Chapter 162: Talonjun
Although the burning of the corpses was somewhat unsatisfactory to the soldiers who died heroically, in the end, after weighing the pros and cons, everyone agreed to burn the corpses on the spot so that they could rush to the aid of Talons...... Even the undead they encountered on the road were so powerful, and the army and people who were holding out in Taloon County were probably in great danger.
Eventually, the corpses of those warriors and the corpses of the Undead Scourge were gathered and incinerated, which somewhat slowed down the expansion rate of the Undead Scourge.
When the march resumed, there seemed to be a solemn atmosphere in the ranks.
Although the first battle against the Scourge of the Dead was won, there was no smile on everyone's faces.
Nearly 4,000 casualties were lost in this battle, and the entire supporting force was only about 15,000 men, most of whom were adventurers of mixed quality.
The average army would collapse when it reached a fifth of the casualties, and although the paladins were determined, with such high losses, the army would only be on the verge of collapse after one more battle like this, and it was still a long way from Talon.
"In the history of Warcraft, how did you defeat the undead natural disaster in the end......" Looking at the demoralized soldiers around him, Song Zheng had some doubts in his heart, with the combat effectiveness that humans are currently showing, it is impossible to go on an expedition to Northrend, let alone defeat a huge army of undead.
"By the way, the forces of the Alliance and the Horde should not have really defeated the undead Scourge, they only killed Arthas by raiding the Ice Throne, and remember that in the game, it seems that the Northern Expeditionary Army is basically dead, and the only one who finally left the Ice Throne should be Tirio Fortin." Song Zheng recalled some information in the game, the undead scourge should have always existed, but there was just a Lich King later.
However, now in this real world, Arthas has not yet fallen, and is still leading the human army to fight, so if you want to defeat the undead scourge, you can only kill the current Lich King, Neozu!
Originally the chieftain of the tribe, Naozu was unwilling to sacrifice the orc tribe after receiving Kil'Gardan's power and demonic knowledge, and was eventually replaced by Gul'dan, whose indecisive personality led to a tragic end, and even suffered from Kil'Gardan's torture after death.
However, when he was sent to Azeroth by Kil'Gardan, he changed a lot and became much more ruthless.
"According to the original history of Warcraft, the soul of Naozu was eventually killed by Arthas, and now that Arthas's fate has changed, how to kill Naozu......"
Song Zheng began to be entangled in his heart, maybe this is the so-called butterfly effect, which affects the whole body, and after the fate of Arthas changes, everything has changed.
Even as a traverser, it is difficult for him to predict what will happen in the future.
The troops' march slowed down considerably for fear of encountering the undead Scourge again, but surprisingly there were no more undead encounters for the next two days, except for the scouts sent out to explore the path and the scattered undead wandering along the roadside.
However, the surrounding environment is getting worse and worse, this is a real place of death, surrounded by free plagues, not to mention birds and birds, even insects cannot survive here, and even the plants and trees are in a withered state.
"This land is finished...... Gavinrad, as the commander of the troops, can only shake his head and sigh after seeing the surrounding scene, although his strength is quite strong, but in the face of these plague-contaminated land, there is still no way.
In the first place, Lordaeron's subjects spent an unknown amount of energy to reclaim these lands, but no one expected such an outcome.
They walked cautiously and nervously through the polluted land, and from time to time they could see the ruined villages along the roadside, but there was not a single living person in sight.
It wasn't until I came to a short distance from the central city of Talonshire that I finally saw a trace of a human being...... It was a patrol of soldiers from Talonshire.
After those soldiers saw Song Zheng and the others, they immediately greeted them excitedly and shouted wildly.
"Lordaeron hasn't given up on us, the king has finally sent a rescue!"
However, when they saw the scale of the reinforcements, their expressions quickly dimmed.
A force of tens of thousands of people cannot be said to be too small, but in the face of the army of the undead, which is often hundreds of thousands, this support team of tens of thousands of people obviously cannot change anything.
"I'm Joseph Redpass, the militia captain of Talonshire, may I ask you...... Was it the vanguard, or was it just so many people coming? The leader of the patrol asked with some reluctance.
"We are a support unit from Andorhal, and we are ...... There will be more reinforcements coming in. Gavinrad's voice was a little hesitant, and perhaps even he didn't know if there would be reinforcements in the future.
"And reinforcements coming? That's good, that's good, it's not a secret, there are too many enemies, welcome to you, we have just been attacked by a fierce attack by the undead scourge, and we almost can't resist it, your arrival is really a blessing! Joseph Redpass's face softened a little.
Song Zheng is no stranger to this Joseph Redpass, this guy is indeed the militia captain of Dalong County in the Warcraft game, and he is also the commander of Dalong County when resisting the undead natural disaster.
He led the people of Talon County to nearly fend off the invasion of the Undead Scourge, but after being defeated by the black-clad Marduk, he was corrupted, betraying Lordaeron and turning around to attack his former comrades, ultimately leading to the complete fall of Daron County.
However, it seems that Joseph Redpass is still active on the front lines of the war against the undead scourge.
"We also encountered the attack of the undead on the road, and now there are still a lot of wounded in the team, and they urgently need rest and treatment, and now there are enough medicines in Dalong County?" Gavin Rad asked.
Although the paladin's and priest's healing techniques can heal the injuries on the spot, it still takes a long time to fully recover, and the healing is more about stimulating the body's own healing power.
"We are also very short of medicines, even food...... "Joseph Redpass is apologetic.
In fact, the current Talon County is on the verge of being destroyed!