Chapter 9: The Rear
The reports of the battles with the orcs, the reports of the messengers sprung up on the battle fronts like mushrooms after a rain, and these messages were almost the only topics of discussion among people inside and outside the court, and all kinds of rumors were overwhelming. The pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info is different from ordinary people, because of my identity, and Terenus has always believed in his son, so many times I can still get in touch with all the battle reports that come in the first place.
According to intelligence, the orcs have landed in the vicinity of Southsea Town and engaged the Coalition forces led by Lothar. The battle was extremely fierce. After defeating Admiral Proudmoore from the morning and evening, he was finally defeated and fled by Admiral Proudmoore's naval forces, forcing the Horde to break off their plans to attack Lordaeron directly.
I don't think it was an orc feint, but a great battle between both sides, as he used almost all of his forces, such as ogres, death knights, and trolls that were also hiding in the woods. He wanted to surprise us, but the result was that we not only defeated the enemy head-on, but also completely explored their strengths and weaknesses, which was very important for us going forward.
If it is said that in the future, it may be more recovered, because this time the paladin also played a decisive role on the battlefield. Their bravery and tenacity also give our soldiers the courage and confidence to win against orcs who are stronger and more brutal than themselves, which will undoubtedly increase the respect of the common people for their faith in the Light.
I thought my father would be happy to hear the news, but he was still worried with the other three folds.
One is that the two selfish lords, Greysideburns and Perynod, barely sent troops. I believe my father has thought of this, and he never thought that these two stingy and selfish lords could contribute anything to the nation. The second was that Lothar demanded military and material resources, because this battle had wiped out the country's thirty-year-old stockpile of firewood and velvet. Although we all understand that Lothar's purpose in asking for more material and armaments is purely for the sake of the alliance, it will be a little hesitant for my father to continue to increase military service and taxes on the people, and perhaps he will consult with his ministers about how to deal with it.
But the third letter is very strange compared to the first two, it is a letter, which was forwarded to Lothar by the High Elf volunteers led by Aurelia to the letter of Darth Rema, the lord of Quel'Salas. The letter first expressed condolences to the descendants of this Arathi, and then the content was very incomprehensible, and in general the meaning of the orc's cruelty was exaggerated by us, so he would not send troops. Seeing this letter, the messenger who returned said that Lothar was so angry at the knowledge of the Elven King that she almost tore it apart in front of the Elves, but she still felt the need to show herself as a gentleman in front of the Aurelia volunteers, so she gave the letter to my father along with the excerpt.
The first two reports, I felt normal, as for the third letter, I didn't understand it very much, I thought that the old guy who had lived for tens of thousands of years would definitely be disgusted with this troll-like creature. But I'm sure when the orcs get to the gates of Quel'Thalas, the arrogant ones will reap the consequences. (This will be covered in a later volume.)
After a few more days, the battle reports of Nanhai Town gradually disappeared, and instead flew in from other places. This also means that the first battle is over and the war has moved to another location.
Although the battle was difficult, we still fulfilled the most basic strategic requirements and kept the war out of the country. Although this seems to be a very irresponsible act against the fringe territories bordering the mountains of the Stormwind Kingdom, such as Fort Riptide and Alterante, it can only be done in order to ensure the strategic situation of the alliance.
Immediately after that, the Alliance and the Horde have entered a phase of stalemate. In the second phase of this all-out war, we also had the upper hand. The Alliance's continuous sneak attacks on the supply of orcs in Kazmodan, coupled with the cooperation of local dwarves and the elusiveness of Prodmore's guerrilla speedboats, made the rear of the orcs out of a state of battle all the time, and more importantly, the strong iron furnace fort in the center of Kazmodan has not been breached, which makes the supply in front of the orcs very unstable, and even the front-line servants have discovered the incident of the restless trolls in the tribe sneaking up on the orcs.
On the other hand, the orcs have only attacked our supplies, but their clumsy bodies are always detected by the precise eyesight of Aurelia's men, making their actions meaningless, so our supplies are unimpeded. It seems that victory is gradually tilting in favor of the Alliance.
But I know that the wise leader of the orc tribe, Orgrim Doomhammer, will not just think that things will go on like this, and he will definitely find a way to fight us in a suitable place, or have the army appear in a place that the Alliance commander does not expect. For example, under the city of Lordaeron. It's like the historical ones I know well.
I checked the map, and I saw that if they wanted to get here, they would have to climb over Riptide or Alterac, but before they could do so, they would have to pass through the Eagle's Nest, where the Dwarven Hammer tribe is located.
So while he was comforting Varian, I told my father what I thought.
"We should go and help the dwarves of Eagle's Nest Mountain. My father was astonished when he heard my decision, and motioned for me to continue my opinion: "They are tenacious, warlike, and they have a large number of griffons, and this kind of air force is definitely a great threat to the enemy. If we let the orcs invade there, not only will we lose this powerful alliance, but we will also let the enemy threaten Fort Riptide and....Alterac (I feel a little against my heart when I talk about the country in the back). ”
"Very good strategic thinking. "My father looked at me with kind eyes, and he was glad that I was able to come up with this warrior idea, but he still didn't do anything. As before, he continued to consult with his ministers on the issue of strategic materials.
I wondered why I didn't put it into practice if I agreed with me. It wasn't long before I began to think of the possible reason, that my father wanted the orcs to invade there, and then let them get bogged down in the war with the dwarves, making it more difficult for the other side to resupply. And at this time, if you send troops to support, you will win their respect and support. The most important thing is to make the coward Perinold, the lord of Alterac, realize that the threat is imminent, so that he can contribute more manpower and material resources to help the Alliance.
Seriously, I really don't admire how clever a politician is in strategic decision-making. But he's not a good strategic commander, and a truly high-end commander will never follow the perfect plan arranged by the other party, but will think higher than your enemy, and obviously Orgrim falls into this category.
Intelligence indicates that he has assembled a large army of tribes towards Eagle's Nest Mountain, and I believe that they definitely did not intend to attack Lordaeron from the two fringe countries of humanity in a systematic manner. Instead, it is the darkness of Chen Cang, which directly appears in the place we have never thought of, and it is also the place that we are most afraid of appearing. That is
"Here...," I looked through the skylight toward Lake Lordamere to the south
Or maybe I should remind them of Lothar by destroying the main tribe that was smuggled here on the steep Alterac Mountains, and telling them that Perynod was about to betray. But thinking about my current identity and age, I still feel like it's okay. After all, it's one thing for them to believe, and it's another thing afterwards. And whether it happens or not, I'm going to be more suspicious.
So I buried those messages in my heart and sent letters of condolence to Tulayan and Khadgar respectively. A little sympathy to each of them, just a hint of the impending fears of the event, such as telling him that the orc tribe had entered Alterant as if it were no one, and I thought that Khadgar might have understood my intentions if he had reacted quickly.
One of them, of course, was addressed to Aurelia, and this one was entirely about our friendship, except that at the end Jean told her to let her sisters move to the Sunwell in the depths of Quel'Thalas, for the reason that sooner or later the war would extend to their surroundings. Yes, this letter is entirely for the sake of the safety of the two ranger friends, and I hope she will pass on this message to her sisters, after all, I am very reluctant to put their safety at risk.
After many more days, according to intelligence, a large number of orcs appeared in Eagle's Nest Mountain, and the prelude to the Battle of Eagle's Nest Mountain gradually unfolded.
Lord Lothar decided to send his main force to help the dwarves there destroy the advancing enemy, and although my father did not say anything about Lothar's arrangement, I believe that Bertoun and Perinord, the sworn enemies, would be happy with this information. Because this means that the center of gravity of the alliance is biased towards them, and their own country will be blessed.
Unlike my father, I was a little relieved to hear this report. Because the loss of the Griffin Knight would be a fatal blow to the Alliance, as nothing else could help us against the enslaved Red Dragons.
"Red Dragon...!!!" I almost forgot that the orc's most terrifying weapon hadn't yet appeared.
It was at this time that the latest battle report was passed on again, when my father saw the battle report. I noticed the strangeness on his face---- surprise and fear. And it contains what I was worried about.
"Dragons....orcs and red dragons have made an alliance. The father said the contents of the letter, and froze there, unaware that the letter in his hand had fallen to the ground. And the minister below showed a desperate expression. I understand my father's reaction, because there is no power yet to stand up to such an ancient creature. And if they unite with the most intractable enemy in front of them, it will undoubtedly be like condemning us to defeat.
I went over and picked up the letter, and I wasn't surprised at all by the appearance of the Red Dragon, but I was concerned about the latest battle report. In addition to this content, there is more important information for me, and that is the movements of the orcs, because this is what really relate to me.
The content says: Lothar has discovered that the Horde's attack on the Eagle's Nest Mountain is just a feint, and their real goal is to attack Quel'Thalas, the elven capital. The Horde's attack on Quel'Thalas is good news for us humans, and without the help of humans, it will be very difficult to stand alone against the help of the Trolls and the Red Dragons, who are equally adept at forest warfare. Similarly, without the support of elite soldiers like the High Elves, the quality of the Alliance army will drop a notch. And there's no one in the forest who can compete with the trolls, but for some of the people I'm more concerned about, I really hope they've been warned by me.
To get back to the point, this means that if they survive this battle, I believe that the elves will go all out against the Alliance. And it also proves that my guess about the tribal leader is completely correct.
The Hammer of Doom is a visionary leader. He just thought that his army appeared in a place we didn't expect, and it was true that with the main force of the red dragon and the tribe, he was fully capable of destroying the entire High Elves sideways, but he ignored that Quel'Thalas had a holy relic, the Well of the Sun left over from the Well of Eternity.
If his error in judgment is excusable, then the other is not, having a vision of the enemy does not mean that he is also aware of his own situation, such as Orgrim who has been magnifying his strengths, which tends to make him ignore a factor of instability within him, that is, the black hand brother with whom he has a vendetta against his father, and the chief of the Twilight Hammer tribe, Gul'dan, who is not interested in others and only interests himself. His mercenary guy never thought that he would be able to break free from the control of the Great Chief, and perhaps the fierce battle now gave this careerist a chance.
Speaking of their traitors, we should also think about ours and how to remind us of Perynord's betrayal. Or maybe it's time to remind Riptide Castle. But if the betrayal doesn't happen or it doesn't happen, it's a false report of the military. That's not a joke, or before that, you can only watch something like this happen and deal with it, and if you really want to do something, you can only replace your wooden sword with a real sword. Maybe Varian might be able to give me a few tricks.
With that in mind, I left the council chamber and went to the practice room, to find the Tassarians, who almost made this place their home. But who would have thought that I would have to face real combat soon.