Chapter 340: Bait
After receiving the reward from the kingdom, Ferdin's father and son immediately rushed to the royal capital, firstly to show their loyalty to the regent, and secondly, to discuss the follow-up battle plan.
"As long as that scum of Kel'thugad dares to come, we will dare to kill him!" Vanessa set the tone from the beginning, anyway, the battlefield was in the Howling Fjord, and it didn't matter how hard the fight was.
You can't use the advantage of a prophet to talk about things, and you don't know whether it's accurate or not. Her goal has always been to eliminate the mobile force in the hands of the Lich King, and the overall strategy is to defend and counterattack.
Little Ferding thinks that he can seek assistance from the Alliance and the Horde, but Vanessa thinks about it and does not take it.
Do you still need to call for reinforcements to deal with a Kel'thugad? After spending so much effort to rebuild Lordaeron, if she couldn't defeat even a single Kel'thugad, she would have better go back to the western wilderness and become a bandit.
In fact, now that the Lich King has not recovered his strength, it is also a good opportunity to let the Alliance and the Horde take the initiative to attack, and the Northern Expedition together.
It's a pity that the tribe suffered heavy losses in the battle of Angela, tens of thousands of elites were buried in the yellow sand, and the tribe did not digest the orcs in Blackstone Mountain, and it was no longer able to send troops.
The same is true of the alliance, the Storm Kingdom has just gotten rid of the situation of internal and external troubles, and now it needs to accumulate strength, and even because of the restoration of Lordaeron, they do not have the urgent survival pressure of the original time and space, and whether they will participate in the Northern Expedition in the future is a question mark.
As for letting the newborn Lordaeron go to the Northern Expedition alone? What about dreaming?
"Your Highness, how is the bait prepared?" Old Ferding knew Vanessa's plan, but he had been leading troops to recover the Eastern Plague Lands some time ago, and he didn't know to what extent it was being implemented now.
Vanessa was very happy at the mention of this: "Everything is going well, my thieves have seen her enter the city, let's go over and have a look." ”
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The artisan district of the royal capital of Lordaeron.
A few days ago, Vanessa had a few bronze statues cast by craftsmen here.
One of them is the bronze statue of Kel'thugad, a bronze statue of kneeling and confessing his sins.
It is the same height as a real person, and a magic array has been added to the inside, which makes the face look lifelike, and the craftsmanship of the craftsmen is very good, and from a distance, it looks like a real person kneeling there.
Arthas's guilt is undoubtedly heavier, but for the sake of the face of the royal family of Minethil and the feelings of Galia, this pot finally fell on the head of Kel'thugad, who was the prince he seduced, and it was all his fault for killing his father, destroying the country, and slaughtering!
Never mind whether the civilian believe it or not, say it a thousand times, everything is Kel'thugad's fault! This is the prevailing view of the nations of mankind at present.
In order to lure the Grand Lich and his men into attacking, Vanessa also cast kneeling statues of several other accomplices.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were all good people in their lifetimes, but it was because of Lordaeron's incompetence that they were turned into Death Knights after they died in battle, and the blame cannot be counted on their heads.
What Anubrekan, what Looseb, these are not human at all and are not suitable.
Finally, the kneeling statue next to Kel'thugad is the black witch Farina and the plague bringer North, the kneeling statue of the two is one size smaller, a man and a woman, they happen to be husband and wife, one is a mage of Dalaran and the other is a nobleman of Lordaeron, both are sinners of the human race, and they are placed right next to the kneeling statue of Kel'thugad.
This trick to provoke the enemy is simple, but just like giving a woman on the battlefield, it is the easiest, most effective, and cheapest way.
Vanessa estimated that Kel'thugad was gone, and she probably didn't care about women's clothing, so she spent a little more money this time.
The Lich King has no feelings, and his subordinates have no feelings, and they won't be angry, right?
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"Count Rodriguez, I didn't receive an order to allow you to pass, please retreat." At the gate of the foundry, the guards stopped a group of nobles who were about to enter to visit.
The foundry undertook a huge production task, casting the three kneeling statues was just piggybacking, and the artillery, armor and swords were the main thing, and there was no special warrant, so don't think of being here to show off your majesty.
The guards are all the elite of the former Scarlet Crusaders, and they don't care if you are a nobleman or not, they can't say no.
The old nobleman named Rodriguez was angry, feeling that he had been slighted, and that he had lost face in front of his friends.
"Boy, you're looking for death! I'm going to crush you, but it doesn't take much effort! Do you understand? He pointed viciously at the guard's chest, his words full of threats.
"Your Excellency, please return, no unrelated personnel are allowed to enter, this is the order of the Regent!"
"Hey, Lord Regent? I'm laughing to death...... "Behind the old nobleman stood a graceful woman who was full of infinite charm when she raised her hands and feet.
She chuckled as if she had heard some big joke.
The rest of the entourage, including the old nobleman who took the lead, was stunned, and it was said that they should laugh along at this time, so that they would be more gentlemanly.
They could laugh when Tyrenus II was in power, the power of the nobility was very great at that time, as long as they didn't rebel, it was fine, it was a bit too much to laugh at their faces, but it didn't matter behind their backs.
But that's the old calendar...... Thinking of the thieves and assassins who took Vanessa's orders and came out of nowhere, and laughed wildly on such occasions, to be honest, they really didn't dare. Although Lordaeron has never officially acknowledged the existence of these thieves, can the official word be believed?
"The regent is still very wise...... Lordaeron should thank her, um......" The old man explained to the beauty in exchange for a strange look from the other party.
This is an old friend of his, whom he has known for many years and has recently reunited, and now is the time for the fight to be hot.
Far from being embarrassed by the cautious gaze of the old nobleman, the amorous beauty enjoyed the feeling of being valued.
But before she could say her words cheerfully, Vanessa strode from behind, followed by Ferdin's father and son and two groups of soldiers.
"Count Rodriguez, thank you for your support of me."
The old nobleman didn't even look up, and bowed reflexively: "This is my honor, Your Highness!" ”
A group of them bowed, and the guards of the foundry knelt down on one knee, revealing the amorous beauty in the crowd in an instant.
Vanessa was angry and funny, she pointed to the amorous beauty: "Is the army of the undead too underestimating Lordaeron?" Countess Farina: I remember that you have taken refuge in Kel'thugad, you don't think we don't know it, do you, how dare you walk in like that? Aren't you stupid! ”
Such a bright character entered Lordaeron, without concealment, and his actions were not so hidden, the other party actually thought that they did not know? One can imagine how sparsely Lordaeron's intelligence work was done back then.
Vanessa looked condescendingly at the woman named Farina, and said extremely harshly: "I heard that you have been divorced six times? It's so efficient, why don't you die yet? Old woman! ”