Chapter 483: Walker's Troubles
In the Silver Pine Forest, Marshal Oslet returned to the tent with a disgraced face, and said to Qin Si, Qin Wu: "No, this battle can't be fought like this anymore, our troops have already suffered nearly 100,000 injuries, and if we continue to fight, we will be unable to defend the land of the hills of Hillsbrad." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info I suggest that the troops be withdrawn and returned to the Hillsbrad Hills to garrison. β
Qin Wu said: "We have withdrawn, what should we do with the refugees of the Silver Pine Forest, although King Walker has relocated the people of the Silver Pine Forest many times, but there are still millions of people who insist on staying, we can't drive them away, as soon as we withdraw, won't they face the slaughter of the undead?" β
Qin Si objected: "We have informed them several times, they don't leave by themselves, what can we do, this place is obviously undefensible, instead of spending troops to consume here, it is better to evacuate as soon as possible, the refugees in the Silver Pine Forest are human lives, and our army in Alasuo is not human lives?" β
After Qin Si finished speaking, he looked at Marshal Oslet, Qin Wu thought for a while, couldn't pay attention, and also looked at Marshal Oslet.
Marshal Oslet thought for a moment and said: "Okay, after three hours, we will retreat, and finally inform the refugees of the Silver Pine Forest once, let them withdraw to Hillsbrad, if it is too late to retreat, let them go to Gilneth first, even if Gilneth is ruthless, we must take in these refugees." β
Qin 4 and Qin 5 agreed with Marshal Oslet's opinion and began to prepare separately, three hours, not long, not short, Alaso's army paid nearly 10,000 lives for this, and finally delayed the time to retreat, and began to evacuate one after another.
The refugees in the Silver Pine Forest originally thought that the Alaso army was just talking, such things had happened before, and in order to force themselves to leave their homeland, the Araso army did not use such methods, but they did not expect the Alaso army to really retreat.
The refugees of the Silver Pine Forest panicked, although they didn't like Araso's army, but they did protect themselves, but now that Araso's army had withdrawn, the Scourge Legion was coming.
The refugees of the Silverpine Forest are about to be slaughtered, and they begin to retreat frantically, and some of them run slower, heading to the nearest Gilneth wall, the Greymane. When the Arathso army completely withdrew from the Silver Pines Forest, the refugees who followed them were saved. There were intact Arasso fortifications, and after Marshal Oslet's 500,000 troops were stationed, the Scourge retreated after three days of stumbling without success.
Skeld saw that he couldn't break through the Arathas defense line on the opposite side, so he set his sights on the Gilnesians behind the wall of Greymane, persimmons have to pick up soft pinchs, the main forces of the Scourge Legion are in Arthas, he just has a partial division, there is no need to fight hard with the main army of Arasuo, the Arasso army has very powerful long-range firepower, plus the elite soldiers who have been fighting for a long time, and now they have perfect fortifications, and their own Scourge army does not need to be consumed all on this defense line.
In order to expand the victory, Skeld set his sights in another direction, Gilneth.
The refugees of the Silverpine Forest came to the Wall of Greymane, but unfortunately, everyone underestimated Gilneys's selfishness and ruthlessness, and they showed no sign of opening the door.
A handful of refugees have organized themselves to go to Hillsbrad, most have lost hope of survival, and some have even begun to curse the Gilneisians.
On the walls of Greymane, King Gilney, Jean Greymane, said to Archmage Arugau, "Are we really not letting them in?" If this matter spreads, I am afraid that it will be dissatisfied and even hated by the entire alliance. β
Archmage Arugao said in a burst of words: "These refugees are all the people of Lordaeron, their army cannot protect them, why should we come forward to protect and let them into your country, how many materials will it cost to settle them, how much land can be used to settle them in Gilneis, in case, there are spies or undead armies among them, the consequences are unimaginable." β
Jean Greymane thought for a long time, and said to Archmage Arugao: "Okay, listen to you, let these refugees block the first wave of attack of the Scourge for us, I will go back to the barracks to deal with the affairs of the army first, and then call me when the Scourge Legion arrives." β
After Jean Greymane left, Archmage Arugao said to himself, "Let's go, you all go, and I'll take care of the rest." β
Archmage Arugao and his men began to secretly capture the refugees of the Silver Pine Forest, and even lured them to follow, and then captured them.
Archmage Arugao's ultimate goal is to experiment, to experiment on the human body, to experiment with his werewolf curse.
What Skelder never expected was that the Air Force reconnaissance report that Gilneth had not accepted the refugees from the Silverpine Forest and turned them away, and Skelder immediately ordered all the Heavenly Forces to turn around and besiege the human refugees outside the Greymanne Wall.
Looking at the large number of refugees, they looked at their own Scourge warriors in panic, while the Gilneys on the city wall had no intention of helping.
Skeld said mockingly: "So many refugees will replenish the already small number of natural disaster troops, the people of Gilneth are really self-inflicted, they can't live, haha." β
Skrder ordered an attack, and countless Scourge troops killed the refugees in the Silver Pine Forest, and the refugees saw that death was inevitable, and spontaneously took up arms to fight against the Scourge Legion, but unfortunately they were just ordinary civilians, without much combat effectiveness, and there was no unified command, although it was a desperate battle and fought for their lives, but they were still no match for the soldiers of the Scourge Legion.
After four days of fighting, the Scourge army killed all the refugees in the Silverpine Forest in front of the Gilneys on the city walls, and the Greymane Wall never opened its gates.
Skrder laughed wildly: "The Kingdom of Gilneth is really cold-blooded and selfish enough, when I capture here, I will make all the living here become my slaves, haha." β
When the refugees of the Silverpine Forest were slaughtered, the Scourge gathered the corpses, converted them into Scourge Formations, and began to attack the Greymane Wall. Originally, Skeld still wanted to destroy the city wall, but after several attacks, he did not shake the city wall for half a point, and in the end, he had to fight an honest siege battle.
The Wall of Greymane is the work of two generations of the Kingdom of Gilney, and there are countless magic arrays and rune arrays in it, and its solidity is definitely not low.
Jean Greymane underestimated the strength of the Scourge and overestimated the army of his kingdom of Gilney, who had not experienced war since the day the Wall of Greymane was closed, and the Gilney soldiers, who had been absent for a long time, encountered the Scourge Legion before before fighting. As soon as they met, Gilneth fell into decline. After a few days of siege battles, the disparity between the forces of the two sides became more and more wide, Gilneys's army became smaller and smaller, and the soldiers of the Scourge Army increased, because of the disparity in strength, Gilneys's army gradually became weak, if it were not for the wall of Greymane, I am afraid that it would have been defeated long ago, King Jean Greymane was forced to appoint the archmage Arugao to resist the invasion of the Scourge by drinking water to quench his thirst: summoning werewolves.
When the escaped Silverpine Forest refugees told the story of the Gilneth people's death, Field Marshal Oslet immediately reported the incident to King Walker.
Upon receiving a letter from Field Marshal Oslet, and learning of the incident at the Wall of Greymane, Walker was furious and smashed the table, angrily scolding the Kingdom of Gilneth for being cold-blooded and selfish, and watching the refugees of the Silverpine Forest being slaughtered by the Scourge Legion.
The more Walker thought about it, the more unbalanced it became, when the entire Araso Kingdom was struggling to fight against the Scourge Legion, they were enjoying the fruits of the battle in the Araso Kingdom, enjoying peace, and now, they were just asking them to accept some refugees, and they were actually dying.
Walker actually blamed himself a little, his own was still too soft, if he had forcibly removed all the humans in the Silver Pine Forest, maybe such a tragedy would not have happened, and he was too conceited, miscalculated the form, but he didn't expect that when the Scourge Legion stormed the Eastern Plague Land, it actually had the ability to increase the troops in the Silver Pine Forest, resulting in the defeat of Marshal Oslet's Western Route Army.
Walker was in a very bad mood, and with Field Marshal Oslet's second military report, the Scourge had retreated, and was attacking Gilness's Wall of Greymane with all his might, asking if he needed to support the Gilnesians.
Walker immediately gave the first order, refusing to help the Gilneys, leaving them to fend for themselves.
But then, Walker's mood gradually stabilized, and he thought that if Gilneth was really defeated, the strength of the Scourge Army in the west would inevitably increase greatly, and his Western Route Army might not be able to resist it.
Half an hour later, Walker canceled the first order and gave a new order, Gilneth and the Scourge Legion, the kingdom of Arathas watched from the wall, and if the Wall of Greymane was breached, send troops to support them.
Walker originally sent an envoy to invite Gilneth to fight against the Scourge Legion, but Gilneth didn't respond, Walker didn't say anything, and it wasn't that he didn't know the character of the Gilneth people, but this time, they went too far, since they didn't help the alliance against the Scourge Legion, and they didn't help the refugees of other human kingdoms, why let Arathus's army help them for free, and wait for Gilneth to be defeated.
In the Eastern Plague Lands, the Alsatian Scourge army had been attacking the Cowling junction for several days, and had not shaken the line of the Eastern AraΓ§o Army, and Marshal Alfred Abydis had ordered to defend the Korin junction either in victory or death with all his troops.
Saidan Dasohan and Garissus have been on the front lines to direct the battle, and Alexandros Mograini, with the elite forces of the Knights of the Silver Hand, is ready to fight at any time to guard against the Scourge Legion's covert moves.
In addition to hating Walker, the current Arthas has added two more people, one is Alfred Abydis, the marshal of the Eastern Route Army of Alasso, since the Scourge Legion attacked the Eastern Plague Lands, it has taken so much time and military strength, and the results are pitiful, and what makes Arthas even more angry is that the Scourge Legion, which was supposed to fight more and more, has become less and less. The second person is Alexandros Mograini, whose Knights of the Silver Hand have repeatedly sabotaged the good deeds of the Scourge at critical moments, and has become a fierce rival of the Scourge Legion.
Arthas watched the Scourge army attack the Kaulin junction in waves, getting nothing but complete death, and felt a little retreat in his heart.
Arthas sent Devinriel and ordered him to lead an army of the Scourge to the Stratholme region to take charge of the plague and military affairs. As a military powerhouse in the Eastern Plaguelands, Stratholme's importance is undeniable. If he does want to retreat, Stratholme must be a nail in the coffin for the Scourge in the Eastern Plaguelands, just as Hearthvale is a nail in the West Plaguelands, and keep the enemy ready to deal with the damage caused by this nail.
Suddenly, the pain struck again, and Arthas's strength was weakened again, and since the first pain, Arthas's strength has been weakening, and his control over his subordinates has become weaker and weaker, and Arthas has begun to think carefully about going north to Northrend.
At this time, a messenger of the Scourge reported: "King of Alsace, Duolongso of Andohar has asked for help, the army of Arathso has reached the heart of Andorhar, and the two sides are engaged in a great battle. β
Arthas yelled: "Waste, so many troops, such a good natural danger, he can't hold Andohar, and he still has the face to ask for help." β
Alsace had gone crazy for a while, and he had already decided to retreat, Alfred Abidis at the intersection of Cowlin Road with the Araso East Route Army, unable to defend it, and with the support of Alexandros Mograine's Silver Hand Knights, it was impossible to take it in a short time, in case Andohal was really lost, the entire Western Plague Land would fall into the sphere of influence of the Araso Kingdom, and when the time came, it would be dangerous for him to be attacked from both sides.
Arthas summoned Kel'thugad and informed him of Doronso's request for help.
Kel'thugad said eagerly: "We must return to Andohal, the war here is meaningless, it is impossible to take the Kaulin junction in a short time, it is better to hold the Andohar region that we already have." β
Arthas nodded, agreed to withdraw, and in order to leave the Scourge Legion in the Eastern Plaguelands with the strength of the Scourge Legion, he ordered Kel'thugad to spread the plague in large numbers in the area and resurrect the corpses in the graveyard, even if it was a straggler. Arthas tried to use the number of undead to firmly hold back the eastern army of Aratho, preventing them from sending troops to the Western Plague Lands to participate in the battle of Andohar.
When the Scourge finally retreated, Alfred Abidis and others breathed a sigh of relief and began to repair their defenses, clean up the battlefield, and send messengers to report the situation.
Andorhar, the main camp of the Alathso army, Walker received a messenger from Alfred Abydis reporting that the Scourge of Arthas had retreated in the Eastern Plaguelands.
Finally retreating, Walker sensed that his plan was about to succeed, and immediately ordered his troops to move from offensive to defensive, and the whole army entered the fortifications that had already been built.
The army on the opposite side of Andohar is very strong, and the 900,000 troops he brought can be a draw with the other party, this is in the case of attacking by himself and defending by the other party, if the main force of the natural disaster of Alsace comes back to help, and he defends with all his might, he may not have the strength of a battle, plus the loss of Alsace's energy, he may not stop in Andorjardo, and when Alfred Abydis's eastern army eases up, Arthas is betrayed by the Dreadlord kings, and the Lich King loses control of the scourge legion, it is himself, When the Scourge Legion is encircled and suppressed with all its might, half a year, it only takes half a year for Arathor to recover the land occupied by the Scourge Legion and completely eliminate the undead scourge on the Lordaeron Continent.
On that day, the king's military tent continued to send out letters of orders, and the whole of Arathas began to run wildly, preparing for the final decisive battle.
Walker's plan is very good, but the world is unpredictable, and a letter completely ruined Walker's plan to exterminate the Scourge Legion.
A handwritten letter from Devile, despite being dissuaded by Claudia and others, Devile still sent this letter that could change the entire situation of the battle.
Walker held the letter, his face became extremely ugly, and his hands trembled uncontrollably. The contents of the letter: The Kalimdor Expeditionary Force reported that Princess Rhys was attacked on the way back to the eastern continent and fell into the hands of the boar people, and the leader of the boar people, Aganos, in order to ensure that she was the princess of Arachu's ally, asked Walker, the king of Arachu, to go in person, and Bai Yi negotiated many times to no avail, Aganos claimed that if within twenty days, King Walker could not come to prove it, it meant that this princess Rhys was a fake, and it was an act of deceiving the boar people, and he wanted to sacrifice her to the great boar demigod Agamagan.
Walker's mood couldn't be calmed down for a long time, damn boar man, damn attacker, why did he do such a thing at this time, is it really providence? Can't you end the undead disaster ahead of time after all?
Walker called the generals, looked at the full number of men, Walker made a difficult decision, and said to Mano: "Mano, from today onwards, I will appoint you as the general of Arasuo, commanding all the armies of Arasuo, and specializing in the battlefield of natural disasters. β
Walker's words surprised everyone, and Zoro hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Arathour is experiencing a great battle of life and death, and the temporary change of commander is not good for the morale of the army, please think twice." β
Walker said in a deep voice: "There is a very important matter, which must be dealt with now, the battlefield here, I can't take care of it, after I leave, you will obey the command of Mano and work together to fight against the Scourge Legion." β
Sauron knelt down and said loudly: "King Walker, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, your presence on the front line can boost morale and improve the combat effectiveness of Alatho's army, as soon as you leave, how can we resist the Scourge Legion, do you really want to leave us behind at such a critical moment?" β
As soon as Zoro's words fell, everyone else knelt down, wanting Walker to think more about the big picture.
Walker doesn't know this truth, but, everyone has a death hole, Walker's death hole is his relatives, that is, Rise, the future that others don't know, he knows that the Scourge Legion is now at the end of the crossbow, and the attack power is not as good as before, as time goes by, even if it is difficult to gather troops, it is impossible to pose a threat to the Arathor army, the only regret is that he can't take advantage of this opportunity to exterminate the Catastrophe forces of Lordaeron.
Walker mobilized the leader and said loudly: "I can understand your feelings, but, as the king of Araso, I have things that I have to deal with, is it, without the king, you generals will not fight?" Without me as king, you wouldn't have fought against the Scourge Legion? Don't rely too much on your king, you are all great generals who can stand on their own, and relying too much on them will only reduce your combat effectiveness. β
Seeing that he had shocked everyone, Walker began to encourage the generals, and said to everyone: "I have definite news, the power of the Lich King is weakening, his control over the undead has been weakened a lot, Arthas has also been affected, the strength has begun to weaken, the power of the Scourge Legion will gradually weaken, and when it is the weakest, we must seize the opportunity to strive to annihilate all the Scourge forces in the Lordaeron Continent in one fell swoop." β
Walker said to Mano: "I'll make some arrangements now, you look at the time to arrange it, the Scourge Legion should not have many troops left in the Eastern Plaguelands, order Saidan Dasohan and Garissus to divide their troops into 200,000 troops and attack Stratholme, order Alfred Abydis and Alexandros Mograine to take the rest of the army, recover the land occupied by the Scourge Legion in the Eastern Plaguelands, and if there is still strength, march into the Western Plaguelands, and order Tirio Fordin's Northern Legion to suspend the attack, Wait until Alsace leaves Andoha and then attack south. The same is true for the troops here, Arthas must not turn from defense to attack if he does not leave Andorhar, and half of the army in Nanhai Town will be transferred to Marshal Oslet's Western Route Army to defend the Scourge Legion, and if the Scourge Legion begins to retreat, immediately launch a counteroffensive. β
Walker made a series of military deployments, and finally shouted to everyone: "Maybe I can't participate in this big war, but my heart, with you, for you, this is a test, but also an opportunity to achieve your name in history, I believe in you, I believe that you can eradicate the undead disaster of Lordaeron for the whole world, I believe that you can achieve immortal feats for my kingdom of Aratho, Arathor will win." β
"Victory, victory, victory"
With complicated feelings, Walker took a plane and went straight to Nanhai Town, mobilized the latest thirty warships, and five hundred aircraft troops, as well as five thousand royal guards and a number of engineers and technicians, and began to go to Kalimdo, twenty days, not too much, no less, as long as there are no accidents during the voyage, it will definitely be able to reach the destination.
Walker also began to plan to build a large arsenal in Kalimdor, after all, across the endless sea, it is too time-consuming and laborious to transport from the eastern continent to Kalimdor, and it is better to be self-sufficient.