Act XXVII: The Battle of Stratholme III
Whispers echoed through the barracks tents, and the many lords began to talk about what Arthas had just said. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
However, it is obvious that most of the lords are human spirits, and the meaning revealed by Arthas in front of him is to use this cursed cult to reshuffle Lordaeron's military power, so that they can completely submit to Arthas.
The military aristocracy of Lordaeron of course quickly understood Arthas's message, and while no one made the right message, none of them sent a message of support.
The scene was so deadlocked, there was no noise in the whole hall except for the crackling sound of the candles burning on the wooden table, but the dripping rain from outside the tent broke the dead silence.
Da Sohan coughed, these noble knights may want to rule the same and are reluctant to confront the royal family head-on, but as a member of the Knights, it would be a blasphemy to let the Silver Hand become an army completely under the orders of Arthas.
After all, the fundamental purpose of Arthas is to form a strong and obedient military organization, isn't the ready-made Knights of the Silver Hand an army in line with Arthas's message?
"I am against the creation of a new type of army." Da Sohan said slowly.
This opposing voice was like a thunderbolt in the command hall, making everyone present look at Da Sohan. The lords marveled at Da Sohan's courage, and Gianna had a look of anticipation on her face, but His Royal Highness Prince Arthas's face was only angry.
Without waiting for Arthas's reprimand, Da Sohan hurriedly said, "Isn't Lordaeron's army strong enough?" Aside from the fact that the Burning Legion is stronger than us in the storybooks, is there a force greater than the army of Lordaeron in every part of the known world? ”
"Your Royal Highness, the Undead Scourge is still far from destroying Lordaeron, not to mention, you are using this reason to deprive the lords of their military power...... Some are regrettable. ”
The Lordaeron Kingdom has been centralized for hundreds of years, although the effect of each generation is not large, but for a long time, a large number of exploitation lords have actually made some barren area lords unable to even form an army with combat effectiveness, and can only use some militias, which is of course a great benefit to the king of Lordaeron, but it also inevitably weakens the rights of the lords of Lordaeron. But Da Sohan caused this topic at the meeting, apparently trying to make the lords of the kingdom of Lordaeron conflicted.
But none of the lords in the barracks planned to reply, in fact, compared to the lords in the western region, the military strength of Lordaeron in the east is relatively complete, with a formed army and armament, but if you want to fight against Lordaeron's elite army, this is simply self-defeating, not to mention, these lords do not plan to officially turn their faces with Lordaeron for the time being.
Arthas looked at Da Sohan not far away with cold eyes, although this Silver Hand Paladin has a high status in the Silver Hand Knights, as long as Arthas wants him to get out, he must get out.
"This is my order, are you going to question me?" Arthas stood up, his hand gripped the hilt of his sword at his waist in anger, and then looked around: "I had a dream in which Lordaeron was in ruins, and the people of the entire kingdom were in misery, and the source of all suffering was clearly the body of the Burning Legion. ”
Arthas showed a hint of hesitation on his face, and then said slowly: "In my dream, a voice told me that all this was caused by the Burning Legion, and that this future is getting closer and closer to Lordaeron. Nothing stands in the way. ”
"In fact, the king agrees with me very much, and my father told me that if Lordaeron's legions are not strong enough, then making them stronger is something that our lords of Lordaeron must do, and I ask you to consider Lordaeron as a whole, not your individual territory."
There was a burst of applause from everyone present, obviously, everyone who was doing it was an old fritter, how could they be moved by Alsace's impassioned speech, not to mention, this speech was not very good.
Arthas snorted coldly and said, "Soon after, I will organize a Northern Expeditionary Army, and I ask you to send one-third of your troops in your territory to form a corps of more than 30,000 men in the eastern region. ”
The order he gave directly, such a strong order even Gianna beside her frowned, although she was not the lord of Lordaeron, but she also deeply understood that this kind of strong order would probably make the nobles disgusted, which was not a good phenomenon. Just as Gianna was about to stop Arthas from giving orders, a herald walked in from the tent outside.
"His Royal Highness Prince Arthas, Sir Uther is leading the soldiers of the Knights of the Silver Hand towards Stratholme, and it will only take about half a day to reach the door of Stratholme."
Arthas nodded, in fact, time was running out, and he also knew that such a tough order would push most of the lords against him, but it was not the time to care about all this, and the news from Stratholme showed that the Scourge Legion ...... It is about to turn all the inhabitants of Stratholme into undead.
"Alright, you can leave, and then ...... Ladies of the Silver Hand, come with me to the gates of Stratholme...... I have something to say. ”
After saying this, Arthas walked out of the tent. When he went outside, it was dark, and the sky was filled with raindrops, and it was clear that a rain had inevitably arrived in Stratholme.
The cold air sent a shiver down the spine of Arthas, and he looked not far away at Stratholme, where the city was lit up as usual at night, and puffs of smoke rose from the houses, rose in the wind and rain, and finally dissipated.
A smile appeared on his face, it was time for dinner, and although it was dark, it was clear that the city of Stratholme was not affected much.
"Dinner...... It's over. Arthas put away the smile on his face, and then said in a cold tone: "All the grain from Andorhar has been delivered to Stratholme, and everything is inevitable. ”
He shouted to the herald not far away, "Go tell Uther to lead the Silver Hand Knights to the gates of Stratholme, where I will tell him something about Lordaeron's future." ”
(To be continued.) )