In the dense forests of the Twilight Forest, a heavily armed human army is marching at a rapid pace. Judging by the flag of the army, as well as the insignia on the armor of the officers, this is the army that belongs to the kingdom of Stormwind.

After the Orcs were defeated in the battle against Stormwind and evacuated in panic, they were left with vast swaths of ravaged human villages and towns. These homes that originally belonged to human beings have no laughter and laughter, and some are just full of devastation, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them with white bones exposed in the wilderness and thousands of miles of uninhabited.

The country was invaded, the people were slaughtered, the homes were burned, the wrath of humanity was burning, and the indignant soldiers, led by their king, began the reconquest of the lost land, vowing to take revenge on it.

Because the territory that the orcs had eaten before was too large and the time given to them was too short, they were not able to digest these territories properly, so that they completely collapsed after their defeat. The Twilight Forest and the Elwyn Forest were all spit out, and the army of the Stormwind Kingdom recovered all of them at a small cost. By the time the Ravens attacked the demon armies stationed at the Dark Gate, the forces of the Stormwind Kingdom had managed to take control of Nighttown, the nexus of the Twilight Forest, Karazhan and the Dark Swamp.

The journey was so smooth that many non-commissioned officers in the army had forgotten how they were afraid of the orcs at the beginning, and one by one they clamored to fight into the dark swamp and teach the orcs a lesson. Fortunately, Rhine did not have a hot head, he had personally braved the arrows to see orcs in Stormwind City, and he knew that the combat power of orcs was much stronger than that of human soldiers, and it was difficult for a single human soldier to be an opponent of orcs, if it weren't for the fact that humans were far stronger than orcs in terms of equipment and discipline were stronger than orcs, this war would not have to be fought at all.

In order to defeat the orcs, in addition to sufficient supplies, the most important thing is to have enough soldiers, and the former Rhine is not too worried. Sufficient supplies may not have been possible before, after the orcs ravaged the nobles, the nobles of the kingdom who have suffered heavy losses hate the orcs to the bone, and in order to prevent the recurrence of this tragedy, they are bound to support themselves with all their might.

Who allowed the Twilight Forest to border the Dark Swamp, and if the orcs made a comeback, the first thing to suffer would be the Council of Nobles. Instead of having a headache in the future, it is better to have some blood this time and completely eradicate the threat of the orcs.

Speaking of which, Rhine is still a little grateful to the orcs. The invasion of the orcs hurt the noble council, how could those who only care about themselves work so hard. Thinking about this, when the kingdom fought against the orcs, most of the royal family's strength was consumed, and it was clear that the roots of the noble council were rooted in the twilight forest, and most of the nobles only expressed their support for the fight against the orcs, but the actual action was not implemented at all, and even some short-sighted guys sneered at the meeting.

Some people are like this, you are obviously protecting his interests, and he still doesn't appreciate it, and he has to wait until he is beaten and his nose is blue and his face is swollen before he cries and shouts for protection. Such a person is not a cheap word.

The council is on the same line with me, and even a strong opposition to the Fertile West will not be effective, and besides, Anduin is not a stupid man, he knows what is important.

At this time, Rhine was full of ambition, and with the help of the council's hand to press Lothar's head, he was very happy.

Isn't your western fertile field a big granary, that's good, you are responsible for supplying the military food, but don't say that our soldiers can't take it out if they eat too much, it will anger the public.

As for the second point, it has already been resolved.

"Your Majesty, Reginald and Marcus ask to meet."

A guard hurriedly stepped forward and brought good news to Rhine.

When the orcs broke through Night Town and entered the Twilight Forest, the army of the Stormwind Kingdom was scattered, and some of the incompetent people who only cared about running away became the leading party of the orcs, and were chased by the orcs to Stormwind City, revealing the location of the kingdom's capital. If it weren't for Stormwind City's victory over humans, Rhine wouldn't have dared to imagine what the Stormwind Kingdom would be like now.

The other part was retracted and retreated to Chiji Mountain, and although the defeated soldiers were two junior officers, their ability to show in times of danger was recognized by all the soldiers, and they soon became the de facto commander of Chiji Mountain. These two men are Reginald and Marcus, whom Rhine is about to meet.

"Your Majesty, Reginald (Marcus) salutes you, and may you lead us to destroy the invaders."

The two young officers brought by the guards were very respectful when they saw Rhine, but they only bent down slightly in action, which showed that they still had some opinions in their hearts about Rhine, the king of the kingdom.

It seems that because of the previous defeat, the officers of the kingdom, especially those from commoners and petty nobles, have a great opinion of the royal family.

Rhine knew in his heart that the loser would not be respected by the soldiers, especially the talented commoners and petty nobles, who had been excluded and suppressed by the upper nobles for a long time, and who had endured for many years and might not be able to get ahead, and had a very low sense of identification with the royal family. In peacetime, the royal family and parliament can still rely on years of coercion to suppress them, and in wartime they can only make a mess of things.

You can't suppress it, you can only coax it, and you have to open up a channel for them to rise, so that commoners and small nobles can see hope, so that they can work for the royal family.

Rhine took the hands of the two very warmly, and welcomed their arrival without showing the slightest expression on his face: "I have been waiting for reinforcements from Red Ridge Mountain, you have come to the kingdom to counterattack the orcs and drive those damned barbarians out of our field of vision." ”

Reginald and Marcus secretly exchanged glances, what does Rhine say about driving the orcs away instead of destroying them?

It shows that he has lingering fears about the strong combat power of the orcs, even if the orcs are now crushed by the defeat of the attack on Stormwind City, Rhine does not have the confidence to completely solve the threat of the orcs.

Even the king thinks like this, what will the officers below think, and what will the soldiers under the officers think?

As if sensing that it was inappropriate for him to say this, Rhine added: "It would be best to destroy the orcs, but their combat effectiveness is very strong, and we are not familiar with the dark swamp, so now we can only expel them." I will say this to you, but not to the soldiers. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"We know how to do it."

Reginald and Marcus hurriedly signaled that they understood, but in their hearts they were greatly disappointed in Rhine.

I thought that the person who could be the king had great talent, but it turned out to be like that.

In fact, Rhine is not bad, at least he can overcome his fear of orcs and gather the power of the kingdom in one place to fight against foreign enemies, but after Reginald and Marcus saw Ainan's strength, they couldn't look down on Rhine's ability - orcs are just a pawn in Ainan's hands that can be used, but here in Rhine, they are a strong opponent, and it is clear who is superior and who is inferior.

True response to the saying: there is no harm without contrast.