Chapter 59: Sarufar
"Is that you, Itreig!" The Orc Overseer rubbed his eyes in disbelief and strode up to grab Itregg's thick arms.
"Sarufar!" Itreg recognized the burly, stout green-skinned orc at a glance.
Sarufar hugged him vigorously and said with great joy: "It's really you, I didn't expect to see you alive, we all thought you were dead!" Tell me, how did you escape from the humans? β
"It's a long story," said Itreig, "but I didn't flee back, I was sent back. I am accompanied by emissaries sent by humanity to negotiate with the new chieftain, and your soldiers are surrounding them. I'm going to take them to the new chief! β
"Negotiations?" Sarufar's eyes widened.
"Yes, negotiate!"
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"Prince Galen," Jiang Weihan patted the shoulder of the Crown Prince Stormgard beside him.
"What?" Galen turned suddenly, as if frightened.
"Don't be so nervous." Jiang Weihan saw that his forehead was sweating like pulp, and his hand kept firmly grasping the hilt of his sword. Several of his guards also looked like they were facing a great enemy.
And although Jiang Weihan and the people brought by Fuding were still on guard, they were not nervous, and they still looked as usual.
Galen smiled sheepishly, "Reflex - Humans and orcs are already fighting like this. We've all fought orcs, and they're tough opponents. And there are so many more. β
"Take it easy, if there is a real fight, we will keep you safe." Jiang Weihan comforted him.
After a while, Prince Galen finally became less nervous. Because the orcs have not taken any further action, this shows that the orcs can still be reasonable. He flicked his aching wrist and gestured to the guards to relax as well.
He laughed at himself: "It seems that the long fighting has made us forget about negotiation as a way to resolve disputes peacefully." β
Then a group of more than forty horsemen, escorted by orc warriors several times their size, marched towards Falling Hammer Town. In order to prevent the gun from misfire, Itreg returned to their ranks once more. Both sides also put away their weapons and kept a relatively safe distance.
The orcs they encountered along the way all cast surprised glances at them, but nothing excessive. They arrived safely at noon on the outskirts of Hammer Town.
By this time, there will generally be no problems. Jiang Weihan put down their tents and made a fire to cook within the camp area designated for them by the orcs. Itreg went to meet the new chieftain Thrall first. After all, the old orc had been away from the tribe for ten years, and he was eager to see if the new chief was as wise as Sarufar had claimed.
"Jiang, do you think this peace talks will be effective?" Galen approached Jiang Weihan and asked.
"Yes."
"Are you so sure?" Galen was a little surprised. "You have so much faith in the orcs?"
Jiang Weihan said: "I don't have confidence in the orcs, but I have confidence in their chieftain Sal. β
"He's a great character?" Last night, Galen had heard from Fordin that there was a great prophet among the people of Ginger who had seen the future of Azeroth. And so he immediately thought of it.
"Very powerful." Jiang Weihan said with a smile.
Ferdin, who joined them, interjected: "I also think that the chances of success in the peace talks are high. As for whether or not we can convince them to join forces to defeat the Lich King, it depends on our cousin. Saying that, he looked at Jiang Weihan: "Jiang, do you think it's okay?" β
"I really don't know." Jiang Weihan told the truth, "But even if we persuade the orcs to send troops, how can we persuade other human countries to eliminate their prejudices against orcs?" As you all know, there is a deep grudge between the two races, and it cannot be resolved in a sentence or two. If the orcs are forcibly stuffed into the alliance, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among many people, and it may not be conducive to internal unity at that time. β
This is also Jiang Weihan's biggest worry. Thrall is undoubtedly a very wise Great Chief, but not every Alliance leader is also very sensible. At least the king of Kul Tiras was extremely repulsive to the orcs - he lost his own son and countless valiant soldiers in the great battle of the sea. The hatred of the orcs in his heart is deep-rooted, and it cannot be eliminated by a covenant.
Varian of the Stormwind Kingdom isn't far behindβhis kingdom was destroyed by the Orcs.
Almost every nation has some degree of hatred for orcs. It's not easy to get humans to accept orcs.
It takes time.
And what Azeroth lacks most now is time.
Only when the external pressure is so great that it completely exceeds the hatred between humans and orcs will the two reluctantly unite. It is clear that that time has not yet come. So at this stage, Jiang Weihan and Terenas have the same opinion: first make peace, and then talk about other things.
While they were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside. They hurried out of their tents and found the humans outside in a stalemate with a few orcs.
"What's going on?" Furding asked aloud.
His subordinates reported: "There are a few orcs who are going to break into our camp!" β
"Oh?" Jiang Weihan thought to himself that we were in someone's base camp, would the orcs still come to "break into" the camp? There must have been some misunderstanding.
He walked forward through the crowd and found that there was tension on both sides, and he looked like he was about to start.
"Stop!" Jiang Weihan shouted, he blocked in the middle, grabbed a Demacian soldier he brought and asked, "What the hell is going on?" β
The soldier hurriedly replied: "Report to the commander, these orcs are going to enter our camp. But we don't understand what they're saying! β
It turned out that there was a problem with language communication.
Jiang Weihan breathed a sigh of relief, if the two sides fought because of this trivial matter, it would really be a big wrong. He hurriedly waved his hand to disperse the soldiers: "Put away your weapons, go back, all go back!" β
Even the knights of the Silver Hand knew that Jiang Weihan was of high status, a man whom their commander, Tirio Fortin, respected, and an authentic Alliance Admiral. So after hearing his order, everyone put away their weapons and retreated.
Jiang Weihan turned to face the orcs and asked in lingua franca, "Is there anyone who can speak lingua franca?" β
One of the orcs stepped forward and said, "I, Logan, say something, yes." β
"What are you doing here?" Jiang Weihan asked in the most concise words.
"Overseer Sarufar, you who deliver food, you, give. Don't fight, don't fight! Rogan the orc stammered.
Jiang Weihan still understood what he meant: "You mean that the Overseer of Sarufar asked you to bring us food?" β
"Yes, yes, eat, back." Logan the orc stepped out of the way, revealing several orcs with large iron pots next to him. One iron pot is stewed velociraptor meat, and the other is smoked venison shank. It has an enticing meaty aroma.
Jiang Weihan breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he explained it clearly, otherwise if it really started, it would really be out of control.
"Come in, you guys."
Seeing the food delivered by the orcs in the human camp, everyone looked at the orcs with less vigilance than before.
In line with the principle of reciprocal courtesy, Jiang Weihan also ordered people to take out some human food in return.
Rogan the orc looked at the pile of toast, cheese, and cookies, grinned and smirked, "Cheese, delicious!" Biscuits, delicious! β
"Thank you, Lord Overseer, for me!"
After sending the orcs away, Ferding and Galen gave Jiang Weihan a thumbs up.
Jiang Weihan said: "You see, in fact, most orcs are relatively simple and simple. It's not a flood beast. β
"Now I am confident in the peace talks. β
"Me too." For the first time, Prince Galen made statements of support on this matter.
However, it is precisely because it is too simple that it is too easy to be instigated.
Jiang Weihan thought of Garrosh, the future tribal chief in the original history, who was driven by ambition and committed countless war crimes, but there were still a large number of orcs willing to follow him and blindly obey him. Too much worship of strength and obedience to the strong is also a major weakness in the orc character.
After eating, the Orc Overseer Sarufar arrived at the human camp. This time, there was no more misunderstanding like before.
The straightforward commander said bluntly: "The food you have sent is delicious. β
Fording replied, "Thank you for the meat you have sent, too. β
Sarufar said, "Listen to Itrig, you saved his life. I have been friends with him for many years and I am very grateful for that. "His lingua franca is much smoother than that orc warrior Logan just now.
"I just followed my inner instructions and did what I had to do at the right time. And I didn't help anything, but it was Jiang, who saved me and Itreig. β
Sarufar turned his gaze to Jiang Weihan, "I've heard of you, you're the human who interceded for Itreg in court/right?" β
"Yes." Jiang Weihan looked at the legendary King Sarufarβnot yet. This orc has the same status in the eyes of the Horde players as Tirio Fordin in the eyes of the Alliance. And the two have a lot in common:
In front of Angela's Gate, King Sarufar leads the armies of the Alliance and the Horde to crush the conspiracy of the ancient god Cthun. In Icecrown, Fording led the forces of the Alliance and the Horde to defeat the Lich King Arthas.
Both have experienced the loss of a child. The son of King Sarufar was killed in battle at the Gate of Damnation, and was resurrected by the Lich King as a Death Knight, who ended this fallen life with his own hands. Tirio Fordin's son, Tyran Fordin, became the puppet leader of the Scarlet Crusaders, and was killed by his mentor Ethan Lion when he realized the truth and was about to be reunited. Tirio avenges his son by killing Ethanlion.
Now an Overseer, Sarufar seems wise and confident, unlike the average orc.
"I did what I thought I should do." Jiang Weihan smiled.
"Let's go, Grand Chief Thrall has agreed to meet you."
Looking at the sincere King Sarufar, Jiang Weihan decided to keep the reminder he had reminded the paladins to guard against orc robberies in Stratholm forever.
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ps: It's a pity that the conditions for adding more have not been met.
Looking at the LPL, I was shocked to find that Snake was the new king crowned, and the five kills of Draven were simply diao