Since the Black Dragon King was driven away, Galen and his team disbanded, and everyone went back to their respective homes.
Galen reported the fall of Grim Batol to Lothar.
The time for a counterattack has arrived!
For more than six years, the humans, dwarves, and high elves of Quel'Thalas had been pressed hard by the Horde's joint forces. The entire continent was in a mess due to the orcs. The entire southern territory fell, Stormwind City was breached, and Ironforge was besieged.
The northern part of the continent was also the same. Except for the Arathi Highlands, which were surrounded by Galen's Iron Curtain defense line, the Hillsbrad region, as the main battlefield, had been shattered. Silverpine Forest was full of panic, Aerie Peak in the Hinterlands was besieged, a large area of southern Eversong Woods was burned bare, the Alterac royal family betrayed the Alliance, and even the capital of Lordaeron was ravaged by hundreds of thousands of orcs.
This war has lasted for a long time, covered a wide area, and the Eastern Continent's various races have suffered huge losses. Millions of people have been displaced, and the army has lost hundreds of thousands!
Although Orgrim's timely retreat took away tens of thousands of elites, allowing him to retreat to the south and retain the power to fight, the situation of the war has been reversed!
Now, the dawn of victory is finally in sight!
"Lieutenant General Galen, in conjunction with the Wildhammer dwarves, has recovered Grim Batol. In addition, the Thandol Span is still under the control of Stromgarde. I am sure that Orgrim will abandon the Wetlands, even if most of the materials they have plundered are stockpiled there!"
This news stunned Kurdran. When did I send troops to recover Grim Batol with Galen!
"Based on my understanding of the southern continent, if I were Orgrim, I would retreat to the Dun Morogh mountains or Blackrock Spire in the Burning Steppes! Only the terrain there can stop our advance!"
Lothar's finger swiped across the map, and then he looked at the generals under his command.
"This is a determined orc. Even after suffering a terrible defeat, he still has not given up his ambition for the entire continent. We must attack and stop them from re-establishing strongholds in the south!"
"Please give the order, Marshal!"
It was King Llane and Danath who spoke. King Llane was eager to fight because he saw the hope of restoring his country, while Danath was simply itching for a fight.
In the Northern War, except for the Gilnean army, which was slacking off, and Alterac, which betrayed, as well as the Kirin Tor mages who were well protected, the Lordaeron army suffered the most losses, followed by the last elite of Stormwind City and the part of Galen's army on the surface.
Danath's Stromgarde home legion basically did not participate in the war except for guarding Tarren Mill. In addition, Thoras protected Hath and his army with a strong attitude, which made Stromgarde a big winner.
In addition to a Stromgarde militia, Danath also had a Stormpike Gryphon Rider squadron and a mountain infantry regiment. This wealthy state made Danath's desire for war very strong.
Galen and Turalyon have repeatedly made military exploits, and Uther led the Knights of the Silver Hand in Silverpine Forest and the Hillsbrad war zone, shining brilliantly.
Even Tirion and Dathrohan participated in the defense of Lordaeron. Of the five original knights of the Minas Tirith, he was the only one sitting on the bench. How could he bear this?
"This battle! The warriors of Stromgarde will take the lead, Marshal!" Danath put his hand on the table and made his request to Lothar.
"Marshal, the Templar Knights request to fight!"
Gavinrad was not to be outdone. Galen handed the Templar Knights over to him, but now the reputation of the Knights was overshadowed by the Silver Hand. Although Gavinrad was calm and did not like to show off, he was unwilling to let the Templar Knights be disgraced!
"Very good!"
Lothar calculated the strength of these three armies in his mind, and the generals were also recognized by him, so he issued the final order.
"Then, the first battle to counterattack the south will be led by the Stromgarde army as the vanguard. Danath and Gavinrad, you will attack together from the Thandol Span!"
"Admiral Daelin, you will lead the navy to launch an attack from the sea, and be sure to destroy the orcish ports in the Wetlands in the fastest possible time to cover the Stromgarde army!"
The majestic Admiral Daelin glanced at the map: "No problem, Marshal, I guarantee to capture the orcish port in half a day!"
Daelin was very confident in his navy. During this period, his fleet was not only replenished with ships, but also had sufficient ammunition. Most importantly, he obtained a hundred aircraft from Galen. In order to accommodate them, Daelin specially cleared the decks of twenty warships. In addition, with the Marine Corps he formed, the amphibious operations of the navy would definitely crush the orcs.
"Very good, I will ask High Thane Kurdran to assist you. The Alliance will surely achieve victory, and may the Holy Light protects us!"
Lothar's detailed battle plan filled the generals with confidence. The war had been going on for a long time, and many unqualified generals had been eliminated, as well as one member state of the Alliance. The remaining ones were all determined, and they were also capable generals. They were also firm pro-war factions!
"May the Holy Light protect the Alliance!"
The Alliance was preparing to cross the sea and the bridge to counterattack. Galen was leisurely recuperating in the Minas Tirith Since Orgrim left the northern continent, the defense line of the Wall of Thoradin was able to move south, and Galen directly took his army and rangers to the Thandol Span defense line.
Anyway, the Farstriders were always bound to him. Those who knew him knew that he and the ranger-generals of the Windrunner family were inseparable. Those who didn't know thought that he had annexed the army of the high elf kingdom, and that the Farstriders were about to become his private army.
I don't know what others think, but Turalyon is full of envy and jealousy. Galen's approach is a typical case of 'better a dead friend than a dead me'. In order to be with Sylvanas, he directly restrained Alleria's time and energy. Moreover, Galen is a lieutenant general of the Alliance, and Lothar gave him autonomy, so he doesn't follow Lothar's main force at all. Until now, our Alliance adjutant has no chance to be alone with Alleria, and his feelings have nowhere to be expressed.
However, Galen has also been avoiding Sylvanas these days, just because of his previous saying that he had a way to make them stronger. He has been blocked by Sylvanas for several days. Although the girl taking the initiative to come to his door made Galen secretly happy, he couldn't stand Sylvanas's nagging, and she even brought her elder sister with her!
So Galen often had to strategically transfer and find reasons to go out for business.
He only blamed himself for speaking too early.
Although the Altar of Storms obtained from Gul'dan had been deciphered by Medivh and his mother, this simple and crude transformation ceremony could easily cause the transformed to die suddenly, and even if it succeeded, it would cause mutations in the body.
Galen didn't want to get a Sylvanas with two heads, so he needed to improve the ceremony.
For this reason, Medivh, Aegwynn, and Gandalf have been working overtime for a week!