Chapter 1: The Battle of Stratholme (1)

Stratholme is located in the northwest of the Eastern Plaguelands of the Eastern Kingdoms, and is also the base camp of the Scourge Legion entrenched in the Eastern Plaguelands. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

Once the city was so prosperous and peaceful, as one of the most important cities in the northwest of Lordaeron, Stratholme, near the Forest of Yongsong, was once a place of trade between humans and the High Elves. The trade between the two ethnic groups led to the prosperity of the region. However, the catastrophe came in peace.

In the 20th year of the Dark Gate, the plague of natural disasters began to appear, and the young prince of Arthas began to investigate the plague. Soon, he discovers food contaminated by the plague, and the people of Lordaeron who eat it are transformed into undead spirits, enslaved by a demon named Marganis.

And all the people of Stratholme have already eaten the plague that was infected. With endless grief and despair, in order to prevent his people from being enslaved, Arthas ordered the massacre of Stratholme, and started a killing contest with the horror demon king - Marganis in Stratholme.

And the ending, we all know. Eventually, Stratholme was destroyed by the Prince of Alsace, and the city was then taken over by the Plague. From here, the Prince of Arthas descended into the darkness and became the Lich King.

Now Stratholme has been reduced to a den of natural disasters, where tens of thousands of ghouls, abominations, and crypt demons are entrenched, and Silver Dawn once tried to reclaim the city, but never found a chance. The Scarlet Crusaders have also attacked the area, taking over a small part of the city. However, when the Knights of the Black Blade were controlled by the Lich King and swept through the Scarlet Crusade, forcing Abydis to withdraw from the Eastern Plaguelands and head north to Northrend. The army that had fought for the recovery of Lordaeron died at the hands of the terror lord Banazar who tore through his disguise, and he was resurrected as an undead to resist Lord Oryx Rivendell who remained in Stratholme.

It also gave the Silver Crusade intent on recovering Stratholme, a chance to settle all the undead in the Eastern Plaguelands once and for all. And for the reborn Knights of the Ebon Blade, the first battle that brought them back to Azeroth was a war to prove themselves to the Alliance and the Horde, and the first war for their revenge on the Lich King.

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"Stratholme is in the area now named the Sick Woods, which belongs to the Scourge Legion's arsenal!" Erigor Dawnbringer pointed to the map in his hand and said to everyone in the tent, "The main production is to hate this monster, but thankfully, due to the battle of the Chapel more than half a month ago, the Scourge suffered heavy losses, and the Lich King was defeated by Lord Tirio.........."

"And .........," said Erigor, pausing and looking into a corner of the tent. There, Darian, the Grand Lord of the Knights of the Black Blade, stood there in silence. β€œ......... Moreover, since the Knights of the Black Blade broke free from the control of the Scourge Legion, Stratholme's Scourge strength is now at its lowest point ever! ”

"Then we'll go straight in and kill all those skeleton zombies!" Colfax shouted excitedly, "Let's go kick those undead cubs in the ass!" ”

"Colfax!" Baron Maxwell said, "Though the Scourge of the Dead here is at its weakest in history, we cannot afford to be careless. ”

"Maxwell is right, we can't be careless, everyone has been fighting the Scourge for thousands of days and nights, we can't underestimate the Scourge Legion!" Duke Nicholas SΓΈrenhof spoke, "The current opportunity is not easy to come by, we have to be more careful, after all, it is precisely because of the underestimation of the Scourge Legion that the Kingdom of Lordaeron has become where it is now!" ”

"Humph! Coward! Colfax snorted disdainfully.

"Recklessness is not courage, prudence is not cowardice, Colfax!" Tirio Fordin, the Ashbringer who had not spoken, began to speak, "Be careful and pay attention to your opponent in order to defeat your enemy!" ”

"Yes, I see!" In the face of Tirio's reprimand, Colfax clearly flinched, and it seemed that the Ashbringer did not have to listen to Colfax no matter how ruthless he was.

"Ergor," Tirio looked at the map on the table and looked up at Commander Ergor, "is your intelligence accurate?" ”

"Yes, Lord Tirio!" Erigor glanced at Darien, and replied to Tirio Fortin, "Because ...... Kindness...... Our allies, we now know exactly what we know about Stratholme. Combined with what we have learned, it is certain that Lord Saidan Dathohan has been killed long ago, and that a demon named Banazar is now impersonating him. Controls the Scarlet Crusaders who have invaded Stratholme, but now the Scarlet Crusaders who are there have also been killed by this demon and turned into a swarm of undead by dark spells.........."

"Is even Da Sohan gone? Alas! Tirio sighed, his face full of loneliness, the first five paladins, Uther and Gavinrad, had all died at the hands of fallen Arthas, Tulayan had disappeared in the Outlands, and now Dathohan had been slain by demons. The former Silver Five Masters are the only ones left of him.

But now is not the time to grieve, Tirio is in good spirits, and as the backbone of his heart, he cannot lose judgment because of his personal feelings. Now, he's going to lead the reorganized Silver Crusade in their first battle against the Lich King, and this battle can only be won.

"What do you think, Darian?" Tirio asked, looking at a silent Great Lord.

All the people in the tent looked at Darien, but there was suspicion and suspicion in their eyes, it is no wonder that the Knights of the Black Blade have only been officially under control for less than half a month now. It is not easy to trust a person who was even a life-and-death enemy of everyone present not long ago.

And Darien doesn't need the belief of these people!

"Tirio! No one here, except for you, will fully trust the Knights of the Black Blade! Darion replied in a deep voice, "Who would be so easy to trust a murderer who fought with a sword not long ago?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the tent frowned, and the anxious Colfax was about to attack, but was stopped by Duke Nicholas Sellenhoff, who knew his character well. Seeing this, Tirio let out a sigh.

"Alas! Darien ....... The people here are actually ........."

"No need to parse it anymore! Tirio! Darion interrupted Tirio, who looked up at everyone in the tent, his eyes as sharp as a knife under his helmet.

"Since the allies don't believe us, then we of the Knights of the Black Blade will do it alone! For us, this is the beginning of revenge, and you don't need to intervene! Darian's voice was like a cold wind, and he said coldly to all the people in the tent:

"Stratholme will hand it over to us the Knights of the Black Blade to attack, and we will screw off the head of the new Lord of Rivendell. We will destroy any enemy who dares to stand in our way for revenge, and whoever he is, the Iron Knights of the Ebon will crush him! With that, Darien walked out of the tent.

Tirio: "Darien, don't be impulsive! ”

Darien: Save your energy, Tirio! I'm in charge of taking out the Scourge, you're in charge of killing that demon, and now, we're all going for our own hatred.......... Revenge! ”

Darien left the tent, leaving everyone in silence.

"What....... Who does he think he is?? Colfax broke his silence impatiently and said, "He's just .........."

"Colfax!" Tirio's stern gaze stared at Colfax, suppressing his words back, looking at Tirio's gaze, Colfax couldn't say anything, couldn't keep his mouth shut, but his face was still full of disdain for Darien.

"Alas!" Looking at the rest of the people, Tirio sighed more than a few times, and he said earnestly to everyone, "Please don't embarrass Darian, they are just a bunch of homeless children, they have done a lot wrong, but it was not from their original intention. ”

"Now that the Light has forgiven them, can't you accept these former brothers of yours?"

"You know, they were all heroes who gave their lives for the sake of this world...................."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Tirio said tiredly

"Well, people probably haven't fully trusted them yet, I understand. Let time prove that the choice between me and the Holy Light is correct, now, let's go and prepare for battle! Like Darien said, it's a battle for revenge! ”