Chapter Twenty-Three: Hammer Town
Unlike the scenic Hillsbrad Hills, the high altitude of the Arathi Highlands makes it possible to form a large number of swamps and wetlands even with prolonged precipitation, and the sky will never show a blue sky, but a permanent gray, day by day, day by day, for eternity.
On the southwestern edge of Lordaeron in the Arathi Highlands, across the valley between the Arathi Highlands and the wetlands of Kazmodan to the north, and to the south of Hinterland and Hillsbrad, the Wall of Soladin, a massive wall that stretches across its northern border, was once a symbol of human power and defensive power. Today, the city walls have long since fallen in the flames of war.
The climate of the Arathi Highlands is very similar to that of the wetlands to the south, which may be the reason why the wetlands are just south of Arashi.
As Rex entered the Arathi Heights, the hot summer had receded, and the autumn had entered in advance, time passed quickly, the Dark Gate 20 years, this turbulent year had already passed, first the plague in the north of Lordaeron, and then the great change in Lordaeron, the battle of Gilneth was fought again and again, so that the Dark Gate 20 years is destined to be a year that future historians remember, this year has happened too much.
The destruction of the kingdom of Lordaeron and the rise of Gilneth all happened in one year.
This year is already the 21st year of the Dark Gate, and the invasion of the Burning Legion that was supposed to break out is still brewing, according to Rex's calculations, the matter of the Burning Legion should happen in the second half of the 21st year of the Dark Gate.
With its shining wings, the star sparkled swiftly through the walls of Soladin, looking at the ruined walls of Soladin beneath them. Rex sighed. The Wall of Soladin compared to the Wall of Greymane. Although it is not as good, it is also an extremely spectacular wall, when the Wall of Greymane was built, King Jean referred to this wall of Soladin, and now the wall of Soladin is full of crumbling gaps, and it will cost a lot to restore the wall of Soladin to its former majesty. The environment in the Arathi Heights is very good, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The realm that links the Hills Bled Hills is the Wall of Soladin. After that, there are rolling mountains to the north, and only the Sador Bridge to the south communicates the wetlands, and like the terrain of Gilneth, the original Riptide Fort abandoned the Hillsbrad Hills.
It's a pity that the Riptide Castle, which was badly damaged in the Second World War, has the intention to restore the wall of Soladin, but it is too long, and it is known as the longest city wall in human history. Gilneth built the Greymane Wall to squander the money he had accumulated over the centuries. Riptide Castle doesn't have that kind of accumulation.
This point was thought of by Rex, and he felt that it was a waste, if Gilneys's hundreds of years of accumulated family funds were used to expand the army and develop the military, the current Gilneys army would be doubled, and the current Graymane Wall has become a chicken rib for Gilness, and it is a pity to abandon it tastelessly, look at the sword, all over the Lordaeron Continent, there is no opponent, the Wall of Graymane is not only not a help, but now it has become a burden, a bad one, it was accused by the rebels of the Graymane Wall, and the great cause of counterinsurgency is not easy to do,
Fortunately, Rex knew that when the cataclysm changed the world elemental tides and the world of Azeroth, the biting reef that protected Gilneth would be destroyed, and Gilneth would lose this natural barrier, and the importance of the Wall of Greymane would be greatly reduced, and it would be possible to land on Gilney from the sea, otherwise the end of the Wall of Greymane would not be very good, and it was destined to be demolished.
Neither King Jean nor Lexa will leave a God-given place that is easy for people to divide one side and not easy to crusade against.
The scenery on the ground is rapidly receding, Rex has been entrenched in Dalaran for a few days, and the speed of the army is moving forward, it has penetrated deep into the Arathi Heights, this time the location of the Wolf Roar Clan is not far ahead, according to the speed of the star horse's flight, it will take about a few hours, but the speed of the army, it will take a few days.
Time passed bit by bit, the night was hazy, and the gray in the sky, day and night, obscured the vast starry sky, making it impossible to tell what time it was.
In the simple camp, one after another torches burned, the fiery red light dispelled the darkness, sitting on the main seat of the big tent, and below it was Rex's intelligence leader Orris, who sat there with a simple face, and from time to time stroked the back of his head, giving people a sense of simplicity, if he was smirking twice, the effect would be better.
On the left hand side is Aureth, and on Rex's right hand side is Baron Ashbury, one of the two representatives of the Eastern Lords of Gilneis.
Unlike Walden's iron-hearted and Rex, Baron Ashbury is very discerning and took refuge in Rex early, Baron Ashbury was originally co-opted by Rex, just to insert a nail in the alliance between Grodao and Walden, for this task Baron Ashbury completed well, and Rex also proved the benefits of taking refuge in himself, along with Gilneth occupying the main city of Lordaeron and sweeping the entire Lordaeron continent after Megatron.
In the Kingdom of Gilneys, there have been great changes, and some people have lost their former power, that is, the eastern lord of Gilneys, if the former Gilneys, the eastern lords unite and occupy one-third of Gilne's territory, and the western and other lords are scattered, King Jean's opinion on the eastern lord is not good to deny, and it should be treated solemnly, then the current King of Jean can be ignored directly.
Gilneth's hole cards have been doubled, the Silver Pine Forest, the Hillsbrad Hills, the Tirisfal Glades, the Alterac Mountains, and the Plaguelands that are heavily polluted.
The eastern lords, who originally had one-third of Gilneys, now don't even have one-tenth, although they have also gained some benefits from the expansion of Gilneth, but compared to others, they are too much, too much,
In the palace of the main city of Lordaeron, there is also a situation, Rex deliberately squeezed out, and most of the eastern lords have lost their qualifications to discuss the palace hall, and only a few people remain.
Strictly speaking, Walden's strength has not weakened, but has increased, but who makes Gilneth stronger, Rex does not want to see them, and the same is true of King Jean, if it were not for King Jean's acquiescence, the Eastern Lord would not be so miserable.
Only Baron Ashbury took refuge in Rex, and went one step further and was relied on by Rex.
After a while, when all the big things are done, Gilneth will hold a knighthood ceremony, and some lords like Baron Ashbury, whose territory has been expanded to a viscount, and who are still barons, will be raised to the next level.
"In the few days I've been away, has there been any news from Wolgan?" Rex asked.
"Yes, the day before yesterday, Wolgan sent someone to contact us," it was not Lexa intelligence chief Oryth but Baron Ashbury who spoke, compared to the two, Baron Ashbury has a higher status, even if Osborne is inferior in front of Baron Ashberry.
"What does Wolgan's message say?" Rex asked.
"He said that things had been arranged, and that he was waiting for your news, Your Highness," said Baron Ashbury.
"It's fast, it seems that this Wolgan can't wait," Rex sneered, reached out and gently stroked his jaw, and said coldly.
"The gnolls are all brutes, where there is any humanity to speak of, then Wolgan wants to be a chief, they are already crazy, how can they miss the opportunity," Baron Ashbury was dismissive of Wolgan, not of Wolgan, but of the whole Gnoll was not very impressed, and his tone of voice was full of contempt.
"They still have merit," Rex said flatly, but he didn't say what the gnoll's merit was.
But both Oris and Baron Ashbury understood.
"Yes, they still have merit, and it would be better to be cannon fodder," said Baron Ashbury, a lord of about forty years old, who laughed more ugly than cried.
"How's the news from the other clans of Oris getting into? Apart from the Wolf Roar Clan, where is the largest clan entrenched? โ
"The situation has been figured out, apart from the Wolf Roar Clan, the most powerful clan tribe, where they are located," Aureth pointed to the map of the Arathi Heights placed in front of Rex and Baron Ashberry.
The map of the Arathi Heights is made by Rex according to his own memory, which is more detailed and real, unlike other maps, simple and not good, only a few simple place names.
"Hammer Town," Rex recognized the place where Oris was pointing, and muttered to himself, here Rex knows, Hammer Town is just a small town, naturally not attractive to Rex, the real key is that a legendary figure has died here, the previous generation of the Great Chief of the Orcs, Orgrim. The place where the hammer body of the ruined miรจ fell deserves that name.
"How is it here? Aren't there some orcs here? Rex asked, frowning.
"Your Highness knows this too," Oris said with some surprise, but after a pause he explained; "Since the orcs left, there are some orcs entrenched here, but those gnolls have been bullied by the orcs more badly, and the orc army does not dare to retaliate when they are there, since the orcs have crossed east to Kalimdor, how can the gnolls who have always held grudges and not remember their gratitude let go here," Oris did not have a good impression of the orcs, and there was some schadenfreude when he spoke, with a faint sarcasm in his tone. (To be continued......)