Currently, the situation in Quel'Thalas is very clear.
Zul'jin tried to reinforce Zeb' Newa, but was driven back by Turalyon. This time, the trolls were used as pawns by the orcs. During the battle, the trolls led the charge, and the most dangerous flanks were also left to them.
During the battle at the Sunwell, Galen and Turalyon's Knights directly collapsed the Horde's left flank. Of the 50,000 trolls, only 8,000 escaped. Zul'jin's support with the Amani's direct line troops was also unable to reverse the situation.
The Revantusk tribe, along with the Witherbark and Evil Branch trolls, totaling 8,000, escaped from the left flank of the army and fled directly back to their old homes, ignoring Zul'jin's orders. Now, the Amani's have also suffered a disastrous defeat. Except for Zul'Aman, which still retains most of its strength, the forest trolls have been decimated!
Afterward, the orcs directly abandoning the attack on the high elves further infuriated Zul'jin, who smashed countless stone carvings in Zul'Aman's palace to vent his anger.
Galen's goal is simple: to use the crippled trolls to give Kael'thas some experience. It's also difficult for him to face the elite orcs in his first command.
A sword's sharpness comes from honing, and plum blossoms' fragrance comes from the bitter cold. Galen felt that he was also racking his brains.
Zeb' Thila, a troll town in the mountains east of the Eversong Woods, is home to a large number of amani trolls.
At this time, Retherokk has controlled the entire town, and the troll soldiers under his command have also increased to five thousand.
The entire Vilebranch tribe has more than 80,000 members, with about 20,000 able-bodied adults capable of fighting. In the battle of the Sunwell, they lost more than 5,000 elite tribesmen, and in the recent battle of Zeb' Nowa, although Galen ordered the army to control the casualties, more than 3,000 troll soldiers still died in battle. The old chieftain and his guards resisted the most fiercely and also died under the iron hooves of the warhorses.
Most of them died from being trampled by the Knights' warhorses. Even with strong self-healing abilities, they couldn't survive becoming mincemeat.
More than 10,000 of the remaining able-bodied adults were pinned to Zeb' Nowa by javelins and arrows. At this moment, they have received simple treatment from Galen's priests and become prisoners. It means that Retherokk and his men are currently the most combat-capable force in the Vilebranch tribe.
"Warlord, why should we surrender, and why should we listen to that human's words to move the tribe away!" Retherokk subordinates have stubborn elements. They don't understand why they don't resist when there are still 5,000 tribesmen who can fight. They can completely lead the tribe east and run directly into the mountains. The humans and elves simply won't be able to find them.
If that doesn't work, they can choose to enter Zul'Aman and seek refuge with High Warlord Zul'jin!
"Vor'shagas, do you know what an ideal is?"
Vor'shagas: ?
What is an ideal? Can it be eaten?
Looking at Vor'shagas, the strongest shadow hunter under his command, Retherokk decided not to talk to her about ideals and tell her the truth instead.
"I lost. Even with the help of the rhino god, I can't beat that human. And he allowed me to gather this team of five thousand people. Do you think he's stupid or confident?" Retherokk said that he was also very helpless. He had asked the rhino god to descend and possess him, but he was still crushed, and he was almost cut in half by a sword.
Most importantly, the rhino god chickened out. Retherokk had just tried to communicate with this Loa and found that it refused to connect!
If the strength gap is not large, you can fight to the death, but now the gap is huge, which is called suicide.
I don't want to die, I still have ideals, and it's not shameful to surrender to this powerful human.
Retherokk persuaded Vor'shagas, the female troll hunter who secretly loved him, to support his decision, and those stubborn trolls were eliminated by him with tough methods.
At dawn, Retherokk led more than 50,000 troll elderly, weak, women, and children into the fortress filled with phoenix flags. Last night, this place still belonged to the Vilebranch tribe, but after one night, the owner changed, which made a group of elderly and weak tremble.
"Are all the trolls who are willing to leave with you here?" Galen looked calmly at the green troll.
"Yes, master, those who are unwilling to leave have been eliminated by me!" Retherokklowered his head, expressing his submission.
"Very good. Your next task is to take them to the Hinterlands. There are my people waiting for you there, and they will tell you what the next task is." Galen decided to use trolls to deal with trolls. The combined forces of Thassarian's team and Retherokk's team should have no problem capturing Shadra'Alor.
"Also, there is no need to call me Master, call me Grand Lord or Prince. "Galen took out one or two return scrolls and handed them to Retherokk. "Tear them open after leaving the territory of the high elves, and they will take you directly to the Hinterlands."
The teleportation scroll directly takes them to the Hinterlands thousands of miles away, which will definitely deter a group of unswerving trolls, but Galen doesn't care, he only needs to control Retherokk.
"Go and receive the five thousand wounded soldiers in the fortress together and leave here immediately. From now on, this is the territory of the high elves."
"Yes! Grand Lord!"
After Galen finished speaking, he ignored him and went straight to find Turalyon.
Yesterday afternoon, Orgrim Doomhammer led the army just left the border of Quel'Thalas. That night, Gul'dan quietly slipped away. Immediately afterward, the red dragons enslaved by the Dragonmaw clan rioted again and could not ascend into the air. In the second half of the night, Galen raided Zeb' Nowa Fortress.
Everyone is a master of time management, seamlessly connecting one by one.
Orgrim Doomhammer felt that he had left quietly, achieving the plan to attack the human royal city by feinting to the east and attacking the west. Gul'dan was complacent because he had finally broken free from Orgrim Doomhammer's restraints. Galen captured Zeb' Nowa and obtained the entire Vilebranch tribe. Kael'thas blocked Zul'jin and also obtained the entire Zeb' Nowa Fortress and a lot of military exploits and prestige.
So only the Amani trolls suffer and are hurt?
Zul'jin cried and fainted in the corner.
"Turalyon, the war in Quel'Thalas is over, we need to immediately pursue the orc army, let's leave this to Kael'thas' army!"
Last night, Galen had notified Turalyon that Orgrim Doomhammer's army had left. Their most likely target was Lordaeron's capital city. Originally, Turalyon was concerned about the capital and wanted to reorganize the army to pursue them, but Galen persuaded him.
First of all, he was afraid of being ambushed by Orgrim Doomhammer halfway if he chased too closely. Although Galen, from his debut until now, has always been careful and cautious, with intelligence coming first, and has never suffered the loss of being ambushed, he still remembers the tragic situation of being ambushed by forced marching in the Total War series, although he can teleport away at any time.
Anyway, I can teleport, so why suffer this loss? First help Kael'thas solve the remaining orcs and trolls, and then take Sylvanas and the Farstriders on the road, isn't it great!
Galen said that he didn't want to be a big sucker like Turalyon.