Chapter 64: The Journey
"Are the orcs still surrounding Kazmodan?"
Reaching out to take the map from a Dalaran, Qiuchen rode a horse and stood beside the Sadol Bridge and asked the knight on the side
"We have not received any information from Ironforge, whether carrier pigeons or couriers," replied the knight, noting on the map that "Lord Tulayan has arrived at Lockmodan with the vanguard, and Sir Lothar is about to enter Kazmodan from Hinterland"
"Have the vanguard troops encountered the orcs" left for nearly a week, the change in the battle situation has made Qiu Chen a little unsure of what to do, to be exact, now he doesn't need to do anything, the humans are chasing, the orcs are retreating, Orgrimmar's goal should be to fight the blood cave clan besieging Ironforge Castle. As one of the five major clans, the Blood Cave will definitely bring him a new force
If it weren't for going to the Tomb of Sargeras, Qiu Chen would have preferred to stop the tribe before they reached the Blackstone Tower, but now, I'm afraid it would be a decisive battle with the tribe under the Blackstone Tower
"There are no reports of encounters with the orcs in the vanguard," the knight continued, "but we have found many traces of the orc camp, and from their camp it seems that the vanguard is about a day away."
"One day, I know," Qiu Chen put away the map and handed it to Master Dalaran who was waiting on the sidelines, "tell the soldiers, speed up, it won't be long before we catch up with them"
At the same time, Qiuchen turned his head to look at the mage on the side, "Has Dalaran finally decided to send a mage to fight with the army?"
"Yes, Your Excellency," the mage bowed slightly, "We have accurate information, the spellcasters among the orcs have almost disappeared, and the Kenrito Council mission is now the best time to send mages to fight with the army"
"Okay, I see," Qiuchen waved his hand, "let you and your students go to the adjutant, and he will arrange the camp and horses for you"
Seeing off the mage and knight, Autumn Dust turned and returned to his tent, where Magna, who had returned from the Endless Sea with him, sat cross-legged
"Well, I told you, but you still don't believe me"
"This is completely unreasonable," Magna sighed, "The physique of humans is completely inferior to that of orcs, their number is not less than yours, and their overall combat effectiveness is even higher than that of the Alliance, in all aspects, it is impossible for the Alliance to defeat such a powerful invader in a few months, let alone regain lost territory"
"If you compare the data, humans really have no chance of winning against the orcs," Qiu Chen raised his hand and closed the tent curtain, "but the spirit that erupts in the face of life and death is not something that your data can calculate." Also, you're not really going to give it to me."
As he spoke, Qiuchen took out a huge, emerald-like thing. It's been nearly a week, and although Magna has promised that this thing will not cause any more evil effects, he breaks into a cold sweat at the thought of what this thing used to be, "It's better that the Eye of Sargeras is destroyed"
"Don't worry, you're going to need it," Magna smiled slyly, "how can you refuse a gift from a student"
"Just think of you as a piece of kindness" Qiu Chen glanced at the gem in his hand with some confusion, and finally threw it into his pocket
In the mountains of Danmod, Orgrim finally saw the reinforcements he needed most. On a boulder beside the road, he saw the scouts of the Blood Cave Clan who had come to greet him
"We're camped in a suitable valley in the mountains," the scout replied, jumping down a little lower to make the conversation easier, "I'll go back and report your arrival," the scout said, glancing up at Orgrim and the warriors behind him, "What about the rest of the tribe?" ”
"Dead, some haven't come back," Orgrim said bluntly, "tell Kilrog to get him ready to fight, the Alliance's forces are in hot pursuit"
The scout's eyes widened in surprise, but he nodded and didn't ask more, but flew up the cliff to report back to Kilrog
The Hammer of Doom nodded in satisfaction. At least when they stopped to face the humans again, the warriors of the Blood Cave Clan fought with them. Kilrog is a smart old warrior who is still strong despite his age, and his clan is also warlike and aggressive. With the two clans of Blackstone and Blood Cave, they were not only on par with the Alliance, but with his Thunder God Clan, he was confident that he would launch a counterattack again
But Kilrog poured cold water on him
"We can't fight them yet" The one-eyed chief shook his head, "My warriors are scattered in every part of the snowy mountains, and I can't concentrate my forces against the alliance yet"
"Why can't you gather your warriors," Orgrim questioned
"Dwarf" Kirrogh put it succinctly: "We crushed their entire army and drove them out of the fortress, but at Ironforge, I lose many good warriors with every attack, and we have not yet touched their gates."
"Then leave it alone, we must have a numerical advantage in the valleys and wetlands before all the humans cross the bridge," Orgrim waved his hand, "Once we have destroyed their army, we will be able to lay siege to Ironforge with all our might, tear through its defenses, and then transport our warriors over on the railroad tracks, and continue our march north to complete our conquest"
Kilrog sighed, "If we let the dwarves alone, they'll surely stab us in the back while we confront the Alliance." Every time we destroy a fortress, the survivors flee to Ironforge and it accepts it - I can only guess how deep it is, but the dwarves are lurking there, waiting for their chance to take revenge. If we can't hold that area and put enough pressure on them to survive, we'll face two armies instead of one"
Ogrim paced back and forth, the report here making his situation even worse
"Stay here," he eventually told Kilrog, "do what you can to put pressure on the dwarves and humans." I'll take the others to the Blackstone Tower. There we can build our fortress on the thick rock formations inside it, and we will fight the humans there when the time comes."
Kilrog nodded. He stared at the Horde's Grand Chief for a few seconds, then said in a soft voice that the Hammer of Doom had never heard him use, "Your decision is correct, I know about Gul'dan's defection, and if you hadn't sent the Blackstone Clan to hunt him down, he would likely have brought us back to the state we were in before the Dark Gate was opened." Hunger, rage, killing, madness anyway, it's you who bring glory back to the horde"
Ogrim's heart suddenly swelled up with respect in his heart for Kilrog, who he had always thought was a reckless man, "Thank you," Doomhammer said, and turned to leave.
He had nothing more to say, he had new orders to assign, and another expedition with his troops