The Kingdom of Lordaeron, the most powerful human nation in terms of comprehensive national strength, is also the leader of the alliance.

Since the beginning of the Second Orc War, the Alliance and the Horde have been coming and going around Hillsbrad.

There are three ways to get to Lordaeron from the Hillsbrad Hills.

One is a strong burst from the silver pine forest.

However, the Silver Pines Forest is a key defense area of the Lordaeron Kingdom, and it is very difficult to break through head-on.

The second is to take a long detour from Icewind Hill into the hinterland of Eastern Tirisfa, and then go west to the royal capital of Lordaeron.

However, this path has proven to be impassable.

At first, Orgrim also tried to sneak up on Lordaeron from the Hinterland trail.

However, with two forces in Hearthvale and Keldaron on both sides, Orgrim's army was unable to break through the tight defenses of the Alliance's rear.

In the end, he had no choice but to take Zurkin's advice and continue north, capturing Quel'Thalas to gain full support from the forest trolls.

As for the third way, from the beginning of the war, it was agreed by both sides that it was the most unlikely path to pass.

It's the Alterac Trail.

The trail between the Alterac Mountains and Lake Lordamere is so narrow that it only takes a small number of troops to block the passage completely.

The modern-day king of Lordaeron, Terenus Minahir, never dreamed that the tribe would reach his doorstep through this seemingly impossible trail.

The Alterac Trail was originally guarded by Haas, the famous general of the Alterac Kingdom.

But just before Orgrim's army returned to Hillsbrad, Haas suddenly received an order from Alterac City.

King Aiden Pirenoud had him lead his troops south into the hilly region to assist the Alliance Grand Marshal Lothar in destroying the remnants of the weakened Horde.

Confirming that the order came from Aiden himself, Haas had no doubt that he had completed the handover with the new defenders, and hurried all the way to the main battlefield.

But when he led his army to join Lothar, Lothar was not surprised, but surprised.

As the most powerful military leader in the Alliance, Lothar had never given such an order.

By the time the two realized something was wrong, Orgrim's army had passed through the Alterac Trail, which had a wide open middle gate, and surrounded the small defenders of Lordaeron's royal city.

When Quel'Thalas' reinforcements departed, the raid was at its climax, which the Alliance had not yet anticipated.

Orgrim's troops traveled lightly, and only after reaching the city of Lordaeron did they begin to cut down the forest to make catapults.

The three roads leading to Lordaeron were heavily guarded, and neither Terenus nor Lothar expected the Horde to find a gap, and the garrison of Lordaeron's royal city was very weak.

Although the city walls were fortified, the huge disadvantage of the total number of troops made the defense of the city gate shaky for a while.

At the critical moment, Terenus, who was in the prime of life, personally climbed the city wall and drew his long-unsheathed sword to boost the morale of the soldiers defending the city.

With this wave of blood, Lordaeron's defenders fought off the attacks of the tribe again and again.

This battle for time has left both sides of the war very anxious.

Terenus was waiting for reinforcements from Lothar and Tulayan, and Orgrim was waiting for the reinforcements promised by Guldan.

But a few days later, the armies of Lothar and Tulayan were close at hand, and there was still no news from Gul'dan and the forest trolls who remained in Quel'Salas.

The Dragon's Throat Knight, who had wandered around nowhere, finally belatedly told Orgrim important information about Gul'dan's betrayal of the Horde.

The whole plan was disrupted, Orgrim was furious, and the Horde's best chance of turning the tables was buried in the hands of a shameful traitor.

Realizing that the tide was turning, Orgrim regretted his credulity in Gul'dan, and at the same time gathered his siege troops and retreated to Hillsbrad.

Six years have passed since the Horde entered Azeroth, and the orc army has relied on surplus food looted from the Stormwind Kingdom to support the army.

The aftermath of the First World War devastated most of the grain-producing areas of the Stormwind Kingdom, and the tribes with limited supplies could not afford to hold it back, which was the main reason why Orgrim decided to make a desperate surprise attack on the Alliance's headquarters.

However, with Gul'dan's betrayal, Orgrim's plans fell through.

Although he was very reluctant, he could only temporarily withdraw his troops for the time being, all the way back to the territory of the original Storm Kingdom.

After that, Orgrim intends to temporarily take the defensive position to ensure the food output of the large rear, and prepare for a long tug-of-war with the Alliance.

……

By the time Sylvanas led Quel'Thalas' reinforcements into the Tirisfara glades, the assault on Lordaeron had ended, leaving only the forest full of devastation.

In order to make catapults from local materials, the tribe cut down the forest on a large scale, and the lush Tirisfal woodland was cut down in a circle, and a large number of wooden stakes could be seen when Salian and others arrived.

“？？？”

"! What's the situation? Change the map in a second? ”

"Where is this? It doesn't look like the Eternal Song Forest. ”

Since entering the high-speed marching state, Sarian has not seen the barrage float by for a long time, which makes him feel a little unaccustomed.

It wasn't until entering the Tirisfal Woodland that the barrage, which had been missing for a while, reappeared.

"Ah...... I kind of understand what's going on. ”

After communicating with Sarren, who is also unknown, someone in the barrage gradually sorted out the current situation.

"Although we don't know what the principle is, we can understand this vacant experience as a scene change in a film and television drama."

"Time is still flowing normally on the Sarian side, but the big guy who made this system has reduced this part of the boring marching process, and in our opinion, it is a change of scene in a second."

"I see, it looks like the battle for Lordaeron is over?"

Looking up at the crumbling walls of Lordaeron, Sareen nodded silently.

Sarjan: "Sylvanas and Romans have advanced to the city to understand the situation, and it is said that the battle was fought fiercely, with extremely heavy casualties among the defenders of the city, and the losses of the tribe are several times that of the alliance. ”

Red has horns and three times the speed: "It's normal, in the face of a fortified city of this level, the besieging side is already at a disadvantage, and if you want to break the city, you can only use the number of people to force it." ”

Although the march had been as fast as possible, the Quel'Salas reinforcements were more than a week late and were unable to catch up with the turning point that led to the reversal of the attack and defense between the two sides.

Having just experienced a great war, Lordaeron is in ruins, and Tyrenus has a lot to do.

Sylvanas and Romans did not stay long in the city, and soon hurried out of the badly damaged gates to join the large army waiting near the gates.

"The Horde is retreating at full speed, and King Terenus wants us to rush to the front line as soon as possible to join the Alliance's pursuing forces."

"Head in the direction of the Hillsbrad Hills first, and I'll explain slowly along the way."

Noticing the inquisitive gazes of Sarean and the others, Sylvanas waved his hand to signal the army to move first.

Entering Hillsbrad via the Alterac Trail on the shores of Lake Lordamere, Saljan and the others encountered the aftermath forces left behind by the Alliance.

The army was led by Uther Lightbringer, one of the five original paladins, who had just stormed the city of Alterac in a fit of rage, capturing all of the Alterac high-ups, including King Eden.

Taking advantage of the eloquent Romance exchanging information with Uther's lieutenant Saidan Dasohan, Syrian and Valera privately approached Sylvanas and told her that they wanted to leave the team.

"Acting alone?"

Sylvanas raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Give me a solid reason." ”

Without saying a word, Valera pulled out a badge from her chest and showed it to Sylvanas.

The front of the emblem is engraved with a firebird flying with its wings, the phoenix family crest of the Sunseeker family, representing the bearer of a special mission entrusted by the royal family.

"Royal Badge ......"

Sylvanas looked down for a moment, she seemed to have guessed something, and turned her head to look in the direction of the southern shore of Lake Lordamere.

"Okay, approve the departure, I hope your mission is accomplished."

"Hey~"

Seeing Sylvanas lead the large army to set off again, Sarean sighed regretfully.

"I thought I would have a big fight as soon as I came out, but unfortunately I was a step too late."

Valera rolled her eyes angrily: "It's not good to be able to touch the fish?" That's what you militant would think. ”

Finally able to be alone with Sarjan, Valera was in a good mood at this time, grabbed Sarren's wrist and jumped forward.

"Come, it's time to go to Dalaran to find Prince Kael'thas, and I hope he hasn't gone with the Kenrito Council."