"But you also said it, it's just your own speculation......" Sitting next to the Grand Lord of Darius, Lord Gofrey, who also has a good reputation in Gilne's country and is very favored by Jean, thought for a moment, looked at Duten and said, "The Eastern Plague Lands are the birthplace of the Undead Plaguelands, Arthas led the Scourge Legion back to the Eastern Plague Lands does not prove that they are going to attack Quel'Thalas, if he really has such thoughts, why did he go to the distance to attack us before?" So I don't think Your Royal Highness is justified in your concerns, I don't think Arthas will risk attacking the High Elves with the strongest mage group in the whole continent, it's not a place that a bunch of bones can capture. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Lord Godfrey said slowly, and the nobles around him nodded.

This is also the thinking of the vast majority of nobles, in fact, any person in their right mind will inevitably think like this.

Indeed, if the Undead Scourge wanted to defile the High Elves' sunwell in the first place, then why didn't they go north after taking Lordaeron? And why waste your troops in front of the city of Gilneis?

What's more, the mage group of the High Elves is not so easy to deal with, as the High Elves who are the best at using magic in the entire Azeroth, their mage group is definitely the best, even Dalaran can't compare to it. Coupled with the fact that the High Elves are backed by the Sunwell and have almost endless magic power to use, any race can fail in the face of the undead scourge, but the High Elves cannot fail.

"If you knew that Darkan would betray the High Elves and disable the defenses, you wouldn't think so."

Du Teng thought silently in his heart, of course he didn't say it, but said something else.

"Yes, that's really my guess, but the question now is, if that guess ends up happening, who can bear the consequences?"

There was silence in the hall, and everyone looked at Du Teng in amazement.

"You've all been through the invasion of the Scourge of the Dead, and you know very well how much Gilneth has been lost. All the high-ranking members of the Mage Regiment were killed, the senior priests of the Priesthood Corps lost more than half, all the Holy Light Bombs made were all consumed, the Third Legion and the Fourth Legion were killed and wounded, and the Second Legion also suffered a large number of casualties, and even my personal guard team also lost more than half of its personnel, which is almost equivalent to more than half of the combat power of the entire Gilneys. If the undead attack again, and it is a stronger undead scourge, I would like to ask all of you who will be able to stop the undead? Your inheritance, your family, your friends, including yourselves, all live in this kingdom. Once Gilneth falls, everyone here, no matter how big the nobles, may be transformed into undead. I'll just ask, if this happens, which of you can take the responsibility? ”

The room was quiet, and the nobles lowered their heads one after another, as if they didn't dare to face Du Tenggang. In fact, an invasion of the undead will greatly damage Gilness's vitality, and even if Gilness can stop it again, what about the next time? What about next time?

The advantage of the undead is that they are not tired, they are not afraid of pain, they are not afraid of death, and any creature who dies in battle can become a new undead in the next second. The undead scourge can be more and more courageous the more you fight, and the worst can also ensure that the original army is not damaged. And human beings don't have this advantage, those who die are dead, and the elite soldiers are limited after all, once all the soldiers are dead, what should the remaining ordinary people do?

There are also these nobles, who have a royal family in part, and they have status and power. Once the kingdom of Gilneth disappears, they, the nobles, will lose everything. Just like King Jean on the original time and space line, he is the king of the Kingdom of Gilneys, one of the seven kingdoms of mankind, what about in the end? He led the remnants of his people to Teldashir to seek the protection of the Night Elves, and he himself became Varian's henchman. In terms of status, they are all kings, and in terms of seniority, Jean is even a generation older than King Varian. But because the kingdom has fallen, he, the king, has become less like a king, but has become a follower of the king of Stormwind, which has to be said to be an ironic ending.

None of the nobles who can become nobles are fools, and the many nobles in the hall thought about Du Teng's words, thinking about it, and finally they had to admit sadly that Du Teng's words were not wrong at all, and once the situation really developed according to Du Teng's expectations, their outcome was completely visible.

"I agree!"

The Grand Lord of Darius spoke suddenly, and he nodded to Duten, and after giving him an approving look, he turned to look at Jean.

"Your Majesty, I agree with His Highness Lim that we have been cut off from the outside world for too long. If it's on a normal day, that's fine. But now that the Undead Scourge has grown stronger, they have even set their sights on the High Elves. Once they do capture Silvermoon City, they will not only gain a powerful lich, but also a large number of necromancers, and we must prevent this from happening, otherwise as His Highness Lim said, the fate of the High Elves may befall Gilneth at any time! ”

"That's right, Your Majesty, and I also agree with His Highness Limu's suggestion."

"Seconded."

A few relatively enlightened little nobles also spoke.

Even if some conservatives still scoff at this, they will not open their mouths in this situation. Because the consequences were so terrible that no one could bear the responsibility for the fall of the kingdom, and the Enlightened faction had the great nobleman Darius and Prince Lim, the sole heir of the kingdom, to charge, the power of the Enlightened faction was overwhelmed, and the conservatives looked at each other and decided to stop for the time being.

Jean, who was sitting on the throne, couldn't help but fall into deep thought in the face of his son's joint advice and the joint advice of his most valued subordinates.

The hall fell silent again, and there was no other sound in the large room, only the breathing of the crowd.

After a long time, just when Duten thought Jean was ready to reject him, Jean finally spoke.

"In principle, I don't agree with Gilneth sending troops. You're right, Gilneth has just experienced a great battle and has suffered heavy losses in combat effectiveness, and at this time, I need more strength to protect this country, otherwise I am afraid that we will be defeated by other unknown enemies before the undead invade again......"

At this moment, Du Teng was a little disappointed, and Jean still didn't agree with his plan after all. He thought for a moment, and was about to say something, but Jean spoke again.

"But, as you might have guessed, if the Undead Scourge did defeat the High Elves, they would be more powerful than ever. While I don't think this possibility really exists, I can't help but take these possible crises into account for the sake of the kingdom's survival. So, I agree to your request to send troops, but in the meantime, I must have enough soldiers to guard the kingdom, so I allow you to lead up to fifteen hundred men to support the High Elves. Regardless of the final outcome, that number won't change again, and that's the maximum amount I can allow, you know? ”

Du Teng was somewhat disappointed, 1,500 people, in the face of 100,000 undead natural disasters, it was really a number that could not be less. But fortunately, he is not completely without gains, even if it is only 1,500 people, if he uses it well, he has a chance to turn the tide of the battle. And to be honest, these 1,500 people are just an attitude, and Du Teng is not ready to use these 1,500 people at all.

What he cares about most is establishing a connection with the High Elves.

The kingdom of Gilneth has been out of mainstream society for so long that the world has begun to ignore its existence. And he wants to take this opportunity, take this opportunity to help the High Elves, and make a few good friends with the High Elves, so that Gilneth can take this opportunity to re-enter the stage of history.

To be honest, the alliance led by Stormwind did too many wrong things in the original timeline and missed too many opportunities. Of course, the same is true on the tribe's side, after all, there are no real prophets in the world except for the Bronze Dragons. And the Bronze Dragon Clan will not be casually involved in history, they are more like a spectator, observing the changes of history as a bystander.

So in the face of the unknown future, whether it is the Alliance or the Horde, they have missed too much and done too wrong. As for Duten, since he knows the development of history, he naturally wants to get involved, and if he wants to join the tide of history, the first thing is to let Gilneth come to the fore again and start to take on more responsibilities.

The future Gilneth is too miserable, not to mention the ruins of the country, even the king has become the follower of other kings, obviously it was originally the country second only to Lordaeron in strength among the seven kingdoms of mankind, but in the end it was reduced to the extent that he could not even keep his own land. Duten certainly wouldn't allow such a thing to happen, so now his actions are just the first step.

Using his foresight, first let the Kingdom of Gilneth fight back the undead and wipe out the possible crisis in the country, and then use the dangerous future to coerce Jean to make changes, this is a good start, as long as Jean takes the first step, there will be a second step, and then there will be a third step and a fourth step, until Gilneth becomes one of the important countries of mankind again, and is no longer the original dispensable supporting role.

Early the next morning, Duten came to the barracks, informed the soldiers of the king's decision, and he adopted a system of recruitment, not obliging a certain soldier of a certain unit to go, but to form a volunteer army. Soldiers who want to go can sign up on their own, all according to their own wishes. Soldiers who are willing to go to the support of the High Elves will receive a considerable settling-in fee, as well as a large pension if they die in battle.

Not all soldiers live very well, there are always some soldiers whose family conditions are not good, and they can only use their lives for the well-being of their families. Therefore, there were a lot of people who were willing to join the initiative, far exceeding the number of 1,500 people, and later Du Teng had to raise the standard of conscription, and finally enough 1,500 people were selected.

Logistical supplies, Duten brought only the minimum standards needed for the march. The clergy group sent three mid-level priests and twelve junior priests to accompany the team, although these priests were not strong, but simple healing and dispersal of undead creatures could still do, and it was better than nothing.

Three days later, the army, which had carried Duten's expectations, marched north along the Silver Pines Forest toward Quel'Thalas.

……

Border with Quel'Salas.

Olena Hawkeye stood on the city wall, looking at the dense army of the undead in the distance, and the cold sweat on her forehead never stopped. He had seen undead creatures resurrected from the dead before, but he had never seen so many, and from here, the sky in the distance was overcast, as if he was infected by the endless power of the dead.

Looking back, behind him was the beautiful Quel'Thalas, the land where the High Elves had lived for thousands of years, and the land was inhabited by many of his kindred, some of whom had great powers, and some of whom were just ordinary elves, who had never lived longer than humans. And the wall under his feet is the southernmost level of the Ghost Lands, and it is also the southern gate of Quel'Salas. Once this place is breached, the whole of Quel'Salas will be in no danger.

The powerful clansmen may resist desperately, but those ordinary clansmen who do not have the strength only death awaits them.

Death......

What a distant word!

Olena closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, as if he had seen the entire Quel'Salas in flames, and countless people dying under the undead knife.

"No, I have to stop the undead here."

Olena rattled a mouthful of steel teeth.

As the supreme commander of the Ranger unit guarding the city walls, he must protect the country and the people behind him, and even if he dies here, he must not take half a step back. For this reason, he was ready to die.

At that moment, he saw a soldier running towards him, and the smile on his face could not be concealed.

Olena's heart moved, and he hurriedly took two steps.

"What's wrong? Is General Sylvanas coming? ”

As the Supreme Commander of the Ranger Force, Sylvanas Windranger holds a very high position in the hearts of all Rangers. With perfect appearance, strong strength, and an outstanding family background, she is almost the most perfect ranger.

"Huh? General Sylvanas...... No, it's not, it's not General Sylvanas, it's human! Sir, the humans are here, they have sent messengers, the human support forces are on their way, the humans have come to our aid! ”

The soldier was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and handed the information he had obtained to Olena.

"Humans?"

Ole was puzzled, and when he looked down, his brows furrowed, and his face was still a little dazed.

"Gilneth ...... That self-enclosed human nation? How did they think of supporting us? Go, bring the messenger, and I'll ask him face to face. ”

"Yes!"

The soldier went down.

Olena's mind grew more and more confused, he couldn't understand why the humans had suddenly come to his aid, and he decided to wait for the human messenger to come and ask him if he was a real reinforcement or a spy sent by the undead. (To be continued.) )