Chapter 163: The Horde Landing
Two days later, Aurelia, Solanlian, and Sylvanas left Hinterland to support the human forces.
Watching them leave, Kael'thas put aside his worries and led his team to the bottom right corner of Hinterland.
They were to be there ready to meet the enemy.
In the midst of the dense forest, the sky is filled with huge oak and maple trees, and the air here is humid and shady, not due to the weather, but because the trees that shade the sky and block the sunlight from the sky.
Although there are no beautiful mana dragons, behind the ancient roots and branches, some small insects that glow can still be seen here.
The High Elves walked over the vines, jumped from the branches of the trees, and ran lightly through the raised pebbles in the stream
There were obviously nearly 1,500 of them, but they were unusually quiet and orderly, moving swiftly around them, and the huge team was divided into more than a dozen queues of hundreds of people, and a golden wind and waves blew throughout the forest.
That's the talent of the elves, and Forest is undoubtedly their home turf.
Kael'thas jumped from a tree trunk, jumped over a ravine several meters wide, and landed on a huge rock.
His ears moved slightly, as if he had heard something, and the next moment he raised his hand back.
'Wow', 'Wow'
The countless elves around him immediately stopped their movements and landed lightly on the ground.
Then, an even more agile figure burst out of the forest and landed in front of Kael'thas.
"Your Highness"
It was an elven ranger, and he got down on his knees and handed a letter to Kael'thas.
[Is it news from the sea?] 】
Kael'thas took the letter with some confusion.
The surface of the sea is where the dwarves are mainly responsible, and if they find anything, they will let the elves who cooperate there report it.
And if it's information here, there should be a griffon dwarf overhead who is cooperating to find out the warning.
There are two sides of the manpower everywhere, but the main force is different.
After opening the letter, Kael'thas looked cautious.
"I see, you go get back to them, and we'll get to that place right away!"
He then spoke to the Ranger.
It doesn't matter if the order is written or spoken, if you don't have time, a verbal report is fine. Of course, if you are at a distance, it is better to choose letters, which are more convincing.
Letters can prove the identity of the interlocutor.
The High Elves are preparing special intelligence tools for the dwarves, and the dwarves are not familiar with magic, so it will take a while.
The ranger received the order and immediately turned and went back.
His figure was very fast, and he disappeared into the forest in an instant, and in this forest, where the vines were overgrown and the terrain was too bad to ride chocobos, he could only choose to act on his own for the time being.
"Kael'thas, what's the matter?"
Mephites, who had been staying by his side, asked.
"There are some strange ships that have landed above Arahi"
Kael'thas replied as he pondered:
"There is not the slightest indication that they are friends."
"Orcs or trolls?"
Mephites frowned.
If it's not a friend, then it can only be an enemy.
"There is no explanation, the distance is a little far, and it is not detected clearly"
Kael'thas shook his head, but had the same opinion as Mephites:
"It could be an orc, it's more likely a troll or something"
He speculated with some apprehension:
"It's a combination of orcs and trolls."
The most likely surname is the last one.
Why they appeared on top of Arathi, Kael'thas certainly knew why.
There are only two ways for orcs and trolls to attack Hinterland, one is to land by sea, and the other is to jump over the mountains to the south.
And now they have not attacked the Arathi Heights, and can only choose to land by sea.
However, when everyone knows this method, landing at sea is the most dangerous.
They have a better way
Landing on top of Arashi
The human towns of Arathi are denser below, but sparsely populated above. Therefore, if the orcs and trolls land from above, and then quickly break up the formation and go deep into the interior, they can save a lot of strength and turn over from the mountains.
Because there are so many mountains, it's hard for the High Elves to defend themselves completely!
"Didn't you say that the war hadn't started yet!? How are they so fast? ”
Liadline took a few steps forward and asked with some confusion.
"No, maybe it's already started"
Kael'thas shook his head and smiled wryly.
This is war, and it will not wait for the alliance to be fully prepared for the orcs to attack.
Now it seems that the orcs have started a war, but they have not received the news yet.
"But no, Your Highness, why did they get here so quickly?"
Liadline still felt that something was wrong.
Even if the war began, the orcs would first occupy large areas such as the southern dwarven kingdom and the Twilight Heights, how could it be that the High Elves had already arrived in Hinterland before they got the news of the war?
unless
"They sent these people to Hinterland ahead of schedule"
Mephites coldly voiced the suspicion in Liadeline's heart.
"Yes."
Kael'thas nodded, a little dignified:
"The orcs are more important to Hinterland than we thought."
Hinterland is located in the heart of the north, and although there are no roads, it is adjacent to most of the key places in the whole north, and it is not uncommon for orcs to value this land.
But they knew that Hinterland was now guarded by the Hammer Dwarves and the High Elves, so how could they attack so recklessly?
The Brute Hammer Dwarves have the advantage of the sky, and the High Elves are all high-level professionals, these two races can be said to be the highest combat power of the Alliance, and the orcs shouldn't be so reckless?
They must have sent a very strong team!!
Kael'thas immediately realized this, and his heart tightened.
"We need to hurry up!"
He said, glancing at the elves around him.
"Listen"
He shouted loudly, letting the sound reach the ears of every High Elf:
"The enemy has landed below, and their purpose is obvious, to bypass our defensive line and find a breakthrough into Hinterland!"
"We must not allow a large number of enemies to enter our territory!"
If trolls and orcs are allowed to enter in large numbers, then there is likely to be turmoil within Hinterland.
The High Elves and the Hammer Dwarves were distracted
This is a very dangerous situation!
Most of the soldiers and griffons of the Hammer Dwarves have gone to the Alliance, and the High Elves are not very numerous, and despite their excellence, their numbers are fatal.
If there is no unified defense, and the orcs and trolls launch a new offensive behind them, Hinterland will be in danger.
"So, we need to get in front of them quickly to prevent their ranks from scattering!!"
Kael'thas commanded:
"Now, speed up!!"
(To be continued)