Volume VI Ice and Fire 49 Varian's Defeat
The royal city of Lordaeron used to be a beautiful place, but since the destruction of Alsace, this place and the whole area have come across as depressing and lifeless.
Although the undead did not indulge in the fire here, you must know that once the house is not occupied, no matter how well it was built before, it will gradually fall into decay, and finally collapse and be overwhelmed by weeds.
What I hate, however, is that not only is there so many unbearable memories here, but since it was taken over by the Forsaken, this place has been transformed into a veritable notorious Lower Town. It's been a long, long time since I've been there, and my impression of it is still stuck on muddy, damp, dark, scary, rotten and musty. All of these feelings are disgusting.
And Varian was right not to go down, even if he succeeded in taking it in the end. Because the structure is very complicated, it's very easy to get lost.
A large number of human soldiers descended into the dungeon through the elevators, I don't know how they fought, I don't know how many people died, but then it was said that they only discovered some secrets, some secrets about the tribe about the forsaken, no treasure, no money. The Forsaken are the only race that has given up money.
After taking Lordaeron's Lower City once and for all, the Grand Apothecary Putress was killed along with the soldiers who rushed up before he was captured, and the Dreadlord Varimathas was killed in the city. Putress' body was brought to the ground, and the ashes were presumably light, but Valimass did not leave the remains, otherwise its head or skeleton would have been displayed in the museum of Stormwind. When the Dreadlord dies, he will turn into a black mist and drift into the air, so he won't leave any remains behind, unlike any other creature.
After the city fell to Varian, they drove out all the Forsaken in the city, and it is unknown how many Forsaken they slaughtered at the time. The tribe is not interested in such a thing, and the forsaken can only suffer this loss in silence.
At this time, Sylvanas, who came with her, still has the temperament of a queen, she is an embarrassed and self-embarrassed lost dog, a helpless little daughter-in-law who was swept away.
When Thrall took her to Lordaeron, Varian asked Sal to hand over Sylvanas, and he wanted to ask for an explanation, but Thrall, as the Great Chief, naturally still had to protect his allies, regardless of whether Sylvanas had anything to do with this matter at this time.
Ms. Gianna also did not agree with Varian's approach, saying that she would continue to investigate and not let go of any bad people, but she could not wronged any good people. But she didn't think it was appropriate to arrest Sylvanas directly.
At this time, Sylvanas has no honor, no status, no dignity! She threw herself in front of the Alliance and the Horde.
But...... I have to say here that this woman is very vindictive.
I heard that they immediately consulted on what to do with this evil act of the forgotten, apologize, make amends, and so on.
In fact, at this time, Varian was not asking for an explanation, but for the ownership of Lordaeron City and the surrounding land. Do you understand?
He won't be so stupid as to pat his ass and go back after taking it down, this kind of thing that moves people costs money, spends more manpower and material resources than imagined, and it is absolutely impossible to go back without getting anything.
In the end, all military operations must be oriented to interests, and this time is no different. Don't think that your High King Varian is anything to do, he's a shrewd merchant who doesn't want to lose.
So you can't get the maximum benefit and want him to retire?
You want him to spit out the meat in his mouth like this? How is that possible? That's too much to underestimate him!
But this matter is actually very bad, very tricky, no matter what, whether this matter has anything to do with Sylvanas or not, Sylvanas must not be beheaded and exiled, weakened, even if it is weakened, it is temporary.
At this time, Sal resolutely stood on Sylvanas' side, supported Sylvanas, and then argued with reason.
Sylvanas can be talked about later, but the problem of this territory is more serious than the elimination of the entire Forsaken race.
Thrall isn't stupid either.
When we learned from thousands of miles away that Wari had captured the city of Lordaeron, I was really sweating for the Horde. At this time, either don't do it, and once you do, it will be very troublesome.
We are far away from here, and now that the class is returning to the court and returning to Lordaeron, it is estimated that the battle has already been over, and at that time, it will be either Sal's death or Varian's death, and if Sal is defeated, it will be useless for us to go back.
Of course, I still want to praise the Great Chief, who was raised by humans and still got some true inheritance of human beings, I mean the ideological aspect.
He had expected some problems before Sal set out, and that conflict was bound to happen, but of course there was no real harm in bringing more people with him if it didn't happen.
So when he came, he brought a lot of people, whether it was a warrior or a shaman, or a druid, or all kinds of guys with special abilities. Just in case. So even if the alliance brings a lot of people and brings people back from Dalaran to support the scene, there is no guarantee that they will win.
And! In later legends, it is said that the negotiations reached an impasse at the beginning, and the alliance repeatedly demanded compensation, saying that the matter must not be counted as such, but the tribe just did not let go.
Thrall meant that Sylvanas was also a victim, that the internal rebellion was not a reason for punishment, and that there were heavy casualties on the Horde's side.
But how can the alliance give up? The supreme commanders of the Northern Expeditionary Army all died under the poisonous gas of the Forsaken, but the losses on the tribe's side were not so great, which became a reason for them to suspect that the tribe was greasy.
The more noisy it became, the more outrageous it became, and in the end Varian even offered to fight a duel outside the city.
This suggestion was not agreed by the tribe before it could be taken over by the Alliance, especially by Dalaran.
They were not interested in the city of Lordaeron, and although they were part of the Alliance, they had little to do with territorial sovereignty, and now the entire city had left the place where it had been, and had flown to Northrend.
But the reason why they objected was that the biggest problem had not been solved, the problem on the Lich King's side was even more serious than here, and only their own people were hurt here, and this kind of behavior that made the relatives and enemies happy was absolutely wrong.
Varian didn't expect Dalaran to have such an attitude, and he didn't call Dalaran's people back to tear down the stage for himself. And when Gianna didn't support him, I believe Varian wanted to kill her.
Ha! In fact, from the perspective of war, Gianna's choice at this time cannot be said to be unreasonable, nor can it be said to be wrong, but from the perspective of the interests and allies, this woman's choice is wrong.
Now tens of thousands of troops outside the city can be bloody in an instant as long as they give an order, and in the city, there are garrisons on both sides, and they only need an order to instantly flow into a river of blood.
But you can't!
In fact, from the perspective of this matter now, Varian is mainly responsible.
He was right to send troops to Lordaeron, but he was in too much of a hurry.
What is war? What is the war for? The fundamental purpose of war is not to occupy other people's cities and other people's land resources, but to win the war, and the purpose of war is profit. Victory is not about capturing land and resources, but about how to get gains that are close to or exceed expectations. Land is only one aspect of the stake.
And the ultimate victory is that you have the ability to hold the fruits of this victory, and now that Lordaeron has fallen into Varian's hands, can he hold it?
Apparently not! Such a victory is a false victory, or no victory at all. He's going to spit out what he's eaten.
The way to win is easy to say, but it is not easy to do. He thinks simply, so now he's struggling.
And Sal's side is much easier.
You should know where Lordaeron is, right?
If, I said, if Varian had really fought Sal at that time, who do you think would have won in the end?
Let's not talk about personal strength, they duel, duel! Who do you think will win?
Why is it so difficult to realize the expression on your face? Is it hard to choose? What is the place of your High King Varian in your heart?
Ha! I have to tell you responsibly that the two Varians are no match for one Sal either.
You must believe this, warriors fight magicians, magicians have a great advantage, especially those who study Olympiad magic. And Thrall is not just a warrior, he is also a shaman!
You don't know anything about shamans, do you? Shaman! Not only can they summon elemental creatures, but they can do a lot of damage with them!
Do you know how Thrall led the men to capture Dunhold Castle?
Thrall learned some of the virtues of humans after being raised by humans, but he also lost his orc blood, and when he came to his senses, he surpassed almost all orcs, but sometimes some of the thoughts in his head actually hurt the tribe.
According to normal development, the tribe needs sane leaders, but ...... I think the only person who should be a leader now, and the most suitable to be a leader, is Woking.
Woking, you know what? It's that troll.
He doesn't talk much, but this guy's strategy is not below Thrall, and I still know who he is.
But...... It's just fantasy, and the person I'm most supportive of right now is Garrosh.
Do you know why?
Because he can take you with you to death!
It's a bit off, let's talk about the military strength of the two sides, the war, it's not that the commanders of the two sides beat each other in front of the battle, whoever wins is who wins, and it has to rely on the army to speak.
Do you think the Coalition has a better chance of winning or the Horde?
At that time, Varian's choice to withdraw from the army was the right choice!
You can say this when you brag to people, this is really the most correct choice he made in the whole farce.
He doesn't have much chance of winning at all! Because he can't take a city at all!
The ruins of Lordaeron are in disrepair, and the Forsaken haven't repaired the place properly, they care about the underground. The Forsaken can drill down for a few years and not come out for more than a decade, but can the people do it?
To the south of Lordaeron is the lake, so what about the more people they can get out of, in addition to some of them?
They either fled east, or south, not west, for the west was now under the control of the Horde, and there were not only orcs but also a large number of forsaken people there.
Will they be able to get it further south? Obviously not!
The only way south is to follow the lake into the Alterac region, which is mountainous, and they have no choice but to throw away almost all their baggage, but what is it? Plateau! Mountain area! There is snow all year round!
It's not like they can pass by staying there for a while, they will die of a week or more of going over the mountains and mountains, they will freeze to death, they will starve to death! And the troops stationed in the western part of the Alterac region are Saar's mother's family!
Frostwolf Clan!
Although it was true that the Frostwolf Clan was facing off against General Thunderspear's army at that time, the Alliance would never be able to cross the Frostwolf Clan and escape Alterac or enter Hillsbrad safely!
Even near the town of Southseas, parts of Hillsbrad, plus the already shattered Stormgard army, all added! How much support can they give to the troops who are evacuated south?
Once a war starts, especially if it is already face-to-face, the result will be in a few days, or a week at most. Who is waiting for them to discuss and discuss, total, and plan!
This is also the price of Varian's lack of overall planning ability!
But at this point, at this point, Sal is clearly a step ahead of Varian.
Did I make it clear?
So in the end, Varian withdrew from Lordaeron, and Varian was given a useless agreement and meaningless zoning. That is why he demanded a clear demarcation of the areas where the forsaken were located.
Finally, the mountain range between West Wilder and Tirisfa is the dividing line, with the Forsaken to the west and all of West Wild, East Wild, and most of Alterac south of Andohal to the east.
This is the territory of the Alliance, not the territory of the Stormwind Kingdom.
Demand that the Forsaken withdraw from the Hillsbrad area, and that all tribal forces that have penetrated deep into the Arathi region be withdrawn along with them.
Thrall readily agreed to Varian's request. Because at this time this agreement has no practical meaning at all, the north is still at war, and at a critical time, in Arathi, in Alterac, in Hillsbrad, let the tribe withdraw its troops, that is to say, the tribe drags on, see how long it can be delayed.
Besides, the alliance did not have the strength to drive out the scattered tribal armies in the north at this time.
This also planted the seeds of chaos that followed.