which is completely impossible with the current capacity of the Crusaders. Maybe in two years, but we can't wait. The end result is that half of our army needs to be cut, and if we are to disarm, we will be the first to do so. So, leaving there is good news for us. ”

Now the officers stopped talking.