…… Chapter 210: Beachhead Blockade

On the long coastline of Queldanus Island, a Queldore army is resolutely lined up with simple fortifications, ready for battle.

And in front of them, an overwhelming army of the undead was stepping on the ice from across the wide strait.

The battle is on the verge of breaking out.

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Alsace's plan to raid the Well of the Sun was rather secretive and the march was carefully arranged. But after all, this army is an army with nearly 100,000 troops, and no matter how much you hide your tracks, you can't do it seamlessly.

The stench of death followed the progress of the undead scourge and corroded the land that the people passed along the way, like a hideous and ugly scar that ran through the entire land of the kingdom of Quel'Thalas, like a guiding light, exposing the direction of the undead army.

What's more, although the Walking Dead of the Scourge Legion could barely be banned under the suppression of Frost Sorrow, the disgusting stench that could be smelled from miles away was simply the best mark to track.

And the High Elf Ranger and Quildore's Agent are already among the top scouts in Azeroth, so how could such a flaw be missed.

Unlike Don and Kael'thas who were stuck in Silvermoon City, King Anastrian, who guarded the Sunwell defense line and had sufficient intelligence support, had insight into Arthas's battle plan at the beginning of the Scourge Legion's movements.

On the other hand, the experienced and sophisticated king directly deployed heavy troops on the side facing the strait, relying on improvised fortifications to defend layer by layer. It also sent Salorion*Morning Seeker, the wielder of the Dragonforge Blade, as the commander, and Hawksbill, the King of the Rangers, as the lieutenant, led one-third of the defense line of the Well of the Sun in a half-crossing posture......

That's why, when Arthas and his army of the dead first appeared on the island of Queldanus, a well-groomed High Elf force would intercept the Scourge Legion's path.

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The trenches of the Strait could not contain the advance of the Scourge Legion, and Arthas, under the protection of Frostmourn, had already led his army through the vast sea.

The tidal flats at the other end of the strait are already in sight.

"These pointy ears that don't know whether they are alive or dead, hehe." Arthas, who was in the middle of the line, clearly saw the High Elf troops waiting on the other side of the strait and said mockingly, with indescribable contempt, "Think you can stop me with this little force?" Courage is commendable, but foolishness is unattainable! ”

"Aubaaz, Sassarian, Koltila......" Glancing faintly at the High Elf defense line on the other side of the strait, Arthas sneered, turned his head and raised his chin at the several death knights guarding beside him, and gently pointed out the three names, "Take your team up, clean up these things that don't know whether they are alive or dead, I will use their blood to sacrifice the flag!" ”

With that, Arthas raised the Frost Sorrow in his hand and pointed forward, and commanded in an unquestioning tone:

"Now, prove your loyalty to me with your blades, my knights!"

"Your will will be carried out!" As soon as Arthas's words fell, three death knights in helmet and armor and sharp rune swords were already bowing to their commander on horseback, and they responded in unison. The three of them glanced at each other, and their eyes unabashedly revealed the idea of comparison and other signs.

In the next second, while the three of them leaping out in unison, they blew a cold winter horn that seemed to have a whimpering sound like a cold wind......

Guided by the sound of the trumpet, three torrents of flesh and blood separated from the Scourge army and rushed to converge behind the three Death Knights. A total of more than 20,000 walking corpses, under the command of their respective generals, are like three sharp swords straight into the defense line of the High Elves who are waiting for them!

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"Salorion, it's time to do it!"

"The enemy's vanguard has already been dispatched, and we won't have a chance to attack the main force of the Scourge until these troubles are resolved!"

The Scourge Legion's movements caught the attention of the High Elf generals, and looking at the undead scourge rushing towards the line from the ice, the Ranger King Hawksbill strode over to the side of the line commander, Salorion*Morning Seeker, and spoke.

As the second man in the Ranger Force, Hawksbill is not only second only to Sylvanas * Windrunner, but also a highly decorated senior general who is equally accomplished in commanding battles.

Seeing that the vanguard of the Scourge was rushing towards the defensive line, Hawksbill realized that his intention to bring the Scourge Legion's large forces into the attack had failed, and Arthas would not give him this opportunity.

The three strands of the enemy's forward, with a total of no less than 20,000 walking corpses, although they are clearly separated from each other rather than condensed into a rope, are also cooperating with each other or acting as horns, if these three forces are allowed to rush closer, I am afraid that the situation will be difficult to control, and the casualties of the soldiers will also increase greatly.

This is not the result that the Ranger King wants to see, after all, there are only more than 10,000 High Elf elites who have built the defense line. Even the strength of the entire Sunwell defense line is just over 40,000, and it can be said that sacrificing a comrade in this battle is an unbearable loss for the High Elf Kingdom......

Hearing Hawksbill's advice, Salorion*Morning Seeker, who was still a little hesitant to wait for the fighter, finally made up his mind. As this old friend said, if you don't deal with the natural disaster first, once you are rushed to the front by these walking dead, the battle situation will not be easy to control.

"Pass the order, the target enemy vanguard will start fire suppression as soon as it enters the attack range!"

"Magister troops, throw the first wave of your magic behind the Scourge vanguard and use your magic to break the ice bridge! We can't let the main force of the undead continue to send troops to land on the beach, let alone let the natural disaster cross the strait lightly! ”

The Arcane Guard stepped forward to block the gap, and the warrior troops lined up behind the Arcane Guard, ready to resist the onslaught of the Scourge Legion...... One order after another was issued in a hurry, and amid the orders of generals at all levels, the High Elf soldiers of the tidal flat defense line were running at high speed.

Hundreds of Arcane Guards lined up at the front of the line, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, the sleek mechs of these mechanical guards shimmered with the light of metal. More than 5,000 High Elf warriors were heavily armed and lined up behind the Arcane Guards with awe-inspiring expressions.

With their swords unsheathed and their shields swaying, the warriors of the Sunfury Legion, the warriors of the High Elf Kingdom are ready to fight to the death. Even if you die and die for your country, you must keep the undead from the island of Queldanus......

The Magus Legion's arch-mages stretched out their defensive magic, their eyes locked on the undead of the Scourge who were rushing wildly. When the order to fire is given, this ace force of Megatron Azeroth will show its fangs at the Scourge and show the might of the Fire King!

The vanguard of the Scourge Legion, led by three ninth-order death knights, was rapidly approaching the tidal flat defense line.

Eight hundred yards.

Six hundred yards.

Four hundred yards......

Hawksbill, the Ranger King, pulled out a silver arrow from his quiver and pulled the Phoenix Sunrage Longbow into a full moon and aimed at the Death Knight Albaaz* Blood Poison at the front, shooting the first arrow of the Battle of the Well of the Sun!

"Three hundred yards away, multiple shots, put!"

Sharp arrows pierced the sky and struck the face of Orbaz*'s blood poison. And with the terrible scream of breaking through the sky, the cold command of the Ranger King also exploded on the battlefield. Along with the battle order, tens of thousands of sharp arrows reflecting the cold light flew towards the cataclysmic undead in the high-speed charge.

Unfortunately, the damage of bows and arrows to undead creatures is really limited, and the rain of arrows composed of tens of thousands of sharp arrows covers thousands of walking corpses, but the damage caused is minimal. Except for nearly a hundred undead who were shot and killed by sharp arrows and turned into hedgehogs, the vast majority of natural disasters still roared and surged forward even though they had arrows stuck in many places on their bodies.

Seeing that the results of the battle were very small, even if he had already learned about the unfavorable situation of the Ranger troops in the face of the undead natural disaster, but after witnessing it with his own eyes, the heart of the Ranger King Hawksbill still sank.

Before the birth of the Blood Knight, only the Ranger and the Far Traveler were the regular and ace troops of the High Elf Kingdom, and they also accounted for the highest proportion of the kingdom's troop configuration......

Although the Magister Legion is extremely lethal and prestigious, it is also subject to many restrictions when fighting, not to mention that even in Queldore, who is the darling of the arcane, it is not easy to cultivate a qualified spellcaster.

Warrior troops are limited by the constitution and traditions of the High Elves, and are hardly comparable to most races. As for the number of unique elite classes like the Spellbreaker, it is too rare to form a scale at all.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the combat power of the High Elf Kingdom relies on the Ranger troops.

And now the combat effectiveness of the rangers has been almost weakened to the extreme, how can this not make the king of the rangers, Hawksbill, worried.

But no matter how bad the situation is, the fighting continues. Just as Hawksbill was about to order the rangers to continue their attack, the Magister troops, who had been gathering momentum for a long time, finally came into their way.

Thousands of basin-sized fireballs burst into the air, and then slammed down with long tail flames towards the end of the Scourge Legion's vanguard troops. In an instant, the walking dead that were originally dense on the ice suffered heavy losses. During the Scourge Legion's charge sequence, Deng was cleared by these powerful fireballs.

And most importantly, the path of the ice that stretched across the strait was forcibly blown off by this round of magical bombardment.

This section of the wide, thick ice surface that was constantly bombarded by a series of fireballs cracked inch by inch under the violent explosion, and the gap became bigger and bigger. In an instant, the ice bridge on the sea surface, which had been like a miracle before, collapsed under this blow, shattering into pieces of ice floes, large or small......

*JM