I asked Gianna to magically send us back to the camp's humble operations center, and I also told Ronin to bring Manic back here, and summoned Fordin and other high-ranking officers who remained here.

At first, everyone thought that I was going to discuss the staffing matter, but after I briefly described the situation on the Lexar side, everyone was surprised that such a thing could happen and realized the complexity of the problem... No one would have thought that such a thing would happen, if we humans slaughtered goblins more or less because of the excuse of Dalin, but slaughtered our own race for no reason, I couldn't do it. The tribe has done it, and they still want to blame us, which is undoubtedly a great challenge for us, because the orcs have done whatever it takes to us, and they have no bottom line, but why is this? With their current strength enough to crush us, do they still need to find a division to be famous? When did the orcs care so much about reputation, or were they worse than before, before the invasion of Azeroth?

"Maybe it wasn't the orcs, or maybe the undead did it, and they wanted to blame us. ”

After I explained what I had seen and speculated, Fordin spoke first, and it was clear that he was still a pacifist, but that did not convince everyone, and Falic was the first to object.

"Now that the undead are entrenched in Lordaeron, their strength is less than a quarter of their original strength, and they are already focused on fighting the demons of Illidan, and it is impossible for them to have the intention of destroying us... Besides, it was far away from them, not Kurtiras. Falik objected, as he thought that it was clear that he was preparing to cross north in Kul Tiras to regain lost territory, "I even thought it would be the best time for us to take home the park, but now is not the time." ”

Yes, everyone knows that even if Lordaeron is recaptured, his homeland will already be polluted by the undead, and it will be difficult to recover... Everyone was pondered by this, but I insisted that the original topic should not be deviated.

"Yes, we can't afford to lose our vitality because of the land. Fight against the undead and reclaim Lordaeron until the war in Illidan and the undead have a result. "I agree with Falik about those who harm us, because I need other reasons. "They used our dead human corpses, the soldiers who didn't come back from the Minotaurs, the tribe did it, I don't think I'm going to question it, but how to deal with this possible crisis... By the way, has Kul Tiras' support arrived?"

I asked rhetorically, this was the point of my deliberation, because I knew that if the orcs did tear their faces, Gianna and Ronin's portal would not be able to take all of us and our supplies away, so we had to have the necessary ships to escape. But just as I was thinking so, Ronin and Falik in Kurtilas brought me better news.

"Yes, there is also good news, Garissus has learned that you have established a foothold here, and have led Lordaeron to rush here with thousands of troops left behind in Ironforge, and there are also two thousand Ironforge Dwarven volunteers led by Teacher Muradin who have also rushed here, plus the supporting Kul Tiras soldiers, so that we have the strength to develop on this continent. ”

"Not only that, but the remaining Hammer Dwarves, led by my old friend Furstad, have also expressed their allegiance to the Alliance, and they are willing to continue to be at our disposal, and he has also arrived with some of their main force this time, hoping to have a colony here to prevent the fall of their homeland. ”

Falic and Ronin spoke separately, and it was clear that the excitement of this news instantly disappeared from my recent unhappiness and the pain he had left on my body when I had just singled out Lexa. Yes, this is very good news.

"Good!" I jumped for joy when I heard the news, maybe I should have thought of the rest of the Alliance. "Why didn't you talk about Gallissus's situation earlier, I ignored him all along. ”

"They have resisted natural disasters in areas such as Ironforge and have moved south, and now that the situation has eased, they are ready to return to our Lordaeron..."

"I see. "Before Falic could finish explaining, I interrupted him a little out of shape, yes, my thoughts are also very clear, if I have these powers, I will have the strength to compete with them, then I don't need to think about running away. As long as I can use my tactics properly, it is not impossible to use the navy and air force to defeat the horde.

Thinking so, I had already begun to plan a war with the Horde, and it was at this time that Gianna reminded me that although her opinion was similar to that of Fordin, it did speak to my heart.

"Arthas, the massacre in Lexa's village is not necessarily the work of the tribe, you and I and many of you here know Thrall, he loves his people, we should talk to him about these things, maybe they did it and separated us from the tribe, and he himself did not know. ”

Gianna's words made me ponder again, yes, I realized that I was a little radical, and my starting point was to fight the tribe in the first place. Foding was right, I had lost myself in hatred. And in terms of our current strength, starting a war again is undoubtedly another test of life and death for our alliance. And even if it is done by the tribe, I have to think from the standpoint of retaining strength and maintaining peace? Even if the tribe has shown signs of confrontation with us, then the best way is to go to Sal to negotiate first, maybe at the beginning, we should go to Sal, but I just wishful thinking that Sal has changed, and I don't really admit it in my heart, but in the end, it is me and we who don't want to admit the strength of the tribe, so we lead each other to drift apart...

"You're right, we should have gone to him. If Thrall is still the Thrall I know, then this is not his intention at all, it is likely that he has absorbed some extremist forces when he was actively strengthening the power of their tribe, and those are the murderers who caused the chaos. It's hard to say that even that force controls Thrall, like the Black Dragon. I pondered for a moment and replied, but I didn't think I had actually guessed the result...

"I'm going to find Thrall, we should have gone to talk to the tribe a long time ago. "Foding took the initiative to ask for help, yes, there is no one more suitable than him, but I still feel that this is still unsafe, because he is not a politician and is easy to be fooled.

"I have Luo Ning with you, if it is unfavorable, we can use Luo Ning's spell to escape. I immediately apologized to Foding. "I've really lost myself a little bit during this time, and I'm very sorry. ”

"Perhaps, if this is all Thrall's doing, you are not wrong, I am wrong. "Fording didn't accept my apology, but surprised me that he had also changed during this period of time, and it had become realistic. "And you're right, we Silver Hand are at the service of our own people, and I should first recognize that I, the Lordaeron Human, are members of the Alliance. ”

When I heard him say this, I felt a little relieved that yes, he finally understood that whatever he believed in was to serve his race. Magic, sorcery, holy light, and dark magic may not differ at all in purpose, let alone great and dark on the battlefield.

Immediately afterwards, Gianna and Falik also expressed their desire to join us, but I refused, I thought very clearly, Kul Tiras can't lack Falik now, the stability over there is even more important than here, there can be no mistakes, and as for Gianna, I'm still worried that after I can't come back, someone has to hold up the situation in the alliance.

"That's it. When the discussion was over, I went to Sal. By the way, where is their station?" Yes, I still don't know his location after so long, of course, this sentence also asked many people in Mengle, yes, none of us know the basic situation of the orcs now, except for Luo Ning, he obviously didn't just go to pick up Wen Lesa at the Red Dragon, he must have also inquired about something over there.

Thrall's headquarters were in the Razor Ridge area, which he renamed Durotan and their capital was in the center of Razor Ridge, but Thrall renamed it Orgrim in honor of his ancestors and fallen warriors. ”

Listening to Luo Ning's explanation, I couldn't help but tighten my eyebrows again...

"Very well! Thrall had the foresight to set his capital by the sea, and it was also the closest outlet to the sea to our Lordaeron continent. ”

I'm not saying anything, I haven't explained much, or I don't need to explain at all, everyone should understand Thrall's determination, it's clear that he's not just content to rule only half of Kalimdor... The scene suddenly became quiet because of my words, and at this moment, Falic handed me a closed box, obviously with a sword in it, and at first I thought about what it would be our Lordaeron whose relics were, but when I opened the box and saw the dragon head on the hilt, I immediately opened the scabbard and became excited.

"Who found it, it was also repaired"

"It was the Red Dragon Queen who found it in Mount Hyjal and restored it herself, and gave it to me, and I gave it to Falik after I returned to Kurtilas with Winresa. ”

Ronin explained, and Falic also said what he knew.

"I think this sword is more meaningful to you, and since I can't follow you during this time, let him continue to be with you. ”

"This sword has a deep memory for me. "Yes, although at Crassus, Falic recognized the sword, but I was inseparable from it at critical moments, and when I became an undead, and when it was blocked by Akmund I always thought I had lost it completely, but in the end it was repaired by the Red Dragon Queen without any signs of damage... By the way, I handed my plagiarism blade to Falik. "You'd better keep this weapon for Kul Tiras. This is the best sign that you are there, and this dragon sword will stay with me in the future, you can take this with you. ”

"In your name and Queen Gianna, I will take care of Kurtilas. ”

We laughed at each other, and then discussed the rest of the matter. That is, the deployment of forces, the deployment of naval forces and outposts near Okaz Island, the deployment of griffons, the construction of northern forts, and the construction of passes at the western entrance to the quagmire swamps. Of course, there are also a series of issues such as production and resource allocation.

There are almost no doubts about these things, such as the deployment of the air force on the islands to protect against the threat of land shocks, the storage of supplies near the islands, the continued strengthening of the sea forces, and the construction of northern fortresses in the north and the construction of passes on the west side of the mainland, etc., but the fact that I want to build a capital in Theramore is still questioned, yes, most of the others think that it is too close to the sea and not conducive to control on the mainland. It is also not in the middle of the Dust Swamp area, which is not conducive to supporting places such as the Northern Fortress. But I still persuaded them on the grounds that the island was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I was able to use my strong navy, after all, I gradually calmed down and realized that if I faced the orcs head-on, with our current strength, there would be a big loss, anyway, everyone still reluctantly supported my decision.

After the meeting. I said goodbye to Gianna and the others, and flew north with Ferdinand and Ronin. The same was brought with them to support the supplies and people of the northern passes, yes, we have to speed up the construction there, and no one knows if I will be able to negotiate with Saar. And just as a symbol in the border area of the alliance, I don't want to make it a humble place, of course, to be honest, I am also hesitant, after all, if there is a real war, there is no need to defend this level, but in any case, this is our gateway, the face of our alliance.

After dropping off the men and supplies, we continued to fly into the Barrens, because Ronin didn't know the exact location of Thrall, so we could only fly, and of course there were other purposes, just to observe the situation in this neighboring area, such as our nearest neighbor to the north, the Centaur race. I think it's still important to pay attention to them, and if we really have a conflict with the tribe, they can exist as our vanguard as sworn enemies of the Minotaurs.

After a day's journey, we arrived at the community of centaurs, their kind of stone houses that resemble mushroom-headed yurts made me very curious, to be honest I think the situation here may not be as good as our human stables, as for their food is the kind of forage they gave us, and this kind of forage is not available everywhere, they have to walk a long way to find it, so you can see that they were still very sincere to us at that time.

Of course, this is only the good side, and the bad side is more obvious, that is, they only know about nature, but not production at all, so that the environment here is so bad, if we become allies, this point should be very careful. Of course, there are also their tempers, just when I appear in the air, these centaurs are very angry, and even want me to throw stones, although their strength is huge, but they still can't hit us in the air, of course, if I am also a bad temper like them, then I will definitely go down and burn their villages, but I can't do this with my sanity.

At first I didn't care about the temper of the centaurs, because this was the personality of the centaurs I was familiar with, but as I continued to fly north, I realized that something was wrong, and all the way down, the villages of the centaurs were full of old and young, and after a day and a half I realized the seriousness of the problem after the Badlands and the borders of the Razor Ridge area. The army of centaurs has been assembled, and they have marched and charged towards the Nushui River valley in the razor ridge region.

Yes, this is a war, orcs and centaurs. Centaurs are large in number and have more stamina and strength than orcs, even more powerful than an experienced human knight, but unfortunately they do not have the intelligence of the current orcs.

They should find a way to fight them in the flats, and in such a muddy and narrow place, they have no advantage at all. Of course, this little advantage is not satisfied for the orcs, who want to fight the centaurs in the mountains.

That's what I'm planning, and that's clearly what the orc commander thinks. Not far away, I noticed that the orcs were gathering on the eastern highlands of the Nushui River Basin, perhaps waiting until all the centaurs were exhausted and exhausted, of course, the centaurs on the ground did not see or recognize this.

"Orcs are going to fight against centaurs, what's going on here?"

Luo Ning said a little slowly, I wanted to laugh at him, but soon I realized that Luo Ning was not involved in many things, so I still gave up that kind of behavior, but explained the reason, as I am Sal.

"Thrall is well aware that if he is to gain a foothold in Kalimdor, he must eliminate the centaurs entrenched in their heartland. In this way, stability and connectivity of the entire region can be ensured. "I explain to Ferdin, there are some national level interests. "Saar will definitely do it, after all, he has already chosen the former between the Minotaur and the centaurs, and he is a politician like me. ”

"Hey!" said Furding with a sigh, yes, his so-called faith in the Light seemed so childish and sarcastic to the leaders of the Alliances and Tribes that he once thought...

The war continued, and the tribe lured the entire army with the fastest wolf horse. Yes, the conceited centaurs would not think at all that there would be any strength on land that could resist their trampling, but the earth could not always be flat. Soon they were hitting slopes, high slopes, and mountains... But to my surprise, they were able to use their strong limbs to flatten them one by one.

Compared to centaurs, those newly formed orc wolf riders, because they can't always keep them smooth on high-speed roads like centaurs, and soon some of them will be left behind, and then become flesh under the feet of centaurs... I have to say that Thrall did take great pains to eliminate the centaurs, using his elite wolf riders to do such a heart-piercing thing, and not only that, after all, after crossing this mountain peak, he reached Razor Ridge, which is the capital of the tribe... But it is precisely because the capital of the tribe is behind this mountain peak that Thrall also inspired his tribal soldiers by putting them to death. Of course, he also did this because he knew that he would not fail, and for another purpose, that is, all the centaurs who came would have to die here.

But this is only the end of Thrall's hope, but the battlefield is ever-changing, if the centaurs can realize that they are surrounded, maybe there is still a chance to escape, of course they may be able to rush through the high ground of the orcs, I have seen their strength, the kind of power that can almost rival the ogre, may also make Thrall suffer. Yes, looking at these powerful centaurs, I think it will be very difficult for the orcs to annihilate these centaurs, maybe Sal is playing too big? Just when I was about to say this, Ronin's words made me not speak like this.

"Sal they have an air force?!"

"Air Force?!" yes, I thought of something, and in the direction Ronin pointed I quickly saw "Wyvern!" exactly like what I saw with Mavi, they were hiding in the clouds, waiting for their moment, and if I didn't look closely, I really didn't notice their presence not far from us.

The orcs were also surprised by my presence, but because some of us were former comrades-in-arms, they didn't attack us. Instead, an orc dragon knight who led the team walked towards me against the clouds.

"Human prince, you shouldn't be here, this is the battlefield. ”

"I'm sorry to bother you at this time, I'm just here to find your leader, Thrall. ”

"Our chief may not have time to see you, and it's time for war, and we don't want outsiders to see him for security reasons. ”

"In other words, you don't deny that you are at war, at war with the centaurs!"

"That's right, they've attacked our convoys, and they've blocked our connection to areas like Thunder Bluff, and they're even about to invade our capital. ”

"So get rid of them all!"

"For the sake of our people, this is as it should be. ”

"Well, can I see your commander here, or is Thrall himself directing the war?"

"I can't answer!

"To be honest, I'm not going anywhere because I want to see your tactics. ”

My provocative bluntness made this orc feel very angry, but he had no choice but to let us do this, after all, if they started a war with me now, they would definitely expose their target.

"The sword doesn't have long eyes, so be careful!"

He didn't say anything, he turned around and retreated, while I was watching everything from the air, and of course I was on guard, they might attack us, I think they were also guarding against us, I think this could also indirectly help the men and horses to mitigate some air threats...

Then the war was about to enter the real prologue, as I expected, the centaurs rushed into the depths, when most of the wolf riders retreated to the high ground to lure the centaur vanguard up the high slopes, the tribe counterattacked somewhat, but the trolls interfered with it with stones and javelins, but they did not fight, but fought and retreated, the purpose was still to minimize the losses of the wolf riders, and continue to attract the enemy up. Yes, the total counterattack did not start because...

"The orc air force hasn't moved yet..."

"That's because they haven't used their full strength yet, and the centaurs haven't all entered the hillside yet!"

I replied to Ronin's conversation, and as I had guessed, the centaurs thought that these numbers were not enough to resist their pace, but only strengthened their confidence of victory, so they continued to speed up the mountain.

When more than half of the centaurs rushed forward, that is, after the vanguard of the centaurs had just passed a dangerous slope, the orcs carried out a full-scale counterattack, and at the forefront of the tribal impact were the ogres who were more powerful than the centaurs, perhaps on the flat ground the centaurs could use their agility and speed advantage to compete with this stronger creature than them, but now, condescendingly, there was the support of trolls and orc javelins, simple bows and arrows, and stone cannons. The centaurs were no match at all, and the long and narrow mountain roads were not conducive to the development of the formation, and the centaurs without a distance suffered a lot. However, the centaurs also deeply realized that they were now difficult to ride tigers, and if they retreated, they would clash with the men and horses rushing up below, thus causing chaos, so they still chose to continue to charge and rush to the end.

Although it is also a helpless move to bite the bullet, there is still something that the centaurs ignore, that is, the power of the air.

Yes, with a signal from the ground launched into the air. The wyverns hiding in the clouds rushed out in an instant, and they released magic and various bombs into the crowd of centaurs in the air, and soon there was chaos among them, plus the disadvantage of advancing in front, and continuing to rush forward in the rear, plus some orc mages and shamans and warlocks used spells to create smoke in their midst, and the lineup and command were quickly chaotic. They trampled on each other, and many horses died at their own hands. At the same time, the tribe was led by the ogre as the vanguard to kill all the way, and then the corpses of people and horses were all over the ground.

"Damn! ”

"No! this is war, and if we don't prepare, we might be as good as the men!" I said, turning to the sighing Ferdin, and threw out a word. "Study hard, we'll use it, you see, the number of these orcs is less than one-fifth of the number of centaurs. ”

Ferdin's not spoke, although he didn't want to see such a situation, but as I said, he had to watch, to learn lessons here, to see the strengths and weaknesses of the orcs now... What will we do if one day we fight again?

"They're so much better than they were against the Burning Legion, I can't believe it's only been a month. Luo Ning sighed, but he still had a question in his heart. "Is it that we just watched, that we were here to meet Sal, and that purpose continued. ”

"Didn't you hear the orc say that they didn't welcome us to their leader?" Yes, Ferding didn't immediately refute when I said this, and we both knew in our hearts that our relationship with them would be after the Centaurs were finished... Even when I thought so, Ronin insisted on the same opinion as Fordin.

"He doesn't speak for Sal himself, and, I think, during the war, Saar would have wanted to know our attitude, and according to the signs on the map, we would get to Razor Ridge by crossing here. Arrive at the capital of the tribe. ”

"Okay, but we have to be very careful, some orcs are defending us. ”

At Fordin's insistence, I continued to fly, but just as I had just taken a few steps, several dragon riders suddenly appeared in the clouds, and at first I didn't care, because I guessed that they might also be unskilled dragons and lost their way in the clouds, but after they came close to me and threw a dozen spears at me, I realized the seriousness of the problem. Yes, although I say that I want to guard against them, in reality, I still do not see them as enemies.

"Damn it. "I was furious, but then there were some lightning attacks, which Ronin fended off, and I had no patience for them, and fired flames at them, and after burning some of the dragons, the remaining two dragon knights flew towards the orc at the end of the day, and then the dragons who were supposed to attack the centaurs turned their guns and attacked me. And for such a situation, in the face of hundreds of flying dragons, I can only escape.

"This!" Fording couldn't believe it all, he knew what it meant, and I couldn't believe it either, yes, I definitely didn't expect it to happen so early. At least until I'm done building my fortress... But now...

"I'm in trouble..."After escaping the safe zone, Ronin blamed himself, yes, he thought that if he didn't let me go on, maybe the orcs wouldn't see us as enemies, at least not now, but...

"That's not the point, since the skin has been torn, then there is no scruples, I want these centaurs to live, they are our most powerful vanguard force against the tribe!"

"How do we do it?"

"Tell Gianna about the situation, get her ready to fight the orcs, and most importantly protect our reinforcements with mages. Arrived here safely. ”

"What else?"

Ronin immediately informed Gianna of the situation through magic and asked me, to which I ordered Fording and Ronin to act as a three-man team leader.

"I said, rescue these centaurs, Ferding heal me in battle, Ronin you are in charge of the magic attack, we have to drag these wyverns. ”

After they nodded, I also turned around and attacked the orc wyvern troops, and after Ronin dispelled the haze that was haunting the centaurs, I also issued a commanding roar to the centaurs, "If you want to live, go back, I'll cover you." As I spoke, I spat out flames at the ogre, and Ronin also increased the fire with magic, and soon the ogre's attack slowed down, and the centaurs took advantage of this opportunity to retreat to the west. Although the tribe has the intention to catch up, it really does not have an advantage in speed, and there is also my interference. So they pointed the finger at me.

All the magic and spears were thrown at me, but with the help of Ronin and Fortin, I managed to hold on, and although many spears were stuck in my body, I just had to make sure they didn't hurt them.

I have to say that Fordin is indeed the best paladin in existence to heal and reduce injuries, I have no pain at all, and Ronin is one of the best mages, he also fights against more than a dozen powerful orc mages with the strength of one person, and I also fight back against the wyvern who tries to get close to me, so we fight against the fire of the tribal army with the strength of three people.

Of course, our strength was limited, and when most of the men and horses withdrew from the high slope and reached the basin, I stopped entangling with the orcs and withdrew from the battle, and retreated relatively safely, retreated to the bottom of the valley and fled in the opposite direction. Yes, it's impossible for a two-legged orc to take advantage of the victory to chase a four-legged centaur, and I guess this encounter is over, but it may not be the case...

The centaurs desperately ran back, but on a canyon, a huge stream of water suddenly fell into the sky, and I only then thought that the landform here was a flood discharge area, as long as someone blew up the dam on the north side, this place would become a Zeguo, maybe this is why this place is called the Nushui River, of course, there is another possibility, it is now the dry season, and only an orc can do it to create such a large flood in the upper reaches of the river, and that is Sal himself...

This was not the point, the centaurs realized the gravity of the situation and ran even more desperately, knowing that as long as they approached the barren land, it would be safe to leave the Nushui River Valley. Unfortunately, the water is getting faster and faster, and perhaps with enough energy, the centaurs can escape before the flood arrives, and the centaurs have exhausted their physical strength after a long day's journey, and only a few of them can catch up with the flood, and even if the centaurs escape to some highland areas, they are quickly wiped out by the orc dragon knights who are chasing behind. And because I have to fight against the upcoming orc wyvern, I can't save the lone centaurs.

In the end, only a few dozen of the tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands, escaped, and yes, only the strongest and highest-ranking centaurs could do it after a long and rapid trek. I also chased away the Wyvern and caught an orc alive, and then I joined the centaurs here.

Although I have countless javelins on my body, the way I fly like this in a crowd of centaurs also establishes a powerful image among the centaurs. And I also changed back to human form after making sure that I had removed all the javelins from my body. At this moment, the men and horses also surrounded us again. But this time was different from the last time, their eyes were full of longing, admiration, and obedience.

"The Horde wants to destroy us, our army has been lost, I hope your alliance can take us in"

"I don't know what happened to the orcs and you, but one thing I'm sure of is that if we, we humans, don't do anything else, the next thing is that we will have to face the horde army, and instead of that, we should face it together now, and the alliance between our alliance and the horde is completely over. ”

The centaurs looked at each other, and soon bursting into strong applause at the encouragement of some of them.

"We centaurs will follow you to the death, King of Humanity. ”

I didn't say anything more, maybe I was just excited and said it, but I am now more sure of the correctness of my actions, yes, it was the orcs who attacked me first, and now that the main force of the centaurs has been lost, we must hold together, or we will have to be driven out of Kalimdor by the tribe. At this point, I couldn't help but glance at Ronin and Fortin, who didn't contradict me, and didn't even think that what I said was inappropriate, but strengthened my resolve, and I turned to the orc captive.

"Go back and tell Sal that the centaurs are now part of our alliance, and if you invade again, don't blame our alliance for fighting back!"

The orc looked very unconvinced, but he was not a fool, he just nodded and left without an expression. Yes, I said this very decently and tactfully to express my thinking, and indeed I can only say this, after all, after this war, I realized that these tribal armies are not their main force at all, at most they are just elite troops defending the capital, and they can wipe out tens of thousands of horses, if it is the main force, then maybe I will not be able to return at all. But I can't help it, now that it's here, I can only do the worst. So on my orders, the men and horses went back and told them to tell their villages to move closer to the south, or what I call the northern forts. And I asked Ronin to bring us back to reconvene the various commanders to discuss countermeasures, and yes, it was a critical decision-making moment for the Alliance.