Chapter 44: The Other
The Arathi Plain after the rain is particularly clear, it was once the center of human civilization, the first kingdom of mankind was established here, and the later human king Soladin the Great and the High Elves united to defeat the troll kingdom Zuaman, thus obtaining the magic of the High Elves, Jean
Humans are also beginning to have mages
Now that humanity has long been torn apart, the descendants of Soladin the Great have moved south, and in the plain of Arathi, the new kingdom of Stormgard rules Riptide Castle
"My lord, everything is normal here" At the Stormgard soldier camp near the Sador Bridge, a half-bald warrior reported to Autumn Dust, and although no one knew Autumn Dust here, before he came, the King of Riptide Castle, Solas. Thorbain arrived early
Lordaeron, Lothar asked him for a pass so that Autumn Dust could survey the soldiers and fortifications here
Autumn Dust was immediately Lordaeron, and there was only Jean among the human kings. There is no accurate information from Greymane and King Perinold of Alterac, they are still boredly speculating about the contents of the invitation!
"How much time does your patrol team have to patrol the bridge" Qiu Chen looked up, almost half of the Sadol Bridge was shrouded in mist, and the fog from the Forbidden Sea blocked his view "When was the last time the dwarf patrol on the other side came?"
"We send out patrols every day after the fog has cleared," the bald warrior reported, "but we haven't seen a dwarven patrol for two or three days, and maybe the dwarves haven't woken up from too much of a drink, and it's not uncommon for them to forget to patrol because they have overslept."
"What would you do if the enemy attacked from the other end of the bridge" Qiuchen raised his sword and pointed at the mist on the other side of the bridge
"The dwarfs attacked" the bald warrior disagreed, "we can fight them back, and the dwarves have no reason to go to war with us"
"What if a group of powerful monsters come across the bridge," Qiuchen continued to ask
"You're going to say this," the warrior scratched his hair, "we'll throw large rocks at it with catapults, block the entire bridge deck as quickly as possible, and then let the mage on duty use magic to send the news to Fort Riptide, and we'll do everything we can to stop the enemy before reinforcements arrive."
Man clears stones"
"Very good, what's your name" Qiuchen nodded and asked
"Danas, Danas. Thorbain, Captain of the Fort Riptide Militia"
"But you're Torbain," Qiuchen frowned, and for a moment he thought of Solas, the king of Stormgard. Thorbain
Danas laughed and shrugged, "I'm Torbain, but now I'm just a militia captain, sir."
"Forget it" Qiuchen let out a sigh of relief, he was not interested in the inside story or anything, "Captain, bring your people, there is probably some trouble on the dwarf's side, I hope you can help me investigate"
Eventually, Danas crossed the Sadol Bridge with eight capable soldiers and two Iron Horse Brotherhood knights led by Autumn Dust
This large, dwarven-built bridge connects the moat that separates Lordaeron and Kazmodan, and is the only land passage between the southern continent and Lordaeron, where the turbulent waters of the Forbidden Sea constantly lap against the pillars of the bridge, but the dwarves have carved it with great craftsmanship
It ensures that the bridge can stand for thousands of years
The group rode up the bridge for a quarter of an hour to reach the opposite bank, and soon they found the dwarven camp on the other side of the bridge, but it was deserted
"These dwarves have abandoned their camp?" Danas inspected the camp and asked suspiciously, "There's nothing in the tent," and then he opened the box in the camp, "There were no supplies left, they had a plan to leave, but"
"There is no sign of a battle," said one of the Iron Horse Brotherhood knights, "I found no footprints, they may have been gone for days, the camp was not attacked, the dwarves must have taken their things and left with their belongings after receiving the order to retreat."
A bad premonition flashed in Qiu Chen's heart, and even the patrol team in the border area was transferred. If it wasn't critical enough for any king to do that, the only possibility was that the dwarves had suffered a crushing defeat and the orcs had surrounded the Ironforge or Circle
Cross the Iron Fort and go straight through the Lockmodan into the wetlands
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking the air in Qiu Chen's ears, he subconsciously dodged, and a crossbow arrow flew past his side face, as if it was a signal, a group of orcs suddenly appeared among the surrounding trees, and the crossbow arrows shot like a shower towards the more than ten humans present
"Be careful! Watch out for the flanks! ”
Before a soldier could pick up his shield, several arrows hit his breastplate at the same time, and the force of the impact knocked him to the ground. As soon as a knight drew his greatsword and jumped onto his horse, three arrows struck the horse in the abdomen, and the horse let out a wailing sound
screamed, and fell to the ground with the knight
Qiu Chen swung his sword and shot a crossbow arrow at him, bent down to dodge the mace swept by the orcs behind him, and turned around and pierced the enemy's abdomen with a sword. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Danas snatch a war horse, his whole body hidden on the side of the horse's back, and then the cover of his vision rushed
Crossbowmen to the orcs. The remaining soldiers fought on their own, and although they were all skilled soldiers with good combat effectiveness, they were still suppressed in front of the orcs who drank the blood of the demons, barely parrying the orcs' attacks
Taking advantage of the fact that no one around him was paying attention to him, Qiu Chen's left hand shook, and the Grip of Death instantly grabbed several orcs, and the sword body was dragged in the air and slashed a half-arc, killing all the orcs who were caught
This should be just an orc pathfinder team, they are not familiar with this continent and will definitely not rush into the army, but as long as this team is completely solved, the orcs must send scouts to reconnoitre, and then they should be able to buy some time
Qiu Chen thought about it, and found the orcs who rushed up with hand axes with giant swords, although the orcs who drank the blood of demons were much stronger than normal humans, but in front of Qiu Chen, competing for strength was just a dead end, not to mention that the rudimentary weapons in their hands were not blocked at all
Hold on to the blade of the Ember Bringer
"There aren't many of them! Kill the archers! Qiu Chen rolled into the middle of the crowd and slammed the blood boiling, instantly making the surrounding orcs move, and several human veterans seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to end up with the enemy in front of them
The farthest orc archers saw that the situation was not good, and they were about to flee with their legs
"Danas! Kill them all! ”
As soon as Qiuchen's words fell, Danas, who was riding a war horse, had already rushed to the orc's side, and then the impact of the war horse running raised his hand and put a sword on the orc in front. One of the remaining orcs tried to reach out and grab Danas off his horse, but Danas deftly dodged the beast
The human arm, condescending to the sword, brought it down
"Well done, Danas" Qiuchen reached out to wipe the blood from his face, and Danas led the horse over
"Sir, is this what you said about possible monsters" Danas said with some palpitations, "Their strength is very strong, they almost suffered a big loss just now, I didn't expect them to be able to fight normally when their ribs were cut off"
"It's good to know" Qiu Chen turned his head to look at the soldiers who were collecting the wounded, "Four people were killed, and the rest were all wounded, but your soldiers are really good"
"What's next, sir"
"Take the corpses of these orcs," a wicked smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Qiu Chen's mouth, "I'm going to throw them at the King's Council in Lordaeron!" ”
(Someone in the family wants to have surgery, and the hospital is in the room, so the manuscript is sent in the evening)