Chapter 537: The Situation of the Parties on the Eve of the Natural Disaster
From the beginning of the 20th year of the Warcraft calendar, the Knights of the Silver Hand began to vigorously build the Hand of Tyr.
Originally historical, the Hand of Tyr was a sanctuary developed and built by the radical group Scarlet Crusaders after a natural disaster swept through the Northlands.
Some of the victims of the Lordaeron region lived there for several years, and eventually died and fled by the Knights of the Black Blade, who ruled the Lich King with an iron fist.
And now, the history has been revised, the funds are abundant, the equipment is advanced, the materials are complete, and the construction of the Hand of Tyr is very fast, and in just half a year, there is the atmosphere of a large town.
Of course, it is based on the universal knowledge of the world. Compared with the origin world, it may not be able to catch up with an urban area in a third-tier city.
In any case, due to the appearance of building materials such as cement and steel bars, as well as the existence of a series of equipment for steam engines, the Silver Knights, who were not short of money, hired many people to carry out the construction.
These people can really endure hardships, after the completion of the first phase directly on the second phase, people live in large construction sites, after the completion of the first phase of infrastructure, the second phase focuses on the deep-water port wharf.
The port is named after Alonthos Fao, archbishop of the previous generation and founder of the Order of the Silver Hand.
The port of Faw, where it is located, is the first seaport in the Talon region and the only one suitable for the construction of a port.
The last remnants of the original Scarlet Crusade, led by Abydis and others, hastily set off from here to expedition to Northrend, and were forever submerged in the duration of Azeroth.
Now, the port is much better, with multiple deep-water docks, and shipping is soon in progress, not only with the seaport of Fadil, but also with the elves' port of Queldannis.
If you go to the Elven territory by land, you will inevitably pass through the Wraith Lands, where Amani trolls are infested and it is not safe.
Walking by land and sea avoids this safety hazard.
In addition, the sea freight capacity is large and the cost is lower.
Although the Forbidden Sea is dangerous, sailing along the coastline is not much dangerous.
With the port of Fao, the supplies of the Falken Kingdom do not need to take the long line of Tarenmere, Steinbrad, and Andorhar, and can directly cross the Strait of Sadol and go north to the port of Faou to unload the goods.
Even ships from Kurtilas, the dwarven port of Minahir, and further south from the kingdom of Stormwind can take this route.
Since the northern part of the Tarong region has a rugged coastline with steep mountains and cliffs, and there are no ports, the nearest port is also the Whispering Coast in the northwest corner of the Tirisfal Glade, or the North Tide Coast in the northwest of the Silver Pine Forest (both of which are about the same distance from Lordaeron). Therefore, the appearance of the port of Faou greatly facilitated the circulation of materials, and soon became busy and began to make profits.
The paladins of the Silver Knights celebrated this purpose.
They're really happy!
The Hand of Tyr had been allocated to the Knights a long time ago, and it was their own project, and when Garin Thorbain came to say a few words, it has now become a money-making machine, and with money, you can do whatever you want.
As the so-called draft does not forget to dig wells and celebrate interaction, Kane is naturally invited.
As a result, Kane shirked that he was too busy with research and did not show up, but the congratulatory gift was heavy enough, an ironclad ship.
The ironclad ship, named the Holy Light Halberd, became the flagship of the Order. Uther and the others asked the representative to give Kane a little talk, and the silver hand owed him another big favor.
It can only be said that Kane will not only give gifts, but also grasp the timing of gifts, which is impossible to refuse.
With this ship, the Silver Knights, whose previous naval construction was basically zero, can rely on it as a mobile fortress on the sea to defend the sea gate of Fao Harbor. There is no need to say more about the significance of it.
At the end of August, the Knights of the Silver Hand were happily making money when a sudden bad news broke the invasion of the Scourge!
For the Northlanders of Azeroth, the end of August and the beginning of September are harvest seasons.
Most farmers choose to plant some vegetables after harvesting, so that they can harvest vegetables before the cold winter arrives.
Due to the widespread popularity of Falcon brand agricultural machinery and equipment, the harvest is much faster than in previous years, and the harvest and grain rough processing that usually cannot be completed until mid-September will be completed at the end of August this year.
People in all countries have the habit of eating new grains, coupled with grain payment and bulk grain transactions, grain transportation at this time of year is often the most common scene.
In this case, the Plague of Natural Disasters appeared in the area near King's Road in the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
The King's Road is the main road from the city of Lordaeron to Stratholme, and it symbolizes the royal rule of the Lordaeron royal family over the Talon region, and several large towns of the kingdom of Lordaeron are also located on this line.
For example, Brill, Andhar, Daron, and Stratholme.
A large number of farmsteads and small towns dot the vicinity of King's Road like pearls, which further enhances the importance of King's Road.
The roads were repaired many times, and the road was in excellent condition, and the entire Northland was comparable to several roads built by the later Falken Kingdom.
In recent years, the main construction projects of the Falken Kingdom have been changed to the Great Dam, Steinbled City, and the Ice Wind Barrier, etc., and the roads have not been further strengthened and expanded, so the King's Road of the Lordaeron Kingdom is still the first in the Northland, and if you count the length, it is the first in the alliance.
On this road, the convoys come and go, and the river is endless, and it is not easy to find out if something goes wrong.
However, if it's not easy to check, you have to check, this is the transportation lifeblood of the Lordaeron Kingdom, and the combination of the plague means that the epidemic will spread very quickly.
As in the original history, Terenus sent Arthas to investigate the matter. In addition, Gianna Proudmore also appeared.
Gianna and Alsace were engaged when they were very young, and the relationship between the two has always been good.
Gianna's father, Dalin Prodmoor, later became more fond of Garin Tolbane.
It's a pity that Prince Garin didn't follow the usual path when he was a child, and he didn't take care of his studies and connections like Alsace, but stayed at home and taught himself.
Dai Lin was not optimistic about this kind of house for a while, thinking that men were ambitious in all directions, and their minds would be narrower at home.
Of course, he was gone.
As if with just a slight lack of attention, Prince Garin has already become famous, and has been flying all the way, doing a series of great things that have attracted the attention of the world.
Then I met my girlfriend very suddenly, and it didn't take long for me to get married.
What a cabbage!
Well, the prince of the kingdom of Lordaeron is not bad either.
Alsace is the only seed in the family, and there is no suspense about the throne.
Moreover, the size of the kingdom of Lordaeron far exceeds that of several other countries.
As the saying goes, there is a lot of strength in numbers, and you don't see Stormgard working hard and developing wildly in recent years, and there is still a big gap in overall national strength.
So the relationship between Gianna and Arthas continued to develop normally.
Gianna's participation in the incident this time also stems from eavesdropping on Medivan's conversation with his teacher, Antonidas.
Unlike in the previous history, Antonidas was more cautious in his consideration this time.
Medivin is also Kenrito's guardian and has the experience of being occupied by Sargeras, and Antonidas has never despised such a person.
What's more, Kane scolded the orcs before the early battle of 19, and his remarks were widely circulated, and Kenrito's mages were also the kind of professional listeners, who didn't just listen to the excitement and finish the story.
Although Ronin, the 'Chrono Warrior' of Niu Break, is not a member of Kenrito's lineage, but a teacher of the Red Dragon Mage Crassus, who is very high and does not communicate with Dalaran, the Kenrito mages still know who Sargeras is.
After all, the previous Guardian Egwene killed the avatar of Sargeras, and many of them remember it vividly.
Combined with Kane's remarks, a complete speculation was born, the demon drove the orcs to attack Azeroth and failed, but unwillingly, they would come.
Therefore, when Medivan came to negotiate with Antonidas, the old mage was mentally prepared.
However, there is a very important problem here, that is, both Antonidas and the mages of Kenrito cannot accurately estimate the strength of the Burning Legion.
In some of them, there is also a contemptuous attitude.
The reason, naturally, is that in 323 BC, the supreme leader of the Burning Legion, Sargeras, led a group of demons to hunt dragons in Northrend, and the guardian Egwene faced and won.
Unbeknownst to these mages, if it weren't for the prohibitions set by the Titan gods back then, Sargeras could even split the planet Azeroth in half with a single sword.
In any case, the mages of Kenrito were very proud and did not feel the need for a great migration.
Antonidas was thinking the same thing, and at the same time, he, like other mages, was reluctant to give up the jars of Dalaran.
At this time, Dalaran was not a floating city in later generations.
It was the reconstruction after the catastrophe, and the Gens Kenrito learned from the pain, and it took a huge amount of manpower and material resources to pull a city out of the earth.
At this time, when Dalaran is mentioned, people will say, "Ah, the Magic Kingdom, it's beautiful, there are so many magic towers, and it is said that each tower represents a great archmage......
, he was not interested in the claims of the great transfer of Medivan. It's like most politicians think of political idiocy.
There are many mage spires, known as the city of a thousand towers, although neither the number of mage towers nor the number of high-level mages is as many as rumored, but Dalaran is indeed a magical city, and it can be regarded as a human city with the strongest comprehensive defense.
It is precisely its strength and greatness that has cultivated many proud mages. There are few people in the world who can convince them to flee without a fight until they have learned a profound enough lesson.
In fact, Medivin himself does not have a particularly deep concept of how strong Sargeras is, after all, at the level of Sargeras, he will not show his strength in front of an existence that he thinks is humble.
But Medivan more or less knew the strength of the Burning Legion, Sargeras opened the black door, and he was a bystander in contacting Gul'dan, and he had seen the tip of the iceberg.
He carefully calculated in private, the human race couldn't bear it at all, and he had to gather the humans, orcs, night elves, and dragons together to win, otherwise they would be broken by each of them. So he started lobbying.
As a result, the wisest and most powerful archmage of the human kingdom found reasons to prevaricate him, even though he had already made a lot of improvements in the methods of persuasion.
Madison sighed with emotion, and went to visit Kane again, he wanted to see how he was preparing for this strange man who had done amazing things from time to time.
At the beginning of the 19th year of the Warcraft calendar, Medivan went to Kalimdor with the new tribe.
After a spectacular event, the new tribe settled on the northeastern edge of the barrens.
In honor of the former Grand Chief, the city is still called Orgrimmar, and the area is dedicated to his father, Durotar.
Due to Kane's prior guidance, the orcs simply chose to help the Darkspear Trolls, so the troll leader Senjin led the Darkspear Trolls to join the tribe.
However, at this time, the minotaurs were not yet chased by the centaurs and had nowhere to hide.
Due to the existence of the Darkspear Clan and the previous instance of joining the alliance, Thrall and other tribal leaders believed Kane's original remarks and took the initiative to go out to search, and finally found the Minotaur who fought against the centaurs in the bleak land.
Minotaurs are naturally suited to be heavily armoured, but their civilization is primitive, with only a small amount of steel, and they are not equipped with heavy armor.
The centaurs are all light cavalry, similar to the Mongols, but the cavalry and archery tactics of the Xue army are very slippery, and the minotaurs have always been very passive.
The number of centaurs is also relatively large, and there are five large clans alone.
When the orcs joined, the situation was much better, and the troll's witch doctor was not only able to heal, but also voodoo, whose spear-throwers were no less effective than the centaurs' bows and arrows.
Moreover, the trolls have a habit of domesticating velociraptors, and have also rescued bipedal wyverns by overturning harpies in the Stonetalon Mountain area, giving birth to aerial units.
The wolf cavalry who were good at casting nets, the velociraptor cavalry who threw poison spears, and the bipedal wyvern who threw fire pots, the centaurs were severely defeated.
But the number of centaurs is really too large, and after repeated setbacks, there are obvious signs of huddles, and now even the orcs show signs of being unable to hold on.
Especially on a large desert beach like a bleak place, it is very unwise to tear up with a large number of light cavalry, Sal judged the situation and ordered, withdraw.