Chapter 69: After the War
On the way back, Admiral Dai Lin looked regretfully at the mighty tribal fleet in the distance, as well as the three red dragon cubs hovering over the fleet, and sighed helplessly.
These legendary creatures are not so easy to deal with, and if it weren't for their appearance, the Alliance's navy would definitely be able to sink all those rudimentary tribal troop carriers in this sea.
And according to Varian and Aurelia's information, these red dragons are just minor cubs.
Dai Lin couldn't help but wonder what kind of strength a full-grown dragon would have.
The adjutant on the side, Jenas, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said with palpitations: "What a terrible monster, the archers' attacks can't hurt them at all, but fortunately we retreated in time...... General, are they the accidents you just mentioned? ”
Dai Lin nodded, before the Red Dragon appeared, the Tribe's fleet was beaten by the Alliance Navy and was powerless.
But as soon as the red dragon appeared, the side that was powerless to resist became the alliance's fleet.
Maybe they could still get away with sinking a few of the Horde's troop carriers by relying on the sneak attack tactics, but Admiral Dai Lin thought for a moment and gave up on this plan.
Because even though the ships of the Alliance Navy are far superior in performance and speed to the ships of the Horde, their mobility is still incomparable to that of the Red Dragon, which flies directly with its wings.
After all, the ship's turning, acceleration and other operations also require adjusting the sails and controlling the rudder, and the red dragon only needs to flap its wings to easily catch up with them.
It remains to be seen how effective a sneak attack on the Horde's fleet will be, but the Red Dragon's attack is enough to inflict serious damage on the Alliance's ships.
Although Dai Lin didn't know why those red dragons didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue the retreating Alliance fleet, he wouldn't take the initiative to provoke them again.
Now Dai Lin really realized why Varian and Aurelia attached so much importance to the news of the appearance of the Red Dragon at the Battle Meeting, and such high-end combat power intervening on the battlefield was indeed enough to change the final outcome of a war.
Fortunately, this time, Admiral Dai Lin had already prepared a plan to retreat in advance according to the strategy set by the previous alliance combat meeting, so the appearance of the red dragon did not cause them serious casualties, and the alliance's fleet did not suffer too much loss compared to the original timeline.
After the naval fleet returned to the harbor of the hills of Hillsbrad, Admiral Dai Lin did not care about resting, and directly asked his men to lead a horse and ride up, and hurried to the camp where the Alliance army was stationed.
Half an hour later, in the commander-in-chief's tent, Lothar sat with several kings, listening to Dai Lin's account of the details of the naval battle.
After Dai Lin finished speaking, everyone's faces became solemn.
Aiden, the king of the kingdom of Alterac, turned pale, for he remembered the words he had said to despise the dragon, and now he regretted it more and more.
Lothar took a deep breath and spoke, "It seems that the situation is even more unfavorable for us......
He looked at Dai Lin and reconfirmed, "Is it true that our archers can't inflict any damage on those red dragons?" ”
Looking at the expectant gazes of everyone present, Dai Lin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Yes, even the sharp arrows shot by the most powerful bows and crossbows can't pierce their scales. Maybe the eyes of the red dragons are their weakness, but our archers don't have the same accuracy to hit directly......"
Aurelia frowned and said, "Few of my rangers can do this, after all, they fly in the sky, and it is difficult to aim at their eyes at such an angle. ”
Khadgar suggested, "Maybe the arrows with magic can hurt them?" ”
Lothar looked at her friend and motioned for him to continue.
Khadgar said, "I will advise Your Excellency the Archmage to enchant the arrows by the mages of Dalaran. However, this consumes a lot of magic materials, and the number of enchanted arrows is not too large. ”
Lothar thought for a moment and said, "Then make a batch of enchanted arrows and give them to Lady Aurelia and her rangers to use, I think they will use the maximum power of these arrows." ”
Aurelia bowed her head in agreement, and the other kings did not object.
Because they all knew that compared to the archery skills of the High Elf Ranger, their archers were no different from ordinary children.
King Terenus said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that the High Elves and those few enchanted arrows alone will not be able to repel those red dragons, we still need the strength to be able to fight in the air." ”
Admiral Dai Lin said solemnly, "That's right, those red dragons spew out flames that can easily burn a battleship. If they show up on the battlefield, it will cause huge casualties to our soldiers. And although only three red dragons appeared this time, no one can guarantee whether more red dragons will join the battlefield in the future, so we must think of a way to restrain them as soon as possible. ”
There was a brief silence in the commander's tent, and everyone in the room thought of Varian, who had gone to Hinterland to make contact with the Hammer Dwarves.
Lothar muttered to herself, "I hope Varian can successfully win over those Hammer Dwarves to join the Alliance......"
Solas of Riptide Castle asked, "Marshal Lothar, is there any news for His Highness Varian now?" ”
"I heard the news a few days ago that Varian is on good terms with those Hammer Dwarves." Lothar replied, "However, the Hammer Dwarves still need to confirm whether Kazmodan has really fallen to the orc tribe, and Varian believes that once they confirm this fact, they will not refuse to join our alliance." ”
King Jean of Gilneth touched his chin and said, "I don't know if the griffin knights of the Hammer Dwarves can withstand the attacks of those red dragons in the sky......"
"It shouldn't be a big problem...... "I've seen griffons hunt in the wild, they're fierce creatures with sharp claws that can easily tear a grizzly bear or wolf on land in half. So even if those griffon knights weren't the Red Dragon's opponents, they should still be able to contain them. ”
After listening to Soras's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the next step was to see if Varian could successfully win over the Hammer Dwarves to join the alliance.
Lothar finally clapped his head and said, "In any case, we must send the detailed information of this naval battle of Zuldere to Varian as soon as possible, so that he can hurry up and forge an alliance with the Brute Hammer Clan." ”