A week later, the Scarlet Crusaders from Hearthvale, the Hand of Tyr, New Avalon, the Silver Dawn, and the Ashen Inquisitors of Ares gathered outside Stratholme.

This attack can be said to be the largest and most involved in the previous attack on Stratholme. It unites all of Lordaeron's human forces. It's just that, in the face of this city of the undead that burns with a flame that never goes out, no one knows what fate will happen next. Will they invade the city and wipe out the undead from this ghost town, or will they be wiped out by the Scourge as before?

The Silver Dawn army from the Valley of the Hearth looks like they've grown quite a bit in number. It's just that there is no need to guess, Ares also knows that they are all recruits. Most of their armor and weapons were too late to polish, and were so plain that they were not decorated at all, and the armor that was attached to the knights was inlaid with large pieces of iron to form a sturdy plate armor. There isn't even a bit of a pattern on it.

Ares suddenly remembered the Stormwind Kingdom army in the south, and it is said that Stormwind City in the south has a well-trained and well-equipped army. The soldiers of the Stormwind Kingdom have well-appointed coat of arms shields, soldiers with military ranks, and even have the coat of arms of a lion carved on their breastplates. The decorations on the weapons are also gorgeous. And these improvised armies from all over Lordaeron, the soldiers' shields were even made of wooden planks. The gap in all aspects is self-evident.

Ares had pictures in his mind, and he didn't know if there was any difference between the Stormwind Kingdom army in the real world and the Stormwind army on the movie screen. It is said that Ares has never seen such a well-equipped army since he came to Azeroth, and after the fall of Lordaeron, there are only a few paladins with such gorgeous armor. Moreover, almost all of them are left over from before the war of the dead.

It's just that the equipment is too flashy, and maybe it won't be of much use. On the battlefield, life and death hang by a thread, and the handling of a detail on the equipment may lead to the survival or death of a soldier. Sometimes, if the equipment is too ornate, some carvings can be cumbersome. How to achieve the lightest equipment and the best protection performance is the essence and the key.

Scarlet Crusade Commander Eggers. Moore rode his war horse and walked through the crowd in military uniform, and the soldiers of the Scarlet Crusader immediately put down their work and cast admiring glances at him. And he walked through the crowd with a cold face, and he didn't even want to get off the war horse. His shield hung beside the saddle, his horse was wrapped in iron armor, the iron shin armor stepped on the stirrups, and even the knight's belt looked polished and shiny, with a domineering posture.

"The new commander of the Scarlet Crusade at the Hand of Tyre, since Augris joined the Brotherhood of Light, Dassault Han removed Ogris from all positions within the Scarlet Crusade and replaced him with this Eggers. Moorish Knights. ”

Drumm walked over and looked at the Scarlet Crusader Commander on horseback with a look of disdain.

"Regardless of this commander, we are not all the way with him. How's that I asked you to investigate? ”

Standing in his own ranks, Ares didn't show much interest in the Scarlet Commander in front of him. As long as it doesn't affect himself and doesn't point fingers at himself, it doesn't hurt to let him be arrogant for a while. Ares was more concerned with preparations for the attack on Stratholme. If you don't prepare well, the outcome of the battle will only be the same as before, another defeat. Ares, who was impressed by Stratholme, didn't want such a tragedy to happen again.

"All the stalkers of the Assassin Society have infiltrated the city two days early. You want the map. ”

Drumm said, quietly handing a panoramic map of Stratholme to Ares. Unlike a normal map, this map not only shows the streets, main towns, and main buildings of Stratholme, but also three large psychic towers. That's what Ares is all about.

The Scarlet Crusaders and the Silver Dawn don't know, but Ares knows that Stratholme is no ordinary city of the dead, it is connected to Naxxramas, the massive floating fortress. Previously, the Scarlet Crusaders had repeatedly failed to capture Stratholme, which is why Naxxramas would be alerted at the same time when the army entered the city, and while the Scarlet Crusaders attacked Stratholme, Naxxramas would provide a steady stream of undead reinforcements to the city. In this way, of course, the city cannot be conquered.

What Ares has to do is to destroy the connection between Stratholme and Naxxramas before the coalition forces launch a general attack. And the connection between Naxxramas and Stratholme was done through the three psychic towers.

There was a lot of confusion around, and Ares didn't dare to keep his eyes on the map for too long, but just glanced at it hurriedly, and after knowing the general situation, he stuffed the map into his pocket. Because it's hard to guarantee that someone around you will be staring at you. Dassault ...... He said that he wanted to unite the three forces and attack the Scourge Undead together, but the devil knows what his intention was to attack Stratholme.

And after a while, on the side of the Scarlet Crusaders, the new commander Eggers took the initiative to come over. It was very polite to talk to Ares.

"It's going to be a great battle."

Eggers said. His young face revealed an unruly arrogance. But obviously, there is still a bit of respect for Ares. However, it is not known whether this respect is from the meaning of Da Sohan or from the expression of his personal heart.

"Yes. It will be. The Ember Bringer was eager to fight, and I could feel the aura of the undead here stronger than anywhere else. ”

Ares politely returned. Although these are only polite, perfunctory words.

"It's hard to imagine that this city would become what it is today. I remember when I was a child, it used to be a woodland with birds and flowers. Many villagers lived here, and the thriving trade of Stratholm brought with it to the surrounding villages and towns, and the people here were once very rich and happy. ”

Eggers continued.

As Ares can imagine, Stratholme is located in the northeast of the royal city of Lordaeron, with an extensive transportation network connecting Quel'Thalas with the human nations of the Lordaeron Alliance. As a trading hub, a large amount of goods was piled up here, and merchants and tourists came and went. The city not only has a large number of trade chambers, shops, and markets, but also has countless hotels, and there are many merchants coming and going, and the demand for accommodation has led to the rapid development of special service industries.

If the status of the royal city of Lordaeron in the kingdom of Lordaeron is equivalent to that of Beijing, then the status of Stratholme in Lordaeron is equivalent to that of Shanghai.

Such a prosperous place with a large population of Lordaeron. It is the second largest city after Lordaeron. It is hard to imagine that the prince of a kingdom would lead a large army and slaughter such a large city. This is certainly an unacceptable fact for Gianna.

"It's all the result of natural disasters and undead. The source of evil. ”

Eggers said.

"The ghosts of natural disasters are terrible, but the darkness and depravity of human nature should not be underestimated. It's easy to blame the outside world for our faults, but we're often reluctant to admit the dark side of our hearts. This is also one of the sources of evil, imagine that if Arthas had controlled himself and not been carried away by revenge, then what we see today may be a completely different picture. ”

Ares turned his head and returned calmly. You can see the stiff, smiling expression on Eggers' face. Obviously, there are some words that are easy to remind people of themselves.

"Let's go, the Great Lord Da Sohan is in the chapel, and he is waiting for you."

Eggers said with a smile.