Chapter 60: The Separation of Hearts
"You're doing a good job~ Tulayan, I'm still worried about whether you'll be beaten back by Ogrim, but now I think I'm too worried"
At the gates of Lordaeron, Tulayan's reinforcements finally broke through the siege of the orcs and reached the city walls. However, it was not so much a breakthrough as an active retreat of the orcs.
Under the city walls, the charred corpses of orcs emitted a foul smell, and citizens and city guards had already begun to clean up and search for the remains of the dead. This is not a job that can be accomplished in a short period of time, but the warriors who have just fought their bloody battles must work overtime, or it will not be long before the inhabitants of Lordaeron who survive the war will die of the plague
"Sorry sir, we still haven't been able to annihilate the orcs" In the face of Qiuchen's praise, Tulayan was a little embarrassed, "This is their initiative to retreat, otherwise we are afraid that we are still lining up by the lake"
"Don't worry too much," Qiuchen tilted his head and looked to the west. There used to be a small town there, but that was before the orcs entered the Tirisfal glades, and now there are only ruins
"The orcs are retreating westward, and I'm worried if they're going to make a detour to the Silver Pines Forest. There are only a few Gilneys there, and they will definitely not be able to stop the orcs," Tulayan said with some concern, "I'll let the rangers scout their movements, if we can keep their main force in Lordaeron, our battle to liberate the southern continent will be easy"
"Yes, maybe you can command the alliance with Lothar instead of me," Qiuchen laughed, "Let your soldiers enter the city, they have been fighting for a long time and need to rest"
After placing Tulayan's soldiers, Qiuchen immediately found King Terenus, who was with his family in the queen and princess's studio. After being briefed by Mollef, Qiuchen met him
"Hats off, Your Majesty" Qiuchen walked into the studio and met several of the other members of Tyrenus' family. Queen Leanne, Princess Kalia and --- Prince Arthas. Of course, Varian is also here, and Terenus has always treated Varian as his own son
"Hats off to you, dear commander," Terenus stood up and hugged Autumn Dust. After living in Azeroth for a long time, Qiuchen has long been accustomed to the customs and etiquette here. Terenus turned to the prince who was with the queen and beckoned, "Arthas, come here"
The little prince with a beautiful golden shawl walked to his father's side step by step, and then raised his head to look at Qiu Chen
"He is the deputy commander of the Alliance, the one who leads the Alliance army to fight against the orcs" Terenus pointed to Autumn Dust and said to Arthas, "I hope that when you grow up, you will have the same courage and wisdom as him, which is necessary to become a king"
"Yes, Father," Arthas glanced at his stern father with some fear, and after glancing at Qiuchen again, he hurried to his mother's side
"Your Majesty, I have something important to do with you this time" Qiu Chen said as he walked out of the studio with Terenus, "The large army of orcs is likely to retreat from the direction of the Silver Pine Forest, maybe we can try to ambush them and consume their living forces on the northern continent as much as possible, which will be very beneficial to our counteroffensive"
"The threat of the orcs is fading, and Gilneth won't care about my request," Terenus sighed, "I'm afraid Jean will just shrink his soldiers to the Gilness Peninsula and watch the orcs pass"
"I didn't expect Gilneth either," Autumn Dust shrugged, "but I think in the Endless Sea, Kurtilas will definitely give the Alliance a big gift, and the Elven Ranger told me that the Horde's ship is still in the Hillsbrad Hills where they landed"
"I'll write to Broadmoor at once," Tyrenus paused, "This is our great opportunity, the orcs can't exert their power in the sea!" ”
"It's better to solve this matter quickly, the orcs are retreating non-stop" Qiuchen is not as optimistic as Terenus "Ah yes, there is one more thing, I'm afraid I will have to leave for a while, during which the deputy commander of the alliance will be taken over by Tulayan"
"Tulayan? That paladin? Terenus waited for a moment before he reacted, "Why him, Uther or Tirio should be better suited than him, their heroic performance on the battlefield is obvious to all"
"Maybe Tulayan is indeed inferior to them in battle," Qiuchen smiled, "but I believe that Tulayan is capable of commanding this army, and I will go to him in a while to prepare him to take over"
"I hope you're right," Terenus closed his eyes and shook his head, "However, I have a reluctant request, may I ask if you can become Arthas's sword instructor."
"Why don't you let Arthas be the same king as Your Majesty," Qiuchen said jokingly, "being a warrior is likely to be biased in certain things, just like Jean. Greymane is the same."
"That's what I thought," Terenus said as he walked to the balcony facing the city side of the castle, leaning on the guardrail and looking into the distance. The black smoke of the war was clearly visible in the distance, and the camp tents and siege equipment left behind by the tribe's retreat had not yet had time to be cleared. Vultures hovering in the sky are feasting on the corpses of the dead. The whole city was immersed in a state of sadness. After the war, many families were torn apart"This war ravaged my country and killed my people, but if the leader of the country was a strong leader, we would be able to wipe out my people before the enemy attacked the city and killed my people!" ”
Qiuchen let out a long breath, he could hear the soul's wordless cry, which made the scene in front of him look even more sad in his eyes, "I hope you will stick to your thoughts when the time comes"
With that, Qiuchen walked down the spiral staircase down the castle.
At the same time, on the endless sea
Gul'dan leaned out from the bow of the ship and sniffed the sea air, closing his eyes and using the perception of his psychic secret method to find the mysterious and powerful aura. Yes! There was a pungent smell like fresh blood, so strong that he felt as if he had been hit hard, and it made Guldan's skin tingle and his hair stand up.
"Stop the boat!" He shouted to his subordinates, and the people sitting behind him lowered their oars, and the boat soon stopped moving forward and anchored quietly on the sea, and Gul'dan smiled with satisfaction: "We have finally arrived! ”
"The power of Sargeras~" Gul'dan opened his arms as if to meet something, "You will be mine soon"
However, Gul'dan did not notice that in the sea not far away, a small boat was moored there, and a pretty figure in violet robes was standing on it, frowning and watching the orc warlock's every move through the magic sentry