Chapter 315: Oak Bane

"Silence, silence!" "Prince Danas has something to say!" …… Danas's voice was loud, but it was difficult to reach the entire corner of the fortress of Dammade; However, the soldiers of Riptide Fort were still very cooperative, and the celebration had just begun, and everyone was not yet drunk, although they were a little dizzy, but they still conveyed a quiet message to each other.

The army's su zhì was reflected at this time, and it didn't take long for the originally noisy Danmod Fortress to be much quieter at this time. And the previous fears of Prince Danas were also beginning to show - although the human soldiers were quiet, they all turned their eyes to this side, waiting for the speech of their marshal; And the dwarven warriors are still noisy.

Fortunately, in the short time before, the human soldiers and the dwarf warriors have become one, basically every dwarf has human soldiers around them, and after a brief explanation and persuasion, the dwarves have gradually quieted down, but some dwarf warriors have drunk more, although they have closed their mouths, but they still can't help but burp loudly, causing the surrounding human soldiers and dwarves to snicker.

Seeing that the scene had quieted down, Prince Danas nodded in satisfaction, picked up the barrel from the bench beside him, and stepped onto the bench. He was already tall, and standing on the bench at this time was even more eye-catching. All the people in the Dammod Fortress, except for Frost Grief, looked at their master, the Red Dragon Queen with a wine barrel, and didn't know what to complain about with Wen Leisa beside her, and they all focused their eyes on the prince and marshal of the Stormgard Kingdom.

"Yesterday, the evil orc invaders tried to take advantage of the festival celebrated by the dwarven brothers to launch a surprise attack on the fortress of Dammod." As soon as Prince Danas spoke, the drunken dwarves felt embarrassed, and when they looked at the barrel in their hands, they felt a little dazzling, and they couldn't help but consciously hide the barrel in their hands behind them.

"Luckily, Prince Arthas from Lordaeron detected the orc plot in time, and thanks to your heroic battles, we managed to hold the fortress of Dammod. And with the support of our powerful allies, soldiers, I can now proudly declare. The orc army besieging outside the fortress of Dammud has evacuated, and now, let's cheer for victory! Prince Danas raised the barrel in his hand and poured it into his mouth first.

"Victory!" "Hooray!" …… One by one, the human soldiers chanted. Drinking the wine in the cup; The dwarves were stunned for a moment, and then followed—most people had guessed that the battle was over before the celebration, but it was even more accurate when it came out of the mouth of Prince Danas.

Putting down the barrel in his hand, Prince Danas wiped his mouth with the back of his iron gauntlet removed. The dark red liquor sticks to his brown beard, and looks terrifying, but the prince and marshal ignore it, and he presses the air a few times with the hand he has just wiped his mouth, and soon the fortress of Dammod, which is boiling over with victory, is quiet again.

"Victory is gratifying, but we must not forget the sacrifice. In this battle, more than 5,000 of our comrades left us forever, and many more were wounded. Prince Danas said this, a choked voice in his tone. His gloom was contagious to everyone present, and every Riptide militia who had lost their allies in the battle bowed their heads and mourned in silence for their comrades-robes, who had the deepest feelings between men, but often faced the most brutal partings.

"Because of the tension of the war, we did not have the time and place to keep the remains of these warriors, and in the end we chose to keep their ashes here, in this land where their blood was red. I regret that the remains of these warriors could not return to their homeland, to the land for which they had shed their blood and died, the Arathi Heights; But believe me. Their bravery will be passed on to future generations along with this fortress that will never fall. "Prince Danas refers to the unification of the human kingdom, the belief that the souls of those who have died in battle will return to the Light and gain eternal life; And their remains. Only when you return to your homeland for burial can you count as a complete funeral; However, these warriors who died in the fortress of Dammod will never be able to complete this ritual.

Prince Danas's preaching grew heavier, and the atmosphere inside the Dammod Fortress grew darker and lower. Almost all of the Riptide Fort militia bowed their heads, and some of the fragile young soldiers even shed tears - no one was not afraid of death. No one wants to be separated from their loved ones forever, but they are soldiers, soldiers of the kingdom of Stormgard, men fed by the Arathi Heights, and the tenacity, indomitable and fierce ferocity that flowed in the blood of the race from the moment of the birth of mankind have been well inherited in them - the Arathi Heights, this land is the birthplace of mankind, the former ruling center of the great Arathas Empire, and the eternal spiritual home of mankind, where those green-skinned monsters will never be allowed to desecrate - even at the cost of their lives.

"Three thousand years ago, in the battle against the trolls, my ancestors were so meritorious in their fight against the trolls that Emperor Soladin bestowed upon my ancestors the glorious surname 'Thorbairn', which means the troll's nightmare. Now, a mighty enemy is back on the way, and I hope that after the war is over, I will give the surname 'Okbain' to one of you - may you be a nightmare for the orcs. Prince Danas's words stirred up a great reaction among the human soldiers—who would refuse the great glory of his feats, even though he was fighting to defend his country? The king's surname does not only mean glory; The Torbain family entered the aristocratic class because of the surname given by Soladin the Great, and eventually became the masters of Rapids; And being given the surname of Prince Danas means that no matter how humble his status was before, he can live in human society as a nobleman in the future, which means not only to the commoners, but also to the nobles - the kingdom of Stormgard is based on military merit, but there have been no major wars for many years, and those who have been honored are more eager to have greater military merits to expand their fiefs and vassals.

"Warriors, today, we have just finished a terrible battle. In the near future, even more tragic battles await us. Some of us, including myself, will die, and some will survive. But whether we live or die, humanity will remember us, history will remember us, this land, that land, every land we have fought will remember us. With that, Prince Danas paused, and the entire Dammod Fortress, including the dwarves, fell silent, waiting for Prince Danas's final declaration. (To be continued.) )