As they farther and farther into the primeval forests of the Wraithlands, the jungle of the expeditionary force led by Arthas grew denser. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the Beast Insect Society can avoid the path of the army, the trees will not move at all.

In order to carve a path through the towering trees, Arthas even had to ask the Red Dragon Queen to use her breath to burn the trees that might have been there for hundreds of years.

The Coalition forces had to drag their long lines under such harsh marching conditions, which also gave the troll raiders an opportunity, and after several failed interceptions, Arthas had to send their strongest dwarven warriors to protect what little strategic supplies and food they had left.

"It's not just about speed...... These trolls should know that they can't defeat us by raiding alone, and they must be preparing something, ready to take us by surprise under the city of Zuaman. ”

Prince Danas muttered - he had inherited the name of "Troll Slayer" Thor Bain, and he had a strange instinct when referring to this group of old enemies.

"That troll of Zandalara...... The death of these forest trolls must have bought him time...... Zouaman should not be far away, but when we get there...... What unexpected can happen? ”

Arthas frowned, the cunning of the Zandalar troll Caldara that day haunted him to this day.

"Nothing can stop us, we have the help of Her Excellency the Queen, and the spells of the Frost Lady...... What even orcs can't do, can these cowards hiding in the jungle do? ”

Prince Danas saw that Arthas's face was a little confused, and encouraged him.

"I hope so."

Arthas nodded, but he didn't take it lightly.

……

It was only a few days later when Arthas's army finally arrived at Zuaman, the last sanctuary of the trolls in the depths of the Wraithlands, that he realized what kind of opponent he was facing.

Alsace destroyed more than a dozen troll cities along the way, some containing thousands of trolls, others only hundreds.

However, any of them, placed in front of Zuaman, is like a game of ignorant children building sandcastles on the beach.

"The Light is above...... How old is the city? What creatures built the city? Could it really be the rude trolls? ”

Prince Danas couldn't help but sigh, though from the bottom of his heart he didn't want to believe that such a magnificent building could be the work of a ferocious troll.

The jungle, once considered endless by the Coalition forces, came to an abrupt end like a cliff here, replaced by a vast clearing.

Yes, vast—Prince Danas used the word to describe the clearing, because he felt as if it could fit the next Arathi Heights.

The city wall tens of meters high rises horizontally in front of everyone, closer to the blue sky than those huge and thick ancient trees; The sunlight poured down as the trees had cleared, and the great shadows cast by the walls on the somewhat hazarded formations of the coalition forces, as heavy as the psychological pressure on their hearts.

"These trolls...... If they go out early to attack Quel'Thalas...... I don't know how we can still win. ”

Aurelia opened her rosy lips in surprise, the people of the coalition had never seen such a gaffe on the face of this normally elegant and indifferent High Elf Ranger.

Aurelia had good eyesight, and with a little hand to build a pergola, she could see the dense crowd of troll warriors on the city walls.

These heavily armed troll warriors numbered in the tens of thousands, and they could effortlessly destroy any country or city on the continent—and Aurelia had no doubt about it.

"Give the order to go down and camp on the spot. The Knights of the Silver Hand take cover from the front, and if the trolls dare to go out of the city, don't let a single troll through your lines until the army is arrayed. ”

Arthas commanded loudly.

"Yes, His Royal Highness Prince Arthas!"

Paul answered, then turned and went to command the army to camp.

"Don't worry, Arthas."

Uther drew his two-handed sword, turned his horse's head, and went out to gather his troops; Alexandros Mograini silently followed him, and although he did not speak, Arthas knew that Mograine would never disobey any of his orders.

"Can we really take a city like this?"

Prince Danas muttered with some unconfidence - the human side was quite well prepared for this war, but the tallest siege ladder they carried was only ten meters; In the face of these dozens of meters high city walls, they can only say that they are powerless.

As for the city gates...... Prince Danas looked at Zuamana's gate, which was as huge as the city wall, and he knew it was certainly not a thin plank.

"The strength of the army was no longer useful in the early stages of this battle...... If Her Excellency can break this gate, maybe we still have a chance. ”

Arthas smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

Although the Knights of the Silver Hand were sent to keep an alert, it seems that the trolls had no intention of going out of the city to attack the coalition forces that were a little chaotic because of the camp.

Soon, an improvised camp was formed in the clearing between the edge of the woodland and Zuaman, and before the sun set, the commanders of Alsace and the various parts of the coalition army were able to gather in his tent for an urgent military meeting.

"Lady Aurelia, have you found anything?"

Arthas politely asked Aurelia before the meeting began.

While the other soldiers were busy setting up camp, Aurelia Windranger and her sisters and companions made a quick circle around the massive troll city of Zuaman, surveying the terrain and the distribution of the troll garrison.

"Zuaman is really too big...... All of us are lined up in a circle, and I'm afraid there's no way to surround it. ”

Aurelia pulled out a parchment roll from the quiver at her waist, with a sketchy diagram of her charcoal pen on it.

"So the siege strategy is not very feasible...... If we focus on one side, the trolls can use all their forces to fend off and defend the other walls, so we don't have a numerical advantage. ”

Arthas nodded, muttered to himself, and motioned for Aurelia to continue.