Chapter 65: Under the Blackstone Tower
The Black Stone Tower, a large structure made of black stone similar to its surroundings. He is located at the top of the Blackstone Mountain, towering over the highest point of the Burning Plains Mountains, and standing on its highest point can overlook the entire Burning Plains.
Orgrim had taken over the area after driving out some of the dwarves who lived here, the last time he had set out from the Blackstone Tower to lead his tribe to conquer the humans, when he was looking out from here, his warriors had covered the plain without a single gap, and now between the black rocks, there were only patches of green and brown, and he could even make out the sparse gathering of people from different clans
Ogrim's heart throbbed, when had his tribe become so weak
"Hammer of Doom! Humans are coming! Orgrim's lieutenant Symek woke him up, and he even heard a hint of fear in his adjutant's tone, "What should we do, we don't have enough manpower anymore, no more"
"I know!" Orgrim angrily pushed Babek away, "Since they're here, we're going to fight!" We are orcs and must not back down! ”
He turned and left the trembling Saalbeck and walked up to the top of the rock, "My people! Listen to me! He roared loudly, raising his hammer high, some of them turning to look at him, while others kept their heads down, as if they had no spirit, which once again provoked his anger, and he raised his huge hammer and slammed it into the ground, the sound of which drew everyone's attention
"Listen to me!" Orgrim shouted again, "I know we're retreating, and we're dwindling in numbers!" I know that Gul'dan's betrayal has cost us a lot! But remember! We are orcs! We are a tribe! Our steps will make the world tremble! ”
The soldiers below let out a cheerful cry, but it sounded so cluttered and thin. Compared to when he set out for Lordaeron at the Blackstone Tower, the decay of the tribe was no longer something he could ignore, but the situation couldn't be worse
"Humans think they've beaten us!" Orgrim looked around at the orcs below, "We'll tell them here!" They were wrong! He once again wielded the hammer of destruction, "This is our home base!" We'll be able to get out of here again! The world will be subjugated at our feet, and humanity will tremble at our name! ”
The orc warriors let out a cheer again. Morale is boosted, and that's enough. Orgrim believed that orcs were no weaker than humans, and that as long as they were motivated, victory would be theirs
"Let the warriors of our clan be ready at once" he turned to Salbek and said "I will charge with my elite team, and the others will follow"
He turned and glanced at the massive figures standing in the shadows, they were waiting, and when his gaze swept over, everyone straightened up and nodded, and the Hammer of Doom nodded in response, this was his elite guard, and every member was an ogre.
This is his hole card in this war, and it is the only hole card he has now
After entering the Burning Plains, Autumn Dust understood why this small area was so cut off from Stormwind and Ironforge that a subway was built between the two cities in later generations
It's so hot!
The soldiers would each be given an extra bottle of water after camping, and the horses had already removed their armor and left them to dehydrate at the critical moment, and the heat and the pervasive black smoke caught many of the soldiers from Lordaeron and the elven rangers of Quel'Salas off guard
However, compared to humans and elven soldiers, the new dwarves are unhurried by the heat. Although Fort Ironforge is located in the middle of a snowy mountain, the environment of the Great Furnace there is no different from that of the Burning Plains
Two days ago, the armies of Lothar and Tulayan converged and together raided the Bloodcave Clans besieging Ironforge, and the dwarves took the opportunity to pour out of Ironforge. The Blood Cave Clan, which was attacked by the enemy on its back, did not last long before it was completely defeated. Only some of the orcs escaped alive
Magni. The Copperbeard Belt Man is cleaning up Dammod while his two brothers, Muradin. Copperbeard and Brian. Copperbeard joins the Alliance with a group of dwarven soldiers
"Lothar, I don't think you've been here a few times before" Relying on his frozen tenacity, Qiu Chen can ensure that he can always be comfortable in the hot environment
"I only came once with Ryan and Madum when I was younger" Lothar looked up to the south, where Stormwind was still under the control of the orcs
"Don't be sad" Qiuchen patted Lothar on the shoulder, "Varian has the demeanor of a Ming Jun, how can you be sad if you want to watch him rebuild Stormwind City and inherit the throne of Ryan?"
"Until then, I'll destroy the orcs and take back Stormwind," Lothar stroked his shield engraved with a golden lion, "I'll make it"
"You'll definitely live to see Varian ascend to the throne, I promise"
"If that's the case, I'll be blinded when I die" Lothar laughed and raised her hand to the front "The elves are coming, see what news they have for us"
Qiu Chen raised his head, and met two elven rangers in light green leather armor walking towards them, and the person who came Qiu Chen knew
"Hello, Commander" Lotherma. Theron and his lieutenant Haduron. Mingyi waved his hand, "I brought a message from His Excellency Tulayan and greetings from Lady Aurelia. His Excellency Tulayan had arrived at the foot of the Black Rock Mountain with the vanguard troops, and they were setting up the encirclement network. There are a lot of orcs in the Blackstone Tower, but they haven't resent it, and it won't be long before they will have to rush out of the net because of hunger."
Lothar took Tulayan's letter, read it and handed it to Qiuchen
"Tell Tulayan for me" Qiuchen said as he looked at the letter, "Be careful of the orc's counterattack, they only retreated before, it's not that we have defeated them, the orc's combat power is still very strong, if you are careless, I'm afraid it is not the orcs but us who will be wiped out in the Black Rock Mountain, and, where is Aurelia?" ”
"Lady Aurelia has returned to Silvermoon City to report to the Council," this time it was not Lothmar who explained, but Haduron, the melancholy-looking ranger who said, "She should be arriving with reinforcements from the Windranger Legion now, and she is estimated to have reached Hinterland"
"I see" Qiuchen returned the letter to Lothar, and then looked at Lotherma, "please be sure to relay the news to Tulayan, and tell him that we will soon be able to join him, and if the orcs start to fight back in the meantime, we will have no reason to fight hard."