Chapter 101: The long-lost grain army
The question of victory or defeat in the defense of the Sadol Bridge will be a point of contention among the Azeroths for a long time to come. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
For strategic purposes, the Coalition was the absolute victor, and they managed to break through the trench and enter the heart of Arathi in one day, and from then on, the road ahead was smooth, and the Arathi side was no longer in danger. As for the Blue Water River, it stretches for hundreds of kilometers from east to west, and no amount of troops can fully deploy it.
However, others believe that the Arathi side has no intention of holding the bridge at all, and it is impossible to hold it at all, and their purpose is to hurt the enemy, and from this point of view, they are worthy of victory. All in all, the casualties of the Falling Star Guardian Regiment were only 300, and on the side of the Alliance Army, there were nearly 5,000 heavy armor soldiers who were burned to death, plus the men and horses lost in the early stage, in order to open the door to Arathi, the Alliance paid a total of a staggering 7,000 lives.
The first two armies of the alliance totaled about 95,000 people, and after entering Arashi, there were less than 80,000 of them who could immediately enter the battle after getting rid of the wounded!
The number is a cold thing, and you can circle countless zeros with a pen, but it represents a piece of original human life! Each additional number means a scream, a head rolling to the ground, a land stained with blood, and the death of a world......
War is a confusing thing, and it seems that the vast majority of people hate it, but it will still come, and it is obviously a matter of human operation, but it is not up to human to decide what comes and goes.
Cheng Xiaotian has been a person who likes to think since he was a child, and he always likes to get to the bottom of things, although he has never wanted to go through one thing, but this problem has not been changed, for example, now, he is sitting alone by the blue water river, staring at the river going west.
He thought about it a lot, but there was no theme at all, one would be war, one would be Shushan, one would be his father's mother, and sometimes he would go around to his senior sister. Finally, he lowered his head, and his reflection was reflected in the river, as usual, but it felt strange to him.
"Your Excellency!"
There was a call from afar, it was several generals of the Arathi Basin, who had just finished their meeting, and they didn't know if they had formulated the next strategy.
With a wave of his hand, the reflection was shattered, Cheng Xiaotian sat up straight, and several commanders had already walked in front of him.
"Young Master, when I came back, the Alliance's Third Route Army had already begun to assemble." The first to speak was old Dawson, who said, "This army is completely composed of the men and horses of Stormwind, including the Guardian Legion and the Southern Legion, with a total of 30,000 people, and the commander is ...... The current king of Stormwind - Anduin Wrynn. ”
Cheng Xiaotian nodded, noncommittal about this, the alliance's arrangement is obvious, the first two armies are the main battle troops, and as for the third route army of the imperial driver's personal expedition, they are just here to inspect the occupied area.
"What are the movements of the enemy on the other side of the river?" After thinking about it, Cheng Xiaotian asked.
This time it was still the old Dawson who answered, "The enemy has suffered heavy casualties on the Sadol Bridge and is camping on the other side of the river to rest, as for their next move......
Speaking of this, Old Dawson exchanged glances with several commanders and continued, "As far as we collectively speculate, they will send a force to march eastward, cross the Blue Water River from the eastern part of the Arathi Highlands, and enter the hinterland of the Kingdom of Stormgard."
Cheng Xiaotian was puzzled, "Do they want to outflank from the flanks?" But such a march is too far, how can supplies keep up? ”
Yu Yu took the question and replied: "Stormgard is one of the largest grain producers in the north, they can supply on the spot, in fact, according to our judgment, the alliance's supply line has been stretched too long, and they dare not use the navy, there must have been problems with logistics, so the purpose of this army is not to outflank us, but to establish rule and collect grain and grass."
"Got it." Cheng Xiaotian nodded and got up, turned around and walked to the headquarters camp, and said as he walked: "I will order the troops myself and lead all the way to Stormgard."
Hearing this, the four commanders and staff officers glanced at each other, Old Barton shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal, while Old Dawson and Isara looked relaxed, only to bow their heads and ponder.
Indeed, as Yu Yu said, the logistics of the Alliance army have indeed begun to tighten, which is one of the reasons why they have camped and rested. Once the war starts, the soldiers run out of food, and that's a big joke.
30 kilometers away from the Blue Water River, in the big tent of the Alliance's Central Army, a regular military meeting was also held, and the substance of this meeting was only one item, which army should go to the Kingdom of Stormgard.
The meeting was presided over by the regent himself, or perhaps because of this, the discussion was not very lively, and everyone seemed to be waiting for Berval to express his opinion. As they wished, after receiving no advice, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent simply appointed him directly.
"Commander Windsor." Boval nodded at the conference table and turned to shout.
Wendsol, who was named, immediately stood up and shouted, "Here! ”
Looking at the mechanical posture of the famous commander, the expressions of the generals present were different, some were embarrassed, some were true, and some people did not hide the gloating in their expressions.
Being sent to collect food meant that the Northern Army would leave the battle sequence and be reduced to a second-line unit, and from then on, there would be no more success. They had suffered heavy losses before, and after that they would not even have a chance to make up for their exploits, it seems that the Northern Legion is no longer trusted.
"Hmm." Boval nodded with a calm expression and said, "I have handed over the task to your legion, I wonder if the Commander has the confidence to complete it?"
To everyone's surprise, Wendthall's answer turned out to be ......, "This task is to be completed by the Northern Army independently, I'm afraid it will be difficult." ”
The venue was in an uproar, and the commander of the main battle corps did not even dare to accept the task of collecting grain, which was simply ...... It's a disgrace to the whole league!
Just then, the curtain was lifted, and a man wrapped in a gray cloak walked in.
The generals were a little puzzled, this was the highest-level military venue in the alliance, how could the guards allow others to trespass? Only Berval Vortagen got up with a smile and said excitedly: "Ma'am, it's a surprise that you can come to the front."
A string of silver bell-like laughter came from the man's hood, and then she raised a pair of white and delicate hands, grabbed the brim of the hat and lifted it back, revealing a beautiful and delicate face.
The attendees' eyes lit up, and the person who came turned out to be the first lady in Stormwind City, the glamorous Countess of Catlana Presto.
"You soldiers are fighting bloody battles on the front line, how can I, as a member of the alliance, be content with pleasure?" Katrana looked at everyone and said sincerely: "I am here this time, and I am willing to fight side by side with you until the day of victory!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly reached its peak, and everyone rushed to express their admiration, and at the same time said that the war is the responsibility of their own men, how can they let the noble lady be relieved of their dignity?
The venue was in chaos, and if it had been on a normal day, Bolval would have been furious. But today, he laughed and did not say a word, until one of the fellows was about to draw his sword to harm himself in order to show his loyalty.
"Okay, okay, everyone be quiet, each in his place, the countess only needs to supervise the formation, and there is no need to go to the front." Bolval smiled and stopped the man, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and happily sat back in their seats.
However, Lady Catlana obviously did not agree with the description of the Grand Duke of Boval, her eyes were full of light, she took a step sideways to open the door of the tent, and said with a smile: "I have come this time, not only to visit you, but also to bring a warrior to the army, my cousin, the strongest fourth-order warrior - Vielan!"
As soon as Katrana finished speaking, the curtain was lifted again, and a tall, handsome man walked in with a smile and nodded to the stunned generals.
Fourth-Order Warrior? Also known as the strongest? The generals all showed disdain, but only Boval's face became solemn. When the strength reaches a certain level, there will be an inexplicable sensing ability, and this man gives him a strong sense of crisis, no less than fish food.
At this moment, his gaze passed through Vielan, and fell on Wendsol, who had always been like a clay sculpture of wood, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Your Excellency Vielan, would you like to join our army?" Bolval asked with a smile.
Vieland smiled leisurely, held his chest and leaned over, and replied gently: "I am willing to obey the dispatch of my lord."
The smile on Bolval's face became stronger and stronger, he personally stepped down from the chairmanship, took Vielan's hand and said intimately: "Now there is a very important task, which concerns the whole army, I wonder if Your Excellency is willing to go with the army to help?"
Vieland quietly took half a step back, kept an appropriate distance, made a military salute instead, and said categorically: "Please give the order of the commander, don't dare to disobey!" (To be continued.) )