Sarean and Uther judged similarly.

The losses of the Knights of the Silver Hand were not too great, and for the Knights who had dispatched more than 10,000 people, the casualties of a few hundred people were not enough to break their bones.

However, the strength of Icewind's defenses was very different from before, as if it had been reborn, and no one knew how many lives would need to be piled up to breach the fortified fortress.

Not to mention how much time it would take to make siege weapons again, it would have been a foolish decision to rely on cavalry regiments to storm the fortifications.

The wider plains are where the paladins come into play.

……

In the second week after the Knights of the Silver Hand withdrew and returned to Andorhar for repairs, the scouts of Icewind Hill unexpectedly discovered the Knights of the Silver Hand's re-expedition.

"What?"

Saljan was surprised by the herald's message, and he thought that Terenus would hold off on the offensive and find another way to solve the problems facing the two fronts.

Touching his chin thoughtfully, Sarjan asked the herald pointedly, "Did the scouts see anything strange in the marching array of the Knights of the Silver Hand?" ”

"Yes."

The herald said with a solemn expression: "General Haas speculates that this time the Knights of the Silver Hand have brought heavy siege firepower, and it is likely that the large-caliber artillery was urgently transported from the royal city of Lordaeron. ”

Sarjan's brow twitched: "Artillery...... Terenus still doesn't give up, so let's go to the city wall and see what is going on. ”

……

The Knights of the Silver Hand's initial mission was to quickly defeat Icewind Hill with their high mobility, defeat Steinbly, and solve this "farce of recovery" as soon as possible.

However, the course of events was different from Terenus's prediction.

From the very beginning, he knew that it would be difficult to open up the situation on the Western Front, and sent Moglini to lead the army, more to contain Gilneth and Dalaran from reinforcing the eastern front of Alterac.

Terenus had estimated that with the impact of the Knights of the Silver Hand, it would be impossible for a rabble like the Syndicate to hold out in Icewind for long, even if they had the help of fortifications.

Terenus was only half right.

It is indeed difficult to hold on to the syndicate alone for a long time, but Barov's "defection" and Yonserton's far more than expected progress on the throne were not expected.

Salaan and Valilla have been hiding behind the scenes, and Lordaeron only knows that Count Deepshadow went to Steinbrad to discuss cooperation with the Alterac Restoration Force on behalf of the Sun King Kael'thas, but he didn't expect Sarren to quietly promote the development of the situation behind the scenes.

Sarjan's name wasn't loud enough for Tyrenus, and Lordaeron's intelligence didn't know enough about him.

In the perception of Lordaeron's intelligence department, Count Deep Shadow is an upstart who has only risen in recent years, and he travels around the world all year round and rarely stays at home.

It was precisely because of Sarjan's wandering around the world in the early years that Lordaeron was unable to gather detailed information related to him, and had a serious misjudgment of Sarjan's abilities and purposes.

Sarayan has always attached great importance to intelligence warfare, and Lordaeron's debilitation in Alterac is largely due to the lack of intelligence and the inability to understand the situation changes inside and outside the battlefield in real time.

If Tyrenus had known the true state of Alterac in advance, he probably wouldn't have repeatedly stepped up to the battlefield.

The five nations of humanity, including Alterac, have imposed a tight intelligence blockade on Lordaeron, and for Lordaeron, everything on the snowy mountains is shrouded in wind and snow.

Uther thought that the information he had obtained about Steinbride was brought out by the intelligence officers desperately, but ...... Is that really the case?

Uther, who was marching, bowed his head solemnly in contemplation.

Is there a possibility that this information was deliberately leaked by the anti-Lordaeron alliance led by Alterac.

In order to arouse Lordaeron's sense of urgency with the critical situation, to prompt them to abandon the attitude of cautious advance, and like to follow you to break through the Icewind Hill as soon as possible and defeat Steinbred?

"Shhh

Thinking of this, Uther felt a little chill in his vest.

If his speculation is true, it means that every move of the Knights of the Silver Hand is in the enemy's prediction.

Without real-time intelligence, they are like marionettes being toyed with by each other.

Uther looked back worriedly at the heavy large-caliber guns at the rear of the line.

'Could it be that our second attack is also in the enemy's prediction?' ’

……

In fact, Uther thought too much, and Sarjan really didn't predict that Terenas intended to continue raising.

The unexpected developments have led Sarayan to reflect on whether the intelligence blockade has gone too far.

If more information had been revealed to Lordaeron, with the shrewdness of Terenus, he would not have continued to raise in a war that was doomed to be won.

[Indeed, if it is too much, it should be regarded as a lesson learned from the practice of theory.] 】

[The question now is, how will this war end?] 】

[Xiao Sa originally wanted to make Lordaeron retreat, but due to the intelligence blockade going too far, it seems that it stimulated Terenus, making him invest more resources in the battlefield and want to turn the tables around. 】

[Flip it, Kurtilas's Marines have landed in Nanhai Town, and the support supplies provided by Dalaran have also been sent to Stannbryde. 】

[How can it be possible to turn the tables on the four human kingdoms of Dalaran, Alterac, Gilneth and Kurtilas with the strength of one country? 】

[This is still Stormgard has not been able to free his hands, and when the Syndicate Expedition retreats and Riptide Castle is completely back in the hands of the Regency Council, they will be able to spare some men to participate in this dispute. 】

[Stormgard is in dire need of revival, and if he can take the opportunity to rip a piece of fat from the weakened Lordaeron, the Regency Council will not let go of this great opportunity. 】

[This small-scale local war is getting bigger and bigger, don't end up making the five human kingdoms share Lordaeron. 】

[Lordaeron can't collapse yet, at least not so abruptly, otherwise the pattern of the Eastern Kingdom will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes. 】

[If the Scourge Legion suddenly rises up at this time...... The consequences are unimaginable. 】

War times are the best time to fish in troubled waters.

In the original history told by the barrage, Lordaeron was also distracted from suppressing the riots in the orc asylum, so he failed to pay attention to the sudden rise of the Cursed Sect, which in turn caused a series of subsequent vicious incidents and finally destroyed the country.

Sarren didn't want to make a big deal about the Alterac reinstatement, but seeing that the situation was showing signs of getting out of control, he had to intervene as soon as possible to stop the signs of a large-scale war in the soil.

Standing on the city wall with General Haas, Sary watched the march of the Knights of the Silver Hand.

It wasn't until the Knights of the Silver Hand reactivated the camp that had been abandoned two weeks ago and set up their tents that Saljan retreated from the walls.

Coincidentally, Kul Tiras's reinforcements also arrived from the rear at this time to Icewind Hill.

Including the Barov family's privates, syndicates, and Ravenhold thieves, the defenders of Icewind Heights had more than 2,500 combatants.

Dahlin sent 2,000 marines to reinforce at one time, and he also carried more than a dozen advanced artillery pieces cast by Kurtilas.

In the case that both the attacking and defending sides have artillery, the side defending the city wall will undoubtedly have a greater advantage, and the battle of Icewind Hill is still fighting.

After returning to his tent, Salian wrote a letter and solemnly handed it to Valeera.

"Valeera, you make a trip to Steinbride yourself, deliver this letter to Tina, and ask her to deliver the letter to Stella Gossa, and have her pass it on to Kael'thas."

"Remember, be quick."

Valera didn't know what Sarian wanted to do, but with her personal knowledge of Sarren, she could guess from Sarian's grim expression that the situation was not optimistic.

'Is Lordaeron so threatening?' ’

Putting aside the doubts in her mind, Valera nodded solemnly: "I will deliver it as quickly as possible, what about you?" You don't want to go into battle alone, do you? ”

Sarjan shook his head: "After Kul Tiras's aid arrives, the battle situation in Icewind Gang no longer needs my help. ”

"I'm going to make a trip to Keldaron to see if I can use Alex as a conduit to get in touch with the Lord and the faction within Lordaeron."

"This war cannot continue any longer, or ...... I'm afraid it will cause a bigger mess. ”