Chapter 917: Logistics, the point of war

With plenty of hands, while the Elven Coalition of the Three Clans is still at a disadvantage when fighting in the sea, it is unlikely that Naga will be able to break down the defenses guarded by Garrod himself in a short period of time.

According to Azhara's message, the Naga commander who led this large-scale invasion was named Dorothy, a staunch Naga of the Old Gods and a loyal lackey of Enzos.

If she fought on the ground, Dorothy was self-aware, and she didn't dare to say that she could defeat the Night Elves, an old powerhouse.

But in the sea at Naga's home turf, Dorothy was confident that she could hang the landlubbers up and fight.

The situation at the beginning of the war was indeed as Dorothy expected, and in the face of Naga's frenzied attack, even with the help of the water elemental of Hydaxia, the Night Elves were still losing ground one after another.

Hela's seal cut off the connection between the elemental realm and the material world, and most of the elements left behind in Azeroth were "wild" and not descended from the four elemental kings.

Of course, the strength of these wild elements that have not been inherited is naturally not much stronger.

While the water elementals in Storm Bay are nominally subordinate to Duke Hydaxis, they are not the core elite of Hydaxia, and can only be considered peripheral members at best.

These water elementals that are not strong can deal with a small number of Naga cannon fodder troops, but when facing too many low-level Naga or Naga elites, they are not able to catch them.

At the beginning of the war, it was not surprising that it was one-sided, and Dorothy's troops pushed forward with a devastating twist.

It wasn't until Garrod hurried from the capital city of Andarius to the front line to take command that the Night Elves' defeat improved.

But it was only a slight improvement, and Garrod relied on a surprise layout to overshadow Naga several times.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of cards in his hand, he was powerless to turn things around, so he could only barely maintain the last line of defense in the open sea, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

This battle with Naga in the sea taught the Night Elves a lesson for the self-proclaimed overlord of Kalimdor, and the huge gap in underwater combat power sounded the alarm for the Night Elves' higher-ups, including Malfurion.

Dorothy is just one of many Naga commanders, and she knows with her ass that even if she repels her army, there is still a high probability that she will fight other Naga commanders in the sea in the future.

Before the war was over, Garrod informed Malfurion in an urgent document that he must hurry up and set up an underwater combat force and equip these fighters accordingly.

Due to the existence of Druyin's aquatic form, the underwater combat power of the Night Elves is not a blank slate.

However, compared to the huge population base of the Night Elves, there are only a few people who can become Druyin, and even fewer are good at water warfare.

The Cenarion Council has secondary organizations such as the Claw Druid Society, the Mengfowl Druyin Association, the Healing House, and the Guardian Heart, but there is no dedicated department related to aquatic forms, which shows how little attention the Druyin take this.

The Night Republic, founded by the civilians of the original Night Empire, such as Malfurion and Tyrande, is inherently in opposition to the Night Empire under the leadership of Azhara.

Even if Sarjan was able to persuade Aeshara to betray Enzos with his incorruptible tongue, the Naga Empire led by Aeshara would never be able to make friends with the Night Elves, and the identities and positions of the two sides determined that they would never be close to each other.

In other words, no matter how much the current war is won or lost, the Night Elves will still have a lot of opportunities to compete with Naga in the sea in the future.

Thinking of the key, Malfurion immediately agreed to Garrod's suggestion with a stroke of his pen, and quickly began to prepare for a new underwater combat unit.

But it's one thing to say it, it's another thing to do it.

The preparation for the establishment of an underwater combat unit is related to the entire industrial chain, and a large amount of manpower and material resources need to be invested in every link, from material selection, training, equipment manufacturing, and so on.

If you start from scratch, there will inevitably be a lot of trial and error costs.

That is, Sarlian had already prepared, relying on his status as a senior advisor to the Sun King to open up all joints in advance, otherwise the formation speed of the Jiaolong Legion would never be so fast.

Far water can't save the near fire, and the underwater combat units and corresponding equipment produced by the Night Elves can't be made in three days or two days.

Now that Quel'Thalas had come up with a mature answer, it was much better to learn their plan directly than to cross the river by feeling the stones entirely.

Of course, the premise of learning is that you must first understand the unique combat methods and equipment principles of the Jiaolong Legion.

In terms of tactics of underwater warfare, Garrod, a genius commander, can steal the division on the spot.

But in terms of equipment manufacturing, Garrod can be said to have nine out of ten skills, and no one at all.

In order to get a sense of the mature underwater combat equipment system that Quel'Salas has developed, it is inevitable to purchase a large number of finished products.

On the one hand, it can relieve the immediate urgency, and on the other hand, it can also intercept some equipment, so that experts in related industries can carefully study it, and strive to imitate the finished product as soon as possible.

Didn't Sarren know what the Night Elves were up to? That will not be possible.

However, he had no intention of continuing to take money from the Night Elves with underwater combat equipment in the first place.

Azhara has a haughty personality, and Sarajan is not sure what she thinks of the multiple elven sub-states and city-states that exist.

Theoretically, as the Queen of the Night, Azhara has the right to claim all elven branch countries, after all, she was originally the queen of destiny recognized by all elves, a unique light in the light.

However, time has long since passed, and the Night Empire led by Azhara has long since collapsed.

Its legacy has splintered into multiple states, city-states, and organizations, large and small, including the Night Republic, Sulama, Sindra, and Quel'Thalas.

It would be inconvenient for Salian to make decisions for other countries, but at least he could make a clear statement on behalf of Kael'thas.

Quel'Thalas, who had already been an independent nation, would never return to Azhara's rule, and it remains to be seen what the future relationship between Quel'Thalas and the Naga Empire will be.

With all uncertainties in the world, Salian still sees the Naga Empire of Aishara as an imaginary enemy of the future.

No matter what the future holds, they will always be on the front line against Naga because the higher-ups of the Night Republic have some insoluble contradictions with Azhara.

With the Night Republic's current water combat strength not enough to pose a threat to Naga, it is only natural that the Night Republic's underwater combat capabilities be enhanced.

In the month that he was waiting for the slate to be cracked and reconstructed, Quel'Salas, who had received a message from Sarren, sent several waves of high-speed transport ships across the sea one after another.

Each batch of transport ships is loaded with a large amount of logistical materials, mainly three-piece sets of underwater combat equipment that have just been produced.

Sarjan was not a trade professional, and he handed over all trade with the Night Republic to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Solan Lian, who arrived with the second convoy.

Speaking of Solan Lian's official position, there is also a small episode.

When the Cabinet was first formed, Solan Lian was appointed Minister of the Interior by Kael'thas .

The Home Secretary was supposed to be the head of all the ministers, and at first Kael'thas intended to completely empty Darkan, the nominal prime minister, and hand over the actual power to lead the cabinet to his henchman Solan Lian.

As Darkan could not suppress his desire to return to power and voluntarily surrendered to the Sun King, his duties as chief civil servant and minister were finally put into place.

In order to avoid the confusion caused by the overlapping duties, Kael'thas personally summoned Solan Lian to give a sincere explanation.

Since then, Solanlian has moved to the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer, handing over the internal affairs of Governor Quel'Salas to Darkan.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is in charge of the country's purse strings and is still in a high position, and only a high-ranking nobleman like Solan Lian, who has defected to the royal family early on, can be assured to be given the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Although Darkan's personality is not trustworthy, it has to be said that his ability is really strong.

When Solan Lian was Home Secretary, a lot of things were stumbling.

It's not that Solan Lian is a vegetarian meal, it's just that she has a cold personality and is not suitable for this job that requires a lot of communication.

In contrast, the long-sleeved and good dancing Darkan quickly became like a fish in water after taking the position.

Although his rights were still severely restricted by Kael'thas, his unsatisfied lust for rights was temporarily satisfied.

There are two sides to everything.

Darkan, who had regained power, did keep his nascent cabinet in order, but his power also further fostered ambitions buried in his heart.

Whether it's Darkan himself or Kael'thas who has chosen to use him for the time being, both sides know that sooner or later there will be a day when each other will tear their faces apart, and it will be up to them to see who is more prepared and has more hole cards in their hands.

Twenty-five days after Solan Lian personally arrived from Quel'Salas, Stella Gosa suddenly arrived at the front of the battlefield and brought the long-awaited good news from Sarjan and the others.

The Royal Arcane Society's analysis and transformation of the summoning technique of the Elemental King has finally been successfully completed.