Harman Kahn was a sergeant in the Second Crusader Legion, and he was in charge of patrolling the perimeter of the town of Brill with his squad. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This morning, the deputy commander of the Crusaders, Lord Harvey, will pass by. He needs to keep an eye on what's going on around him.

In recent times, the free spirits of the ruins of Lordaeron have become more and more dishonest. They often appear in small squads to sneak up and capture ordinary people living and working in the wilderness. Not even the corpses were spared, which worried Karn. Because it is rumored that the undead made their own people out of human corpses.

What an evil idea, a bunch of evil undead! A bunch of undead to be destroyed!

Just when he was a little distracted, the sound of horses' hooves was heard on the forest path in the distance.

"Hidden!" Karn let out a low cry as his veterans scurried into the woods on either side.

Two scouts, dressed in the robes of the Second Crusader Legion, rode their horses past the place where they were ambushed.

After waiting for a while, and finding that there was no sound, the veterans of the squad walked out one after another.

"They are scouts from the royal capital, it looks like this is not good, it seems that something big has happened?" Karn's brow was furrowed at the words of one of the veterans in the squad.

"Let's be careful, keep our eyes and ears wide open, don't be touched by the undead!" Karn had to warn the soldiers in his ranks.

Here, the scouts hurried all the way to Brill.

"You say that the Forsaken spirits of Lordanren have begun to gather their armies?" Major Thomas asked the scout, a little surprised.

"Yes, sir." Corporal Miller was a little anxious, "This is what we saw with our own eyes, they have gathered a large number of undead in the tens of thousands, and they seem to be targeting us!" Our captain, let's come back and tell your Excellency that they're there to take a closer look at the movements of the undead. ”

"Without further ado, tell the monastery's command about this place." Major Thomas did not hesitate, and he immediately began to arrange. "Let them send reinforcements!"

Scouts Miller and Canon hurriedly followed the order and left the place.

"Herald! Take note of my orders! Thomas shouted, and the lieutenant stepped forward to record his orders.

"Let all the squads patrolling outside be formed, and form a large patrol team, each team cannot be less than 200 people. Take our hounds out on patrol! Let Surrey send all the scouts out and keep a close eye on the undead in the ruins of Lordaeron. Let the surrounding civilians hurry back to Brill. Thomas gave orders one by one, but he immediately thought of something and asked, "Where has the commander's team gone?" ”

"I guess it's going to be Brill already." The herald replied hurriedly.

"Send someone to urge the commander to hurry." Thomas was a little anxious, "Tell the commander about the movements of the undead here, and he will know the severity of the situation." ”

"Report! Commander Harvey's team has arrived in Brill! A guard came in and reported.

"Don't rush the commander, go and give other orders quickly. I went out to meet the commander. After Thomas gave the herald's orders, he hurried out of the headquarters.

At this moment, Locke was leading the soldiers and civilians at the rear of the team into Brill.

"Let the civilians all have a good rest. We'll set off again tomorrow morning, and hopefully we'll be able to cross the area around Lordaeron and reach the Silver Pines Forest tomorrow night. Then we'll be safe. Locke instructed Captain Felicia, the leader of the team, "I'll go talk to the commander here, Major Thomas, and find me over there if there's something." ”

Before Locke could finish his orders, he sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere here.

Outside the town of Brill, panicked civilians poured into the town, then stormed their houses and closed their doors. In the barracks in Brill, there are constant patrols of hounds. Looking at their attire, it seems that scouts are mixed with ordinary soldiers.

"Looks like something is going on here?" Bridget craned her neck to see the panicked scene.

"Hello Commander, you came at a good time." Just as Locke was seeing a lot of the town, Major Thomas greeted him.

"Thomas, what's going on here? Why are people so flustered? Locke asked, pointing to the crowd around him.

"Alas, the situation is not optimistic." Thomas didn't rush to explain, he glanced at the winding line behind Locke, and instructed his herald, "Gather these people in the square, and don't let them run around." I'll be arranging their place later. ”

"Commander, you come with me, we have an emergency military situation now." With that, Major Thomas hurried to the headquarters with Locke.

Once in the room, Thomas couldn't wait to tell Locke about the situation.

"Isn't our defense system in the Tirisfal Glade fully built?" Locke asked Captain Thomas, who had been away for a while, and it was unclear how far the fort tactics had got.

The fortress tactic was a plan proposed by Grand Procurator Ethan Lion to besiege Lordaeron. From the strongholds of the watchtowers scattered around the ruins of the royal city of Lordaeron, and the camp based on Brill, a defensive line to encircle Lordaeron was constructed.

Behind this line of defense, a large number of soldiers were stationed to stabilize this line.

Locke's placement in the Silver Pines Forest was also intended to match this line of defense.

Now, the defense line of the Silver Pine Forest has basically been arranged, but I don't know what is going on here.

"The situation is not optimistic." Major Thomas shook his head, his brow furrowed, "Our three regiments of recruits haven't been trained yet, and they're still in the hands of Tyr. The line now consisted of only 2,000 infantry at my disposal, and 2,500 soldiers scattered around the watchtowers and camps around Lordaeron. ”

"How many undead are they coming?"

"According to the scouts' investigation, there are about 10,000." Thomas's voice was a little muffled.

"Can you get those soldiers back? Abandon the outlying towers and camps. Locke asked, "They don't have much of a role out there now." ”

"No way!" Major Thomas directly rejected Locke's proposal, "Their presence is not only to encircle Lordaeron, but also to prevent the undead from infiltrating the Tirisfal Glades. ”

"And the undead don't necessarily besiege a single stronghold." Major Thomas affirmed, "If they do, we can gather forces from other places and surround them." ”

"Let's take back all our troops." Locke did not accept his claim, "They would launch a plague and kill the soldiers inside the fortress." They didn't need to go inside the fortress at all. So, this idea of yours can't be established, immediately recall the soldiers from all the strongholds in front of Brill and let them return to Brill. ”

"What's more, under their powerful offensive, those soldiers in the stronghold may not hold out until the arrival of other teams."

"But—" Major Thomas clearly disagreed.

"There's nothing more, Thomas. Military intelligence urgently listens to me. Locke came to the head of the command and stood there and said, "Now, as the deputy commander of the Crusaders, I take over the command of all military operations here. ”

"Yes, Deputy Commander."

The other officers of the Second Legion, who were present, received Locke's orders.

Thomas is no longer arguing, and now he is an executor, not a decision-maker.

"Are you sure they're targeting us Brill?" Locke asked Thomas again, "Has this been the case before?" ”

"Commander, this has never happened before. The spirits of the free-willed undead never came out of that gate. Thomas was a little cautious, "They've never had such a big deal attacking a stronghold or a camp. ”

"Not long before you entered the camp, I got word from the scouts that they were targeting us."

"Oh? Is it? Locke touched his chin in confusion, what was there here worthy of the Forsaken's attack? It stands to reason that they should have cowered within Lordaeron. Avoiding the Crusaders' blows, Sylvanas probably wouldn't do that. Moreover, if you really want to fight, you won't just send these tens of thousands of undead, it may be hundreds of thousands.

What do they like? There are no good resources or materials here except for people. Fighting and not being able to take it, they may be greeted by the strong revenge of the crusaders. So why is that?

"Oh! That's right! Locke clapped his hands!

"People! There are tons of people here! It's still mostly civilians! ”

Locke's spirit shook, "They need these civilians!" ”

That's right! That's it, they expand the number of races, evil alchemical experiments, human dissection all need people!

"It seems that these civilians behind me attracted them." Locke smiled bitterly, they probably didn't even think about attacking Brill, they only thought about capturing the civilians!

"That's... What are we going to do? Major Thomas turned his head to look at the crowd outside the door, "Send them back the way they came?" ”

"No way." Locke beckoned to dismiss his idea. "They must be prepared, the civilians can't outrun their undead. In contrast, it is the safest place to be. ”

"Hurry up and call back all the soldiers in front of Brill. Then, let the scouts keep an eye on the undead's movements. Locke didn't hesitate, he began to give orders.

"Bridget, I'll leave it to you to guard our cavalry team. Before the battle begins, you take them into the forest and choose the right moment to hit them from their side. Locke looked at Bridget with a solemn expression, and the latter's face flushed with excitement.

"Watch out for your safety, don't be pushy." Locke couldn't help but explain.

"Don't worry, Locke." Bridget gritted her teeth excitedly, "I'll use these two thousand cavalry to penetrate their flanks!" ”

"Major Thomas, let the scouts focus on the undead. See if they are carrying a siege machine. It resembled a catapult, the chariot they used to drop the plague. If anything, then we're going to leave town and fight them in the field. Otherwise the plague will explode in the town, and the people here will suffer heavy casualties. ”

"Yes, these scouts will report back." Thomas nodded.

"Don't worry, don't get too nervous." Locke said with a smile, "Our army in the Silver Pine Forest has been keeping an eye on the undead in the ruins of Lordan Road. I believe that they have begun to react at this time. ”