Chapter 662: Alex: It's up, blood pressure is up
"Sure enough......"
Standing on the top of one of the hills in the Hillsbride area, looking out at the army of Gilneth waiting on the plains in the distance, Mowglini unsurprisingly smiled wryly.
Dalaran has always been tactful, and they will not easily show their position unless they are fully assured.
There are only three countries that can walk through Lake Lordamere at will, and since Gilneth has placed his bet on the front of Hillsbride, it is self-evident where the people who created the fog in the Lake District come from.
Mogride's adjutant Farbanks frowned and asked, "Alexander, the enemy has prepared in advance, do we still have to fight this battle?" ”
"Hit! Of course you have to fight! ”
Without hesitation, Mogridleni replied, "Before we set out on our expedition, His Majesty Terenus had anticipated that this might happen. ”
"Lordaeron is the most powerful human nation, and this glorious title must not be tarnished in our hands."
"Even if we fail to achieve the desired strategic objectives in this battle, we must not show weakness to other countries, and we must show that Lordaeron is still strong, otherwise...... Sooner or later, the wall will fall and everyone will push it. ”
"Besides......"
Mogrenivan got on his horse, and his usually calm face showed a rare look of expectation.
"Who can win the final victory, how can there be a reason to be cowardly before fighting?"
"Farbanks, tell the whole army to be ready for war at any time."
"Yes!"
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When Moglini led his army into the hilly region, the Gilneth coalition, which was far away from Lordaeron's army, also noticed their movements.
"Alexandros Mogleni."
Dressed in military uniform, he removed his glasses from the bridge of his nose and carefully wiped them with a handkerchief for a while before putting them back in front of him.
Lord GoldFrey was highly myopic, and without the aid of glasses, he would have seen a lake of mold in front of him, and he could not see clearly.
Where there are people, there will be fighting, and Gilneth will be no exception.
When King Jean insisted on building the Wall of Greymane, it aroused strong opposition from many powerful nobles in the Silver Pines Forest.
Darius Crowley is the representative of the nobility of the Silver Pine Forest.
Once the Greymane Wall is officially completed, King Jean will completely close the country, giving up the territory outside the Greymane Wall, and enforcing the isolationism that the Greymane family has continued for generations.
Because of this incident, the northern nobles led by Lord Crolley had a very unpleasant quarrel with the royal family, and even reached the point of saber rattling at one point, and a civil war was on the verge of breaking out.
If there are opponents, there will naturally be those who are in favor.
The eastern aristocracy of Gilney, represented by Lord Goldfrey, has always stood firmly on the side of the royal family of Greymane, advocating the closure of the country and the refusal to have official diplomatic exchanges with any outside countries.
Although, on the orders of King Jean, Lord Gofrey and Lord Crolley joined forces.
But these two people have completely opposite political views, and they have no intention of sitting together to participate in military affairs, and they will still be in charge of their own affairs after the joint army.
In large-scale corps-level operations, the lack of unity of opinion among the joint forces is undoubtedly a major hidden danger.
Both Gofrey and Crowley are veterans of battle, so they are well aware of this.
But knowing the hidden dangers does not mean that they will compromise with the other party because of this.
During the past few days of the combined forces, both Gofrey and Crowley have tried to restrain their soldiers and strictly prohibit any form of conflict with friendly forces.
Even so, due to the different positions represented by the two sides, small-scale friction still occurs from time to time.
King Jean, who was far away in the royal city of Gilneys, was very worried about this, and Prince Liam, who learned of the incident, volunteered to personally lead the royal family guard to the front line to supervise the army.
Named the Overseers, the Liam royal family actually acts as a lubricant between Gofrey and Crore, trying to bring the two together before the war begins.
The young Prince Liam was not as stubborn as his old father, and from the outset he was not in favor of the construction of the Greymane Wall at the expense of huge resources, nor did he approve of King Jean's policy of seclusion.
However, even Prince Liam could not convince his father, who had a lot of brains, to deal with the series of subsequent troubles caused by this brutal policy.
In terms of results, Liam did a good job.
Neither Goldfrey nor Crowley were disregarding national affairs for the sake of personal grievances, and with both sides willing to make concessions, Liam managed to persuade the two aristocratic factions of Gilneth to put aside their grievances for the time being and put their guns on the outside world.
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Lordaeron and Gilneth were ready for battle on the western plains of Hillsbride.
At the same time, Salian and Valera were preparing to rush to the eastern entrance to the Alterac Mountains, the front line of Icewind Hills.
After the extremely simple enthronement ceremony of Etherton, Alex, who had been busy, finally learned from Valeera about the "good deeds" made by his two sons, and his blood pressure soared with anger on the spot, and his face turned red.
General Haas, who had been in the custody of the Barov family for several years, was reinstated by Officer Yinsedon, who took over the battle on the front lines of Icewind.
That being said, but now that the Icewind Heights were manned by the Syndicate, General Haas was not sure that he would be able to convince them to abandon the darkness and turn to the light.
In this chaotic situation, the help of the local snakes, the Barov family, is indispensable.
Alex also realized this, and volunteered to return to Keldaron and mobilize the elite private soldiers hired by the Barov family to rush to the front.
On the one hand, it is to assist front-line soldiers to strengthen their defensive lines, and on the other hand, it can also deter those who are not aware of the position of the syndicates.
Before leaving Stannbride, Alex finally learned about the "god-level" operation of Verton and Alex, so he was not stunned on the spot.
The hapless Wildon was caught up in the chaos and died on the battlefield of Keldaron Island along with Duke Fakurest's stand-in.
Alex was still being entertained by Mayor Matthew of Andorhar at this time, and after Wilton's death, it stands to reason that no one should compete with him for the inheritance of the Barov family.
However, at this time, the complacent Alex did not know that because he took the initiative to report his family's intention to rebel to Lordaeron, he had already marked a big X in his father's heart.
The royal city of Alterac is still occupied by the frosthammer ogre, and the nascent kingdom of Alterac will not be able to muster up troops to retake the royal city for a while.
For the time being, Etherton will remain in power with Steinbrad and wait until he has defeated Lordaeron's two armies before considering moving the capital.
Duke Facurrest was thrown into prison, and Duke Joraci Ravenhod was temporarily promoted from the Dragon's Skill to the rank of Chief Minister of the Kingdom of Alterac.
In a hurry, Yin Ruton temporarily selected some nobles with governing experience to serve as the team, and when the crisis subsided, he would readjust the appointment of officials, and the capable would go up and the mediocre go down.
The demands made by Alex on behalf of the Barov family were promised by Yin Stillon personally, and they would be fulfilled when the situation stabilized.
This would have been something to be happy about, but because of the two strange things of Wilton and Alex, Alex couldn't laugh at all.
The battle situation on the front line was urgent, and Tinagossa set off with Alex, Sarren, and Valera first, and the Ravenhold thieves sent by Jorazi were led by Haas, who rushed to Icewind Hill at full speed to reinforce them.
As they skimmed over Icewind Hill, the four of them witnessed the battle on the front line.
The Knights were not suitable for siege, as they could not have stormed the walls on horseback.
The Icewind Hill of this era was not as dilapidated as the barrage suggested, and the outpost was very well defended, and the outpost was surrounded by a towering wooden wall like a small fortress.
With Andorhar behind them, the Knights of the Silver Hand didn't have the brains to force their attacks.
Under Uther's orders, the Knights maintained a relatively regular rhythm of attack during the day, and at night they would blapping gongs and drums, causing the defenders to sleep poorly.
In barrage parlance, this is called a tired tactic.
"It's not good......"
As he continued his way through Icewind Hill toward Keldaron, Sareen noticed the exhausted posture and low morale of the defenders.
After looking down and thinking for a moment, Sarian suddenly said to Alex: "Arex, you and Tina rush back to Keldaron as soon as possible to gather reinforcements, and Valera and I will stay here to stabilize the situation first...... Let's hope it's still in time. ”