Galen had his own understanding of his father.
Thoras was brave but lacked finesse. Galen felt he was an unqualified king, even Galen's predecessor thought so, except this guy was bold enough to commit patricide.
If Galen didn't have the Origin Heart in hand, his future achievements probably wouldn't surpass his old father's; at most, he'd be a monarch on horseback. Maybe one day, Azeroth would erupt with an even greater crisis, like the appearance of the Burning Legion, and his end would be like Varian Wrynn, dying on some battlefield.
However, the Origin Heart gave him enough confidence, strength, and manpower to look down upon the creatures of Azeroth. As far as Galen knew of the future, Thoras led troops to seal off the Alterac Mountains, intercepting the Horde's army. He should have been the one with the greatest Credit, but in the end, he gained nothing. On the contrary, due to his strong support for the Alliance in the early stages, he ruined his country's economy and his strength began to decline.
How could Galen accept this? I've never suffered such a big loss!
His bottom line was the large tract of land east of the Southshore River. He owned most of the land deeds there, but Galen hadn't been able to touch Durnholde Keep. This land could be obtained through negotiation, although the land east of the Southshore River was only one-third of the entire Hillsbrad region, it was enough. More than that would touch Terenas's bottom line.
Moreover, Galen had another move, which was to protect the Barov family. As a member of the Alterac Kingdom's nobility, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. Although Galen knew they were innocent, even opposed to it, Terenas wouldn't care about that. The Barovs owned half of Alterac's land, which was too enviable.
Galen had witnessed how this family went from prosperity to decline, sanctioned by Lordaeron until only the family's traditional territory, the fortress at the center of Caer Darrow Lake, remained. In the end, they made a desperate gamble and joined the Scourge, with the whole family becoming undead.
Rather than benefit Terenas, it would be better to pull them into Stromgarde's chariot. Galen felt that his father could still do this. As the number one warrior among the human kings, he still had some prestige.
Moreover, Stromgarde's military strength was now strong. With Terenas's vision and overall situation, he wouldn't use strong-arm tactics.
If these two plans succeeded, Stromgarde would become the biggest winner in the Second War!
The more than 200,000 refugees he had gathered, and the territory of nearly half of the Alterac Kingdom he had gained, also satisfied Thoras.
After ending the call, Thoras immediately went to arrange the dispatch of troops, and at the same time immediately sent messengers to notify Duke Alexi Barov of the Barov family. These two things were urgent.
Orgrim led the army quickly through the narrow mountain pass. Just as that human had promised, there were no soldiers guarding the mountain road at all. A sneer appeared on Orgrim's lips.
Humans are so pathetic. Such perfect terrain, as long as a few powerful warriors could block the Horde's advance. Once a fierce battle occurred, a large number of corpses would pile up, then these mountain roads would be even more difficult to pass.
Orgrim remembered the warrior who desperately tried to stop him when he landed at Hillsbrad, and the commander who led the refugees to evacuate from Stormwind City, and the leader of the red army who killed Samuro on the beach and chased him all the way.
These people were brave and tenacious, and were worthy opponents, but there were also cowards like Aiden among the humans acting as kings. They would surely become the Horde's defeated foes.
Soon!
Orgrim had already seen the end of the mountain road. In the distant sky, a huge lake extended into the distance. The map that the human king gave him marked this lake as Lordamere Lake.
And Lordaeron City was located on the northern shore of this great lake!
"The Royal Capital!"
Orgrim stopped, raised his warhammer, and shouted. The Horde warriors also roared along with their Warchief, this was their desire for blood.
The orcs spent two days crossing the snow-covered mountains of Alterac. The warriors suppressed themselves, missing the opportunity to kill during the march. Now, the opportunity that the Warchief promised them had come!
"Horde warriors, charge towards the city!" Orgrim roared, waving his warhammer. "We will destroy it! Destroy this center of humanity!"
After Orgrim finished speaking, he took the lead and ran away. In his eyes, there was only the city in front of him. This was his biggest goal after landing in the north, and the trolls and high elves were just a cover for him. So far, the plan should be successful!
Lordaeron, at the highest point of the royal palace, several important figures of the Alliance were gazing into the distance from the tower.
"Your Majesty, the orcs have appeared."
Lothar, the most powerful, spoke. He heard the orcs' roar in the wind. Although it was faint from afar, Lothar could imagine the orcs' shouts echoing through the valley.
Antonidas cast a Visions spell on himself. In the mountains on the eastern shore of Lordamere Lake, the originally green forest had turned black. The blackness kept surging, heading towards the royal city.
The Horde had really come.
"It seems that Perenolde failed to stop the orcs. Whether he deliberately let them go or betrayed the Alliance, we must impose sanctions on the Kingdom of Alterac after this battle!"
As the Horde's army approached, even Terenas, an ordinary person with zero combat power, saw the black tide.
Terenas had to believe Lothar's previous judgment. After all, the mountain road of Alterac was well-known, and only a well-trained army was needed to stop the Horde, and Aiden had three such armies in his hands.
What's more, General Hath was also a veteran general, a commander who could barely contend with Thoras, and also a warrior of noble character. Even if he couldn't hold them back, he would inform the Alliance of the Horde's movements in advance.
Then there was only one possibility, his monarch had issued some order, even if this order was puzzling, Hath would obey.
"Molev, go notify the generals on all the city walls, the orcs are coming, be prepared." Terenas gave the order to his captain of the guard.
"Your Majesty Terenas, leave the defense of the east gate to me." Lothar took on the most arduous task.
The east wall would directly face the orcs' attack, and it was also their main attack direction, the pressure was conceivable.
Terenas stared at Lothar, thought for a while: "Then I'll leave it to you, Marshal of the Alliance!"
"Molev, arrange the city's garrison troops to the north gate, and then let the Royal Guards stand by, ready to support at any time!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
From the highest point of the monastery, Galen gazed south, faintly able to see the towering spires of the royal city rising above the forest in the distance. Several plumes of smoke were rising into the air, quite distinctly. The battle there had already begun.
In truth, Aiden was right. The allied nations were only united by the common enemy of the orcs. It was foreseeable that once the Alliance defeated the Horde, it would not be far from disintegration.
Aiden was timid and afraid of trouble. Coupled with Alterac's weak national power and small population, he would do anything to protect himself.
The Gilnean royal family preferred to act alone, believing their nation was strong enough and didn't need friends. They were already planning to build a defensive structure comparable to the Wall of Thoradin. Moreover, Crowley remained inactive until the orcs were at his doorstep before counterattacking. He had always coveted the leadership of the Alliance and secretly encouraged Terenas to send more troops, all to weaken Lordaeron's military strength.
As for the other major nations of the Alliance, Lordaeron wanted to unify humanity, so they were using the Alliance as a trial run, while also strongly supporting the restoration of Stormwind to gain the support of another nation.
And Stromgarde, seemingly the most proactive, was actually, under Galen's leadership, straying from its original goal. Originally, due to the personal friendship between Thoras and Terenas, coupled with Thoras's upright character, Stromgarde was truly dedicated to fighting the orcs, aside from its territorial demands for dividing up Alterac after the war.
However, with Galen's secret manipulations, Stromgarde within the Alliance could be considered his private army. Galen was also forming alliances and creating small factions everywhere, becoming the kind of person he once despised.
But the results were quite remarkable. Ironforge now relied entirely on Galen's grain and military aid to avoid destitution; otherwise, they would have to tighten their belts and live under siege. The Wildhammer dwarves of Aerie Peak were originally aloof, but Galen lifted the siege and then defeated Kurdran in a drinking contest, and the two had already started calling each other brothers. Through Durin's membership, the Thorium Brotherhood also absorbed the Ironforge Mountain Guard, and their influence within the Brotherhood was gradually deepening.
As for the high elves, needless to say, their internal affairs were already complex. Coupled with their original closed-door policy, which was intended to distance themselves from humans, their joining the Alliance was entirely due to Galen's efforts. Furthermore, this time, they sent troops north to help drive away the orcs and were even gifted the fortress of Quel'Lithien Lodge. This immense favor had already won over the royalists.
Of the seven human kingdoms, soon only six would remain. Stormwind and Kul Tiras were on good terms with Stromgarde for various reasons. Unknowingly, Galen was piecing together the major powers of the Eastern Kingdoms.
One wondered how Terenas would feel knowing that the first generation Alliance he painstakingly built was ultimately used by Galen to his own advantage.
Toiling year after year to weave golden threads, only to make a wedding gown for another. Galen remarked that life was truly lonely as snow.
"Galen, when do we send troops!" Turalyon was a Lordaeronian, concerned about the battle in the royal city. Today was only the first day of the orcish siege, and he was already somewhat restless.
"Wait!"
Galen's tone was calm. He had noticed that due to his influence, Turalyon was not yet mature enough, at least not in terms of mental fortitude.
"As a commander, one should always remain calm. Turalyon, you should know that this is Marshal Lothar's plan. We are waiting for reinforcements from all sides to arrive together, and then we will gather our superior forces to wipe out the main force of the orcs in one fell swoop."
"I understand the reasoning, Galen," Turalyon forced himself to calm down. "But I am still worried about the situation in the royal city. You know that my adoptive father and my mentor are both there."
It had to be said that those involved were often blinded. The orcs had marched in a hurry, carrying nothing but weapons. How could they possibly besiege a city?
"The orcs lack siege weapons. It won't be easy to break through the sturdy walls of Lordaeron City in a short time." *Sigh*, they were all his little brothers. He had just sorted out the affairs within Quel'Thalas, and now he had to appease Turalyon. He himself was still an eighteen-year-old kid; they were older than him!
"Besides, you should know that the orcish red dragons are still behind us and haven't followed. Also, Orgrim doesn't have spellcasters to besiege the city. They can only rely on numerical superiority to overwhelm us."
"And Marshal Lothar has already led 40,000 troops into Lordaeron in advance. Furthermore, the mages of Dalaran are already in position. We have sufficient troops, and food supplies have been prepared long ago. The royal city will not fall!"
In fact, the pressure had now shifted to Galen's side. According to Lothar's tactics, after he and Terenas learned of the orcs' intentions, they decided to use the capital as bait to firmly attract Orgrim, and then gather reinforcements from all sides to annihilate the orcs under the walls of Lordaeron.
This was something that Galen greatly admired. It was equivalent to placing his own kingdom in a dangerous situation. If there was even the slightest mistake, Tirisfal Glades could be devastated!
There were the Solliden Farmstead, the Beryl Farm, the Gahrron's Farm, and the Agamand Mills. The land was as fertile as the Wildfields. If it were Galen, he would not be willing to use the Arathi Highlands as a bargaining chip.
Terenas, of course, knew that this would result in heavy losses. The outer territories would definitely be destroyed by the orcs, and it would take a long time to rebuild the homeland. However, the Kingdom of Lordaeron had vast territories and abundant resources, and the strategic depth gave Terenas courage.
While Galen was tutoring his adjutant on behalf of Lothar, Lothar was already killing many orcs on the city walls.
Although the city walls of the royal city were as high as thirty to forty meters, the orcs' powerful climbing ability still allowed them to scale the walls. They used trees to make simple siege ladders, along with ropes and grappling hooks, braving the arrows and various city defense traps from the top of the walls, using both hands and feet to climb and kill, regardless of life or death.
Currently, there were relatively few soldiers on the city walls. The garrison of the North Gate consisted of 10,000 city guards, divided into two groups to rotate shifts in the morning and evening. And Lothar had only arranged 8,000 soldiers to defend the city!
All of this was to paralyze Orgrim, making him think that the human royal city was poorly prepared and had insufficient troops, giving him the illusion that as long as the warriors of the Horde put in more effort, they could break through the city, trapping him firmly.
As a crucial step in the plan, Terenas personally visited the front lines of the city walls, with Uther as his bodyguard to protect him in case of loss.
Terenas, wearing his crown, appeared on the city walls, coupled with the sparse garrison, further convinced Orgrim that the human royal city had insufficient defenders.
"Orcish warriors, put in more effort, capture the city, leave no one alive!"
Roar!
The orcish morale soared!
"Pour the hot oil!"
Dozens of huge cauldrons lined the city walls, with roaring firewood beneath them, and boiling oil inside.
Under Terenas's loud command, the city guard captain executed the order, tilting the cauldrons to pour the boiling oil down the city walls.
Although Terenas's martial prowess wasn't high, his command skills had been honed. At this moment, the Orcish vanguard had just arrived at the base of the city walls, crowding together and preparing to climb. The hot oil poured directly onto their heads, instantly scalding their bodies.
The Orcs' painful wails echoed from below the city walls, invigorating the defending human soldiers.
After all, they had seen the massive Orcish army outside the city. Although the king had said reinforcements were on their way, the Orcs' tall stature and strong muscles were intimidating enough.
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Only a small portion of the thousands of Orcs attacking the city returned. The Orcish attack's setback relieved half of the city guards' anxiety. It turned out these barbarians weren't invincible.
Terenas's expression remained calm. He ordered the soldiers to prepare more oil. This was a war of attrition, lasting at least several days. If the Orcs attacked frequently, the oil stored in the royal city might be exhausted by the afternoon. Then, they would have to use more powerful crossbow bolts.
Indeed, Orgrim was a qualified commander. Ruthlessness is a basic principle of leadership.
More Orcs were deployed, this time a mixed attack of Orcs from smaller clans and elites from the Blackrock clan. A large wave of Orcs was on its way to attack the city.
For an entire morning, the Orcs never stopped their assault. Orgrim's thinking was simple: his tribal army was several times larger than the human defenders, enough for them to take turns attacking.
Moreover, after a morning of work, a large number of peons had built three catapults, which were also put into battle.
At the same time, Orgrim noticed that the eastern city wall seemed impenetrable. Obviously, the general there was more skilled at commanding, and there were no city gates on the east side, making it less vulnerable. Therefore, he left a small number of warriors to continue attacking the eastern city wall, while he led the main force to the north gate of Lordaeron's royal city, which was also the main gate of the royal city.
Crude catapults began launching stone projectiles at the walls of Lordaeron. The stone projectiles hit the front of the city walls and shattered into powder. It seemed the royal city's building materials were quite sturdy, and the catapults weren't very effective.
"Change targets, prepare to attack the humans on the city walls!" Orgrim changed his strategy, preparing to use the catapults to suppress the human defenders. "Broxigar, get ready. Join the main force with the Blackrock Guard!"
"Warriors, advance!"
The Blackrock clan soldiers were the main force of this attack. Their skin was dark, and even drinking demon blood didn't turn them green; at most, it gave them a greenish tint.
Moreover, the Blackrock clan was skilled in forging, and most of them had higher fire resistance, so hot oil would cause less damage to them. Not only that, they were also carrying a huge log, with dozens of Orcs carrying the log forward, obviously intending to use it as a battering ram.
"Charge! Destroy their city gate!" The Orcs ran quickly, the heavy log seeming weightless on their strong shoulders.
Arrows rained down from the city walls, and many Orc soldiers protecting the battering ram were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. However, the log was quite thick, and the Orcs hiding under the log were unharmed by the arrows.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Three consecutive heavy impacts caused the city gate to rumble.
Terenas's expression finally changed. Although Lordaeron's city gates were repaired every year, he had never imagined that an enemy would be able to penetrate deep into Lordaeron's heartland and attack the royal city, so he had never thought of replacing the city gates with steel gates.
At this rate, the city gate would be breached sooner or later!
"Your Majesty, let me handle this."
Gandalf appeared on the city wall, volunteering to deal with the attacking Orcs.
"I leave it to you, Master Gandalf!"
"I will not disappoint."
Gandalf came to the city wall and cast an ice shield on himself. This was a basic skill for mages; a magic shield must be maintained during wartime.
Gandalf raised his staff, and the blue gem on the staff emitted a brilliant light. Then, a large number of ice cones fell from the sky.
The log that arrows couldn't damage began to be destroyed under the blizzard's attack. Large chunks of wood fell off the log, and the temperature in front of the city gate plummeted, soon reaching below freezing!
Five minutes of blizzard directly froze the log and the Orc soldiers into ice sculptures, and the crisis at the city gate was resolved.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Speed up! The King needs us!" The two legions from Andorhal, led by Mograine, were marching rapidly, and then encountered Tirion leading the Hearthglen battlegroup at Fearstone Farm!
"Tirion, send out scouts. We must ensure there are no Orc ambushes ahead!"
Lothar and Terenas's strategy was to hold fast and wait for reinforcements. If Orgrim noticed this and launched an attack to encircle the reinforcements, the three legions behind them would be in great trouble.
"Before I met you, my spies had already told me that Tyr's Hand was still in the kingdom's hands, and the Orcs haven't attacked there yet!"
"This is really good news!" Mograine was a veteran nobleman of Lordaeron, and he felt this was the only good news after receiving the news that the royal capital was besieged and the king had asked them to reinforce.
"There's even better news!" Tirion said.
"What is it?" The two exchanged information loudly while galloping on their warhorses.
"There are messengers from Gavinrad and Turalyon in Tyr's Hand. They are already waiting for us at the canyon outpost south of the Grand Monastery!" Tirion was also excited. After all, they were two colleagues who had become paladins together. Tirion knew their strength very well. One was the vice-commander of the Alliance, and the other was Gavinrad, the well-known rising star of the Alliance. With them, he was very relieved.
In the eyes of these first-generation paladins, Gavinrad was a synonym for reliability.
"How could they be so fast!" Mograine looked incredulous. He had previously received information that Turalyon and Gavinrad had gone north to reinforce Quel'Thalas. Now they had actually run ahead of him?
Mograine knew that Rivendare had just crossed the Northpass River with the Stratholme battlegroup. He had previously thought that with Rivendare's speed, it would be good if the Stratholme battlegroup could arrive at the battlefield to clean up after they had driven away the Orcs.
"That kid Gavinrad must have opened a portal again! His relationship with the Grand Monastery is unusual, so it's not surprising that he can apply for a teleportation channel!"
However, Tirion didn't know that Gavinrad's teleportation wasn't a mage's portal. Basically, he could go wherever he wanted, but he used the portal as a cover to hide this mobility.
As the storm brewed in Lordaeron, Thoras led the Highland Knights along the Sodoril River into the Alterac Mountains.
Fortunately, the terrain of the Arathi Highlands shared similarities with the high mountains of Alterac, allowing the Arathi Highland warhorses to advance smoothly along the winding mountain paths.
However, as they approached the pass to the town of Strahnbrad, the first squadron of knights, led by Thoras, dismounted and proceeded on foot. They donned heavy boots with hobnails, climbing steadily on the granite paths. The northern region of Stromgarde also bordered the Alterac Mountains. The knights of the Highland Knights were not only able to gallop across the plains but also adept at climbing cliffs and traversing high mountains.
After quietly scaling another hilltop, Thoras raised his right hand, signaling a halt.
He had sensed movement behind the hilltop ahead. They stealthily crept over and discovered several tall, robust figures on the mountain path behind. A group of Orcish warriors was escorting smaller peons who were transporting supplies.
It seemed that Orgrim's main force had not yet completely passed through the mountain pass into Lordaeron, at least their logistical units had not!
A golden opportunity!
Thoras carefully counted the Orcish guards on the mountain path. There were about a hundred of them, enough to hold the pass under normal circumstances. As long as they called for help in time, blocking tens of thousands of enemies would not be a problem.
Aiden, you fool!
Take a gamble and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. If you win this bet, your kingdom of Alterac will be a meritorious contributor to the Alliance. The greater your losses, the more favors Terenas will owe you!
What's the fear of losing military strength?
Surely Terenas wouldn't annex you when you're weak, would he? Even I wouldn't do such a foolish thing, let alone the shrewd Terenas!
Is reputation worthless?
The thousand-year reputation of the royal families of various countries is worth far more than your few hundred kilometers of land!
The soldiers of this Orcish supply convoy were climbing clumsily on the mountain path. They were clearly not accustomed to the high altitude, which was an advantage for Thoras and his men. When they launched their surprise attack, the knights could better exploit their familiarity with the mountains!
Thoras turned back and made a gesture to his knights. These knights, belonging to his direct line of personal guards, quickly understood his meaning. They prepared their weapons, and Thoras gripped his battle axe tightly.
Taking advantage of the Orcs' distraction while climbing, Thoras pushed off with one hand and leaped directly over the hilltop in front of him, landing steadily between two Orcs. He swung his battle axe in a horizontal sweep!
Caught off guard, the two Orcish warriors were unable to react. They only saw a flash of cold light before their heads separated from their bodies!
The remaining Orcish soldiers were shocked. The sudden situation also frightened the peons, who collided into a chaotic mass. The escorting Orcish warriors immediately picked up their weapons to prepare for a counterattack, only to discover more human knights descending from the rock face. There were about a hundred knights, each responsible for one Orcish warrior.
These knights of the Highland Knights were personally trained by Thoras. Especially the first three squadrons, which were the elite of the elite in Stromgarde. They could easily handle one-on-one or even one-on-two engagements with ordinary Orcish soldiers.
The knight commander's axe, descending from the sky, directly cleaved an Orc in half, while the other knights were more conventional with their beheadings and throat slitting.
Thoras looked at the Orc's mangled corpse with disgust. 'If you're going to kill someone, just kill them. Why be so bloody and cleave them in half when beheading is enough!'
"Sork! Yes, you. Since you have so much extra strength, you can make a couple of extra trips and call the second squadron to set up a checkpoint here. We can't let any more Orcs through!"
"But, Your Majesty, I want to continue killing enemies!" The knight commander named Sork didn't want to be a messenger.
"Then you stay here and deal with the corpses. You can catch up after the second squadron arrives!" Thoras didn't give him a chance to argue and led the remaining knights to continue climbing the mountain path.
In this way, Thoras cleared several mountain passes. The Orcs traveling in the mountain passes were lulled by the previously safe environment and the cold weather. Furthermore, Thoras always led his team to descend from the sky, coupled with the knights' strength, making it easy for them to block four main thoroughfares.
Until the last mountain pass, which was already close to the royal city of Alterac. Not far ahead was the Broken Ridge.
"Halt! State the password!"
A group of Alterac Kingdom soldiers in orange robes looked at Thoras and his men warily. Mainly because Thoras and the knights were covered in blood after the battle, making them look dangerous.
Seeing the soldiers of the Alterac Kingdom pointing their spears at him, Thoras was filled with anger, but he understood that these were just basic soldiers, and it wasn't up to them to make decisions.
"There is no password. I am Thoras Trollbane, King of Stromgarde. Where is your King Perenolde?"
"It's someone from Stromgarde!"
The soldiers of the Alterac Kingdom were in an uproar. Although the appearance of the Orcs had led the humans to cooperate, the soldiers hadn't forgotten that they had fought with the Highland Knights of Stromgarde on the border a few years ago. The veterans said that the people of Stromgarde were really capable fighters, and they would have lost if they hadn't had more people.
"Stop! You are invading!"
"If we, who are all humans, are invading, then what is it called when Orcs pass through your territory?"
The knights threw an Orc's head over, and the bloody head startled the soldiers on the other side.
"Quickly, go and invite General Hath!"
Hearing the name Hath, Thoras's furrowed brows relaxed slightly. He had always admired this general of Alterac, who was calm, upright, and valued honor, as well as being an excellent warrior and commander. Amor had suffered at his hands many times when he was the commander of the Knights.
In fact, it made sense for Alterac to garrison this pass, because it was the widest and closest to their capital. If Thoras hadn't seen the short video of Aiden breaking his oath, he would have almost thought that Alterac was just negligent.
"Your Majesty Thoras!"
Soon after, Hath arrived in front of Thoras and greeted him with a serious expression.
"The Orcs are passing through the mountain paths south of you, but don't worry, I've helped you block them."
As Thoras spoke, he stared intently at Hath's expression. Although Hath pretended to be surprised and ignorant, he was not good at lying and was easily seen through by Thoras.
"You knew which passages they would take, right? So you deliberately concentrated your troops on this passage!"
Hath's face changed drastically.
"Hath, you are betraying the Alliance." Thoras bluntly accused Hath and Aiden of their actions, though he knew this general was merely blindly loyal.
Hath sighed. "There are too many Orcs. They will breach the capital city of Alterac. They can easily crush us and slaughter the people of Alterac. King Aiden is only making a decision that can save the lives of all Alterac people!"
Thoras glanced around. The Alterac soldiers were far enough away that they couldn't hear their hushed conversation.
"Your loyalty to the people of Alterac is commendable, but the lives of the people of Lordaeron are also lives. Moreover, haven't you figured it out yet, Hath? Once the Horde captures Lordaeron and establishes a stable base in the heart of the Northern Continent, plus Stormwind is also in their hands, they will be able to control the entire continent. Why do you think Alterac can survive? Just because of your merit in opening the passage?"
The big picture! The big picture!
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What made Aiden and a group of Alterac's high-ranking officials believe that their kingdom could remain unscathed after the humans were defeated?
The survival of the entire race is always more important than the survival of a single country, not to mention that even if Orgrim would keep his promise and protect Alterac, wouldn't he be wary of them, the only human nation that has retained complete political power and military strength in the future?
It can only be said that Aiden and Hath, and most of the Alterac nobles in this round, were scared out of their wits by the strength of the Orcs and were completely dumbed down.
Thoras didn't know that Galen was actually fueling the flames in secret. He just seized on Aiden's timid nature and then magnified some intelligence and spread it within Alterac.
Holy Light, open your eyes, how did this person become a great and upright paladin!
Thoras's words made Hath's understand that, compared to being loyal to his king, he should be more concerned about the future of the entire human race, not to mention that his previous actions had violated his own heart and lost his honor!
"Your Majesty, I will regain our honor!" Hath turned and issued an order to his adjutant, "Gather our soldiers, including the Mountain Infantry Regiment and the Mountain Eagle Knights, we will go to block the southern passage, repel the Orcs, and not let them pass half a step!"
The adjutant ran off to carry out the order, while Hath said, "He is in the castle, with his guards. But the number is small, I can easily defeat them."
"No!" Thoras refused. A sensitive figure like the king cannot be moved easily, as it relates to the legitimacy of the human kings. He and Aiden are of equal status, and he alone cannot sanction Aiden, who wears the crown of Alterac.
"If you do it, it will be treason, and your reputation and honor will be ruined. If I go, it will be an invasion, and it won't pass in name. Our top priority is to block the Horde's retreat. As for Aiden, I will apply for sanctions against him within the Alliance!"
On the second day of Orgrim's attack on the capital city of Lordaeron, unbeknownst to him, various parts of the Alliance had initially sealed off all passages in the Tirisfal Glades.
The elites of Lordaeron, Stromgarde, Alterac, Dalaran, and the Kingdom of Stormwind confronted the main force of the Horde!
Now it depends on whether the 'close the door and beat the dog' strategy can succeed!
The siege of Lordaeron had been going on for three days. The frequency of the Orcs' attacks had been very frequent. Some of the city's defensive weapons were almost exhausted. Hot oil was used up on the first day, and rolling logs were also used up on the second day. Fortunately, the stock of arrows was sufficient, otherwise, Terenas would have prepared to dismantle some of the last remaining stones in the city for attacking the Orcs.
Orgrim's side was not doing well either. On the first day, he used peons as vanguards, and as a result, 8,000 peons were killed in action on the first day. On the second day, Orgrim used the elite of the Blackrock clan and almost made it to the top of the city, but the resistance of the humans was quite fierce, and the humans used crossbows!
Broxigar could only retreat with the Blackrock Guard.
Today, Orgrim brought some secret weapons, a little surprise contributed to him by a certain human traitor king.
When the Orc warriors shouldered ten siege cannons as rocket launchers, King Terenas clenched his fists tightly on the city wall of Lordaeron, and then slammed them hard on the wall!
Subsequently, blood flowed freely, and Uther, the paladin, quickly cast a healing spell to heal Terenas's wound.
"Aiden Perenolde, that scoundrel! I will never rest until we are both dead!"
The armies of the Alliance had long stipulated that if an emergency retreat was necessary, some high-tech heavy weapons must be destroyed on the spot, and the war had progressed to the point where the Kul Tiras fleet, which liked to use cannons, had not suffered much loss, and there had been no emergency retreat from the beachhead positions, so it was obvious where these siege cannons came from.
An Orc chieftain excitedly hugged the muzzle of a cannon, and then had his men light the fuse!
This operation stunned the Warchief!
Are these my soldiers?
So reckless?
Sure enough, after a loud noise, the chieftain was blasted backward, and the cannon bounced a few times on the ground and rolled around!
The chieftain knelt on the ground, coughing up blood, which was mixed with a lot of solid matter!
He was dead!
Orgrim didn't know how much recoil the cannon had, but he knew he had to appoint a new chieftain!
Orgrim stepped forward and kicked over the second warrior who wanted to continue playing with the hand cannon and shoulder cannon, and then had the overseer fix these cannons on the ground.
Then there was a salvo of artillery fire!
The walls of Lordaeron had been damaged for the first time.
The Orcs didn't care how durable the barrels of these cannons were, and continuously fired solid cannonballs!
"Warriors! Continue the siege!"
Broxigar Saurfang looked excited. Yesterday, he almost was the first to climb the city wall, if it weren't for their crossbows!
Under the cover of artillery fire, the Blackrock Guard and the Death Knights were dispatched, and Orgrim moved for real this time. The probing of the previous two days had made him feel that he had figured out the limits of the humans. He didn't want to waste time like this anymore. Capturing the capital city, establishing a base, and striking at the morale of the humans was imperative.
The two elite forces, the Blackrock Guard and the Death Knights, mixed in with the thousands of Orcish troops, climbed the walls of Lordaeron for the first time from the erected siege ladders.
All this happened so fast that Terenas failed to notify Antonidas to activate the magic barrier to block the cannons in the first time, but the situation was still under control, the barrier was still left for the red dragons!
Broxigar's battle axe smacked away a Lordaeron city guard who was blocking him, and then let out a deafening war cry!
"Humans! Is there anyone worthy of a fight!"